Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-12-15

neglected to arm their old Commonwealth III that
great council, peculiarly the guardian OF ,he
the S,ates-ycs there they insisted that the Sta'e
Rights of Virginia should be entrusted to the keeping
of the opposng forces of the Norh-yes, she was sent
forth but half equipped for the contest, almost uhar
ed and unprepared to maintain as she ever
had done, her own honor, integrity ana wel,are. ~
making these remarks he did not wish to cast any re-
Elections upon their present representatives such was
not his desire and lie trusted that his remarks "oua
not be so construed. This sacrifice they were caiea
upon to make, in order that every seat IN inc Legs
lure mirht be filed by its legal representative-Tne
it was conceded that if the Wings lost every seat which
they were contestng and that the Democrats cameo
every one IAN event not very likely to occu) yet 'na'
the result would still BIO the same. There was not
soul who did not believe that the result would DC the
same were they to proceed to an election to-day or
Monday next or at any subsequent period; and YET IN
order that the contested elections might be deciueo,
they were TO postpone tho question: meie
maintenance of abstraction, and nothing else, ue'J
incapable or susceptible OF any practca
There were one class Of distractions when ne Vaueu
for they might become hereafter practical maxms p"'
abstract politics useless as acting upon th'm
was frequently mschieyous-Here Tor instance, was
an abstraction alone, that never could De any tns
else and for this they called upon 10 postpone ,e
election of l.. S. Senator. Where was 'ne heea 'a'
Virginia should be unrepresened and feeble IN .ne oe
nate: Was it that gentlemen on the oPpose sac hao
determined, that no should go there VINO was M.
prepared hoist the badge OF some master on MS oac,
| Mr. Van Buren, was not the master now, ana wouiu
not therefore the Senate of Virginia decide this great
constitutional question, because they could 10 i'hSt
send one who could be called a Van Buren, nan: D'u
The gentlemen on the,oppose side expect, ,;t the &C.
neral Assembly would send Il man to the oena,e WI"
would not represent the great principles when Fsma
held dear? Who was the man who was thought {" iof
the office. Did he did he no, hold those gtat Prln
cipcs. Was there man in the State who did not be-
leye him TO be an Anti Tariff, an Antl-lnternal I'M
provement, and an AntiBank man: Aud we're mol
these the great questions which, in times past ma now,
formed the great principles for which Virginia contend
I'd. When the representatives of Virginia we're anx-
ous to elect Senator holding these doctr'nas, were
they TO be told that the Commonwealth wouli not be
fairly and truly represented Were they 10 reuse 10
supply the vacancy because the candidate hid It not
written his forehead or back, 81 am lhas man
NAM: He trusted tina, the Senate would not agree u
strike out The words in question
| Mr.. TOP would assure the Senator from Richmond,
tina: he meant to attribute to him 10 unworthy motive
for the which he pursuing III rel"fnce 'o
the proposition postpone the election lhegentlf.
man mistaken in supposng that he had tnss'ated
the facts they occurred ut the last session OF he e
gislature lie did aude particularly TO gentle
man from Richmond, when he said that the grornd was
taken by the opposition that the Legislature vs not
full He stated that which lie now repeated tat thus
course was adopted by the party to which the pntle-
man belonged. 1t in relation TO the appeal winch
made TO the Senate account of the absence OF
the Senator from Botetout that his ailusion waspa-
cuarly addressed to the gentleman from Rclnlond;
and with reference to the question at issue, he would
ask, whether the present did not make moe tor
chile appeal to the gentleman from Richmond, thn the
case OF that gentleman did TO HIM At tie last s'ssion
the Senator appealed 70 hun, the ground that nen-
her Of the party with whom he acted WAS absenttrom
the House on business, which business, II ne waacor-
reciy informed of private nature. lie atcncr
acccded 10 his request. Did the gentleman APPEAL to
him TO postpone the question as mere matsr OF
courtesy; He certainly did not SO understand u
I He unde.stooU- upPeai his itl"s
,ice, and to contend that the Commonwealth ought
to be fully and fairly represented IN so important
4 matter the election Of United States Senacr-
| He entirely concurrcd and voted with him-aid he
could his friend thai, under Ike circumstances
he would act again precisely III similar way. nat
were the circumstances now; In the other hraleh Ut
the Legislature, member is absent, not on p irate
or professional business but by the vii! Of Gcd icing
detained from his u: sickness. lie alluded u the
me mhcr from the county of Harrison. Would tn gen
teman from Richmond nct he influenced now " the
same considerations and motives which nliumced
him at the last session. and agree 10 postpone a iur
Their action upon the subject until that member Gould
be in his seat, TO give the vote to which his county was
certainly entitled: He would take this occasi,n TO
tender his thanks to his friend from Richmond r the
handsome compliment he had been pleased TO tstow
upon his devotion to the doctrines OF State Rights
He certainly was strong advocate Of these gor'ous
doctrnes-an advocate strong as to verge vef near
| TO Notification and since his opinions npoi THIS
subject had been thought of sufficient impo4 lance
I TO be commented upon at divers tisacs and D. d.
vers places, he would avail himself OF this occa-
sion to his honorable friend, the Srnai; and
the world that he had never rcceded one single fh IN
reference those doctrines opinions wee the
same now that they in The stormy days Of luli
fcation lie hoped he should be found ever reacy,
all proper occasions, 10 vndicate the doctrines and
PRINCIPLES of 'gs and 99-But State Rights prin-
ciples TO be sustained by having Virginia msrePre4nt-
ed in the Senate of the United States : The gentle
thought he doing her great injustice, b. pre-
venting her from being more than half represented.
He did not desire this state of things-vcry far from
it. But would it not be better, far better, that
State should be but half represented in the SENT.
than insrepresented there; Gentlemen would ssk
how hr arrived at the conclusion that Virginia v5uld
be misrepresentation if the election were permitted 10
take place now. lie would tell them that the develop
ments in the recent Presidential election had fctrd
that conclusion upon him. Who did the gcntemaIa nd
his party propose 10 send 10 the Senate 1t waseb
viocs, although nomination had as yet been mIe,
that it the Hon. w. Z. Rves.
The SPEAKER said that the gentleman was outiof
order, and must confinc himself to the matter bciie
the Senate but, lie had given latitude TO othey,
he might go
Mr. T. resumed He did conceive that he was D.
deed and in truth vindcang the true State Rights prn
cipcs by the course which lie pursuing; for e
doubted exceedingly, whether if they permitted gel
emen proceed and the election go on, they should
find those great principles which they all secined Q
value so niSnE, ia!!y ana Hontsily cdfTtu onl. IF
did donbt whether Virginia would be represented IN
the Bank and Tariff neutrality-suspicious. which all ns-
mi,,ed to be Of the first magnitude They had been
told by gentleman high in authority the side Of tie
Opposition, that between Sub-Treasury and n NJ
tional Bank, he would pause long before he made Up
his mind. He had known that gentleman to pause n
his course before, but he had always found hun, after
the pause, moving directly off from his former friends
and associates. For himself, he had confidence in
the orthodoxy Of that gentleman opinions upon these
great and interesting questions. The gentleman from
Richmond had made much of his admission, that come
when the election might they destined to be beat
en- The expression unguardcdly, and perhapsh
bate but he would not withdraw it. lie would
say, that if they could have justice done them if
the voice of Virginia, recently expressed could
be heard in this contest, the result would be very
different. The gentleman concurred with him in
recognising to the fullest extent the right of in
structon. Now, although they might be destined, I'M
der the circumstances be BEATEN he did entertain