Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-03-04

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passed al high eslogium upon AR Archer.
Mr. WilEr wished to PROFOUND a few simple
questions 70 the member from New Kent. touebior
mr. Archsrs opinions washe opposed 10 /. Ma
uonai Bank upon constitutional grounds. under all
eircomstaneesf There were some gentlemen who
were opposed to Bank. but who would re, GU, Of
the way 70 let i pasa He wished 70 know Mr. AS
opinions about Disuibutiou, &c.
Mr. DAsssr would add another que.,ion-wh.
were Mr Arehcr's opinions about the ub.Tr..,,-
yi Was hein favor ofi,i
| MIR CoLEMAN desired 10 know wh.,b., IN. ran.
uemen MIR Wiley and Mr. Dabney) would vo,s 70,
Mr. A, if he should give satisfactory answer, 10
their Questions. He paused for arenlv-h., n. ~
nos responding in the affirmative, he forebore to an
swer farther.
Mr IRVING thought very strange spectacle was
presented. What right had gentlemen to question
'oe wing candidate, when they had presented no
candidate OF their own. Who might be subjected to
similar ordea' lfsuch candidate were pu, I'M
no would like TO put few questions to his ffiends
SUCH Tor instance, az whether he is in favor of
Bankrupt Law to subject State institutions TO the
Federal Executive.
mr. mAr remarked that this was the SD dsv of
inc session, and as there was only one cand;d,,.
before the House, he hoped the day would no, be
consumed IN idle questions and idle dehs,.r NJ
Archer was known to the Republic, and ifhe w,r.
10 De catechized he thought il best to ,don, IN.
requiring every candidate get upon the Clerk.
ao'e' and answer questions under oath.
MIR. kIoIEr did not know what Mr.. Ar.h.,,.
opinions WERE He knew he ouce BELONGED 70 N.
good old jackson party, and he should like 70
A"ow "nether he would be nnii-bank, anti-tar;fr
&c &c. under III circumstances.
Mr. GREGORY would answer the questions which
mao oeen propounded. He had conver.ed with NJ
Archer' and he had ascertained his opinions and
u'eS we're such nO'o as he approved. He could M,
,y "hs. ms opinions might be twenty year, bene.
ne could not answer for himself at that dist,n, d,
ne Pu. some tough questions to the member from
hing William. He wanted to know. if ,b., u.,,-
uer did not quit the Jackson party even before A.
Arehei' II he did not here battle like ,r,,s
knisnt against Jackson's Administration in Is,,,a,
lad he not changed again, and when did he, u.a
SC. sc. Wy u'u me-
Mr. cn.fAAS seemed to be in fog. He though,
ue o'a'e rights portion OF tho Wing party were
ABOUT 70 DC taken in by supporting Mr.. IA cir.
1u'ns'ance' which he seemed greatly to deplote.
ie would vote for any man, who would com.
nearer TO his opinions than Mr. A. &c.
Mr DABSEr would answer the sneo,h., c,o.,
Williamsburg. He was opposed in ,ss ga 70
zen. Jackson's administration; he had nsv,r oh,.
ged' be was still opposed to the msssu,..
principles which he then opposed. he eould NO.,
enange as easily as member Of this Inns. ~.
last session said one day, that he was No, on,,, -
'"Praehea6is as to Mr. Rives, but an impo,.;hI.
and the next day voted for Mr. Riyes.
mr. 1REGoRr said he was the individual ref.r,.a
TO- But he voted not his individual sen,r,..,-
Out The wishes of his constituents, in voting e., A
hives. lie confessed that he had erred oI,.n 49,,
there was no one but fool, who would n,.,,nd !.
had never erred. "e
nt WILLIAMS explained the reasons why he
eouo not Vote Tor MIR Archer. In the course of hi.
remarks he stated, that Mr. Archer, whilst in IN.
city, said that he would not have his b,nds ,;od
up on the Bank question.
mar GREGORY demanded IN know 70 vbor, AZ
Arener mad made such statement '-'
Mr. WILLIAMS was not autboriz.d ~ ,;,. -
name OF the gentleman; but such was the f,c,
Sr WILLIAMS concluded that he would vote r.,
State Rights Wing. '0'e 'o'
Mt SCOTT said, as the union Of the Whio n,,,v
seemed to I've subject Ct wonder Ia cer,,;rs
men, ne would explain the mystery. He sn,.rsa
Into rasping review of the mutations of 1,bs srsS
oid Jackson party" Jackson himself was !. ~
n,an a Dist!loutlonist, Internal improvement, man
ass oe uo'elous tarih man. And yet the vcsti
yes OF that party were seized with holy horror a,
'he pare possibility Of electng any man in 6.
your oil any one OF those measures he L;,,.eisI
oeieved National Bank was consiitu,onaIW
Eu, ne was not only not in favour Of action. hut
was opposed 10 any action on the subject bv ,be
rederal Government; he was for refe,r;n :, r.
uaI tribunal which could alone decide it-,b. -
PIE; Therefore 1t was, that he could uni,e ,v,b ~;
wing Inends opposed TO Bank, in supporting a
n'a" opposed 10 Bank. As to Internal Improve
meh', mat system now had no advoca,e.[TL.
same as TO high Tariff. His PRINCIPAL reasor &c
au'ocaung MIR. Archer's election, was that Mr. A
was IN favor of cutting down the enormous ond
oVeeIshado~lng patronage OF the Federal Executive
ne was IN favor Of reform and of correctino ,b.
hagrant abuses which have petysded ,hs ods; .ne
"ation OF the Federal Government for ye,rs mas,
Mr. HOLIDAY could not vote for Mr. Archer
"niIst mere was probability Of electng Wbig
opposed 70 Distribution. Mr. A. was not sufficient
e ~ Dan or him lie avowed his determine.
uon 70 vote Tor man who would agree with him
W principle. Ills party was in a minority. md
0ouIo not elect man, without the aid of The r..
publican portion Of the Wing party-but he hoped
80 80 PO'Hon VI 'he wings would co operate with
MIN IN making such an election.
Mr. IUEsTALL, in allusion 10 the WILLINGNESS. Nv
pressed by MIR Holiday TO take a Wbig anti R,nL
anti. Iaff, &c, thought it strange that pen,enoon
on mat SIDE should have such an aversion IN IA,
archer, merely because he came from the Vyb;e
side. His principles seemed to be uneIcention,hiss
but as he was nominated by a Whig, he rnust he
opposed He rdculed, with inimtabIe. efTsc, The
sang Whanging about anti b ink anti. Tariff an.
u'lnlernal Improvement, &c. He supposed thai
hereafter they would not send a man IN ,hs
1eoitenIlary, unless he was anti Bank. anti.
ianii, anu.lnternal Improvement, anti .DistriLu
ton, &c He exposed the inconsistency OF the
van Buren, party in supporting all manner of
men, with all manner Of opinions. Gen jackson
was bank man, X. Nj. Johnson, Chief Justice Ia
ney, Judge Tucker, Levi Woodbury., John For.
SYN, and various other leaders Of The party were
Bank men. p''S "''o
Mr. SMITH Of Gloucester could not give ellen,
vote tie was peculiarly and painfully situated
de was the only man Of his party who could no,
vote Tor Mr. Archer. But he had insuperablo oh.
Jectons TO Mr. Archer.-He was too long a Jack
son man. HE supported the Proclamation, and bs
MIR. 81 could not forgive il. MIR Smith also feared
that Mr. Archer might IN time consent TO the incor.
Poratlon ola National Bank, and was in favor Of
distribution, which might lead 10 high Tariff
lie regretted that he could not act with his partv
6nt he would not act with his political ndversaries
lie expected 10 he denounced and read Out Of ,bs
Wing ehurch-but he did not cara
Mr. CRoPPER said that whilst their vas ano,her
distinguished gentleman whom he should prefer 10
Mr. Archer, yet as he was a strict constroctionist
vote for him.
Mr. YgFsI explained, that no would have pre-
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