Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-23

be-ifow much more, then, Mr. Taylor, would
you nave had lost, To render the def,caiion worthy
! Oh your auentionf Should the loss have been
a millionl Or how much MORO overcome your
delieacy and justify you in your opinion TO vote
against the President Of the Bank o. yiryinin 4
! confess MIR. Speaker, might have some difficulty
indeterm,n,ng; perhaps, would saytw as much
and II all had beea lost might be relieved of The
doubt and better able TO answer the enquiry. I
must say, however, that would be a right high price
to pay for an opinion.
But, SIR, we have heard Of immolaton- VIC
umising L suppose, because a salaried officer
has neglected to discharge his duties-juties WINCH
ne Owed to the citizens of this commonwealth
whose neglect has cost than half mil
non oil the peoples money, and the representatives
OF the people, without casting numerical reproacb
discharge hun, we hear talk OF mmolationi 1 have
hearu oil iinmolation in days of yore, ard you too
suppose, sir-when a title fatal "back cockade,
SRI" federalistP applied too often without know
ledge OF opinions 10 those whose hearts were noble nd
generous Men, sir, never asleep on duty and ever
devoted trends OF popular rights I disregard the
application OF any such crippled titles to myself,
"r speaker, have not intended To wound the feel
ngs OF any gentleman, do him nusiice-I disclaim
all such Intention aud desire merely to express what
! feei, and have wished TO express plainly what
ieei deeply but with lack of due respect and con-
secretion 10, any others. l may, perhaps. be par
doned for adding, what would not alude to- bur for
notice IN leading political journal of this Civ
and farther notice IN another respectable Journal of
the place, and the position they calculated to
make me seem 10 occupy in reference the question
DOW depending. The correction already made above
the signature of the gentleman who held a proxy
from Norfolk Borough, utorising him to act az the
meeting OF the stockholders % the Virginia Bank
establishes the error into which the latter FELL and
reSaru The animation the former, only as IL de-
serves but feel authorised To state in the presence
Oh The gentleman, who presented the able report of
the Bank Committee, that certain coincidence in the
OF the report and of the substitute offered
by the member from Norfolk, is due to the fact that
expressions found in the latter were upon suggestion
IN COMMITTEE, embodied in the former. Not that
there EXISTED any need to employ such expression or
10 tender compliments at all, in a report to the
Eouse upon specific enquiries, when the report con-
tanned no expression from which unfounded impres-
sions could justly be derived and especially too as
former part of the report, If mistake not ex-
pressed the same idea substantially, and allude to
the circumstance merely TO obvate instrumentation
he report OF the Committee far ADLER than any the
member from Norfolk could hope to present. seemed
however, TO the latter better calculated for the ipte
gent members of the House of Delegates than for per-
sons at distance, who had the misfortune to be as
ignorant of the respective duties Of Bank Officers as
until this investigation himself was, and the re-
ference TO documents accompanying the Governors
message, probably now lost even by most gentlemen
VINO received them, did not seem well calculated to
convey intelligence TO the public, as copied extracts
from those documents perhaps, the mover was in
eror IN supposing, that communications of the
governor OF Virginia, not so like to attract
public regard, passages referring 10 the President
oil additional facts aud other reasons with which
is needless to trouble the House of Delegates inCu-
ced The oder OF that substitute. for the report of
the Committee on Banks. Mr.. Speaker | was
honored by the people OF my native town, with the
seat occupy, not for ability, certainly-nor be-
cause eleciioneered unwouhily but they believed
would aim to perform in Richmond what deemed
highland say frankly, what | sincerely believed
lust-wth no purpose of wantonly offending, nor
insulting, nor needlessy wound, but decidedly and
truly, | had a public duty to perform, and trust
nave not shrunk from its performance, but designed
10 convey no aiiront, and hope | have not done So
nave stated this repeatedly, and have done
with farther disclaimers. I return thanks TO the
iiousc, for the patience with hch it has borne ith
me.
Mr.: BROWN, OF Preston. said, that at the open.
ing OF this debate he not inclined to participate
IN II, and If he did not fear that he might be
misunderstood by his friends, in the vote he would
be called on 10 give on the question now rending
ne would not trouble the house with a single. re-
mark, Ths being his only motive in rising the
house had a pledge that he would not deiain il
long; that he was not about IN king speech for his
constituents q, home. He said if he should live 10
meet that people, TO whose kindness he was indie bt
ed for seat on that floor, in their primitive assem-
olies, to render to them account of his steward
SHIP he lluered himself that he should have no
difficulty in satisfying them OF the proprety Of the
vote he should give In The present case. He hoped
| he might be equ'lly fortunate IL the remarks he
mis hi now submit, in satisfying of his friends
differ. With his mir. Bs} view Of constitutional
law, and propHety of ultimate action on this sub
lect, he felt himself bound 10 yo,e for the moi, n
| submitted by the mber from Richmond city
we are met, however, by the argument Of gentle
men, on this point, that II now indefinitely post
pone the further consideration OF this subject all
our time aud ahour on II would be lost. he was
bound TO differ win gentlemen on this part { the
SUBJECT. bave We not, by mes; rigid scrutiny
collected all the facts connected wi the late deI,
cation oil The Bank Of Virginia. We have publish
cd them 10 the world, sir, for the sAiisiaco of the
people, and when this house shall be called on 10
tgtS!aie on the subject al Banks, which all admit
| we will have TO do, we will be enabled to nrof, I
hope, from the Jseis elected in this investigat n
But, sF what IS proposed to be done by the reso II.
tions and amendments offered IN this ease2 1, IL L,
esislate on the suhlect-to provide by law o inst
future defilcatons of like chsracieR No; but TO
/ ms rnct or request the Executive, a co-ordraie
branch OF this government, TO seec four directors on
behalf ofibe State, pledged TO vote against the re.
election OF the present President of that Institution
MIR. b. said he would suppose case IT, SIR thi.
! morning, this Capitol had been found a heap a
ruins, o. any other puzzle building on this square
| would not this house have forthwith appointed n
committee to have Investigated the facts, aud epor,
| the same TO this housed Suppose that in the IN.
ves'igaton OF that committee, facts were disclosed
that pointed 10 the ncendiary who y oiled ii mid.
night torch, would any gentleman say that this
ious- ought 10 arrest that Individual dray him on
| this foo, try, end condemn hint Surely no gen.
tieman IS prepared 10 this far but whils, gentle-
men seem TO think that this house would have no
power TO nv punish The offender Yet /. m sh, no,
be amiss for Us to adopt resolution directing The
judge TO whom the Ito gave the powe of irving the
| prisoner, TO select Jury who we're tlsdcs! 10 find
the prisoner guilty., Would not this be a parallel
case with the ore now pressed upon this house,
We are asked not 10 turn DR.. Brockenbrough ont of
Office because II Is admitted on all hands that no
power can do that but the directory of the Bank.
five Of whom selected by the individual stock.
holders, and four by the Governor Of this common
wealth, by and with the consent Of his privy ndyi
sers; but we arc asked TO instruct or feaues; the
the Executive to select on Dr. Crock brough's ia
~ $50 far he selects lhsm) persons but those
| who have msde up and expressed an opinion adj
verse 10 that individual. MIR. Brown said q A. he
had been taught that by the Constitution Of thi.
Sfst", land probably II in all the other States
Of this conitderaey) the Government vas divided
into three distinct branches, none OF which could
properly exercise powers belonging 10 he other to
wi: the Legislative Executive and Jud,isl Now
what was the particular case under consideration
/ The Legislative biaDth had passed lav directing
tho Executive annually appoint four directors OF
ire Bank Of Virginia, whose duty, with Eve more to
he appointed hy the individual stockholders ia To
conduct the affairs Of the Bunk. This is now the
liw Of the land What, thcn, is the duty of the
EXceu,iysl Is It ne TO see that the laws be filth
fully executed, moro particularly those srpr,sJv
given 20 bis charged II, then, the Executive Is
faithfully to execute the law, why Is n th,t the 4.