Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-12-24
THE HoUSE-YESTERDAY.
FkpERAL RILArInss.


FxpERAL RILArrss.
We had fairly deluge Of FEDERAL politics in the
House Of Delegates yesterday. Mr. Scott submit.
ted the Resolutions, which he offered iast session
proposing sundry important amendments to the
Fedsrsi Constitution. The main object Of them
wa1 to curtsh the vast patronage OF the Federal
Executive, which had swollen to that vas, magni.
tudc, that the public liberty was endangered. The
subject was of that great consequences that it al.
dressed Itself to every citizen OF the Republic. He
presented It To tho consideration of the House in no
party spirit-and hoped ii would 70; be so regard.
ed. See his remarks under the Legislative head.
! As soon as MIR Scott concluded, MIR Bayiy
rose and gave US the histsry OF the National Bank
question, from the time of Gvn'l Hamilton to the
present day. IL was exceedingly inteeestins-und
g'ea'lv edited the House, ~hv had never heard n,
the subject before. He concluded by suhmi,,ip. I,
series Of Resolutions, pTonouncius the Bank un
consttutonai-protcsting against the ineorpors,ion
ofany kind Of one, whether with or without n.
assent OF the Stsics-ihus cutting or Capt. Ty ar
Mt the knees
The House had barely tins TO dises; tho reps,t
just offered them. before Nr Holiday, another o,
the SOom"ns III council, with a string Of r,so
Iui'nn' ready prepared, to put the Federal Govern
mcnt right on another important subject, which that
I Government did not understand. lie propo.ed IN
repeal the Distribution Act OF the Extra Session
and instructed our Senators to for its repeal In
the remarks, with which Mr. Fl. preceded hi, Reso-
buttons, he stated tina; the principle upon which the
Distribution Act WIS based. admitted the power n nJ
n hi of the Federal Cavern -ent to distribute any
OF its revenue and to lay for that special nur
pose. With all due Differences to the superior wi,
dom Of Mr. HollSdav. We must take leave To s,v
the principe of the Ds'riou,ion involves no such
assertion. TIE LTni Fund is acknowledged to h,
totally separate and distinct fom the ordinary r.
venue Of the Government--nnd upon the ground
that s,hus ds,incr, Is brsed the rish, to ds,r5ut.
IA this was the so e argument advanced Ivy MIR a.,
and this has no foundation to res; upon. his On
rosi'ioo, unless holstered up by something more
substantial, must fall TO the g.ounL
J Although we are opposed to tho State L,sisI,.
lures undertaking to 'ecua'e all the legislation O,
Congress, we could desire TO see this proposi,iop
brought to the test. We wish 10 see who Of III.
Representatives of the people of Virgin, will rcfus,
to permit them to receive the money, which i,;u.Iv
their due, and IN dscatding IT, either suhi.rt IN,
to additional taxation, or coorce the abandonment,
Of al their Internal improvements
When these resolutions were dispos.j NJ NJ,
Brown Of Preston brought forward \ pronosi,io, ,o
publish the Bankrupt and Distribution nets for the
use Of members. Mrlrvns, Ivy Wv of cynr,ssin,
his strong disrppruhation cf the Legislature of ",
presurn!n- TO review the Legislation Of The Unio,
at the expense Of the State, and to the nes.c, or
/ The domestic Interests Of the people, rrorosed .
amend, by printing all the Of the Extr, Session
This brought forth MIR Hopkins who went Of Xix.
a sky rocket. He talked very lippanly about the
thunder Of the pcope-thc humbuggery Of eoon.
skins and hard cider, which twelve month. ,,o
swept over the land ike 4 tornado and h. cb,rssd
the Whiss, lin refusing TO prin; 500 copies Of two
sctsof Congress, which have been published in all
The public Fers) with desiring to keep light from
the peops-wi'h shrinking from responsibility and
| being afraid 10 meet the uproused Dsmocracv.-
Mr. Scott replied to this outbreak of slang, bv de-
mandins TO know where and when. the who's had
manifested any disposition TO shrink from any 70
sponsi liiy1 He hurled back the impu,a,ion. End
comm. nied IN hung terms upon the declaration.
that the "humhucserY ofcoon skins and hard cider
h'd wrongh; the great revolution OF 1870 Tn,
Imputlton was insulting 10 the intelligence of n,
people. Mr. Irving reoudia:ed with scorn and con.
tempt, the idea that he afraid to meet any pub
he question. He expressed his adherence of III,
practice Of the Virgio. Legislature annually reyis
Ing the Legislation Of Congress, and arrayins IFS
wisdom against the folly of the world. He design
Cd, by his amendment, TO declare his contempt for
the proceeding, and proposed by it to subject il 10
rldcule. Mr. Hunter, TO exclude conclusions, stat.
ed that he WIS opposed to any action on any Of the
subjects, which had heen introduced The Lesis
Iiiure of V'S MA had as much il could attend
to, IN duspA'chIng the business Of the State He
alluded 10 the thunder spoken ofby Mr. Hopkins
lie respected the thunder OF the people, bot he
had no tolerance for the annual thunder Of this
House. The abstract thunder of the Legislature.
which we were in the habit OF sending forth every
year, was below par abroad; and the day was no,
distant when it would he below par at home W.
were making ourselves the laughing stock Of the
amounted TO anything. All this trenched upon
Gen. Biy!y's domain who fances that. in the pre-
sent degenerate age, il devoves upon him alone to
msintoln the high renown Of tie Old Dominion -
lie bored the House in his usual STRAIN; aud the
only object 81 his discourse seemed TO be 10 show
that the Legislature Of Virginia was a co ordinate
bnnch Of the Federal Legislature and that James
Madison was q member Of the former, and so WINS
he.
When the question Of printing wa, disposed Of,
Mr. Dorman read to tho House the following which
he gave notice he should offer when the same sub
jsc's again taken up:
WHEREAS The People Of Virginia nre, per 81.
the greatest, wises, AMI enlightened of n the
people OF this Uuion or Of the world; and whereas
the FCdernl Government, would altogether be unable
TO tgislate uaon ,h- great subjects conhJed to .s
care by the Constitution md laws, without the aid |
assistance, and instruction Of The General Assembly
of this Common wealth, regulate st every session
thereof ard whereas, the pre- ont House OF Dele.
gates md Senators, assembled IN General Assem-
by,may not ei'her by the will Of the people, or in the
providence of God, e again together to dispense
teriy, % we'll the present generation, may sufT
ifetticv1ble loss end de'tmrnt, " this presen,
General Assembly should longer delsy any action
upon the subject Of Federal relations, or Of dsltnei
0bsiTaeToas: be u therefore,
Rssyibsd, That Convention Of the people Of
Virginia be called for the purpose Of so amending
the Constitution nf this State, az to authorize the
perpetual sessions Of the General Assembly,, and
conf. ring upon said G~nefaI Assembly tho power
of supervising the conduc, and acton Of the several
departments Of the General Government
Another gentleman had prepared the following
to be submtted-but an adjournment took place
before he had an opportunity
whereas. the Federal Government was called
into eGsoncs by the sovereign States Of this Unipn,
as tholr special agent, with limited and we'll iefned
mowers 20 mnB'er 70, and advance certain great in
terests of those ates; and whereas that special
agent has constantly endeavored 10 oVersep s pre-
scubsd limits and 70 exercise all tho powers Of n