Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-03-23

pe,rs IN orr columns this day. NO WINS Gu" ~ a.,
= a. ,s,on;shmcn, which was felt on nearing 'na'
/ -: 80 ,,,d which resigra his office III mum
s, had ,Ileu at the feet of the members, 'hey e"n'u
w., h,yo besn struck with greater amaze"'e",'
| cvernor had communicated his intentions ~ ~ ~:
nersous-tle bosom companion Of MS h'ss'' d
conyng Clerk.-As soon as the memoe's IA" -, ,,s
s., their SURPRISE they began to consider "n'' ""'
has, n he done The first impulse OF soihe "1s
r,ss cour;imen,ary resolutions in honor oil MS h
onauct towards n Y accompanied by request '.at ~
sho,d Withdraw his resignation. In lh's s'a - -:
the hour Of recess cAme' and grm' If "nerations
curriers' 10 decide upon the plan oil oPeiHs , 49,
WIN tho Evening Session comnehceu some ~,
h,,e ansued upon the course 10 ue Pufsu.u ,a,,ar
Crutchiicld wished 50 much Of tue ,a.,;r, him
returned as related to his rrsignaloh' ur.m snoL.
IN witbdrawit MIR. Ratciiie oil i'." ny. a.aIn,;on 4
with rreat force in opposition 10 'i,,s ~ IId ~
WIN H., ,um;nous speech Of MIR. lioliaday oi
I,.,a Ike pencil of light, removed an uouo'
ahon, ,be question and happy TO reier 70 tue
sncech of this gentleman, reported oy MS Wv" H..
y o 40 The debate closed, Mr. May, tone Vi VI.
- so dsn,n;sbed leaders of the Wing party) moved
Co. lave Ia bring in bill TO "change the term o, Tue
~ .nharna,oTial Office with the view OF enabling
The Legislature to proceed 10 the election " .h.a
vsrnor We beg the attention OF tie reopie - ."e,
,aa e saven was appointed 10 prepare the b-coh-
.s,;nu Of ) Wings 10 = Democrats; ana counting WI
FnIton of ,vythe as quasi Democrat, OF wings -
Z Democ rats The bill was promptly reported 10 Tue
House No man objected to il. No man moolea d cor
,,u,onol scruple They all agreed to vote the Dill
,d !, w,s accordingly carried, without opposition J;
,ythoui dyison-ABd it was sent 10 the senate ior
,ter concurrence where il passed by strong MAORI
=, Rut \ short time elapsed, before the bill was re-
,nrped 10 the louse, without northumberland u mus
became a law of the land
| We must now draw the curtain, and bring forward
some facts which Will not appear on the Official record
On that morning, several members oil both political
parties left the city-about , or SIX on either side
The Wings took water and went up IN the Passenger
boot far Lynchburr The Democrats, however, ira
| velled on terra frma. Hereby hangs tale. An ex-
nress was despatched after the Republican members,
who returned in consequence of this new exgency in
Tho affairs of the State. The packet boat travellers
were beyond the reach of any express This state OF
,b;nqs was unknown to both parties-and the Wings,
whilst they voted in favor Of the resolution and the bull
believed that they had the whole subject under their con-
troll and that they had nothing to do but TO go into the
election TO carry their Wing Governor. When 10 at a
l,te hour in the evening, after the bill had passed,
some of The absentee Republicans re.appeared in the
Hall. 10 the profound aston'shment Of the Wings
From that moment the whole game was changed
When the resolution moved BY Judge May, to de-
sionae Monday the 2nd the day Tor gong INTO the
election of Governor under the law Just passed, the
wounded pigeons began to tutter. Judge May adhered
to his resolutlon-but motion after motion made TO
adjourn the House, in which most OF the Wings con-
cured order dera, the passage Of the resolution
Finally motion prevailed, with the concurrIng voice
| OF lew htpuDllCdIs. lie llouSS doJouiHeu oiAei
candle lrht-no resolution passed-and from that
ment the hips began crack for yesterday struggle
The reader will please to remember, that yesterday
was the last day Of the sesslon-both Houses having
yiousy adopted resolutions to adjourn on that day
This last day. which TO wind up tedious and pro-
tracted session: when members anxious to
turn to their own homes and occupations: and when
few bills remained upon the table, and required the nc
lion of the Legislature, destined To become day
Of har,assing embarrassment and Of considerable excite
i loaL fn gard In brppT N hur
ricane Ii was whispered about, and indeed boldly as
serted by some of the Wings in and out Of the House.
that they determined to defeat any election Of
n Democratic Governor. An unexpected train OF
circumstances had left the Democratic party IN
possession Of majority in both ilouses-but the
Who's determined II was said, to defeat any cleo
ton unless they could get Whig-and If no other
Parliamentary rusc left 10 them, that they would
leave one of the Houses (most probably the Senate
which was reduced 10 twenty-five members) and thus
deprive the body Of quorum, and defeat the adoption
of any resolution. The House met under this pre-
senlimcnt-but no the subject resumed
and the resolution called up by Mr. Radcliffe, when
the Wing game developed. 10 bring the mat
ter 10 close, and enable the Legislature to go
through the business before them, Mr.. Brown of
Preston rose to the previous question: lhen the
WING Slanrwlanners began to show their cards. The
purpose of the prer;Oas question: Is to cut oil all debate
| But what do the Wing managers do Under Pfetencc
of discussing the proprety OF putting the previous
question member after member 10 rise up, and
address the House, for the purpose OF wasting time,
and defeating the resolution. This object was too
plain to be mistaken. Some OF them did not hesitate
10 ayow it, One Of the most clamorous and verbose
Sanuwhangers ayowed, in the Of his coarselv,
wire.druwn speech that they were determined 10
nos,none the election until they could get their mem
hrrs on grounds that members were already on their
way 10 Richmond and that the Delegate from Camp
bell might be here tonight; and that II the Wing
Orators held out they might command the result MI.
Dornan declared that he had right 10 discuss the
previous question: and that he intended to read Judge
Gastom's argument on il, with comments OF his own,
and that he would speak till twelve clock at night,
for the purpose of defeating the previous question.
MIR. Holiday rose to say, that If the gentleman was
determined speak on, and TO defeat election he,
for one, was willing to ad ourn, rs the Delegate from
Rockbridge had indicated, sine die.
We have never more dsagracetul scene exhl-
bed on the floor of the H. of D. The Democrats took
no par; in the dcbate-except TSw and then 10 ralsc
point of order But il obvious that the Wings
had prepared themselves at all points Every species
Of Parliamentary manGnvre at their fingers ends,
10 carry out their FacfiouS and Revolutionary increment
thc Chair should decide in favor OF The course OF the de-
haler and tie Republicans talked OF taking an appeal TO
the House they were threatened with debate on The
appeal In fact the Wings employed every SPECIES Of
device to embarrass the Proceedings oil the House, ana
defeat the resolution A more buresqne and dscre-
d;abe s'farce, ii properly characterized on ihe
floor, was never enacted in the House oil Delegates
A more miserable series of speeches never was deli
vrred Had the Wings been determined to defeat the
election of Governor, one might have thought that
they would have found gentlemen, who were aoie 10
inform the House by their wisdom, or amuse them
by their Wit. They might at least have spared
the House and the audience some OF the idle hui
ioonery which emanated from the lips OF the Dee
gate from Northampton; with all the coarse mszes
OF me,aphorical comparison, such as ganders hop
ding, and all that But pass over all the de-
tails of this dscreditnble spectacle. The most anus
ing part of the exhibition was the speech OF Mr. Dor
man of Rockbridge, who consumed considerable pc!
ton of the last Evenings Session in reading CASTOR
speech on the Previous Question, lnerarded win CO.
pous commentaries Of his own 1t strange to hear
the Delegate from Rockbridgc arguing and declaring
against The Previous Question: when, on the l9th ia
nuary last he and other Wings, who now attacked
the motion, voted in favor Of the previous motion
on the Anli.Expunge resolution, cutting OH debate
and argument on the main proposition. 1t was r'd'
culous too 10 hear these Wing gentlemen complain
Of the previous question, as cutting off debate
on The constitutional power OF the Legislature to
pass the bill for the election Of a Governor-when
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