Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-23

State corporations so that this vehement advocate
| State Rights found supporting proposition to
ubcct the institutions of the States To the control ana
Interference Of The General Government. Here illey
,und the representative of the Conn onweath OF 'if
| mia, supporting propos.tlon the effect OF wi;ch
eoud have been the extlngulsmPnt OF those inslta
IONS which created by the lie hands that Gre
lied him Senator ofthe United Sta.es;-the guardian
# State Rights laying ii the feet OF the Federal Legs
ature, the institutions of the States! He would never
believe that the people ofVrgnia could hesitate pre-
any individual whom the party TO which he belong
d would probably select tn who had tins been re-
rean, To the interests and the rights of the States.
f1he Speaker here called the gentleman from Cum
erIand 10 order, rearkng that he could not go INTO
lie particular opinions Of MIR. Rome.
Mr.. CALDWELL, although wiling that the election
,hould not be gone into, until reasonable time had
,een allowed for settling the contested cases, was
" willing TO agree TO indefinite postpone
nent and should vote against 1t lie thought IL ne
:essary that the representation of Virginia, IN the Sc
'''" should be full when the new President came INTO
power.
.nr. DoRMAs opposed indefinite posponement
Mr.. CHAPMAN supported it, He contended that
majority of the Counties had gone against General
Harrison, and that the people ought have the oppor-
unity of being heard upon this questionable should
vote for the indefinite posi- ponement.
Mr.. CRorrER opposed it, as did also Mr.. KEEN.
The question was then put and decided as follows
7yes-Nlessrs. Carpenter, Wiley, Byrd Hannah,
md Warren, Vaughan, Sangster Deskins, Wood, John
'ton, Guerant, Butts, Clarke Lee, Armstrong, Smith
If !. of W., Davis, Dabney Habern, Ballard, Mar
shall Of Lunenburg, Booton, Diggs, Bryan, Boyd,
Clayton, Tanzey, Chapman, Wade, Smith OF North,
Fitzgerald, Hiden, Mcpherson, Hiner Heath, Rat
Bevins, Conn., Williams, TAFT, Ridley, Ftzhugh, War
rem, Prince, SPOTS, Goodson, Futon-.5.
Ioes-alessrs. Southall, (Speaker,) Chopper, Bayy,
Coles, Cabell, MCue, Stuart, BurweIl of Bedford,
Mitchell, Vandoren, Fryatt, Jones, Kyle, Flood, Tocr,
Irvine, Corbn, Coleman, CardwelI, Broadus, Irving,
Cotton, Roanc, Scott, M'Laughlin, Payne, Woods
Hale, Gather Smith of c. Erskne, Taylor of Hall.
fax, Vance, Odell, Thompson, Mullen, McRac, Ham
let, Gregory, Stephenson Of Jefferson, WorhIngton,
Donnelly, Tayloe of King George, Tayoe Of L. \ r.,
farrell, Brown of ", Taylor, Of n. b, Langhorne,
Ethcrdge, VERIFY, MConne Cheatham, May, Tun-
stall, Keen, Porter, Burke, Dey, Elliott Stroher, Ro
hertscn Dorman, Leyburn, Cruchteld, Stephenson Of
Tyler, Walker, Stephenson of Woods.
The motion was therefore lost
Mr.. GREGORY felt bound to oppose the notion put
ting off the election until the 18th.
IL was however carried, ayes 81, noes 81.
After further debate the resolution amended
was put, and the ayes and being called for
ken as follows:
.4yes-Messrs southall, (Speaker,) Chopper, Bayly,
Coles, Cahell, NJ Cue, Stuart, Burwe, MITCHELL Van
ioren Fryatt, Hannah, Flood Toer, Irvine, Coleman,
Card we'll, Burwel OF {. * W. Broadus, Irving, Col
:om. Roane, Scott, NJ 'Laughlin Payne, Woods, Hale,
Gather, Smith Of Gloucester, Wilkinson, Ersk,ne,
Taylor Of Halifax, Vance, odc Thompson, M'Rae,
Hamlet, Gregory Stephenson Of Jefferson, Wor,hng-
ton, Donnelly, Davis, Tayloe Of King George Taylor
of l.. * r., Beard Ramey, Harrison, Caldwell, Or
rick, Hnrrell, Brown of Nelson, Tayoe of n. B. Lang
horne, Etheridge, VERIFY NJ Connell, Cheatham, May,
TnnslalI, Keen Porter Burke, Dey, Elliott Srother,
Robertson Dorman, Leyburn, Crutch6eld, Walker,
Stephenson of Wood, Fulton-72.
.iocs-slessrs. Carpenter, Wiley, Byrd, Jackson,
Jones, Ilaskns Meredith, Kyle, Burlington, Cox,
Vaughan, Sangster, Deskins, Wood, Johnston, Gucr
rant, Butts, Clarke Mullen, Lee, Armstrong, Smith
Of l. of W. Dahncy, Habcrn, Ballard, Marshall Of Lu-
nenbnrg, Booton, Digs. Bryan, Goode, Boyd, Clay
ton, Tanzey, Chapman, Wade, Smith Of Norlhumber-
Land, Fitzgerald, Iiden, NJ Pherson, llner Brown OF
Preston, Heath, Radcliffe, Snider, Smith of R., Ship
mpn, Cowan, Brvins, Conn, Williams, TAFT, Ridley,
F.tzhugh Warren, Prince, Stephenson Of Tyler, Good
son-51.
The House therefore agrees TO go into the election
b. joint with the Senate, on the 18th February
On motion of Mr.. LASGHoRSE, the House ad jonrned.