Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-02-23

was UPWARDS of 81 100 lie would mt if he could,
detrac! auuht from the merit Of Mr. Wight; he had
not the honor of his personal acquaintance lie was
universally esteemed high minded and honorable
gentleman in the community in which he resides, and
has the reputation of being sklui and accomplished
accountant
MIR TAYLOR Of Norfolk Borough, at great length
proceeded TO shew the incapacty of MIR. Watson and
his entire unftness for the station winch he now held
He contended that, if the statements OF the fenlten
tiary accounts were scd, II would be ionnd that tne
Institution had beer much profitable under The al
mnslrution of Mr.. Wight than under any other man,
and he should therefore record his vote for that gentle
Mr. Robertson addressed the House.-He could APP
peal with confidence 10 every member in the House as
Witness that he had never been the friend, but on the
contrary the determined enemy Of prescription Tor
opinion sake and casting his vote that day for Mr.
Wight lie felt that he should be- as he had bcen and
ever would be, prescribing prescription MIR. Wight
had been the victim OF Proscrpton-he was appointed
agent to the Penentiary by the Governor, MIR. Taze.
we'll hut that House had turned him out of Office be-
cause he held opinions hostile those of the Van Bu
rem party and he wished to renstate him in office as
just rebuke the tyrannca spirit which turned him
out He called upon the gentlemen from Norfolk Boz
rough and James City to vndIcate their then Governor
from the stigma which the Administration party had
cast upon him by rejecting the officer whom he had
appointed. He held those gentlemen responsible for
eagueng with the other party TO prevent Inc redress
of acknowledged wrong. Ii had been said that this
was Too small game for them he dd not think So
wherever principle was involved, game could be too
small-e did not look at this question as nero ques
ton of dollars and cents; but he stood up there to
prescribe prescription, and he called upon the House,
BY the election of Mr. Wight, to frown down the hate
full system.
MIR. Chapman closed the discussion in behalf of the
claims of Mr.. Watson. He replied TO remarks of MIR
Robertson about Mr.. Wight being sacrificed TO party
He contended that wrong first perpetrated by the
Wing Governor in the appointment of Mr.. Wight over
Mr. Watson, who had been in fact discharging the
duties Of the Office Clerk under Mr. Moncure for
veral months and had given Of capacity and
familiarity with the business of the station which ought
have secured his appointment, aided by the high
commentators which were sent to Governor Taze
we'll at the time. lie conended that Watson was then
victim of party, and that his election was but re-
dress of the wrong he had sustained. lie then went
into an examination of the manner in which MIR. Wat
son had discharged the duties of his office, and ad-
duced tabular statement to show that he had exceeded
Mr. Wight in successful management. Mr. Dorman
Yesterday exhibited calculation which showed that
the sum paid by MIR. Watson into the Treasury, over
and above the amount received on behalf OF MIR. Mon
cures estate, only ninety dollars, and ano-
Their table showing Mr.. Wight to have done business
greatly more profitable. He expressed himself as sa-
sfed that the agency was conducted by MIR. Watson
with efficiency and fidelity TO the Commonwealth
Mr.. Cox moved the previous question; which motion
was supported by Mr. Chopper, who said that they had
been now two days selecting man TO sell grid irons,
clothes brushes, and horse collars; and to his certain
knowledge there five speeches within TWEEN
ty feet Of him. The House sustained the motion; and
the following was the result of the call:
For James G. Wntson.-Messrs. Carpenter, Wiley,
Byrd, Hannah, Jackson, Jones, Haskins, Meredith,
Burlington, Coleman, Cox, Burwell of c. IL W.,
Vaughan, Sangster, Deskns Wood, Johnston, Guer-
rant, Wilkinson, Butts, Taylor of H., Clarke, Lee,
Armstrong Smith of of W., Davis, Habern, Ballard,
Marshall Of L., Banks, Digs Bryan, Boyd, Clayton,
Tanzey, Chapman, Wade, Langhorne, Smith of ~,
Fitzgerald Hiden, Mcpherson, Ilner, Burner, Brown
Of p, Radcliffe, Snidc Smith Of r., Shpman, Cowan,
Bevns, Conn, Williams, TAFT, Ridley, Fitzhugh,
Warren, Prince, Spots, Goodson-G0.
Far John EIght.-Messrs. Southal, (Speaker,) Crop
per, Coles, NJ Cue, Stuart, Burwell of B., Mitchell,
yandorcn, Fryatt Kyle, Toler, Irvine Corbin, Card
well, Broadus Irving, Roane, Scott, Marshall Of f.,
Mclaughlin, Woods, Hale, Gather, Erskine, Vance,
Ode, Thompson, Mullen, NJ Rae, Hamlet, Gregory,
Stephenson Of j., Worthingon, 1ayOe Of X. g., Tay
loe of l.. & R., Beard, Ramey, Harrison, Caldwell
Orrick, Harre Brown of n, Taylor Of n. b., Ethe
ridge, VERIFY, Mcconnell, Cbeutham, Tunstall, Keen,
Porter Burke, Dey, Elliott Strother Robertson, Dor
man, Leyburn, Crutchfeld, Stephenson Of T., Walker
Stephenson of W.-Gl.
For Darid c. Randoiph.-Mcssrs. Smith Of G., Full
ton-2.