Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-23

feeling; Tor he desireu Us iaf as ne couiu' ~
operate with the majority but ne could not, conscien
tiousy do so on this question.
The next question on The adoption OF the Teso
utiUn: on which The and nays were aken ana re-
suited, yeas rs, nays 80 as follows:
.unron A,n"d' Aycrrr, sascck paksr Barnard Bd.rye
Brr Boainan Eorden Bolts, rockway, Milton Brown, Jerr
mah B wn Tnruc Cah, Thomas j. Cumphrll, Cafuhers
Ton Cravrlis Davis pteny John Edwards, Fillmore
LAM mn.rr t:rrrn Hail ard, Howard Hudson, James
vln Jfmes T. Kenn,d, kinp, Lane i.n NJ KEENAN,, Sam-
Pace PendI.on Powell Ramsay Ienjamn Randall
Alexander Randall Randolph Ray Rdeway Rodney. VIM
Russell James NJ Russell salionsal!, shepherd sae soilers
Slany slraon John T. suarr, Summers falaferr" John D.
Thompson, " 1lompso oa%d Toa,son Telsi,
jnst"n Edward D. white Jo>.rh L. While Thomas W. VII.
liams CHRISTOPHER H. Williams, Joseph L. Williams forke, and
Nam-Messr Arlington A,elton, Baton, neeson idack,
Bowne Charles Brown, Burke Geen W. Caldwell Patrick
MAX A. c"re n,s d Ianis' r. Eshnr i Dnv; nM
Goodc Gordon Cuisine, Gw iIabersham ilarrls Hastings
Hays, Holmes Hopkins n"sE, cgson ilusad, Eun 1i.,
W jones: Ke a"is~ Kennedy Lewis edsd
Mcclellan Robert Mcclellan, Mckay, MsKeon Mallory Thomas
Mitchell Newhard Pamener, Payne, Plamer Pope Profit
Read Rsdne Reyno kns. RIGS Rogers Roosevelt SAN
rhonQscn Tunay Van Buren,. Ward, Water.on, Weller,
James ". Williams. Wise, and Wood-O
MIR. MARSHAL LII moved reconsideration OF TIC
vote which had Just been taken There had (he sald)
been no Question presented 10 that House, since the
present Congress convened, which had been treated
with greater rgor which would carry by lis decI-
sion, alarming consequences than tie present.
lie had thought that, upon question proposing TO
change the Constitution OF this Government, the House
ought not, under any circumstances by reason OF the
pressure either of business of time 10 have proceed
ed and acted with so much rapidity asst mao done.-
And in relation this question: and 10 the party "ho
had got it up, it matter OF peculiar personal I'M
portunce TO himself that his reasons should 60 before
the country with his vote. Probably the vote he should
give upon this occasion would be decisive OF his place,
not only al the present, bot fer coming years For
man who had been devoted 10 politics from his youth,
and from his youth had ected with party answering.
w. it was severe test TO find himself now forced up
into line to support that which he could not approve.
The question Lad been to him, whatever 1t may have
been TO others, bitter cup He would not have tasted
it If he could have avoided doing so; but having been
rendered TO him, he had been compelled 10 drink
1t. The question. he thought had been urged for
ward with hcs,e and he, for one, had been taken
by surprise. a few months ago only, he Mr.. Mar
shall had been tainted by the gentleman standing al
the head Of the committee which had made this report,
as being the advocate Of revolutionary doctrines, con-
tanned, asserted, IN certain resolutions intro
duced IN the other end Of the Capitol, by distinguish
ed Senator from that State which he, in part represent
ed deeply read in the Constitution OF this
country, every part of t-so thoroughly versed and
experienced in the practice OF the Government ever
since It's commencemcnt-under the dominion, IN turn,
supposed That such man, with all his experience, and
his learning aud age and wisdom, had at least made up
his opinion the subject lie repeated, then That lie
would have asked but little time 10 consider the SUBJ
ieci for The that il came from quarter when,
on all constitutional questions, challenged his respect
were il not that principle involved, which the
House would acknowledge contradcted oil his pecon'
ceved opinions the subject And as ne felt that The
inunt he had received from the gentleman was more
bitter than he deserved he felt glad 10 find his position
and his opinions fortified by the authority and example
of the distinguished Senator TO whom he had alluded
He (Mr. horshnln had desire TO destroy the Constr
tuion-he stood there 10 aid in administering the Co
vernment according 10 the Constitution. lie had been
educated with veneration for it in all IFS parts
Therefore ii was, that liz never saw 1t Eenaced, with.
ont some aInrm-he never listened 10 proposition
lot TO dissolve the Union, for 1t had been his fate TO
hear proposition Of that kind urged and defended on
that foor) but TO touch tie instrument at all,
without alarm He had been in the habit OF regarding
it the most perfect work that ever emanated from
the mind of man lie looked upon those who framed
it, as being at least their escendants, With
ont being Influenced by The passions which were ope-
rating upon They had wisely formed checks, and
balances and cuIbs, aud bits, and rens, Tor the pur'
pose of preventing abuses, which, they well foresaw,
without such checks and curbs, would prevail IN any
orga nZed society Such had been the experience OF
all mankind.
This, he belle vcd 10 be made popular issue;
that they 10 no before the people upon tins ques'
ton, so well calculated to produce excitement from one
end of the continent 10 the otherthe rights OF mao.
rites govern. lie (Mr. NJ was we'll aware Of the
difficulty of the contest yet he, for one was opposed
10 any change in the Constitution And he was con-
WINGED that there part or portion Of the Union
90 where they would, where the majority would not
rise and grow FESTIVE under such change. Talk as
they might about the veto, it Of The most me-
cessary powers known 10 the Constitution; and, u
taken away, he very much feared The Government OF
this country would be rendered far unpopular than
before
There were other powers known to the Constitution
which might, with greater propre'y, he abrosated.
There was body Of macistracy in whose choice the
people had no voice, and in whom nevertheless, the
Constitution had chosen 10 rcpose the power 10 declare
null and void laws which had been deliberately and for
mally passed by both Houses Of Congress, and sane
toned By the Executive
But upon the subject Of the right OF simple majority
TO rule, # this was Wing doctrine, he (hlr NJ had
never been Wing. II he were to select one form OF
Government winch would be odous 10 HIM tho n
another it would be this No. Sir, (said Mr.. Nd give
my constituents, III preference 10 form OF SIMPLE de-
mocracy-the democracy here advocatrd-a democra-
cy from which they would shrink with horror-giYe
them, instead Of this, desposm in lis worst forms;
but them from irresponsible and dominant fac.
ton.
Its effects would he more terrific here, than in any
community of which he had any know ledge This Co.
vernment composed of separate communities, nav
ing separate Interests. Were numbers TO be made the
Wing test of political power:-
He (Mr. NJ friend to Charles the First. If
he had lived in the time Of Charles, he would IN.
qGcsionably have been revolu,Ionist But an here
dary monarch irresponsible 10 the people-a corpora.
iion sole and existing through time, IN
dependeny of The popular will, was entirely different
from President chosen by the people, and responsible
10 them. Gentlemen took the ground, and argued here
as though this exeion Of power by The Presldent-a
power which the Constitution had placed in him-cre.
ated question between Congress and the Executive
He (alr NJ viewed it differently. He considered II
as dispute between two servants Of common master
who had been made mutual check upon each other
both being responsible TO that master, and not 10 each
other
lie CIR. NJ perfectly willing TO get rid OF The
Presden-but lie did not want to change The Constr
tuition. There could not, in his judgment, be two
questions entirely dlssnar than the two present.
ed in That report But he certainly did not think either
he the gentleman from whom The report proceeded,
had reason TO complain Of The exercise of The veto
power on a late occasion. If it had not been Crafty