Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-02-14

FRIpAr, Feb. n, 'I2.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

OF Suptftutcuuont ana OF u StOrekccpcr anu Sen-
eral Agent for the Peniientiary Institution, with an
amendment, changing the day to Wednesday the
23d instant-(the amendment was agreed to;)
Also, that they had agreed 10 the resolution In
strocting the Commissioners Of the Revenue TO in
cude in their list Of taxable property certain new
subjects OF taxation.
Resolutions were offered and referred as follows
BY MIR Smith oil kanawha-That the Commit
tee OF Schools and Colleges be instructed TO enquire
into the expediercy Of authorizing the payments Of
any balances which may be due from the fund for
the instruction OF poor children in the county Of
kanowha fer the year 1884, out OF the quota OF said
county for ls42.
Reports were presented from various Commit
tees
Eltotion Of Ccrfrror
tn. ;o;r, ord.r NJ m. a,y u,. ,h.r ,,..., ~.
f,rs IN. Uorss Wv Wy was WV" f'"SeN w
NJ D.Loou r,r,;,,,.a W., ID -r.v,.. &c.
linz. tho son he sa;5 Of ,b,, ;lrs,r;ovs s,s,.sns
80 ~ r. ~ w ~ $500: S1H.e' "eu
rsndrr.d ..S SG ;n,r,ray, - 20 ~. VINO nae
res;,,;ns The warss of FessraI.m wv r.
10, ,-.. h..,;5 !, ch;n az a.. ,Ia L,o.L - :;
nol,;c,i on;n;ons foIlaved S;rsc,lv :; H. s,,,s,n
Of his illnsr;ons father and ACCORDED ex.sIn ,S,S
the great Democrats Republican, partv. Mr II.
had been member Of ConsreSs snd .os On. 90
The Pres;ssn,;,I Electors OF The Dsn,os,ss .'
Vas a ecp,,em,r of e,cclIsn, cS,r,.,ar - III;
tics-,nd his annie for,une Tho, !, bsd rsni.rsS !,
unnecessary for hin, 70 pursu, any r,oress;on ma
sn,hIeJ him sniIv 70 ;ndris. NJ nv S-
literary pprsu;,s "' Ne"'' '"''e XVI
Mir Dorm,n nominated Can Eav,,, W.. sc
Roanoke. a sen,lcmap ,yho had ~ 70, n,,nv
wears we'll and f,vorab,v Innwn - ~. W;.s;n;s
public. After a slisht reference n his h.,o,y ne
added that he (Gen. wy was one whose PRACTICAL
cor,nop ser,. -. ,,n.r,r,ss.S - - -. "
we'll what's what as any other man in the Com
monwealth. Alluding TO the hieh praise bes,oved
by Mr. Dabney on the father of his nom;nrc Mr.
D. said, he supposed Gen. Watts had a father as
we'll as MIR Taylor. but he had meyer heard q, on.
ouired who Gen. WIS father was AZ he had No 40,
of resting the claims of the SON unon The r,o,;, =,
the father-He thought the SON could stand ta;rIy
upon his own merits. But Mr. D,bnev SAID ,h.,
Mr. Taylor had always followed in the footsteps of
his illustrious father. Now, Mr. Dorman had
known MIR TAYLOR only a fevx veors ,co ,rJ ,h~n
he was with him. a Wits and n, such was elec,ed
10 Congress: and of course FedereI;s, ocoon,;n~
10 the opinion OF the Democrat,-and he asked Il.
MIR T. at that time in the footsteps of his illus
trious sire 2
But, MIR ID. said he wished 10 know som.,hins
Of Mr. Taylor. present opinions-Wns he No, on.
posed TO banks-he did not mean the mons,er-bn,
was he not against all banks7 Did he NOT onnox.
all internal improvements If elected, would he
be willing 10 receive the States quota under The Dis
,ribu,ion Law7-(he read an editorial from, The En-
qurer 10 show that he would no,)-and further v,,
he not bitter and avowed Nulli6er He wan,ed
answers to these questions. He then called the Mt
tention of the Western members. rsneci,Ilv 70 liz
fact that MIR Taylor was opposed 10 rsce;y;ns ,bi.
quola-and asked how thew reli.hed the ide,I
Mr. Goodson answered by putting ,ues,;on 70
Mr. Dorman. Would Gen. Watts. II eleeteJ' carr
out the Inspection Law
Mr. Dorman promptly replied. cer,ainIv-Hs will
carry out to the letter. every law he finds mon IT,
statute book.
MIR Holladay said, he rose to second the nonin,
ton of The gentleman from Caro'ine-bu, vb;ls nm
he would reply to some of the remarks Of the CEN
tleman from Roekbridse. IL had been asked WIS.
Their Mr. Taylor was not opposed 10 banks NJ,
l. doubtless was, he said opposed to banks As thew
exist in Virgina.-But he would ask were tbeys on
here who did no, think the whole banking system
stood in need OF reform1 As to MIR rs opnions
in relation to Internal Improvement. h. conid "i,,
say, that he was opposed TO Internal Improysmen,s
by the General Government He added. that he
the House would be clad TO know ,bs
opinions of Gen. Watts upon this point ns,rs
paper had been quoted TO ew tina, MIR Tavlor
was opposed TO the distribution law: bnt the o3;n
ions ofthe editor of the ENQUIRER did not he ,bonsb,
fully prove the fact that Mr. r heI1 ,boss or;is,,
At all events he We aid undertake TO say thai NJ ~
would execute all the laws of the State Thai 80
But il had been charged thai MIR II
was nulliher. He (Mr HO had NOT exnec,ed
this charge, and was unpre pared 10 admit or deny.
but he called on the Wings TO prove t-thouSb
even II IL were so, he thought the Whi,s had No
right to object TO him on that score Had tbev not
voted for Governor Gilmcr, who was fully as oh. |
noIious 10 The charge2-And did they not have IL |
in contemplation, only few days back 10 nominate
gentleman for this office who vas as he believed
In open and avowed nulifer1 They wouId Know
o whom he referred without hearing his name
MIR II. said, he did not think that Mr. T,s min
ons in relation TO Internal Improvement by the
State had any thing 10 do with the election es tbe
Governor had no voice in the passage of laws. INIT
lad merely TO act under them. MIR TAYLOR was
lie said, practical, unrrejudiced man, whose course
lad always been straight forward. He could see
10 serious objection which had vet been urged
igainst him. The gentleman from Rockbrjdee had
aid that Mr. T., was with him. some lin. 80. nao
Wing federalist.-If the gentleman chose 10 avov
himself federnlisi, he (Mr HI had not the leas,
objection. But he asserted, that Mr. Tavlor had
'ecn originally elected TO Congress by the Demo.
rats-He had, it was true, flown off from General
ackson's administration; but he had never cbonced
is principles. Il was impossible, he said, that the
on Of john Taylor, Of Caroline, could be other
nan Virginian in his feelings and PRINCIPLES He
oped the Legislature would elect him Governor.
IS he was It would give salisfact on to the ma
ority OF the citizens Of Virginia.
Mr. VERIFY said, he would take a plain practical
REV of the merits of the nominee, al
distractions. He read an article from yesterdo,s
Enquirer, in which il was stated that no man o,,yb,
o be elected who would appoint an aOent IN re-.
:eive the States quota under the dis,ribution I,,v
lie said, he considered this the true democ,,f;c
doctrine; for the editor was the All ha and OmeoI
)f his party. He understood Mr. Hollad,v ss nd
hitting, that Mr. Taylor would administer tho CO.
'ernment upon these principles
MIR Holiday rose to explnin He had aj,:,,.1
nothing Of the sort-he did no, knoy ,Tbs,bnr NJ
Taylor would appoint an agent or not, re ,bsn
reminded the gentleman from Northampton. ,bo,
Inc editor Of the journal which had bern rsf.,,,i o.,
was not Just now a candidate for the of5oc ~ e.
vernon. He thought il but Justice tb,, e H. N.
mocrnts were charged with the sentiment. os ~ |