Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-18
TO nay CONSTITUENTS.


TO My CONSTITUENTS.
On wedne.tiay the 9Th instant the resolution
from, the House Of D.leg,,,. ing the Trea-
surer 10 receive the States propor,ion OF the pro.
coed. of the .,es Of the public andsr was read at
the Clerk,s ,,bIe Of IN. Sen,te and n motion was
nj ono. ,,bmi,,ed TO commit il 10 the Committee on
General Law. Tbi, motion cave rise to much
,l;.cns,;o, In which took mart I expressed the
,Ie.,o thrt ,hs resolution should not be acted on
i,,p.d,tev. hut vas not "a. ed that the or per
eonr.o -. -, co,,r,;, "a an. committee desired
tba, R, ,boplJ n. nr,mi,ted 10 n. on IN. table Tb.
,no,io, was e,rnsstlv oppos,d nv The whigs. and
IvoIed against il, with III. hope Of carrying a mo.
tion to law on the table until tho NEXT morning.-
Tn. mo,;on "a commi, wa, lost. every whig voting
ng,;ns, ard ali ,hs onros;,. n,ry fs,r;c,Ivl for IL
IN va, yc,v ohv;ous Ia, 10th nsr,;e, ere Mt that
time, opposed to laying on the table. In the discus
sion on ,bo no,;on 70 commit. had thrown out the
onn;on ,h,, ~, ,non.v oygbt TO be received: but
tbe Isv ,honJd Ia retained as is unless il were
cn,;,sIv rans,ied So soon a, the motion to COM
NIT .as $500 !, IN. NEGATIVE the reso ution being
nn 70. 1900. On. ,m.ndn,nnt 10 this effect wns Of
81 D.I-,, hs;ns rer,,ed I. was thereby called
On ~ vol. di,cc,Iv on IN. nroposition which said
m debate and which in my conscience npnroved
4 vo,ed for n IL was then and not until then that
y,. a,,n.,,ed 70 "a nrcsen, the nrono,i,ion for
,~h;eh \ h,a vo,.d 10 . ..n,r.,s resou,io,. a,
b,v;os m yo,e on both tor,tier some Senators
vonld \ 4. embarrassed in the anal VOTE was
,nv,,l;ns ,s I rad ,,;d 10 smh,,ras. ,ry ons r,o
>,d.d so,I5 avoid n w;,hop, emh,rr,,s,ns p,y..Ie
IToon I,,l. ga .c;or ard h,,, cor,nIta,;o, ,,;,h
,.,.,J ,h., hy ,nov,n, .
t;on I mich, ,,,,in bo.b ohi.ets-I could in tb.,
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nb.rs I ,hs,sfo,. p,ovsa m. r.cons;Se,,,;on
which xv,s los, nv ii. xo,. Mr. Conrad moved
.uhs,;,n,s - ~. ,esoI,,;or n, amended. and a.
Jvons rnov.d "a sr.nd Nj, Conrad,. ,,bs,;ipte =
Here tbcp wee ~. ORIGINAL resolution amended
bv +. vote Of the Senate Nj Copr,d's suL,,i,u,e
and Mr. LYONS amendment thereto all before The
Senate ard the only opportunity allowed fos no
pcrly understanding these several pspcrs. respec,.
ivey Or cole -tyely was hearing the, read ~ n.
Speaker. \. this sage moved that the whole
subject be pSruit,ei 70 lie on the table foroae day
Tnis notion vas ios, Sy decided vcis; ueshe-
partv vo,ins fer IL. The question then rreurrsS
o. Lyc-,' srerirea, 10 Co-rSs's Substitute.
| voted IN ths resstive. Ccora5's Subs.i:ui.
'ee1 e,u,- %, fcr whs,h | voisS: DO, ~hieA was
l,s., al o cce party al ,evsral of tie osher w.
~ "a Il. negative II eres;io1 thca recr,--ei o.
~ s1ssBsr u TIE r-s,iutice !; ~as sr-sr3ed
-hick n sEec-. ~.., hat NJ Treasurer shozld re-
esiss Virsi'i's S,css c; iAs pfSsris1;Oa iGnd and
irs- rcI1E c-r S-risc-S - vote s<ansi ehanse CT
IL ~ = gwen p'a;iea.s vO'ed-f'- this reso-
Ltca. uhs,h VS. osi-rei e-r FariF ToHrs f'r q.
NS- I .e,-r IA; the ~noe reSPo7sloiiIty o. the !
9ss CT 'se rsso sson 'sas 20 tas >e1ate trom The
Hcuse g ~ e=1tes 8 charged OF ~ on toe ground,
-; voted for an srnendmen' to - ~hieh ! bad /
soy aaaodI,eo ny apoSO'a' o. ana ~hieh
- ~ . % .'1tue ~ = m,h' no. ernoarrass
''e oC=hi- ,eSS.--oni q go N1s Reused Let
uf 49, tnoo-nt aoN 'his 'ose tA-iGied ne eonci- |
TO- % W7'co ne question Is roS oroushi3 IL Is |
Sn'Sn 'aat y IN ny eooeurrenes the wig party are
l'' eels 20 'heF 02ponen's' ~ teq 1fes majority
% pa's GU OF rese uuor; ue wee eonceu'ns an
AE4rnauSe prooosiuon- ne sHenornent could not
consequently nave oeen aoop'ed Si'hout nv vote.
In eonseq lenee OF me aoopAon O. the amendment,
several mem0efs 'o'e9 agaIn'' me resoi uuon,
VINO Nouli nave 'o'e1 io' u uuanendeo- 1 he
question then suggests lise', unaVoidaoiy, what
Nouic nave oeen me ia'e Of Me resolution II this
InehGmSnt nag hot oeen ehs,ai'eo on u Could
ms Tns resoIuI'Sn nave PASseu N'ehou' amendment
am sure hazard no dissent from the accuracy I
ot the statement, tnnt IL perfectly OBVIOUS l.
every eenstor present. tnat he 'is'nai resolution
~thout amendment, anc an amendment similar, II ,
no' loenuea 10 the obnoxious one Gould not have
passed the senate. ms statement make 20 my
constituents, and defy end challenge contradiction
TO II IN any material point pnss by the obiga-
lion lod fashioned, II not oosoIeie) which some may
suppose rests upon Legislator, to vote upon ques
ions presented Tor ms oecslon, according 10 his
own conscientious conviction of what is right
Perhaps more fatal political heresy I'm the es,i
mate OF poliienns) could not be adopted as rule
o' ection, Than The acknowledgment OF such osliga-
tlon' 1et cahoor requires oil me 10 say, whatever
The consequence, that heTesy Is mine. The ques.
ION, however, sam responsible for the loss Of
the resolution II this statement be true, II is
papable am not. Without the amendment for
which voted, the resolution would have been lost.
The amendment rendered the resolution moro
pa'atab'e 10 me, though it was rendered thereby
io'aiIy revolving to others regretted this latter
consequence, ceTtainly-neverlheless, tie unpnr-
donable offence OF voting 10 please myself and my
constituents, end not TO crafty other Senators,
deliberately designed and perPeiraied by me on the
occasion, and u am arraigned by my constituents
for that crime, plead guilty, aud do not ask mercy
Brought, by what has occurred on this question,
before you, my fellow citizens, will avail myself
OF the opportunity to extend this address 10 more
general consideration OF my present relation 10 you
In the Richmond Wing, for The country, Of March
LIST, / am aSsaIed, not by nsme, as candour would
have dictated, yet so pointedly, that there can be
no mistake as 10 It's purpose, IN an Address To the
Voters OF Caroline County" under the anonymous
Signature OF IA Clay Whs," with having betrayed
ihe trusts bestowed by too generous constituent.
cy, by professions OF Wing principles before cleo
tor" and with the effort "sii farther to deceive by
~ N'is b",e "''t 1"S VIC" VI oeIeholnS |