Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-02-17

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and in doing SO, hoped he should be able 70 vndIca'e
all three. The gentleman from RockbfidGe, who took
the Lead made two issuss-onea State, tn" olef e
deral issue. lie would follow En IN the orer he took,
and canvass the pretens"ns lis hrst ohec'oh was
that Mr. TAYLOR was Nullier. The answer of the
gentleman from Louisa, Mr. lioladay), was IN effect
nal estopper that charge if II were true TWAS no
torous, that the gentleman IRON liocSoiu" hao re-
Gently voted for gentlemen holding The Aame OPT
MONS he had charged on Mr.. Taylor 4 fault.
He recoliec,ed to have the gentleman from
Rockbridgc voting for John Tyler, wh" was regarded
as the very prince of Nuiers in Virginia, ~ Senator
OF the United States The gentleman did Sis, TOO, Al
time when the subject had not passed away; aud when
the statute of limitation which gentlemen hid hereto
fore commended could be plead TO political often
ces, could not be up III his defence More
over, he voted for Governor Giimer tor The very
Office we endeayoring 10 hl ana was
distinguished active and Jealous 't.enn Oh
that renteman's nomination. If therefore, Mr. lay
Ior is charged with Notification, the gentleman rom
Rockbridge, at least, is efecluay cs,opPed IRON
making the objection MIR. B. SAID he was not defend
ing Mr.. Taylor on that score Ii ne needed ue'ehee'
he (Nr. b. would demand that he be deiende6by the
gentiemans political friends lie should ;ail on
the gentleman from Richmond City TO defend "m for
one. That gentleman
MIR. DANIEL asked for word OF explanation. lie
would remind the gentleman from Accomae, That ne
was not a candidate for the office Of Governor Why
were his individual opinions thust broughtnto The DIS
cussion. He did not know that the gentleman from
Accomac professed such great familiarity with his
opinions before He could assure him. however, that
he was not Nullifier, was supposed.
Mr. BAYLY was very we'll aware, that the gentleman
from Richmond City not a candidate for The office
of Governor. He was far from regarding hin o. SUCH
The object of his remarks was TO show how improper
and how much in the spirit OF the partzan It was tor
gentlemen of the Wing party to blame Mr. Taylor for
being a Null6er, when many of them ~ere liable to
the same charge. II Mr.. Taylor was assoiled Tor en-
tertaining similar opinions to their own they ought to
defend HIM. If he was assalled IN the Senate, he
should appeal to Senator, them in his eye to come 10
Mr. It's defence But, fortunately, no defence was
necessary. If it meant that Mr.. L. approved OF
The Of Sonth Carolina, such was not the fact
He did not approve Of it, and was not Nulliher, IN
that pteton Of the term. But i il meant that
he approved Of Madison immortal Report and Resolu
tons Of 90 and '99-if IL was meont that ne ADMITTED
the right OF the States judge Of the inracton o! the
Constitution, and OF the mode and measure OF redress
then the charge was true Mr. L. was strict construc
ZIONIST of the Constitutions and when that mode OF con-
slruction was departed from, and the Constitution pal
pablv and dangerously violated, he was friend o!
State interpos,on He was Stale Rights man, after
the strices, sec, of the Pharsees, a he would ever
prove his devotion to his principles by his acts lie
never would be found to be with faith without
works.
Mr. B. asked what were the opinions Of Gen Watts,
nm State in,erposition' What was his mode of con.
STRUNG the Constitution: Did he concede the pow
or 10 the General Governmentn to incorporate a
ments by the General Government: Of the Tar'i? and
Of the odous and unequal system of Distribution He
(Mr prepared to submit to the House The ques-
lion between State and Federal taxation for State pur
poses. He took the issue made by the gentleman from
Rockbrdge He prepared TO meet the issne and
if the Legislature decided against the important pfn
cipes of Virginia he ready TO appeal to the people
As 10 The views of the two nominees on Ndic policy,
the objection Mr.. Taylor urged by the gentleman
from Rockbridge answered by the gentleman from
Louisa The Governor had nothing TO do wtlthe sub.
iect He would, however, take the genlieman At his
word, and would say for Mr.. Taylor that though he
was not opposed TO works of internal improvement,
which the demands of the country called Tor, he
against the expenditure of heavy sums Of money in
visionary projects leading 10 heavy taxation What
were Gen. Waits opinions on this subject: What re
commentators Of millions would he not make for
the James River and kanawha Company, which bad
already swallowed up much Of the States re-
sources, He resided on the line OF the improve
nent. and was chosen with view 10 the question
Would he not urge the claims OF this company SO
so as swallow up resources, and overslaugh all
others-eyen the Southwestern road, the best aud mos,
,nertorous of them alia The gentleman from Rock
bridge should not, however, look alto eher TO the IVES,
for votes for his nominee. Ii re placed his claims to
election on the ground Of his advocacy OF Internal I'm
provement there not some gentlemen IN the East
yyho could not vote him, He asked his friend from
Northampton mir YcIby) how he would vote? He
bepped him 10 remember that he came into the Legs
lsture on whrlwlnd, which swept the county on the
subject He was elected especially on account OF his
opposition TO Internal improvement What would he
tell his constituents when he went home, after having
voted for strong Internal improvement man, whose
election was placed upon his advocacy of Internal I'm
provements?
Mr. YERsY explained his course, and showed wha
he would tell his constituents by asking himself Q
number of questions which he said would be asked
him when he went home: "Dr. VERIFY, who did you
vote for as Governor" "a Wing" Fright. Wa:
he in favor Of receiving Virgnas quota Of the Dlsr
button fund.-" ayes" "Righ,. How MIR. Tay
lori" "Opposed 10 ill.," Mr. Y. asked hmselfa mum
Der of questions addition to The above with answers
TO match; but nasmuch as his constituents viii have
10 ask them all over again, forbear repeating them
in this place.
Mr. BAYLY. Then the gentleman merges every
thing In his party feelings. His constituents, when
they first sen, him here, merged all party and personal
feelings in ihia very subject of Internal
and elected him as the enemy of them. And now,
when one man is recommen ded for the office of Cover
no.. on account Of his Jealous advocacy OF this very
m; and another is opposed upon the ground thai
he is opposed 10 it, the gentleman merges 'h's ques
ton and ali others of State policy, in his devotion tr
Federal politics The gentleman may settle the mat
Ter with his constituents.
The gentleman from Rockbridge said that we stood
in prest need of the Distribution fund 10 pay The State
debt to the Banks and to prevent further taxation
Was that the ground to be tnken 1t has been suddenly
changed All along, the Western Democrats, who
were opposed TO the bill on principle, had been told
with a view of seducing them from their principles
that this fund be appropriated to the construction
of their Internal Improvements But, now it seems,
that il is not be given TO his friend from Washington
(Mr Goodson,) TO make his South. western Road IL
ia not 10 be applied 10 the purposes of Education All
no: now it is to 60 into the Treasury TO pay the debt
10 the Banks and to prevent taxation. Mr. b. desired
to ascertain il possible, wha, was to be the destination
of this fund; for upon that fact depended, IN ,ne
MINIS of many, the question of reception. lie had no
idea that Eastern gentlemen were to be begued into
The support ofthis odious of distribution in The
hone that the money received is 10 be applied TO ulevl-
ate taxation; aud the Western Members, under The pro-
mise that TO be used in improving their county
II canno, at one and the same time be applied both
nnynoses-indeed it will be insufficient for ctter-ei
Their to prevent increase of taxes or to carry on to
anv extent system OF Internal Improve
il will be insufficient for both But are Eastern men to
favor this distribution policy, when the vacuum which II
will create in the National Treasury only be supplied
of the Tariff. the blLghtng effects of