Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-20

IaIe HOuHe VA IuT. lilo
did not desire to d,st-:s the self -conplaceacy OF
| the gentleman isom Powhattn afer M, INDULGENCE
IN so macy beautiful tropes Nod 6sut,t lie had
| discussed every 'h'ng but thtsubiect before the
| House. hwss aum'''ed ny ahthlt tine had been |
WASTE 80 the only question WIS upon whom the
~ sponsibility rested.
me gentleman had objected to the B,nkrup, |
Nv because It was an Ak rosr rAcl, law. hut he
vas ,oo good lawyer not to understand he mean
ing OF that term IL had been decided h, sv.,v AZ;
oun"I III the country that the term WI .nnii.d
my 70 crimes or mislemeanors. lie had b,iore him
go, .es wh,sh decided that this claus. of the
o"su'uuon lnh'oited only the passage of A law TO
iutnlsh crime previously committed
Mr. J. denied that he had made nnv ,r.;r,.,;o
VI against the reputation of General jack
son, Out he could not but feel distressed when a.
gentleman called upon US not tn ,li,,,, H. 'NS
OF oIo who was now IN the decn, of ICc-,,Losa
eyes "efe turned to Heaven, aud in the sam. hr.,h
charge The Wings with extravaganza IN votin, SOS
OOO u the widow OF the limented Harrison Il ~,
not donation bur act nj Justice
In allutng 70 Gen Jackson. he intended 10 cas-, mn
reprcoeh upon han, bat upon those who had worm,
ed themselves into his confidence and led him astray
! 10 Mr. Van Buten and other sycoph,ntS bv WHOM,
he was surrounded, and To whom were cha,yc,hIe
all the woes which had been broue Ia upon the ooun
Try. Had he retained about HIM such men as T,z,-
wei anu Others, there might nave been no cause Of
, Complaint.
Mr. BYRD asked the indulgence Of the Hons.
Tor moment lie wished To explain the reasons
Tor the vote he should give. lie as5ssd entirely
WITH tie gentleman from Wood in his remark upon
an er post tarto law; but hc Il Il know that te had
urged an objection founded on that clause of the
constitution. The constitutional objection WAS
'hat the Is inkrupt Law impaired pre- existing con.
tracts. The States had not the power to do this bc.
cause they were expressly prohibited; and tn. F..
ueta' Government had not, because II was not ex-
, pre- ssly given.
Mr. DANIEL made few remarks in which he
imploTed the attention Of gen lomen 20 the distract
my ana disturbing scenes which incident To- dis
q Aa4 {. a
unued the useful business OF the House must be dc.
ierred. lie hoped some form nj exorcism would be
devised 10 eXp"l the devil OF party spirit from it.
lie prayed them To disnss It q, least lor one session.
.. The question was then taken on the motion oC Mr.
6l-nays e.: -ej--' Ay,s
p fEAS1Mesars. sonthall (Speakcr) pa,,o 4
hIf'nney, Baldwin, Moyse, winshsid. Mich,
iun'tr, Newkrk, Moore, NaNlin C,,J,-i,'
-, living, Brown of f. G K w, Scmule
nom, mGn''' Scott OF Foster, M'Lnuchln Woods
Tr"y' French, Robins, Erskine, Vance, Pusb'
Ihompson, cullen, McRae, Gu. es. Molrr. Ken
neay Smith OF X, Wallace a. X q. Edm,nd,
Taylor OF Loudonn, Ramev. Nl'llhanev. Smith q,
W q > cnp,.ion' Davis Of NJ and +, uarrel, Tay.
Koo -, ~ vT o. r'heridge, Watts, fetby. Edgog,on.
nneen, wa ans, Dey, Elliott, STROLLER, d MEL
Dorman, Leyburn, Urquhart, Crutch6eIB Ford
N'ayo aud J 'ckson-6I. 'o'o'
Ma S-Nlessrs. Biyly, Ailworth. Riyes. UoI
Ii"1,y,C ok OF \ l., Jones Of Brooke, Riddck.
HARRISON OF IL, Jones of Buckingham. HasL;ns'
TI.1m"e', appetson, Cox &C @, Vaughan. P,vra'
WOOD, Byrd, Guerrant, Carroll. Scene, GU
ItN.oS h,nehe'oe' Armstrong, Bowden, Dlyi,
y, ~ ~ p'nney' Woodward, C 'endennin. HoI.
al ~, Morsh'l, Banks. Martin Of NJ. Disgs Ro,J
scout OF Nj, Morgan, II 'rrison Of NJ. Lyon Smi,b
o, Northumberland, Ftz,ereld. IIicn M'Pherson'
ohea'han, timer Wallace o. z, Grimes, HOPKINS
Brown OF Preston. wilson. Heath. B.nwner. Nj,
Cauey, Shipman, Smith of Rockingham Cow,
tluillen, Ga'ewood, Crawford. Tate. Wn,,en
Wake, Bowen. Martin of Tyler, Buck. Goodson
and Leitwch--67 O0O'Oi'
! MIR BAhLI then moved to amend the amend.
ment nv striking out alike violetye of the C,r.,;
'n'oo ana suhversive Of the rights Of the Sta,csr
and inserting "unw'se and impolitic." Tho motto,
was nesatvei, rs iollows-Aycs 81, nays 65
nE'S-Messrs Bayly. Aiworth, Holloway, Cox
IDS IL y'nrS OF Brooke, Rdiick, Harrison Of Il,
ZONES q, ON tfaskins Samuel. Cox nf C. Vauobop
Wood Byrd, Gueuant, Caro-. Spencer CT
Waikns, hincheloe, Arm tong, Davis Of g %
llaoney, Woodland. Clendenin, Hollad,v M,,sho1I'
Ba'rs Martin Of NJ. Digs. Boyd. Scott of NJ
gera.t Hden, Mcpherson. Hner. woIi,cs IS p
! nilW''' hcpkins, Brown Of p, Heath, Brawne-
Va "a Shipman, Smith OF Rockingham Cov,n
Stuil,su' 'a'cw 'od, Crnwiord Tate, Warren. val
her' bowen, Martin OF I, Buck Goodson and Left.
NArs-Messrs. Sou,hall. (Spe,kcr) Rives. Dawn,
o, Amherst Kinney. Baldwin. Mayse. w,ns6eId
Mitchell. Hunter, Newki1k. Moore. Nowlin, An,
person, Cardwc ], Broaius, Irving Brown or c &.
w, Semple Thomas Scott Of r Foster MI -
w. PAYNE. Woods, Early, French. Robins. Erski6c
Vance, Pugh, Thompson, Mullen. M'Ras Grisss
onwden, Mo er, Kennedy. Smith of Kan, W,Ilacc
/ oil u, Edmonds. Taylor of L. Ramey, N'Ilhn.
ney, Smith OF NJ & J. Cap-r,on Davis Of NJ & %
/ llarrel!, TAYLOR OF y b. Etheridee. Watts. Yrrhv
rs1slns'on, Chatham, Keen. Williams, Dew. ri.
,iou, STROLLER. Daniel, Dormnn, Leyburn Iran
hart, CfWcideld, Ford and Mayo-65.
II, a message was received from the Senate, stating
'nat u mad passed the act entitled, "An act 10 lint
the sessions of the Assembly" witt out amendment.
Inc question was then taken on the amendment
60, as follows: - 10y .
fEAs-Messts. Souih,ll, (Spe1kcr) Rives. D.,i,
OF A, Kinney. Baldwin, Mavse, winsfeld. Mitchell
hnn'er Newkirk. Moore Nowlin, Apper.on. Cad
wei, broatus, Irving, Brown OF T. c < w. Semnle
nomas, Scott of F, Foster, Mclaughlin, P,vnc
" woods; Early, French, Robins, Erskine Vance,
tnsh, Thompson Mullen, M'Rae Griggs. Bowdrn
M"'er' Kennedy, Smith of X. Wallace of X q
! tdmonds, Tnylor OF Loudoun, Ramev, Nl'Thonev
| 9mnh o, VI & C1r"rton. Davis of NJ & r. Har.
GU Taylor of b. Etheritsc, Watts, Yerly. Ell.
sn2ion, Cheath1m, Keen, Williams D,v Elitou
S'ro'her, Daniel Dorm,n, Levhurn, Urouhsf,
Crncnteld. Ford, Mayo md Jerksnn- &c
NATs-NleSsrs Bayly, Ailworjh Holloway. Co,
OF u X J. Jones Of B. Riddck. H-rrson NJ e Jones
OF Buckln'm, Hnskins samuel Cox oCC V,n,b-
an, nesknl, Wool. Byrd. Guerrnn,. Carroll Sncn-
Ger; C'rS. Watkins, knchcoe, Armstrong. Davis
OF n - u, ID breY, W1oiird. G. eudcnin TIou,.
day, MARSHALL Binks, Martin Of NJ. Diggs. BOYD
Scott Of VI, Morg1o, In. rison or Nj LION Sn,;,r
OF NoTihurso., FrzsouId, Hidden, MPherson. HI
ncr Waihco oi T.. Crime, HOPKINS, Blown Of f.
Wilson. Heath. Bnwner, NcCluIey, Shinnop,
smith OF Ro, Cownn. Ouicn. Gatewond Cav 4.
ford. N,tc, Warren. Wrlkcr. Bowen. Martin of r
Buck t'ootson and Lcftwich--62
Mr. BAfLf asked leave to Withdraw his reso-
/ luton
The SPEAKER snid this could M, no done
without rnonlmnu9 consen Of the Hon-c.
Mr. DANIEL hnprd cave would not be granted
Mr. BA6LG snd he had no conccalment IN this
mater. lie would state the motive which induced
HIM To 'fk The leave. There were row two dist nct
I propositions before the Hpns., but by tie ruie n
DIVISION OF The question could net he ma L. Ui,
object wns % onor Two dist net resolutions IN The
same verbs AS those under cor sideraton, in order
/ that vote might be had uron each Of them lie
thought no gentleman could object to so far a pro
\ position
[ Mr. Dorman made some remarks upon the ri,bt
/ Of a member 90 withdraw resolution and observed
rs the subject now seemed ~ dis ,gfeeabie IN zen.
uemon, be- would move is indefinite posiponcment.
4 Mr. Brown Of r., hoped the House would refuse
to postpone; he was prepared vote for the resou.
/ ton ss nmcncd
The question was then taken IN Mr. Dormon,s
mo'lpn and carried. Ayes s.. NAYS g..
HEAs-Mcssrs. Southail (Speaker) Rveq. Dn.
/ Wis Of a, Kinney, Baldwin, Miyse. WINFIELD.
Mitchell. Hunter, Ne kirk. Moore Nowlin. An
person, Caldwell, Brondus. Irving Blown of T. C.
w, Somplc, Thomas, Scott Of r. Foster. Nc.
Lauehhn. Payne. Woods. Eiriy. French, Robins
Erskne, Vanc', Puzh, Thompson, Mullen, N'Rao
! Gfs-s, Bawden. No'cr. Kennedy, Smith Of .
/ Wallace of X g, Ednnnls. Taylor NJ T.. Ramov'
/ MI hrucv. CHueffuu SIN. h 0i NJ A ] D,vis ~ Al