Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-01-18
The init Bankrupt Resolution.

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The Wing Press in this City is Idly attempting to
make political capital out Of the course oil the Demo-
cratic party in the House of Delegates, upon Mr.
Browns Resolution What has been the course OF the
two parties this question:
Mr. Brown Of Preston, under the fullest conviction
of the uncons,i,utonay and mschiets Of the present
BANKRUPT law, submitted his resolution against it. it
was laid upon the table
Then, the policy of the Wings showed itself They
were determined if they could, TO nail 1t to the table
They at first succeeded IN their nanGuyre 1t was q
tie yote-and Mr.. Brown was defeated in taking It up
He declared he would move again, when tie House
,vos full But when Mr. Brown saw, that the National
ntelgencer attempting to make capital out OF the
tie vote and pointing 10 this very vote as proof that
ya was in favor Of the Bankrupt Bill, he determined
to expose the misconceptions ana 10 move the lah'
nm Of the Resolution. A few Of the Wings joined IN
the movement and majority was now obtained IN Ia
vor Of consideration
To remove all difficulty the part Of Mr.. Scott of
Fauouicr who was said by more than one Democ ratio
member to be the leader of the Wing party in the
House and TO obtain his in the object OF
tho resolution it was modified 10 waive the form
Of ins,ructing the Senators, and It was narrowed
down 10 mere naked declaration, that the Bankrupt
Law ought not to have been passed, and that It ought
to be repealed. Was discussion desirable on such a
nronosi,on The Wings had, on the former occasion,
declared ananst any discussion, and called the previous
question upon the Democrats the question OF taking
nm The Resolution At what stage OF the matter j,
called After four Of them had spoken, and only two
of the Democrats. Yet the previous question was
called They could not carry it however. II failed
Messrs. Brown and Holiday then spoke and the at.
tempt 10 lake II up was lost, as mas oeen sao ny tie
vote
But after the resolution had been called up, on the
second attempt, and modified 10 please Mr.. Scott
General Bayly 10 call the previous question -
The Wings now complain. They who had called
The preyious question: when four OF their orators had
no 9TH complain
The circumstances of the case completely changed
because our friends had such advanage-as not one
of them had spoken-much less two to one he wings
COMPLAIN that they not permitted 10 ascuss u,
after they bad denounced all RECONSIDERATION one OF
them mir Scott) now deprecated all waste OF time IN
Tho d,scusson-when he declared, that If the question
yer. taken there would be found singular approach
IN unanmity. and when he asked the House whether
this was the economy of time which so many had loi
merly desired. They complain OF the cutting OF
discussion BY the previous question: ~"e" pe Ale nn1
mischieyous discussion" Yet they now complain
under very different circumstances, OF The previous
question being called upon them
They are pleased, however, TO fly to another argu
ment They want to amend the resoiuion-that is
TO saw the adroit managers IN the wing ranks WISH
embarrass the passage Of the esolution-hey appear
wish 10 distract the Republican party, by mooing ques
tion on which many Of them had made up no dehni,ve
opinion-a question: which was one OF the most difil
cult questions in the whole range Of ques
ton which not relevant 10 Inc Ia" IN issue
an ;noen;ous mannuyre TO defeat all action-jus
in The same way as their brethren in Congress at
tempting to defeat the repeal of the law by similar evo
lutions in the House.
So evident was this intention, that after some brle
debate on the proprety of foisting in the amendment
the Wing Delegate OF 'ns Dy rose 10 lie r
himself the friend of the Bankrupt law-He argued i
behalf of it, evidently not having sufficiently studio