Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-01-26

tons, reason ~hy The main question shuu Iii
be put; for example, Sir, Ia. Fact that member now
called on TO vote for or against these Resolutions was
not the House when they offered, and reached
his scat in tame TO hear only part of thsm read by the
Chair. Mr.. X. was here interrupted by the Speaker.
who decided that he could be allowed TO make the
statement
When Mr. kIDwELL s name called lie said, he
should vote against the maiu question being put,
under conviction OF Justice 10 gentlemen who pro-
fessed TO understand the resolutions introduced by
the gentleman from Alhemarle and he very IN
| willing 10 urge action upon any member or members,
who did not feel regularly informed upon this or any
other subject upon which they light be called To act
lie should Therefore go for the resolutions laying on
the table aud printed and nade the order for some iu
lure day. when final action could he tsken and the cry
of sunprepar.d not left 20 haunt peaceful imsg'-
nations.
Much confusion ard excitement prevailed rs 10 call
ing the pre:icu question. Tie Wings conteEGed thai
they gogeed-the Democrats responded, that MS
the Wings had evinced readiness 20 vote at once IL"
the indefinite postpone ment, aud had ,aunted The De
mocrats with o wish 10 waste the public time, tiey
he Whiss> must be presumed to be prepared TO decide
rpon the merits of the Resolutions. Many points OF
order raised and decided-nnd re can give no
idea of the agitation of the Hail for some minutes
On the question of the adoption of the hrst resouton
the following gentlemen asked to be e8cnseo from
voting these resolutions; Messrs' inier, "a''s
Bowden, Smith Of H., VERIFY, White Of H., Moore oil
R, Robins, Wallace, Broadus, Brooke, Ca9ell' H'!!er
o.! l. Taylor and Keen. The House. ny very large
vote, refused 10 excuse these gentlemen.
Mr. ToIyR 1--WE copy from tic Whis) stated, as 4
reason for his request: that The resolutions had oeeh
suddenly introduced into The House, without notcc,
aud that, from very inds,nct reading nj Inc etth
table lie did not fully comprehend their import lie
said that for the first time his experience IN the hail.
the Gag Law had been applied by The dominant party,
not to abridge discussion, but TO prevent examination
The first resolution, for example, embodied principle
to which Mr.. Toer gave his hearty assent-o w.t. that
! ,t,a tt,o N la
constitute nts-but MIR. r. dissented from the application
of that principle denying that The General Assembly,
themselves mere agents Of the people, are the eoRSt,
iutnis Of the United States Senator'S. Nj l. therefore
desired 10 propose an amendment to S resolution, IN
order that The Intention assert the right OF the IL
osiatyre 10 insraf, Senators mig he distinctly
! s.. forth ard lnterepy decidsd-and not that II
might he masked under the deceptive cuse Of asserting
tie general principle Of representative obligation, Which
10 Gne denies.
Bnt Mr. ToLrr said, If The House should refuse 10
e,cus. him. he would not vote, under gag SO drspo
,icnlly appl,ed without permitting members even TO
examine The subject upon which they called suddenly
TO express opinion. And he would say 10 The domI
nant here who seemed disposed TO lord it the
minority and virtually to deprive them oil representa-
{ tive right, that though It be
i sGoricus To have giants power,
Y Ills vilainous 10 use i: Ike giant
Mr lrAKr Of A., replied in terse and strong terms TO-
Mr. Tuer.
urged their reasons for not voting
The first Resolution vas carried by tie following
/ vote
.3yeS-- Messrs FloiIsman (Speaker,) Aiiworh, Gus.
I lis, Randolph, Leahe of A'bemare, Mann, Cooke,
Powell of Amherst, Byrd Of Bath Wilson, Ta.enner,
Stanton, MEREDITH Bick, HUBBARD, Bococa, Samuel,
Dennis Powell of Fairfax, Smith Of Fauqner, Rust,
Stockton, Deskins, Muse Taliaerro, Wood, Byrd OF
Frederick French, Leake OF Goochlond, Carroll, Gal
WE'LL Jones, Edmunds Of Halifax, Stova Blue, Ward,
I t,.t nf Ra,ea Dav aofk ~ IN.
Marshall, Banks k'dwell, Martin, Sicoson, Jiggts
Tanzey, AdaT, Wade, Dyche Tatem, Rice, Davis OF
Orange Il Green, Bird of Pendlelon, Hopkins, Brown
of Preston, Anderson, Brnwner, Sturm, Burweli, DE.
neale, Coolies, Cowan, Kane, Gatewood, Williams,
Tate, IIedgnan Warren, Walker, Spol,s, West, Hen
~, Goodson, Neal, Leftwich-7o.
! .S1cs-alessrs Brooke, Frazer Newkrk Snodgrass,
Moore Of Cabsll & Wayne, Garnet, Miles, Galiaher,
Worhngton, Parks, Gray, Miller oi Loudoun, Miller
of Mason & Jackson, Smith of Nansemond, Oliver,
Criiz, Bennett, Ta!msn, White oil Rockbrldge, Cruch
I field, Lews-2l.
! When MI CRuToHrIELp name called, he said
that, although he agreed to all the resolutions, he
should vote agains; them he did last Winter against
similar propositions because he did not think them
necessary lie should vote for similar instructions,
whenever he thought them necessary.
The second Resolution was carried 10y the vote o! 40
to IS
(The ayes the same os in the vote The Is Resou-
ton with the exception of MIR French who voted in
the negative with hlessrs. Winciej, Mitchell, Now
lin Lacy. Broadus, Brown of +. {. and w, Payne,
Wallace, Edmonis OF l. and K Cabeli. Boiling, Keen
and Dew who did mol on the first Resolntion.)
when the Sd Resolution road, Mr.. Ioler moved
70 ay il the table, for the purpose OF consideration
tie EXPRESSED himself opposed 10 lis apparent object
asked gentlemen whe Their they meant to repea the pre-
sent Tariff law, without providing any means TO carry
on the Goyernmen,-nnd asked whether they intended
TO depend upon direct tax of their party had
professed. He wished TO know, whether they meant
now to advocate tax for revenue ony-and not TO
have protective tariff even incidentally, or acciden
lay--and how they could reconcile this doctrine 10
Mr. J-iFer.on's opinions on this subject
Mr.. LEAxE Of Aihemare sad that OF II the gallant
knights who had titled upon Tins floor tie gentleman
from Campbell was the mos, chiyarous That gentle.
aan had INDUCED in long speech upon tie merits OF
the question: the course Of which he had assailed the
principles and policy Of the Democratic party, and had
then moved to lay Tie resolution the table, thereby
precludog reply lie (Alr, l. hoped ite motion would
no, prevail
(The motion to lay on the table having faed,)
Mr. LEAKE said, that he did not intend to discuss
the revolution lie only nen 1ed to reply 10 pro-
position Of the gentleman from Campbell. lie coEgra
tulsed the gentleman from umpbell that he had open
ed ssety-valye through which, he hoped tue e1-
element which had been acumulating here, during
the day. the part OF the minority, who were 80 gal
lanty represented by that gentleman, might escape
lie trusted that 1t would prove safe conductor. He
asc congratulated the gentleman from Campbell! on
The chaaoe which had come over him and his party since
the Presidential election AZ that lime, it would be
remembered, the gentleman from Campbell, and his
party advocated the election Of William H. Harrison
far The Presidency, and John Ty9r--aye SIR, (said
Mr. L. Of JOINS TyLER-to the Vice Presidency, on
the ground among others, that they opposed to
protective Tariff Nom, The gentleman and his party
were in favor of the protective policy Wonderfully
consistent. Mr. l.. concluded by calling the previous
question.
MIR. Goopsos remarked, tina, when the resolutions
repeating the Expunging Resolutions in 40-4i were
adopted by this House, the Previous Question was call.
ed and mrnv gentlemen who now were violent
agains, the Previous Question, then voted for itse
yera Wings protested that they should not vote at al
The third Resolution was carried BY the vote Of "a
10 81.
1.-The aYes the on the second Resolution, ex
ce ping Mr. Byrd OF F., who did not vote, and Mr..
West, who now voted in the negative. slessrs. Wing
field Moore of &. and w, Payne and Caheil, who
voted before in the negative, did not now vote ana