Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-06-10


~ and for other purposes" with his objections the Is
Msy. is4i.
said that after he had prepared his message, h'
entered the Executive Chamber with the his hand
and IN the presence Of number OF gentlemen remarked
"heTe "y nsessags Out If had a about iro'u
d--dfhs bH rouid BE- carried by tro-t huds" 1t Wa,
both houses The Senate proceeded immcdiatcl,
reconsider the vote. and passed ioows yeas IL
nays The passage Of the bill 10y wo-ihirs in the Sena,
alarmed the opponents OF tho House. and itbecame
dent that desperate struggle would All the Off
OF Government at work in its favor from the
Executive down the lowest aud obscure person
poyed about the departments upon the public works,
WITH We believe, two exeeptons-Francs r. skunk, then
Secretary Of the Commonwealth, who is universally regard
ed Of the abest and patriotic citizens OF the
State and the late Hugh Keys, then canal commissioner,
who with characteristic integrity, was opposed to the bill,
and advised and encouraged opposition to IT,
Ia well known that certain gentlemen. friends Of the
administration present during the tendency OF the
BILL and ehdoavored 10 rally dozen democratic votes IN
the house against final passage but they Jailed IN this
had they been successful the Governor would not hare
fOsd the b but rested his justification the fact that
many democrats had voted for it, The bill sent from
the Senate the House the I'd May, when the vote
Immediately taken, and ollows-yeas ~, nays
AZ Nearly party vote twill be remembered hdt fhe
Whies had majority Of oNE ia the House. The non
nal strength of parties STOOD democrats 10, wings ST. but
CHuRcH OF Crawford this question dioays voted with
the wings The had been taken and the bill had
been sustained by constitutional majority; but the
friends OF the bill active aud determined to carry IT at
all hazads-the opponents OF the measure relying upon the
integrity OF their little suspected the wicked schemes
which going resuscitNte the dead bill des
perate administration, however, not tn be twared by
direct ol the representatives of the people, Twelve
eak democrats made believe that the interests oi
their constituents would be promoted by the passage OF the
bhlOvertures accordingly made To henI-the Cover
nor planned and consulted with them; held
BuehleT the night before the final passage OF the bill but
unable agree, rather to stay agreed. But the
hill dead, and it therefore required bold and deter
mined effort revive aud carry 1t. IL Is proper here To
mark, that formidable difficulty in the way OF the
passage Of the bill the Philadelphia county members
eight votes presented strong and imposing 'front.' they
therefore, IL possible, be got of the way. The follow
ing the uick agreed upon by his Exceency and saie
es to effect this, and doubt original idea Of the
Governor HIMSELF bearing 1t docs, strong marks Of the
low cunning which characierzes the man.
The Philadelphia and Trenton rail road bill had passed
both houses days before, opposition the county
members II generally known that he had considera
bic feeling upon the subject, and some efforts had been
made the county members call upon the Governor
in body and demonstrate against his signing the bill
happy oXpeden then suggested; the county members
be killed off, while the subsequent part OF the drama
enaeng They TO be specially invited To see the
Governor and OF course expected they would attend
Bot relate tins part of story better, than TO
permit Capt SCoTT, the representative of the democracy
Kensington, the county of Philadelphia to tell III his
The statement prepared at the time and for
the use OF friend, and in it the Captain says;-
The Philadelphia and Trenton rail road bill passed through
both houses by the aid Of the democratic traitors the
y members had determined call his Exceency in
body and lay before him their opinion why the same should
not become law, and respectfully request that he
would prevent the same from becoming law without ms
signature. On the Sd OF May, between the hours of IL
and o'clock, called the Governor IN the Executive
Chamber him thaIrom the position Of affairs IN the
DEMONSTRATING become obvious that the Wings were watch
ing neny any opportunity that might oie 10 obtain
constitutional majority and carry the bill of denominations
into law-and nothing would please the Wings more than
10 accomplish this object by sacrificing at one elswoop the
entire county delegation both from their numbers and their
determined opposition 10 the eXpedients OF the Wings
The above observations assigned his Excelency rs
the reason why the county members had not waited on
him the forenoon and added that the business before
the house would permit that he would favor us with an
audience time in the aiternoon-hls he with oppa
cheeuness assented will here observe that this
had been the second appointment win ms tAceHenoy and
often deferred from the above now hasened
back the house. and had been seated about half hour
when the Governors called me, telling that his
father wished call hm his house at O'Clock,
time past that hour, which told HIM would men
my colleagues. After short time, say fifteen min
pfss, one ot my colleagues Mr.. -, called me
aud said, that he returning into the house the
Governor passing, and called 20 him TO desire
that would him o'clock, half past 3
o'clock would be the convenient time. This appoint
rather surprised me, and only mentioned 1t 10 Mr.
and Mr., who joined me la remarks ON the Oddness
OF the time appointed, and determined say
bout % the Of colleagues but To the Governor
myself Immediately after dinner ate very haSy dinner
and repaired tine Governors house where met his Ex
celency. the time then being about five minutes past
o'clock. His Exceency with considerable abatement Of
is usually compliment manner, observed with tart
ness "Wy, Mr. Scott this rs the third time appointed,
where, Sir is the of the deegaton?" From the
in which he expressed himself felt somewhat embar-
Tlssed being possessed with the conscious opinion, that
the untnng vigilance OF my colleagues in sustaining their
integrity aud honor that time, should have obtained from
his EXceency rather the need Of appreciation than elicit
the clding frown undertook his EXcellen-
cy that nothing could induce the county members at that
time, any way, hazard what their constituents would
consider their most imperative duty and also said that 1t
possible would call ON him in the course OF the alter
Without being seated any further conversation,
the interview ended and hastened the house, when
entering found the Wings all their posts and the yeas
aud nays had gone through the motion by Tus)
consider the previous vote which resulted in 40 Wings and
10 democnts-mOst Of the county members answering 10
their From my heart gave damn TO all visiting
This E2celency hereafter, by appointment
THOMAS NJ. SCOTT"
Thus have plot deliberately laid entrap eight
of their seats and Of bring them disce-
dit with their constituents. The destruction Of any
Der Of men, however OF no moment with the Governor
he goes for himself and family alone, how
well others may have served him. how great their
fees may have been-wheneyor becomes the Governors
interest," they very unceremOnOusly off, and IN the
most heaTtloss The whole power and ingenuity
Of the administration work carry the bill on
decentralization, but they feared rusit or
nn hence part OF the plan was to get rid OF the county
delegation.
JosHUA r. Cox, Of Somerset a violent antimason was
the master OF ceremonies he issued his orders with much
precision commanding general the battle field a
perfect understanding existed between him and the chief
the kickapoOS The house % o'clock, WILLIAM
CRABB Speaker. The twelve democrats who uti.
naey voted for the bill in the secret and in fact
promised TO vote for in the morning. but failed redeem
their pledge For this violation Of faith Cox gave them
severe lecture, and for time twas expected that he might
his budget and expose the whole plot. But he saved
himself for last effort lie notified the wings to be their
seats fifteen minutes before o'clock; the unsu-pect-
ing shrugged mp their shoulders and wondered what was 90.
ing But Cox Is Of great energy Of character,
and keeps his counsel The reader must now think ii
hall a dozen things The house was adjourned
and as the democrats left the hall how the hearts OF Cox
and his conedoraes must have swollen the thought the
trick they about perpeuatng upon their fellow mem
brrs. Tho conscious innocence Of the Governor the
hm integrity Of his purpose must have given additional
relish ~ his dinner. lie expected visit from the cOun-
" MEMBER aud that a rare treat!
The fret step be taken have dinner Of tho sovc.
raj hotels kat back fifteen twenty minutes; according
b, ' bands went 10 work ~ the Kitchen aud the dinners
were actually kept back required. The clock IN the hall
o. hc house set tOInaId fifteen minutes Every uu.
dcfin9 the employ Of the government took h. man
every known enemy who could be approached was enter.
tanned. Members who could not be persuaded 10 tarry
around tho table were invited join ia glass Of wine boz
fooma the nriihcc which hypocrisy could invent was c.