Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-12-07

this fashion, but was 1t 10 be tolerated among iteo
people, Would our ancestors ever have proposed 10
obrooate the freedom of speech Sir (said Mr.. RI
have already spoken longer than at hfst mt ndeo
tust this Congress will net consent to carry out TINS
arbitrary measure, and niIct an injustice upon the'
opponents because their opponents hrst inh'ceo up
nm them He boped they would adopt nooier Pohcy,
and permit oil debate which occurred IN ina. Rouse 70
be un shackled and that they would meet all questions
in a bold, candid, and fearless spirit :,
Mr.. C. j. INGERSOLL desired TO say word, win
view not 10 the question OF right, OUT upon Tue
question of policy There now, IN all, 40 rules
and i, was within his own recollection when e'ght or
ten comprised all that necessary, and wheh Tue
previous question was scarcely demanded once IN d
wear; when fact, il never resorted 10, unu h'e
had been some outrageous abuse OF the freed OF os
bate Restraint always begets necessity for further
restriction Every increase of power creates neces-
sy for further increase; and though lhey mao not
dictator, physically or de tatso, yet they mao wna' was
tantumount in having that which act.d as afo't at'y
by moral force What was the difference o tween
beng coerced by resolution, and being coerced oy ar
btrary power? He had felt the force OF both knds OF
coercion, and he thought the time would YET come
when they would be obliged to recur 10 hfst pf'n-
ciples. One party, having power to-day, ABUSES H.
The other purity comes in and attempts TO make per
name MT the yery acts which led to their destrucon.-
Was such the which should characterize re-
preventative assembly under republican form oi go
vernmeni. Those who come here should not come
10 represent themselves but trustees to represent
the rights of others And they had better not infringe
upon the freedom of discussion, for the policy oil the
thing al,ne. This rule never had answered good
purpose and il would He hoped, aso that very
many of them would be very considerably mod'ted-
They there much for the purpose OF speaking,
of acting and he commended that as much good was
done by speaking by any thing else They were as
s,mbled to represent the interests OF their common
country, two thousand miles in extent-lIving at an
immense distance, and unknown 10 each other prev-
Gus 10 that meeting. 1t highly necessary that the
f,,Ila tnfsf cbano of
place. He had voted against the adoption OF this rule
originally, because he did not consider right to limit
discussion. The House, he thought, was governed too
much. There necessity for such black code
as they had enacted for their own government They
had eready l45 rules, and would probably, in shor.
time, have many more, and then half their time
would be taken up in pending them.
Mr.. WISE made some remarks in reply to Mr. Hop
kns, and in favor Of the amendment
After which, the question taken, and carried IN
the affirmative, without division.
Mr. WISE then moved further amendment pro-
vdng that the rules and orders OF the 9th Congress
be adopted until committee of nine should report
revision Of them, and said report be disposed OF.
Mr.. c. j. lNGERSOLL gave notice that he would
to- morrow ask leave introduce bill for the benefit
of Gen. Andrew Jackson.
On motion by MIR. WELLER,
Resoired, That the House will in future meet a. il
o'clock, until further ordered.
The House then adjourned
The following is Inc vote for Speaker
For John ". Jones
Messrs. Anderson, Arlington, Atkinson, Beardsley
B.ser, Benton, Bidlack, James Black, Jas A. Black,
kerhoff, Brodhead Aaron V. Brown, WIN. J. Brown,
Burke, Caldwell Campbeli, jeremiah +. Gary, Calm,
Augustus A. Chapman, Clinton, Cobb, Coles Cross,
Cullcm, Dana Richard d. Davis, J. w. Davis, Dean,
Dillingham;, Douglass. Dfomgools, Duncan, Dunlap,
Ellis Elmer Farlee, Flckin, Foster, French Gilmer,
,lo Iaral
Herrck, Holmes, Hoge, Hopkins, Hubbard, HubbeN,
Hughes, Hungerford, Hunt Charles J. lngersoll,
Jameson, Cave Johnson, Andrew Johnson, George W.
jones' Kennedy, Preston King, Kirkpatrick Labranche
Leonard Lewis, Lucas, McCauslan, Maclay, McCle
Ian, NcClernand, Mcdonnell, Mcdowell Mckay,
Mathews, Moore, Jos Morris, Murphy, Norris, Owen
Pormenter, Payne, Petit, Emery d. Potter, Pratt,
Purdy, Rathbun, Almon II. Read, David 5. Reid,
Redns, Relic Rhet., Ritter, Robinson, Russell, 81
John, Saunders, Thomas II. Seymour, d. l. Seymour,
Simons, Simpson, SdelI John I. Smith, Thos Smith,
Robert Smith, Sleenrod Stetson, John Stewart Stone
Strong Sykes, Taylor Thompson, Tbba'ts, Weller,
Wentworth, Wheaton, WI iams, Wilkins, Wise, Wood
ward, Wright, and Yost-125
For John White.
Messrs. Adams, Barrnger, Barnard Ion Brown,
Burlington, Carroll, Chappell, Chiffon, Clingman
Collamer, Crunston, Garret Davis, Debetry, Delle
Dickey, Fish, Florence, Foot, Frick, Giddngs, Will
lis Green, Grnnell, Order, Hardin, Harper Hudson
Washington Hunt, Joseph r Ingerso Irwin, jerks,
ferley D. Johnson, Ian L Ming, nicI'o'ne t"a d"
Edward Morris, Moseley, Newton, Patterson, Fey
ton Phoenix, FL sha r. Potter Ramsey, Rayner, {
VI Read, Rodney, Rogers Sample, Schenck, Sen,er
Severance, Albert Smith, Thomasson, Tlden. Tyler
Vance, vanmetsr, vinton, Winthrop, and William
Wright-59.
For Witiam Wtkin,-Mr. Nes-l.
(Fron the Washington Gobe, D,c. ~
CoHGREss.-Our Congressional columns exhibit q
much agreeable aspect in relation 10 the organ
cation of the House than anticipated Miny fear
ed that the effort exclude the members elected under
the unrepealed Stat, laws, establishing tue general
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