Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-01-14
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81 presume, fran al editorial Article in yesterdays
Enquirer. that We are 10 have n hatch of Texas resoin-
finns before The House Of delegates in a few days
The Wings, Is yOri a:r aware, have, of tate years, gene
rally opposed thr introduction into the State Legislature
Of subjects of Feirra! legislation, az u waste o! time
and mnney-and.w ithnn. knowing any thing ahr'ii II |
Imagine the ~uHjoTity at the House Will give The Texas
resolutions, should they he Introduced. n prompt resting
place upon tie table. The Starvation Law saes into
Eject on tue 18th Il FeinGa:y-and we shall have no
time 10 devote 10 other %-iilj-cis, than tho>. properly APP
pertaining TO unI dut o. "a STATE Legislators, unless we
tLyneasurg Hrriaiaa.
The above is an extract of a letter, addressed
By tie Editorial Delegate from the town OF Lynch
burg. Ii points ont the course which the Wings
of the House arc expected 10 take on the Texas
Resolutions. The Editor does no; say, indeed, po-
~.ilivelv, tina; they will give them the so.by, but he
shrewdly im1slacs that they will be promptly CON
signed % The tablc. No man certainly is better
qualified 10 carry on, his osn predictions than The
delegate of the county OF Campbell. Let US then
see how he ease stands.
The Wings have a majority of the House. II
is their province 10 say, what resolutions shall
re accepted in, and what shall be put oni-what
shall prevail, what shall be directly rejected, and
what shall be defeated by an indefinite postpone
Incni, or by being doomed 10 the sleep Of death on
the table. Putting them promptly upon ~thetahlc,
and refusing 10 take them up, is To all lntenis and
purposes the same as absolutely rejecting them;
with this difference indeed in some cases, that
meeting the ISSUE in the face and directly reject
ing them is a more open, frank, and manly course
Of proceeding, than shutting of The discussion
and decision by laying them on the table. The
Wings then are here virtually advised TO gel
clear Of The question, promptly By voting 10 lay
them upon the table. And the argument is, that
they have no time for discussing them. They
had time, it seems, 10 adopt al the earliest moment,
the Distribution Resolutions. They haze time
10 act upon more small ro;aioe business,
Than We have seen enacted for several years,
during a corresponding period OF the ses-
sion. They have found t!;nc enough 10 devote
Inc better part OF five or six days 10 one oil The
most Singular propositions, HAT has been submit
led for some time past, about deeds oil trust, ny
one Of The worthy Delegates from fittsylvania.
Day after dav vas consumed in il, discussion
amoag the Wing Orators themselves, until il has
been thrown ont by a decisive vote. They have
time for the consideration of all these matters.
hi when n question is bronsh; W, in which mol
only Virginia. bit he wl:ole South and III whole
Union are deeply concerned, not for weeks and
months. ard for a short series ul years, iut
indefinitely, and i; may DC i%ofe:er, these very
consideraic Wings nave no time 10 spare Tor It's
consideration. When a question is introduced
of the greatest importance, il must be pitched
oyerboard; for, they have no time 70 decide it
When \ crea, measure is officially sent for their
consideration By The Governor. covering The rrso-
luiions of two Of the States OF The Union, when
breathe defiance 10 The South, and invoi:e The
Union itself, they must lie thrown oVerholTdi be-
cause they have no time 10 act npoa them
When this important measure Of remuneration
is brought up-when a country, which was once
acquired nv orr own Jefferson. and inconsiie-
ralelv coded away. comes forward 10 throw ltSell
voluntarily again into our arms-a country, as
fair as any on which The sun ever shone, essen
till to the security Of The Southwestern states IN
n military point Of view: presenting an indefinite
10 wide scope for the establishment Of our Tree
institutions: for the extension OF our agriculture;
for he employment al or shipping, and furnish
ing n new theatre for free trade, (accordirg 10 The
ideas of Mr.. c. J.. Ingersoll) and a new market
for our manufacturcs-when the fate OF that lnea-
sure is now pending before Congress; ana the
result NAV depend upon the votes OF onr own Sa,
majors, we are 10 be told BY The Wing party, that
they have no tir.e 10 decide il. 10 great guam
luml al lime seems required for discussion, me
whole country has but the ~o,herday emerged from
\ contest. when this subject was amply and
fully discussed. 1t has heen discussed in the pa
ncrs-liscussed from the slump-discussed in
every variety of form, which could appeal to the
pubiic mind. There is probably To; a member Of
The Legislature, WHO has not already made mp
his mind upon il. The question is, mol as 10 The
mode of eieciing The object, but as 10 he object
itself. Other States have gone into this import
AMI "subiect of Federal Legislation" Within
the last two weeks, We hear OF The adopted reso-
lutioDs of New Hampshire and Missouri. States
who are friendly 10 the object, as well as those
who are ayerse TO II, have acted upon H.. Mas
sachusetts and Connection; have sent us their Of
tcnsive resolutions against it-And yet we have
no time. it seems, TO notice the call, and express
our opinions upon the most important subject
which has come before the Legislature for years
past. Other States are speaking upon the subject,
but Virginia must moi speak. She who has always
been foremost in meeting every great question
uhich has been 4 rled-she who owes most OF her
high character TO The manliness and ability with
which she has met every important question 81
Federal legislation" is now TO be thrown in the
back ground-because she has no time to express
her opinions! And this slur upon her character
isto be counienancsd BY a House OF Delegates,