Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-03-18
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MOND, VA.
Tuesday Morning, March Is.
~, po,. ond he House of Representatives.


Of REPRESENTATIVES "The most degraded nation
al legislative assembly which ever convened IN
this countrym-"a few unqualified blacksuafds
and rowdies pa numerous band OF lhe mosl
denraved slaves of faction" exhibiting 'the growth
of demapoeuism fthe vilest and mos, nnscrupu-.
lous kind i!r-"scurvy demagosues, so many OF
whom have polluted Congress by shouting lot
Jackson and STOPPING 10 every misrepresentation
fasehaod and SANDER :" These ana o,hei Deau-
tiul ephels adorn The leading article OF me h'o'
running through nearly the whole OF one OF It's pom
derons columns. And what, gentle reader is The
moving cause OF ths.iremendous attack upon he
ncople's REPRESENTATIVES? Simply the fact, mat
tho late House refused 10 violate their duty, ana 10
vote away the peoples money, in The shape oi
,uilcare and per diem allowance 10 Mr.. J. M bolS,
while conlesing the election of John w. Jones
The Wing makes most piteous appeal 10 .he
politicairiend of Mr.. Bots and 10 this DIsric',
10 avense the "proscriplion," brought about py
"nersonal. malicious, and vndctivc influence,
and 10 return Mr.. Bolts 10 Congress, as s'Snal
rebukc upon his deadly enemies IN Inc lower
House of Congress. (Fine premises, forsooih'
for such conclusion. A very bntins argument,
indeed for such result, If this be the best re-
COMMUNICATION that can be urged for Mr.. Bolts
wc are afraid that he will be doomed TO Never
sink nor .Ever Sink" or Half Sink, during The
resi- olhis mortal career The Wing comedies that
The failure 10 allow 10 Mr. Bolts the heavy sum
claimed by him, did not spring from political mo-
lives. acknowledges that 10 Mr.. Goggin, in every
rcsncct as good Wing as Mr.. Bolts, full justice
was done. and the whole mileage and per diem
was allowed But, mos, wisely argues The Wing,
the Democrats hate MIR. Bolts, because they lear
him; and, therefore, through malicious ana VIn-
dcivc" motives alone, they turn HIM away from
the doors OF the Treasury. Is not the very Stale
T. Il s,ltslt tn
tie violent charges against The Democrats oil the
la,e House of REPRESENTATIVES Mr.. Gogen, an
ultra Wing who contests The seat OF Mt Giliner,
receives his mileage and per diem, because, IN
the wise discretion Of the House, he had SHOWN
strong grounds for making The contest. MT.
Bots also contests and after an investigation OF
his claims the House at0niM0RAY deciuc, ihdl
there is no, the least ground Tor his frivolous ana
vcNaIious effort 10 oust his successful competitor
not even snglc Wig votes in favour OF ms
claims: and yctw see the peculiar organ oil MT
Bots most bitterly and recklessy denouncing The
House, for not having squandered The public mo-
ney on an individual, who is unanimously turned
ont OF Court From the very nature OF things,
this granting Of mileage and per diem must rest
within the discretion OF the legislative body. They
cannot establish an arbitrary rule on The subject
else every unlncky candidate will feel justified in
cun,est'ng the seat of his competitor, upon The
1limsesi pre;ex. and should he fail, he will still
hug 10 himself The pleasing thought that he has
spen, delightful winter al ttc public crpcnSc, and
hat, 100. without mourning The labors and re-
sponsibities OF the legally elected representative
To our minds, the position OF the contestant
would, in this case, BE- vastly more pleasant than
that Of the true representative. Would That stale oil
things be consonani with justice, with proprle.y
with The good OF the couniryl Would not the re-
a. h,o oil .oln nd
with these ridiculous appeals OF individuals, who
without the slightest hope OF obtaining their seats,
find il 10 their interest or pleasure 10 present
their spurious claims for the consideration Of
Congress And would not The public treasury
be heavily burdencd under The operation OF the
"Whss" rule7 In This matter, the House have
acted with discriminating justice which does
honor 10 their sense Of duty 10 The people. 10
Mr.. Gossin they have allowed compensation,
because he had strong grounds Tor con,eSl-To
Mr. Bots they have refused an allowance, be-
cause the House had 'snanlmoRs,y repudlaled his
claim for seat. Under these circumstances,
who can blame the late House? Arc they not,
on the contrary, entitled 10 The highest praise for
their wise judgment in the PREMISES
But the Wing rccapilulates the facts, and de-
duces from them stranger ground for lis al
tacss upon the House. Let us briefly state The
case: When the appropriation bill was before
the House a motion was made and carried,
allowing mileage, &c, 10 Mr.. Gossin-A motion
was then made to allow the same TO Mr.. Bolts,
and i; failed In The Senate, the motion was re-
newed and it succeeded When the bill returned
TO the House. this amendment OF The Senate was
stricken out The Senate insisled-ac compromise
was adopted. In,he conference, The House com
miliee stood firm and The amendment was lost
The Wing complains OF Mr. Speaker Jones
,,od tn
of the most illiberal and bitter partizans," who
"look the ground that they would incur the haz-
ard of defeating the appropriation billitscl rather
than adopt the amendment in favor OF MIR. Bolts"
II most uncharitably ascribes the worst motives
10 Mr.. Jones, TO whom MIR. Bolts "was obnox-
lous as a 7ir0i, who had ioilcd him in argument,
as he was destined 10 foil him at The polls"
John W. Jones is TOO highly appreciated for his
chivarous bearing and lofty magnanimity, TO
REQUIRE anv defence at our hands against such
attacks. I'VE doubt whether there is another man
in the District, who will rc-echo these unuSiitia-
bic npulalions on the late Representative from
this District. He is far above all such low no.
,iyes Of action, and is in every way guilllcss Of
such disrepulablc conduct His best defence is
10 be found in his own conscience, and in the high
estimation in which his character is held By Wings
aud Democrats.
But the Wing cndeavors to throw odium on
The House BY referring 10 the responsibility they
had taken of defeating the Appropriation bill il
SELF rather than adopt the appropriation TO Mr.
Bolts. In what is the House bameable II was
no, themselves, but the ScMaie, who had orieina-
ted this unjust appropriation to MIR. Is. The
House. fully cognzant of all the facts in the con-
tested election 10 which one of its own members
was party, had refused 10 insert this appropria-
lion, because they had unanimously decided that
the contestant had no claim TO his seat. The
Wing Senate, however, in complete ignorance OF
The facts, undertook 10 appropriate sum OF mo
ncv 10 one of their political iavori:cs, who had
been an applicant for admission into another body
and had been unanimously refused. II, then, the
appropriation bill had been defeated by This
amendment, upon whom would the odum have
Justly res,edl Would not candor and proprieiy
throw all the blame upon The Senate? Did il be-
come the House 10 recedc from The high stand il
had taken, not 10 waste the public money upon
ono who did moi deserve it? Had they done 50,
they would have proved recreant 10 their high
trusts. All the faciious spirit which marked this
proceeding, is righliully chargeable not 10 the
House. but 10 the Wing Senate.
The fling Of The Wing at the independent and
proper course Of Gen. Bayly is on a par with
that papers elegant and 5ua assaults upon The
distinguished Representative from Accomack.-
He and his constituents will know how 10 apprc
ciale i, at lis real worth We think that Gen. p.
exhibited The highest quality Of good Judge in
discriminating between genuine and spurious
claim.
But the Wing hopes 10 excite much sympathy,
and create some capital in Mr.. Bots favor by
this matter. Irit be strong card for MIR. b..
that he House refused TO allow him sum of
money, 10 which he was not entitled By The rules
of Justice or the practice OF The Government, then
must his prospects of success be small indeed
The voters of this District are too intelligent TO
be swaycd BY this matter OF dollars and cents
however strongly the Wing may essay TO SCI it
forth If i, should have any effect at all, the
facts admitted BY the Wing should throw the
weight into The scale of MIR. B's able competitor
TO THE REPUBLICANS OF VIRGINIA.
Saturdays Wing, relying upon the newly ma
nufactured Wing votes in some OF the counties,