Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-02-24

years past in enforcing the gag made on.,, sn,,,,.,
oout The tyranny the Wings in ,.elurnno ,h ,,so
r, 20 .he Ups OF turmef supporters Nessr
io'ef ana Watts. brought up In FepIk iLb h,s,oss
tho Two past sessions. and showed clearly hw
,o''a was ior complaint by the new champous of m
freedom of speech. " "
=" me feqnes, OF several readers. The substance.
40" oss's, i"rr aud Watts said ON the occasion. hs
oeen Stretched Tor the press:
REMARKS or Mr.. TOIER.
oN SATURDAY, Sru INST,
IN rptyfo .Hesus Gooison Funston and E,lo,,..,. ,
opposition 10 The call for TIC Prsripps aJysiion
Mir TOlER expressed his SUNRISE md o,,,i6,.,;..
AZ we scene Just exhibited. We had heard The d,,,,
o' 'ne FFer,ons Question characterised by tho yen
,oe" ,t"'n washington. from Warren and Clarke. AM
o' HanaN, fs gross perverson aud prostitution oi
parliamentary rule. by aiyrannral maiori,v WIN s,nh
y. 'es"'' 10 H. 10 se the freedom f debate and !,
'rahp'e on The rights Of majority Mr. ~ t,n,,,.,
JUS SURPRISE anu qualification this sbecnre liz ~.
feeu TIA, hew lights had damned upon IN, mind ~
'o,o gen''eheh Two al lensi ot whun were member.
:" ms o"uy last winter and the wihtpt bf,,e a. han ~
run me minority upon this lor were suhieced 10 tho
must rigorous and nexotahle despusm Had Ibnsn Non
.ienen forgotten the SCENES Of those ,n,mo,,h
'aa 'hey forgotten the introduction If reso,,nns a, IN
", "''e N's' upon Tue gravest qnestiuns Of national
P"cy--iuesllois which arilated The Un;,n fn, ,.
eN'iemiiy 10 the ether. and formed III, ds,,n,iS ~
~ party d'vison throughout The countrv-,h, n.nl,
''e arm ana Distribution or Texas had moi then ,o.n
elevated to the dignity Of Drmoera,ic bohby1 u,5
, ''so"oh maj upon those resolutions The prey ios
l"es'"n was promptly called, pecndihp alike delihe,,
lion and dlscoasIonl Yes not an wasi, ho "A. -,
nor crossed They Were 10 be pissed nte,s.ly l.,
.he shape they were presented 10 the IImsh nn ,ha,
"fs reading, aud without the slightest time ,tded II,
Na''e e,'hef inc principles asserted. or The LANGUAGE
)" Wh'ch they were embodcd Had lbes, u.n,1.mssn
nrher forgotten that only was the preyous nos,i'
ua""ueu' M mat by strict party vote il was ntb,,t,
"y en'oroedf Had they frgptleo ,hat the gnn,lsnen
VINO 'he occupied the Speaker chair for ls n,,tn,s
VI nasng 'he gag more effective, had contrary 10 all
precedent IN this House. from time immcmori,l lec;Jd
'hn the previous question itself was moi d,bn,,ho ana,
s'tehously refused TO permit even teasoh Ia N, aa,h
why should not be resorled to2 Had they Grcol,en
mat on subsequent ociason this decision Of The S,ea
va" appeaeu rom ny The presoht Incumbent OF the
,hair and that. III despite Of the craest dcmons,n,i.n
81 lis violation Of all former usage tho majority in ,L.
now engaged In delmnneing The Wing majority for lis
tyranny were then found sustaining Democratic Spea
ker in his rigid restriction OF the rights Of members, by
which the poor privilege OF complaint was denied
to helpless and poslfa,e minofiyi Where. then, Mr.
roer asked, was the sympathy Tor the right ~ mitor
lies upon which The gentlemen on the other Side nuw So
eloqnen,ly expaliale v here lhe helesalIoh Of that
despotism. which they now denounce in such indignant
lauguagel They ought 10 remember The old prNorb.
thai courses, like chickens, come home to roosn'i
Mt. WATTS said he had been IN part anticipated
by The gentleman from Campbell. in the remarks sub
United by him. lie (Mr w } ecoIlecled web ,ha, this
Prerou Question not that MONSTER nj the sessoD
Of lS43 when the Wings in the minority 10 the
Legislature that II Is with hh Opposition patty In
the minority. The previous question tieh sprung
upon us, not with regard question VI time,
but upon subject involving principles Of the Highest I'M
potanch A series of resolutions, 0ncoctei in caucus
by the opposite party, and presented without notice.
were rushed through the House with haste altogether
unprecedented, even in patty legislation. No time ior
examination o amendment was W.
w. ,ns,i w. '.a ,oa,,a,,'.na uh,nh na Win had
seen or examined but the humble privilege of being OK
cused from voting under circumstances novel and ex
taotdnafy, was dened 10 gentlemen VINO requested H.
ifne s' we Ia" Vo'eu 'o' ''o ,''"''''o pn' -,
aa,do, HAM n, ,ha sossian I'm, ,hs did NJ, anrc, The
principle The majority determined 10 force them
nn.n The House and tina, too under the paq Of the Pre-
vious Question. And now, sir. gentlemen who were
foremost in sustaining The previous question when ney
had the power to enforce are the INST 10 SPEAK % rs
iyrdni rude which resirains the liberty OF speech
But we are tod tsaln MI W. ,ha' ce''an gum.
man upon tins oor Is affaIgned before Tue appropriate
Ionm'''e' upon ''e e''''so " ~. ssa,
the House; and that we oo2hi ho 10 20 mn oena
'oHal election until ms maef Is settled ''eiet ,o"j
change ol circumstances nus W'ouBn,
DO you not rmenoef' SIT 'ha' ~ inc ssson 10 WIN
have Referred 'he seats u 'wo een'""en u ''e e
ocratc patty were contested before 'he Commute
the ground that they were Ministers o, me uospel
And did any ever intimate constitutional scnpie as
the night OF these een'ienen 10 'oe' 'n'y o'o I'eo
all questions. although no report az 10 'he'f 'ieh' ~
seat IN the House was made unt me very he.l " u"
session. Gentlemen have iofgoiien esaid Mr.. W 'he,