Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-02-17
RICHMOND DAILY WING.
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THE PREVIOUS QUESTION.
MONDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY ~. isss


On the consideration Of the Resolution offered on the 9Th
instant in the House Of Delegates Tor tho election of Sc
n,or OF the United States several members Of the Des-
escy who had been the foremost for years
enforcing the made great spuer about the tyranny
Of the Wings in returning the poisoned ehace to the
lips Of its former supporters. Mess.. ToLxk and Warn
brought up in reply the history Of the two past sessions
and showed clearly how little there for complains
BY the champions Of tho freedom Of speech.
A, request Of several readers the substance Of what
Mess ToLEk and Warts said on The occasion has been
sketched for the press.
REMARKS OF MR.. ToLER,
oS SATURDAY. Sra issr, ..t.t.
IN reply 10 Messrs GOodsOn, Fsssfsa asd Edmnads,
epposifion 70 the call for the Precious Qsssfioa.
Mr.. ToLER expressed his surprise and qualification d,
the scene just exhibited We had heard the demand for
the Precious Qsesfoa characterized by the from
Washington from warren and Clarke, and from Halifax
gr"ss perve'son aud prostitution Of parliamentary
rule, by tyrannical majority, who sought, by
IT, TO s,ife the freedom OF debste and tr.npc the
rights Ut minority Mr. T. repeated his surprise and era
uhcsuon spectacle. Herejoiccd that lights had
dawned upon the minds Of gentlemen, least
Of whom members Of this body last winter aud the
winter before when. truth, the minority upon this floor
subjected the most rigorous and memorable despot
Had gentlemen forgotten the OF
memorable scssonsi Hadthey forgotten the introduction
Of resolutions winter before last the questions
OF national poicy-ques,icns which agated the Union
from extremity TO the oher and formed the disnc-
tive line of party division throughout the country-the
Bank, the Tariff and Distrlbuioi-tor Texas had
then been elevated n the dignity OF Democratic
hobbyl Had tney forgotten that upon those resolu.
the previous question was promptly called, pre-
Guiding alike and diseussouf Yes not an was
10 be dotted, crossed. They were To be passed
precisely the shape they presented the House.
upon their first reading aud without the slightest time AZ
forded el,her the principles asserted Ian
guage in which they embodied. Had these gentle
farther forgotten that only the Previous ques
demanded but that by strict party vote, il
bi,ray enforced Had they forgotten that the gentle
who then occupied the Speakers chair for tho pur
pose Ut making the effective, had contrary to
al precedent in this House, from time immemora decid
I'd the previous question itself debaab and
strenously refused permit even a be stated
why should not be resored 10 Had they forgotten ho
subsequent OCCASION this decision Of the Speaker
appealed from by the Incumbent OF the Chair. and
that despite of the clcarest OF violation
OF afonner usage, the majority in the House. for the
pose sitting the limited discussion permitted the
minority Rop sustained that unprecedented decision D
Yes the very members who under the rule, construed
by Wing Speaker. engaged in denouncing the
Wing majority for its tyranny, then found sustaining
Democratic Speaker in his rigid restriction Of the rights
Of members, by which the privilege Of compliant
denied n helpless and PROSTATE minority Where
hen Mr. Toler asked the sympathy tor the risht Of
ainories, upon which the gentlemen the other side
eoquenty expaiaic Where their dcestation Of
that desposm. which they dcnouncc in such indg
nant language They ought 10 remember the old poverb
that "curses, like chickens come home TO roost".
Mr.. WATTS said he had been in part, anticipated BY
the gentleman from Campbell, in the remarks submitted
HIM. He mir W. reccircted well that this Prer;ous
QgesoR not that MONSTER, the session OF lS43
when the Wings in the minority in the Legislature,
that is with the Opposition party in the minority
Inc previous question then sprung upon u.s. with
regard question o! time, but upon subject in
voving principles OF the highest importance. Of
resolutions eoneoefsd by the opposite party, and
presented without notice, rushed through the House
with haste altogether unprecedented, in party lc,is
lson No time Tor examination amendment allow
ed-no rnncessiSn. We only confronted with
the demand Tor The mlin question, upon resofus which
Wing had seen examined, but the humble privilege
OF being from voting under circumstances novel
aud extraordinary. denled gentlemen requested
il. True, sir, had voted Tor the indefinite postpone
Of the resolutions, which refusal
consider them at that session. bat this did affect the
principles. The majority determined force them
the House. and that under the gag Of the Previous
Question. And sir, gentlement who foremost
sustaining the previous when they had the
enforce IT, the first speak of a Iyraaf rule
which Restraints the liberty of speech.
But told (said Mr. W. that gentleman
upon this floor aaigued before the appropriate Commit
teo upon the charge Ut ineligby seat in the House
and that ought not 60 into the Senatorial election
al this is settled Here, too, change nf circuui.
has wrough; change OF opinion Do you not re-
member, sir, that the session which have referred
the Of gentlemen Of the Democratic party were
Contested before the Committee the ground that they
Ministers OF the Gospel And did any ever intimate
They did oil questions. although no re-
port their right n in the House until
the very heel IT the session Gentlemen have forgotten
said MIR. W. their action Gpon this subject: They had
changed their ground they unwilling have applied
themselves system Of legislation for which they Intro
duccd the precedent and which, while they had the power
they applied unsPorngly 10 Others