Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-04-13
VA,

| dS ldI d. pUSslD!c from Inc democratic ranks.
| circumstances being made against The call Of
the ayes and noes,
MIR. HARVIE said he would Withdraw his
call. He knew that he was TO be driven ouI Of
tie Convention, and he would not therefore trouble
them with The ayes and noes.
| Mr.. CARSON demanded that The question be
divided, 50 as 10 conhne il 10 striking out. Much
conversation with regard 10 points OF order look
place; during which The Chair decided that if the
House refused 10 strike out, The resolutions were
amendable.
The vote was then taken, and the question de.
| cded in The negative-l4 10 IS. So the Conven-
ton refused 10 strike oui.
Mr.. HARVIE looked on this vote as settling
the question, and as consummaiing what he had
loreseen would take place. He had no objection
10 the larger portion oil The resolutions, out 10 The
phraseulusy Of particular paris OF them he could
| never agree. But these were not 10 be changed
lo'sut bin, and h. Intended not to trouble them
with another word or acl. lie would now take
leave Of the Convenlion-buI not Of the Demo-
cratic party. lie Withdrew from The Convention,
because he believed they were about TO strike the
party heavier blow than was ever struck by The
Wings; and because he could not, consistently
with his duty and feelings, be used 10 strike blow
SO disastrous 10 the party. He lei, the Conven-
lion more in sorrow Than 10 anger.
Mr.. uOLLADAY, Of Spoltsylvana, said he
had entered the Convention in good faith, for the
purpose OF contributing his humble aid in The
maintenance and success of the principles OF the
Republican party. He had supposed that it was
called (lor twas so avoTed) with view 10 nar-
monious organization; but he regretted 10 find
that, so lar from his being the chect the dlsor-
gaDizalion oi The party was The object Uf the Con-
lion. He was now, aud ever had been, ardeniy
devoted TO The principles ii the Republican party
and would abide by them SO long as life should
endure. But he denied The right OF this sei-con-
stituled tribunal 10 pronounce judgment on his
political orthodoxy. He would not answer 10 The
inenogatorie: sought TO be propoundcd 10 him
sell and Others because he denied the right 10 put
him en- examination. He would not vote upon
! The resolutions, or consider himself any longer
member Of The Convention MIR. H. said that if
il wee not disrespecul 10 The Convention or ar
roganl in him TO say So, he begged leave 10 add,
that in his PERSONAL and in his representative cha
acter, he held himself independent OF, and supe.
rior 10, caucus diclalion and convention discip
line, and should not obey either the one or The
other.
Mr.. AMBLER Qhe Senator from Louisa)
claimed for himself position which no man or
body oil men coul,. take from him. He claimed
The position OF Republican, which he had al
ways occupied; and he would do that which free
be going 100 far when he said-and he sid il with
the utmost respec,-he scorned the allemp, TO
force down the throats Of him. and those with
whom he co.operated a draught which The con-
coctors OF il knew they neither could nor would
nul TO their lips. He came there under pledge
OF the leaders Of the Convention, that it was 10 be
one Ter harmony; bu, he found that course
was 10 BE- pursued 10 which he could not be
party; aid, therefore, while he claimed 10 he as
orthodox as The best among Them, he declined 10
have any further part in course, The avowed OBJ
ecl Of which was division Of The party
Mr.. DENOON now lock The floor. He repre-.
scented himself as constituent OF the Senator
from Louisa; he decl rcd he therefore had ri2ht
10 speak, and nee, him there as his constituent,
face 10 face. lie protested gansi his withdraw.
ing from the party. The bones Of Inc lanenled
Gueriani, he declared, would rate in their grave
we're his successor 10 withdraw from the paily
The gentleman must remain with the Demo
cras. His district was he most republican dis
lrici in The State. He then spoke oil The ACTIVITY
Of the Old Huukrrs and Calhoun men in Rich
mand 10 effeci Ii, election ihey went mp 10 Ila-
mover TO vote Tor the honorable gentleman; tor ne
must be i0a0TdJi' when the Democrats would go
50 ;ar 10 elect Elm. Fl. wished 10 tell his friend,
that he could NO, par, from him, AMI that ne Mr.
AMBLgR would yet be found battling with The
D. said on the responsibility Of the constituent 10
The representative, that he knew he would Stand
frnl-lhai he must Stand firm while he represent
ed that Democratic District lie cond not re-
present the district without The thrilling oil his
own eloqucnce crushing The sentiment that he
would leave the Democratic party
Mr.. CASKIE said, lest silence on his part might
be misnefp!e!cd, that having done al in his pow
er 10 preserve The harmony Of The Democratic
party, which he loved then as he ever had done,
and which he expected ever 10 love as he did then
lie should not remain there 10 consider tch,ch fire
brand should be cast into the party.
NJ ANDERSON said We had here assault al
Ter assault on portion Of The Democratic party,
for something, he knew not what. The vote, for
which he had been denounced, he would give
again His constituents approved IL, Tor he had
heard from them. Al the very Convention which
nominated candidate Of The Democratic party,
who The Enquirer said was Of the fright stripe, +"
his course here was approved. He had yo'ed for
the resolutions OF thanks to Mr.. Polk, passed by
the Legislature; and would also give that vote
| again, for he had confidence in him. lie re-
garded lbe opposition 10 him as hypercrilical. His
administration, except The hrstio years Of JEFF
Persons, and Jackson's, and Van Buren's, and he
would add Wash;ngton's, for he would not leave
tia, ont, was the purest We had ever had. He
was not one of those 10 bubble aboutlhi or that
| mode OF conducting The war. He believed The
| President had acted for the best. Bul The Con-
| venon wanted him to vote censure OF certain
| Senators Tor an invasion OF the liberty OF The
| press in excluding the Editors OF the Union from
| the floor Of The Senate. Not man there could
sustain resolution OF that kind, not man OF them
| could ma ua in such a n assertion. IL they raised
The issue and went before the people upon II, eve
| ry man who relied upon il would be beaten. Mr..
A ~ into q { n
Inc privileges Of the Eliors OF the Union in the
case except al the will aud courtesy Of The Sen
ael He inquired what deprivation had those
| Eiitois sustained in Inc withdrawal of The cour-
lesy extended 10 then, BY The Senate for an aedg-
| ell ibel2 Why The very next Gay The Union
cona ined bitter attack on Senators. Did that
look like any Infringement. or abridgement of the
liberty of The press He would like TO know
| wherein they had suffered any restriction upon
their freedom asfien or Editors. Why, said Mr..
| A., we have here in The House oil Delegates
more offensive rule. de was passing The door Of
| The Hall the olhsT day, and found citizen cudea.
voring TO come into The Hail. and the door-keep.
| or keeping him back. He asked wha. was The
mal,er7 and was told hat the House had adopt
| cd rule that no gentleman should be admitted 10
I the privileged seats unless invited by member
/ tle begged 10 know il tnis was mol more an IN
| fringeDent Of The rights Of citizen than was
| The resolution Of The Senate an infringement o
| the Liberty Of The pressI
| (Here there was considerable applause begun
in he Hall and vigorously responded 10 from The
galleries; and some one Kissed very, loudly 10 The
| Hall Mir. ANDERSON inquired ii The gentleman
was kissing HING The gentleman replied mo,
| am Kissing those Wings in the gallery who a re
| clapping." Mir. ASDEasoN-"I hope the audience
will moi clap me for don't consider il in the
| best taste TO clap gentleman.
What privilege, he enquired again we're The
editors OF the Union deprived OH The very mex
day, as he before said. their paper teemed viii
one Of the most vioen, assaults he had ever read
on some OF hose Senators VINO had voted 10 ex
pel lhem-holding them up before tie world anc
charging Them with very crime. The ground
lha, The liberty OF the press was involved in the
case, could not be maintained. The Wings hae
but 10 stale the case 10 confuse and coniound any
man who would undertake to defend any suct
ground. The privilege was one given TO The eel
tors OF the Union and one other paper in Wash
ineton. II has been Withdrawn IRON those OF ihs
Union for cause deemed sufficient But yel they