Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-01-29

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from Virginia, aided by al! The appliances 81 ',e
| Administration. might secure maloh'y V. uo.h
| nonse> ior The measure. For these cohs'ue'a-
| inns although he regarded Mr.. McDowe" Dis a
h;ohm,nd.d and honorable gentleman nc coulu
No, consider him lair exponent ul us VIEWS
ara wonLd vote for Mr.. Mason, VINO, II was con
iscluted. would oppose The measure; OF who "
m Ike I'M worst. was doubtful on this p'ln' dna
whose election could not be resaiuea rs a' 81, 81.
dofsalion of the Lieutenant Generai, "h'e VII
| MrDowsli's might he SO regarded ,.,.
Mr.. GOODSON sad Tue gentleman ,'o n,n, ,,l
svvania mir. Lanier) had taken decided GROUND
AGAINST Gov. Mcdowell. He could mol blame
him: he (Mr. LIZ was acting with The wing par
| IS. He called on the Democrats, however 10 90,
serve The grounds he had taken. Ele Mr.. ~ mao
objected 10 Mr.. Mcdowell because IN enecI ne
| had voted TOR an administration measure. were
| the Democrats going 10 say thai ,ney ~ pei'
aoree with the Whiss, and censure the Admins
rra,io,2 For tina, is The queslion-i comes 10
that. They were compelled to lake 'hinss d.
.hey were presented TO them. lie .hahkeu .ne
| Wings who had magnanimonsiy so'eu ioi i"' :
| Mcdowell, and trusted there were mol many ~
| The same category with the gentleman from Pili-
| sylvania. "a laugh) The declaration ol 'hal
| gentleman leaves the inference that some one
| amono The nominees would not vote tor the Lieu
tenant General Mr.. G. would like to hear from
,hem. through their friends We ough, not, SAID
he TO be- left 10 newspaper opinions. The gentle
| man comes 10 the point-lhere was no longer any
doubt abou; his position; but there must De SOME
Thing more than met The eye, Mr. uooasoh .n''
mated, where gentleman, coming IKE M,. Lid,
nier did, so near from ihe inouh,aihs, sno1 wv
change his vote, and leave Mr.. Mcdowell On
,h;s occasion ali ouoht 10 come forward and show
heir hands. Mr.. 6. asked those gentlemen who
talked OF desire Tor harmony, il they were loi
| in The same condition with the trentp-shIec =
| Tney continued 10 adhere 10 their candidate,
| when they saw no Democrat from The East couls.
| be elected A gentleman from his DISTRICT was
nominated who had voted against The Lieutenant
General; and he MIR. g. was very inuch emodt-
raised by il; out the majority OF his western
friends preferred MIR. Mcdowell, and ne went Tor
him. Democrats from the East were always
elected TO the Senate, and that too ~ western
votes. He saw very little difference between the
conduct of certain gentlemen now, and Of The
tpentv-thres on Friday. When they OF The West
come with Western man they put themselves
on their dignity and even the very Old Hunkers
90 for The Chivalry You are very conctlaating ii
YOU voted for their friend; but, if not, there was no
concikiatioR al all.
MIR. HILL, Of Fayeue and Nicholas, asked il
Mr. Mason was mixed basis mani he had
understood so, and begged 10 know OF The gentle
man from Prince William, il il were true! ii
so the Wesl could not sustain him.
Mr.. TYLER replied that he had not exchanged
word with Mr.. Mason on The subject; but sup
oosed his opinions ON il might be found in The re
cords of The convention o 1880. Whilstup, he
would ask the gentleman from Washington, II
he did not say Yesterday, that he disapproVed o.
MIR. McDowell's vote on the Lieutenant Generate
Mr.. GOODSON replied that he did not. He
said that he would not have advised The Admin
istralion to bring The subject before Congress-
(Laugh,er.)
Mr.. TYLER, after remafking upon this dis
tinc,ion, said M understood The gentleman as en-
dorsing Mr.. Hopkins, who did vole against Inc
Lieutenant General
GOODSON-I beg the gen'lemans par
dom have not endorsed COL Hopkins, neither
have voted for him. (Lauehter)
Mr.. TYLER merely rose 10 remark that there
was no principle involved in The measure OF a
Lieutenant General proposed by The Adminstra
ton; il was one OF expediency. IL evidently did
no, place any principles OF Wing or Democrat IN
question; and any gentleman there, wing or De-
mocral might give his preference TO either OF the
nominees. whatever his opinion on this question,
without violating any principle
MIR. LAElER, referring 10 remarks oil MI
Goodson, said that gentleman made IN appeal 10
the Democratic party on The ground that ne, Mr..
l. objected 10 the vote Of Governor Mcdowell
VII. l.. did not consider the proposition Tor
Lieu enant General a Democratic measure. IL
is evidently not Democratic measure, be-
use in The House of Representatives, where
there is Democtaiic majority oi 0O or ~,
only 90 members were found ~ approve H.
He did not believe ii would be endorsed bv
the Democratic party in this House. The parry
had been independent enough 10 vote against II,
and il did them great honor Mr.. l.. hoped The
Democratic party here would not be appealed To
by IN. argument addressed them BY the gentle
man llom Washington.
MIR. LEAKE did no, desire IL take any further
pa r, in he discussion; and would not. except tor
the remarks Of the member from Washington
who had charged the friends OF Mr.. Jones with
the want OF proper disposition for conciiauon
de could retort the charge, with good reason
That gentleman himself was in favor oil conci-
lialion when il operated in favor OF his candidate
but had no idea oil il WHEN II did moi. mat gen.
leman was aware that 50 far as he had acted
with him, he (Mr L. was always disposed TO
give up his preferences for those in The minority,
even in favor of those in a plurality He had
been discussed when in a minority, to 60 against
his own friends. But when The gentleman from
Washington exhibited disposition not 10 acl
with him, he han not, in return, exhibited dis
position 10 drive him off or make him come To
him. The ballots demonstrated that Jones was
in The majority-that he had received larger
Democratic vote than any other nominee. III,
then. The principles acted On elsewhere by all par
lies had their influence here, that gentleman would
moi be authorized 10 say, that he (Mr. L. was
fond of talking Of harmony but would not exhi-
bi, il in his acts. Fad The gentleman been in The
majority, he (Mr. L.) would have abandoned his
man and gone over 10 him. But the gentleman
wanted him (Mr. L. TO turn against this very
principle, and help him 10 elect man who had
not been sustained BY majority oil the parry
He could not see what right The gentleman
had to lecture the friends OF Mr.. Jones'
Mr.. Leake was for Mr. Jones because ne had
moi done any thing 10 catch Wing votes.--
He had always been a firm and undertaking sup
nor,er OF the administration. He did not know
what course MIR. Jones would pursue; but from
what he had done, ne would Ini"r that So lar "a
the Wings were concerned, he would be against
Them on The Lieulenan, General and on the lax
on tea and coffee. Although Mr.. Mcdowell was
objected TO for his vo, the Lieutenant Gene
raj, he was lauded t"r opposing Inc adin'nis'ra,
ton on the tea and coffee tax. Mr.. Leake dd
no, see how the Communications OF The Wings
were to make a man, politically speaking, more
acceptable 10 Democrats. They presented Mr.
Jones as Democrat, who would sustain The ad
minis,ra;ion in every case where Democratic
principles were involved, and where, upon cues
lion oil expedency, measure, in his opinion, not
altogether inexpedienl, was presented for his ac-
ton They presented bin, in short, as men,
Der o: the Democratic party, disposed 10 sls-
tain Democratic measures. Even The Wings
ought not 10 object 10 him on this ground; for he
would rather have an opponent he knew where TO
find than one he did not.
Mr. PATRICK said, when he was called on 10
vote for Democrat, he did so with great relucl-
ance. Much had been said in relation &c the vo'e
of MIR. Mcdowell for The Lieutenant General
He could inform the House that he (Mr P.) was
not in favor OF the measure. But il was an Id
minis,at,on measure, in prosecution ola Prcsiden-
tiaL uoar, and he was willing that they might car
ry oat their measures and plans. Notwi'h-
Standing all that was said about The Lieutenant
General, like the caucus, he was dead and buried
But if the appointment, was ever made, he trust
ed 10 God that the Lieutenant General aud his
army OF The United Slale-, when they soio Mex
leo, might defeat the Mexcans-MIoHr GLoRI-
oUsLY WHIP THEM. Laughter. And whe he
comes back, said MIR. Patrick, | also trust We