Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-04-09

Co, iato The approaching election. think II
matter OF much more Importance 10 lhe couu
try thai men favorable 10 The prosecution oil lne
war should be elected, than that we Should agree
upon sci phrases Of laudaion for the Servants
OF The people. refused 10 vote Tor ieso'u'ioi'
simiIar 10 the one now under consideration eay
or two since; did So upon two GROUNDS; me nis'
was, did not think ii part oi my legislative
duty 10 vote thanks TO any public servant as d
matter ofyigat 10 him and then, when cehsuie
or praise any man, public or private, ! cnose'V
select nv own language. should have ie' u'y sen
overwhelmed with modification and sha me nov
uttered in The presence OF Mir. Pulk SUE. GU
tiun as | thought that resolution cohla,neu 80
spele Tor Mr. Polk when he was DeieIe ,"I -. ~
pie, rode for him, wrote icr MN, a"a Yp, ~,
ior him fhot believed The besl evidence OIL my
oo,,;,,an,,, IN him do rot feel there is any OBJ
lieaion on either my constituents OF lh}seh "
1a,rer him. now that he is in power Iod Knows
The nrde of station has strength enonsh 10 'ulh
mans head without adding The stimulus oil hatlery.
a. for The resolutions in relation 10 the e1pu''
sion OF Mr.. Richie, and The fierce Remuneration
OF The Senate, ! cannot concur WIN 'hehi, no'
lhar do no. -esre it, bur because cahho, iueh-
lfy the act flhe Senate with the oeGhion LdWs,
| or The exclusion oi the Editor oil The Union WIN
an aIrack On The liberty OF The Press. regard it
q mere question Of privilege which The Senate
had rich, 10 confer or withdraw as They thought
proper. Every one knows that The permission Of
any one 10 ener on The floor Of the Senate, or Of
The House OF Delegates, is matter oi courtesy,
an exemption from The general rule which ex-
Guides all persons IRON The floor except members
No man would go further than myself 10 main
tain the perfect freedom Of that great engine OF
liberty. But cannot consent 10 lake SIDES IN
mere difference between Two Democrats aoou'
privilege, personal 10 both. The other resolutions
opA |
believe idissensioBs are now permitted, much less
devised and insisted upon, between he members
o! the Democratic parry, we will be overthrown IN
| The Spring. Our opponfnls are g hcenlrateo, VI
| silani, active aud powerful. With uucn We can
| beat them. Every one knows The consequences
OF division in our ranks. Are gentlemen pre-
| pared Ter this I Are they so determined upon de-
slroying Presidential aspifani, that ihey vii:
| hazard the destruction OF our principles For
one, sir, am moi; nor will assent, directly or
indirectly, 10 any measure which lends 10 defeat
the party now. appeal 10 line gentlemen who
! have come here with these resolutions, 10 pause
and reflect before they ccnsnmmaie SO fatal
deed Put rour hands upon your hearts, and ask
i; the policy proposed by them is not more The
! dictate of sappointinent-of passon-than
deliberate conviction OF lis proprely. In my
opinion il is as unwise 10 present 50 many un-
necessary issues in a canvass, as 1t is inexpedl-
ent To dissaisty any OF the friends Of Democratic
principles by insisting upon them. Now is not
The time 10 inss! upon establishing The usages oil
the party in reference 10 question nearly Two
years ahead Of The present Time. Let Us unile 10
beat or opponents in the Spring, ard then We
viii have leisure 10 beat each other. | would
save lie country before think OF any mans
claims 10 favor think, sir, the resolutions pro-
posed by The Committee ought TO be rejected
! and The substitute adopted. Mine ale net such
as desired, Tor have prepared them hastily
If The language be not as appropriate, am sure
the spirit in which they are offered is better han
| those of the committee.
MIR. McMULLEN said: MIR. President-I
| rise Tor The purpose OF examining The remarks Of
the gentleman from Wy he. That member seems
| 10 be very much alarmed about the condition Of
our country. He says that the pillars oil our
Tree institutions are loliering, and are almost rea
DIV 10 fall and that the South should stand united
| il is not my purpose 10 reply 10 the speech Of The
member from Wylhe generally; hui, sir, will
notice some ot the positions assumed by thai gen
tleman. should like To know II ne Wings Of
The South have not The same interest upon The
suhlec, OF The slave question 'ha, The Democrats
have7 | answer. that they have.
| The member from Wylhe seems very anxious
| now to have union and harmony in The Demo-
cratic family | wish, sir, that The gentleman had
y
| think of This, when he and other Calhoun men,
| with whom he acted, united themselves with The
| Wings in The election Of MIR. X. Nj. T. Hunter 10
the Senate If The United STATES, and thereby de-
icated the Democratic party in The election oil
good and true Democrat?
Mi. President, the member from Wythe seems
to be exceedingly DESTROYS that The parry shall
unite so az 10 defeat the Wings in The spring cleo
lion, and he seems 10 express great sorrow al The
division that il abont 10 take place. Vow, iflhe
gentlemen who thew that ffebrand into The party
regretted il and sorry Tor il, am cralihed 10
hear it, But, ask, how mnch are III" gentle
man from Wythe, and those with whom he acs,
sorry2 Will he mite with The other members
OF his party in addressing le'ier 10 Mr. Hunter,
requesting him 10 resign his seat in the Senate,
10 which he had been elected in opposition 10 The
wishes OF the great body OF the Democratic party,
in order that a new election may be had and The
voice OF The Democracy may be fully and lesIli-
| ma,ely expressed and felt, and thereby heal The
wound ,hal he and those with whom he acts, have
| inf ictsd upon the paHy2
Dir. President, the member from Wy'he and
myself, both hail from that pure Democratic re-
eon. called Little Tennessee And much as
| should dislike to see Wing Legislature elected
next Spring, yet AN mol prepared to say, but
| that would as soon see lhat as 10 see members
here. who have the name Of Democrats, and then
act with the Wing party; for in truth, and in tact,
Mr.. President, the Wings have in this Legisla-
lure practical majority. And, lMs. President,
will here remark, that !, for one, cannot sub.
scribe 10 the doctrine as advanced Inc other day
by the gentleman from Wythe that il is con.
lemp,iblc tor the minority TO yield 10 the MAORI
~. and masnanimous for The majority 10 yield TO
the minority Now, Sir, never will consent
that eighteen or twenty men shall rule seventy
odd. Nor do believe that the people will sub
scribe to such doctrine. OF one thing feel
sure, that those whom have the honor 10 repre-
sent will not. Mr. President, the member from
| Wylhe bess OF this Convention to refer the reso-
| luions 10 commiee, ana 10 lake one nlSnl lot
cool and calm reflection.
Mr. President, beg the gentleman from Wylhe
you and this Convention, 10 look The resolutions
There is nul one OF Them that any Democrat ought
To hesitate momen, in voting Tor. They are
plain, and easily understood, and breathe the true
Democratic spirit.
MIR. President, will say 10 Inc member from
Wyhe, that il he wishes union in Our ranks, he
must come 10 US; for one cannot 60 10 him.
Thai gentleman and myself differ upon one or
two vital questions, which will MOI now men
ton. hope, Sir, that it will he he pleasure Of
The Convention 20 adopt he resonioas, and not
10 refer them 10 a committee.
MIR FLOYD made brief rep'r.
Mir. VOOLFOLK then addressed he Con-
vcn,ion. Constituting but small lracnon OF he
parry, he (Mr Voolfolk denied the r shl Of the
aChivalry" 10 rule it; and, for one. he was deler
mined that they should do so no longer. BY their
conduct they had already proclaimed lhaI while
they agreed with the Old Hunkers in the sfca,
principles which separate Wing from Democrat,
yel they must be permitted, on all occasions, TO
dictate VINO shall be The men 10 carry out these
principles They were very DESTROYS OF harmo-
ny-bu then they practically tell US, You shall
not have harmony unless you obey our bidding.
Now he would Tell these "lord and masters ofbe
parry that he was not made for slave, and thai
he would no longer obey their high behes's. In
deed, Mr.. w. seemed 10 regard The Cbivalry as
more to be feared as allies than as enemies. He
said that most of them, perhaps all, had formerly
been Whigs-and, before abandoning the Wing
ranks, they had gwen 10 that party the hug of
death So, be feared, it would be with The party
10 which they were now aitached-and so believe
1 Lo f;r,noj ihaf for hinneelf he uould moi