Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-08-14
ard NJ, NEWMAN moved the previous ques

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NJ, wHlTTLE said W; had ntw air!'ea l, q.
| .,;l . ,,e ~ the business anu W: shou y uo' az
wuhan necessary e1pla ne cene 'h ~, ,he
voc a, mes ON The previous question, "a'eA 49,
p}ouse sustained, ayes So noes 40 -.
AR pERROW asked Inc ayes ana NOES y" 40 40
molior 10 rec de, WI en- WAS agfs'o 10 ayes 10
aces 49, Is iv'!ow.: po;s.a,, cb.,.
,,,m Brown, lie Camps, Harrison o. bfanswles'
M5ncure OF Caroline. Jones Barbour, ~, L. ai,nn
moo"' uS.,I ir Goykin iiouser, Ferguson Harris
Edmonoson Newman. Arhetl, Co'e,na H., H.,
kobi,,on. But, basye, ranni, az, a., Ppcs William,
I.ooK sauz Harper, fuglte Pii,man o-"h"''' ''a'
grave, George Goodson ana Co"' ,~-,."n Smith Nc
49,. Bnrwel l;oak, Byfae Of B'a1ion Lewis
sna i;,i.er !. Ms, Lacy, Cafdwel ltvi.s oi .unoe
lnnd. Vaughan, >egar, Clarke uhoi,,
Howard oi Floyd, Stlman, Howard o. 1ames NY,
| Vo,t and Williamsburg, Wo-ln,nsloh; nom son o'
i.ns,son. Wallace, Iomlln, Webb White, ha.Ia-
an nf loudoun, Edwards OF Loudoun' snepa'a, lieu
s Nniule Cowper, VERIFY, Pitts, Turner, syle,
| GasIy s,tolner, Mayo. Eorman, Asioh' hohcafe VI
!, S,anrd Buideti, Harvey and D'Su ~ -.
| M, SttEtFEY iaen u!ottd 10 sltRs ont tGe
ssna,eis amrusneni, giving The appointment 10
~. q ,yer.or, and insrIt The toi'cwios: 81 d IN
aaso,,.s .,shell I've anomaly elected ca Inc Ala
Tnurday IN April in he cunny or corporation,
!, wn On h. place ct Inspection Is situated. ~ me
y,,,s : ona,,tled 10 vote ior members oil Tie Geh-
..ae as.emby-ard in case OF vacancy, The
anno,oneai shall b. msd- by Inc GJgsinof, "
commune until the next annual eecion.
Al, SHEFFEY asks; the ayes and noes.
Alter CONT Of order, raised by Mr.. Rooin-
son which was discussed BY several menoe's
NJ SHIRLEY was DECLARED enied 10 Inc uoor, anu
.dd,esseo The House. The question Tor several
DAYS has b en- whether we shall auGeIe ~ .'e oiu
pan OF appointing inspectors oy 'he oou"J
Coars, or 10 The lev plan followed on' ncie ny
almost a r;ct party roe IN one s'd;, 10 give
to the one-iuau power, The GoVsrn"f. ne no"
proposed new principle. w: 10 refer the e!ec'
tun OF thess Inspectors TO The woes VI inc so'e-
Mr.. RUBINSoN [hom his seal hoped The
House would not b. caush by The rap.
MIR. CLAIBORNE characterized this move
mtnt as an attempt In bdmoaozie the tfieHus VI
The people, MIR. G. denied that The Democrats
had mace this patty quesop: II was eV'uen'
,'nm The ncIlect union OF The Whios, and the d.
vision OF sentiments among Inc D.uiocrais ON
mis- orcslou, that The former had made II parry
question. aud he now appealed 10 the Democra-
~ nj The House 10 and firm and united 90 The
.de If The psupe. Tue office OF inspector Is a
stale ofi e, aud i, is now pioposei 10 make il a
County office, to be decided by lhs county, where
lbr in. pec.ion is. Mr.. c. pfoe:tcd agalns giving
) 10 The people OF Richmond or Henrco power 10
select an inspector 10 Judge Vi The poducis Of Inc
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mer. lutnber.g1owrr, &C., is viIal!y inieiesled.-
He earnestly appealed ~ The Democracy 10 stand
firm ty The people Whatever We co now, The
democracy next Winter will do lis GUY. MIR.
Claiborne said he cared not to give the ap.
oointu,eni to The Governor, but as II was > ATE
Ice. he should much prefer 10 give u 10 lne
. legislature than ~ line County Cou |. lie APP
osaIrd TO the Democrats not 10 limit deoa'e On
this question
Mr.. TOMLiN read an amendment, watch ne
wouM ofer If IN Greer, that said inspectors snail
he annually elected by the Legislature, and, in
c.se of a vacancy, the appointment snail &c
made by The Governor, TO continue unit, The next
,nnnaI election" The Chair SAID II was net IN
order -,
/. Mr.. SYME said there were two classes OF
{ ,srsons interested ia !his queson-v.z the buy.
orc nc well as the sellers. MIR. s. referred TO
cases OF aesting tobacco" and stones in bales OF
,o,,on. Mr.. S. deen!ed Tie honesty Of his own
. and other ci'ies.
Mr. BURN ELL did not rise TO defend the
, county, but he would say, if tobacco was "nest
eun in The country, sugar was sanded and molasses
w.,c,ed in the cities MIR. 3. had not been in.
, anenced by party but had resisted the giving
$ This mower TO the Governor, Us inducing dan.
goron, concentration Of power i'll the hands Of
. arc man. The Governor was not as respon-
s,bie TO the people as tie county courts whose
q justices are themselves producers. 1t II be so
u ,nnorlant 10 give these appointments TO the Co.
+ vcruor why do not gentlemen also 90 Tor giving
e - nm The ppoin,nien, OF inspectors Of iobaccoi
The Governor cannot DO qualified 10 discharge
rms duly brcausc tie Cannot obtain necessary in.
/, formation from all parts Of the State upon sub
> ,,., so shifting in its operation. Mr. dreaded
The mower of the Governor vi Virgins ADD he
,sonIe OF Virginia dreaded II. The executive
+. eounc,I is merely an adyiso,y body. Mir. B then
launched of inlo the old arguments against the
. ysto mower He cited the GOycrnurs iE cur
> coloniai history, tic lDinions OF power, az the
w,rst enemle. OF Tho people-mofe difficult {"
a w., ia or than the trvups VI their masters. tie
slso CITED the infamous course Oh Dunmore,
,,oys,por of Virginia, who had given 10 the III
c dian sayages notice OF the movements oil The
q troops of Virginia This hatred OF Governors
: was hereditary in Virginia. MIR. b. cared not
for the ephemeral and shifting questions OF party
he cared no, Tor tar is, Distribution, Sc.-he
wen, Tor the great principle OF cuf'ai'ing execu
n ,iyc mower Mr. b. had high regard for the
nrs.eut Governor of Virginia, but he would
ii,h, 10 the u,iermost against tue proposed
y co,ccn,ra ion of power Ia the hands OF any man.
Mr puRROW wished The reporters to aoiice
wha, he would sGy. Al the instance oil DO
, mocrs,lc friend he had agreed 10 pair OF on
!, this question but, so help him God, it was the
,as, ii,ne he would do such thing. Our ia
theirs had doue every thing 10 curtai the power
and p,;ropsee OF the Governor Of Virginia. II
$ wa, great principle TO prevent concentrn-
tim Of o w, r, both in Virginia and N the Fcde
}. r.l Go,ernm, OF, Pass this law; Virginia will
h have departed from this cardinal principles aud
d li,en The democratic party, whom we had re
!. pa ccd as generally Hepuel al, will BE- over
wtemed by Tie people. a cardinal difference
q of opinion in The times oil '9o'9, was The Aea
and Seii.icn Law ML:ch c.o:hsa The Presden;
with arbitrary power. lie hated tue very
name OF line one man power" and he should
! resist it hccu.hout.
MIR IRVING Lad vclrd throughout against
y Giving this power 10 the GOYernor-bul lie re
ga,ccL The proposition OF tLc gentleman from
Augusta as psrfs .ilS prepos,eroas. lie would
lust as soon give 10 The people uf Richmond The
an ointment OF the Auditors, Treasurer, &C., as
10 z We them the power 20 appoint inspectors
for The whole people OF vi gina.
Mr. SMI Til. IL no, the prlnciple Of appoint
ing inspectors by The county courts the samel
: Mir IRVING. The prlaciplc IS very dite-
a rent. Tie couaiy courts, IS par, OF The ~
e ci arg, repr, sent tho whole people OF the
:, Stale. THIS is very different from allowing the
u people of the City OF Richmond or any one
: county, 10 appoint oiiicars for The whole Stale
MIR PITTS regretted that party had been
= introduced here.-bul he was prepared TO send
!, forth his voice, Us that Of The genuine old Re-
). publican party, against titus concentrating pow
er in the hands of one man. He stood on the
. old JetIersonian p!a.lora, o: opposition 10 Er-
ecu,ye power. Mr. p, in lowcry language,
. truced the events in lie Presidential canvass Of
1874, whea the Wings supported the gallant
"Embodimer." Of tliclr principles, one of which
{ was opposition 10 the one man power" MIR
o P. could not 60 for Mr. SaeHey's amendment
bu, preferred that Of Mr. Tomlln, giving the
I appointment 10 The Legislature, The representa-
c tivcs of the people. Here Mr. SiEFFEY
. withdrew his amendment, and the question was
, then upon agreeing to the Senate's amendment
MrP. went On ard argued that on every impor-