Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-08-10
THF RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
. State. The explanation may be found in /,

,he desire 10 ceniralize power in the hahus " VI
me man. 10 weld il for party otJec's, auo ~
v;s;, uoon our State the mischieis "h'cl ~, W.
havr witnessed in the Federal Government. WI
g ,ben went into long and elaborate o,squ -,
ion upon the principles and actions ., ue W.,
you conlenGina, a. Wings usually do, against
he a,oyal" principle OF cenlralizins E1eco" ;.
nowsr. 10 be welded against Congress ana me
ppsonle. He referred, with great IniYr 10 ueheIa'
Jackson. and The veto poverty which ihe legs
live nnYer had been maze 10 yieio 10 tae EA-
ecn,iye will, ard The Republican parry, aban'
d,nine their principles, become The pemocf6lic
rarty The srear source OF Executive power Is
,be veto power and the appointment and reno
val from office, sought TO be Conferred oy Inc De-
mocrats ON The Executive, as The representative
OF The people, just as il was commenced mere
few days since, that The Governor was Inc ohec'
representative of The people. The Wing parry
had stepped forward to cuf'ail this "one man
power" while the Democrats had sought to heap
upon the Executive all hi, power and pTerosa'
tive for parry purposes Gentlemen, Gaming
themselves Democrats, acl on The DnnciPie u
Louis Napoleon, who said that Democracy was
the Government OF the people, 10 The hants oil
one man. The Wings desired now 10 make their
votes square with The principle they had always
prac,ised on, viz: 10 curtal executive powell
They did net SEEK, by their course, 10 cast re-
proach on The founders OF our Republican insli-
tulion:. Fer himself he chose 10 Stand on The
Old Republican plaltorm-on the platform oil OUT
Republican fathers.
Mr.. FERG USON did not expect 10 be called
upon 10 go into regular parry dscusslon-ouI
he hoped 10 give The gentleman who had Jusl
made most extraordinary arsument-going
back 10 the history OF parles-a few kowiands
Tor his Oliver. Before proceeding To The areu-
menl, he asked 10 explain 10 The gentleman from
Richmond that in using The word "pelty cofpo-
rations," he did not refer 10 Richmond merely -
Mr.. F. was not we'll versed in fabcs-bu! there
was one 10 which he would refer, viz: that OF The
animal who had covered himself with the hide OF
the lion, but il could moi conceal It's ears. SO, ne
would Undertake TO prove that NE party which
PROCESSES 10 be the Republican party, was nothing
more nor less than The old Federal party. Mr..
f. said that in charging The Wings with having
made party questions ouI oil the subjects before
the House, he vas fully sustained BY the course
OF the Whigs-who had banded together on Them.
Mr.. F. said thai MIR. S. had moved an innovation
on the present system, in regard 10 The pardoning
power-and upon This point The Wings had voted
'ogelher This was enough 10 show taa. The
Wings had made This party question.
Mr. F then lock up The argument OF MT Sco't,
and showed Iha! il was ISLANDER" on our ia
Tiers, The foundrts OF our Constitution, 10 de-
nounce the veto power-whch had been eIer'
ci.ed by General Washington, and once in a
case OF erpsdiensy. This much abused power
had been exercised, from The foundation Of The
government, only twenty-five times. hlr + al
some length went on, with graphic power and
ability 10 expose the professions and practices vi
the Federal and now Wing pary-,neir "riot
fout, and unlawful assemblies" in l640-their
false professions and consequent overthrow
MIR F was proceeding TO dilale on The iron will
and nerve o.! Gen. Jackson in pros,rating the
monster Bank, which had gone into Congress
10 bride aud buy up lis members.
Here MIR BURDETT made point of order
that The gentleman had gone beyond The ques
ton
Mr. STROTHER hoped the House woult
allow Mr. 10 prucccd-as The same privilege
| had been extended TO Mr. Scott.
Mr. DORMAN hoped he would be allowed &c
proceed-as The House knew who were response.
bic for he introduction OF parry here.
Mr. FERGUSON, The House having given The
leave, proceeded 10 answer The argument made
against The aone man power" and ci ed The tone
man power" OF judges, clerks attorneys, &c. Ie
show The vital importance OF the veto, MIR. +
maintained that majority OF the people were
against the Wmot Proyiso. The South were
united, with few exceptions. 10 Virginia, we
had last winter bakers dozen in favor OF the
Wilmot proviso. (Mr. SCOTT having risen
10 explain, Mr. S. said he designed 10 say thai
they Yefe in favor OF The poi0er 10 pass .he VIII.
moi Proviso.) The South were uned, repeated
Mr.. F., and 10 The North large portion OF The
Democrats had stood up against the power. he
himself had heard Colonel Weller in Ohio de-
nounce The proviso as unconstitutional and dam
III ~ L,h I'D I'll in M nf nj
esclion as Governor. Taking the South united
States, majority OF The people OF The U. Safes
was opposed 10 The Wi!mol Provso. Sill, by
The arrangement Of the Congressional Districts,
and The fee soilers having the balance OF power
in many OF them, Congress is returned in favor
oil The Wilmo, Proviso, and by the Wig plan Of
striking down The veto power OF the President,
The Constitution 10 violated and The rights Of The
South sacrificed. Here is beautiful iruil Of The
Wing opposition TO The veto. Mr.. F.. in cnnclu-
sion, referred in scathing terms L The ruthless
prescription pracised BY the false-Ionsusd Tay-
Tor cabinet, and appealed 10 The DEM ais 10
Stand up together and carry out their measures
against the we'll trained bands Of their opponents.
Mr.. MULLINS moved the previous question
and Mr.. PITTS asked the ayes and noes on that
motion.
IMr. SHEPARD asked the member to vi h
draw the motion, as Inc gentleman from Meek.
Ienturs (Mr. WHITLEY had an amendment
which he shouli ufsr, auhG;izing The coun
and corporation courts 10 nominate al inspectors
10 The Governor 10 be appointed BY him, as is
aoue with inspectors OF tobacco.
MIR. WHITTLE read his amendment
The House. ayes 56, noes 45, agreed 10 sustain
The previous question. When their names were
called,
Mr.. BASEL said that be this morning bad
desired to move The previous question, 10 avoid
the storm which we had had-bui, as The Storm
was now bali over, he thought proper 10 lei The
debate go on.
Mr. COWPER said that The statement, thar
ne had been influenced in his Vote On this ques
lion BY parry motives, was false.
Mir DORIAN said that We had gollen along
quietly for he last week, in The absence OF III
member from Logan-bui that, as soon as thai
memtcr had arrived yesterday, he had thrown
trebrand inlo The house. That member had as.
sailed the Wing parry, and had YET slngularly
voted 10 cut eff reply. MIR. D. said that the vio-
len, charges against the Wing parry and the
exposed here.
Mr.. COLLINS was totally opposed 10 shut.
ting The door on discussion-be was for allowing
the discussion 10 60 ON, as he would never shrink
from an investigation OF the question, which
parry had first stood BY the country.
Mr.. FERG USON asked leave 10 change his
vote and vote in Inc negative. He had thought that
the whole subject would be discussed again, o"
the amendment OF the gentleman from Mech.
enburg.
An explanation then took place between
Messrs. COWPER and FERGUSON, as TO a
paint Of misaprrshension OF the remarks of the
aaer.]
Mr.CONWAY asked the ayes aud noes on
the motion 10 reccde from he disagreement Of tie
House 10 The Senale's amendment, which was
agreed to. Ayes 81, noes 4T.
Arrs-Messrs. Hopkins, tspeaker.l Layns Of Ale
chany, Bosstau, Dnlard, Chedihom Brown, De Camps
Harrison of brunswick, MoncnIe of Caroline, Jones
awards of franklin, sydnor, B1iiy, Carroll Maelln o.
Greenesvile, stovaII, Major, Allen, Hie,t, Basel
Mullins, Houser, Ferguson. Harris, Edmondson, New
man, Arrru, Mcdonald, Tanzey, Robinson; BUT
Rlve. Harrison of PRINCE William, Cook, Martz. Iar
George, Massey, Goodsor and CoIlins-5l.
NoEs-Mess:s. Finney, EIaIt, Watson. Smith, M'Cue
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