Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-11

all Inquiry into the COST and probable prospective cost,
OF Publishing all these pamphlets IN The SaPP.ehehl.
Now II the gentleman does not design any act on the
part OF this body. in relation to the abatement OF this
Nuisance Of which he complains. what purpose mas ne
IN view II is obvious that the attempt IS TO De MADE
to set aside the publication of this Supplement mat
IS the sole object. simply rise to remind the mouse
that these arguments which the gentleman has urSeu
should have been urged before you adopted the supple
meal and before your publisher expended four, ve'
SIX Thousand collars i'll preparing himself to GO your
work and it should has. been done before he incurred
lie immense expense, which any gentleman by gong
TO the Office, will he has incurred. These arSu
nIen.s | repeat should have been addressed 10 inc
Convention before it rendered the publisher con-
tract which he has been preparing himself at immense
outlay, faithfully TO carry ont. l. therefore, cannon
see any good that will result from this inquiry ana
move to lay the resolution on the table.
Mr.. WISE | hope tho gentleman will withdraw IL
for oac moment. will renew the motion. lcXpected
to have been renewed by the gentleman from Essex
when withdrew ii.
Mr.. siiEFFEY. Certainly, if the gentleman wish
Mr.. WISE What is it we hear from the gentleman
tron Essen. to-day. He modestlv tells us he has moi
spoken upon this great question. and OF co'iIs" he must
he dsntercstcd and then, with equal modesty, tells
II ivio have SPOKE '---what2
Now ] be-: lcaTG call my young friends attention to
this he tells them that what they have snld are long
pamphlets upon anything and thing and not worth
printing and We are called upon to sanction tins crit
10 know whether tho people have representatives
here VII" 81" not only vote but IL express opinions
tina; arr 10 be The test % Re fitness Of those representa-
tirc-, equally well the votes they shall record
| tells u, ihut these opinion, are worth nothing |" the
pc"tc-alc not worth the cost Of printing them. He,
junior nrnher ii this body who tells IL, too he Ia,
n" .r"Sc:l :$clI. deliberately and rvry, here tells
ls III The iIit oi .rtllcS himself critic. that the
trash ho la beard in this debate is not worth reading
Well this 81" help III" "lium very much If 1t Is the
object o; sentIenrn t" cast od,rm upon this body ihey
VIII certainly Ito il bv voting for this proposition alter
W" are t"! ia i not TO the cost o! printing
but sml: to pronounce judgement that this debate Is
not worth publishing Now beg l"avr to differ from
Iy roung mend. leg Leave t" lay 10 him can say
H. a haze not s;,na,n upoz this b. : question and
can -vt. with pcr:c di-i;.crr,-dm"->-h# there are
volume" In. have been oxen here that look upon a.
invaluable liz" only for this day hut for the hi=toy Of
the stat" of Virginia in future. wish To sc" how every
man in this body will stand and wish that or latest
posJcrity aav how W. stand We have been tod
that OF IL arc lost III the old coats {" Judge Up
shr and tha, the heads Of gentlemen have been
lost IN the In. Of Mr.. Doddridge. Laughter. And
tha: others acknowledged to he such pgiAcs
u IL. pe,ping through the cracks "t lii" shoes "l
Judge Marshall. Laughter. Well. that Is good w.t.
and Il is worth something. Why Il this rtliet .loh Dc
ruc i is prominent fac. i'll history and ought 10 be
recorded Tier" ought - be- authentic record OF the
:arl then ;!ia from :o mp 10 ii Virginia a' thus
greatly ,iee"l..rac, ii it b. the fact 1t Is thing to be-
r.cor:a in our hi,5"ry lave heard speech Oh the
Opposite sid. ro!l member # this bod about the age OF
TX fr nd from -eex that has received and say deserves
although il ccncs from an opponent iSh eii"sS. 1t
comes from of the Younger members o. thls p"iV
who bears the name and in whose veins courses the
blood Of good stock Of the State. And ON the other
side can ailuI" to Young men who have spoken
upon this question to whom Virginia may point
a.. proudly leaving what are called the oid
fo-i,s"-I ID not know if they mean you and |.
lanyi,;er will say Of these young men upon beth
sides land ain in hopes my young friend which be Is
heard NAV be Included in the number" and ain sure
b. will from the evidence he has given OF the pam
phlcts he has published heretofore laughter that
VIRGINIA NAV point TO all of them, whether from ns
wes 0. ON the east and say truly ccce meos ilt'9
il, not feel the fear th". Wing GINA has degenerated
that some haze eHpresSed-thas her sous arc hoe WI
Inv If their .rcs wish preserve the record Of the
Isct that even or Young men hcre-the barbours q!
,h, bodv cnn stand with Barbours OF the past AND
there ar. young men here whom the arstocratS
nav point al with scorniu lip and sag nort honnes hut
they are voang giants that rising up and laying the
foundations oi other families and ether names. l ;tl'
rro Of ,nelr and proud Of the debates. It Is worth
all The printing and Ill the OF it, and will II neces-
ar induce my constituents give days work IN the
wear or Two days work in the year or IN the nloath 10
nav for this debate hope the gentleman since nave
b. COMMUNICATED him. and ciassed him with the Illus
rs Young men Of tie day will allow the resolution to
H. laid ,non the table now move tia II be .2id up
on the table.
Nr " t. H. GARRETT hope the gentleman VIII
Withdraw that motion for moment
cir WISE. With pleasure, i he Will not forget as
no did before 10 renew il.
AR II, x. II. GARRETT. will not l omitted it
thinking some gentleman might wish % repiy. must
hnk nv respected friend from Accoac for the unae.
rvi c3npIiinent he has been pleased to pay me- and
sill more for tho desire he expressed tha: may on
some future OCCASION rival that speech from Iulpepe
h;,b he so Justly praises but think if he had attended
o,b.r more ccsc!v to what said, he would not have
;,,l necessary TO suppose that meant to do wna
,ropld have been unbcconing as to cast reflection
, the C,ovcntion Of which have the honor 10 be
rI.oher or that meant modestlv to assume that my
noars .ht BIZ better than ATTY others that might come
before ?,
!. Mr. WISE did not say that, oh, no. beg pardon
i lid not think that anything | said would possibly
hear the inicrcnce-not at ALL
Mr. " K. II. GARRETT Well, at all events, ! in
taod.d 10 cast no impututon upon this body ana nor
saw that these long speeches and pamphlets ana ,oa
o.s wn,d not lie rauabeI did not pretend to pass
n,. mlrncnt upon them understood the gentleman
from Accomac, as well the gentleman from Taylor
Nr Ar.sTEoHG) who preceded him IN the debate on tl7
rnIution to say that he wished the supplement to De
/ ,J.hc,I and the debate to continue, not 50 much |"
i l.,.ncc this hnv as for the purpose OF excrnsan III
rrrncr through this body upon The country IL was 70
H., position made my Objectionable pos!-ton lha'
hi body had right to become publication ssciey LOT
i nrn,sc of charging the opinions Of the people oil
yir,finl cit nsr pro or con upon ths HiSis' VI "''S
cr,s,ivn. That the point 10 which directed my
rnm,rks l objected to tie publication of long or short
ncrhes pamphlets volumes whether good or oad ~
hc state expense FOR purposes without and beyond the
circle OF this body
r,, cns1on was then taken the motion to lay on
h ..blr and there yeas ~, nays 81 IS iol!ows'
yr,.-Mcssrs Anderson, Armstrong, Bland b;Ge'
nor. I;owlcn Bow!rs, Brown, Burgess Camden, o"-
r,,n Dale Carter, Chambers, Chapman CocNe Da
Ei,rords Ferguson Fisher, Floyd, Fukersol1 "ai.s'
H.. Iookins Jacob Johnson kgore, knote i ,,
Io;chct lucas NcCamant. McCandsh AcCnh'', ,; ''i
r - MARSHALL Meredith. Moore, Nceson' rel,ics'
pninn Eiycs, Scott Of Richmond city seymour os'es
ciann smith of Kanawha Smith OF Jackson ' ,H u
c""hrcr Snodgrass Stevenson, Stewart {"
S.nn,.,hn Stuart of Patrick Summers, Ill "lA'e'
VIII wise, Wysor-5s. ,..r porho,,r
"HsMcssrs John ! Mason, Prcs Arthur p oa y n
~ praxtou Cl.miss. Douglass. llraiiu. NJ. ~: -
D.. n Garrett Goodc. HILL Hit. cr Jones, MI
va ron Lionbercer Lynch Marine he'ry: hpfis
T,rkins, Rid. Sco:gin. Scott ol e'Iptinc'
,fi smith Of Fling ( Queen 1redway ln's, Urn
9hE-i, Wni,cc Watts Of Norfolk COUNT at'S OF ho
b'. Williams OF Shenandoah, Wnsheih "ooiio'k
and VI: hon-3'. --,r,o,
anu !" BASIS or REPRESENTATION.
w., Convention then resumed the consideration IL
me 81 The Whole (Sir. SnEEfEf III lhe Gnar
L., Of the Committee on the BASIS " hehFe