Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-09
Remark. cf NJ. cTqll3LLSS IN CumDiitsr Of he
Woo, .IriI 2. 1871.

1Fh0ie, -ir,H 2. 1851
i;r CiitAII.LlS;s Prudence dictates to me Al II:
stag CT the discussion To lie silent. Iroprc!y anc
ised ne not 10 l&ng.c in This 'cia!c ,oH. But con
troll in, Sense OF duty 10 l.at generous con:t;tacnc
who hororcl me with a upon This door, demand
that should give expression 10 their v!c,"s the IL
tcre-tr. question under consideration. II is 10
nv par,nse To - the wide field Of d;scussi",
! which this debate HIS taken 1t is not my :ntaa
| ton 10 argue the whole question, because there ha
already been ;:.;ch cnl'!rHcc aEl taa:.t bronsl
to bear upon II, Tia; fad myself cncompasscd br dif
iicuy, in a.:ia: anything worthy of ben: sn5mi',c,
should not engage in the debate at all but Tor The IRE
Tuenl illusions which have been made to the little OH.
side comfy from which conc.
10 my friend from GrccGbrIer (hlr. SMITiI) n
| apology, for when | submitted, some wcchs ago,
few remarks 10 this committee, in direct answer Il
| portion OF the observations which fell from HIN,
Confess that did it under excitement which otg!'
not TO have let especially when 50 much better cas
| Tor excitement has been gvcn since hs speech wa
uttered Sir. tic direction which this argument ha
;a!:cn, though has often Inspired me with iec:s
deep sorro:. has ccasc coaics: 10 ha'a that cH
cling elect wi.!c il did ycn first took m: Sc.it acre
could not BE inscn>e 10 the remark which dropps'
lro!n Tie Very coI,cft gentleman rGm the comfy O
Augusta, who iT; ;,!:, sse, tl.r committee when l.,
S2car Of !!.:. gro::.,- 81 Indignation ;.;"!
would rise NJ, ana,t :iis constituents should the pro
position wcs. is under discussion he adopted
form part ni Ia: organic ia; Of this STATE listened
from Ike it did, AMI entertaining. a did, s:rr
respect Tor the talents oI the speaker Chat respect b.
III. enhanced -: lie speech :c! lie delivered o.! th..
occasion, confess TIA; rcaarh OF that gave rise
to feelings OF no ordinary interest in my mind. Bat
cir il was not only ".Tolnt-Swcll Of n&gna :oii
that was 20 r>, from the valley but 4 s!tmbcr!H-
volcano 10 pour lis lava whenever this basis
'Tai fixed upon the people Of western Virginia. TT.
gentleman rom .Noaoaga!ia (iIr. WiLEY) represented
his people there slun.hcrng volcano that
u'ip T.
crn Nir5i desired it 10 hc carried.
Dir. WILEY. hone ms friend from G.ecrsrllic
will take in" consideration the conditions on which
that volcano VA, to wake ~. IT. slnm5rrs could ouy
inc di"arcd b.. the tremendous voice that To sweep
up from the eastern socc and across the Blue Ridge,
described by the gentleman from Halifax talr. pra-
EiSs.) 1t was To depend u or hose voices and ti.un
dcrinS5 and sh;ni:;i described b: tn. gentleman from
Halifax, and Il was only upon the condition OF their
being heard and seem tina, the earthquake was to make
it; appearance. laughter
Air CH.lNBi"S Then Z is Iossibic thai there is
yc!:ino Of a: kind. II is possible that the people
OF western !r.cnia may be resting simbrrnr
"oca"n whcE: ms; al aay time BIZ aroused and scatter
lis destructive law. OVER the surrounding cGu:r aid
bury il situations in lis dcsoa,ias sweep |
2srctc.! 10 hear That remark.
The gctc:nl:! from kanawha MIR s;Mlrl did
the hoao: to refer TO Tic little roEH;y in which reside
Il would not live. said he. in the county of Grcci:
vile Md why: Because. | pSesi.ic fer one rc.-
sonic Is too "aOro. too !ioi soldier: he has too
much nerve in him 10 safe. from fear. Surely he "ol!
net expect 10 Ia bu;chercd while I can live there in
perfect safe: am! security. But in nj! probability.
there may be another ;:hy lie would not live il,
the county o! Grccn,vilc. | presume he would pre-
fer living in county il which the people not ~
iairei TO PAL such heavy taxes, presume he would
rather live in 'oantY that pays hrtyre cents per
mead. upoa the white population than in which
pays :: IS This may be some +, ,son why he woG!L
prefer living in Inc Salines Of kanawha, rather than
IN county on The outskirts Of Old Virginia which
supports nearly 4UID slaves
That gentlemen took occasion To lecture eastern E;r
-inais upon her OF legislation, and the i'm u
Jcnt $50. imperfect il which she had managed
acr State ai;r-. was not the first time, since the
meeting Of his body ;ia have listened with sorro"
rc.ars wlc! ere calculated degrade this time
IGNORED Comnonw, a!::! II not Tie first time that
Sic has r"ccvcd anat'icIna. and been called everything
'l9:iiIang. She j. Inc proud mother Of us all, 10
*hoa We should cling with love and affection and IN
tcrcst which should he hoIy and rladying In what
IS Virginia low in the scale OF States: In what is
she much behind her sisters in tie contcdc:acy. Can
he not look t" the memories OF the past Can |
she hot look 10 those monument, oil her glory au! |
greatness that gone: Can She not look 20 her pres
cnt prosperity and rigor to her from that false
position in which gentlemen have sntg ht Ia place her
she boldly challenges comparison with others Her |
population and wealth are annually Increasing. Size |
being covered with network of internal in prove
mcnls which will develop the mighty resources in her
post s>iun. The rich and cXhasCsR treasures Of her
mountains. aloat he dscmbowelcd and poured |
nj" the lapof tie seaboar!. Is that ALL Are these
the only monuments of her greatness: Look nj her
colleges and her universities.
The University ri Virginia, that proud monument |
Of the wisdom s.gacitv and patriotism of him who
,lnnber at Monticello, is proud evidence Of her RI
ing speGdor and not OF her decline and downfall Look
at the schools scattered the commonwealth, and
tell me il she has no:lag of which L. be proud, and |
which mark her glory and renown
But there is :ot',rtnng that should &; least prevent
The gentleman iroin haHaw'a (Mr SmIrI. from char,
M; his com!c cath with m>naiage in lis affairs.
{ nicer whose auspices pray, has this mighty giant oil
the west grown p Tic answer should silence those who
utter their groundcss complaints against the present
constitution and the Eastern administration under H. b.
It's happy influence Virginia has rcll nigh dDi-
cd her white population and reached the maturity Of
manhood And yet il is from that very section Of the
state that complaints continually heard. The
rowing greatness and prosperity ri western Virginia
sh0; seal her lips IN silence. the subject OF ihc mai
administration OF The eastern governmental ma ority.
The same gentleman complains Of another thing. lie
plains oi TIC wasted fields, the dilapidaci dwell
ms-, the want Of agricultural prosperity and CONNER
cal independence oi the east. and ntimacs tina; :G,
sill give HIN lie power he will make these ja-
ccs blossom The rose. How, | ask, is that 10
DC effected: l.: what magic wand j.. AL this mighty
change to lie accomplished: Through what i;>ir:-
mcnalitl ;arc deserts, 10 become !ic!s covered with
thc clustering riches OF h!idaa harvest: 1t :.isi
done by sysrta u internal improvements which can
c expected III OTHER Wa Than Gy taxation aud
:ihuon, anG tha! contribution mist come from this
very poverty stricken eastern Virginia, on which the
Gentleman thinks only petit larceny could be commit
Ted. 1t is to be done by that system Of taxation which
has already brought treasury the brink of ruin and
Underwater to her depressed condition. hope and
trust in God that if ever Virginia /, nc renovated it
sill NJ" he done under the management AID conduct Of
The "sagacio'ss' gentleman from hanawa and hi. con-
lcdcra,us.
MIR. Chairman there IS without do1b, vast amount |
Of intelligence and talent in this BODY. In my iuI,-
nen it will compare avorab!y with any body e .:n
ever assembled in Virginia anywhere else But not
withstandng the high degree OF talent congresaed here
was m0rtiE-d when saw the gentleman FROM Rock |
bridge (alr LErcHER) bringing to hs aid in Ills discus
sion oi question Of SO much magnitude this, tn"
cosd Of convention which was held in Stanton in |
ls23. lie took peculiar delight in bringing forward
some opinions which vera supposed 10 be entertained at
that time by of the members Of this Conventions |
Mr.. lEiCiihk. do dc2:c get crcdi, for |
more than am entitled TO- The record was FIRST in |
oducc'i by the gentleman from the citv Of Richmond
Dir. ScoTT,) ard not by me. Introduced il in reply
TO the views taken By that gentleman hm.scIi.
Nj. CilAMbilSS. 1t Introduced! heral>c tie |
gentleman who introduced it personally Interested
nut is that an fer Inc intelligent gcalc.nan from
RocibrGse Sir. LETcnEr TO bring forward an ore,-
ment like that influence the deliberations ih;s he
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