Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-12-30

been pas" s luz r,.p wLo a Inr.trd the original Law; and
LEI he :. nator hom Loud"un rerH' m''"r t''at 'h+ very hi'n
nh, ,rrrror,. lie iuvokr Ia cruirUi our action IN rrIu,iIe
,.,",t nj. Law were iiitn.elyr, guilty o! violating that
/ very law Sir. he referred. though dd not ch'c,'hs i"if'
o, ,hr living words "f Randolph, Of Roanoke, "rcinnTs", re-
morse. ren"rsr." H. >etnrd 8" refer ;!- ht:ier anguish
wli,l, dictated shat language u" nat s'Hcle "c' 81 Kan
! 4 ,l.hs Etr. FrnfI the character 81 i@s ''Gt ~ h'lh"":
,lr. inference i almost ntc'.''f hat lni h' ia'"n"s'' -i.h
language n, a repakr 10 III 't,ic Il = ]htrharou, "Fe L.
sogri hlyc made It tor ii:'inr; :" a.imi; . any u.sca",
s:ruciiUn. ana IN tie "h-ercc - an! T"i'rrncr =" We i'f' ~
. n. having once ,rsAr-h IN . HL"l | dnl the -'rutrr'i ext
| d.n.r rhul 10 rcbuHv 20 mat practice w.- in'ri.ird
sir pr.,iI-st, he enactment u nj, i4E wds in l-ln. u
: still a Eyiu. shan apnn uur u slut. hook; II tcH! letter, -
/ far - II .,Irpori- I, cmhnGy TIE collective continent 81 ~"
,,-oIi, O: virginia. II !, 4 las. .r, wtich Is not su-tnin"!
is the putlir -"atim~ur. which j. No enforced II" your
Courts, aud wlic;. la, been utterly irGi"i'nt IN restraints,
80 far a. | believe. Que sin-ie duei within The sat-. Sr'
while thai public sentiment j. such ~ II nov i---"Nii''. VIZ.
B President. u mnu who should rc'E-e t" accept = challenges
scented rs lis CnuIluiun.-iyr. sir. l. ly"E"i upon WIN
>corn and contempt by tL- .o.t"f an rnrtr, sal, I'.r't'
;I"hi-r s-N-wtil-: even. .ir. FROM w"in,i- ife-th,' ~
driven with .corn. | should EEL, ~ q Senator "a; N.r'i2'i.
'Tcunursr. rrFIurs-. r.nur.", 4, icy auE ag-d'r "r h"'i"i'
cf mine. | -huuli i"r.r him. ar ATTEMPT 1" i"rSc I'm ''i'' !
,0.i0u q; ls4l .ur:, better !tE. -uT-'.'u.i AN ~ "u'l'
H., aud 10y TO u"tI- advocate ihr rrnr':.e-""li"5 lar.
.ir, lh,, Their. SHOULD lee - '"ViE: "!vgs, that 'h.'- '"H"ii
L., wvrI,igs n "ihcr--L,t- T ;.F. ,ir. IiGai "a" husbands ari
sons should H.. borne la heir ilr"!v curses 10 :lir'r homes.
,huu ,I,, ihry should move o. rasth !yu. object. 81 con.
tenn, ami .corn 10 all in who's" a'."ci'rirn. al"E" they
I could E.G i,rpin-s, or pleasure. / hr.t.vr. .ir, ~ ! ihE"
! ALREADY stated, 'har Ii. an 'n'H!iG l'w prevent no
duel; ia.l it. only effect j. - exclude from i'e r"unr'> ~
! Nir:.lfI tln.- uu:"runat- wru "ho imi thrIn-".r'> paced
In q position where lr'I!t opinion cnmfr!- Mem 10
4 resort 10 that practice. AM ! iGfi -. UNA ! 'hilE"'
Nr. President. ia the declaration HAL Virginia """i' nave
,-t mo-, seriously tie lu.s Ct lie talents & her Sous who
have been iucar,c!tAiri !" h"'" "tIre !" Ter I"uhIii'. ".H
there i,t hr,E al other e"vr'Iirrht In Nh''h Her Interests
we're concerned, and 10 which men w.n clEuoi f"!'frsrht
| urr nj home, have been elected. Then, ~, regarding ~"
l,y y. imlrt,iiCaulr 20 accomplish tie uu'pn'r. Tor Nh'h
rs advocate, dgsi-u-ii +. regarding tie Ia" rs ~ rHSIIc-
a; hubble O.. i-Lan. regarding ih' as az not 'h" expression
I ~ rrr sovereign viii 81 ,hr r.o;lr ofN Virginia. | arp"ii t"'h-
Senate ~ rcuc "a, trcU II lh,S 'c,iEn &" ? 'r""c' ~" ia"
L,,.I.- IN ~ doug thrr are but i'iloHlEs Il pfcr-',ii
which H.. been stt ;" frequently upon iht' ZANE subject
and Io;iuNiug that prrc-'irat uhic: stronger circumstances
Than ever ", re- presented before. fTl 1-i Va there .
no period in tin i'r,t history Of N.r-!nia when hi enact
ni-.t Ia. been r PEST Il and Ills aian'''y gran Ell. that iHr'"
was such u constituency knocking %! HI "'Hr '"r 'i H.r''
sion Of this mercy.
Erlr embarrassment AIT udct t.rd I'cu-'i"h "i 'ae question
L,r,r. the senate. ar!-iEg from ihr has'y aud SUNNI ir'
moi. in which the 81 i:rt hii been brought N It's cOn''"'F
alton. When We cnme >I'i MI. u, TO c.nsiirr 'Ht "i'' ~
ur,ri.. AMI ,-amic inflammation upuu snUc I ~" mtierlfi
u,oiui. OF the 4 scG.s!"u. the senate viii hay" an Impressive
r,.n,I /. of the evil, OF departing. on light pr.'"N;.. from
IL, NoTrn,Iuo II procedure. senator, a,sur"'h' nav" ~"
ri.h, TO require. that ali Inr'tcT. r"trr.ri :" '!.'ir a.
,,n,ii T.. 50 clearly arI formally ,t,rci Ma.
nv II, discern the grirgILcc complained OF, nni JNf.r
at IA. legislative r..irr.. ,rug'.; i"r il. Tli-i- u.uaNS "|'
rrN accomplished! In rh" regular rnntim" 81 "Ur ili,'nt''
Gy rrutorr or memo isl, setting f"l IL the uC's 81 III r"'",
md the r-I!yf rraycl fer "r hy q r"'olu;inn OF ''.i,If: ~
DEBATING the lr-ci.- -uiir - Hnh object "i lT"r"'rd enact
mru :, the bu,in,-, al legislation i usually inirn'ucri-
Thu II, = reference ~ AZ apprentices, commute '"'r.' ~
your.,lf Nr. lrv.icu' Wiz HI rsIvcii! regard !" 'htiF -
rI,I;irs aud functions So U''s i ;r"ryr rr!iiniu :! r>i'hl-
! ration nli .cruiIy y. nruii, is To ll.Ir rrl"rt sc are !" i''.
for an authentic exposition - 'ay'., aGl . Nt!' c"ns!iri"i
r,cnmmrm!,,ion fos our ACTON.
I'm, il |. WORT, Of not that in ,ht- c,sr AZ ,'r''c GuS'
.aIr.u,rd. or ~d,Iih.:.'r l. .!,at."n haze hcsa di-f, gard Il
uuI Li.rru,ti riiI. Ti!- su'jrt; in- been ii!iud!cri TO
m". ., -, ..n,,.r r,oaI Nh. ,iy of Ei.hmonh, urri rr.:i"n
for u. ,p.Hu'E-vui "f - select committee :" h'i"G ia III.
| LNI. rrii,,s. II III hal been 4 mater .! local ronre'n'
or free" i Li-ru'e. hi. course eniii not We fyrn.Tkai!: o.
rI.,hisy,u-; lot when ". consider ;h7' ,h'- Ill ~r'"r"s-.
/ r,,.r-I.I . statute Of long standing. w."s" rrinciplrS a'i
,niry h,rr ua; been cHi.eli question Ey Any c"' Siderable
| portion - the people, Il seems 3" ne his drI't' tnF' rom
lie regular rr"c,-'r. "i lt.i-l"'i"T, T. i" 'Y ne Last Wy
advice lli lig!iy inr"Tytnicr:. 10 not Hih 1" a. "h
any r.nur To the cri'!'". !i""i '!r ch OF N'eNn''"' h','
matter ll-h'- followed "a "Nti'iir 'w' '' "i'hSV,' i"
=, small 4 np,y ~. oura. NJ. PRECEDENT, Tie u .'us ~ I~f-
s"m!l courtesy lead fT to" irrTuct,iA TO IL. inJGiic'oNs re-
l.xi ion e: "ur rlcs; and avail myself o. ts ,'t"-'"n
>, l-cl .rr :Ia; shal! eli .H Il = ahtg hereafter. however
iurnl. my position aud insGruCr "n :: Is floor. - "'rr'r
fli.llc.uufiy "l proceeding.
Now, Mr PRECEDENT. ! desire 10 clli tie attention % the
s.t,f. +, th- uuc., ]tJ;nf.S that hang uvrT rii- pl"'ii.i.
~. an .u,w that t.r- sod, Of the Senator fr ~" k!Ug VII
E,n district /, vacant: hri, OF tie c,u.- II That Vlctn'y
81. Lny, n, a.qA-.Hc It'd. myut. Il Is true. that IN the
cnur.r Of his debate. We has" trri told M 'ir member
returned 'r HAT district !n- iu"Wrr,i, and III Itl'oI-, nnie'
Of IN. fri rnor-n, TO a.-.rIain When III disability at'.'ir
ed hri"rr" ct since the 'le'''"a. j ',"''.- we 'ts
ton. ;iIrn the preliminary pAr''I"I h'''' i 80 we '"'''''
: a.: tlr,r .l.,;i.n-i! -iuc~ tie election. Shea u" question =
unrrns"i to lie capacity o:I," r'tIrn,! MgnH'y' 'r ttkr 'r
hold hi, sect. ihr hI-l hrnn'' ~ The '''tGi' ,''"'"N i'
C,Jy =. %ri.it.u. ihc I,cf,d, hut those rflhr ''r'" -"
.rcG.l Affects onl, th" opacity nui lft':!".'s Of ne re-
,,rurd rrynhtr would. rrr'orr. ~ the shsrnr. ( i"rH-
r,n,,ry facts. r~srcrtfIiLy enquire - 90, friend, ~. Sac
,g- irai E,,l.ArrI 4 i y, wl.c'i.r ''y- disability e>,'r" ~
'Nr Time =: 'lr ".rc''o" ar 70; ,irre VIZ AHr", ,'''i
~ ~, A., r%T.-tI,r:. :,tr .h. sl-,,ioa id W. Void;
and that E,iih"r ri" rciIfEe'. r1r"''rT i"r ~ Constituent
can take ANYTHING :hpr,l : TIL prohibition l. IMPOSED ~
;h- law :. wei upon lie electoral '"'! e. Ii'" III 'i'"''
date.
,roy!,io: e .hnl.h h. chr;'l" 81 luli.rf or a'ia- ''',.rI =
any rr..."s. T.. Therefore "iHu- i'nr r,h." 90 selection
Ia the voiers t!irErsy'y''. " nay i,'''r >",.' FEY '.,.'
III. ,"iu: hr rst:ainiur he '.Tt 81 ne Ipi-'tg'''H, "' 70
,he ii.,u,,aca,ira 81 member, e 'hr Assembly. Il n"'
the sarlr language. mandy. t1.t no r"r."n: S"!"ins ".'h:!
mis- ,rolit i,Gry ,l,u-r, "-"'1 b" cf|r'"tg Ih''Eg '"''.'
4, m.fnnrf OF tiiE.r House ~ Assembly. The "T. @Ht"s
nan Of the +, me clause Of TIL Constitution, prr,cfih ~ TIE
1uaIifc, i.n- Di rr"rubrr., w.h great s!Erit'h."r fti"3' ~
rynr,>. tern. r. n. existence II IT," qualification. ~ "'hv
:iin. ct ,ics;.nn" Ilrlc". the r'sIivc ., Vel a. ih" h"E''
tive proyi. ON 81 this clause W" in,r.ie' '' ii"''nt 'ne
,.oulr from cE,c;:Rl - r-"n- disqualified under Inc ,"'r'i-
/. ri1u. Their ch.is" i, :" fr Narrowed, All - r!'i'E
Md. In disregard IL inc-r provision, : '!m'lT lii ,''"'
!u;, - roid, coiiyFr3nG Ia" Iitl'' upon c ''tm''' ANA 'e,
,ul,iu. In no rrnrr.vr,a. OF Ut ih" ,l'"fo.A \. r." trrm' Of
mi. l,w, enacted in pGrsuInr" ni The tnn'''h,!"h' corr -
pond, in fore. and riiec'. with the ',i-,,u,l.nh' p,nEr
SONS. The election i'--li IS nu.a'"'F. ''!,hrr 'h' ir"'l'
nor thrir representative csu take a'Ni'lr. y! Ni''u' "i hh
Election thus avui!ed an! "i..U!!ed ty me terms NJ an eS'
'' In, I am ;,ii prrcedrnr< c,n or cite; uni.r the con.i!.
,u.lnn Of l-g'. Which refer m" qualification, net 10 f' h"s
"r.i,r,i,n. III, 20 th- line Of assuming Sire ,tIe-. L. thi'
II. IS /. may, ,h.re crn h.. ~ p's',Xt for - constituting
our rr.s.u, constitution. IOuh,!-s. with "NP-c's reference
10 ,lie.e Ir.c-aIrnt., the frimsT. 81 t'r present c"m-''l'ioA
;u,a,uolt,,i ,h. phrase, E" ~ he tim" 81 "rr''"H, "a-'"
nx ia, an, ,,rr.nd imr ,t- y"GGf ':jDE, - under '9'h
constitution, hr! r.rl Appointed Tor Ia" '7r"i,i''p"i
members. Hence. /, -c"u' c'yiir : preliminary 'idl' !'F
ust 10 pronounce upon ia" VALIDITY nT mStl,NF d .,i'
: eleciiIn m. We owe l. 10 'he P"o;in al li' district !" ''I'!'
hi. rglu. al Once, 80 that Il they can have u" r"Ir'>:h'h.
lion ni ihs Gorr uulrr AID hy Th'u: "i ms ''"'''oh: " h'"
! WI; # ,i-C.ioU ina, Issue !T ;hrtr i.H,hi. ""'ih h"''
/ hnv-y-r, ~ ,li- y"ur,r !!Fcc'iy or Indirectly sex To pre-
judge o. effect the prospect. 81 HE retained m'r''tct !" s" =
cu-. Ii. ,r, g.! nmu,>'y for ~ Vim" e election ~ s|t hc
50 ax.l IT, &" allow him 'hr amlle.t '.tuc a. Try us 81 enc
in h.,L House. I, II due al Ia h. constituent. and hH'
self: they have paid lin the compliment E! "a r-t'i"n
which ,t.y douiil,s b-rcvr 20 H. ife.i ! and void: amt
viii mn knnal.i:r Of III. .bHI aml poser a. d.tttrr
-" h. - ,or..nm.r, ability 10 nI eur d.lrera'i"n. here. |
giadly hear my 'r,'in"ry 10 hi G'e'nlEe's on IN. ho"T,
ard di.c!aiuI any with IN eiRi'hrra'. . lar Jn sHi.h'
M e .-t. 4 Ia. "a p l4 frtgsL. Up
al ,h- iianI- uf IL. Assembly III; ! hnThif 'ah.
mi, that instead 81 q~unifNin ing him to take hs s".'
under In. lat. election, fT which, presume. Sl thl'
haste ha. hrcn n.rd. the uiuHsi lih' can hr 'one y! ,e
Legislature /. 20 remove hi. dl'IhiH'y all! ihd' qhsl't MN
TO hecon" u GiDdtinr At n n,'r 9 ( zion. 'u' II i-s"i''
tina, this question n"el not aTl.- that there's ~ ''h''s'
tan, fur his seat. aud IL Mr.. n"u!'is c1""s'- 1" 'tkr MS
sea, II rests still his co.'s i"mcr. ani no' nihihe senate.
Iu, | beg leave IL dissent from iii- Ticw. HE constitution
declare. that zach house .LrV judy. Of the election, quail
fcarion and Ir'urr. a! Its mrtah''s." Ills not stl.py ger
mi,,i,r: il j., imperative. For wi" purpose, errr h"u-t
La. undrr. is care The great fundamental r!-h's q! Irprr.
.pn,,,i,n. aud !, bound TO project them irnE! he ELECTS NJ!
fraud or iiI.cgli,y. II, therefore. either li"u." 81 assembly
should knowingly suffer the constitution q! he li">t !" ~
,ra,.sr,s.ci in Tie election % u. rl.'"',tf,, y ""ui' .'
fairhlr.s To The coi>'i'u'i"n, and r"'.i'ct IN us Guy - 'n'
constituency nf the stare VA =. thIs pTcdi'A'ch III III"
Who'll. may h- rr",ira'gi 81 each m"ta''rr ii:'r' WIN
iii. Impressions. and with n0rr "rG"r irhH Ir"'h! ','ins'
N Mr.. H.. | shall ft,i colrir!'r'i'N q sen.s 81 'u'' =" ''',
nit hereafter i rr.n'atinn ir''ric lhG III. ''''.h''' . W
Privileges and Ii.S,irus ~ enquire into :hc tact. 81 ms
! election AMI report whether In tr,ir opinion It ~ r.'Fn'
and - new wit OF election should 10. h"''"'i. t'yt-
Nj. Il. read the resolution he had lr'rhrsnl" ,h'a '''Vl
lu,, lie, u. not overlook, Mr.. Prc.i':rai, tie attempt
made in this bill TO rdiiLI;e this rlrction. IL" second sst'
hon declare, That no person ltIoiihg unhcrArs di,InaIi.
G.,,io, - ~di.ahil,y incurred under the operation Il :he
laid act, pa.sr / I;ih Marrl, i~e. stall be dtsii"i h'i Cf
di. ,bl-d from holding any nHIcr Ia thu Communicating
and ,uch ,'i.quaiufcaiiun and disability aye h.fthT re-
moved" ! wilt mt term HI provision ~ posi- .t'c'"' '"r
thu, i,a :shHiyni phrase rrrhTariu. penal rnhciritnt.. AMI
mixing an nc; p~ufi.hthie which, under ihc ''"s rN''lI Z at
IN. ,iu. VI it, comm sion. Vas either iurorcM; nt not -
,~u,i.h,ii- II l. not merely ret "-p.ci'f; AMI ~" al
know. Mr.. resident. all .u'h laws. -N'ri't "'',n 'tH'.'.''
ne ni.c"nn;entncrl. hut Il i ,o!r''"'H.r r., nni ruit",'' ="
xiv. validity {" that which. under eN:iin= i,"s, 80 shn'N
void If the y cv ! have taken he c"'irci, We !ie rict'!n'
In the X ns William Di,, let, a. inc Ia" ih'ii 'ln"h. "''I'
legal, AMI. therefore, void To as-ut"r now :" max u 'hl!''
/. TO gnnul past I&s by an net .L.iG- elect oHiF from ~
massage; 81, ia other word. 10 arfo-atc 30 ourselves" TIE pre-
,,r,,iy. irlnrrip.. 10 lhc va'"rs Of 'hi+ District, AMI 10
mt>r Ia them az election ~i!,l TIC? could mo-, aIi 'lrre-
fore. ,Ei not mlk" for ,h'ln>cirg-. ]. ite:SI"T'; h.'l ~
.c.,i,n 81 tn. hin ,i:hcr t, he imperative. or yI-e !nc"l".
p.tli,ir With the 30 tied principle o! lrs..i':inn VIM
great reference Ia the Senator from LeN-i- w ihNNN,'!
- y q. 1 -..-L .......-... s....l No.