Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-12-20

! latorp-ho called them public bsnefactors-had
been risking their lives to bring salt into
our lines. AS many IS three hundred
sacks had arrived in this manner from new
FORK CITY. lille gave al account ct Il method
by which salt was nov brought from Mary
land, bat il would be impoiltic to make 1t pub
lie here Were these men, he continued, TO
be lepislated against? There was not a politi-
cal economist from Adam Smith down to the
most recent writer who did not csnsure such
legislation as the bill contemplated. dc de-
MED the assertion that tho people demanded
tho psssaec Of the bill n measure without
reason. Inconsistent with sound policg-noth.
ing hut mn ercroGrhinsnt upon the rights OF
individuals.
Mr., ROBERTSON contpndui there was a
| hisbcr philosophy th@!: that to which the gen.
tle1aan precc,ling him had called tho attention OF
the House. In sil normal times the ptilloso-
ply Of prohibited Science ough: to be The Sole
governing guide Oh the Legislative pow
or Of a community. But the!e were
other times when moral and ethical consluera-
tiers ca!ne in and Iranscended inc 'thitS'ions
| Of such s~cience. nh" whole aim, purpose and
end which The gentleman seemed to mistake IN
the bill, Has TO piacs tito brand OIL puoilc COLI
domination upc, spectators i'll articles o. prime
necessity. Il was not the demand OF popular
ciatnor, bu, the result o! II brond sentiment
alneu, the people. lie did nor discover any
unconstitutional difficulties in lhc way: sim
liar NECESSITIES had chaIacter:zed tho Legislation
Of those who carried Gs through tho hrst rev
~oln,ion. If the bill was defeated the ete:t
would he 70 stimulate and extend the spirit O!
cupidity and extortiun so as 10 many cases 10
produce actual distress. ;,
Mr.. COLLIER opposed tho passage OF the bill.
hrttuuy persons Imagined ihcre was q great
quantity Of salt in the ma: aet; tins Wss a
mistake. !ie had bean iniornc! IS e met
chant in PctsiybuTs-a n:an not ataH interest.
ed IN The salt business that there Weie. nor
two hundred bushels og the srtic!a il that
city. There wrTc Eve thousand bushels on
the way there but Pass the bill. ana the en-
tire lot wuulG be aeE. 10 Soune more la7ofao1e
market. 81
Mr.. ANDERSON, oi B~uts:our', IL reply &c the
argument adduced by Mr.. NgLsos against the
cons.itutiorality of the bill, SAID ina: through
unt the revolution the Legislature OF virginia
passe! law after law upon tho very piinSipie
q TIC bill under consideration, iinp"uing heavy
penalties u2cn oil psrSca5 engaged i'll specule-
! ting il the necessaries Of lie. That pr!hcig's
had been continued in ali the statutes nn.i! the
last rc-i-nl. At that tiIGc VIC had Il law against
mouopci:cs and cx!ortions Of this kind. But
why it VAL dropped OUT il the last reSissi no
could rot tell. He denied ii would wor!; liz
Justice 10 merchants who had lately bought
salt. Tue bill had beer hanging over ii.2ir
BEADS fer lie last two weeks. They could
sci! :i.eir stick in hand ct cost, before tho bi!!
passed, WITHOUT loosiEg 4 cent lie did not be-
iiaYc We could successfully carry On the exist
ioc wa. j: we allogad these Infamous spc2uja.
tors 70 prey upon us.
Mr. MeDoaALD saii that If the moral inir'
ence of The condemnation OF the e:tortionors "
the G;rar.al Assembly Was Ill thut wan dosi,tn,
as some sen.lsuen s:eineG IL think, Z siCip.a
Resolutions. EXPRESSIVE Of the universal scnsc u
| in. body, e7ouii DC satisfactory. TO the ed
toni yea put restrictions uyr:l tie seller 10 TIA:
extent you clog tho channels Of Iiadc. This
he regarded SIS Il ::aifc. id"ut proposition. The
scca. ~GirGlin:. ta DC considered was how tc in
crc:.se tie supply. Solve This question, a7d
| th. prics Of salt Immediately falls. stc urged
the :mrne:iia,a necessity Of CT ulcr taking
measures 70 rc.rpel the old salt mines Of tue
! State and t. increase tic pro:;act nj those in
Operation.
Mr.. NELsus sai1 ie would 60 heart nn't hand
! with the gentleman from Richmond (Mr.
RoHE;rao.j in publishing n hoinily Upon the
| iniuuiLv Of cxtortion, ~ be read in all the
rt.c,ct;es.. lLlughter) !
81. DaHSEI opposed ;h= passage Of the h:l
OF, ;!.a srouaL thai is uctiua was only iin'ns-
riisto and nc; pruapective-il |as aple!icral.
There were only tT0 questions, ne said. regu.
ls.ing trade-tho difficulty oil obtaining and
the relative intrinsic value Of the a:!.c!' Oh.
teined. IN. frrvncr consideration re we're diS,
reg,:ding-iiis 'cry thing .wa Should pGy most
attention TO.
Mr.. H2nEnrso$ desired 10 hno", if the hiil
was unconstitutional, upon ~nat principle 0ur
soldiers occupy tue houses uf private clilzcha
and appropriate .i:eir property He bad
thought the general principle. tia. the safety
Of the State Was the highest Law, was Leo veil
understood 10 need raitcration.
McSsrs:s SnleEFsY, E~TuSTrs, RursExFnouD
STEGrr and others spoka at lpnglh ca the ms
rits Of liz. bili. W&ai CT space gTeciUdes tn:
possibility Of giving their :: guiaents to day.
Tue question Wa t..e5: ;siaa na he passage
If the BIZ, ard resulted thus:
Y=.s-MssTs. ~llrmpr7,. v~srsaksr} John J. Anderson
a.s"e,' 5 81 "' Ssrss' ci.iss.' t r. cus;;s, JSli
Flood, Porter, Frnrsiiu, nrorE", ~l!"rs.us, Hunter, tun,t
jane, 1;hDsun, Jardsn, kaufman, Kyl-, llycI%, LAMB
Lynn, u=il"Iv, Ia'hrra, hcCamunI, t,eHr ?. Arh"nIit,
mckinney, MrI..Gr!.::., urE!lcu", MuTlsrsh, .tr:ert =
Nelson. Wis. q. T. nelson, Organ, r., f"sIs EHs Fit
maIi-Gj. q,
E.Ys-Msssrs. ~E-aiferd. ArocL', nut1Id. Cecil, john J.
60 eman, u. i. Go!riaan, Collier, DsbEry, 9nner' :. Dr'I-
Friend, Gu-rison, G;im.r, ,iu!iu:, GTa;t"n' na'I.soh'
Irby, Jones, L.iLl s, : " NcD"aa!a, Ne%:"", S'iand,
Richardson, !s.'ht.iord, Peter I. ~sauhd"rs, t., a"nSr' I.
: .undera, shaiey. 4pady, s:"r:r, TATE. t'ini.ins. jas. -
Wilson, Samuel M:L"a, "9o:;:a-%o.
So Tic bil! paSscf.
.ind :i.4n The House adjourned.