The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-12-31
WDe eEnau;rer.
RrrYWown. s,e OEcEMssR.

The a7,e Trade.-Caa we hear without Eur
prize ari indignation that another effort his
been ni1-ie .;rii.5oW e.9=,7 in the Legislature of
Sonsh-Caro.ina TO arre!t this infamous traffic |:
When we Zee the many unavaiiing attempts
witch have been made bv With rf4rce in the
Homie OF Co Hanns, to ont top to the fave
% uaicrf England; ii is i'npofiihle not To exc
t':lte that jtcrs f,,ne5 ausi, that accurfed love
ct gain, which perverted ne feelings oe the
Hr'''h 'ner"e 'nts, and rrif.uiJed the po'iry of
their pariianeat. There was fone apology,
however, 10 he f.unI ~ the very form of that
government, which being fount,r;, in privilege,
ard fct,:ng one white man above another, plain
" prepared ~. way 20 every oiious oppreifon
winch the white man could exercif. over the
bi'rk. Ent what are we 10 th;nl, of the fame
aTaricious traffic in human feq,, when it is
couot''1anced by the laws of 4 Gate. projecting
t. he he fuPuofter OF free and equal govern
F'ent! or traffic, T@;t merely Derni..ed in
inon:nt OF heat and fome violent ebullitions of
avarice, but perfinaricHly. fipportrt- againit
reoeated oppnftinas Such has been the ia e
OF th1 Wi'brrforces OF South-Carnlina during
th- two !ait tciiions; and their prefent Legli-
tire has only exhibited new inaance of tie
lime virtn"ns but aborive effort VVitnefs the
proceeding
On Wednefday Dec. 18th, the houfe Of re-
preienfatiyes proceeded TO frcon,i reading OF
the pill, entitled 81 bilito prevent negro flryes
aAo other perfons OF colour from being brought
or entering this fate and for other purpofcs
therein mentioned"
The qurition was put on agreeing 70 the bill
and tending it 10 the Senate. The Yeas and
nays were demanded by members aud were
As follows, viz. Ayes Sc, Noes 2S. The fame
was therefore agreed TO. Ordered, that the bill
be ient TO the Senate.
On the 18th of Dec. the fra! qrenion vas
taktH before the S-naieop the hill arsinft theIH-
PORTATION OF NEGROES, when it was
loG by majority of one.
Yeas: Mr.. K. BsrnwtI. prefdert: MeGrs.
Bl;ke, Ca:honn. Dr7yton, Davis, F{ih3en Hor-
ny, Hart, Hutchi"fDn, Keith, Ki!sore, MsPad.
den, p. PorcTer, Warreh W,rd-I5
NTys-Afs7Ts. CANTEY, DOZER, EAR
RAR. 7. HAMPTON. II. IZiRD. JOHN
MCPHERSON. w. r. MITCHELL, T FOR.
CHER, ROGERS. SIMEINS. ". SMITH,
SAXON, K. STARK, T. TAYLOR, WELLS
10.
Such are The friends Of the llave trade in the
S,u:h-Caroliua Senate. Such are the men,
whole na'nsS deftrvt to be written on the fame
honorable fcroil. with the Spartan band of
Pennsylvania A few more fuch inI.nfces; and
we may indeed begin to- qlrfipn, whether the
prefent csnaitu,ion of orr SENArES is com
patih'e with the GENERAL welfare or with the
principle OF republican government.
The extractq which we have made from the
Journals of the Houfe of Delegates, will AT
one glance ihow, that no important meafures
have yet corne before them. A few bills have
p1htd but they are principally confined to
private or local fIbiects.
Some debate took place on Thnrflay, on A.
n1"niing a rule of the hoIf.. dec iaring that no
MN who was eleGted into the council. was
thereby disqualified from holding his feat in the
legillature. The effort was in fad produced
by the 6tuation of Mr.. Henniug, who, it will
be recolleGted, is appointed to the executive
council in place of MIR. Grymcs reiigued, but
fiii holds his feat as a representative from the
county of Albemarle. IN this queftion the
houfe decided, .aeainh refcinding its Handing
ru'e.--We arc not prepared to fay, that Mr..
Henning's continuing to hold his feat is con-
trary 10 the ftnf letter OF the contribution ;
b:caule tho 1t declares that the members of
, che council 90 IN I'll be incapable during their
continuance ia o,}fre, Of Citing in either houfe
of Ahembly," vet ca1not MIR. Henning be
tid 10 be 8: in ,.Aice," as he has not yet ul,a-
fhed. We may hoHevtr oblerve, that Mr.. II.
Jcems not 10 have complied with the Isiyit OF
ihe contribution. Tine legihttnrs is s:.;sss .si,
20 hIppy" all vacancies" But can the va
c1ncv, occaioned by the resignation af MIR.
Crynies, lie fyiHto be fupplied, when there is
no man qualified TO fuppy it /? Is not Mr..
Grymes's?lace as much vacancy noqv as it was
1Sf5re TIE clcttion9 May we not alfo be per-
n1itei TO enquire whether il can be proper
for any man TO afIif in the maxine of laws,
which he may be hereafter called upon to ex-
ecGtc in bis exeeafi4F capacity 2 Let il be fup-
poied that quefion faoud come on for in.
creating the fllasies Of the councillors-wonld
The elected memher be an indcDend difinte-
reRed voter? or iupppfe qusiton to- prevent
thcr dnthsrgmg particular duties--or even 20
praf''ie ~ county co,irts--wonld the elected
fncmbsrs be inde pe1dent in their iecfons
Some CELEBRATIONS took ri4e c on Friday, on
committing tie bill, for removing tie bank Of
Potomac to Wet End IN Virginia, "a a third
reading. Me. Love fpoke at comfortable length
IN frvonr OF erintTig il chatter. On the mo-
ton of %r. TazwelI il was committed TO the
s"nhrh'eF % tie whole Houfe on the eale OF
the commonwealth, for this day.
OHSatur'lay, bill concerning mater com.
ohH'2ners vas paffd after is tbi,1 reading.
hs pr"'c'Pal proyioGs are 1T. that the con