The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-01-18

1t was written in golden characters on the from
OF the PrJon of Genoa LIBERTAS.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
7bH.faar, January I6.
The Bill " To prevent llsyes heinz h-,,..
INFO mus commonwealth" came to its tb;rS
.e1u'hg. On Milling up the blank with the
time, when the act fhall 70 into oper,tion' the
urn OF May, the frf of July, and the 6rf of
huguft were respectively promoted ThoG.
VINO advocated a more diffant day, ipi;ted nm
on tue inconvenience and lofs, which the peo.
PIE particularly on the frontier would Gnfain.
wno had iiaves in the neighbouring R,tes.
mole who advocated the fixing of an earlv
oay, united upon the policy of adopting the
'o,"ens OF the Bill as foon as pofIible. The
mo.,e sAeo uPon the JfrR Of May. by a large
the Bill pats 20 1'" hAi
FNdr. Love rofe and obferved he fhouId max.
TWO remarks only upon the Bill before the
aoeie. mat Bill was both nn;uH and imboEtie
!" IT'S operation. II was unuit, becaufe i wa.
pAr'ia' IN ITS effects. 1t was impolitio. becaufe
may lead to retaliation in orr Sitter STAT.
ana thus Increafe the very evil, il profefIss 70
|remedy.-Ihat 1t was uniuif and martial in ;to
operation reqxired little argument 70 nrovc.
IL WOULD operate upon thofe, who reide on thr
margin OF the fate without touching thoIr
wac are near to its centre. The Ian are fun.
WIN Inns ipec'es OF abourers; it is the
n'e'oI OF the former to obtain them from O..
Their tates. A much greater dor. oe;
terc ourfe too prevails between the horJ.rsr. .,
their neighbours in another Rate. than hr,,p.s,
the latter and thofe who re6de f,rhsr 60
ine eoroers. This intercourse BaturaJlv Ie,as
10 the intere hange of this as we'll az of other
properly: hut it is the intention of the nre-
'eh' OH 10 put an cpd TO this convenient ana
advantageous interchange The atf of ,sr
moved iuch faves only as were brou,,b, fror,
AFRICA or the wet India Hands: This was !,
wne ana ialutary provfion. But it fill left
III 'ne power OF our own citizens TO acoure
.nt.n IN any other rate by de,eent, by uarria...
". 10y Hemye' or of the inhah;tant of any other
I"IoS e"ove hither with all the flaves which
belonged to him. This alto was ,viG. r.n.i.
non. ihe man who removes hitler with hi.
,an''y, brings with him not ONLY b;s n,vs.
OUT AL ms other property. He adds 70 much
10 cur rches. The prefent Bill will put an
sao 10 TINS 'ource of profperity.-The aa of
% was NOT intended to remove the evils ne !,
oacN population imported from the oth.r
Hates; Ihisis an uncomfortable evil h,'t ~
'hAt mountain and ftupendous evil. ,yh;ch
wou'e ar'ie from the Importation of Africans
t uns nIH evil has been hitherto inconGderahie
n'mer no the courfe Of emigration has beeu
nom pon Nortn TO South and from EAT TO wen.
~" ,ne North, however, Virginia had no
tho ~ w. sspprehend an influx of 1aves for
nv, North IS principally occupied NV ,hs
n,tes and as to the EAT, we are bonndsd
oy Inc lea, on which Gde we are ioacccii;i,,.
" INC Negroes. SuppoGe that under theft
e ".aL'tances we were to tell the Wea and the
oou'h, that we will no longer receive ,b.;r
''Ves would not the imsoLir, of fucb Law,
OBVIOUS to every body? WouId NOT o..
WsHern people retaIiste, and fay that ,bev
wou'd nor receive oar Raves The evil vouJa
."us grow upon our hands. For where there
ohe nave brought among us by the ae of 'ss.
t"e'e are one hundred exported. Every bodv
K aS"s ,na' our citizens have connections with
euIky and Tennefiee. Parents dying NAV
Dequathe their negro property to their fon. IN
Virginia. Would it not be frrioms r,;, 'e :"
tune TO the Latter to be denied the priv;lcoe &c
removing them hither? 1t may be faid indeed
why 90 they not fell their flaves But TO this Z,
may oe replied, fha!l the Legislature pretend
20 orect men, how to VIE their prooertvi A.
Love concluded by repeating that he tbonght
the Bill agiyf and imbolitie in IFS onerat;o, !.
ana mould therefore vote againft it.
riN. } thompson agreed with the gentleman
Jun lax Gown. He we'll obferved, that this b;li
woh!d inJure the frontier of the Gate, by nrr-
venting popuIation.--But there was another ar
guHsnt. Slaves produce revenue. Increafe tbe
uu'hotr Of our haves, and we therefore increale
.he VaIle OF our taxes.--This bill too, will GER
,a'nly lead to retaliation and it would certain
be great inconvenience to a planter vhnG.
,arm runs on both fidss of the boundary linz
oet"een thi' and another rate, not to be able to
move his negroes from one part of the pantati.
on 20 another.
MS: BALL was warmly attached TO the pre-
lent bill. 1t had been faid that II would innr,
the margin OF the rate, and promote the prof.
psFty OF the centre. But, faid Mr.. Bail. we
came here to Iegi0ate for the general good
we came here to pats fucE laws as the real and
greater interefts Of tho commonwealth dictated.
Inc gentleman from Pauquer has faid that thu
pre'ent Dill will prevent the removal of many
wealthy men from tie other Rates. He ha.
tdd that u will prevent the increafe of orr
wealth Hope, hr, this honfe will AWAY, re-.
sdrh our liberties more than riches. II is IN
PrsVent rho dangers of an infrreetioH, that th;s
''i wan be adopted. And Of how much great.
q wcIght ougnt fuch an objea 10 be ,,;,b 49,,