Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-04-02

by Ar. BLAcktEpoE, froi, the Committee on
the fuhl'c Buildings, relative to the prope,
disposition oil the Paintings of Col Trumbull.
was called up, and, by unanimous consent.
inc i"ho"inS substitute was received in lieu
thereof:
Resotred, That Committee be appoi.tcd. consist,
Ing ot three members, jointly with such commt,ee
as may he appointed by the Semitic TO examine and
report to the respective Houses the most eligible dis
position TO be made ofthe National PAINTINGS
ted by Col. Trumbuli, under the authority of Con
gress. "
The resolution was ordered to be laid ON the
table.
MIR. SMITH of Maryland, gave notice that he
should, ON Friday next, call up the bill max
ing appropriations for the support of go
vernment for the year 1922.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
The House then resolved itself into a Conn
mttee of the whole (Mr. MALLAKY in the
Chair) on the bill to provide Cor delivering un
persons held TO labor or service in any of the
states or territories, who shall escape To any
other state or territory.
No amendment having been proposed to
the iirst section of the bill, the SECOND was
read, when IT
MIR. GOLDEN moved to strike from the diff
fercnt parts thereof where they occurred, the
words "or Justice" so as to limit the exercise
OF ,he power contained in that section, to
judges OF court of record. He contended
mat the great powers contemplated, ought
not to be given to Justices of the peace. who
were, In rank, the most inferior officers To
whom the administration Of Justice is conf
ded.
Mr.. WRIGHT replied, and observed that he
naa no great objection to this specific propo-
shion, nor did he wish 10 extend the powers
contemplated by the bill, to Justices of the
peace, but contended that the word Justice. in
the bill, was used in its primitive sense. Mr..
w. extended his remarks to considerable
length, not only in respect to the amendment.
nut on the general principles of the bill, which
ne commended were in conformity TO the CON
situation, which each member of the House
was sworn TO observe.
Mr.. MOORE DIVA. observed that he felt !,
strong and peculiar interest in the passape of
the bill. He thought he should be correct in
saying that the district he represented, sus.
tanned an annual loss of or 5000 dollars by
runaway slaves. The law of1793 was made
qnate to the object, it proposed to effect and
ne believed bill of this sort was indispensa
my necessary, and urged variety of reasons
IN Favor of the principle of the bill.
Mr. GOLDEN then Withdrew the amend
ment he had proposed, and moved To strik.
out M enacting clause, 10 test the principle of
HE bill. He observed that no man ouli 90
farther than he would, to give effect to the
con s'it'itlon, which all agreed to denominate
sacred lie was not one of those visionary
phIlanthropsts who would contend for imme
uiate and universal emancipation. He was
aware that such an attempt was impracticabln
however greatly it was to be desired. AS a
primary consideration, il was first To be deter.
aimed whether this bill contained any necessary
ana valuable provisions beyond those already
existing, and under this view of the subject h..
examiner with mInutencss the present laws on
ne subject, and contrasted them with the pro
visions the bill. Ii thought the later were
Inconsistent with the principles of liberty. and
nad direct and efficient agency TO promote
the traffic which had been carried on to y rreat
extent 81 seizn5 free blacks, and selling them
Tor slaves. He c0ntendedthat il was moi com
pe'eni to violate the principles of civil liberty,
merely because some distrctsa,edsti sustained
injury, as had been expressed nv the @en,Ie.
man from Va. (Nr. MooRE.)
Mr.. WRIGHT believed that the bill was sufIi.
cientiy guarded for the protection of civil IL
oerty-expressed his devotion TO its cause. and
I'd the principles ct the constitution, and his
WISH that The gentleman from New York (Mr.
Coioen) would unite in guarding The bill from
eucroachntnts upon that Instruments he fear
ed II was about TO be impaired. Mr.. w. refer
red TO cas.s that had occurred in Maryland and
elsewhere. which called imperiously ior the
passage of the bill.
Alter some further remarks by MIR. NELsos
oil Va: against the motion, and by Mr.. CHAM
BERs In support Off it,
Mr.. WooDcocK moved that the committee
rise ana report progress, which was agreed to.
III The House, leave was given 10 the COM
mittce to sit again; and then
The House adjourned.