Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-02-26

poet iowards those Reports be hoped the House
would not act upon them, under existing circuin-
Stances Mr.. Nitcher here called Mr.. r. To- order
! anu some explanation took place. Mr. X. ia CON
unuation remarked, that he knew very well he
was not out OF order, and was sraUied To fad
that he had been Sustained by the Chair. lie
would ony add, that UP to the present period,
b inc session had been remarkable Tor the ariidny
} aud good feeling which had existed both IL aud
out of the House. He hoped that the same sprig
woud continue 10 preraii, i'at unprecedented t.ct IL
the motion TO take up the Report Should succeed,
II would give Use 10 much warmth OF debute, and
t.,i ,i,ere would De- nothing but discord during
the remainder OF the Ses.ion--a result which II
was very desirable to avoid.
! AIR Epps expressed his OF the deiicacy and
importance ut the subject, and of the diiculiy OF
keeping within the rules of order He insisted
uiat thon was thc-tme Tor acting on the subject,
because there was other more appropriate,
I lie repeated that il gentlemen wished to go over
/ 20 the enemy h. wanted 10 mark them as ihec
! wen'-E!e hoped there were but few wh, wi he'd
! to 20 over bat by getting at the question he could
Judge who they were. hir. L. dwe.t upon the im-
! porance oil the great pgiuci Pies involved ia
( me Eeport his anxiety to meet them, and 10
rei'e'ate the opinions lie had formerly express
! ed lie was not prepared Tor revolt AMI civil
sommoon; hut for the temperate expression OF his
so'emn convictions OF the rights Of the people, He
Iid not wish to he held up prepared to surrender
MS principles, by any apparent backwardness in
procIaiming thein.-Bat he still prepared TO
abide the decision of the House how much ii
might be at variance with his
| MIR. Allmand said, that nothing could have con
duced more forcby than the present debate, TO
Illustrate the diversified operations of the intellect
or the caprciouS influence Which that subtle fcul-
! ~ sometimes exercises over our conduct. For
whilst he concurred mainly in the principles which
/ had been expressed by the Gentlemen who had
advocated the taking UP of the Report, he had come
10 conclusion strictly opposed to theirs. and whilst
he could not withhold his decided dissent from
most OF the opinions which other gentlemen had
thought proper 20 avow, he should yet agree
with them i'll the vote which he was about TO Give
| The gentleman from Sussex had asked, shall
| not a freeman be allowed TO complain? When the
hard hand of oppression Is fell and its devastating
effects are witnessed, shall the voice even o.
complaint be hushed? But MIR. Allmand asked
what benefit would arise from giving farther ut
| terance to this voice! For himself he thought il
more honorable aud more noble in Virginia TO i'm
iate the heroic iortitude of her aboriginal sons in
bearing with firmness the evils that mast be en-
dured, than to waste her time in 'tadVailing COM
pIant-lt was conceded that the proper occasion
for resistance bad not yet arrived, and il was e.
qualy true that the proper for remonstTance
had passed by-Vrginia had already remons,ra-
ted, and her remonstrancc had not been unheedcd;
but its influence might be impaired by an useless
| reiteration of il.
| Mr. A. said, that he was not one of those who
believed thatt was any part Of the province Of the
Legislature 10 attempt TO exercise an influence o.
Yer the opinions OF the people, uHon questions like
| muse iuFOINeu IN tile Report OF the Committee.
He thought that the people themselves were per-
tectly competent, without the aid of members of
tnat Oody, TO discover the approach of usurpation
and TO arrest 1t lin its march. And vet he said he
should nave voted, with one exception, which it
was not necessary then to specify for the Reso-
lutons which were adopted at the last Session
! lie should have done So under the impression
that the Legislature had not, on that occasion IN
dertaken to director to control public opinion, but
| had, on the contrary, yielded TO il, in becoming
the organ through which the solemn protest of
this State had been announced against the onerous
| and oppressive measures TO which these Resou-
ions referred. He was satisfied that the sen-
lnents OF Virginia had undergone no chance what
ever on these subjects; but he was persuaded that
the prevailing opinion throughout the Common
wealth was, that eny further agency on the part
oI.'he Legislature to promulge them was unneces-
sary. He unwilling, therefore 10 AFRO ..at TO
himself trust which his constituents had mot
contemplated 10 conide to him.
l win regard to the Colonization question. he
considered that as yet altogether in embryo. He
mad seen no sufficient indication of any disposition
on tle part Of Congress- TO encroach on the rights
oil the state whose interests and whose peace were
to be affected by it. When such manifestation
should present itself ne did not fear that the voice
| OF the people would be silent. Unal that voice
should be heard, he thought it unwise 10 indulge
IN any jealous forebolings Of consequences, which,
| he hoped and trusted, might long be averteG
/ Saturday, Feb. ga communication was re-
ceived from the Senate, that they had passed the
| Oiils, TO invest the Washington Monument Fluid
and TO aJShorise two separate elections In Lee
That they had passed, with amepdments the bill
changing the times of holding certain Superior
Courts Of Chancery. That they had rejected the
bills, for tho extension of the Kana,y hi Turnpile
Road; aud enlarsing the powers and duties of con-
stables IN certain cases. And that they agreed TO
the resolutions requesting the Executive to present
10 the tIeogTaphc@i Society Of Paris, copy of the
large Map DIVA.
The Senate's amendments were concurrcd in.
MIR Sherrard called up the amendments of the
senate, to the bill providing for running and mark
ing the dividing lines between Morgan and Ere
derrick. MIR. Kimbrough moved toamend the last
last amendment OF the Senate,by adding new sec
ton TO the bill providing for running the DIVIDING
lines between the counties Of Goochl1nd, Hanover
asd Louisa. twas agreed To- & all the amendment.
were then concurred in.
EHgr0sSed 6iHs passed. Concerning Jarratt w
Cook TO amend the act to raise money by lottery
passed 'Tth March, 1926, and to appoint commits
soners to locate the road in said act mentioned.
giving the assent ofthis State TO an act further 10
amend the actincorporaing the Chesapeake and O.
no Canal Company, passed by the State of Mary
lands authOrising sale OF slaves beonpins 10 ti,e
estate OF Jacobs, decd. autorsing the sale of tb
real estate OF Bait cambridge, decd; Changing fine
time OF hiodng one OF the quarterly courts of Fa,-
quier; TO amend the ACT ia relation 10 the ,idi,-
ton oil the Court Of Appeals, and for other pur-
poses.
Reports were presented, lfessrs white. Bryce
; Basye 4 Spencer.
; MIR. Mayo made an unsuccessful motion for
leave TO bring 10 Dil 10 amend ga act concerniu.,
the Penitentidry institution
report and resolutions from the Ioinf Co,,,,it
tee on the ArTnory were read anil conquered il,
recommending that the Executive be authorised
to cause 20 be sold, such articles now stored ian f,o
ArinOry as are going 10 decay, and in the opinion
OF the Adjutant General arc lot Of sufficient vdlu,.