Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-11-18

uarss He said nat be had never, at any period OF
h;s liz bccl Ia ac haiti of complaining, but II only
sc9nnn si,o 20 him elf to Chat hc had ri
sen Yesterday, under sense of debility so paralyzng,
THAT he could coGtgou! the operations Of ms own
mind neither could he command that portion OF ply
siral strength which was requisite 10 sustain MN
through his labor. This naturally produced some
t-iCt all confusion both in hls manner, and III the
cpu-e w'itL IL hal prescribed ;Or las own govern
mcu-. lc h1d determined as tar a. possible 10 AVOID
reading, being aware that rr0d.nT tends nuch more
tl Lcouita'e than even tic effort oi speaking He
had iQtcnl,a TO introduce two or three books, f,om
which b. ~ oprsel 20 read some extracts III relation
'1iA, first point whic;, De had YES erday loUched-
l.. ms,u! ,-thc remarks which had ialien from the
venerable Gentleman from louduuD Mr.. MOnroe) on
ila ci9 tuclpatIon OF slaves This was subject of
srrH ocular dc!lr-cv, that It was proper 10 present
. tlr touacc the character a. the existing rc!a-
'.a=. in respect % iurs fiction over slaves between
t..' General and SAFE Governments. lie Thought
% .r3.er uow 20 complete what - had yesterday
- .u.et.
iAc General Government, at al times, from the
i+. Congress, hal i,syl,irad all sort Of jurisdiction
o.-r a.. ornlucjY ituu the management q: slaves;
t'.. t1ns jurisdiction. ~ both cases, MS given up
d. tIe commandments .. tle government, and was
t,a,,i To- 'hc & neral Gov eminent lie intended 20
.u.cGauca Tho loural oi he first Congress. but It
Was n It before hiu ' would STA rom his reco.iec-
ton, whist tn, resolution o. t!Gg poIt The
resolution went TO d.sc,aln all jurisdiction over he
enlncipston or treatment OF the slave TINS reSn-
tioa was entered the Journal, as icCaratory at
nc TIM. of thr true Interpretation Of tie Constitu
ton; ami az thai day such excitement existed
among The southCu members against having even
ns subject named. that they voted gcjrst this dec.e.
at0ry resolution \ gem! 'n1n who Is ~ 'rnhcr OF
tas convention, and who was then member O. Goa.
.;css, hemcant The gentleman from Orange distinctly
voted .gdIus, H. Tins Inc mere u-C.aret Dry a-t
Of one House; bu' III consequence c: Il, two bills
vFrrc passed. either thai al The neat session,
prohibiting The States from interfering with the slave
property Of any otter state.
hIr G then rccrred 10 q memorial which was
presented to Congress by the QugGc-s. Re hap
Tencd to be member Of the committee to whom
ne subject referred. II had relied on one of
the laws which founded on the dccaratory re-
solution IN the n"gacisti"n which he had to carry on
Wth the Quihr Al the committee were IN prin-
c,pe, in favor Of lie measure, but IT his duy to
satisfy I'll SO persons, that Congress had no right 10
;utcrfere wiih The slaves. lie was fortunate enough
g satisfy the Quakers, and they said that if Congress
you'd pass law TO uhhif the slave trade, II! con-
junction with foreign nations. they would pledge
ciUsclyes, never again 10 trouble Congress on the
subject. The documents on the subject Of this nc
gofi1tion. We're still IN existence having been fled
AMY with ether papers.
Sub Cu'ntly. an act was passed prohibiting tie
Introduction o' slaves INTO the ncd States, in which
:IF p-lu'lpe was again touched, III more specific
tJ' different form. II was rain his fortune 20 he
on that COMMITTEE, and he drew Up proy.so the
Clccl OF which, WIS to draw distinct line Of Gcnar-
cation, b,twcenthc powers Of Congress- as 20 COM
III re and til slave prOparty il tn aes IL was
tn3a decued, Oy an unanimous vote that VIXEN slaves
were within he limits of any Stotc, the power of
Congress over them ceuscd, and the power Of the
y ate began. lie would beg leave 10 refer to this
pTOv.so. He would read lille as possible but re-
cent events made it important to these facts
He had drawn up this proyiso, with all the care lie
could.
The FIST provjso, after declaring the powers OF
Congress to certain eXt eut-and tha words therein
were critically examined, and, indeed he might say,
not only every word but every syllable and even CIV
cry stop, by the best talents which could be found
occedCd thus And neither the importer nor any
person, or persons, claiming from, or under him
shall aold any right or tile Whatever, toary negro
"mulatto, person of color, To the service o!
"abour thereof, who may be imported, or brought in
SEQ the United States, territories, violation oil
This law; but the same shall remain subject to any,
'reguatons, not contravenng the provisions of this
act, which the Legislatures Of the several States
''Or Territories, at any time hereafter may make foI
dsposng Ct any such negro, muatto, person
OF color"
This was 10 be received as legislative Intorpreta.
ton Of the Constitution as may be by its phra
seolOgy. l, yielded tht power IL all time TO come
But Ii did not stop there. The power was not only
rc'inquisIed IN the States, but also as regards tho
Territories, and they lave yielded to them the un-
limited jurisdiction over all the bond men within
'a-r limits
The second proyso is in tic following terms
ProJdcd thgt the aforesaid forfeiture shall not OK
"tand TO the seller, purchaser of any negro mu.
iatto or person OF color, who may be sold, or dspo
'sec Of, III ;Irtuc o.! any regulation which may here
amer be made, by any of the Legislatures Of the
several States IN that respect, ia pursuance of this
"a-t, and the Constitution II The United States"
y th'u IL the first decuratory provisions Of tho
ac there is an explicit dcmareaton IF the boundary
Of tho power Of Congress. The Committee would
observe that the word "Tcrritories" was dropped.
IN hbg'-ac' ryh, i5 given TO tic Territories:
but The word was not used because Congress had
r.y'so-r powerover ,hg Territories uul would not
drop that power. Tho word was therefore omitted,
tlt 30" right 90 tho territories was rcco ,nizrd TO
exercise excl iaiyc power slaves within they
.uH's. The Legislature o. South Carolina, passed
law on the SUBJECT, aud tho State Of Georpia.
ns5nmcds-mlior jafs oi., coGscgu nee oftlc a,ys
OF Congress. This bad led 10 two rcsll's-Grst tho
admission ON tir part Of Congress that the state
gov nmoh.s ore vested with The authority 60 declare
persons WITHIN their limits, ,ltycs and the ASSUME.
lion i that authority, By the State governments
THIS brought him to the consideration Of tic oro.
ceedngs winch have lately taken place IN the Sta
of Ohio, and which had been referred TO in This do
bnto. II appears hat OHIO, acting under rnistgie
~ IL amounting TO a fanatic desire to nelorato the
evils Of slavery, invited thru the moral sense Of nor
community, n number Of those unfortunate persons
% AXE ,eugc in that State. At The time whom Con