Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-05-11
MONlNIAN.
(rron ,hs National Caxe,ie.l

! resp citing Parliamentary Reform, Mr. Peel said
lie would look at the effect Of universal suffrage
ash had forcibly struck him in ques ion put to him
by 'he honorable member for Clare. II. would spea
o. United States with feelings Of the utmost GOOD
viii. ari with ryavorable sentiment towards their
growing prospe -iiyf hut tn. bonorIbls member for
Clare has asked hin his Msje,'ys Government had
heard of law pssca ia Georgia, by which, under pre-
tence OF prsven,ins Infection, quarantine impos.
the United Siats, Now, he had had an opportunity OF
referring to the law alluded to- and he iouni that IL
contained many thirg' mot extraordinary to be passed
by an Assembly, choten by universal suffrage.
"Mr o. C0ansH; No. no.
''Mr Peel appreh ended tina, every freeman in Geor-
gis had tightio vote. and he could only say that he
dill moi believc that British House Of Commons would
have passei ana act Of Parliament even with refer
ence to slaves containing two such enactment. those
upoo which The honorable and learned gentleman had
asked him question. Here the right honorable gem
teman read the clauses Of the act which enacted that
II any slave or freeman Of colour, other person, did
any thing for tn purpose OF exciting cton
oil the slaves, the said offender should he punished with
de"h The second enactment was still mare extraor.
binary. Ittaed. that f any slave negro or freeman
oil co'or, white person. presumed 10 teach any slave
read os write, the said offender should he punished
by fine, nnris,nnen' whipping. The fins was rx
tended toiv~ hundred dollars, and the imprisonment
was TO be in the common jail Now, mixing every pos
sb'e allowance for tho fears and antpatbss aud pre-
JUDGES of state In which the Institution Of slavery
existed, he could not bring bimsefto brliv that the
Houss OF Commons could pass la Of this nature, even
II the peore had The benefit OF universal suffrage That
house could never he brought pass an act inlictny
hne AMI whipping upon person Tor ipstructing Free
man OF colour TO read and write. For hi. reason, and
looking % the ancient constitution OF the country, and
looking the effect, Of popular represent "a it ex
i.tsd, hs could not for his part. bring himself TO risk
the los. Of the advantages which the country derived
from House of Commons contributed "a il was, mere.
ly for the visionary prospect Of the hypothetical advan
tag's that were II Id out 10 them This plain
practical view OF the question, which, in his opinion It.
beloved the hons, 10 Taxa.
Mr.. Bromghdm answere1-The Honorable Sac.
reary, la alludng to the Americans, AMI he (Ir. b
was dispo'rd 10 cDncur in that f-elng Of respect and
even 10 aid, esteem and iend4hip for that people so
ever, of the Right honorable Secretary were not al
ways those which he had heard f'om that bench-he,
Therefore. hailed them with much peasure hs regret
ted with the Right Honorable cretary, that dis.
graceful set ct regulations should cxs. upon the
ute hook Of country; but he denel. as strongly
as he might. that they proved thing hg ainst the
great question of Parliamentary Reform. Now. he
maintained that they would not af,rd the slightest ioa
OF reason ,inst that species of reform which
WIS usually design ,ed univer.a suf age end proceed
ed 70 an extent he had never Advocated No, the cru
Ell. the hisgracefu the nhIman statute OF Georgia did
not afford the shadow of shade OF argument against
Reform. He said, the contrary. that if h. d-
p:sed TO maintain the expediency Of universal suffrage,
he should rest his o' that dsgrsceiul page and de-
clare that II was because the Representation
'ei-b"cause there not, IL the whole body
affected, single voice raised in the choice of the
Legisiature AMI for this it that age HACK
ene, in the sight anil cord mned the cole of Georgia
1t was true that they hal there enacted the mos
cruel and revolving psni'tas-ag;in-t themselres,
Ne ainst their corsuents?A gain.t the Meml era Of
the L"gslaure? No; hut against those whom they ne.
yer once allowed to raise their voice in the choice Of
Representative. These were cruel statutes enacted
gains' those who were there The co!oured population
wherein enc ml'c it capital offence against any one
who should teach slave TO read or wrie-a law which
It was quite clear could never have been passed.. II
hese slaves capable of admission the Iegisla-
ure or Representation. The Right Honorable Gen.
eman he'd said that this Hous, would not 10 50; tina,
ht' House would never enact such statutes. III, had
very high resper, for that House, an! should he
remey 10th 10 offer II the least offence, but h doubt.
ed II he could trust t. il such proposition laid be
lore IL in the rcgra~ an il th.v in the
situation with the Legislature Of Gssrgia for it
most especially he taken into consideration that II
hey had rare stamped with marked difference, an !
mat by municipal law co-exstent with the very law
OF nature sei they Prohibited from all inetfsr-
encs i'm the legislature and government of the country
hat House il may he inferred, wond act, h, conl
show they had done on o'her occa'ions case was
that oi Ireland he reluctant, however, To rake
recole ctiors that might b. better forgotten 10 make
| any thing bordering upon personal allusion He
w-bod merely to refer to matters Of history, and look
'ng thu' what law lid he find in oldest English
CcIony-in B'rbatoes, which called Little Eng
land! The law hus--rhat IL any white person
should by inadvertence, forth, (-numerang all
IN" varieties OF chance medley and manslaughie) kill
person Of color. he should g1 ee but il he SHOULD
mnrler, that he should he fined in the Of CT
Ga. y. [fear. heai! AMI lamghier.1 Now h.. should
boldly take upon himself 10 say, that in all Northern
America no snch law diseracrd their sa'uts hooks-a
law produced under those most unior innate of all cir
cnnstances, when passion Of fear mastered deliberate
| legislation"
Among the various IRON the foreign journals
received by the last arrivals numerous speculaons
TO the probable course Of the French Government in
consequences Of the late procedure Of The Chamber o.
Deputies. British paper states that the French Min
i'ters are determined dissolution Of the chamber'
and the GaZrtie de France under the idea OF their tr-
unlh. calls for decisive measures, for ac'nsorsbip.
the reesiablishment Of Jesuit schools revision of
the electoral laws, SC. There is to doubt
sort 10 any such violent experiment The ether
likely 10 he 'rne witch speak OF recOmposi-
on Of the Cabinet NJ. Visle il spoken Of, "a one
who "meht draw the ministerial chariot rut Of the
nre" The London Sun Gays that The French minis
'eria journals had within few day- been evidently
deavs"ring to prepare the public mind for charge,
lees imporant, in the Cabnc'. correspondent
of one Of the Engsh journals writes from Paris that
there must either he corcessn in France. civil
the occupation OF the French capital by foreign troops
The court must be mad than believe it, to
der either Of the two last necessary. resort 10 either
would. like appeal to election, result in the
triumph Of the Liberal party.
| IN The Bri,ish House Of Lords, Lord King declared
on the 20 h Of March, 'ha, all the other causes which
aggregate equal 10 the Corn-Iaws alone But for them
bread would he obt aimed from 20 10 IS per cent cheap
er. 10 foolish policy IN force by this system, ia
cultivation Of bad lands. He made many o'her re-
marks TO this effect and said that capital was daily in.
cTeasing abroad and machinery began 10 BE- introduc
ed; and unless BRIAN hal cheap her neigh
hours she must he beaten in the contest No PROPOSE
ton, he thought, palmer than that cheap food
necessary 10 the success Of manufacturing country
corn cheap but he wished TO that cheapness derv-
| % from he If In ths n