Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-12-26
Va. MONDAY. DECEMBER 26 1881.

that it would be changed But he would not shu
Ing ears to the views and opinions OF nihcrs, no
close the door against the pelltlons and representa-
iiaas nfth" people lie was willing to hear al
-. could Lee d on the suhlcct aud should he hap
- n find fhf U. "ss IN effaf aud thai all llltoi
ves .tprjlc,' ynJ prastirahle. The ground talcl
~ the gcufen.u tom Aecklrnburg. that the sub
lcrt ought mot even II be brought into discussion
WIS rot tcnnllr - rrpa=. rnlntivcs Of IA,
southern States MA C1HsflHs hi Il. #umcd that pos
ton. and they were rsat III dn#at So. No iorci~,
government OF rl4ta autharfe = '-ler state,
should Ice permitted la utcrpnsr IN any iorm will
the subject Thrre Voc In seeh objections To the
consideration oflhls matter bYanronh Legislature
On the contrary Er thought # mAlpan able that II
should bc discussed aud srlttd II vas cx.
peetcd and desired hv tie people that ihr whole
subject, in all is relations shnnll b. eNdnw"d and
that the General Assembly shnuld decId, not to
do sollct4 iae.-but whether any 1hne can ar ought
10 IN tolc- Let every man therefore N CIR his pc
n--Lrt every man III Tie State Who rnterans
any peculiar set of opinions on thls subject lay
them before THIS body 1T them allhe respectfully
considered and with all the llght TINT cau I've shed
on tins subject Nv the memhafsnf TIN bodv and
the people, lctus decide the question. hna)ly and
forever. Hopes and lear have heen c>,itcd and
II II IL possible they should pe put At rest md no
grounds be lol for hlse expectations With that
YieW let Us receive every petition hear every
mans opmions--malic II manifest that we act TN
dcIsiandluglv on the subject, and then, whatever
eonrualo, We urftyc -, will b. regarded ns ia al
aud uoa,t,l1h' 'rhr public mind will be sa-
isfel ara tlr aahlect sleep forever. He pre-
f.rrd tbs course, not brrals, h expected
tint hrsoWu views world be changed by ds-
question, bu, hccnusr all description. otpcrgonR
would more readily neqaieset IN derlslon arrived
Al by nch means l'ul II lnohiry Werc etincd--ii
prtit.uns were rejected without confederation, the
question: would never be sum, The petitioners
will think that you are artns IN The dark and
without the benefit ri the hehl winch they believe
themselves able 10 afford Won They will regard
You as rash and unreasonable and hoping, that at
somc auai,ciuu, moment YOU may be IN more APP
mood they will assall you at every SEES
SION with fresh rcmonsr3lers After thlscyplaua-
ton of the vote lc was about IN 1--WE, he wished
mercIy 10 add that lac WINS IN favor Of adopting nca-
surc~ or the removal of tllcirce people oloopr from
The Commonwealth y of revising the laws respect
ng Slave ~ orler 10 supply the defects disclosed
by recent occurrences Moru than tins, hc thought
ought not to be Attempted
Mr. Goodc was surprised that hle remarks
should have been 50 entirely mlsronccvcd lie
Lad stated that he uddr this motion with mo icclna
of resentment or dlsrtspect TO thu petitioners and
he now repeated that assurance Enl fcclmg that
he subject matter of these prflons WI irrelevant
to the inquiries IA yhich TIN COMMITTEE worc cu"ng-
I'd. he hnd moved and now fcpeal,d the motion e.
reject them und that the question be taken Wy Ayes
aud Noes OF these who looked upon this motion
as dsrcypccttul 10 the petitioner he would ask how
long wa+ it since the House had adopted the rude.
TINT no Memorial should be REJECTED aud thot every
application of the kind must invariably be consider
ed How long was II since The Memorial or an
individual, on a solemn suli cet VII rejcctcd2 Did
not Members r,collcct that, during TN session the
Memorial of Robert Anderson aftEf CIV Of vii