Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-01-19
GENERAL. ASSEMBLY.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
Debate or Mr.. GooDE's Resolution to
discharge the Select Committee and
Mr.. RANDoLPH's Substitute thereto.
CONTINUED.
Remarks of Mr.. BRYCE, ofEreaerick.

Mr. BRYCE, of Frederick rose TO express his
disaPprobaton, both of the resolution offered bv
the gentleman from Mecknburg and to the amend
ment proposed by the gentleman from Albcmarle;
thls was subject, as mad been very correctly re-
marked by the gentleman from Meclllen burg Of
vast Importance and thrilling interest to the cti
zens OF this Commonwealth; and It's interest and
Importance was much increased from tho fact, that
1t entered into all the various ramifcations of our
domestic economy. Mr. b. was decidedly OF OPT
mon that the committee should be permitted to re-
port in order that the public mind might be brought
to focus on the Subject. Ii excitement prevailed
as Mr.. H. did not doubt the fact, it was the
Legislature which had in great degree contrbut-
ed 10 this excitement, by the importance which it
mad gwen to the subj ect i'll its incjpient statc.-
fetItion upon petition had been presented to the
Legislature expressive of the views and the OPT
mons of the sovereign people, in various parts of
The Commonwealth, upon this momcntous subic ct.
select committee had been appointed, composed
OF gentlemen of high standing, for their talents
and integrity; by special vote of this House
that committee had been enlarged, and gentlemen
from various parts of the State have been added
to that committee; this very circumstance had at
tractcd considerable Importance to the committee.
This committee had been long and laboriously en-
gagged i'll investigating this all absorbing questions;
The people were waiting with eager expectation,
and anxious solicitude, to their report. Under
these circumstances, Mr.. D. could notksee the pro-
priety of thus prematurely snatching tho question
from the consideration of the committee. He
was prepared TO take upon himself the responsible
lty oil declaring in his place, that scheme of
emancipation could BIO presented TO this Legislature
tor which he could would vote-he did not
believe tho public mind, at this moment pre-
pared tor the decision of that Question-he
represented u people whom he was proud TO
say, entertained as liberal views upon this uucs-
tlon as any Peopl, in any portion of the State:
he represented people whom he was proud to say
iclt warm and lasting sympathy with their Eastern
brethren upon this suhcc he was we'll satisfied that
he represented the wishes and opinions OF his const-
tncnts, when he declared his readiness cooperate
with his eastern brethren in any scheme which they
IN their wisdom, might consider most feasible i'll or
der to secure their present tranquility and pormu
ncnt security-nevorthclcss Mr.. b. desired the c.
port of this committee, i'll order that each ndivi-
dual, forming one of the component parts of
this Commonwealth, might contribute his mite Of
wisdom, to the subject and that future cgisa
lure might be enabled to meet the question, know
ing at the time of acting upon it, what the people
desred-he therefore, earnestly hoped, that the
House would reject both tho resolution and the
amendment.
Mr.. BOILING regretted that tho subject had
been forced upon the House by the introduction Of
the resolution of the gentleman from McckCnburg
Tho Committee had had the subject under cor
Sderaton, and report was expected from it in
icw days. Those who arc friendly to acting upon
Ihe whoio subject, had hoped that tho Committee
"ouIu nave been allowed to rCport,--but gentle
men had Thought fat to pursue different coursc;-
ana had prematurcly forced tho discussion of the
subject upon us; no alternative was lett to him but
argumcnt-and he felt impcriously bound to A.
dept 1T, and nc would do so.-In doiuo So howe.
yer, nc did not deem it necessary or 9roner IN cr.
Ter into an argument upon every point URGED bv
those who had preceded him in debate Tho course
pursued by tue gentleman from Rockbfidpe he
could not apProvc-no lac could not.