Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-01-19
WEDNESDAY, jan. is

WEDNESDAY,, Jan. 10.
On motion of MIR. PARIoTr, the Committee or
Agriculture and Manufactures were instructed tc
enquire into the expedicncy of incorporating q
hanufacturing Company in near Elizabet htown
in the county of Ohio
Mr.. WILSON, of Cumberland, presented the peti
ton OF Peter j. Philips, for a remission o fdamapcs
Mr.. STREET presented petition from Lunenburp
for n separate election.
MIR. DABNEY, of King William, presented me-
moral from arge and intelligent portion of the
people OF that county, demanding the removal OF
the free blacks, and the adoption of plan of abo
ition.
Mr., DABNEY, in presenting this Memorial, said
mat he had received on the day before the Memo
rial which he held in his hand, signed by n largo
and highly respectable and intelligent portion of the
cltizens OF the county he had the honor to repre-
sent, in relation to the removal of tho colored po-
Puation OF this Comm onweath. That he regret
ted exceedingly that tho communication had not
reached hlm sooncr-that it had not reached him
at least before the action and report Of the special
COMMITTEE on that all.absorbing subject, as it
might have influenced in some degree, the course
whlch he had heretofore pursued, it must ne
cessarilv influence his course, in the absence of
any farther odvices on the subject which he now
fcf himself called upon 20 pursue in reference to
thiS very delicate and feirfully important matter
lie could not hut view the Memorial as an indica-
tion strong indication Of public sentiment in his
county. lie recognized in the long list of sigma.
lures appended TO the Memorial the names Of ma
ny gentlemen, who he was aware, had thought
much and felt much on the subjects embraced by
the Memorial Hc too had bestowed no small de-
gree ot reflection on this momentous matter and
entertained deep and painful soiictudo in rea-
tIon TO ia splcitude that has been daily increas
ed by the debates in " hich the house for n week
past has been engaged, and the monstrous priuci
pies expressed, and he deep and angry excitement
produced by those debates. He had felt and nj.
ways acknowledged as was known both hero and
IN his county, the many. the appalling evils Of sla
very which gentlemen here have recently expcnd-
ed so much time md labor in enumeratino and i'm.
pressing on the minds Of this house IJo deemed
II desirable above all things to get rid if
possible of this curse, as it has so often and
Justly bron dcnomnatod. But when ond how
ne asied, is This contamination so de-
vontIy to DO wished for to he attaned7 The oguu
40 and tho q"O rHodo enquiries that hpd p,zzcd
ms humble mind, and he believed some Of the
strongest heads both in and ont of the House Hc
felt himself free 10 declare then that he had come
to the conclusion to which the Special Committee
on the subject of tho coloied population of the
state, I'd already come, and reported to the House
that was inexPediont at this time at this session
at least, to legislatc at all on the subject Of em.n
ciPaton and removal Of slavos. The reasons 70,
his opinion had been too fully and too ably urged
by gentlemen who have advocated here that sid,
Of the question, to seed, or to- Iuslify repetition