Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-02-28


lsiare'1 And can he justify tho mpu,a,ion or f,nd n.
least apology Tor AZ founded in fact! The men of Hanover
very probably will manifest anger at this imputaon q
them OF cruelty they abhor; not because they ar,
wanting IN talents to understand the irony or in spr
TO resent the INSULT but because their conscences are
perfectly void OF offence in this particular that they will
not feel it, They will have heard il with the like temper
wn whch washington received the newspaper charges
against hlm oil partiality towards England But ask
,he me" Of the Vest, to and mber the passage
nave quoted and TO let know, at their next elections
whe,her we are to regard the sentiments entertained con-
corning us by Jefferson, and men like Jefferson Just
representation OF the state OF their fellow citizenship with
us. But Jefferson, tosoot would not have thought il
necessary to notice this memorial had il been for the
unusual step taken In publishing il in the papers,
whence infer, il is his opinion that he and his friends
nave better right to publish their speeches in the
papers, than the memoralists TO publish their memorial
but wherefore, he alone perhaps explain. As to his
contempt for the talcns of the orty-six Hanoverians
mirth with which am sure they returned it, they are
merry people.
IL general remark, founded thousand instances
oil daily occurrence that the jealous professor, of
democracy in theory Of all others the most ant 10 en-
terrain in their hearts, and TO manifest in practice the
greatest contempt Tor the intelligence well the feelings
OF mankind. The people, in their minds is am ideal alb
suacuon political divinity capable of con-
erng every blessing, and requiring no return but wor
snip, wnch PAID without reserve, since il nothing
out the breath expended in uttcrng il but men, who
(accoding to the simplicity Of my cthcs constitute The
People, are poor, rail, natural beings, like themselves
who being subject the same wants and passions
them at every turn; and whom no orearance can he
shewn, no good offices be minstered not even SYM
pa'hy given to their suierings, without some labour
who values the atom of the essence of The Dipifv of
me People, or the portion OF the alteration paid to it.
iais 10 ms shares and so little price do on mine
at wouc gladly take the slightest kindness to any set
OF men single individual the most trivial good work ina
ginable for all the professions the batteries the praises
Unity Of The People.
Conscious as am of being sudious of accuracy al
ways and Infatuated to the practice of it, and of having
IN ,rlx affa ,s;,,.s A. :. T..
ceedngs OF the House of Delegates on the subject of s
very was little surprized, when Jefferson announced
ms purpose 10 mention some circumstances that had
capped my observation and TO dispute some OF the nieren-
ces had drawn from the facts had stated But I was
much more surprized when found that the circumstnn
ces which had escaped my observation wecs.o y,,o,,
winch prevailed TO extent in the beginning of the
winter, "that gentleman of distinguished talents from
he south side OF James River MR. Randolph of Roam
okcI mad actually taken at boarding house i'm the
city, In order to prevent any effort being made by the e
gislare, at its present session. Interfere with the sub
Jeet oil slavery in any way"-and conjecture "hat if the
a''ep 10 suppress any inquiry into the subject this win
ter should succeed, that then, the gentleman alluded 10
and the reputcd author Of ppomator were TO come N
e next General assembly put the question of
re was well founded not cannot undertake. IN c,or
mime; did not think it at all improbable" Now, what
had this rnour and this conjecture TO do with anv ac
count OF the actual proceedings of the House If
on the subject Surely, Jefferson would not have ms in
er, tat te rnioW and conjecture constituted anu mart
ne mohre that induced the agitation of the question
al the present session! Ii they did it is one of the oJes,
circumstances (ho' the least importanO of Ills s,
history DO not doubt, that Jefferson heard the ,u,noa,
anu e conjecture and gave some credit to the latter be-
cause he says sobesides all stories are daily in
vented circulated and believed for facts about every
g ana every body and especially about Mr. Randolph
concerning whom 1t is the rarest thing imaginable to
near one word OF pure TRUTH l never heard of either
,he rW"oT or the conjecture; and il l had should
nave known that they both wholly unbranded
IL Mr. Randolph had any thought of spending the winter
nere am quite he had such view as that which
inc ,ioT attributed to him: he did not mpart the purpose
citxyc
mortal man could not have divined-tbe movement
Whch was made in the House of Delegates; and he Is
e a,. man IN inc world that would think of interfering
WIN us proceedings upon this any other subject For
myself, never dreamed of what was TO come TO mass TN
read the paragraph in The Enquirer which caused the
controversy between the Editors and Mr. Alexonder-
na indeed reused my attention. like the cry of fire in
he dead oil night and once that the flames had
burst out and quickly apprehended the extent of the
chief Yet never thought, and do not now think Of
seeking seat in the General AssembIv-As 70 IeGsos
er corrections oil my narrative, should hardly notice
hem but Tor the ambition have establish NV claim tn
ne snctest accuracy. said that the petitions of the
iSS czens suggesting the removal of the free negroes
seemed not as yet TO have attracted any serious 0fic
meaning, the notice OF the HouSe-public discussion
there Jefferson wonders how it should have appeared n
me- that those petitions had not attracted the serious at
enon OF the c0nnttee-namely the select committee
TO whom the subject was referred I'm nv opinion il was
obvious that the views of those petitioners werc hostile
10 all schemes OF emancipation er'Je6erson on
ne contrary thinks 1T perfectly obvious, TO any unpreiu
diced man who will take the trouble to read the petitions
mat the petitioners were not only obviously opposed
10 p'' a' uicy are obviously In favor Of scheme
Tor removing the whole of coored population He
VIII not allow me 10 be, and shall not allow him IN he
the "unprejudccd man. | have only 10 saw that de-
scrbed the general object and sentiments of the petition
ers as accurately as possibly could, in the few words
gave the purpose. My remark that the select
Tee was Fdher slow in making its report was the simple
statement oil the fact without appreciation blame But let
Jeson thinks ii injurious the committee might have
sald II was UeTy slow-as any will think who will
reflect on the interest of the subject and count the
between the reference and the first report Yet did not
ana 40 not mean to mpute any blame the committee
on is account, or indeed any other did not saw that
mat sowness oil the committee in making report Undue
ed Mr. Goode TO bring the subject at once before the
House, though, dare say might have affirmed it with
truth: stated Mr. Goodies motives in an abridgement of
his words. "
lsimpossibc to make oneself understood bv others if
they will insist upon coahing his thoughts in their own
language spoke not of any "pledges'' given nv tbe
western TO the eastern delegation in the Conven,op IN
hou our rights oil slave property sacred invioabe:
wen knew mere was but one "pledge" touching the s,,b
Ject, and that that given by the whole Convention
una u0ce which, explicit is is now attcmpeJ o
explain away and evadc namely the express provision of
e constitutions securing private rights of property of all
Kinds TO the owners against the power of the Legislatures
mentioned the "proessions the "solcmn assurance
oil the western delegation this very subject of slave
properly MY purpose was 10 illustrate the value of
professions made by politicians and TO cxemplfy the
Jolly oil giving trust TO them. 1t a most pregnant "
ample II bill for The abolition Of sarery and eporfn-
non Of NE sidues, shall ever be gravey debated
IN the Legislature, and its opponents shall demonstrates
at the deportation, being impracticable will he abandon
eu upon he hrs essay OF the experiment, and nobing
lett oil the plan but simple db0lifion the most solemn nro
LESSONS VIII be made and given that the de-
portGti0n is the main object, and never will be abandon
ed nut The successors OF those who shall amusc us with
selves as at all bound to fulfil Them or 10 stop short of sim
PIE d6ofon That is in truth, thcsend which all these
projects tend; and the end fear at which many of the
projectors are even aiming.
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