Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-03-30

Mr.. BrodnaX, from the committee the colorcd popu-
laiion, presented the following report:
The Select Committee to whom was referred certain
memorials, praying the passage OF law providing for
the gradual abolition of slavery in the commonwealth
nave according 10 order had the under considerations
and have come to the following resolution thercupon
Resolred as The opinion Of This Committee, That is
inexpedicnt for the present legislature make any egs
lative enactment for the abolition of slavery.
Mr. Preston moved that the resolution reported from the
committee be amended by striking the word 'inexpe-
dient, and inserting the word "eXpcdiept."
Tuesday, January %.
Mr. BOILING rose and said lie regretted much
the necessity which rendered it his duty to intrude
upon the attention of the house, late stage of
the debate; and that, too, after the Discrimination mani
tested on the part of the house. hear more upon the
subject under discussion. However, as he had NOV
ed the adjournment the dav before, and was there
fore expected to address the house-and from sense
of duty TO himself, and those he had the honor TO
rerresent-hew would proceed.
Those reasons, and those only, induced him TO
proceed; for there palm left-no laurels for
him to gain: every palm had been borne otf'-evcry
laurel won--by those who had so ably and so eo-
qucntly preceded him. Constrained however. by n
sense of duty 10 his country, he should 90 through
what he mad undertaken, though his words should bo
nike smoke 10 the eyes, and vinegar To the teeth"
utter the rich cloquence and profound reasoning
which had alike delighted and instructed the house
The debate had been, indeed, a feast of the soul
1t had risen as mad progressed, until it seemed to
"stoop TO touch the lOttiest thought" Ii had flowed
on "ilte some river of vast and unlling source"
and had borne the mind along with ito return
to this subject. 1t would be remembered, when he
before addressed the House. the hect was present
cd IN different form from the one il assumed nj
present. At that time, the committee had not made
their report. They have now reported it "neXpc-
dicnt to act upon the subject-and il is proposed to
amend that report, by striking out the word "inex-
pedlont," and Inserting the word "eXpedientn Be
licvng that it is cxpedent that Something should
be dono"-ihat some legislative action should be
commenced; not that improvdent and f2nalicnl
form, but wise, prudent progressive, vet efficient
action. He was for action-but in way that, like
the mild dcws of Heaven, which carries moisture
and freshness to the whitening rose, should gradu-
ally overcome the evil which now presses tIpon us
and promises still to increase, until final ruin shall
overtake us, unless are aroused, and quickly
from the deep sleep in which we have already too
long INDUCED. Believing that such course of ac-
ton was desirable he had n former occasion, III
dulged in few remarks upon the subject of slave
ny, and he now purposed going somewhat more at
length in the investigation of that subject.
He was no fanatic in his views of the subject
His opinions were formed from what he had seen
around him; and he had attempted, in his former
remarks, to give acommon-scnSe statement of those
opinions. Plain and simple as he had thought them
gentlemen had nevertheless thought fit to STYLE
them "a dIrge" lie did not propose TO handy hard
names with gentlemen-he would not retort the cpl
tibet; but he would say, when reasons fail one is ant
to resort to such epithets TO prop a falling cause.
lie had said, and he dared repeat it, that slavery
was II DhShlng, Wltherlng curse, that robs Virginia
soil OF ITS rich verdurc and is driving I'D the very
likelihood of her national wealth. honor and prosper
ty. lie had seen the baefu consequences, and
from what he had seen, he had been induced to act
lie had always understood it to be the true poll
cy OF all governments to pursue n policy calcuated
TO keep their citizens from emigratinp-so lone os
supplies were abundant and their labour could be
probably employed Such sir is the true policy of
oil governments, and of none more than of Vir-
ginia Is the refusal adopt measures calculated IN
IN IL, ,c
ry--a course OF policy calculated to prevent or i'm
any way lessen tho emigration of our citizens No
such result can be expected from so unwise
course.
He had before said, and it had been repeo,cdIv
urged, and was most unqucsonably true that. I'M
less some measures shall be adopted TO bring about n
change i'll our condition, for the better that many,
very many, OF our most valuable citizens will leave
the state From having urged this upon the atten-
tion OF the House upon former OCCASION he had
been charged with saying Z" that slavery made our
citizens towards" He was glad the charge had
been Withdrawn, for he had said 10 such thing
lie neither wished to plunge the commonwealth
INTO any rash measure; to sneak on to his
purpose under covert of any pretended aversion IN
abolitlon-both his Judgment and his feelings were
with the cause; but he was by no means disposed TO
produce disruption of the ties which bind society
together. He believed it was now fine IN boo
while the evil days not, before the cistcrn il
broken at the WELL and before the grinding Is low
1t was now time 10 begin, by laying foundation
UPON winch W ICdT llle Iuture SupcTSructuTc. The
time will come, and it may be sooner than many nre
wiling to believe, when this oppressed and degraded
race cannot be held as they now are: when n
change WIN he effected by means abhorrcnt, Mr..
Speaker to You, and TO the feelings of every good
man. The wounded adder will recoil and sting the
foot that tramplcs upon it. The dov ;s G,st a.,
preaching when those who oppose ali action ,,pnn
this SUBJECT and instead Of aiding i'm doysinp
some feasible plan for freeing their country from S
acknowledged curse, cry "impossblo" to every plan
suggested VIII curse their peryerseness and atnen,
the!r ioIy. Those gentlemen who hug slavery TO
uV'i posoins' 'and roll IT as a sweet morse under
tile tongue" have been very lavish In tbeir dor,n
C1ioils OF an who are for stirring one inch on this
SUBJECT Ihey had not hcsitated TO class MI fbe
fflehds OF reform, without any sort of dgcrimina-
ton, with Garrison and Lloyd What sort of re-
Seinolohcc IS thcfe between the free aud manly dis
Gusson OF SUBJECT by frecmcu, tire rcpTcscn-
yves OF trcemeD, addressed to frceucn md tbe nm
der-handed attempts Of incondiary cut-throots r.
sharpen the dagger in the hand Of the rndnigbt os
sasslW Are the representatives Of Virginia f6r Ior
ing 10 attempt to point out the evils and iupolicy of