Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-31

Mr. STAsARp said, had the gentleman from Ducklng'
ham been content ask of the courtesy of the House TO
allow the resolution TO lie the table, he should have
been satisfied But it evident that in opposition 10
the great desire Of the Chair to limit debate, he had
gone much farther, and cndeavored tosew that THIS SUD
,ct was connected with the politics Of the day. and lat
the. ncalculable interests involved in this most enSros'
nr question TO be considered in their relation 10
the Influences Of party meet tins ecciafsuoh' sau
Mr. S. IN limuc and call upon the House 10 meet
in fnnc, and to say whether this all rioraal
shall he titled until the politics! parties are orgahzco,
and is de cided whether or Inc other arc te &c inc
yictors This is subject on wsi'ch AL are ineicSIeu,
and on this the first Suggestion lial II Is 10 DC 'nns
with political Questions, think we should meet IL
oncc and deter unc whether this House viii abide ny
such couusels Mr. S. said the sesolution was presented
tile he was absent from the House, but It had been
read since T." returned, aHu Was ptoeee 90
o c,ntc npateu 1t simply asks tor Information
WIZ WIZ, m mn, 1--we l>cen obtained at any former pc,
rod and which could lot by any Possibility oe iouhu
IN ,,lc d,onments 10 which GeHte'nen had maue
u s.u ss .S,yiup been collected IL the Executive
t,,t The iuforlna lion required by this Teso-
,a no. have been obtained 6y any previous
correspondcnce of the Governor. IL was beyond tie
scone of Executive cover IL Houu '@'e oec'i fui''
I i xccn,ive at any pro vous TINE, TO nave cmonrked III
uie as,Jcnce LccaLsc Northern Legislature
was in session GcntIrmen touid mol thele"le 'iSn
tia, s.causc 4 former correspondence iiIu .aNe Pc
there was liz necessity for tho p P'o
a bc,usc ~ have already rLaSs OF Information on
I've Tbcv wee entirely discct, and iau no Tcia
,;r s,cb o,be Mr. S. knew that he a TUG
Limit Of debate upon tie question now oGio &c %
bu, lie had been driven .om the Slr!ct w H., to,Ie
the necessity of replying TO ."e 'e
man from Buckingham. ala. &c or,s- . I'm,
Mr. Book Eu knew but little of tn rules 81 aJ h
he had not lrcspasscd them dcsigncdh - ;,nseIc nc
very unfortunate i'll attempting to expire .;vrJ bo,
Tho ue nticnan from Richmond had misconce -; ,l
his remarks and opinions. II was vain to ulsgu
fact which Was known by every one who Knew any ia:
Of the politics Of tic day, that this was question "ch
tte parties intended TO make Of in their contests
and n
enough to be convinced that it would DC i'"te or NHs
ming led with the political questions Of the gay nl
said that he belonged to the committee on inc SUBJECT OF
Abo,lion the gentleman from the City OF Richmond also
heouucd TO that committee. The committee had met
but once and the gentleman iromRcnmond was thea
present Mr. B. had felt great solicltude IN their 'nvcs
cations, but seeing other members more ready 10 take m
lead than himself he had made active movements
The committee had moved for papers collected IN the
Executive Department, said TO contain much important
information this subject and which had been reefreu
TO them Where those papers had been obtained, lie aiu
no, know nor did he know the nature OF their contents
but.Ic thought they should be examined before new
correspondence for Information was opened MI d.
would Weld in determination ~ Celena inc
rrh,s OF the shareholders against INVADERS from what
ever quarter they might lie knew not what he
had said give rise IL the snppositnn that he was endea
vorinr to make this party question but he knew THIS
that he would NOT at the bidding of JackSons or at the
bidding of Notification, strike blo" .. slave pro-
pery for ha ACKNOWLEDGEMENT otany political party ms
was his stand from which he should not easily be driven
barked this subject in the political contest and ners that
am willing sacrifice the interests OF the State 10 the
advancement of party dcsigns-simpy because have
opposed this resolution, and desire that the House should
proceed in systematic IN this lnycStIgation-
What did the Governor mean when he noticed this
subject in his message? What did the House mean
in appointing committee to examine 1t, II Information
was not at hand upon which they could acE why
should they now appoint the Governor to correspond
with the Executives OF the Northern States, and inquire
OF them what their legislatures intended to do There
was certainty that such correspondence "c" pro-
duce any thing satisfactory. Very often the Governor
was the last person in the Stale to know the intentions OF
the LEGISLATURE He asked the courtesy Of twenty four
hours delay enable ii ii oxa::ne this proposition
There vas another question which occurred 10 MIR. B.,
that had influence upon his mind. 1t was, whether
the House had the power without the concurrence OF
the Senate to cothc the Governor will! the power Of
corresponding with the Executives OF other States The
Sneaker here innacd 10 Mr. Booker, that he
passing the rule of order aud discussing the main qucs
lion MIR. Il. said he only showing The reasons why
this resolution should not be taken up lie wanted .ne
examine it, to ancud it, If necessary, ana 10 give IL 'c
form of Joint resolution. The SUBJECT had come upon
Mr. b. by surprise-it was new TO MN; IL nlsnt "e
otherwise with the gentleman from Richmond, whose
views Mr. B. had not heard not having met him at the
meeting Of the committee, although he had hoped Tor
the aid Of that gentleman Judgment and experience
on the delicate questions which were involved IN ITS IN
vCsligctions Mr. Is. wished time Tor reflection, ana he
hoped it would be granted
. M ForNrAlSE said it seemed by the insnuauon OF
the gentleman from Richmond
Mr.. SrANARD. lnsnuai!::i, Sir! 40 i,.-::""'oh.
&c 10. act here by insinuation
Mr. .FcSTAIxE. Well, then, it seems by the idea
thrown out by the gentleman, that willing to in
vovc The question Of Abolition with the contests OF par
ty. Mr. Fontaine disavowcd any such wish or design
There were other considerations tar more Important
ThA-- was another question in which all were more deep
~ interested than in any election that was 10 take pace
1t was whether, by n]udclous proceedings they N?ht
not nnane hosllities between The great scctohs OF te
country which might end in disunon. How do we
L,t cOrrpSDCndpncp Cl-
feet to blow up flame, and create feeling oil dS'rusl
end jealousy which may end in that fatal disaster hr
F. went for the Union under which The country had en-
loved so mnch happiness and prosperity. tic wished
time to consider this resolution and that no evil con-
sequences NIGH, arise from lis adoption
Mr. SrASARD said, the gentleman from Buckingham
had seen fit TO state that he (Al had not hrcn present
at the meeting of The committee the subject Of Abo
ton The House we'll aware OF Mi D situation III
regard the coni't"cs-and that he was chairtnan OF
another committee before whom large number OF I'M
portant subjects were constantly requiring attention.
lie need say no more account for his absence On the &C.
cason referred The gentleman from Henry had been
good enough mpu,e to Mr. S. nslnuation that this
subject was to be connected with the important elections
i'm the country 1t not sO-tere were no important
elections with which he had said it would be connrcted
And how was it that he had noticed the connection OF
this subject with party politics: Was the idea volunteer
ed by him? Was it not drawn forth in reply 10 some re-
marks of the gentleman from Buckingham? Was it not
in answer TO a suggestion that should go on in
sleahy, catkc pace, lest we should, by to" violent
movement Interfere with the elections OF the country:
1t was from the gentemsn from Buckingham that the
remark had droppsd-and /, was paying that gentleman
no coarse compliment to say that Mr. S. looked upon
every suggestion that fell from him indicative of the
feelings Of that party in which he had not as yet taken
his stand as leader although he well deserved 10 be so
considered And when he heard from that gentleman an
ntimaton that party influence to be brought to bear
on this subject lie thought necessary without pause or
hesta,on to bring it to the notice of the House. and give
them watning that such was the design lie thought 1t
was his duty 10 draw attention to the first nmaon that
the dominant party DESTROYS, whatever mi ht be
the injury with which we threatened t" induce US
to fobrar from active measures and 10 !nuse into the
proceedings oil the Legislature this subject soothing