Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-05-26
VOL. XIV.....V'O. So

oil agi'a'ing the question and OF the improper
conduct OF many persons who endcav0r to pro-
mote excitement and To cSasperaie Southern feel
ing, at the time TINT they try 10 get up prriui<
ces, and expose to odum those Southern men with
whom he had acted and who wished to promote
harmony and security. lie spoke of attempts
made to represent him as hostile to Southern in
lcrcsis and was speaking in reply TO such attacks,
when he called upon the chairman Of the commit
tee to give him information fine had It, by whom
and what parties the abolition memorials were sign
cd and brought before the House If the gcnile-
man MIR. PINcKNEy) had such information, and he
had no doubt he had, he would much oblgc him
by communicating il 10 the House.
MIR. PINCkNEY did not know that il would
become him 10 respond to any inquiry of this
character. ilr had felt it his duty to make u m-
mute examination of the subject, aud il the House
wisnedn, he would give them all the Information
had acquired. The whole number Of men,orias
WAS l76 the number of signatures was n little
! rising $4,000 nearly 5000 were females and
he supposed par, OF the balance were children.
! Is 10 the question of parties, he was unwilling to
J give any particular explanation, lilo said he
NEEDED III opinion with he resolution OF the gen.
Item from Virginia (Mr. RonrnrsoN,) but ho
! bud not thought ii proper 10 propose such reso-
luton, because Of ii. disastrous tendency. l1s
! kne" the ground on which he stood he had lived
long enough 1T tn" South 10 know Southern feel
! my he thought the South would agree in the mr..
cnmeu'. of The report and NJ wished il placed hc-
lore them u, any rate, ha knew tho feelings Of the
district lac represented aud If the, tl,oug Int differ
emily from the central tenor of the report, he WAS
much deceived.
Mr. l.. asked What the gentleman would gain
by pressing vote upon his resolution. II no
does press IT 10 volc, he would vote in favor Of it,
because ii expressed his political opinion but
did al Tho gentleman kuow that n u,aoritv af iitp
House, upon that question, wo Id vote against tho
South, and IN favor OF the abolilionsts In
these circumstances, what good does tho gentle.
man expect The vote would have other Ten
dency than TO encourage the aboliionisis of tho
North, and to create II general excitement at tho
South. For that reason he hoped it would not be-
brought 10 vote but il 1t must br so, he would
vote for ii. 1t had been his wish To avoid the i,,-
rvablc and disastrous results which such Il vote
mus, produce. Insisting upon the resolution was
only to ash tho House 10 take a stand against ibs
South when II left 10 themselves, they we're will
ling TO take stand against the abolitionsis aud la
natcs and in favor of the South. lfihe resolution
should be pressed To asol", majority, he Thoughts,
would sustain the ri.h, of Congress to Interfere
III the subject Of slavery in the District and il
would increase the zea OF the Northern fanatics.
and increase the anxiety aud excitement Of the
People of the South lilo did doubt that,
of constitutional power the House void express
It's opinions IN favor OF Southern interests, and h
eain,l Northern interference hui il that vote up
constitutional power huuld he taken. he thought
the result would encourage Northern fanatics, and
innamc the South to madness.
Mr.. BfNUM resumed his remarks, and drpre-
Gated the course Of those who were determined to
bring this QUESTION to an issue al all hazards. lie
thought il such il vote vas taken by Congress on
the constitutional question: he anticipated would
be-, there would nothing remain but separation;
aud he minated fear, that those who were NOT
willing 10 take the moderate course of peace we're
artnatcd by a csrc to hiring about sno, u result.
The gentleman from Sou,l, Carolina (lr. Piscx.
MY had not answered his inquiry as fully az he de-
sired, but he would that himself aud those
with whom lc acted, who were accused Of aban-
doniuG Southern interests, were men who had
heretofore, and would sill, stand by the South, by
>pisht aud BY day.
Mr. ROBER rSON said he had been asked
what va, his motive in offering the resolution
and he answered, he Offered it because he ,l,ought
it lnst and proper and he should always endcavor,
IN offering resolutions, to keep that end in view.
aud should act accordingly, Notwithstanding all tho
Pronunciation OF the gentleman from South CARROLL
ma, Mr.. P,NcKNEy.) IL did not wis, To he con-
sldcrcd the representative OF the South. H. stood
on other ground, as "A Representatives Of portion
of State, which had declared, by almos, unani-
nous O oppression of the Legislature, that Congress
has no right to interfere with slavery n the Dis
trict of Columbia and he would enleavor to-
maintain the correctness of that eNprrssu'n.
Where, no would ask wrrethc House 10 he found
where would the South be found, iflhcy should skak
Fl om principles which they acknowledge 10 be
right Tho gentleman asked what 10 be
gained by coming to an expression upon tins sub
j,cl. lie would ask, what would b. gained by at
tempting To conceal opinions which they avow 10
be just The gentleman from South Carolina had
sad the House would vote against the South np-'
-on the question, il il was pressed. This he Mr..
r. did no, know.
Mr.. PlNCkNEi explained. He did not know
thai the vote would be as he had supposed, teta.,so
i, had no, been brought 10 test. He had wished to
avoid the contingency Of the vote altogether; and
upon the probable result he had his own Individual
apprchcnsions.
Mr.. ROBERTSON said he had so understood
! tho gentleman. tie wished to have the whale
| truth known, that the country might know what
were the opinions of the leading politicians Of tina :
South. The gentleman had stated the numbers os
the signcrs u the abolition memorials, and, accor-
ding to his statement, there were about l9,OOO
male sieners, probably voters, who would go ON
with their opposition and interference; they will
go On. Hehad said that the report granted all they
could rapnally have expected, and even more
they could not have expceedany thing but 10 pro-