Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-12

H., Lv woud ,hev be encouraged BY referring 10 luz
proceedings of this Assembly. Figure 10 y1uis, W.,
Speaker, such conclaye called 70 consue' ouId
prospects and their future line of action Wnat woulu
he the opics which would naturally demand te'E a''
ton? The slightest glance at what we nave une go
what we are doing here upon HIS sunJec'' "ou.u
the strongest arguments for renewed c"hcti' anu 80
lion md The brightest n success IL "ou'u "e
cd upon by one disposed to nprl them on 10
He would say YOU see that the South Is no: uhlea va
his oues,ion-thry are Influenced ny The shiuhg ''e
rest OF party politics. L"ck at the Virginia
who represent a people III whom lllerc Is ITO u ''' w.
This subect-who have acted upon II as one niai'.-i
at tina, Assclnhl y-on the Introduction OF mere Pt'Pus
tiun 10 obtain information from those win WHOM INV
must act and on whom they must dcprnd-eren tue
Governor of tie Commonwealth has neen maze t"e W
jrct Of wanon and malignant cenuncia'loos h'.' 'e
houshud feelings of the State, which are The last 10
leave the human heart given up-and one OF '''e
wurhics of the Commonwealth has been subjected 10 an
indunity which could not have been offered him except
under the vicious excitement of party ieelngs-cvrn or
the act of bringing this subject 10 public notice LOOK al
the ccrdnrs Of that Assembly; when all rndeafor was
made m obtain all the necessary information from the
North the East and the S"uth-t has been rciused-and
because there is political difference between The 'o'
vernon and the party the majority IN the Legislature
they uIe willing heap indgnitv on him, tor having
acted with yiror this subject he is denounced nis
tincy on the ground that he has performed his dut ~
because is feared compliance with his Tcconmehoa
lions will have uaspclous influence upon ther parry
schemes and coIOnlt!oS DULL III uc mat 'i.i'
state of party feeling WIS merely cmp"rary-und that
il wculd subside ere long. The ready answer TO that
supposun would br-What reason have you to suppose
if such as have been alluded to- the present fruits
Of party influence in Frgn'a-that' wheh 'he Sys'
tenn of marty discipline shall have been more FIRMLY
fixed upon that Satc-whcn the whole system OF
juntos and combinations Throughout all lis
ratification shall have been adopted IN Virginia. when
from the dark oracle at tn: centre, through ell The
grudatons Of dependence, and all the classes OF We
MALT hia nj
establish ci-lhat its influence will ueA be weaker
than it is now; The color Of Virginia politics will then
be what the political managers who move the wires be-
hind the scenes may coosc-te prospect then is, thatt
the dominant party ndsposed 70 act on the sub
irct, il will not be less hereafter.
Such, we may suppose, would be the view taken by
Jealous aboonst of the bearing of our proceedings up
Oh the schemes and prospects OF his kindred conrdrra-
ces Do gentlemen urirvr that they stand before the
constituent body, and say that they have not been turned
back from their duty by political influences, when on
the face Of their very first movement on this subject,
they have been induced by the prrnicons councils q"
party to dsparagr the motives Of those vino have called
the public attention ii. and to with !ndgnlty
the first Executive officer OF the State: by whom any
that may be devised anus, be carried lnto ef
irci--or having performed his duty OH this SUBJECT:
VIII be Obvious TO the people. that this course must
encourage the aboili"nSs, and ndnce them ,c reunI,e
their broken ranks, and renew their enterprises Can
any oI. suppose that the abolItonlSts will be dscou-
RACED, when they know that there IS party here,
ready. under political influences, 10 oeah the i'Ce
which the unity of our councils would give To our
ssance against their schemes: Tan gentlemen expect
10 be excused By their c'rsucnsif they are wl!ing<o
to act rs furnish such argument to the conspira.
tors: Let for moment anticipate with wta. voice
Of thunder they will hear the indignant nj their bcray
ed country say. sir, that any who furnishes an ar
gu.ucnt the ah"onistS tur tie re.c0nEnenccnen OF
their plans against the South. is the victim OF dcuson
worse than any insanity.
fully believe in The Necessity of following up by de-
cisive action. the recommendations Of the Governors
Messngc-tha ought not TO be satisfied by temporal
~ suspension of The AboIltonsts-bu that by firm and
manly measures should cndcaror to prevent any 'n
tuTe attacks against the safety Of! the South. feel
strong conflrncc-a confidence founded upon know.
ledge of the character Of the people Of this Common
wealth obtained by long that those assaults
upon their ri gts To- be repeated with impnnily
and that they will not permit this unfortunate subject
again to be made party question.
(D,b0fc 10 be- continued