Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-19

~ was INC ob1ect IN eie-
which ecsi 10 committee: 1t was TO collect Information
ven.n, me ordinary course Of e@Slatiun ccuid
House s We collected in any other way. But did this
sought to be- IN need Of information upon the subject
tuinly not sh to is notice, by that petition Ger
10 which nnL"aS well understood that it was subject
most attention has. been long turned with the
TO the Gulf of ttiat from the River ST. Lawrence
been uos, Tie bestalens of the country had
!, mere engaged in tic considerations ard
"a communicating nlor,na?1 I'D "tIo" Wv
;n,r ae,or over the Country cp,n.road ,,oo,.
in almost was called in tie Southern States
cussion was had ana country; discussion after dis
.oInon ,I. Ia before the people rrsoIu,;n ,fi ro
SOLUTION aoopied, until Ike up so'u'ioh aiter re-
;;"sr. o'ei Tie Whole Southern coun,rr I i,;
lort, aud III !" cur brethren of the Nor,l, r., stan
upon our rights our proncr:r teSe base attempts
%..'i "''g'd emotions Of pride pnJ Of I i'ia ""'
vain. tba sat these appeals were moi made in
held ,roao ~" ,"!so me people together meetings we're
.i'es' ana The measures adouted he tL. ,: c
] .I 4o.et and to some extent oll,v.d the .rc;to
Nor,s =, 'outh; aud II was for gentlemen from Nm.
surancps ~ n.!her ne may still rely upon their as
tina sts' ~ heartily cooperating with ns IN , 80
the niifFes.ion: N'Ss' St. decisive vote upon
~ 1If it must be obvious, that there cou,d he
u,use seemed Information upon the subject, to ena
To seed Of ID he lrSsI9RTf pdiggy upon it Why
bic sen'Ii to committed Was osa tse, upan tho
short Of committee was 10 Themselves that the
stn: lists. Did gentlemen ii"Ttet Nv :, calm dispas-
slo s's .,cism could be checked BY Ga' ,rond re.
! ; -, ,,a Inuical argument 10 SUI :,os which have
t. ,i,,; No read the reports o! I'D u, doubted not,
va likely " mad Oh like pc." s",istcd that benefit
-, ,''eie"ec csr from the adoption oi ''' c rr,m
thn iJ i;t 1.-The petition before '',n' ncv 20 check
tvc, rp ,. ,ceding having Ia" -; in. land the
groann under the ,.es of gentlemen were no"
.!'ieah ron light of similar pe t dns> ha
referred to his own Massachusetts (Nr Aaa"i y
L nllInnt ncC
and in spirit, which scenes was comlneHcsIo bcsp,
the deep anxiety which he to N~~'T.v the very ,S i
pleasant excitement which hau e. 10 a''' show itSe
the House, and reconcile if he c5Eh the can :,
discomfort which continued to agtate II md disto' 90
people OF the South; he viewed the rema rks,lh OF t
uennn as oil poured out upon the troubled r,
was however, but the calm which pIeccdcs the
At length lashmg himself up state OF high
!nent, he asked what it tie South desired? Was
It, SAID he 10 discuss the sublime merits Of slavery Z:
That sub ect which Mr.. Jones con!d not discuss
with thai genIlehlan; and aunt them as he might with
their slaves, whose condition they had agency IN pro-
duciEy, and means Of changing he would take that
OCCASION TO to him. that the people OF the South held
their slaves by title secure, by authority high
and as sacred, that by which that gentleman held title
TO als horse, his house. or, 10 his language,
his place upon that floor They held them under the
Constitution and laws Of the land
That gentleman, (Alr. Adans.) had also taken
sion TO refer !r members from he South, TO Mason and
Dickson line; warning them. that every member TO the
north O that line, who should discuss this subject would
send forth TO the world ince:dily plmphri; and al
though that gentleman seemed TO speak shaving
authority, he had many evidences not 10 be
satisfied OF the into which he had fallen He
assembled here, from every quarter Of this widely ex.
tended union- patriots prepared TO make every sacrifice
upon the altar of their cuunrys good. He lamcned to
hear what had fallen from the gentleman from Aassachu
selts upon that SUBJECT he believed that gentleman HIM
SELL IN is cHlmcr moments, would lament it. The poo
Pile ba lament it. But if that be the de-
eEMIned upon by genrnen the we had 1t acted
oGt the better. This hc would take occasion to say TO
i"ni-let those threatened pamphlets come when they
might tfy would be received the people cf tie South,
as hecaIne trecmen who knew their rights and know
ing. dared nG.inain them.
Mr.. Jones remarked in conclusion, that he had felt him
self called upon TO say thus much, in xplanaon OF his
own views, with desire that dircc. vote on
the subject nIlg hi bc obtained.