Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-25


lions, but To the preamble and resolution offered by the
gentleman i.nm Cuochlaud.
MI 5. presumed that the latter gentleman had copied
the resolution requesting the Governor 10 transmit from
the resolutions the subject Of Abolition in which the
Executive was requested send trn 10 the Governors
of the nonSave. holding States, with the request that
they would lay them beiUre their respective Legislatures
The distinction between the tansliIsslOn TO the Cover
Of other States; and TO Senators in Congress-
must be evdent-ln the former case, the persons TO
whom they were sent were not those WHO TO act
upon lhcm but line agents through whom they
were to be presented to those rSislave bodies In the
latter case, however the Senators themselves were the
individuals instructed By the resolutions sent TO hen Ito
believed the usage III such cases 10 ask The
Governor to request the Srnutors 20 act-fe hoped,
therefore, that the motion strike out would PREVAIL in
order 10 make the recital in The preamble correct one
MIR. WonffulK said, the Governor had merely been
asked to request the Senators to lay the resolutions be-
fore the Senate. The Legislature had not asked hun TO
request the Senators comply with the Instructions but
merely du what was, after ALL simply matter OF oFa
nr. believed that the Governor was averse to trans
uniting the resolutions at all and that TINS objection 10
the terms OF the request bubble. seized hold Of ny
the Governor for thu purpose OF ohortng HIM pausl
bic prrtet for refusing TO comply with The request OF
the Legislatures He believed that II had been The uni
form usarr of the Executive to transmit such resolutions
wien requested tn do Sd but as NJ was mol luy III
formed on this point he would 10 lay the preamble
and resolutions the table until Tomorrow that the
question might be fully examined.
Mr. BRown, Of Petersburg said that it had been the
practice 10 request the Governor such to transmit
resolutions; and in nsances, request had heen
made and the Governor had transmitted them nut-
ter Of COURSE But he would ask tie gentleman frola
Orange il he could point to single in which the
Legislature had requested the Governor 10 make
quest 't Senators Such rcQnsiton would be an
addition TO the instructions contained i'll the resolutions;
and why should they this superadded obligation
the Governor; Why not, if ii was Necessary that snch
request be made pass additional resolution that the
Senators should lay the resolutions before the Scnac -
Mr. b. thought the Governors objection, thus far good
"ne and if that the only objection and the ESpnhs
ing Resolutions within reach of The House. ST 'a
their phrascoogy nigh, be amended, he presumed inc
Governor would transmit he bu, this was no" D~yTnu
the reach OF thu Legislature, and he hope" tha.
would not be DELAYED by laying the present question Oh
the table
Mr. WATKINS referred to precedent IN when 'nr
Governor was requested /" request me Gnrerhrs OF
certain States to lay The resolutions {" h's Hrn"Fa AS
semby before their respective Legislatures tie DID not
cuueud as To the absolute ionn which this re9urs had
hitherto been made; but he of opinion that the Pre-
amlc as it now Stood did not Violate the truth IN stating