Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-16

the Legislature Of New ORR, mol lGHTci ago IMAM l1-
passed resolutions in i"r Of the abolition oi slavery III
the District Of Columbia. Mr. GrangeT iicrc explained
by saying, that suc! resolutions were Gny passed ny The
popular branch Of that Legislature MIR. Mann CONT
med, and said that tn" impression he received from tie
gentleman remarks h" had stated and ne thought
lie had heard him distinctly and atrHtvcIy; but II was
possible he might have done 50, and he was happy
To have the gentleman undcfso"d MI u SaId he iian
The honor Of having been an humble member o. mat It.
gsalurc and booking into lis Journal he tnud tliat
there four others of his colleagues on Tins 7o"r,
who then also his associates, (alcssrs W. h Fuller,
Eilirr 7. c. Fuller, md Ila2c!tine.l His colleague
(Ar. Grangrrj not in that Legislature, rs he had
been accustomed heretofore BIZ; and having stated this
FACT said Mr NJ: perhaps it is due TO The gentleman that
should state the and it is that he was at TIE pre-
vnus election candidate for the Licutanant Governors
Chair of that State, which he failed 10 reach Tor tic
simple reason. that he could not yet yotts enough!
Now, Mr.. Speaker. looking into the Journal con-
tanning the cord Of the decision taken on tho passage
Of the resolution ~ which my colleague has alluded:
(and il is due TO ny colleagues to state IT, after what has
fallen from the grltrman find the record TO he con.
sslcnt with all my former and subsequent action upon
the subject. AN there REGARDED as voting with my Two
colleagues with whom il has usually been my pleasure
! to act most questions, w. K. Fuller and Eliner0 as
voting against the r'spations willie find my ether co!-
leagu r. t. Fuller and !aZ'i;nr0 who have always
been aliens to most "iy views upon political 4ncsos
recorded as there voting for thrnI.
My course. sir aud s!sa of my friends generally at
home. we'll this iloor has been consistent in op.
posing interference upon this subject. 1t is true:
sir that resolution passed that Assembly passed. too,
sir, Cor purposes. and b. ch not permit
ted to discuss here but having been sent to the other
branch Of the Legislature for their concurrence, It slept:
believe in The family vault with these mention
ed yesterday by The Memorable gentleman (tlr AdamS
Of Massachusetts, ..tEic n!nb oil he Capusts After
this explanation. sir tiv gcntrurn is welcome 10 al!
the ''guS he may catch by that !iy-to oil The benc-
fits which II" appropriate 10 himself in TINS The next,
or an other canlm'n Having said thus much IN re-
ply Ia my colleague. and c"g The floor said MI NJ,
IL.
III accordance VIII; those Of liy cOna u"nls, with
whose vi'I"s an acquainted: ought To be prcsum.
! ed to be 50; and, sir Ray clam soHr acquaintance"
| with tic people al tie State Of NrM York. Sir.
said Mir. NJ / am fully warranted in saying, that,
from my acquaintance with tIa! people, there is Not
one person in f.e hundred among population Of
more han two millions Of rropr III that Stale, Who
! is in favor OF Abolition, "r any ether interference with
, the rights If and slave in the South. Among
the political lticEGa with whcIn ! have uniformly
acted (tr RI i:uJI:c"n$.l have sever known un1no,
sir: sin lie Sir, said Nj. NJ, there
s!tu"nal ambiguity to my mind this subject: for,
while il is admitted that Congress av" exclusive power
Of Legislation in all whal"cr: in tic District u
COlu4ba. tic Constitution has prohibited any 0i our
interference "it tr uca! institutions Ct the States. Tie
Union and Constitution. sir, the result Of canoes
sion and compromise. The suhCt under debate formed
one OF the points. We agrccdwe entered into the
compact with Southern BRETHREN, md The question
now presented by !hrn 20 us-,hc real question (whcn
the argument is pushed to :c full extent prcpouudcd
10 q" the North, is whether We will 1--we mp TO the
Bargain have made to the compact aud union
haze entered into; For myself r my constituents amd
friends, wilI!o 1T hesitation mental rcserva-
ton, that under ali c!rcu and in every vics*
,udr good or evil: we wil!-wc will, though the llca
VEINS lali. What more need say? Gaid MIR Ny
ask gentlemen to brrv2 sincere. Why suspect
sincerity: What motive have We 10 interfere in
that do not us: Sr, the people of New
York can have no motive fcr SUCH interference.
! The !sw misguided in he North, who are drsi-
rons If inruding thcir nsrrcccd philanthropy Upon
the South have political and pa purposes to subServe.
Sensible o! thri: want of consideration, in their
own community" OF their own restitution OF political
integrity and put!iut&n they sec infamous nGo
! rirty in attempts L, destroy the institutions Of their
country. have placed my vote cur State Legislative
Journals against li.cn. a"d shall repeat that vote
! your journal as Often as may have Opportunity.
! Mr.. Speaker, have deprecated this DEBATE, and de-
rlorcG the spirit in which it is conducted. Shall il
/ to this, that an American C"ngrcss shall be tandyng
rpthcta sprnglng from youthful or excited feelings? Is
it necessary sir. any individuals rt crimes,
and Stg them viii, cpilhcts that shall with be
namccss: For myself SIR. cann1t Consent to such
employment: and trust that We may conduct fur
ihcr proceedings in such manner as wil! a;odit.
! Mr. Robertson, Of w. said, no part Of the Union
deeply Interested in the subject under discussion
than that he had the hOror TO represent YET he had IT,
manned silent till the of The debate left him al
lcrnatire hui To his reluctance almost nvncl
bic, to trouble the house, or incur the mpu!aIion Of
shrinking from the discharge Of his duty.
; he sincerely grateful 10 the gentleman from
Pennsylvania (lr ingcGsulD for the generous impulse
: which had prompted his ch"!t I" 'ranIn'iizr The
s"% Fer one he ha9ked hin for the r warm SYM
The disposition he had cvinccd 10 do them Justice
He had hoped the gentleman ron Pennsylvania would,
indeed have gore to he root Of the mischief But
he was sorry to say, that the measure he had pro-
posed not calculated TO attain his object, and had
wholly disappointed the expectations he had raised
What did the gentleman PROPOSE In effect to declare
that Congress had mo power Ibcra,e slaves with
in the limits Of those States which authorize them to be
held property! And had it come 10 that: Were we
to accept as mighty boom recognition of the RICH; Of