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

as understand the gentleman is bocheor and these
renal" petitioners are, do not doubt old malds not
exceeding t'oentyErcsor they never 9el beyond ,bo,
agei would recommend him take one of these into
kas charming ladies' for his wife, and, in doing so,
pave no doubt nc would lessen the ranks of the abol
ti"niss one at least aud hmse Danst any r
.e' disturbance OF his midnight sumbers; for assur-
e. MIR Speaker, IT is most pocerfL soporifc and N
tly Pheasant one INTO the bargain as you and can tes-
Mr. Speaker, representative from po,,;op Of Tho
people of the South would sir have been ne,Sc'i,,
SATISFIED with the disposition made of the memorials of
.s enaracri, when they FIRST presented in the be-
ginning OF the session. of layipp them ON the
table, but the result of that vote has not had the desd
tmee. OF putting to rest ,hsqueston By overwhel-
ing vote thiS House determined Law these
on The table, there Sleep the of the gentle
man from Massachusetts, (hr. Adains) the sleep of
oeeh. More than this, the House, by a decided vote
refused even to honor these memorials with the customa
~ respect oil ordering them TO be printed? nd what
eaS oeen me result Why, sir, the very moment
peS announcer memorial and then another till at leuoth
they come so thick that the attention cf the House ld
no Keep pace with them; and The very memorial now he
.e US was presented and got reference TO one of the
s,ah1ihg committees without attracting the attention of
.ne h9nse whch am quite sure, the House never de-
signed Nor this all. WHY sir the uentlen,n En-,
vermont Mr. 81 tells US, he is charged with numerous
Peuuons oi the same character. Sir when are we 10
have an end of them? This House has decided ,bev
WIN not print them; 1t has decided they will not consi-
uer them further than to lay them the table and vet
ney come ana are to come, in shoals upon us Sir it
Is Time now that this House should take more decisive
stand should adopt more defnitive course should de-
cisVey rebnke these Intermediates with the properv of
papers on the table, when we may be met by motion
eo1morrow or the next week. take them no and con-
Gn,i I,Ti or tne laying paper the table is not
maj disposition OF II, although majority of the House
may again and again make this dispositions for on the
very question to take up and consider, question
10 re-consider as we'll the original presentation
we may nave debates that will be intermnabe and ali
the m'sehieis desired by the fanatics effected
oir tere Is another reason why the action of Congress
should be decisive now than at anv former ny;d
and why the people of the South should call for nore
direct expression of the sentiments of this Hons ,h
nSio fIoro
6nary feelings ofalarm excitement no npprehenson
m dan2rr spread through that section of the country
ne spirit OF nsurrecon and characterization was not
then abroad It was reserved for the last snmrrn,s
campaign of few ana,ios--my colleague called iheno
Do"d hounds, hut the term is mild | call them
funds Of het-0ssocating themselves into societies re
ceVhg SUBSCRIPTIONS OF more than 10000 $50 600 for
a. purpose o. printing and circulating among ncen-
diary pamphlets and such beautiful hicrogyphca ca
in'nies as the one now hold in my handepieturs md
cuts representing Southern and South. IN women
Ia me NEST od'ous and digusng form which il is noss
pie Tor human ingenuity and dcviis purpose TO invent
1.-The paper MIR G. held in his hand " as large sheet
printed side and illustrated with cp,s
ing the pretended cruelties inf on the slaves of Tho
Soulful The authors Of such papers are cold.hear,ed
oase, arc malignant ibeliers and calumnators,
serve The berest excavations every good and patroo
heari-ihey should be secuted from society
But, MT Speaker, we called upon To DISTINGUISH
petWeen these petitioners for the abolition of SLAVERY
within The District of Columbia, and the aboitionsis
who are members of the societies Sir [ cannot dis
t Emgn'sh between them, wish could, honestly.
Know not one of these aboitonists / know noibinr
about them, and therefore saw any thing ngnins
le personal character Bot in relation to the schemes
oil me aboltoniss and the designs of these petition
crs have this remark make, that cannot
Of1fcn Ire devH md M0Se ho do his acorks They arc
ali equally seeking abolition. They have the same com
mon object and mark me- if these petitioners should
receive copntenance by this House, we shall find
many OF them, aye sir fear, all of them soon ranking
IN The same association and pursuing The same rec,
less schemes together. They have a common Object
common purpose 10 effect. Did not the gentleman
from vermont himself preach to about the evils of sla
very and the universal rights of man and our duties TO
The Airca2 race Did he not openly avovy himself an
o'SI 70 greater extent than asked for in this
Oa De not declare slavery sin against Heaven
the effect of which would be- although not avowed TO
sene sSeyy siavehodcr to perdition your Washington
ahohg ,he resi-! listened TO the gentleman, and I
cannot think mstook the purport of his lanruage -
Sr these ahoiitionists q class them all ogeiher0 have
eXclted feeling of alarm in the South which cappo,
easily be quoted. The safety of our wives and onr IL
den is endangered by their mschievous nd incendinrv
attempts 10 produce servile instruction among our
slaves BOT oh. says the gentleman from Vermont YOU
are IN 80 danger all will be effected peacefully and 9ni
Guy Sill will the gentleman permit Judge for our
selves We are in the very midst of the slave popua-
ton while he is securely sheltered behind the ranpars
OF the Green Mountains Of the North. He can neither
see nor near nor itei Tie danger with which he
SET because he knows and feels he is from the eff
ieets Of IT, come how and when it may The gentle
man, therefore, will excuse when express our own
applehcnsons and feelings this subject, because we
best know our situation.
But sir, these beautiful prints and these de Wish pam
phies, not the only re-brands nttenpted 10 he
lated among These very memorials I6emseIves go
ing here IN The midst of all this excitement and alarm nv
poccaiy cnntng about the piracy and tyranny slave.
conceal from themselves, but tell them the endency
Is The same-Hyc, aud the design is the same WIN
sr, the aDoil"niss from whom gentlemen seem so aux
Ious TO separate these petitioners are now laupbing in
their sleeves, aud openly too, that they have allies
VINO by different route, indirectly laborinp TO
achieve the same object with themselves who rive
responsibility TO their designs Yes the aid they receive
IN tins way stimulates them 60 exeriion and animaes
them to hasten the approach Of the final catastrophe they
are themselves seeking to bring about Every move
ment made in this House for the abolition OF slavery
within the District, is stepping. stone to the abolition.
ISIS 10 mount up 10 their work and encourage them TO
seek the accomplishing ut of their purposes They who
el US That these memorials only look the District of
Columba tell what cannot BIZ credited: il their object
was TO be limited 10 tho District alone the free slaves
here, the would be worth tie exeron, and
| we should hear nothnz about it.
There is another reason Mr. Speaker yyhv the Home
should adopt more direct and decisive course now tbon
heretofore, growing out of the reasons have inst Of
iered, and is this: The continuance of debate on ,bis
subjc is calculated TO encourage if not TO excte tho
slaves themselves to INSTRUMENTATION aud
10 what you will TO prevent it, these things find fheiy
way, through some channel another into the midst Of
the population They know every thing that transpiros
here. They Of every lhiEg eon0 on i'm Inc
North; and there is spirit Of INSTRUMENTATION in some
places almost amounting 10 usuTrcction, among them
already They believe the whole North 10 be f,vo
rabc TO thcr emancipation, ord they are thus encour
! aged 10 eNcrtion they but little doubt if tbeg can
once ofganize and commence the stlack the Northern
people VIII ny to their succour and second their efforts
lcn say, SIR these memorials aud their pfesep alton
are improperly timed; and however might be dispose at
other times to discuss Tie merits Of these petitions will
not doii nov Iappcal, then, friends in The North
aud 10 the people OF the North rescue Us By decisive
action upon ibrr part, from these influences which are
thus mschcvousy operating upon slave population