Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-04

f,l when tell him do not believe he has brought VII"
him to tho councils Of the State oil The lh'el!igehce "a
61.ci,u,u;m uut that he has lett there many HIN 40
intelligent as himself: These men were III meeting
nI bIm Here are their sentiments, and the gentleman
denies their TRUTH and arrays his own opinions aSu''
them 1t is not my province 10 in'cf'ete WIN t''e g
cr,an and his consltuentS-l Witnessed enough VI I''
ofr;op, interference last winter, and would not lo!o"
,h cal eY,mpl, TIC gentleman will be fortunate, II
he can pcrsuud his that he understands TINS
subject better than they do, and that they asserted Po
lilicu Ecresy and untTuth when !iey p'ocd:"cu ''e
r;h to cal, on The nosav, holding States Tor The sup
S.s;nn nv ncual enuctncnls OF these incendary and
scdtous associations Let him 60 home and enter upon
a task which | shall not envy. 1t is one upon which
should enter, before my constituents WIKI icaF Nen'
bling and despair >.
Mr.. BnowS of Petersburg, begged to be INDUCED in
few remarks before the question was taken 1t might
be thu. The upon that question would make The hst
disclosure of diversity Of views in THAI body, and as he
looked with lively apprehension TO such DISCLOSURE on
such subject he could not refrain from making one
more effort avert it, if possible, and II NOT at least 10
make manifest the causes OF It, When every member
of that body proeSscd anxious desire that there should
be perfect unannity in its action on this alnPoFant
subject when such 4 wish and expectation was known
to be universally prevalent amongst the people, waslt
unreasonable to hope, that so desirable culsn!nmaon
might still be effected: 1t true they had slgnally
failed on a previous OCCASION when this subject III ano'
ter FORM under consideration, to bring about Iar-
mony and concert and very unohIectlonaGle PROPOSE
ton, plainly designed 10 procure niolnallo and nothing
and thrown cut Of the House, But what were the pro-
tnsrs held out, in that debate, by gentlemen who OPP
posed the resolution (Gilmsrs) They said had ui-
terrier deSigI-iat it had originated from party wl"nI
they suspectrd-tat the whole subject was before
mttce and it disrespccul 10 that committee, to
touch the question i'll any shape, until they had reported
Give something free from suspicion, and we will go
for it, Let await the action OF the committee, and
then we will harnonzc upon its report was the general
language Of these gentlemen Wrl-the comintcre
had rrportcd-and bc it remembered that II vas conf
mttec composed Of aorlty OF the political and purity
friends OF The gentleman from MecklcnburE, VINO no"
forward to oppose the report IL was large c"'
nttec and respectable committee, whose recommends
atoms had been anticipated with much socltude by Tic
House The report Of this committee was such us he
had supposed would be readily and unanimously con-
Cured in by all parties 1t had been far possible
stripped of all irrelevant and cxtruneous matter So
as lessen the probabilities Of any dissent from 1t
The series of resolutions embodied only such pin
ciples as were believed to be universally entertained
in Virginia. They fully complete, and SO lar
argumentalive to be ineligible and perSpicuous
but nothing more. A preamble had been Omitted, lest
in treating at large the subject, some topic might De
touched which would create objections or uw AIKEN lie
scrupies Of other of The members. Every
thing had been done for Cancellation and unity, and lie
had trusted The wcllmcant cndeavour would lave been
met corresponding spirit But the Inspect OF things
he regretted say, now becoming highly onEuus
The gentleman from NlecklcnbuIg, had assacd the re-
port Of the Committee with counter project, and area
DIV laid the foundation Of an excited debate, II not OF
painful scism. He wished the public 10 distinctly, anu
10 observe how it was, and from whom this dscord had
arisen Recent experience had shown that indSpcn
SADLY necessary certain portion that House To guard
themselves cautious against misconstrucon and msre
presentation. When the proposition OF the gentleman
from Abcnare, which Ic regarded as Of The PLAIN
est and most nneXcepunahle he had ever been called
upon consider, up few days ago. lis supporters
charged with party Gcs The gentleman from
Mccklenhmrg said II was anevdence Of deliberate pur-
pose to follow the practice Of the Northern Abolition
nIents c! the ianatics and intended to enable party to
ride into power Tie terrors OF the people. When the
friends of the resolution successfully deiendrd lrn-
selves from these charges their opponents shifted their
ground towards tile close Of the debate, and boldly de-
MED that they had raised the cry Of party. Tie ct-
fort obviously about 10 be made TO persuade
the people that the supporters of that resolution were
responsible Tor The party character Of that debate
Nothing could be unjust, and he believed
il woald fail. The people would see through the ar.!
flee, and rcprnbatc it. II he wished party triumph in
reference 10 such Il subject he thought It WAS within
reuch for it the opponents Of the resolution who
had made it party question, and the good sense OF The
country against such 4 procedure. But he re-
joccd in no such triumph He amcntcd that such
debate had been forced upon them, and would deem
victory over party at ho,ae but pary attainment,
and dearly purchased by the loss of one particle Of
our influence abroad through the apparent disscnsion i'll
our ranks. If such another spectacle to be-
presented the public should know tic origin of it, ami
place the responsibility where it was due. With that
view, lie begged 10 remind the House Of the precise
question they about TO vote upon The gentleman
from Mcckcnburg, had offered an amendment IN the
shape of substitute, and supported il by speech which
embraced many topics wholly foreign to The substitute,
that il necessary TO distinguish between the speech
and the question: in order 10 avoid m!sapp'chenSion
The vote about TO be taken had relation 10 many OF
the subjects treated by that gentleman The SECOND re-
solution of Tie committee under consideration. lie
had object III fixing attention II, and would read IT,
:" RcSoircd, That each State had originally the sole
and exclusive right TO interfere with, control rgis!ae
upon the subject oil domestic slavery within It's ursdic-
tiUal nits-a ri ght which, far from being impaired,
is recognized and guaranteed by tie Constitution Of the T.
SGs-and that all interference Herewith by the General
Government, the other States, The citizens Mccc is
invasive Of The rights Of the States and violates The Con-
sttuon."
Now what, he asked the objection to this rcsolu
toE: Let gentlemen scrutnizc II, and say what there
i'll il that not regarded rusm. in Virginia
al least. Yet the gentleman from rckicnburg hud Of
icred substitute 10 IT, which read thus
Rcsorcd, That Virginia alone has the right to legs-
late the slaves in her territory and any attempt 10
change their condition, whether made by Congress- the
Legislatures the people Of other States, vii! be re-
guarded all Invasion Of our rights
The question To be decided embraced in those two
competing resolutions, and lie cntrcatcd the House 10
mark the lac, The other resolutions which The gentle
held in his hand, and had, contrary 10 order, dis
cus$cd, were not before the House, and distinct
propositions III manner dependent on the first. His
substitute must stand fall on merits-and what
principle there in it which justified this fierce al
tack on lc resolution of tic committee: What lmpul-
tant difference there between the resolution and the
substitute, that the gentleman willing inciic de-
bate and divide the House upon it; If The difference
not essential, there sufficient reason for
atlng schsn IN attempt to override The cou"llt
tee. IT, OH the other hand there was in the estimation
u gentlemen: sufficient for putting all 1t haz-
ard, let them act upon their opinions, but let them pre-
pare to make good their before the people -
Mr. T. thought there were spmc differences between Tie
resolution aud the substitute, hut they such as de-
cidrdly TO recommend tho resolution. The committee
SAID that interference with slaves by the 'citizens
Of other States invasion Of ghis The gen
terEn from Nleckenburg had objected 10 Ibis, and de-
nrd that the acts OF the :: citizens Of any Stale was