Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-18

fila s onm.st and most embered party leeih9 ~ lne
House the first effort made against ti' w
on,;,,ae WIS an attempt to suPersede lhenl ehleIY
~ ,a ranor of the minorty-hy taking them up anu
considering them whole, contrary to oil parliament
~ r,c,,rr: thus deriving members OF an opportunity
~ ,rnr themselves before the people, by giving
v,tr utyn racl, proposition SEPARATELY Yes! the iirsl
effort attempt To Cancel 'n onnttuS-lo slifle INC
expression OF opinion contained in the report ct the
communicates substitute Tor that report preamble aud
propositions n tin. minority. This course, SAID
Mir. s.. (and / appeal To the House whether The
assertion make is correctly wholly without prece
dent Such un attempt was never before made, ana IL
successful, would, have before saId entirely nave
deprived members OF the opportunity OF expressing 'er
opinion IA relation 10 the principles lau DOWN Wy 'e
people in their primary assemblies have eva
deG slurred over the ulosl important questions a@-
tatrd in, and decided by, those assemblies why,
SIR, strong this feeling u passion or pfejuoce
land the House will understand not making these
u!!u sius So much with IL OF ccnSurIny what Is past
lis u SECURING some beneficial action tulure so strong
tins erng, that even the first resolution oi The c"i
tte, drclaralory ut Tie attachment vi THIS Assembly,
the Union. involved IN The general sentence OIL
osracsm And only so: sir but one gentleman has
thought himself justified III casting c"HtuieY upon Tue
reporting that resolution, ana has uSed, IN
relation It, saT prurcrb, taken from the Strws anu
purrus OF the cltya provcr0 which, however, IN ac-
cordancr it might Ue with the oraory OF the gentleman
elsewhere was certainly vi place III the Legislature
VI Virginia Yes. reckless las been the spirit OF
Opposition upon uccaslon that the contumiry cast by
l
uf committee, also cast upon the resolutions OF the
people ~ their primary assemblies. Fo sir tho people
expressed precisely the sentiment as that rdlcu
and impuMnrd hy the gentleman III iHc report OF tile
committee, and his provrrb applies with equal aptitude
to them 10 the committee. The sentiment Is eX
pressed by many OF the meetings Whose proceedings
! before rs, nut content myself with referring
to the loyal counties Of King William aud Luuisa-
So Intense tins feeling OF pIrJudIcr-so rcck
less Tie spirit OF oppoSontiat the cuntunrly uttered
bv lis litr.a hes
lris! than the gentleman from GoochaHd OF Professions
| OF love the Uuon: And yet, according to the gen
llrnluns prorcr such declarations and professions are
only made by rVrucS. order CLOAK their hostility to
The Union So needless, sir, the gentleman IN
his dcnun iat!on u! the con"iiee that he denounces
equally with the committee, his iavnrIle Governor
Marcy, and the Resolutions OF l1!e, drawn by Aiadi-
SON. aud presented by JOHN Taylor OF Carollne-tor
the first resolution OF the committee in part copied
from one OF the memorable resolutions OF l1iS, pre-
pared by Mr. Madison. Looking, thri into the past
ask il what there find is not sufficient 10 induce
the belief that fair aud uncloudrd Judgment has
not here oiure bren exercised relation 10 this Iurs
ton: but that the contrary, counsel has been taken
ui passion and Of party and that thence have pro-
ceedcd these wide dIvsIu9s-ihesc wicked disSrnslons-
which have prevailed upon subject i'll regard 10 which
there ought TO be such perfect unanlIny. But SIR have
not stated all The indications o the prevalence Of this in
suspicious influence during the past discussion Much
vet remains to he told When the first resolution had
been passed, and The second propoundcd ~ the
and tins without the assignment OF single reason by the
mover And on reasons being called for, The only
signed. was that the resolution vi the committee, though
designating interference with our r!gtS by
the General Guvrrnncn the States, a violation of
the CONSTITUTIONS &c. went too far III saying. that any IN
rricrrllce hy the would he such violation OF the
Constitution This the sole objection made 10y the mi
uorItl To the I'd solution Of the coniier And The
QUESTION being put tie House whether the objection
valid whether the words 'cI'Izes thereof should
be stricken out-the House decided the nrgalvc-dc
cIarrd by OF los IL ~ that the words should re-
Subsequently, Two other objections were taken to
the rrsouon One of which WAS that the manner in
which the words 'ctzenS thereof was used IN the rcso
luton, ambiguous and taken III connection with the
words STATES and Federal Government, which preceded
them might be supposed 10 apply t. both That Ill fact
the idea there citizens OF the General Govern
meut might be hidden under Tie language Of the rcsOu
ton. THIS objection raised by the member from
Campbell (Ar. Danel) and having as he said such OBJ
rcon he could not support the resolution. Now con-
nurd Mr. s, although all the principles OF gramnat
construction, the fact that the phrase citizens "l
the General Government anomalous one, utterly
rrpudiue The view taken by the gentleman from Camp
bell OF this matter bowed to this hypclcritlcsmo the
gentleman, aud removed the alleged ambiguity from the
resolution, hy inserting the words citizens vi the other
States" The remaining objection was to the cunclud
nr part of the resolution winch atlirns that such inter
ference by the citizens Of the other States Violates their
constitutional obligalloS and yet we have from the very
gentleman who makes this objection. the dcclaration
that the citizens vi the Northern States sub rc to
StIluona oblgaiuAlso, that Is correct doctrine 10
say. that the Of the other States have right to
interfere with our slave property Thus, by these two
CONCESSIONS, you have 1t demonstrated IN the cirarcst
ul.lrr that the gentleman objection Is gr0u!drss,
and that the position Of the committee is correct. Thus
all objections to the I'd resolution vi the Committee
completely removed.
The gentleman on, Campbell. continued Alr. s.. in
the early part of the debate, ANNOUNCED his conviction,
that Xprdent Tor Tie slave States 10 make any
demand upon the North; but now sir, (now lha as he
has SAID, lie has hcculIe acquainted with the sentiments
OF the peUplcGid he not know them before sr:) he Of
ttrs amendment wch goes bUwsLut beyonu the re-
solution u the CoIutirc. Tint RESOLUTION merely al
rtd that any interference On the part ut the citizens II
the Northern States. would be violation OF their constl
tn ua oil CATIONS but the amendment "t the gentleman
declares that such interference would be voialon nvl
cniy vl their constitutional obligations, hut Of their
cl., duties
Mr.. DASlEI. said, the amendment equivalent, and
only equivalent, to the resolution Of the Committee
MIR. SrANAED. 1t Is equivalent the resolution Of
the Committee! Then way strike out that Resolution
10 substitute an equivalent: Now sir, said Nh Stan
Irt do not take this review with view 10 the grali
caon Of any personal feeling, but TO bring To the
ui tie people and Of the House. that The question
strike out the second resolution oil tho Committee is !
question TO strike out proposition, against which !
there has not been made, and docs exist single |
valid objection. Only two oh ccnns have been raised
To H. and lIuSc have been cilrc!uay removed, tie
10y inserting the words "citizens Of tie States in
piaIIce with the pathological views of the gentleman
from Canl,bethe other by the fact that that grutle-
has offered amendment which hr declares be-
equivalent to the resolution. The question then be-
lore Tie house is. whether they will strike resolution
thiis vndcaed from ali uhIrciion lur tlir purpose
OF substituting pr"p"sIitnu precisely S!iniar-iur,
ccpng That part Ut The resolution which declares that
the 'czllS of the States violate the constitutional
obligation. Its provisions precisely similar to tho
amendment Of the gentleman lrusn Camp5rI and the |!
House have already passed upon that neutrality-suspicious.
my the principle lad down III relation 10 The citizenship
IL vote OF les 70. Unless The House is disguised 10
its Words that principle must be retained. Should
the House adopt the amendment Of the gentleman from
Campbell! it will reverse lis solemn decision given
hy the large vote have mentioned. Will the House DO
this;