Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-02

chiracer 30 lar iom having endsavored 10 make this
party question: such result did enter my mind
As an evidence Thai such was not The ground on which
int n,ed 10 place it, will observe that handed CO.
~ OF uis resolution 10 the genenan from Meeklen
burg, the Chairman of hc Committees several avs sco
and 1t remained in lis possession least one day BE
returned II 10 me merely proposing tn,cnt in
way dise"tdsnt with .Lc objects Of the resolution; Lu,
made no Objection 10 Il on the ground that it involved
party qncsiinn Indeed could pretend that the
lace OF te resolution n lis phraseoogy in its Objects
party design could be detected.
Now, ess said Mr. c.. Why is it, that this PROPOSE
won mas been made pigy question:; The wicked h,c
wnen no 'nan pursucth. There here " have
douee allegiance which makes this subject To
uieL ireigh,ed with dark suspicious say the wick
ed nee when no man pursucth Aud il is he who fears
TO do ms duty 20 his connry lest il should conflict with
NE interests oil his party, who is naturally the first
charge ms opponents with patty plots and party move
menls II The party who gave out this token yes
Hrday are free from the design OF nnrlinp this uu. ston
with political olice;sif their willers uuwrung why
did try not meet ;is question in the spirit in which
was oi.rred-why did they not meet il in the spirit of
'Irgnahs and mol in the spirit of partzansa-- Bus will
not press hs question. firm that have placed
TINS resolution in party poslonthat upon this subject
act oh'y as Irgnian Other gentlemen way endca-
voi - mnglc Tins subject with the conflicts OF parties;
nut DO not and II the party TO which belong should
JOIN IN such an endeavor, shall rot follow them do
NOT love my party than my country do not love
Cesar more than Rome. But cnouph-I discard such
motives, and exhort the House, did yesterday to
come to The consideration of this question, Legsa
Before hetoi his seas Mr. G. said he would offer one
further renatk. He had hcaru gentlemen saw yes,er.
tndt fnry Wauteu Time To make
this subject Now, Mr.. G. had thought, tu- II there
was question which the whole people had ade nm
their minds, was this. And tel GU that, much
as the Governors message has been reved By ne
press and lis infamous scbbcrs twill be found to ac-
cord with The spirit OF the people land further let me
te YOU that the feelings of tins House ON THIS nll-im-
PoIht SUBJECT are far far behind the feelings of the
country.
Mr. &. had not had time to wise the proceedings of
'he numerous public meetings; but he believed they went
much beyond the Governors message in their general
Tone aud the measures Of defence and redress to which
they referred The people looked the Legislature fer
harmony on this subject and Mr. G. trusted they wonlJ
not be disappointed lie trusted That both branches Of
The General Assembly would with unaninlity; and
winnie distracted and divided other Subjects that ON
ms they might exhibit firm and unbrokcil front
lie hoped the inquiry he had proposed would Lr made
OF le CO. >tates-tha they would be asked cyilly aud
conreous'y What they intended to dothat this Lcgislu-
'ofe would suspend It's final action, until their
were received And wen il should be found that they
would do nothing for protection, il would then be
'ume Ia lake care OF ourselves
MIR. SrASAKD moved TO amend the resolution Inv i,
seiuhg tAc words ''ianaiica or, previous the word
t"ee"d@ry IT did not Mr.. s. said require very great
uegree ni charity TO suppose that of the individuals
wno nau Jonea 'eFe assocations might not have been
impeled TO IL by bad motives He had offered This
amendment IN order IN distinguish between such as were
i"isguu'u ny some b!iad enthusiasm and those base
spirits with whom they were assocatcd-and To- void
lle sweeping dennnclaon which the phrase as il new
stood, implied.
Mr. Slanards amendment was adopted
MI bhAifL SAID lie was much opposed as any mem
I o ts Dody TO The course OF The Northern Abolition
'stS "iu as hicch ulSpuScd to advocate all
Nsoe measures Tor he suppression of their nefagious
associations lie could never rive his assent 10 NV
suie winch sought or would have the tendency to de-
PIVe me southern people Of their slave prOpertv or
at nicriered with their right innnage or control iba
property IN The mode which seemed lest TO them If il
were necessary, lie could prove his sincerity i'm making
uhSSe ueelarauons, by reference to past times He
c"uid claim as guarantee for his good faith The fact that
ne represented county as warmly opposed to the PRO
ceedngs OF the Northern fanatics as any portion Of the
'ae nc might also refer to The jealous although feeble
opposition which he offered on this floor four ago
% propositions then under discussions VIM i'm view Tho
uit''iate abolition oil slavery in Virginia. But MIR
DalieI SAID, he could not vote for this associulion -
In G snort time since this proposition was presented Ia
The House several reasons had occurred IN lis ,;,l
against lis adoption, which he would now proceed Il,
stair One OF those objections had been removed by
making IT Joint resolutions; but that change did moi re-
thought nsupcmble
MI DANiEL was Of opinion that, if tile information
LOT ny TINS resolution really important as
u ad been SAID To be- the lest method had moi acn nro
posed Tor obaInIagi it. The Governors Of tho Si,Ie
not The best sources OF information to apply TO- They
seheIaiy know as httle of the dispositions of their re.
sPecFe Legislatures any other citizens and The an
sWeIs tcy might return 10 the letters of our (overno
would probably be far from satisfactory or decisive n
We Wlsh ior nus information, why not apply to The
~ sISi"tuIeS themselves. by such applications nv
h"ling Tue messages of the Governors in which THIS
SUBJECTS advercd TO; by seeing how those MESSAGES
are received by the Legislative b dies-bv ,scer,a,
ing Tie strength and numbers Of The anti slavery as
soc'atons Ia the different Stales-we shall lee enabled
TO OBTAIN all the information we require And II an
ny; S"'u i'dHleI, mat the committee which
mas Ueen appointed 10 examine The whole subject is best
able 10 conduct these several enquiries and o,cct Inc
results tor The future of the House That committee
mas already had referred to it collection of documents
not as YET examined They now enganed i'm ex
aiming The proceedings Of the people at their primary
meetings. ana were about to report Am asking too
mnch then, said Mr. d., when ask that The Iiousp
should pause ana Deliberate and ascertain the wishes Of
INC people Oh Virginia, eNprcssed at their public meet
lhgs, Oei"re they enler upon utcrior measures? Am
asking 100 much TO desire that they should act in CON
iorniiy to the wishes Of the people of Vjrpino which
they cannot do Until they have asccriancd what these
wishes
But there another objection 10 this resolution.
was al the States were not designated 10 whose Cover
nors TINS application was to be made The STATES to
whom iese letters were to be should be mentioned
twas not necessary To resort to the Governor for So
lection OF those IN which these inccndiary societies *
Ist was not the Legislature as capable of iudoino
winch OF the states should be applied to. The members
were IN The habit OF reading all the newspapers they
were aware Of te various movements of the ab0onsts
ana TIE Legislature was competent - say which Of the
states had sinncd and which had not. Was il ssyiug
too 'nuc or was II disrcspcctul TO The Governor m saw
ihat the Legislature wei, informed on this subject
as ihe GovcTnoT Or wesc they willing to allow pow
eFto thc Governor without limit, in the use of VIII Oh he
might possibly insult State which had NOT siunrd ia
this respect, BY csssng her among those which, had
Inc Governor has t0lO0k 10 the cwspapcrs for his in
formation Is There not controversy going on whether
these associations do exist in states or nots And
wl not the Governor have 70 refer that corrupt and
i1rcing rfess OF which gcnicmcn speak ofcn2 lie
mighi consider, drperd.ng newspaper statements
thai one sac had been guilty Of tue offence ich i'm
reality ed net lie might believe that The citizens of
rev foik ha1 been giyLut lint belief mis- t extend
" oihers who were innocent lie miyit writc To tic
Hovclbor o. Ncw York. and nlso 90 Use Governor 81
taken place in iiet Sair well consider the application
90 iHsnit hir -. could n4t therefore consent A. ,t