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

1eia" petitioners are, do not doubt, old maids,
exceeding t,De"tyre-foT they never get beyond that
use-l would recommend k. TO take of these inte
teslh5 Charming ladies for his WIFE, and, in doing so,
nave no doubt he would lessen the ranks of the abo
"n'ss one at least and himself agans. any fur
tne' disturbance Of his midnight sumbers for, be
ca, VII sfeaser, II Is most po,oerL soporifc and
very pleasant one into the Bargain you and can
tify.
Mr. Speaker, as representative from portion of the
people Of the Sou-h, would sir have BEEN perfecy
satisfied with the disposition made of the memorials of
THIS ckaractcI wLeE they first presented in the be-
ginning of the present session, Of laying them on the
table; but The result Of that vote has not had the desired
effect Of putting rest this question. BY aroverwhern-
ing vote. this House determined to Lap these memorials
the table, there TO scrpn the language Of the gentle.
man ir"m Massachusetts, (Mr. Adams,) the sleep Of
death. More than this, the House, by decided VOTE
yefused even 10 honor these memorials With the customa
Ey respect of ordering them to be printed md what
has been the rrsah2 Why, sir, the very pomert
comes another memorial, and then another till at length
they come thick that the attention Of the House could
not keep pace with them and the very memorial be-
fore US presented and got reference TO Of The
standing committees without attracting the attention of
the House. which, am quite sure, the House de-
signed Nor was this all Why, sir, the gentleman from
Vermont (Nr. s. tells US, he charged with
petitions Of the same character. Sir, when we 10
have end Of them This House has decided they
will no, print Them has decided they will not
ir5 them further than to lay them the table, and yet
they and to come in shoals upon us. Sir i;
u time that this House should take more decisive
stand should adopt dcfnitivc course should de-
csvey Fcbuke these Intermediates with the property Of
others What now wiz be t5c ability Of laying these
papers the table, when we may be met by motion
t"-unrr"w or the next week. to take them up and
slider them Sir, the laying paper the table is not
final disposition Of it, a!thougia ainry of tue House
may again and again make this disposition; for, the
very question to take up and consider question
10 reconsider, well tie original presentation,
may have debates that will be ntermnabe, and all
the mischris desired by the fanatics effected
Sir there is another why the action Of Congress
should be decisive tIan any former period;
and why the people of the South should call for
direct expression Of the sentiments of this House than
heretofore. On former occasions there e1raor
dnary feelings of alarm excitement apprehension
Of danger spread through that section Of the county
The spirit of insurrecuon and INSTRUMENTATION was not
then abroad. 1t was reserved for the last summers
campaign Of few tanGtics-ny colleague caltrd them
blood hounds, but the se.rn Is too mild call them
finds Understanding themselves into societies,
celvng su5sc pliuns OF more than 20 900 $50 900, for
The purpose IF printing and circulating among nccn
diary plphels, and such beautiful hicrogy phicul
dummies the one now hold in my hand-pclures aud
cuts representing Southern and Southern women
in the NEST odous and digusting form which it is posi-
bic for human ingenuity and drvilis! purpose TO invent
The paper Mr.. g. held in his hand large sheet,
printed side, and illustrated with cuts represent
ing the pretended curlties inflicted the slaves OF the
South The authors Of such papers coldheared,
base, and malignant lbcllcs and calumniatois and de-
the bttrrrsl executions ocvcry good and patriotic
IElrt-tlry should be secuted from SUClety.
But, Mr. Speaker called upon 10 distinguish
brtwecn these petitioners for The abolition Of slavery
within The District Of Columbia, and the ub"tonsts
wi~ are mcn~rs of the societies. Sir, cannot dis
tingujsh between them, ! wish ] could. honestly. l
know not one Of these aboit!onsts. | know nothing
them and cannot therefore say any thing against
their personal character But in relation to the schemes
Of the aboitionss and the designs Of these petition
crs have this remark to make that cannot distinguish
betIen tic derA and those ,rho do his acorks. They
all equally seeking abolition. They have the same cont
mon oI,-c and mark me, ii these petitioners should
receive cuunenance by this House, we shalt find
Of them, aye sir, fear, all of them soon ranking
in the same association and pursuing the same reck-
less schemes together They have common object,
common purpose to effect. Did not the gentleman
from Vermont himself preach TO about the evils OF Sa-
very. and the universal rights OF man. and duties 10
the African racc' Did he openly himself an
abionsl greater extent than asked for in this me-
moria Did he not declare slavery sin against Heaven,
The effect Of which would be, although not avowed, TO
send every Shareholder TO pcrdtion, your Washington
among the rest | listened 10 the gentleman, und
cannot think | mis,ook the purport of his language
Sir these abotionsts, Il class them all ogetller) have
excited feeling of alarm in the South which cannot
easily be quoted The safety Of our wives and our chill
Dire endangered By their mischevous and incendiary
attempts TO produce servle instruction among our
slaves But, OH says the gentleman from Vermont you
are in no danger all will be effected reaceably and quiz
city! Sir the gentleman permit US TO judge for our.
selves. We in The very midst OF the slave Popula-
ton while he is securely sheltered behind the rampars
of the Green Mountains Of the North. He can neither
sec hear nor feel tho danger with which are Ee
SET he knows and feels he is from the ei
fec of it, come how and when it may. The gentle
man. therefore, will excuse Us when we express our own
appehensons and feelings on this subject because We
best know our own situation.
But sir these beautiful prints and these devsh PAM
phcts not the only rcbrands attempted to be ccu
lated among These very memorials themselves, COM
ing here in the midst Of all this excitement and alarm hy
pocrcay cantng about the piracy and tyranny Of slave
Owners, have the very same tendency. Gentlemen may
conceal from themselves but tell them the tendency
is the sanlc-aye, and the design is the same. Why,
sir tie aboitlDnss, from whom gentlemen seem SO an1-
ouS 10 separate these petitioners are now laughing n
their sleeves, and openly too, that they have allies
who by different route indirectly laborng TO
achieve the object with themselves and who give
responsibility to their designs Yes, the aid they receive
in this way stimulates them to e1ertion and animatcs
them 10 hasten the approach of the final catastrophe they
are themselves seeking TO bring about. Every move
men made in this House for the abolition OF slavery
within the District is stepplngstone to the abolition
isl, up to their work. and encourage them to
seek the accomplishment Of their purposes. They who
tell US that these memorials only look to the District of
Columbia tell what cannot be credited: II their object
was to be limited 10 the District alone 10 the free slaves
here the success would not be worth the eIertion and
should hear nothing abouti.
Tiers is another reason, MIR Speaker why the House
should adopt direct and decisive course now than
heretofore, growing out of the have just Of
fred and il is this: The continuance Of debate this
Suuv CT - not W e8Cue
slaves themselves TO characterization and nsurection.-
Do what you will to prevent 1t, these things find their
way through channel another, into the midst OF
the population They know every thing that ransp:res
here. They aware of every thing going on in the
North; and there is spirit Of INSTRUMENTATION in some
places almost amounting 10 insurreclion among them
already. They believe the whole North to be iaVo
rable 10 their emancipation, and they are thus encour-
aged to cxer,on; they but little doubt, if they can
organize and commence the attack, the Northern
people will y their succour and second their efforts.
Then saw sir these memorials and their presentation
are improperly timed and however might be disposed at
ober lines 10 discuss the merits of these Petitions will
~, 81, now an,esl then TO our friends the North,