Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-02
error and Thai the course pursuedhy those whom

Mr. w believed that those who thought Inc st'siSt
of the Aboitiousts ovrrraed we've greatly I'D el'Sr
" nIanoI ij,oI thv were mere handful in the North
ern States he should certainty be wlhhs l" nase u
fact made manifest: Aud would 1t not De perfectly n
,ural for that party who oppose obtaining h'oln
ton to desire it, if they really entertained that onon,
if they believed that the fanatics were but u
that the whole body Of the Northern people wels io
would they be in favor of obtaining inio'ato', w
OF placing that fact before the people: Well SIT
appear that their objection to it arises from tne se'
If the truth were known, it would have an UNI, A. w
eliot on their political etecs believe, saI hare who
that this is the fact know there Is Pah,.S But |
can crush every thing by the power OF hui' o. ,r,
ask them 10 act for the State Have no! tnc srn,r,
ed-haye they not said more tiah u'e cnme
Does the annual mcssase-or does uis k ,hs n.onlr
upto the spirit Of the resolutions ion las, Summer
But there is another objection oiereu 20 'i'I H.
tion which renders it object OF Suspeion ,;a. be-
say gentlemen, it may pouuoeT This did not appear so
f;rL,r, n Mir, W. as others. He asked gentlemen, II
thev had anv objection that the Northern States Shou
know that the Southern States intended 10 oe ui.e
in defence of their property He asked If they wished
The South to be distracted this suhect-lt they had
INV reasons TO offer why the South should not act IN
concert on the subject in which they have community
Of interests and feelings? Do they believe that tee
is concert and cooperation among the Southern States
the North will dare to dissolve the Union: wa tiey
tell the people so No-tIeir argument is different
they seem to think all danger Of that catastrophe comes
from the South-so much that they are unwiihg 10
allow US to take measures for protecting our rights
But the gentleman from Campbell tells US, that ne OBJ
iects to the resolution because the Governor 10 cor"
due, this correspondence Of all the individuals IN VIZ
pinia said Mr. W.. who is better fitted to perform TINS
duty than the Governor, He did not know one whose la
Tents and discrimination better qualified him for the task
not one But suppose he should commit errors 'ns
Legislature bound to sanction IL Certainly not H
no deadly offence would be given by such an error
necessity for information Mr. w. thought couo mol NC
denied. That which had already been obtained proved
that more was desirable. Go to the Executive Chamner
..n1r, ~ tlltn p1--n
tails of the numbers of those associaons-the sums OF
money subscribed-the number OF publications issued,
filled with poison to be distributed among our slaves oH
every in the power oil their authors o ana see all
vidences of wide spread and powerful combinations
against u.s. and repeat if you that the time ior action
has not yet and that ought 10 be cautious how
we ask the Northern States what they intend to do But
the gentleman says, that when you DO ms you summons
those States as sovereign pendent Sutes to the bar
of Nations. Surely the gentleman has gwen such
correspondence, importance which IT does not deserve
How long is it since similar correspondence took
lace between this State and Mary land, the sub ec Of
disputed boundary, which produced no such earcts-
for instead Of being produced, 1t IS likely toeVcn-
trac in peaceful adjustment OF the question: at issue
And yet the gentleman supposes that this correspon-
dence is to place us in warllkc attitude, anu nave The
effect to summons the parties TO the bar Of Nations.
Now said Mr. W., ask the gentleman from Campbell
whether if he told that there associations
which had grown with unprecedented rard'ty, com
prised large numbers % Jealous members anu ad al ef
disposal an unlimited command Of inoncy-who avowed
as their object the destruction Of the property OF the citl
zcns of the State and the attainment Of whose oh ecs
endangc the lives of every man, woman and child
in the commonw wealth. and if he was informed that
the States in which these societies existed intended to
protect lhcm-I ask him, in such case, whether lie
would not be prepared to act in defence OF our rights
and safety He must answer in the affirmative And
what is the difference between the supposed and The
real one: He cannot but know that these societies
list; that their numbers large, their of tpig
mischief great. | say, then, that there .an be no
-, bait Tint hIfrIr nrn-
per open correspondence -tascerain what has been
DONE and what is t" IL done BY those States, who can
control lhis4tugerous evil. If he could any npro
Grcy the inquiry the mode of making it, lac would
freely state it. But he could quote the proceedings Of
the people Of his county this subject, which much
farther in their suggestions of resistance to the Northern
Aboltonisls than the recommendations OF the Cover
nor or the propositions Of this resolution-and the
teuan from Campbell could do the the pro,
ceedngs Of the citizens Of his county When was it
said, during the great movement OF the people on tins
subject that it Wa; party movements: On, yes! DO
recoec that Editor Of this city, did denounce the
movement, the work Of Notification, and intended to
create party excitement. But in short week hr
changed all his opinions the sub cc aud was whipped
to Of the meetings, where he went for the resou
Iulions warmly any man among them. After this
whipping in, he became jealous defender o the South
but his zeal has gradually died away, and have
heard no from him the subject Of late.
MIR. w. hoped he should lie pardoned for saying few
words more the subject of Nulllfcaon.-flc never
was South Carolina Nullier. He declared on this
floor, when that subject discussed three years ago.
He then agreed with the gentleman from Campbell and
supported principles which that gentleman seemed to
have deserted Mr. W. agreed with the gentleman in the
opinion he expressed al the spring election after the Is
suing of the Presidents celebrated Proclama,ion in
gard to that document. Iagreed then, with the Editor
Of the Enquirer that secession the rgltful remedy
a doctrine for which lie has since denounced all those
who then agreed with him. Why the subject OF Null
fcaton should have been alluded to at all in this discus
sion seemed TO him matter surprise But he bclev
ed be for of two rcaSuns-either that the party
in power wished create, by their remarks, prejudice
against their opponents that they wished to keep alive
subject which they feared would die away. MIR. w. had
alluded to it, because gentlemen seemed to depend upon
it as weapon at the commencement OF the session. and
had let slip opportunity since 70 cake Of IL upon
every subject that presented itself for discussion.
MIR. DANIEL would take leave to say that when he
pressed his opinions regard to this resolution and gave
the why he should vote against it, he did 50 with
perfect knowledge of the opinions of his constituents
think, said Mr. D., that the genticnan from PittSylva
MIA will have sufficient to do to look homc and
that he regards the opinions of his constituents without
teaching my duty in that respect thought that
had said nothing that could be construed relating to
party views objects Nor did think that the gentle
man could find any Inconsistency in my have
not changed the sentiments entertained three years
agc was opposed to the Proclamation Of the President
to which he has referred; and am OF the opinion
sll
Mr. W1vcHER said he Admitted the truth of what the
gentleman said in regard to his constituents. ] shall
probably have difficulty with them Both the gen
teman from Campbell and myself have experienced that
constituents are sometimes awkward thin gs 10 deal with.
and ought to feel some sympathy with each other
The gentleman objects to ct my remarks, and says
that he did not allnde TO party But alluded 10 it, and
coupled him with Others because the resolution had
been objected to party grounds, and he found
fighting with the party who opposed it. ahc gentlemen
from Buckingham and Henry did make references t"
Notification and the dissolution Of the Union; and
think if they opened the subject, had right to shew
that was no noze obnoxious to the title OF Ntr!licr
now than was when tie subject Of Notification
fully debated on this floor.