Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-16
VHRGaNEA LEsdSGsLA,rUWF5.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Saturday, Jan. ..
a DOLlTION HEPDnTC

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me iiouse having taken up the Report of the Select
Committee appointed to consider so much of the Go.
vernon Message as relates TO the attempts of Abolition
Associations in the Northern and Eastern States TO
iere WIN The Slave property of the outh-toeether with
VIC report oil le Minority of said Committee the first
hesoiuuonot tie Committees Report was read and lie
question thereon propounded.
Mr.. hoLLEMAN said that he had supposed when this
SUBJECT was taken up 1T with the purpose of most
poning and making it the order for some future dnv
lie mad not supposed that they would take the question
on single resolution at this time He for one fessed
tat ne was not ready 10 act upon the subject mmedi
aieiy teriaPs others who had fewer engagements than
nnseli mad enjoyed an opportunity of examining care
'nly inc TWO reports and of comparing their relative
merits ana they might be ready 10 act upon them now
but ne mad not had opportunity of doing So Ill re-
SciV9d INC reports yesterday when they came from the
hanuS oil inc printer, and had merely time run them
over hastily There were some amendments which he
thought ought TO be made but he had not had time 10
digest his ideas upon tie subject
Mr. Sr4SARD said, that previous stage Of the nro
ceeanss' he ad declared himself ready to accede to
Pos'pohemeht OF the subject until Monday He should
suppose that the gentleman from Isle Of Wight would
End no difficulty in voting upon the question nov he
lore the House. Tie first resolution in the report of
The Committee is simple declaration of the attachment
OF 'hs ;9lae TO The Union Does the gentleman mean
TO say That he IS not able TO vote this propositions IL
was one on which Mr. s thought there was no difference
OF opinion.
Mr. HoLLEMAv said he might vote on this resolution
as IL certainly involved no question, which could lead
to difference of opinion and was noe of much in, nn
lance But II they proceeded TO upon The residue of
inc report questions might arise which could not so eas
~ Oe disposed Of There might also be difference Of
pF Fieu
reported by the minority As he said before he had moi
nad time To consider these questions fully He had not
c@Pec'1 uat inc subject would be ucted upon to day
pressed. NV "
MI GnIrn asked 10 whom the gentleman from isle
of Wight alluded. when he said he Understood ,It d.
question would not be taken up for consideration
lie certainly could not alludc to MIR G. for lac had ~.
uncty aVowed ms desire that the reports should be acted
upon .t once Inc gentleman says, that difficulties and
differences OF opinion may in the course Of ouT pro
veeu'ngJ "i5 may be true but they have arisen
yet' ana Mr. g. could see difficulty i'm voting upon
'e question now pending What is this question? The
first resolution is follows: gcsoJred 1bsf liz n
RAJ Assembly soleunly declares its warm attachment 10
tne OhioH, ana Us firm conviction that while measures
OF the General Government are Kept within lie linda
uonsof INC Constitutions aud those of the States directed
By the spiit O which that Union is the ofn,;, !, =
the suTest safeguard Of the peace r~spery and happ
ness Of each member thereof" Ff'
Mr.. G. said he trusted tie gentlemen from Isle Of
wight did not find any difficulty in responding to this
resolution, Tor he was that il perfectly c0ncided
with that gentcman's sentiments. hone said Nj +,
We sni. act' ana act at once on this important subject
i9 no, necessary 10 delay It's consideration for week
or even for day. Let me call the attention or tbe
bou 10 lew circumstances in the history of this
subject When, Two or three weeks einoe 1 oc
ierod resolution TO the House propoeipe, n cor,cs
pondence 20 obtain information upon tbi3 ooestio,
Hat ics0'ohon was met with call fof immediate &C
You Ote OF 'he chief arguments against was
That we had already sufficient information Ipn Inc sob
yec, nnd mat Eothing prevented from proct cdir al
- uuoP.slon o. such measures as might be
lc'e necessary ~ this behalf Well. sir resolutions
have been introduced by the Comn,.,teeLf,ev Lsve
been printed and laid before us-the House has agreed
tocons"ef me spbeothe question upon the first teso.
lulon now about TO he propounded gentlemen lel
Us thatthey have not had ime u reflect upn his e
had thought said Dir. g.. that tie grounds. on which
tins subject was placed, we'll understood by eve
~ inHyGual mere that we should be enabled 10 proceed
without delay had thought that the objects We haze
m view he'd been fully decided by the people in their M
mary assemblies before came here There win he 80
differences, believe to the objects 10 be ataioed Z
shal differ only 70 the means The best vav th,t
Is TO proceed and 70 meet those differences as they NAV
afein that woy shall the more CARLY attain tlc