Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-07


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House, il Will be that it is ont CT the common
course of proceedings. committee was appointed
carly in the session upon the whole subject cf r0r h"rn
Abolltion--hcore that committee is fairly organized;
while it is sill examining such sources Ct information as
are within It's rcach-an individual member OF the COM
mlttcr rSCS in his pacp-ic!urgInE 10 one party or Tie
other care whch--and moves resolution to an-
orIze The Governor 10 enter into correspondence "i.i
the Executives Of tn cn-SialeS for tic purpose Of CD
timing Information what they arc about 10 do upon
this agtaling subject ing from the committee That
discretion in regard to portion of the subject, which
tho House in their appointment conferred upon them
ask the gentleman from Abrnarr, wi' thcr IL is par,
liancntary 10 bring in motion OF this Kind Why dId
he not present his resolution in the cUn'illtre: a;ld ao"
il to be brought forward in the loCsc by them Had
this been done it might probably naYc been adop!cd;
1T any rate excitement would have been ralScd-TD
party array would have taken place. But IT esas the
circumstance OF the gentleman from Albrmarie risirg
here and proposing resolution for correspondence
upon the necessity propriry q" which previous con-
edcracn had brcn had, which raised suspicion i'll this
a!!-suspic:Gus House.
Mr. H. said he wished this measure should be adopt
cd properly drcsted and therefore he dss.oWs al
sending the resolution Ia the Committee. He thought
tn" complexion Of the committee about The same us
that Of the House; and if the resolution would Ihol 81
adopted hy the committee, 1t probably w"u!d not b.
adopted by The House He huird tie grneiara t1om
A!hrnarle did not suspect that the committee wo"d re-
Jet his resolution hrcuusc Of the political sentiments @:
lis mover: although Mr.. H. sorry 10 say that III
were getting into most suspicious mood.
The debate upon this resolution had already taken
vide range. Gentlemen both SIDES going Ato
ia" discussion Of the general question o! Abolition, when
they we'll knew that it must b.: discussed again up
comprehensive qurSil0n. at some future pc.
r;nd. nc wasting valuable time, and delaying the
business 6 The HOUSE, 10 say nothing 81 the i!l-adrsrd
illusions party G!icGcrS which i!r" lccn embraced
il. this deracani all. Ee thought, from this inudi
cj",s movement Of iIic gentleman from Aibrmare:
Tie >uljrct could be in':! easily settled in the
Committee than in the House. There would br NJ long
-Irrchcs there il it should b. debated, The business
81! the liouSr would sill 70 ON. reference Ct Tie
!icn to the appropriate Committee in fact, the
Grary ri preceding On all general subjects,
which! committees hPp"in!cd motions are every day
taking suc! direction We have. ror instance. Il CnIi-
n!,t;ec Of Road, amd Internal Eayi- on. Wee gen
,Han TO offer resolution "?nn sub get OF internal
Improvement, would you not 81 NJ h;: 10 that committee;
Ne have also 7 committee Tie genera! suhjrct nj
;ianhing and all resolutions connected with that subject.
are s,E that cni:!ICn 81 let The gentleman from
,ihcnars carry LIS proposition r correspondence on
the suhicc u Abolition 10 The committee having III ca:gc
al the branches Of that question. Mr. II. wished The
committee be- pat possession Of all the information
;a; could Lc obtained. Eut never know what
We axe to obtain, unless we first know what VIC re-
Gu;rc. lie believed Tie excitement upon this matter
.cud die away. ii the resolution referred 10 the
co.m;;lcr-ai lie sincerely hoped it n:gI; be DONE
He la! Anticipated That the s;ibcci Of Abolition would
Produce orc long discussion bat he had not supposed il
would give rise to two: Believing tie present d. bate
than USELESS hc hoped il would case; and the
nrluu Of lis nuliJn wuad bring about That desirable
! result.
IL BooKEE arGurscrd in the motion made by the
n.,s- ~ T.: 81. Of Wg;t, hrcans" it w7nld have
Inc c!lic, of pacns Ills J, isa y winch
!! ouEh! FIRST 1" have been cons':"SfT
vote for Tie resolution. because VIC dir 18af833
session NJ the inlGrnaI wich il pr"ros,s 7o
! lie did .i.k il necessary that should "g;slatc
upon the SUBJECT. Tic people had l"l hin in
platte language. They had H"t ciL him 10 write for
more ninrmat,"n; and lie tin ueht with tic Govrrnu-,
that il time son.ti:ing should Ec du:!r. He wished
10 Test Northern friends by ;lI"ir principles. and see
whether they sDc"rc. Mr.. BIS last eliar was
! iaaudibe 10 Inc Reporter.
Mr.. D"Rmax said Tive gentleman fro'l The Isle oG
Wight says tint not entitled to the merit Of yro.
rhcsy ir having pEcilcti that tho motion Of References
would be made. 90 rccorrl hearing this motion 500.
| ken Of Int do not rrcplcct Tie euiark which the
Crnt"inan says ne made. heard lhr gentleman from
Isle ot Wight say, that il the resolution had been
| ported from tic comn"r hr woui.! vrlc fer K: Why
tlcn will l:r not vote Cor it nov prrlaps he is DESTROYS
ri ob'ainng report d the Committee upon il. am
pleased To hear that i!v gentleman from Buckingam
had changed his opinions on this sub "c He has
breakers ahead, and has backed his orrSa and luu
cred his lib. lie agrees with The Gnvrrn"r who
Ia told US The other day had thrown iircbramd ntn the
Legislature, and quotes the language OF that high lunc-
liorary 10 convince That something must he done.
Mr.. GARrAsp Of NJ. said hope. !r. Sprakrr.;; will
ii"n 10 the Select Committee, but to jet promptly
II! yOu n!cct for a moment on She circumstances in
which il prcsenird;Ic spirit and tendency of the
resolution Itself, you cannot fail 10 he struck with The
extraordinary character Of this whsle transacr;cn-
As repeated aIlusion has bern made in this de-
bate 10 my course, | bcg Leave 10 say Il few words
in cxr Ianalion Of the part which | have acted in
this matter. When the Executive Message read
al your table, could fail to perceive tho pro.
uincnt view in which the Governor had presented
subject than all others, more deeply interesting to
Tie people of Virginia. felt il my duty, representing
4 sccc:r vitality concerned than any other por.
ton Of the Commonwealth to il reference Of the
whole subject 10 sc!rCt committee. did it, sir,
with the desire TO prevent just such scenes the
enc now tr:nspIring before yon. knew it TO be
an extremely delicate question, frangit with danger
in whatever manner it Nigh; BIZ considered; and was
fully persuaded that it could not he introduced here
however unaDilnou, might be as to the necessity Of
action, without producing very great and unplea-
SAINT excitement therefore thought il desirable that
select portion of mchrr chosen ter their Giscrcctncss
and elaboration, should take tic subject under their spe.
cia cOnsrr ation-cxamine it in all lis bearings, and
present such report and resolutions to the House
the eNIgenccs of the case may require. Such the
cnnsdp ratons that induced the reference OF
that suhj"ct. The moment your committee were
ranZed, they obtained authority by resolution Of
this House to call on the Governor, and request him 10
lay before them such papers and documents in his pos
session, might within the scope of their nv,s-
traon. They authorised at the time to have
collected and printed for the of the members Of this
General Assembly, the proceedings Of the people in the
different counties Of the State and of other Stacs the
subject was absent the other day when the gen
ticnan from Ahcnlarlc (NIr. Gitner introduced hi.
solution was engaged in that very business, search
ing through this City, to find some suitable clerk
to undertake the labor and dIutgrry capyng out such
rxacs from those proceedings as are necessary 10 he
CpuLliShcd While TIC committee are thus employed
collecting and dscsting information called for by this
House, they have nj" been neg ectin of another branch
Of their tul -thry engaged at this TING in cxamIn
inv tho various cnuclmrnts OF municipal character with
the view Of suggesting such additions or amendments
rs may meet the present crisis and be adequate future