Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-13

nsr ms Inc cued it, from Govcrnor ni"y ~, r. nSh,ic
and what WIS tG put down the Abolition
:p';, ,nnld be necessary TO enquire " nnt 'o eou.a
49, Ir y, arres. their proceedings. why not enqune
ooEe not the danger staring them IN the lace =
now: MI, ,vas disposed to do what was right they
II tJ do il at once They knew the injury their ct
vs. ,r.rr doing us, and If they were really as gcnl'e
men said they were our friends and aiiicS they "ouu
rr, themselves at once They could not be blind To
the state of things caused by the practices OF these
fanalics-yct Governor Marcy talked OF pubic OPP
Mon putting them down! Had not pubic optn" ,
been already eXered against them to the lues. eA'
and had it in any way arrested their proccccihSs
No! They had ganed additional slrens!h-from aoG'
their associations had increased To 3oo was IL ps'
bic for public opinion 10 be more strongly CIV
it already had been: Lad not the f"Stnas'ei , ~,
b.n ,bued 10 violate the laws of the land IT, arrest e
circulation Of inccndiary pamphlets, and du mol puo"c
opinion sustain him ia that: Ana was io' lux Ha.:
course pursued and sustained Throughout me COUNTY
And vel IN the face Of all ,Sn the lace OF sla'e VI
thiuGs which rendered it necessary Tor the i"st'st' "
ca, ,na I,v,s a draicewc told That our r9h's 10
slave promrtr were better understood ana sccur'u i'i
thev had ever been Why, il gentlemen DceVcd t'"fc
~, no DANCER dix; they not iorlh at Inc pfiiha'
,,,i. md Tell the people So Instead of drafting and
VOTING ior resolutions OF directly contrary character
WHY did they not tell The pcplc t"cn thal 'eie was
nothing 10 fear that all the alarm was occaSoheu '"c
maunHvres OF the WT party, 10 enable lhcln To af'
ccmpsh selfish ends Gentlemen did not say THIS thei,
for Obvious reasons The people the politicians nj
| the polls Give the politician chance OF deceFmg,
and he wi. avail insr ut ii; bat this chance was not
onen t yrnil,,, III the pus.-Bring them directly III
cnntncl With The people occasion like this. and they
were tame rs doves: here lin the House, they were
| fierce as lions.
| MIR WATKINS said he should not attempt to 90 over
the ground which tic gentleman from Phtsylvan!a had
| trayerspd rs that gentleman had not during hall the
time he had been occupied IN spraklng confined HIM
self 10 the question before the House With concllia-
tory spirit, and an anxious desire 10 harl9se al par
ties Which seemed conceded To b. the interest OF Flr-
rin!a Mr. W said ne had asked III the courtesy OF the
Iiouse. IL limited time to bring about resn! So drsra-
BILE These cuncilulory efforts however, 50 lar from be-
ur amicaby met had been repealed by the whole Wing
| paT,y ,orclhcr with fragment Of those gentlemen
with whom it had heretofore been his pleasure to act
and MIR W. said, lie was now lett without any nope
of cfctnr reconciliation: il only remained Tor him to
,loc his own views this question III proper aspect
s they had been treluent alluded 10 and nsrcprcsenl
ed in this debate. 1t had been said that tie denied the
rrht Of Virginia claim OF her sister States any inca
sures of redress, for the wrongs inflicted on her peace
and security by their citizens AS good luck would have
it, the printer had that m"rning come out with his
spcerh aud he would now tell Tn" House what he did say
mir. " ATKINS i.rrc read from the Enquirer the re-
marks OIL this subject, made by HIM Oh former occa'
| sion s,o show what his views were
Air. Wucmrn sud. he had understood The gentleman
to deny the right Of the S,ars 10 pass penal laws III
connection with this subject and had 50 stated his be-
! lief previous occasion, when 1t was not denied.
Mr. Watkins sad he did not believe IN the dangers
prcdlccd from the efforts of the abOItlOnss. The abol
lion cruse sl he, dying. and will die, unless revived
hy ndisc-cct legislation and InScrrc demands on the
North. lie had every con'idrIc" IN the hhcraH% Jns'
ice uarianii,y. aud brothcr!y affection Of the North
ern States Mi w. here related TACT already alluded
:, bY Mr. Garland Of NJ, ii an Individual being candl-
date iu the nagSlracy in Fayrc county: Ohio and OF
his being Immediately deserted by has supporters, when
| II was Lsruvrred that he a5ol'tluursl MIR. w.
cuntrndrd that the subject Of slavery was better under
stood now than it had been, because public atlen-
ton had been reused and directed to It, 1t would there
fore have seemed sufficient To HIM that there should have
! Il, oil
our rights relation to this abolition IucSlinn-rghis
guaranteed to by the CONSTITUTIONS the validity OF
which, Virginia ought iot to cundrSctNd 10 discuss VAIN
any iurcri Safe, and which she would defend i, al la
Yards
| would protest most sulennly against the abolition Oi
slavery in the District Of Columbia by Congress, as
taoranl outrage OH the saye.hUdlng States wan,on
usurpaon the rights "i the czriS o. The District,
and as rvinclng reckless disregard Of the blessings III
the Union Of these States lie would express the con-
lidencc he felt the justice and iraerna affection OF the
Northern States. and the belief which lc did entertain,
that they would properly meet every emergency winch
the abolition question could present. us TO give qunl
ude and security to tic avrolIng States III inai
owed him 3vUJ and he knew the Individual was COMING
to pay him, would il be right oil linn to go to NM and tell
| him hc would sue him il lie did not come: And when
he saw the attention of the North drawn to tins SUBJECT
when he them disposed TO DO all they could, he
was not for unnecessarily urging or threatening thrm
A!tcr he had done what he had stated, Mr.. W. sad he
would then pass such penal cnaclncnls as wuud d"l
the heads OF every ianat!cal Prcnrhrr, PSai"t.SarGr,
Tact-carrter, and Pictorial cX5l!cr any other who
might be found within our BOUNDARIES stirring up our
slaves to mutiny and Instruction, whether by IA
nalica prraching psalm singing, tract carrying,
| pictorial exhibition, otherwise. This Is what liz
would have been cor!rn, "o~ 10 do, and being: sud
| Mr. Watkins, perfectly satisfied with Tie alliance
formed by the Constitution, he would lor none other
now by resolution either with hc North South They
might in the sequel, prove 'cmtang!ny alliances: but
relying on the Justice OF oar cause. and the Lord Oh
Hosts he would patiently await the day Of trial, II 1t ever
should come in the confident assurance that with such
aids Va would be o,unipnlan! He had cxpr, sSrd
dsrust o oar sister States; he felt n"nrhe be"redlhy
operated on by is r!rvHtrI feelings {" PatrIon, rs
VIC He had read that nothing, with feelings oil de-
l;uh; YES wlt GnhGundvd adniratinn, the eloquent
mr<sls; u. GOV. Marcy. II did, IL truth. come 10 Us
tie h f.!d clad things. ilcors with "thoughts that
breathe" and with "wurdS that burn.
How hu.nlating SAID Mr.. w, how deeply humllal
Ing the contrast bcw its buuudrSs philanthropy, lis
elevated patriotism, and ai"wcd devotion I" the Union
of these States, the narrow. cnniraced suspicious,
ana lllirra sentiments: expressed on THIS Honr. lie
deeply regretted the expression OF such sentiments here.
not trclusr of the PERSONS VIM uttered thpGliOr, IN
the great scale Of human events personal considerations
weighed with him not 4 iral!cr,-hut he regretted
them because he felt for the reputation and ancient
glory Of the General ASscmbly.-tle saw that this
discussion could not proceed, without lugginy MIR
Van Buren, Into ii; and the member from littyl-
wanna had puisuct lie extraordinary course OF re.
plying the Message of Coy. Marcy, without having
read 1t. This reminded him Of what happened here
some Snolt l.S WHICH gentleman replicu W
| speech before it rlrrcd--Ihe gentleman had not
represented Gov. Marcy airiy Mr.. w. here read ir"
Gov. Mucys Message and concluded by saying that the
Governor had go, much farther than stated by the
member from lusrvama and had fully admitted the
right of Virginia demand tie suppression Of the a5o
| litiun associations.
hlr BK;,t, sad, he had all along been in favor Of the
report OF the majority with sngIc exception, and that
related to the clause which denied the right of Congress
to Interfere with slavery in tine District Of Co!unDIu
Under his constitutional oath, MIR. b. could not bring
himself to vote against this right in Congress. But
man in this House could br mere thoroughly convinced
exercise OF this power and in giving his vote against the
portion Of the Committees Report embracing That qnes