Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-02
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n.!'P'c"'to IN the transactions Of the Fanacal hsso-
c''"'S "''"'n ier borders Why, then: apply TO them
as "''e'h;ri; Why authorize eipoInatic correspond
cact, and imply, Is the demand made upon them that
they do not intend 10 take measures 10 SUPPRESS these
sccstrs lie arpra;cd 10 the House whether such prc-
c'tusS ,!au !E'n place as called upon them t,r ap
p'ca'h like ms ard rendered it necessary 10 take
ShrcS III consequence lie could not believe, that the
time had come when the South should take ground
against the North. When that period arrives, il will bc
tine torus To take stand and peril every thing o: our
'.'!its and our liberties.
But sir, II there hid been wrong done on the mart of
'sr States, as Independent soycrc gn,es could not
iscn 10 proposition like this We are to enter into
rrsPandence witl them: and for what purpose Why,
SIX them II they intend to do any thing 10 redress lie
ng. ilc ladnever heard of stich 4 proceeding i'll
whole h!stnry OF the diplomacy of nations. The
step would 5r, according MI p:eccdents. to init
-, !" Tie Il. that WRONG bad been done, and then
"" EictI!er Hair Answer admitted or denied IT, AND
:at answer rc-?cr measures would he made 20 de-
rc'"' Eat h,Te V" assume that the wrong Ia; been
.", ''n III HE same Grr"th demand whether thcy in
trhd u trdrss it, Such course was certainly never
heard OF before. IL was hasiv and uncor,,snu. ,,1
violated that sirt Of Lrcormn which existed even in the
communication" "i foreign powers. On these grounds
Mr. H. con!a not assent TO The adoption Of This rrSo-
ton M, sir, saa Mr.. d. let pursue different and
more temperate course. Let appeal 10 them in i
frank and manly manner, stating wrongs and ask
Ing Tor redress at their hands. But do mpu,e to
lic:: by the ambiguous correspondence proposed by this
rSsoution an intention to do nothing redress them
here was ore o.%r which operated against The
resolution in the mind OF Mr. d. The corres3ondcnce
Is to be carried Oh b the Governor and be left entire
y al his discretion. No man had higher opinion Of
tie talents CT tic Governor Of Eirrna than MI D. but
he was not the whom he should choose to conduct
correspondence 81 so delicate character on SO import
ant SUBJECT lie should prefer that the duy de-
vuiTrd other individual indeed he would n.
Their the should be left blank he filed hereafter
bat as was, with hc objections he had stated he should
content himself with voting agaim.t the resolution
MI N!Tc!iEE said at when the resolution was first
be offered to It's adoption. But arguments and reasons
multiply as we proceed and g~n.!elcn peculiarly
anNnus TO keep back Legislative aclion on this subject
Mr. W. asked whether the Legislature was afraid t. say
that the people Of Virginia intended TO resist anv inter.
er"ncc with their slaves, and that in defence OF their
property, they intended to stand On their reserved
nights: lie asked If the Legislature afraid TO
say what the people had said in their lncengs:-.
But the gentleman from Campbell tells Us that the time
has not yet come for action. Let him. said Mr.. W.. 20
to'@ and isk the people who me:t;rc all over lis
county du!ns. the last Skinner whether the tine has
not come, and he will fad that they think it has come
Has not the nc come for resistance 10 interference with
oar a;cS whrn he Postmaster GenerLwss oblipcd in
order 10 protect Us from tic delugc of inccnd!aiyb
cations poured forth al the NOt-o DISREGARD the law
("n act Tor which applaud hmj--ycs sir to disregard
the law, Tor tie purpose Of snpprcssng those dangerous
weapons OF 4 cnwasdy ba!ld Of nccudiarics II the
time ior ac" has not come, when cur protection re-
cures such an ulc"mna stretch uf power on the part
OF tc head c the Post O:ice-.e would ask the rcn,e-
man from Cani;!'il wien i. would CONC: That gentle
man, however, Objects 10 the correspondence vr0vosed
because lie docs not Ike tic agent b. whom il is TO be
conducted lie wis!hs that uthcr pcrs0n besides
the Governor should be appointed for the performances
OF The dnt? But, said Mr.. w, t,rc is trii ins,ru.
inent called the Constitution, which, unioI tlnately,
Stands Ill the way Of the graicat Of the gentleman
wishes. Mr.. ". had l,kcd at that document, and he
Wis OF opni that the gentleman from Canpbeil would
and, i!!at p"cudcd hIE o appointing any other IN
dvIduai Tar the peirm""cc o. this s!nc;io which Pc
! cW!!ary belonged 10 The Governor.
We were .od yesterday by the gentleman from Buck.
inGian. that lie would al tie bidding Of Nuiica.
ton CT at The bidding Of jacksos do AM thing to ell.
courage an IncfIcrcnc2 N slave property. What
DAD ti!e gentleman mcaE by Modification in the manner
III wic' Ir then used the word? Did lie mean 10 ssy
t;a' TIE solemn del"rn inaon of the DEER psapf who
are Iuci saeor'. and whose will tic Democratic Re.
publican p"ry "r" 50 anxious 10 u!ltnat The sgieuGn
declarations al Ills dear people, in their public meet.
! n@S. are tic movements OF Mobilization: Does he
mean, That Tie energetic pr0testaons of the people stat
I that they Will not permit the fanatics of the North 10
pt i"rir property and he lives and tn" lives Of their
families. in dAnyrrdos he call this the L,!dns Of Mil
liicGi.on As to tic bidding Of Jackson;sm N,r ~
ia iot know what the gentleman lncant-Le iriytt
kmow, but Mir. w did not. lie would ask one Question
Oh Tie subject Of Modification. Is when the people
convinced that their ives and urpucrr are in d,,,r
and interfere 10 protect ihcInis that the Nuifcalion
to winch tic gentleman from Buckingham refers? Mr.
W. could ttihk Of no other, which could al all lie
bought I" bear upon tl subject Drcs he believe that
the action oi the peup,: and OF this House has been
brought about by what is called South Carolina MILL.
cat.on: II he doe, sad Mr. W should like to know. it,
lie says he cannot do any tn ~ the bidding Of Null
'!icat'f "'d the genlI man from Henry tells us that
~ cann" d" any th!ng 10 endangcr the Union | as,
b"th gentlemen, said AI: w, whether they think resis.
lHS the operations CT the Northern nccudarics is Multi
hcai!o:-ad whether they will permit the designs Of
these iaa'lcS IN the nonsay holding States TO be car
red Out successfully, rather than abandon the Iuiur2
Does their attachment 10 the Union 10 so far that they
wou! allow slaves 10 be free once rather than
destroy confederation which could longer protect uso
Is th's The Nuicallon they allude TO, he same bug
ar which they present tie discussion of every cues
ton, whether 1t be the election Of public prirter
or the paaa"r &c ct i resolution Of enquiry; Do they
cXpcc: b, !rghtcn Tie people with this phantom: If
| the Grnt!rIfan from Buckingham intended TO scare
the people from resisting the efforts Of the Abolitionists
by telling cn that the movements Of the Legislature
were Nuiication Mr.. w. believed he would find
few to believe Liu. The gentleman from Campbell! tells
Us that II Is Csrespecti and oirnsiyc act to ask Of
sister STATES villa, their intentions in regard 10
| th:s saa.ct.
Dir DANIEL said he did not think il insulting to ask
Information III State where these associations had en-
i;cd bn 1t would be TO ask 1t Of these States whose
citizens had rot engaged III the Abolition fanaiicsm.
and therefore, 1t That lie OBJECTED to the resolution
because ii did not discriminate the States TO which an.
p.caon 20 be made.
| MIR. WIrcHER. lftic gentleman had bcar,I ,,o on.
there would have been necessity for his e,nau,,nn
he resolution does not contemplate correspondence
WIN any ol'teS III winch associations and inccndiary
publications are not known TO exist But the rcntle,nnn
says 1t would be high insult To apptv 20 anv STATE in
which they had not existed And what is The rc,redy
which he proposes for this high insult WHY that v
should moi ask OF the other States in which it is noor
Gus Una! 'tcse huisances do exist any information upon
the subject
But lie gentleman intmatcs another cxpcd;cut bv
Which this danger OF insulting the eo-Sta,es may be
avoided. He says the Legislature cnn carry on the cor
rcspontencc. should like, said MIR. W. to know how
we could DOT Mr.. Daniel said, by sending Mr. Lerh
The gentleman says, by sending Mr. Leigh Then |
suppose the gentleman from Goo:.land would in few