Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-01-25
VIRGINIA LEs.lSLATCRE.
HOUSE OF DELEG ATES.
noHaoy, Jan. II.
ABOLITION.


buttons reported ~ the minority oi the Select
Committee upon the above subject, Ion those OF
the majority.
The first resolution ol the majority declaratory
OF the attachment Of the General Assembly 10 the
Union, &c, having been, on tae Saturday pr,'vi-
Gus, unaninou>l, adopted, the question before the
House was on the substitute ot the fast resolution
Of the minority for the second of the MAJORITY. Tn,
resolutions read thus
~ The Uajoritp
2 Resolved, Thai each state had originally ,hc
sole and exclusive RIGHT 10 interfere WITH control
or lcgislatc upon the subject of domestic slavery
within its lur>dctioDa limiis--a right which, 80
far from being impaired, is recognized and
guaranteed bN the constitution oi the United
S,a,cs--and that al Interference herewith by the
general government, the oler States, the Cit.
zens ottle Other States, invasive oi the rights al
the states, and violates the obligations Of the con-
sttuon.
Of ta HmmHy.
]. Resolved, That Virginia alone has the rqh,
TO lcgisate over the slave III her territory. and
any attempt 10 change lhcr condition, wlehe,
made by congress, the legislatures. OF the people
OF other States, will be regarded Il, an INVASION ol
our rights.
Mr.. GARLAND said lie had understood the
question before the lta.se Ia be- the substitution OF
the resolutions of The niaori., for iIlo,c OF the ma
joriiy, mhoie, not thai tiry were 10 be con,ni-
cred aud acted upon seriotim.
The CHAIR decided that the course alluded 10
by the member from Mcchcnbure, would be ou,
of order.
Mr.. PARKER said he should BE- pleased 10 hear
the gentleman from Nlecllcnbure ,iau his reasons
for the substitute he proposed. lie (Mr. P) could
lot see any great difference between the two sets
al resolutions; but what difference there was he
though, was niavor otthat rcportcdh, the MAJORITY
Mr. T.. called for the ayes and noes on the question
of substitution.
Mr. GARLAND said, he had no ohecrion 10
assign the reasons why he Was opposed 10 the res
olution offered b, the majority Of the Committee.
The gentleman from Northampton d,iuk> he can
see but little difference between tlut aud the one
proposed as substitute. There is, sir, said Nh.
g., great and radical difference. Tic rcsolu-
ton under consideration declares +" that any inter
ference on the part of the General Government
with the slave property of the South, is invasive
oil The rights OF the States, aud violates the obi
cations OF the Constitution" | admit it, sir--thc
proportion is perfectly true. Whenever the Gen
crai Government shall Interfere with that subject
mii De IN consequence ol i total disregard Ia
The obligaonS OF the constitution, and in the lam
gnase OF the South CaronI rc>oluiions ought " Ia
DC resisted N once and under every possible cir
comHsnce The neat clause oi the resolution
states proposition equally the, HAT am, inc,
ference Herewith by tire oihrf States, i, invasive
Of the ghts of the States. and violate, thu, obl;oo
IONS oil the constitutional This is preci,el, the
same principle as that which /, involved in an IN
reference on the part of Congress. And We should
have "A right according to the pInciplc< as>nm-
ed by South Carolina, 10 oppo,c such it,t,,
"nce IN every possible way, VIZ the con,,i-
tuition being violated, and our RIGHTS invaded We
should be no longer bound bv It's ohlip,tions I'm,
would have good cause TO Withdraw our allr,i,nc,
10 the government, and TO break of on, connection
with the other States. Rni, sir, would We b, ius.
''led IN taking his ultimate and dangerous course
when the citizens OF State shall undertake Ia IN
'ef'ere IN mat species oil propcryl Can the Cit.
zens so Interfere aS 10 violate the Constitution am,
invade the rights of the States They would vi;
"ate The laws, and thcr Obligation 10 do notb;n,
t''at might Affect the Interests OF the citizens of nm
other State, aud would be punished in the cour,
and II there he no law meeting the CASE. ",
would have right TO ask for the enactment of one
ou' me moment You say that the citizens can ,o.
late the Constitution in he same sense n, il ma,
We violated by the general government. or a S,ntc
YOU admit doctrine which.uu,t head 10 the mos
fatal consequences. Onthc nri,,;nl. ,on,..nI..
Tor By the resolution under cor ,idrr,t,, ,na ~,
one Immediately succeeding il the mere i,rma1;,,,
vi Abolition Societies, no matter how few IN Nun,
her OF insignificant in character would h .,.l, -.
interference as invadcs tho rob,s of n. S.
and violates the obligation, of the C,nx,;,,,,n