Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-05

lheH respective legislatures.
ABOLITION
This subject has been moved in the VIRGINIA Ieo,sIo
ture. On motion of Mr.. Garland of Mecklenbn1g i,
was referred early in the session Select Committee
lew days since, resolution offered by MIR Gil
ner requesting the Governor of virginia 10
WIN the States in which Incendary publications Ina
been published and associations, fcrmed with view IN
ascertain from those States their disposition provide
by gai enactments for the suppression OF such
Gallons, and TOR arrestng the circulation of their dan
gerous pu6catons-aso with the Executive of other
States to, ascertain what have been taken or
may DE contemplated to couDerac the fatal tendencies
of these associations
This is alleged by the Opposition press 10 be party
question: mat every good citizen who loves his conn
try will unite heartily in any scheme which NAV h.
thought best TO arrest the operations and defeat the de-
signs of the Abolitioniss, we cannot doubt The an
plicaton of this dangerous aud exciting subject =. ,b.
purposes party and the dark designs ambition should
be watched with jealousy that never winks This
resolution comes under circumstances which we think,
do not ene 1t to support, and which preclude the inst
ness OF the charge of party design against those who
pose IT. The subject Of Abolition, has been attempted 10
DC perverted TO The purposes of party Men have been
found, and editors among them were eectoneerin
against Mr. " Buren, with the broad charge of his being
an Abolitonst This charge false as il has heen rnro
has rccoed on the heads that party who made - WI
the late proposition for Convention of Southern Me-
chants IS recoected, advocated by the Wings and the
modern d'sorganizng notions of certain pary we must
suspect their movements. Bat when we look To o vot
IN Congress on the Memorials of Aboltonists we are
compeIieu In astonishment, to ask, who most init
ma'eiy connected with the Abolitiousts2 The Who's
immaculate Wings the Democratic or Van B1ro,
party. We say look the recc Mt Ionen,erts m
SUBJECT 'h CohgTess-on motion to print and one TO
read the memorial Of Abolitionists The Denocro, ;
Representatives, almost unanimous i'm treating IL a.
IL deserves yet the Wing presses are chargiS,o ,ho
trends NJ Mr.. Van Buren, bein0 allied to tbe
Abolitionsts. Facts are stubborn argument and nm.
on them risk cause WHY docs Mr. al
mer press this resolution, when this subject is referred 10
COMMITTEE, who have not yet had time TO epor9 Wiz
commit the task Of corresponding with other states 80
the Governor The design appears TO US TO be to dis
tort the reasonable opposition of n party fo I'm ,,
uTp mpoe int.
position we think Gov. Tazewel too much of n MI
inner, Too much enamoured with a Southern Confcdera
cy 10 be empowered 70 cooperate with other States in
taxing measures OF ANY character We regard the reeo
ieton as wanting in respect to the non-save.hodino
states as premature and rather squirting towards t
ern Coniederacy- DaneWe Obseper.
T'HE SLAVERY QUEsrfoa.--'rhe report which, NO oo
today oil what purpos TO be Sutravs proceedings of
the ~ OF H., but which suspect is FriLa,Je - T
me report OF the ~ Courier and Enquirer brought in
advance OF the mail by the express enuoved bv ill., -
prletors Of that paper Meagrc and hurried as il IL IL
VIII be found interesting 1t matter OF Justice boyv
ever Doln 10 the speakers and the subject To ava;t
more fuil report Of the debaic-hat IS provided The
Washington papers (of which none have Laen ,cra;J
since Monday week. should ever again como ,c o,
In Tie present aspect of the natter we do not nee;
ta'c 10 say, that prompt and distinct preston boId
oe MADE by both Houses of Congress far as TO esn
sb we ,ops' On NE part OF Iwheiber of
that The onestioos Ssfor the Nufersa the SouthJ
t,lf - .i.1Tot slavery i'm the District of Counh1
.sadIowed to be made subject Of discussion o lie
present session, and as far possible at any seson
ne consequences, Whatever may be the motive can
ofny DC mlscheyous-destructive of the tranquility of
tne country, ana hazardous to the continuance Of Tho
DnIon we do not doubt that the most direct me
10 preclude the idea That any such game Of a0atior d
excitement can be pursued have been already tsken b
10y te rejection Of the petitions or by lis eo,,ieaIen, IT,
ing them on the table-9f6anu 8sgis -