Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-25

tons but To the preamble and elton offered by The
gentleiann EOm Guochland
MIR s. presumed that tile latter gentleman In d consd
The resolution requesting the GoyeHor to transmit ron
tne resolutions on the subect of abolition in which tile
Executive was requested To- send them Ia the 6nyeruos
m the non Slave holding States, with the reau.s bas
they would lay them brioc their respective Legislatures
Inc distinction betweca the transmission Ia die Cover
hOfs OF other States, and Senators in Cougrrs
hust be- evidentin the former case the persons Ia,
whom they were sent, not IO.e who were TO act
upon uhe", Dot The me1e agents Though whom they
We're TO be presented those legislative bodies In In.
latter case, however, the Senators themselves were lie
individuals instructed by the resolutions sent TO ,lc 10
believed IT not usage such cases 10 ask the
governor to request the Senators 20 act-IIc hopcd
therefore, that the notiOn 10 strike out would Dfeva ira
order 10 make the recital A the preamble c6rrcct one
Mr. VOOLFOLK said, the Governor had merely bee,s
asked IL request the Senators lay the resolutions be-
lore The Senate. The Legislature had not asked hin, To-
request the Senators to comply with tho instructions pt
merely 70 do what was after ALL simply matter Of form
MI W believed that tie Governor was nyerse 20 trans
uniting the resolutions at all, and that this Obligation 10
lhc terms of te request bubble seized hold of bv
ine Governor Tor the purpose Of aorJng him puusi.
Ie Prrex Tor refusing TO comply with Tie request Of
Tie Legislature lie believed that it had been The uni
i0rn usage OF the Executive to transmit such resolutions
when requested 10 DO So; but rs Mn fully ~.
formed on TINS punt e would move Ia lay the preamble
aud resolutions the table until tomorrow tina. the
question might be- fully examined
Mr. BRown, Of Petersburg said that il had been he
practice 20 request the GOyefnorn sueh cases L. ranss
resolutions; and 10 some instances M request had beea
made aud the G0vcfnof had transmitted them rs nat.
ter OF cour@ But hc would ask She genilcman from
Orange, if be could point TO single case in which M
Legislature had requested the Governor to make re-.
quest of Onr Senators. Sueh re4pson eould be an
addition 10 The instructions contained in tl resolwpuis;
aud why SHOULD ihey cast this supcradJr6 Obhauoa on
Tie Governor; Why not, If II necessary tbai such
request be made pass additional rcsolSiion that e
senators should lay the rrs0l8l0ns before the Senate
Mr. y. thought te Governor objection tus far GOOD
one and % hat were The only oircon aud the ExpUng.
ing Resolutions we're within reach OF tie liogsc ~ that
thcr rascoo2y might be amended, be- presumed tlie
faf.Uf HflfHt a. Il Faar I'll al
e reach u the Legislature and he hopsd that decision
would not be delayed by laying The present QUESTION on
the table.
DIR. WsrGtss referred 10 precedent in which the
Governor requested to request She Governors Of
certain Saiea, 20 lay The resolutions Of this Gtnrml As.
senbiy before ueif respective Legislatures r did n,t
contend % .he absolute form which this feq,s lad
hitherto been made; but be- VI opinion that the Pre-
anh as it now stood did violate the truth IN slane