Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-12-12
InfSdnu Drc- Id.

A communication was received from the Senate, stat
ing that they had passed the bill changing the time for
holding the corporation court of the town OF Winches
ter
Mr.. BAYLY, in pursuance of notice gwen by hun on
Saturday last moved that that portion of the Governor
Message which relates TO the refusal of the Executive
Of New York to deliver up three ugitives from JUSTICE
be referred to a Select Committee.
Mr. b. thought the conduct of the Governor of New
York 10 be of the most extraordinary and disorganzng
character and such rs demanded the prompt action OF
this Assembly. But about this there no difference
of opinion. Entertaining these views, Mr.. Is. was m
clned OH the first day of the sessonat the very mo-
mcnt of the reading of the Alcssagc-to move III the
matter He thought il proper that Virginia should act
with the greatest promptness in resisting the nnconst
tutional conclusions of the Governor of New York;
but at the same time, he desired to avoid the appear
ance of acting under those feelings OF evaporation
which the conduct of the New York Governor was so
well calculated to excite. Hence he had delayed Tor
week to do any thing in the matter; and when he did
take action he did il by giving notice before hand OF
the first step which he designed to take, so that If
better suggested itself to members, it might be
proposed
sary to account for the delay: A delay which had only
originated in the considerations advered to- and not in
any Indifference TO the subject, any disposition TO
submit to tbs course of New York The course OF ~
York could be submitted to by the portion of the
State from which he came Connected as that portion
of the State was with New York through the coasting
trade her extraordinary conduct came more directly
home to its citizens. Every portion of the State must
take n deep interest in the subject from ITS important
peneral character. But his constituents had besides
direct personal interest.
Not the least reprehensble circumstance, continued
Mr. b. attending this extraordinary transaction, and
one which makes prompt and ethcent acton the more
necessary the conclusion which must force itself up
on every one s mind-that the Executive of the pow
erful State of New York has adopted his unconstu-
tonal course with the view of concllIating the Abo-
Itonists The fact that the Governor of State should
most plainly and palpaby, in case i'll which II was nm
nossib that there could be for rational doubt vio
late his solemn duties under the Constitution OF the T.
States TO conciliac band of fanatics not more dctest
able than they are dcescd by the wise and the good OF
every State ought to excite in the South the most Sc
rous reflection And when It IS rccolccted, too that
this is but the second instance of the kind which has
occurred of late Maine having acted towards Georgia
as New York has acted towards US, it seemed to MI u
that our action should be of the most decisive kind
And such he felt assured II would be- lie moved lot
Special Committee, which was unanimously raised
MIR McRAr expressed his entire concurrence III the
sentiments expressed by the gentleman from Accomac
His constituents specially interested IN the mat
ter and meeting of them during the past summer, had
requested him to bring II to the notice OF the Rouse
He hoped there would be prompt and decisive acton at
tho sonn time The utmost camness and deliberation
Mr. GREGORY suggested that the subject be referred
TO the Committee of the Whole. DE made motion 10
that effect He believed the Governor OF New \ rk
was wrong-but it comported with the dignity OF the
Commonwealth to take step upon SO important
subject without the greatest deliberatlon
This motion was lost and Mr. Baylys prevailed,
and the following gentlemen were appointed a com.
mittee:-aiessrs Bayly, Gregory, Ridley, Jackson OF
Wood, Ewing, Goode, Tunstall, Scott of r, McRae,
c.,.L,u Rornolds Robertson and May,