Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-02
POLITICS..

IDENTITY OF FEuER hilSM AND AEoIiTlONlSM.
We republish article on this subject, oil the 18th
February last, for the purpose of confirming, by add
tonal facts and farther votes and proceedings OF the
Federal majority of the Legislature the impregnable
truth of our position, that "Ihc Fcderasts OF this
State resolved to play their game fer TIE State md
10 CEMENT THEIR ASSOCIATIONS WITH TIM Abolition
ISIS and retain their roteS and cooperation, p0SSibe,
yrrurdess Of crerv other OnSderatoa-regHrdesS If
tie rights of tic Suites, the Constitutional rights Of the
South, and ercn the integrity 81 the onion HSe.f.
We had Yesterday farther Illustration of the com
plete identity between Federalism and Abolitionsm-
If any thing could be required ii addition 10 the coa
ton between these parties Al the last and previous cleo
,ion-the circulars issued from this city under the I'M
mediate direction and d:c,a,on Of the Federal Juuto
here and the pledges OF HeSsrs Humphrey, Sanford
and majority OF the Federal candidates who ad
dressed on the subject, (Er. IT,, the Federal Senator
from this city,, IA fa"or If tie j"mei'"ts Hmd "acond
HoaqL abolition If Sarcry-the acton OF the Federal
majority Of the present Legislature will furnish i,
abundanty
Ii will be recol!ected that the Federalists Of the Lee
gsature protested at the start, that they were not,
Abotonsts and that the only object, in the passage
Of their Abolition resolutions. was the vindcation of
the "rrht Of petition. Even the violent Federal
members from Livingston denied his Abolition predl-
cctions and associations, with the warmth and bitter
ness that characterize his and nature But
their professions brought to the test by the re-
solution offered BY Mr.. Mann, Saturday, follows
ResotrS That this Legislature has w deep regret and
decidedly d>apoves and condemn the efforts OF many niSen
In violation principles which the Constitution a: the
established with The domestic institutions Of our -
South: thereby disturbing the domestic al
the States weakening the bonds Of our tno and s""in" the
seeds of is dissolution
This resolution was REJECTED BY the assembly yes
terday-every Federalist present, save one, voting
against the resolution, and every Democrat, save one,
voting for thunder the following extraordinary CIR
cumstances:
Mr. f. Clark, the Federal member from Livingston,
having the floor addressed The House in of the mos;
abusive and vindctivc exhibition Of rant ever witnessed
on that fioor-denouncnr tho administration al the &C.
neral Government in set trr~ aud wandering from the
subject under consideration, t unchecked by
the Chair, Notwithstanding cabs 10 "rde) into gross
political iarangnc upon most at Tie topics which make
up The Federal vocabulary ui party defamation; and
then without aording opportunity for reply, Of IN
deed deserved that notice from any quarte or allow
ing the mover Of the resolution any its friends to
speak to The question: moved the prcrouS question, and
tie Dir 10, body OF Federalists and AhotonIsts ohcdI-
cat the arrangements out of DOORS sustained the call,
and rejected the resolution
The following the ayes and noes, recorded on
the Assembly Journal p. 3S3-thc fcdrrasts, with one
exception, in the negative:
7ycNcssrs. Aabcn Barker, Red'ti. itngcr, Ho2hton,
Dtnnis,"n Dicsey Enns Ferris Fraser L. D. French tr"i,
lialcy e-cman, >lete iiuet, knitloc aak Little Mann,
SELL Strnns s. townsend wakar, We Williamson, Wo"i5
& Sy 6 E1~s a % 81, sn d nII"ad nlE
Clark, Conkn crooker, Dana Drvoc tdrdgc Ellsworth Gou4,
,@ rcc "i y MsfadS@S ,' M,n ," Marvin Mt ME- N
an nverha., Peck PHELPS, Plumb, r d. Porter Post ratt,
TX - "sn Sa ,Ty sSsS S JT ya" nnS, d.
w,!Sh, Whca,on-57.
While this scene was enac,'ng IN the Assembly, the
Federal resolutions from the house under discus
SION IN the Senate. And there also the Democratic
members applied the test to The Federal professions
with like result, though less exceptonable IN man
ner-for there instead of the gag and the previous
question, after violent party harangue, he rules of
the Senate did not recognize the previous question:
the Federal members sat out the subject until shutdown
The following amendment offered BY Nr. u ,. Dick
nson, IN the course OF The d'sc"sSon was rejected BY
The negative vote OF every s'H'rai member;
Rs%ets, al 's .'" .'.'.l "a, ~ ,c , i
mon &c slavery IN m. sewn. Mil. + ,hs C"nlsdrracy: thai The
rru"y d the nsfr c.,.nr, ravins been cedrd for the
S n ..a M % ~ n which ,,s !ays, ~ e aS'
slavery IN >ai ,, ~ to ""r H., sane with I; View to pro-
cure is a"io" n u" >'s states sa'sr The win Of said