Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-02-11
CONTROVERSY WITH NEW YORK.

Mr. Bayly on behalf OF the Select Committee, made
Yesterday to the House of Delegates, long, dgni-
fed md able report upon the questions which have,
fortunately grown up between Virginia and New ork
Il touches with great force the course OF the Governor
Of New York and reviews in connection with H. the ex
traordinary law passed, at the time our contro-
yersy WINS going on extending the jury trial to our flu
utye slaves, and virtually denying US all opportunity
Of recovering them. The analysis which the report
uves of this most unfortunate and unconstitutional
law is excellent The report proposes to meet the ne
cessy which y. York has thrown upon US, by passing
| an INSPECTION law, by way OF additional police The
object of the law 10 prevent the citizens of New
York from carving of slaves in their vessels, since
her authorities will neither give US back the slaves
when thew are stolen, deliver the elons who steal
them. 10 public Justice What less can Virginia do
NOR. If she means TO do any thing The remedy is
moderate one and it may prove efficient. If it should
fail in its object, then may have recourse 10
stronger measures hereafter But we sincerely hope
the Justice and good sense of New York may prevent
the necessity of our adopting even this modified mea
sure of police. The Report is ordered to be printed
We shall publish it soon MS we can procure copy
The question is still pending before the Legislature
Of New York-On Thursday last the following pro-
ceedings took place in the House OF Assembly;
The Iirginia Contr0rersy.'
"Mr JOKES called up the Virginia resolutions, and
addressed the House at length in support Of Mr. Loo
MSS proposition and against that Of Mr. L. HuBRELL.
.Mr WIsSER followed the other side at
length.
"Mr SwAcKuAMER next secured the floor, taking
ground against the Governor in this controversy and
in favor Of reference of the subject, proposed BY
Mr.. LAWRENCE.
"Without taking any question the House adjourned"
MR. RHETT's SPEECH.
We recommend to all our readers the very able and
appropriate Speech Of the South Carolina Representa-
tive which have thrown upon the list and I'd pages
of this days paper 1t comes exactly in time to beat
down the prctences of of the Wings for extra
Session He shows, how the Wings have exaggerated
the public debt and lessened the public for
meeting the expenses of the Governments; is as
tonishlng, how much the Wings are put 10 1t, to hum
bug the People and make out to suit themselves
Their crack speech is Mr.. Barnards of New fork-Hc
is extravagant enough to up the public debt to
$40 900; and to such does he carry his items
for this purpose that he Tugs in his three last items
the following:
Fourth Ins,almcnt, under the deposte act
of1S36 ?,00o,OO0
Claims on account of the French Spoliations
commerce, o,uoo,u0U
To which is TO be added necessary
to provide suitable acreage balance iii
the Treasury, o,ooo,O0o
Well, here are 10 millions, nearly the half of his
whole sum, forced in, to run up laundering sum Of
40 millions Yes, lie is compelled TO bring in the fourth
instrument, when there is not cent of surplus IN the
Treasury pay and without surplus, there no sha
dow of obligation TO pay it. Here, too we have the
French Claims which have been rejected by Congress
more than So years-and here too, five millions for
an average balance in the Treasury which it suited Mr.
Barnard to raise to that to make up his forty mil
lions. But Mr.. Rhett explodes all these humbugs.