The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-02-10

and IT, In their opinion there exists well founded res-
sons or such deani, they shah nqare Of the Bank
OF henneky what amount and when the funds expected
TO be lived from the Schuylki Bank, viii be reaz
ed and what portion Of thaf,,nd could be employed IN
ne where there exists demand for more Cap
its thatthey inquire ofthe Northe Bank whether
VIII receive on the part Of the State increase ofthe
capital and eosent TO extension their charter. and
locate Branch South of Green River, and increase rs
capital IN the Branch 81 Covngtoh. That in the event
tne Bank OF Kentucky cannot realize funds from the
Sehuyki Bank in time suppy the demand the inquire
INTO aud repor upon the expedency Of the state al
oice making provision for Completing lis right sbsr
ION In the Bank OF kentcky and to make arrangements
the branches.
The resoluOn made the special order of the DAY
Tor Monday,
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The Speaker laid before the House report OF
The Auditor in response TO resolution of enquiry
in relation to the debt of the State.
Mr.. Wallace, OF the Committee on Enrolmenis,
made a report
Mr.. Dohoney offered the following resolution:
Res0tred, That we, the Representatives of the
people OF kentucky, are opposed TO abolition OF
emancipation ofslayery in any form or shape what
Mr. Ewing said he looked upon the resolution
as entirely foreign 10 the duties for which the Rep
resentatyes were sent here, and he therfore moved
to lay the resolution on the table.
| Upon this motion the yeas and nays being called,
II was lost: yeas Ia, nays 76
Mr.. Ewing said he saw by the resolution that IL
| was too general in It's tems-''any shape or form
| whatevef," not even allowing emancipation by
| last VIII and testament according 10 the law and
Constitution as ii now exists. He thought his
oiuton was throwing down the gauntlet 10 the
enancipa,ionIsts, and would provoke combat
| which he believed unnecessary and impolitc,
since the pTo-slayery men had need TO act only on
the defensive. He had no fear or dread OF enamel
patton; he had said that he was no emancipation
lists, aud gentlemen OF the House could believe
hun or not, but if he was an eHancipatonist, n.
~euad have the courage 10 s~oSG IL He shstlld
vote against the resolution.
MIR. VeIuess said il the very resolution ne
had desired 10 offer 10 the House. .de thought
the vote upon the resolution, woalf show 20 the
people OF Kentucky, the position q every man up
ON the all-absoIbing question of<mancipation. II
was not alone for the purpose OF disturbing the
question: that he desired the psssage Of this reso-
| luton. The pro-slayeIy meg were not in favor Of
agitation; they had slavery. and il was for those
who wished restrict that right, guaranteed TO
them by the Constitution, 30 disturb they chose
lie WAS OPPOSED 10 gradua emancipation now or
pfospectively, and he az not say that any man Ia
the House was an emsacipationist, but the time
would come when we could see emancipationists
| on The stump.
Mr. Conkim voted3o lay on the table, that the
resolutions might be modified, and again offered
TO the House. He sas not in favor OF emancipa-
ton, but the resolution said that we were opposed
| 10 il in any shape = form whatever He did NOT
believe the Stale would sdopt emancipation; but
some men he belieyei we're gitating the question
with view 10 pext summer. II the resolution
should be modified he would vote IT, but not as it
now Stood
Nr. Hughes moved to amend the resolution, by
adding except as DOW provided for by the Con-
stiiution and laws Of the State" He thought the
AMENDMENT would obyate the objections raised
against the resolution BY The gentleman from GRAY.
son, tar. Conklinl He stood upon the floor op-
posed 10 emancipation, and he was willing that
the world should know the position of Kentucky
upon that question. He supposed that every man
expressed the views OF his constituents and let
those la favor OF gradual emancipation vote agains
the resolution, and the world would know the pos
ition of Kentucky
Mr.. Morris said there had seemed TO have been
feeling 10 avoid the agitation OF the subject of
slavery, aud tor il he had been glad. He was sur
prised that the friends OF slavery should force this
question upon the House aud the people, and
throw a fre-braDd that would spread like a tisme
thTonghi the Commonwealth. file feared the very
course The House was pursuing, would produce a
stsle OF things 10 be deprecated. II they were
opposed 10 agitation, why introduce a resolution
that wonid engende: IT, Il is the nature of man
10 60 TO extremes, when attempts are sein9 made
| 10 bind or force him to a position. His parents
were Nirginilns, and he was a native born Hen
tuckian; he was not afraid 10 express before this
Legislature, and the wide world, that slavery was
an evil. He adserted TO the history Of slavery in
the United States ard expressed his entire apprO-
val of the declarations made BY isginia in 1881,
aud by Maryland in 1882, 'that slavery rested like
nightmare upon the prosperity Of the State,
&c" He was not afraid TO express his opinion;
il was the sane as had been frequently expressed
/ by the greatest statesman now living who but a
| few days ago was elected 70 the United States
Senate by the Legislature.
He showe3 that slavery, had, up 10 this time
been regarded by the Safes of Virginia, Mary
tland, North CaroliRa, and Other States, as
$.Sell as Kentucky, as aRcviL He dad Lot believe
tdssre were ten men in tie House who would go
tor ApstinTtiIg slavery iy hentneky, If she now
free To- m H. SlayeUAad been forced upon US in
opposition t.s our Va, aud he believed that The
people would n0s.e1oce 10 be rid Of il, lift could
hS Zone without succeeding evil. There were
nowGhIee parties: ultra .pfo-slayery men, those
who Were in favor of getting rid of slavsIy ifthere
was PRACTICAL scheme without resulting evils,
and the Infatuated fanatics ofthe North lie un-
defstOoda difiefance between abolition and eman.
ciPatioR-emaneIPationi were opposed to dis
sOvinh the relation osaaster and slave regardless
oflaw-abolitionists regarded |Ghe inherent quail.
ties OF their nature the same lthe Anglo Saxon
raee-woud destroy existing reistions, and would
break down the barrIer between the two TEces.-l
The latter were what he regarded as.fsnstics.
The great men Of this country, Jefferson, MadI-
son, Marshall, and host OF others, hadI depreca-
ted slavery, but il was forced upon as and lbecome
a chanchre upon the body polite. He ihoaght
IL unfortunate that the question had been iniToduE
ced into the Legislature.
Mr. Ewing desired 10 have the following read
as expressive Oi MS Opihiont Win me view OF Oh
fering il amendment, at the proper time:
ReSoleed, That in the opinion ofthis House, any
action by The convention, called TO meet this year
10 revise the constitution, on the subject of eman
cipation, would be unwise.
MIR. Boarman moved the preyIOps question.
The question now being, ''shall the main ques-
ton he now pnt?" Messrs. TOwles and Hardin de-
manded the yeas and nays; and the question was
decided in the affirmative; yeas %, nays 80.
Mr.: Hughes was opposed to supervising debate,
vote just taken.
Mr. Towles had desired TO offer an amendment
TO the resolution, which would "Pour oil on the
troubled wateTs.'
His amendment was follows:
Resolrcd BY ne House q Representatives., That in the
OF the OF the people OF Kentucky
all schemes plans the general emancipation the
slaves OF Kentucky. whether immediate gradual, are
unwise and mpracticabe, and that il Is polite and pru
dent 20 avoid all agitation OF this subject
Mr.. Hughes amendment was adopted.
The question now being upon the adoption OF the
uton and the yeas and nays being called stood yeas a.
nays o; and the rescluton unanimously adopted
SATURDAY, Feb. 3.
EVENING SESSION.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Johnson, Tin the House of Representatives.
offered the following resolutions, as substitute
for resolutions Offered by Mr.. J. w. Davis.
l. ReSofred, That commitIe OF three members
of this House be appointed, with power TO send
for persons and papers, 10 investigate, and report
20 this House, what officers of this Government
have acted culpably in railing to take bond from
the late Treasurer of this Commonwealth.
q RESOLVED, That said committee enquire who
are the persons whose names have been sent TO