Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-06-01

, was il proposed TO do7 To remove all she iheui-
bers, all the officers, all The machinery ~ SUM
| other place7 Look al the resolution: :
dIa wn If design as TO avoid where we shH' s.
10 commit TINS House TO motion 70 adjourn H..
He elt no panic. II he believed shefe W"s aa on
DER amongst US. be would be the last man 10 de-
sire 10 delain mis- brother members wheie "dn'
ger might overtake them. We appointed a COM
mee 10 explore this city, to ascertain Us he"a''
especially in regard to this Apprehension cp'e.
mic. We have evidence that they discnat Seu
their duly satisfactorily 10 this house. !hey pr.
duced most satisfactory evidence oil the hea i'h ..
this city. Their report this morning contains
nothing 10 alarm any one OF ordinary prudence.
We are here in the midst OF thousands ol persons
exposed some few OF whom may nave pee'
stricken down, and We are called upon 10 a.''
iourn Where are we to 60 10 escape me iaVd'
ses OF this diseased Suppose we 60 somewhere
else anu we should have a death or TWO .Heie'
We would then be called upon TO acJoufh
10 some other place Wherevera panic seizes upon
The multitude, reason is dehroned, and they give
way 10 their LEAFS. Look around you lhe ci'''
zens, enquire OF the physicians II there : aan-
ger, Than whom there exists not sci OF inoie
talented men, j and they will tell you lhai mere y
no danger. Are the members Of this General
Assembly 10 be Inc only persons who are if'sh!'
ene, from This salubriuus cilyl Visit me GU.
Gems here, and you will 6nd them resting quietly
without the apprehension that exists IN ms As-
sembly. Go 10 The schools and you vii hnd me
boys al their books, aui the girls al their tasks,
without being disturbed BY this pane. suppose
the cholera does moi come, and We Iuni what VIII
be sai oil us1 That We ran not from an cnemy,
but from our fears; and we will be ridicuied.-
! II We must run, let US not run al the hrs: rns-
| ling. Let US show courage lei US not disnonor
ourselves by taking flight al The first Iunor. A:c
we 50 selfish as not 10 contemplate The interests
OF oihcrs1 Look al The interest OF tins CITY,
We inlure its commerce, and >et the plague spot
upon II. Is there maniness in hist Let Us dis
| card this unmanly panic tor time Lei us look
| this danger in the lace and see whether " IS So
dreadful an some would make US believe. Wha'
! member is prepared 10 say thai lhis epideiaic Is
here1 II we look at III. evidence before US, We
will see the danger mas not come. we are
convened here on duly OF no small importance.
Il is duty which can nowhere else BE 50 vel!
performed The Revsors are still al work; they
are now sending chapters 10 the printer, and VIII
complete their labors in time for u.s. II We ny,
shall We provide by law that the ReVlsors shaIi
go with usj They are gentlemen % ial.liy, aht
can We force them 10 60 win Us We nave
printing 10 be done, and must we lake he printer
and his devil with us7 Why should we do hIsi
II is tear-unmanly iear-a ieaI tell by Us alone.
The softer sex in this ciiy coaii read nsa lecture
! IN courage-the boys and ihe little misses al
| school will rdcule us. The advancing columns
OF N army may be thrown into confusion by pane
Tor short .ime but they may be soon marshallei
into line again. Panics are general? 0! short tn.
ration.
II there really was danger, he would be lor ad-
Iourning also But there is no danger yet. There
IS no Cholera here vel, and il may not come. In
diyiduay ne iel as cafe here as il perched on ne
hishes, OF our mountains. he hoped ii TGiil DC
the pleasure OF the House 10 wait yet lille
While-iu wait until We can investigate and nave
some justification before We ny. Let MS wall
a. lsasi another day until the committee can con-
suit with The intelligent Faculty and inform lis TO-
morrow OF the true state O. The eases unlil Ihey
give MS he facts al leas' Tor our Justihcaiion
il We do nv. He did moi think We ought 70 acl
on Inc resolution now; and he, therefore, moved
that the House adjourn.
The motion was afterwards Withdrawn.
Mr.. PRICE said he was not panic-sirckrn.
On Tuesday We appointed committee, VINO
had before Them most OF the physicians ~ the
cry who reported five cases Of Cholera. Tie
cite! me cases thai were mentioned IN tne letters !
Of Dr. Carmichael ard Gibson this morning. !
He had also heard OF another case having oc- !
cured On Main street Today, and OF anoiher case !
last night on the 6asin. When there i. No ne
cessily !Jr IN exhibition oi bravery, discretion |
would dictate 10 u 10 lane care ~ ourselves an
OF onr families. tie thought We could 20 oGf |
work as well elsewhere as in his city. We wan !
no printing, AMI j! We dit, the;e are printing |
presses .uiliciert III every village. We should |
mon l.si,laic on this i,nportaLt Code Without lie |
: ~. ~, ~ -, '.i ,,aro,, ~ !, /, no
s0''hS o"' ""oie ''u'e "uo ~ e ~ =,
10 not adjourn, we will be lei, wthou! quo.
ium. Will our families resi queu Certainly !
they will hear from the papers. md rom -iie,s, |
tnai 'he Choleia y mere.
Mr. faNNiLL was MOI paGic-stfichen. ~
was MOI sahsn"a WIN me iac's presented ~ ne
commute. olhce !hri report We haa neat
various iuihois o. llie'en' cases having out-
red, and ne 'housht maj We Should iGVeAisa'r
,ne idc's os'ole We y ,,u'e o'he' P'nee
lie moved an adjournment. Inc motion was
los.-ayes -, hocs D.
Inc fe'o'uaou "as men 'eieccu " 'He io''
Ayr,-Mrs,r.. Fnuey. Mock. pat,. Smith. Lawn. cf
ah.shany, aheaIllal; Brown Mitchell, but"eIl Boak'
nam"s uacn ~ Brm.wie, I,r,so a" ~ R,""syicI
Wills. Jones Rector, Mcriunr. Edwards, gaiIy. car
roll, Price, sloval. Mullins Webb. Shepard, Glen.
DENIM Beirne Ct Monroe Barnett r-rto", Bnswrll III
rne C',n NJ. %
p,,,man' Sb-r,' Thonps"n If smyth' and Ge,rps."i7
Nogs-Messrs Hopkins, tsprase r, Faulkner, Irvine
Of Campbell, Moneg!- Of Caroline. Lacy, irving q
SniDefaI1 sssS', ahois, nco'' lGwala .. r"!f
VIII Alien. I,rt. WsI,op Hassr. lancast,, Bovsin
Howard Of James CITY, York ard Williamsburg, Wor.
Tamzey, Gmstin. KiIby, Robinson, cowpsr. Yrrnv
Booth pannI Turner, Symr, Grassy, Herbert, Rive,
uaipraye, B"ide,t and cens!s4. : ''''''"'"
Mr.. DORMAN voted iof the resolution b."
cause he thought that We could not discharge our
duties here. Isolated as ne wa, he did not az.
nrahani 4, mIirh m >pf hut he Ma bau, |
feelings Tor those members who had families
and who mad informed the House mat their tam
mes would De uneasy 10 regard 10 them.
WI. pohMhN therefore moved The follow
ing resola'ion'
hesolVed' wlsh me consent OF me senate, ina
wheh ms blouse adjourn today, Y adjourn Hp
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