Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-01-23


oul from position deliberately taken. Snch
| fact would not escare The observation Of NORM
| prn saoaciiy and watchIulness and would operate
asan encouragement 10 Northern invasion OF
our rights. already sufficiently interruptions 10
arouse our apprehensions and puL US upon Inc
watch. For these reasons cannot support Inc
resolutions offered ty the gentlemen from fau-
opisr. Fairfax and Loud9un. They change our
POSITION make us acknowledge the lalseness oi
our position then, do not marcn up 10 VIC
] crisis and ask US TO c0ncede The constitutional
power oil Congress 10 pass The W'lmo' I'os'so;
which The Sou,h can never safely concede, anu
which. for one, said Mr.. S., never viii concece
| while life lasts. Toeve up that Is 10 give u all
| fl is preliminary sep, an entering wedge 10 the
cn'irc abolition of slavery.
With respect to the objection that the mem
bers of the present Legislature had not oeeh Sc
lected with reference 10 action upon 'hls SUD
ject, Mr.. s. said with all Difference to those
| who made it, there was little in II. The Legs
| Iature Of 1893 were not elected with any refer
| ence TO the unconstitutional action OF tie fede
raj government, yet they did act, and they sue
| ceeded IN giving efficiency to their acuon, ior
thew succeeded in repeating the obnoxious the
alien aud sediiion) laws against which their
| action was directed.
MIR. S. said all The members Of that House
| knew well the opinions OF their constituents, ana
no matter how they became possessed Of them,
| they ought to carry them oul. They wcr. elected
| with the general trusts and responsibilities when
| appenain 10 The representative character, when
were generally, from The nature OF The case, IN
| definite, and did not look 10, or contemplate, be-
cause they could not loresee, all The emergencies
which might call forth the exercise OF he repre-
sentative discretion Mr.. S. said he would never
III, hat attempted
10 shelter himself under the suggestion oil The
gentleman from Fauquer that ~c we've not elect
ed with special reference 20 this question. his
constituents would, as lney ought, onsigh MIN 10
everlasting retirement from The public stage.
II is our Gear right, then, and our obvious du'
| w. said MIR. S., 10 take action in this matter
He may not combine the best materials in Inc
land. There IS much OF The talent OF Virginia
mat is not here There are, doubtless, 10 me
que, walks ot private life, many sons oil The Old
Dominion, who are ADLER, far, than Tie senefal-
" OF The members If this House, though there
are few more so than some o! the gentlemen VINO
have already taken parl if his jebate;-bui, said
Mr.. S.. such as We are, limited as our capacities
may be, we ought 10 do our duty TO The best OF
our abby; and, having done this, we may take
10 ourselves the consolation administered by the
great moral bard OF England:
.Who does the beat his circumstances allow,
Does well acts noby-anges could no more
The foregoing wee merely the preliminary re-
marks Il tir. ). We may give his conclusive
argument on n: constitutional question hefea''
Ter.
We have extended our sketch OF MIR. SesaI ;
.neech 50 mucn farther than we designed, that
We have 81; htl.e space Tor no ice 81 ne hii-
nuruus aud glowing remarks Of Mr.. Claiborne
| Of Franklin. Mr. Z. fired ms hot shot INTO tht
"Girai ESguunder Of Constitutional Law irn;n
Fauquirr, aud his DISCIPLES" The gentlemen
from Loudonn AMI Alexandra. As for his trend
from Fairfax, Mr. g. was so well pleased vi h
me opening Of his speech, that NJ hardly knew
wha, 10 say OF lis Winding up. lie nousht 'hal
ne position OF his !rieut from Fdiiia1 night b.
wcll sci lorin 10 inc puetical di,ticn:
~ shall and sha'nt-I VIII and wont;
III be damned II do-lll he damned |: don't"
lGieai mtrnmen. in The House, Mr.. =.
conc ut,d wih an ecqueni ribue 10 'lie
Uniun, which ne lhOuaht The resciu'!on, emf
! aenlly cacalaIct TO save, aui not Destroy
Nh. Thompson 81 Jefferson ;lok ne a'or and
delivered him. OF a Sociology" we borrow
this rom Mr.. Burweil u be orr, VINO on cer
ala occasion appi-t his epinel 70 one OF NJ.
- msriag sp-rches) II was in.ecd strange
comruuua, ant NOS vehemeuiy pronounced :
de asked wieiher The Legislature Of Virginia
was 4 Revolutionary Assembly, boiy o. tiench
Revou,lonisls, seizln9 on all th- powers Of 'ar
people. Were they representing LamarnLei ~
Ledru Roilin, Louis Blanc; ami cannot nc
people take care Of ,hetnseIves} Mr. Ihomp.
son was particularly savage on Mr.. Calhoun,
who was no leader i.,c h,m; he would rot
AXE SNUFF on Il Mr.. Calhoun's hus. He was
nol ieaiy for treason, an! he believed ihai
il gentlemen pnrsued The course mat6ca out ~
resolutions. they wrud commit Ueasun-!n ms
OPINION though hc dii ro' be:cvs in:i they
snew j, 10 b. treason. The rcs ,luiuu' were
originated b. nulliyins Governor, ahG b!oush'
ii by hr gentleman lf,m ;Snoisyvania Who be
lorged 10 the notification Cnurch! IL takes
hi, che kindly Iom the Time. y Nj. /. map
sodiZ.d nj some length upon the 'iuiernai doc
uiresn OF Garrison ami J. &. Calhcur, BON
mad men al extremes of Inc Union tic Iidi-
Gu ed the ''miserahle Te.nlui"Ls," which were
gotten up, through rsvcng-, hy dl appointed pn-
uicians. (IIere, again credi ihe T'mes.) IT.
secuted The resolutions &C uaconsll,ni 'nal aud
reasonable ia spirit. ;, i.uch icr lhis eItr2o'-
| diuarp effect which r." besiics ourselves ~
juyeh.
Afcr some conversation between ',es $.
| White, E!Aas+s, Robinson, Conway, on points
| ., olnsr, inc Hausc adjourned on motion O. MI
| ,vh,ue, ~ho vii: coat.nne the deal:e ,,is moiu-
:ag.
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