Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-01-19

exclude ciIizsns Of Virginia who give up their ci-
lizenship, fIom carrying their property 10 The tel
rHores-bu, i, will not ia the least affect the pro-
perry oil Citizens VINO remain citizens Of the Stale
eve submit, il the admission does not surrender
the poinl) Bur, asked Mr.. Il, will not disu.
mon destroy our slave propeny2 Where will
De The line OF disunion7 He sincerely believed
mat all The North and West OF Maryland would
unite with The Northern confederacy; The Poro-
mac would be The line Of division and in ten
years the Northern part of Virginia would
De compelled 10 par, with all her slaves This
would lead 10 Northern division in The Souh-
ern conederacy. He believed that the peo-
pie there would rather sacrifice their property,
than that the border country OF Virginia be
made the Flanders OF the Uaion, The scene
oil continual strife and warfare. Again,
Mr.. h. could not so for The resolution Of the
committee, pledging resistance in case OF abo.
ION OF slavery in The District OF Columbia. He
dill not believe that the abolition OF slavery in
Inc District with The consent al her people and OF
Maryland, was direct attack upon The insiu-
lions Of The slave States. The resolution oush!
TO be accordingly amentsd. The resolution au-
Ihorizng the Governor 10 convene The Leei>a-
lure, &C., Gone OF the resolutions prepared by Go
werner Floyd he characterized as ridiculous. II
was intended as a braegadoco, and il would
be SO regarded by the people OF the NORTH
II was well known that Congress would expire
on The Sd Of March, and before the Legislature
adjourned. but what, if there be ap extra ses-
sion7)
Mr.. Harrison said we should exert all our en-.
efsies against the practical evil, viz: the difficult
~ OF recovering our fugitive slaves from the free
States Ii gentlemen would pass resolutions en-
bracing the constitutional question, he would pre-
fer The North Carolina resolutions as model
lie then read series Of resolutions expressive
OF his own views, leaving out The constitutional
poin'. These resolutions, as well as those ofes-
ed by Mr.. Thomas, were in the hands of the pub
lie Printer and We could not obtain a copy OF
them.]
Mr.. Thomas Of Fairfax rose al a late hour,
and said thar as all protested to wish harmony
on.ths question, TO effect that end he had offered
us seIies ol TesOlutlonS, ON Wn1ch we misnt
compromise and stand together The commit
tees resolutions contained threats OF dissolution;
his own did not They took true and manly
ground, on which all might meet. Moreover,
they had passed one House OF the North Carroll
ma Legislature, and, il passed by US, would show
the union Of two Southern States. Mr. L. was
proceeding 10 sustain his resolution, and TO de-
monsuate the unconsitutionalily OF the Proviso,
10 reply 10 Mr.. Harrison, when, on motion OF
Mr.. Lacy, the House adjourned.
Mr.. T. will continue his remarks to-day.
His resolutions are substantially the North
Carolina resolutions, which we published on
Tuesday.]
We have, thus Two new sells OF resolutions,
on which members are TO squabblc and pick at
continually; and if things so on SO, action will
be delayed indefinitely. Weirust that The House
will soon take acion will vote down all amend
menls, aud adopt the resolutions ofIhe joint COM
mi'ee, which have passed safely through SO ma
Virginia 'V viii Be- regarded as having baked ont
from her position, and The moral effect will be Ia
tai 10 Southern rights and TO the cause OF The
Union. We are now more strongly impressed
with this view than ever.