Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-01-16
RICHM OND, VA.
saturday Morning, January l3. ls49.
THE SLAVERY RESOLUTIONS.

sor OF the day before. At the end OF his speech
the usual hour Of adjournment having arrived
Mr.. Conway said that he felt it 10 be bis duty &c
reply-but be was ready to give way, II II was
desired that the discussion should not go on, and
that the vote should be taken TO day. He was
willing TO rest The question upon the rendered rea-
son of the gentleman from Fauquier-for he iei
satisfied lhat all The arguments and.yiews oil W.T.
Scott had but strengthened the overwhelming
voice OF the House against him. His (Mr. 81
whole object was 10 take such course as 10
give the fullest effect TO The action OF The South
ern members al Washington, who were looking
anxously to the action OF Virginia, TO strength
en- their meeting on Monday next. A decisive
vote would be the most triumphant and over
whelming reply 10 the gentleman from Fauqn'er
II would show that, with all his ability and infu-
ence, he could no, distract Virginia upon ques,
lion on which, he believed, 80 out Of every 100
| were against The gentleman.
After suggestion from MIR. Whillle, that The
House take recess until S, P. M, and remark
from MIR. Scout, that The House would consult its
to allow members 10 deliberate coolly on the
matter, Mr.. Conway, 10 lest the sense OF the
House, moved an adjournment, which was lost
-4S to 50
Mr. Syme moved his resolution as a substitute
offered few days since.
Some members indicating wish 10 move The
Previous Question, Mr.. Syme suggested that Le-
gisIaive action would exert more moral in
iuence, il passed calmly and deliberately, than
with haste.
Mr.. Pannill was opposed 10 the gag-but ne
was anxious 10 have The vote taken.
Mr.. Conway explained his position, as the or
gan of one OF the committees. He desired TO de.
tend The resolutions, but if The House wished to
vote now he was willing 10 let the vote be taken
Mr.. Pills, as chairman OF the Joint Commit
resolutions and hoped TO be INDUCED with an ad-
lournmenl The House hen adjourned.
Abolition IN CONGRESS- proceedings OF
The last few days are developing The projects OF
the ullIas Mr.. kidter Meade and Joshua R..
Giddngs record their votes on The same side, and
are seen walking between the teilers, il not arm
in arm, al least very close together! This fact
dscloses volumes. Tae ultraS OF The North and
the ul,ras OF the South Cooperating, bodies no
good To honest men and 10 the union Of these
States.
We believe il is The seulei persuasion OF every
man ut Intelligence and observation al Wash
inslon, that The most effective auxiliaries OF the
abolionis!s are the LocoiocOS Of The South
Whenever the former have pretty well exhausted
all their ammunition, and are about 10 sink into
contempt aad insignihcanoe, one OF their South
ern co adiutois comes 10 their assistance and
furnishes Them with fresh supply. This fact
has been manifested on two occasions during the
present week. The other day, alter aboring yea.
lousy 10 gel up an agitation on The Pacheco
case, and failing, Mr.. Meade, to prevent The ex
element from subsid,ns, aud 10 give his co-labo.
rers time 10 breathe, thrust forward PROPOSE
lion about fugitive negroes-and he and Gid
dings voted together
On Wednesday las, after Cots resolution had
been re-considered by a large vote, and Mr..
Smith OF Indiana had submitted an amendmen;
50 as to make the resolution one Of mere inquiry,
Mr.. Meade again brought forward his proposition
although he knew il was not in order-and on
some Of the Votes taken on his subject he and his
deally-bel0ved Giddngs were seen passing be.
tween The lelleIs together MIR. Meade having
peers, MIR. Bots, the member from this District,
either through design or ignorance, came 10 their
assistance, and moved 10 lay the whole subject on
the table. This motion al once brought on a
sectional vote, and threw of the Northern men,
who were disposed TO settle the question on terms
satisfactory 10 all, and who had voted 10 reconSid
er Cots resolution, in the understanding thai
Smiths amendment was 10 be acquiesced in.
"ro prevent any adjustment of this vexed ques
ton, for the purpose of embarrassing General
Taylor, disorganzng the Wing Party, and even
endangcrins the continuance of the Union, is the
object Of these agitators. We hope there are
men of sense enough in Congress to Illustrate
the schemes OF these Demagogucs, and preserve
the union Of the States.-[ Richmond Wing.
We give at length the above article in yestcr-
terday's Wing, as a fair specimen Of The conduct
and spirit of that journal, at this Iost interest
ing crisis. Not conten, with Gripping the action
OF The Virginia Legislature, il must seek out our
Stale representatives al Washington and hunt
them down, because they have come forward lc
sustain Southern rights, and ask for justice, as
plainly laid down in The constitution. The Whig
sneers al the "agtalion" on the Pacheco bill, a
a clear case to recover The value OF slave, and
which was opposed because the right of property
in slaves was denied. On the same day Mr.
Meade moved 10 suspend the rules 50 as 10 pre-
sent The following resolution:
"Whereas, il is The dnty OF The Congress OF the
Unied States 10 enact all laws necessary 10 Ell.
force such provisions OF the Constitution As Were
intended IL project the citizens Of the several
States in their rights Of properly, and past expo
rience has proved Iha' laws should be passed Ly
Congress 10 enforce The ID section Of The Alb al
iicle OF The Constitution, which requires that per
sons held 10 labor in one SAFE escaping into an.
other, shall be delivered up on claim Of The parry
to whum such labor may b. due-Therefore,
Resolved, That The Committee on the Judi
ciary is hereby instructed TO report bill to this
House providing efec ually Tor The apprehen
sion and delivery OF iugiyes from labor who
have escaped, or may hereafter escape, from ONE
State into another"
The House refused the motion, and because
Giddings afterwards happened 10 vote with him
MIR. Meade is vilh6ed by a Southern Whie
press as a "colaborer Of the Abolitionists, as
"Demagogue' Nr. Meade's proposition, We
learn from the Journal of Commerce, has beer
selected as the basis OF SIR Calhouns Report tc
the Southern meeting, being the strongest
ground TO unite the South on some common
measures of action. The proposition is one Of
vital importance and undeniabc right, and the
Wing not long since published Mr.. Faulkner's
admirable views on the subject Yet, when a
Virginia Representative moves TO bring the
matter before Congress he is denounced and
blackbaled at home by Wing presses. How
can our Representatives Weld the proper in
huence at Washington in securing Southern
rights, when they are ridiculed and assailed by
party organs at homer The Wings article an
swers itself We put it on record, as a signal
instance of party blindness and infatuation.
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