The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-01-24
From the Richmond Enquirer, January n.
NIru1aka HersesTY


II is with peculiar satisfaction that we announce that
the slavery resolutions of the joint committee which
have engaged the attention Of the Legislature and people
during an able debate OF nine days. wefe on Saturday
last adopted by both branches OF the General Assembly
oy The overwhelming and crushing vote OF exactly
70 one in each branch viz in the Senate 81 to 81 and in
he House, III 10 10. The Provisoists utterly
routed, and Virginia stands forth in all her moral pride
ana commanding unanniy and hmness to assert her
position IN behalf OF the constitution. the rights OF the
south and the Union. and to give a solemn warning to
her northern brethren that thus far shall they CO. and
no taTtieT The result is the more striking from the
obstacles which were attempted to be thrown in the wnv
by parliamentary devices, and by the course of the lead
ing wing press in this ciiyQhe Republican IS an honor
able excepuon) In the House the resolutions pre- .id
teri against perfect cannonade OF amendments snbs
ules, and all manner OF parliamentary strategy They
stood this sort of fire from the wings for time; hu, The
friends OF the resolutions, in their original form, Gncudng
some noble whgs) regarding the attempts amend but
to kill the whole measure, manully Iesistti and
beat down all opposition. As we said above, the
lutions with all their original strength and efficiency,
passed the Senate with only three nays and the House
with only hrteen IN the negative Who composed This
"forlorn hope, that at this important period, made
desperate resistance 10 the voice OF Virginia and sought
to degrade and disgrace the noble old Commonwealth by
inducing her TO back out and sneak away from her high
positions few words will tell the tale On the list
will be found the two senators from Augusta and Lou
doun, federal counties, which supported John Adams
against our own ,Jeterson-and the senator from AM
herst, who is well known to entertain high federal
lions, and who, on this OCCASION committed two gross
indscreons first in leaving his sick bed cold and
resolutions representing the district that he does In the
House. Mr. Scott predicted by Mr. Claiborne carried off
only his tpeiue disciples" viz; two from Augusta two
from Louloun Gwen this strong federal county dv
ded Mr.. White refusing to voe) one from Albemarle,
MIR Hart, we were glad to went boldly in opposition
to his "mousng' colleague, Mr. Watson one from Alex
gnias Youngest daughter. who has been made the
pet OF the family, and makes ungratefu return y
Counties, we believe, voted with Loudon and Augusta
for Adams against Jefferson y one from Mason and jack
son, Eve rejoice that Mr. Cendenin the only mem
Der from Westen Virginia who resisted the OF the
State; y two from Jefferson, and from Patrick Even
Fauquer, Mr.. Scotts county. dvided-his coll
league Mr. Rector refusing 10 vote against the resou
tons With these facts before us, counties divided and
their voice broken to pieces, can the smallest moral weight
be attached to this minority, meage il is' Under all
the we may well declare that the legsa-
tuc of Virginia almost unanimous in their position,
and the people still more We call upon the people of
each county to have early meetings 10 confirm and give
increased effect the acts of their representatives AS
to the recusant MEMBERS leave them the slender
mercies" of their offended constituents.
With these necessarily hurried views, TO be expanded
hereafter, attempt notice OF the Saturday.
In the House, Mr.. Robinson offered a resolution that
the debate on the resolutions close before the adjournment
Of mat day. ~ mr. Cooke moyea TO amend 50 as to close
table,; and Mr. Robinson having called the ayes and
noes, the motion was lost-5l to a. Mr. Moncure, of
c. moved the previous questions and the House agreed
to the amendment closing the debate at pm.
The House then resumed the consideration of the
lutions of the joint COMMITTEES.
he would yield it TO Mr. Moncure of s., and to Mr..
Scott of Fauquer. the latter Of whom desired reply to
e oo to Mr. Scott the e sen
man harangued the House for upwards of two mortal
hours He commenced BY "dong' the conciliatory and
the House and trusted that all would show the fine
temper hmse the end the debate He did not how
ever seem willing to include the press in this general
amnesty for he continued to charge them with misepe
senng and peryerting his views Tor party effect [For
ourselves we have only to say if MIR. Scott will write
severer against him than anything we could sayl lie
then wen, on reeraing his former propositions and in
Producing some new ones, which were more mons,rous
than any OF the preceding Among others he con,ended
that the Wimot Proviso did not discriminate between
citizens of several States for it allowed citizen of
Massachusetts to take into the new territories his wooden
clocks and other property, and allowed the citizens of
Virginia to take the same property 1t was, said Mr. s.,
the opponents of the proviso who for discrmna
only the clocks and other property which the citizen of
Massachusetts, owned but, in addition, their slaves,
which property the citizen of Massachusetts did not own
Was this not, then, discrimination exultingly asked
Mr.. S. The argument is utterly futile, all will admit;
but it worse for it qualities and virtually destroys the
RICH, Of property in slaves Ia which is gaaraned 10 the
hit at the democrats and their new allies" (Messrs.
Segar Pitts &c, OF the wing party who had supported
Mr. Moncure of Stafford took the floor at hal-past
and though much cramped for time, made OF the
most beautiful and conclusive arguments we have
listened to- With few plain, strongly presented truths,
he brushed away all the cobweb fabrics of sophstry,
erected by Mr. Scott and his disciples" He treated the
constitutional question in mastery manner his agu-
men simile, strong granite, as lucid
glass His parallel Of the proud position of Virginia
'99 and in 40 fifty years afterwards striking
and his appeal TO her representatives to do their whole
duty now as then, was thrilling and powerful
At 3p. m, the speaker cut off Mr. Ms remarks and
the House proceeded TO vote.
Mr.. Thomas's amendment Substantially the North
Carolina resolutions published Saturday, lost by
vote of 43 to 50.
By general consent, few verbal alterations were made
BY Mr. Conway in the resolutions of the joint committee
Mr.. Scott asked for division of the question. He
said that he, and those acting with him, willing to
vote for portion of the resolutions.
Mr. Syme moved to strike out the third resolution of
the committee. This motion was lost as follows-Mr.
Rves having called the ayes and Ayes 4s,
Mr. Watson moved to amend the second resolution of
Si7 by striking compromises and inserting spirii
of the constitution; and called for the ayes and
Mr. Syme moved to strike out the words compromises
of the entirely.
The question being upon striking out, it lost
olltws-Mr Rves asking the ayes and noes: Ayes %,
noes LOG.
Mr. Conway called for the previous question, to cut off
all amendments.
Mr. Watson indicated an amendment which he desired
10 offer 10 the third resolution OF the joint committee
This amedment, when read, either ridiculous
offensive to the general sentiment, that it was literally
'whstled down" from every quarter Strange that the
county which holds the ashes of Jefferson should send
such representative to the capitol
The previous question was then sustained, and the
preamble and resolutions of the joint committee adopted
by the following voeMr. Rives having called the ayes
and noes
YKAsMessrs Hopkins. (speaker,) Finney Mock, Hart,
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