Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-10-23

In redemption OF our promise we devot-
cd as much space as we could spare ia yes
tereay's paper 10 a history Of the slavery
agitation IN the Virginia Legislature during
the session of lS3I-2 We showed tI,a,
up To the liih of December, 1881. but
two movements on this question had been
made by Eastern men, and not by the
West as had been alleged. We shall to-
day continue this history as far as our space
will admit.
On the llth ofJanuary, 1892 Mr.. VIM.
0. Goode, then representing the county OF
Mccklenburg. made the following move
ment, as appears by the annexed extract
from the Journal:
"Wednesday, Jan. IL. lS3l.-p.o3
"A motion was made by Mr. Goode that
the house adopt tho following resolution:
Resofccd. That the Select Committee, rails.
ed on the subject of slaves, free negroes.
and the melancholy occurrences growing
out OF the tragical massacre in Sou,hamp
ton, be discharged from the consideration
OF all petitions, memorials and resolutions,
which have for their object the manumis-
SION OF persons held in servitudc under the
existing laws Of this Commonwealth, and
that IT'S not expedicnt to legislate on the
subject.
Whercupon, motion was made by Mr..
RANDOLPH. to amend the same, by
striking thcrefrom the whole after the
word Southampton" and insert in lieu
Thereof, tie following: "be instructed to en-
quiTo into the cxpedicncy of submitting to
the vote Of the qualified voters in the sew
erai cities, towns, boroughs and counties
OF this Commonwealth, the propriety of
providing by law, that the children Of all
female slaves who may be born in this State
on or after the fourth Of July, 1910. shall
become the property of this Common.
wealth. the males at the age of twenty-one
yenrs, and females at the age of eighteen
II Detained by their owners within the linn
It's OF Virginia until they shall respectively
arrive at the ages aforesaid; to be hired out
until the nett sum arising therefrom shall
be sufficient to dcfray the expense of their
removal beyond the limits of the United
Sates;'' and that the said committee have
leave to report by bill or otherwise.
On motion Of Mr. Gholson. the said re-
solution and amendment were ordered to
be laid on the table.
Now, we beg leave to enouire who was
this Mr.. Randoiphl WHY, no o,ber than
Thomas Jefferson Randolph, the grand.
son OF the great apostle of Democracv
democrat himself then as now and ,,ha,
time delegate from the LARGE slaveholJ
ing county OF Albemarle. Now. we ask
onrreaders who have been told that Gcorpe
w. Summers is "an Aboltionist" no,c be.
cause, us has been alleged, he favored in
1852 an emancipation of slaves without
compensation to the owners, to examine
Mr.. Randolph's proposition and see wha,
it amounts to. He desired that the uucs-
tion should be submitted to popular vote
as to whether all slaves ow red after the
year 1910 should become the property Of
the Ssate-the males at 81, and the females
at - years OF age-the said slaves to be
hired OUT until their hire raised such sum
us would pay for their transportation be-
yond tire limits of the United States. This
was the plan of this Eastern slavcholdins
Democratic Mr.. Randolph. And what
would have been the effect Of its adoption
by the Legisaturcl 1t would, beyond all
doubt, have been adopted by the people;
Tor, II must be observed. il took the aues-
iion entirely. OUT Of the eon,rol Of slay,bol-
ders. Al qualified voters, whether slave
holders or not. could vote upsn Il. ami ali
h.s know the excited state Of the nnhl;c
ind at that period must be cons iuce,]