Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-06-17

McCulloch Keller, Newton, Morris Crockett Xiii, 49,;
| Rltierford-93."
Here il is tina; OF the whole number of tho ia
of Delegates only twenty.seven members were rr..
to the reference and consideration cf this Petition Ill.,.
ing I'D rs it did in the dirrc, form he
aLolishing slavery by some gradual s.gteta in H.. r
nonwcnh Of Virginia Two Of this Nv nty.s.yr w..
from western Virginia, and it so happeis that Lo,h
from nv own diat;ict, Dir. StepEc.n. Of N;rhoo ~
Mr. Gil.i!und from Pccahantas. This Leaves Lut 80
five meu,t. - CT the whole eastern DELEGATION VII,
full discussion deemed it iaexpeden: or ;mrror.r
the legislature 10 consider the subject py.s III. io
like g w.:ern movement, So iH-:
! This reference having Ceeu or+'ered p,.rhs-, r,
titvus and memorials OF ike character from liz, ;.
ties in eastern Virginia, subsequently, rr.,.i
and referres to the committee. TO yc.e I: !a:
II shall presently call th9 attention u! the Euu.. -
bearing upon tis charge Of western intsr-r4ue. viii
the slave property Of the east.
! Th,se memorials ard petitions Icing ,t;vrv t. a.r
mtee, togethe. wit various opc>itions relate t,,.,
police and disci pline o! the cnlorcd population, al
removal Of free negroes, alr. Coode OF Scckl@.u.
the ll,h day Of January 1882, submitted il: IL: ..o
this resolution
"Resclred That the select committee RAISED "a i:
subject Of slaves free negroes, aud the neIaMc.g; Il.
currences grow ing out Of the tragicnl Sg.
anpop be discharged from tie consideration ot g. -
ttioGa, memorials and resolutions, which lGTc :oc
their object tie manumssion OF persons Eel! il. sc.y..
ule under he existing laws of this Commemorate: 4t
To this resolution, Mr Randolph OF Aloc-.2: .Jy,
tie following amendment or Substitute:
"Whereupou Il motiuu WIS made b? Mr. R;.:!vlra
Ito amend tie same bv striking thereirom :as Who'll.
after the word Southampton and lux. IA lex l.,.vy.
the following: be instruc.c l. inquire nto lie eX!e.
encv Of subnstrg the vote Of tie qualified voters ii
tie several towns cities, boroughs and couD=s q ,f
Commonw the propretv Of providing b, law lit
the children 3f all female slaves who may lie to.. Il
this State on or after the fourth dsT OF july Isle sa
becoae the property Of the Connonw IL. Iaic.
the age OF tweu wears and females "a; the aye Of
eighteen ii Detained w their owners within the ius
Of Virginia until thew shall respectively arrive NJ H.:
ages aforesaid 10 be hire. OUT until the lie, eur. rs
ing tlersrum Sla be sufficient to def.av tie t:.a:e
Of their removal beyond the limits OF the lcitcd States
and that said Committee hare leave report Is I'LL u
Otherwise"
The substitute Of Mr. Randolph did moi propose The
abolition Of slavery, nor did it evea propose az inquiry!
by tie committee the exrcdiency o! any l."
enactment for the purpose. 1t simply proposed Tia
committee which had already 6e.t. formed fraser !.
order Of the house, should constr oil the exp",!:.:c
cf submitting, the Question 10 vote Il the q..y-
eiector, whether those born after stated r!n il liz
future Should be tree the males 1T Tie eye Oi 1..
years and the females ut eighteen oLe pr"ro-:yT
ii il had been carried bv the Of the OK: @ :ply..
and ultimately enacted by the Legislature, wc&! L..
Affected the condition Of slaves lien in beng: Il
would not have Effected The Condition ii ths ~: after
eI!cq !lL.c;pu III The s.t!.
arrived e: the scs referred 70. ia IL" n:'n t@. j
would have been competent fl the - Lave sold
hem lid they 80 eslIc rsoild the ia.i.s Vi .t ic
ulouweah II would caly have cpera;.I u.na -
who might have been detained BY h2ir o"s.: i. ".
s.nia uu they arrived nj the ages FroTceC vr. III;
vas The scheme, nIl j: ex ..a@d AID urged T.: ~
mover NJ kando!9i Mr. Jc:cr4ona pan o PCS: "eti
e!Lanci patton.
Upor he mo,cn Of a!r Goos 10 discharge the CAN.
nitee, Mr. Rlle:p!:s substitute therefor an hi'
mated dc bate eas:ed Il becy - ~ n:aay az tie
lime, ami declared by SOLE, that tie notion to Dis
large tie c"nu lite w. preta;uretha; the commit
should have been permitted 10 c"mpletr IT ' II
saticu+ aud to make is report, wInn,: "a: "cl'.i
instruction in the Lease. TIE opinion vas gen..!i
that he report Of the co.r.ii:ec whatever it N.:-;
have been: would haze been acoue-ced IL by tic ho,c
and that there would have been, in all probali.:
etate Cd the subject BY, the unusual aud unexpected
AotiCu dlscharr" the COMMITTEE created cXct!o
nlent and ,hr debt, coElutoced.
4 e~ days afterwards viz: o. The 10th day o. Jan.
arv, AID While tie discussion OF the motion toe :a-r
The committee in progress Mr. Brcdnax, c!i-rtln
VI Ike committee, made this report:
The select Committee 10 whom referred certain
nc uorials praying the passage oi GONE law rovai:
for the gradual abol;t:o o! SlE:cry i. Ills Ccr:,u
wealth, have according to c-!e- Lad Tie under
aaI have to Ike following rescntyG
,hcreupon:
esorcG Is the opinion OF lLi- committee that j: IA
inr-pt9iw' fer n. 'sse. to make any Legislative
scuents for tho abolition VI eay,ry."
Mark !. now. This was the report of a committee Ct
twenty enc members s-..n FROM the eas and frc i.o
the west The majority had full power to report in nv
form! they mig elect. Yet what lid this coIniGiy
report, uliIer tie stimulus OF the discussion w:
had been got W IN the Rouse upon the motion 10 dis.
Charge l. from the further consideration Of the su,ec
Why, cny that it vas .rpetisat a. pJt.-;:t 10 legs
late on the subject The committee did not ali.m tx;
there was ev want Of p9,er in the legislature 10 acl
3ut that it was inpsdent act ii the idea LaI then
prevailed with tie eastern o:ily OF that committee
hat there was power :" leaislate upon the subec
hey would OF course ha. @ntrcuchvi themselves iE,I
he stronger and decisive ground Of want Of i,=.
LECTION.
But the committee cid not even declare it "iscxpe.
lient' in general terms, but "inerpedicrt for n. ,s5-
NJ Thereby showing, moi only that thew believe!
nc power existed out TINT WIS not proper to resolve
lsainst the expeieucy OF its exercise except for s
present.
Now, sir, how Goes this furnish evidence CT c.,crn
.Xcitemet-a thing which did not exist-or 0: am sec
onnl feeling Ut that times 1t shows conclusiycIv ac:
he considerable Of the question of emancipation bv
he legislature bad its in al excited stat. 81 o.
&c feeling at all that this origin was in eastern excite.
cent not "estern II shows that witt. e. stem u,a
themselves, as IL proved BY the report If the committee
'td " Tie argument Ii was question Of Asr not E!
lower Ii there lie AM SIN chargeab.e to the House q
Delegates OF 1851. 1t Is sin attributable to the STATE
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$ events which had then recent" g:lrrrd That ....
i pu54t feeling docs L.: now and is 10, lke 70
Xlst
Hrt lei lid continue the history OF these prccsd..
)n the same day that the report which have .d as
made from the committee motion was s,buit;g! 5r
r Pres'o- to amend the saas BY resolu::ca IL ;s:s
Yords:
ReSo|eed As the opinion Of this committee that il i
Spsiien to uGcp: some legislative eactreuts for Ike
ho!itiou Of slavery"
To those who arc familiar with parliamentary FRO.
cedinss need not say that this w;s ii Gee, i,nir
action to strike out The word inexpe,:;ent' )rr; tho
committees report, and to substitute The goyl ",xa
!le4t in its stead The report affirmed ,.s; it WAS ii
Sped,ent ior The present" TO legsee on the subject
The plan of Mr Randolph was still before the Eou.c and
here were many who desired that it should Le cvu.i
reH. ne adoption Of tho .epcrt would cut oil nj
uriheT consideration Of the question Nh Pr.-.,s
'mertnen! made III issue with the com.ntee tsel..
.usston Of Tine Hit had prevailed, it would nave IRE
crved Dir. N:ndo!phs scheme for examination .::.,
y The uouse Or il the committee 20 cae co:.;e,,
plated going ANY turtle: if VI rre-tons a...,.,at
lad been successful than 20 consider tie expeli.s II
Ir. Randolph's plan.