Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-11-20
SPEECH OF MR.. SUMMERS,
DELIVERED AT THE AFRICAN CHURCH IN RICH
MoND, ON THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 18th,
(CONCLUDED J


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Mr.NouMlEhs how I'M I ~ tiio" It,
rev ieinaIns vi a pVii; VII H. .aa III,
cmel opJecuoh Against llI. nc W he cld &c
that ne was not 10 oe liuseu III ~ 'ie a IN
sutuIlons 3l tne ota'e, ~ was unchla .oI MN 10
SPEAK en- ulc SuoJeIt wlti oee GUS " tile
CONSCIOUSNESS ne lel' t.at te cla e was uttelly wi
tonhqed anu iase IL was oaseu upoe , ene course
"nIcl nc 'sueu Ia 'ile TX VI lo', "leh
CERTAIN dc'lon " as nay w Pi1Fo''lon loI PiVsPec-
i've emaleiPdtoh ne hopeI MS nssIefs would re-
' auue II Will .e " as PIeu III ueieh-
uIhs lllliseli agalAst ilS IS9 ne was 10 De
uled lot oplniohS anu Voe9 u io'A ny the opinions
ana leIae9tS yang ne MouIu say te Just excite
nen's) OF lool IA 10 ~ salu he question: OF pure
" internal n uoesuc coieIl cane oeloIe lls LrglS
Iature' II was III tne year toIo"InS Tue famous SCUM
ampon insurfectlon, Whlch as all must recollect had
powerfully excited Tue Puplc mlnd OF Eastern Vlr-
slnlai 1neh, PoHtlcal dooItlohism was unKho"n'
ana tle AuoJtcI was ifeey discussed by all as mat
Yer entifey Oh uoeslc interest ne East ltset TOOK
the initiative Fictitious came up IRON various
counties LOT Tue fehloTal or abatement OF what was
considered an evil ne west, which had less con
Germ In the SUBJECT declined to move and waited tor
Eastern men 10 oifer their plans And what was me
system when ne ana western members generally
supported IN the Legislature Many suppose 1t was
proposed to abolish slavery enStantcr. But this was
tar from being the case The subject was brought to
the attention OF the Legislature by MI Ihos Jeftef-
son Randolph OF Albemare, who moved the appoint
ment OF Committee 10 enquire into the expediency
of providing some plan tor the gradual emancipation
OF slaves. The motion OF Mr. Randolph was made
ted at a public meeting IN AIbemarle county His
plan. which was tae one that MI summers and tie
West generally Supported was submit the people
the question whether a law should be passed by
which the slaves born after 1910, should become Free
the males at the age of Fl, and the females at u.s. pro-
vded they should then be in the States the owner be-
ing left at liberty, in the time, to remove them
out of the state and to obtain their value or keep
them in slavery. The Committee made report de-
carlng tneXpedient for the present, to make any le-
gslave enactmens for the abolition of slavery" Mr.
Preston moved amendment declaring it 'expedient
to adopt legislative enactment for that purpose
The Object of this amendment, and OF those who
voted for it to keep MIR. Raudolphs proposition
before the House, which was in fact nothing but Mr.
Jetersons original plan for the emancipation of the
post matt. In the progress of the debate, said Mr. s.
gave votes and expressed opinions that slavery
an evil. For this offence am now held responsible
and am accused of unsoundness. He would not stop
here to inquire INTO the j. tce or fairness of such
charge; but would appeal for his vindcation, to his
public course. Ia the Congress of the United States,
and iii the late State Conventlon he had given the
highest evldfsse that any man could give, that IL ?
opinions of Il ~ not the opinions of 1851. In
Congress, no man, no member from South Carolina
ITSELF had stood more firmly or more atty by the
South lie had throughout resisted and voted against
reShong inc zlst rule though In that course he mad
d1fered from some OF his colleagues, MIR. Stanly OF
NORM Nor Ca5olns ana some other Southern members,
VINO acted under the belle that the abandonment OF
he rue would d!Vest the slavery question OF dlcul-
~ ny uiscoAnecllS IL from the question OF the rlsnt
o. peutioh' foF illnse, ne aeted uponthe principle,
e ne of1S et"t@ as oo1sthef naot 10 depdft prom
my sao",lq mtc a4e sour "a tasen or, N any
dHlel aolu even SeeihS elcoui dgelheHt W INot''
efi lanallcsii m IT. co. r..
Look' sag M: p 70 my course IN 1he otale Ion-
nroceeoos ANY vne nr seec Of n XXI a oi ms s
~ 80 ~ y nc g VI I'M. 'na was iiot
ib 70 ne VI NY o,"y ppte@ 70
Jateo'1 Se Ill., J'T eH'' L eur ~
@ nS, fhs "a az NIX o@, @S t th
y; -.9 80: =: - J'j1l r 'P e'''9 st"'.!!' "'
~ my Gpos 5,t IN s o. Sc restrtct re
is he ga he e'' rtid FL ~
hen contened Cor The rigbt bnf in tba Gnnyan-
ton on The occasion Just referred TO-, he denied and
sonGht to nIace If on The same oron > win Ihs ,aht
asserted in the laws Which ab9Ii II prmogenit1re
and entails, That was the aTgun mt he used in 1892
he ov rerred to If for the 6urpose Of sbo,yna hy
If to he untenabe. -'~ ~
And now. exclaimed MFR, S.. thew talk Of nv henp
unsound on this question and seek to connect the
oninions hold in 1920 yhan sl,uer,, v.os ii a.
matter Of State coocarn oniv With the odnns dov
ish schemf Of the. fanatics ri the North How s if
that alone am 10 he hunted down and Others are to
90 quiet? What was the sentiment Of virginia in 1882
and who were thew that then actc with meP your
own deIepate Mr. John Rutherfoord voted with me in
some of the nroposons: so did Mr. Mavo the dale
gate from Henrico. Mr.. Vim. Fl. Roane of Hanover
shorty afterwards e tied SENATOR Mr. Thos efar
son RandoInh Mr. Reed al Jvnchhuro Mr. MoDnT
ELL and others. But ali these were allowed to eseane
censure because thew happened to belong TO nartv
IN which Mr. s. did NOT + ,lont - F'
Mr. s said he now desired 10 call attention tn Soma
authorities which orht at least to silence the clamonrs
IL fr Va ~ .h o no ~ o1 Ely a.sa1is ni
gentlemen of the Democratic nartv in mo dabota
which TOOK naca in the Honsa Of Daieoatss in D
her 1842 when the election If Mr. Iames Monowron as
Goveynor Of tho esate vas nadn r. ~ a.
from the renort nuhshed in tho RIcu1IoNn E,orInrn
of Decenher I7h 1910 And 6rst ba nrodnoad Nm
foo,ina yam lie oh r,are J no H. So e
IEAKE now candidate for the oce Of ientana I'm
Governor ''- ' 0'00 VI Liz o'oi'n'
eNr IrArr IF A Ihamara uos mot ostoo;.hol =, L.
course Of cartaiy ntmen in rs no ht S g. ~
TEN OF PF,TTY AT'TACK AND 6EFSENt22'
En1 he was snrnr ri a. thar hrinnnn IN ~ ~
az AR0IITiON OF 1879 as G9Pf tf A N
a CHIN ER DIRE Ge vas ~ r',r ~
At the mart4r rom whence II came TfJ1S D0RF
TIC HBOTIT10N OT1GaT 10 m All OW III,
TO SLEEP THE SLEEP OF DEATaMiF Dis.
CffSSED TT VIII Af'WAvS pP6n T,ulF e a nIS-
CHIEF II is 70 he narIicna rJy rsnrobaIdd ~ ~
hrmeht nm to damn ,he reouation of he maen
"Cen,lenen ought to have looked ntn 'he his l,a