Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-06-10

they should be thrown from you as unworthy % so
confidence saw again that southern man, ana rs
nm eastern man. Injustice is done TO tho STATE OF fr-
gnia Injustice to the west injustice 10 ourselves us
slice to the whole south and inJustce TO the "hoe
great question of slavery. to manifest 'his asust 10
wards the west
Mr. RlVES rise for the purpose of stating or rather
of restatpg y position before this body Wien rose
here with the record Of the speeches and votes III the
Legislature Of 1892, upon this subject, no gentleman
from the western section of country thought proper to
rise and correct me- or cay thae WIS ~ error Ny
friend from Heico states here what every body knew,
and what admitted ut the time.-that the excitement
upon that subject ginacd In the cast, anu agtated
The country until the report OF the Eastern majority OF
Coami,tee of the Lcgi Stature that 1t was nprudcnt to
dont any Legislative action upon the subject OF the
aleitiop Of slavery in Virginia These are the words
that it is inexptent topass any Legislative enactment
for The abolition If slavery Then Mr. Ballard Preston
from the county VI Montgomery, moved substitute for
The resolution reported by that committee rs follows:
Resolrd That Is expcGient to pass some Leglsa-
tive enactment for the abolition of slavery in the state
! of Virginia.
| Up,n that question the vote was taken but before
il was taken, Mr. Preston was requested by mum.
brr of his western lriends,-by number OF his
eastern frcnds-by Mr. rce Of Frederick, to accept the
preamble and amendments of the Committee and thus
avoid bringing the House direct vote uron the qucs
fnn: but Mr. Preston refused and the question was
brought to direct vote and when the vote taken
every member west OF the Allegheny mountains thirty
one in number, voedthat it was expcdient eighteen out
Of twenty four in the Valley voted that it cxpc-
ent and only six members ont of the fifty five present
cast Of the Blue Ridge voted with the west This is
the history fthe proceeding IqLotc from the speeches
,l the distinguished gentleman from kanawha, (Mr SrM
arRsj and from the distinguished gentleman from Berkc
ev Mr. FAULKNER made the time to show that this
question not question Of time, but question OF
IOwcr,-thc party contcntng that the Leglsl tnrc
| II Virginia had the right with the provision of the
Constitution staring them in the face which provides
at property shall not be taken for public purposes
without due compensation, they assumed to themselves
ny their argument a. can show my friend from uenrco
hlr. BorTs,) the Of the Legislature by simple
.c make that property which had been maize. pro.
,r!ty before b. the Legislature. escinm the right IL
isrust any here upon that subject AS lar as
Am concerned, our western friends might take my
+!aves would not be afraid TO trust them The point
make is this and they cannot escape It, nor can my friend
rom IIerco CIR BoTrs escape it. II you say, you
entertain these opinions now, no eastern man Will suffer
to have control OF the majority II he can prevent
| .ou. If you do not entertain these opinions now
| which believe YOU do not-yet il make out case
showing that under state of excitement this power
claimed occasion. to be exercised 10y the Lee
isativc department. with tho Constitutional provision
the contrary staring you in the face, then say,
statesmen Necessary for ls to guard against the
occurrence of such state of things in the future. That
my position aA have risen not TO direct my friend
Upon that subject because he knows ton we'll the history
That whole transaction need any information from
ul lie suOcCl, Dut W HlNse W
that Inlay not be misunderstood And lett be remen
ocred. that when stated these facts there one
| here, who to gansav them.
Mr.. FAULKNER. have merely risen to say to the
,2ntenan from Prince George (Alr RIres that intend
correct hi. views upon that subject. l shall not d,
10 now but when proper opportunity presents itself
promise the House shall present the position Of til,
81" in its aspect before this Committee and bcor,
the State.
Mr. bDTTS. ask gentlemen to interrupt me, when
they think proper and especially for explanation
Nothing was farther from my purpose than to imputt
rror either accidentally degnedly to my frien from
FRINGE George know the facts to be he stated them
only wanted to go back to the original inception OF
ne affair, to show that it was eastern measure The
gentleman admits that the first memorial was signed by
EASTERN gentlemen, and indeed drawn. am informed
| ~ one of nv Colleagues upon this floor lMr. Scorrl
eant to argue from ii that it should be casc Of dis.
rust oil the part OF eastern lnrn because 1t WAS itself
| ~ Eastern measure.
The East having much larger interest in that de
cr pon OF property ccnSurc could be attached Ia
Ii" Western delegation for granting what the East de.
| sired, in respect TO il.
SIR DAVIS | dol not like to rise while mv colleague
addressing the chair but wish correct the gentle
san in his statement. understand the gentleman q.
.yins tina. the memorial upon the subject of the abo
Ion II slavery signed by one Of his colleagues allu
ing the memorial coming from the county of Hanover
| Mr.. Bolts. did MT allude to the gentleman ii
| tl,at is what lie wants
Alr. DAVIS. h. risen for the purpose of disclain
s having signed the Memorial alluded to BY the gentle
| man Il med another memorial.
| Mr.. Bolts. have nothing say about my col.
league i'll reference to that believe the gentle
nlan from kauawha (Nr SMlTH} Showed TO the Commit
tee. that he made white basis speech in 1916 Laugh
ter.
Mr.. DAVIS The gentleman from Kanawha. or anv
other gentleman. who shows that, shows then false
;:ct. Laughter deny having made white ba-
is speech in 1876 '25, or any other time.
Mr.. Bolts. did not hear the speech and did not
hear the gentleman assert it. | understood that the
gentleman the way (Sr SMITH, made such state
ment and gave the gentleman from Richmond Mr. DA-
vs) IN opportunity of answering it, by taking all the
time he wished of which the gentleman avaed himself
Laughter.
Mr. DAVIS l did not understand the gentleman
from kanawha (9lr SMITH saying upon his own re.
sp"nsibility that | had made whitebasis speech in
lo25 at other time The gentleman said that he
had been so informed did not understand that gen.
temau undertaking to avoch the fact, and the reply
that made then, this Committee will do the JUS.
ce remember rather in good huuor than in seri-
earnest. But when the question up in diff.
crcnt aspect seriously denied it, and think my col
league might have remembered it.
Mr.. Bolts. was not aware of it, or should not
have made the allusion.
Mr DAVIS. did not inquire at the time of the Hon.
gentleman Alr SMITH, for his authority for
satisfactory to myself did not inquire who the busy
body mg be- who had volunteered the Information to
The gentleman from kanawha. did not understand
that the gentleman had read any such speech himself
bat that lie had only been informed such speech had
been made. There was no occasion for the speech The
speech alluded to by the gentleman from kanawha exists
only i'll the imagination il it exists at ALL of some one
who is DESTROYS of doing mischief upon this question
Mr.. SMITH, of kanawha have been called into
this matter unexpectedly did charge that tho gen
lIenan had made white basis speech In n speech
which the gentleman addressed othe Committee he Ind
occasion refer to volume of the Richmond Enquirer
'lld the book being in the hall, brought here by him.
he quoted from authority, was curious enough to look
lto it. found that i'll 1876 bill was pei dng before
the Legislature for Convention upon the white basis
and OH that occasion my worthy friend from Hanover
Mr. DAvIsl made speech and objected to the bill not
because it upon the white basis but because it was
limited in its operations. and confined the Convention
that was TO be convened, to several given points to
which they should direct their attention. lie rather
preferred open field and therefore opposed the bill
tie did not oppose it, because it affirmed the white basis
This Is what the document showed me- which he him
sell had introduced here and offered authority for SOME
other purpose and which he said upon that occasion lie
had intended TO ofer for that purpose Laughter
Mr. Bolts. owe 1t to nIyselfus well rs to nv col
league to say, that was not in the Convention when
the scene took place between the gentleman from Kama;
villa MR. SMITH and himself was informed that the
gentleman from Kauawha, had shown BY documents
that my colleague had made white basis specch-that
he n whit bnsiS nnlt at no