Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-07-25
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,uttee, on that SUBJECT:
MI. WHITE. have. .
NM. GOODE That was supplemental report ;:
tho regular report Of the legislative committee -.
not precisely comprehend the amendment p:"Poseo ~
y colleague ut first aud rose soon as couio ioi ~
n1rpose OF reminding him of the fact that some
atter the regular report of the committee hau NC.
nade. that committee instructed me, cha an, LII;
make report of clause in these woTds: 10 no -,
laturs shall no. By any act call in question: Tue ~
Of property in the slave nor abolish slavery !" 'n'
It's Of the commonwealth" ~. !.
oecun;ed bv the amendment of my colleague as o''
not precisely hear his ProPosuoh. ~
M WHITE would observe in reply TO my
colleague that the object OF the amenoment "nlcn
1900 i, 10 inhbt the emancipation of slaves, thouei
owner f this property, save one, should consent U
ths;r emnncipation Though should each and ever.
ner consent to such emanc patton, then the genera
Assembly should have the power to provide Tor II
Another object which desire to attain Il, 10 guar
against the prospective emanc Patton q. Inc posi- '
to come into being after the passage CT law on '
subject provision which is not contained IN tne reP
mentioned by my colleague As have before
In the emancipation debate i'll the :eSsiaure ~
il was commended, that until the oHsPfhS VI a"' ~
should come into being, the owner has 10 properly i
It. that law passed before III. birth OF soch Issue oc
carno it free when it should be born, was no hiac'io
of the clause of the legislative report WHICH lid
mentioned To meet that view, nave cautiously "oto
ed the resolution which have offered 20 as 10 20
purpose
commi+.e My proposition IS that with the cotse;'
f al ,he ain re holders md each one oil snem' th
LEGISLATURE shall not have the power 10 AZ
sIsr and that without similar consent, me uesct
ont, OF anv slave thereafter TO be born, siail not
emancipated 1t is more comprehensive than any res'
luton which has been TO rs, and as co
prehersve rs in my opinion, any resolution car, o. ia'
MIR. BROWN | beev. the report OF the lesl-,a'''
" as male upon resolution ia tie now
~ offer at an early day 10 the Convention J. Lo~evr
,>b. linen
aman ON Pittsylvanin am Inclined u 'hihH Il me
the case me fulv than the provision reported oy IN
legislative committee | shall heartily glvemy supHi
toll believe the amendment is offered III as aprrN
pirate place a. it eau ba offered
MIR. DENEALE / move TO amend the amen;
ment Of the gentleman from Pittsylvsna, 5y strikn
ont the latter part Of the amendment. eIAo'.
cling the word vi hnut' For one, am not prepare
to transfer the power of the emancipation OF the slav
of Vir .na to the Legislative osdv nov
hereafter, with or without the consent OF 'hs o"nsi
would require no power short of c"nventoi'' power
am unwilling to permit the legislature IN DO any Snc'
act because it mpairs the value OF the properly Ian
the remaining one tenth may have IN SAVES; he'
va, grant permission this extent there VIII De ,n
come method to affect the property OF the saSehod'
20 the d.,rimept of the whole country, perhaps 70
ons 7 am unwilling that the lie -islature should t.
clothed with the power slave property either q;
rectly or indirectly AMI western man nas IVES
tern pro saverr mani call UPON the east 10 stand D.
protect fully un nOsOiCteiS
Of Virginia. Laughter.
NJ FA1-IkSER AS some allusion has been mad.
Nv the yent-man from Pittsy (Nr. WHrrTLrl
the debate Of 1912. | merely rise 10 make brc
az plsnation. 1t will be remembered. perhaps tina
sone two cr three weeks since Indicated purpose
some rs-iod to present before this Conven'h n anu D.
f,re the peope of :ls Commonwealth. the true posi-
tom n. conceived it. of the west on that occasio
shortly afterwards was compelled, BIZ circumstance
hav,n3 NV control to he absent. | have unde.
.tcod that during my abseuce. the subject was taken
by the gentleman from kanawha, tAr. SrNMLRs) =
have not had an opportunity oi seeli2 h'r f'e"' up
tbe, question do not know but that. after reau!f
The exposition he has made OF that ma't.r II my n
be necessary for re sav anything myself But -hoHi
then deem it NECESSARY, shall! avail myself Of the
,asion to make some further remarks and exposition
4 I'd I shall therefore icfr i, for the pre- elt
Mr.. GOODE Perhaps the Clause reported hy II
Legislative committee. It was not IN he gen, raj
bort, did not attract ae attention of ry colleague NJ
WuirrIE at the time ne prepared his amen linen
would suggest 10 him now whether II w"u!G no; l.
better to Withdraw his srien6n Ell: st lis ;i"e,
oTsr i. When me attention II The coma lttrt Is raw
20 the sSpr'ss nr"v's"n rePortedty she
RI, ~ mess s:o i'd hi; r ii Il %S' :',' !
nr.vail there world then be one provision npa
LI subject iii cue part 81 the ccHst''a'o'' ' a'iot-
,roy;si,r in another par.
s1r. WHIT TIE. would g; dT .iei'! I" IL" ~ishc
,f nv colleague, Mr.. GooD..( If could be -atisie
a, there is greater propriety in inserting this pr y
SION i, so,c other portion Of the constitution than u
this. Bat have assigned reasons s''tflcicnt IN nj
,n;oon 70 show that ti i its most appropriate Psac
Tn ,n.,,u,an from Bersrie, Or FAuLH:g,) will j
80 ,h. ;,,,;ee IN saw that did not cLary" memls'
erresen,ing the we-i part %! - State W the rg
H. ture Of lS.l-32 with tak'g lie gr"un'i 10 '7hich
have aliu.ie any more ti'an those representing III
East. ! cautiously abstained from giving my remarks
,.ctiunl direction as we'll because knew that in The iii,
,usn referred TO- the schenr at emancipation was ac
ted bv portiuns cf the e'cgateS trnr zach eide
he monnIails as because il WA, not at al necessary -
,,r;in.nt to the object which hsd in view, TO reiv
his angry isSue
rrld he violation ufhe ll,h section u the sd artic
e rho constitution which provide that tho genera
:. -orhlv shall net enact any law wherein" prira;.
,ronerty shall be taken for public uses, without ju
,,,nDeusation" 1t c"ntended on he other sid:
b,. such emancipation a. was cntempl ate; would Ii,
ereral eminent nenhers-a efficiency Il them
hnr that for our future security, the wor!s which
,va quoted rhnu1 Immediately be followed by pr
.si,u exn!aniug and restricting them IN such mamie
: to preclude ,ie possibility OF av"iing their force a"
fleet in any after attempt nlanumt the slaves Of tn
,o,nmonw ealth
AS to the member from Rockingham, (Mr. DESEALE.
rho seems to assume 50 prominent Il pnsl'l'm III sup
NOR. OF the eastern 81 holder have only this
hat he may surpass me IN the use OF professions but
question
earthly to the work of irving out the provision
shic have offered, that no law TO emanclpats
slave Shall be passed without the coI-rut Of ever
,woer of every slave in the State he will have don
everything that tho patriotism and the demand Of ii,
tr;ctest slave owner claim at his hands When
a. evary slave owner in the Commonwealth hall CONE
ovard aud ask for emancipation. the resolution wkic
proposs does present any obstacle IN the wa7 I"
,is wishes. and it scens to that under such Ct.
.un,stapcss no true friend Of the slave shoul
3..re 10 defeat obsruct hs wishes 40 resolution.
think, can be worted amply to guard bis rights
md though do not attach any Importance t" the di>
ant and almost impossible contingency which III
,nwer nav b. exerted have inserted it merely to ob
ain that uuanmity in the adoption of the resolution
Shich deem very important. especially at this c,ita
oeriud, and without which provision had
$ fear that such unanunits might not DO at' aimed Be
levin, this 10 ba tue proper place for tue amendment
prefer that it he acted Oh at this tine.
Mr.. DENEALE I do not know as ! am mucl
yiven 70 brugxing boosting, in regard to my adhc
:; on to the institutions Of the south But service
ten years and the record shields from amy suspicion
am here ready to act with that gentleman. or will
.ny other gentleman east west aid 20 far as the,
ARE 70 to vndicate the rights of the south and pro