Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-10-29

Brooke, Shell, Boiling, Rires. Tod, Hayburton, Pat
tersoh ct Che,teiheld, Psndeton Broadue, Brofnas,
JoGes, Bal, Chiffon, Marshall StiIman, Wood OF
Fftderick, Bryce OF Frederick. Snidow Bryce oil
Goochland ffG oil Gfayson, Eslliue, Spencer, Cars
KG0oh, FILo;, 1s0"He, iuien, Williams oi harrison,
Sohhson w ihafis oil uenrico Jordan, Shield Gala
her Berry, summers !iooa, DAbnry, Carter OF Rich
mona, Allen, HAYS, McIlhaney, Cord'li, Cardwal,
Smith OF Mason, blllngs!y, Henry, ke ly, Preston,
bryce; Webp, Cabo Chandler, Lf!gb, ti2hugh, Par
Ilott, R0herson, times, Miller, Hnn, Dupuy, Hart,
Moore lcDoDea, McMahon, Cline, Bare, Carson
Coo6, Powell, Moncqrc, Hargrave. Gillespie, Mccoy
McCniioch, heiier, Newton, M Jrrl3, Crockett, King
anu ha.AefIooF@-93'
, Hele II IS seen thal OF lhe whole number OF the
HOUSE Oh ne egates only twenty seven members were
opposed 10 the reference anu consideration OF this pe.
uoI bringing u? as 1t dd ID The most direct form, the
question OF aoo lshng slavery by some gradual system
III the commonwealth oil Virginia. Two al this twenty
seven were from western Virginia. and it SO happens
that botl were rom my own district, Mr.. Stephenson
OF Nicholas, and Mr.. Gillland from pncahontas. This
leaves but twenty live members OF the whole eastern
delegation, VINO alter full discussion deemed itinexpe
dient or improper, Tor the Iegisau to consider the
SUBJECT LOGS TINS look Ike western movement, so
Idr!
Inns reference having been ordered, number pc.
utions ana memorials OF like character from divers
counties IN eastern Virginia, subsequently pre-
sented and referred TO the same committee To some
OF these shall presently call the attention OF the
House, as bearing upon this charge of western inter
terence with the slave property of the east.
These memorials and petitions being before the
committee together with various propositions relative
10 the police and discipline of the eoIored nopuIaton
and the removal of free negroes Mr. Goode OF Neck
enburg on the lIh day of January 1892 spbm,ted in
the House this resolution
,sPesoIved Thar the sslact oon,n,t,oa roisol -, ,,
subject OF slaves free negroes and lhe ,.o
curreu ces growing ont oT tha tron;cai ,,ass'a -,
Sou,hamnl0n he scharged for, ,he oo.,t~a'i " :
ali natitions nsmor.Is and rosoi,t t; +on y
for heir obiect tba nannn,.sion oF narss haJd ~ 80
vitude under tho existino ays 81 thfS C,,,ou.I|i
ond that il il NOT avna 4;an+ ~ I'D ny ~ ~ ~
iact y " 7S'''0 - VIC ''0
r. tbs rosoIot;,, Af- o1,l 81 Au,,
- Us tIta;' . .tauuoii'i' VI fA'oe'nstte,
"xg1b tAo ~, 'io,'e' o. auos1l.u9
70 ,ad iipIlo. W@s aae by W.T.. ifanooiph'
i, E .t'r Ji' ~ S hlus t'eeifonl tie Whoie
Vi io o"oW'pS' 60 instructed 10 inquire INTO the eX
Redency OF submitting 70 the vote OF the quail
ou aoseis III .uo several to"ns' cues borough ,
ana c0uh'eS OF ms commonwealth, the propretY oil
poYios ny ia" liat tlie Ghdfeh OF the ethae slaves
VINO may pc DON Ia th!s State on or alter the fourth
gay OF july 4oso shaii become the property OF the
CoUu'ohWeaHn, the males at The age OF twenty one
years. ana females at the age OF eighteen, II detained by
toef owners within the limits OF Virginia, until they
arrive at the ages aoresald; to be hired OUT uu the
sum arising lhereifom shall be sufficient to defay the
expense oil their removal beyond the limits OF the Uni
ted States; and that said committee have leave to
port by bill or otherwise"
The substitute of Mr. Randolph did not propose the
abolition of slavery, did it even propose an inqu-
ry by the committee into the expedency of any lesis-
ialVe enactment Tor the purpose 1t simply proposed
that the committee which had already been formed
under the order of the house should consider OF the
expediency of submitting the question to a vote of The
qualiea electors, whether hosa born after stated
period IN the future should be tree, the males at the
age oil twehty-one years and the females at elgh-
teea
Inc proposition II 1t had been carried by the vote
e saId H. anu ud'ely enacted by me
t "a;u iio' .''Ve dHecttu Tie CONDITION OF
nt, [,n f 49, !, mo".p MOI nave anecled me
the amendment untIl thew had arr;,ad NJ th Al
ferred to- In the meantime if woud have haan .n,r,
peten for the owuers to have sold them, had lhey So
desired beyond the limits of tba Comn,on,vasItb
1t would only have operated UPON those who night
have been detained bv their owners in Virqinia mil
they arrived at the ages provided for This was the
scheme and if was exclaimed md urg.d hv ;ts ,r
Mr.. Randolph, as Mr. letierson's Dian of most u4ff
emancipation.
Upon the motion of MIR. Goode TO DISCHARGE the
committee, and Mr.. Randolphs substitute therefor,
an animated debate en5ued. 1t was believed by many
at the Tune and so declared by some, that the mo-
ton to discharge the committee premature--that
the committee should have been permitted to complete
Its Investigations, and to make its report without any
acton or instruction in the house. The opinion was
general, that the report OF the committee, whatever
might have been, would have been acquesced in by
the housF, and that there would have BEEN in all pre-
liability, debate on the subject. But tbe unusual
aud unexpected motion to discharge the committee,
created some excitement, and the debate was com
menced
few days afterwards viz: on the 10Th day of IAN
uary, and while the discussion of the motion to dis
charge the committee was in progress, Mr. Brod-
max, as chairman OF the committee, made this re-
port:
''The select committee to whom was referred cer-
tam memorials praying the passage of some law pro.
yidlng tor the gradual abolition of slavery in this
Commonwealth have according to order had the
same under considerable and have come to the fol-
lowing resolution thereupon
"Resolyed As the opnion Of this coon,ittea thu,
il is jnexpedieet for the nresant IN ,,,l, nav, la;
tive enactments for the abolition of slavery"
Mark il now Tois ,vaa ,ba ranort of . nopo,,i+,aa
of twenty members, sixteen from the ca At and Ave
from the vast 'Tba n, a,ortu hod i o ''i ivy
i "