Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-06-17
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I ta.l;,os Of members here or 10 excite angry leel
r.-. in the country. The gentleman clo me srea' -
1useise ~ - tba remarks which submitted to th
when addressed them on this question fain
"a ag,. Ia represented me as saying, taa
=rhen .h.ad return to my constituents s of tb
- dut, 70 announce to them that the s!aTes OF 1
no.t hnL E.sn put upon an equality with thsmseNe.
d. vii and that made auch remark u these ~, Jus
Mr. SCOTT IF Fauquisr If the gentleman VIZ ~
low rns d. NJ think attributed any 'ash sen'"en
to hin. ts aid when yoa :stefe'a noA,' ,:sr,
neon. 10 tell your constituents THAI inc s",.n We.
49, va of the s.,cur!ishment OF tholr purposes
Mr. sUMLaRS sail this. and repeat THAT
vo. ,hcM irsist putting upon our people .nis oo
neeaura Will W st'aa nsSs 1seu us.' nouo ~ W.
s.i,r.n:s and vh.n we shall BE asked D! me people
49, T. !. rh.t With e3otG ina orty OF the white popn
80, of th Co:p,non sal:h, We have So arranged Ia
.,sl.tvs bsis 10 cast majority oI fourteen ~
NJ Delegates brethi en- OF tho eastmEhe tn
nst aoeoaat We Of it. We will be compelled 70 III
srn rbe,n il was because Of apprehensoas and Tear
sxnrasS h. our aa ern brethren With reference 70 ~
security Of THAR property, eLiedf slave lEopertS~lu
reference to xAti,n and tbs appropriation OF Inc Puo
lie m.nev Ii we shall De compelled to spsaS 20 on
constituents, shall We not ee Gonpel1sa " A.,o.
them Of the arguments WIZ "nlSo w
this measure herof -. c,;
did not ,uppose TINT the gentleman from fAnqu'e
M, scor-l void have exhibited the excitement AN
Irritation OF manner which characterised ms "ooe' "
yesterday. bad supposed a' Is so, W. had mora
nS,a.onhar abous him whether that address wa
~. r.sult q irritation unr defeat. or wh":her II wa
for .ous other purpose, may b natser oi uouo'
Waath.r il was the bugenoss u recall! his
f..oss the ATTACK or defence o. assnns ~. y.
or whether it was but the expression OF his own daP
r,n.neat ut tie los. Of the measure which ne sdVo
Gated Is not easy to determine But ask upon "Is
authority i it thai the gentleman UNDERTAKES "
nouncs :, W.. lave participated in this deoate-oy
Joa. ba
for, this house and tia county :.s oscIss'"h ol w
Question So far as IL b,s beea IL y
arm men j, the rnsncer in which he cnaracte7.sl
nnon yesterday! he has sale here, that We have been
fo,;os ar1 diaorrsnizry-that ve have made threats
Of withdrawal from this body-tnet We nave lu'-
nishsd the miserable aboitionisls with food Tor ex
cise.neat-thst We have. as it were, caught up anu
employed in this body the slang phrases OF aoon'ion
sp.ak.rs at the north-that we have sowed dragon
teeth broadcast this Commonwealth p! emo arga
nsnts we have used He has this deoase
IN or part rs unfair not calculated 10 cain tns
feelings Of the people, but rather to nhsne qua etse
them b. what authority does the gentleman Iaos
oharacterzs h. discussion tho part OF those Who
the western people upon this floor and the
nar. OF those eastern gentlemen who united with us ID
sustaining what We consider the rights Of our people
az what power is it tbs he assumes here 10 character
lie now and for all time to come-and to sena dowr
through tho medium Of Your Reg OF deoates this
accoun: Of the discussion which has occurred here or
the part Of those with whom it is ms pride ana ono'
to act Vino has given him authority to do III hence
does he derive it How far has he been sustained II
making this attack BIZ the facts Who upon tEis noo
has sen guilty Of the broadcast and wholesale charge
th.: Fave b.=a preferred against and larlre ma
ioritz OF the people of this Commonwealth farousi
their representatives, by the gentleman VINO appears
here o, Attorney General in this pFoeecuoni Eactous
What does the gentleman raean oF !actous nave
met here in free Convention to rr-examlne and recon
st-uct 70. the people the fundamental Jaw OF hs Com
mouwecnt Il Is necessary that We should have 1ui
ana free contrc:ss and tits our boundra duty VI sPeat
llr micls and thai, too, With candor al lreadoib
Wt41 we say Of measures whlca you Propose' tnA'
theG y be onerous upon people and that they
will be 90 odious them that people Will rep ldiat'
and .ect the are we to be told cha: we ara so'tior
ga facti.usi La. it come to That sreadf IT, IN QUE
cussrs merely the question OF the mixed basis. thes'
charges t. be Sros TIT IN reiterated m fon Lame
what AZ We to have wen the mixod basis shall oe car
risd into full operationi Ne cannot SPEAK VIII Tree
dom here in reference 10 the views wishes, and opin
ions Of our people without being termed factous ant
hsing guilty of seditcn "
Who upon ths floor has threatened to w'tnafa" iron
this bodyi Proceedings Of the people of western
counties havo been presented b. members OF this body
Those proceedings speak for themselves.
Mr. & GARNETT Will the gentleman allow ms
r. aex him one question: Have not these Il
presenting these roceAdgj, announced the-f feaui
mesa and Willingness to obey then'
Mr. SUMMERS. If the gentleman had given mo
me- EN-: n1re he neeI not have asked me that question
~hs proceeLogs of portion OF he people OF the Tes
have bcon presented here, and in their presentation
mebers repr esentug these people have. III many IN
Stances their views n reference to whG
might become their duty under the instructions thur
furnished them tie event Of certain contingencies
Arc these th-ea-s Are these to :? 6'nounced 81
threats disorgsaizinr threats, aad as disunion
Ia it not lie dty oi Tie representative to present the
;ipvs and memorials Of his peope Has he not
70 say whether he with these memorials
orcceslinxs and expressions ct opinion o. nos mhe
shall close the mouth of the representative In presentn
here the memorials and petitions OF his peoplef WHO
shall close the mouths oil the people themselves III that
great righ-the right of petition secured to yau bg
yer bill Of rights Is it sedton in the people as vel
o. the representatives Of the people, to express tei'
own opiloas and their own purpososf | leave It t.
the gentleman say whether the presentation Of these
proceedings j.: titled him in any such remarks
have presented no proceedings since | Easo heel
bore, aud have presented petitions SINCE nav,
been here His remarks could not have applied to me
although his remarks throughout directed to re
why was not rble to understand. Bat It did eeea t
me passing strange that the gentleman from f:l4ua
should have been the individual of this house to hay,
CON, forward with these charges and to have m.e Thu
review Aud be undertoos 20 plume himself ra:aer
upon the generous courtesy ami dignity OF dlsc"'s,o
with hicl he eastern members OF this body had dis
charged all the duties that had fallen upon Them Nc
densncis.i ions had come from the cast; all had come
fro1! the west
Mr. SCOTT said no threats of withdrawal had
come from the east.
Mr. SUMMERS. also understood you at tho ssme
time to say that no denanciasions had come fr' The
east vas rsmarkins that should have expected
least Of oil from The gentleman from Fauquier eaun-
Citations Of this lind Who began thisl If thea be
blame about this thing ~ho is tho individual ut whose
door the sin should rest Now wish but t. III. oW
back upon the gentleman fro Faaqui this c: ne
It is unpleasant duty but bound to perform it.
Has that gentleman forgotten those words of lis
pressed before this basis question consneuced up the
very day the report of the committee Of TWEEN, four
was taken up which went upon the wings Of the Wind
and which were spread among all oar peoples Those
words which he will remember when call his stten.
ton to the were show long are our ears to bes sailed
by this eternal clamor fer the pursestrings as h.
forgotten thsmi If there has been excitement among
the western people, and if that people have met II r
mary assemblies and sent their proceedings her" and
these proceedings have borne the Impress Of eIcl ne
and feeling, let the gentleman inquire and sett: with
himself how far he individually has been blameale for
til Let him inquire in bis own bosom, whether bis
rauarks in reference his western brethren
we'll calculated stir up every feeling of manhood and
patriotism beyond the mountains This ceaseless
clamor for the purse-strings"
need not remind him of that other expression after
erd. .xnl.in al nv him that term "piupder But il