Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-12-03
RICHMOND, DECEMBER ,,
MISSOURI OUENJ'ION

S"diImdh anu Secretary OF the COM
mliiee appointed by the laIe city meeting
!oi New York; respecting the Missouri
bill, has published his Observations i'm
the Senate Of the United States on The
exclusion OF slavery from the Slate OF
Missouri" They give us the Substance
OF two speeches which he delivered on
that bill during the last session. The
Editor OF The Evening Post preiaces the
Dissertations with the following remarks
Perhaps no question since the adoption
OF our form OF government has ever been
attended With more important cOnse.
quencrs, or more agitaied The feelings of
ne southern section Of The Union, or
VIII eventually more excite those of Tie
Northern. The subject therefore com.
uiahds the serious attention Of every rra-
der. We say nothing of The feelings of
ihe Southern section upon tins subject;
but, Judging FROM the public measures
they have adopted. the tone of the
North as yet appears higher than that of
the South.
We have seen the citizens of Trenton.
OF New York, aud Phiadelpina, loudly
protesting against the extension of sla-
very 10 The West of the Mississippi.-Ne
have seen meeting proposed an Boston,
and Chester IN Pennsy I,ania.- I'VE have
glsature OF Vermoni.-We have seen
The proceedings OF large meeting OF
The citizens of Lancaster city in PennsSi
vania Oh the 23d uli. They claim Tor
MAT respectable Stale the merit of" first
giving effect to the gradual abolition OF
slavery by na'iOnal aci"-and in pur
suancc OF the same motives, they declare
they cannot remain silent spectators
when this great cause ofhumaniiy Is abnui
TO be agl,ated in Congress, by fixing the
destiny of ihenew domains oil The u. S."
1hereiorcthcy call upon their representa-
lives in Congress TO use their uimos, ell
deavors 10 prevent the existence OF SLAYER,
IN any OF The territories or new states
which may be created by Congress"
They also call upon their State Leeisia.
tnre, shortly 10 be IN session, TO take
INTO their early and most serious consl-
Iteration, The proprieiy OF inslruciipg the
Representatives IN the National Lrgisia-
iure" 10 this fleet. These resolutions
too were unanimously adopted.
As another evidence 100, Of some of The
feelings which prevail iii our No,taern
section, we find the following exiraord,-
nary remarks IN the New York DAILY
Advertiser of the 18Th u!i.--" Although
!, is near the time when Congress meet.
yet much may be done in the tree States,
by The adoption OF timely and energetic
measurcsre garding il'is drepl, Interesting
question:, aud We hope that much will be
done before The point Shall be final, ana
lrrcvocabiy settled. We repeat AN idea,
which cannot be loo often br0ugaI hone
to the consideration of The public, espe-
cmiiy in h's part of the United States"
WV: The aior said northern sectio ~
that Tins question involves not only The
iu'ure chara, Ter of eur nalion, int the
tnt"re freight aud influence IF the free states.
" noD lost, al as fost )oregey.". :" Are
you there, Old-Trnep my % How nicely
do interest and humanity blend together!
This spirit Is likely TO spread over Ike
Eastern States. Public meetings will be
held aud Legislative resolutions will pro-
badly be passed. But in The sIave-hold-
my states, not one meeting, moi one reso.
luton. II things, however, go OH in this
style, we must change the order of pro.
ceeding. Tie Virginia Legislature must
come out in their strength: to defend he
Constitution, the rights of tl.e States, and
the rights of Missouri.
The 1000 citizens Of New York, GI0 hare
entered into resolutions 0ud nm o/IJ,ess m, Jh.