Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-12-14
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The T. EMIGRATION.

ST. LsUIs, Missouri. Nov IO... i citizen of
ST. Charles, who has taken the trouble 10 note
tne wagons, carriages and carts, which have
passed that town during the present fail re-
ports their numbers TO average 40 per wee K
f'f nihe 0r tea weeks back. Surprising the
number OF iHdi yiduals attached TO each yehIcte
10 amount 10 elSht or ten. ana the aggree ate
would be equal 10 10 or II 900 sous winch have
entered The territory upon That lne alone. Ihey
come almost exclusively trum the states south
OF The Ohio anu the Potomac, bring mauv
slaves, large herds of cattle, fine road Wagons
many handsome carriages, di.d give us an in
crease OF population still more valuable for its
responsibility than for ITS numbers
=, 't. l. Enquirer.
Mar. SCOTT, our delegate to congress, sat out
Tor Washington city on the 30ib ait. and will
| ins session.
In conformity with the wishes Of his consti-
tuents, he Will brIbg forward The Missouri
state Dill the instant the House is formed TOR
| business.
The question OH which the bill was lost last
year VIII probably recur. Mr.. Scott will have
an advantage now which he mad not then ::
that OF declaring the authentic sentiments OF
hiS constituents: for never was pubic seuti-
ment more clearly manifested than by The
Missouri people on The point IN queslIon....
Ihey have made it knOWnin variety of way I:
ny resolutions OF public meetings by grand
jury presentmems by t0asts OIL public occa-
| siohS; ny newspaper publications I; aud by
4 W CIV duu utCJdIdIlONS w all COmDdIIpS
| and places. Mr.. Scott NAV therefore saS with
entire confidence that the congress in med
dling with this question, will be lesisIatilg
against the known wishes of The Missouri
people, as well as against their undoubted
rights.
Perhaps no people ever understood poiltI-
cal question better than the people of Missouri
understand this. They know that az il affect,
the slaves. II IS only question OF the piace ~
which they shall live and can neither dImiui IN
numbers hQffpr Hpi 81,
HHects the Republic, IL is question of political
power between the northern and southern
interests aud rs il affects the state OF Missouri
" is simply and markedly question of state
soceTeisHsy an experiment OH the part OF con-
| Sress TO commence the business Of making
constitutions for the states, after having seIzed
| upon the power of electDg Presidents for the
people.
Seeing the questions in these points of view,
| the people of Missouri will certainly treat as
nugatoTy any prohibition 10 the admission OF
| slavery which the congress may attempt TO i'm
pose upon them. They wOuld equally disre-
gard II 1T congress should undertake to say
that there should be perpe tual slavery in Mis-
| souri,. Ihey would deem each provision eQ ua /
| iy without the pale of Congressional authority
| and would exercise the right OF deciding the
| question for themselves as all other states bays
| done.
| Nevertheless tile people of Missouri take a
| nVeiy interest IN the decision of cOngrrS>--
They wish TO get into the union, peaceabiv, il
they can and they cherish the hope that ma
/ ny benevolent men who thought they were do
lug service to the slaves last winteTby exclu-
dug them from Missouri, will see their ms.
| take, aud will UOw join their distiuguis 4 d
| countTymenJ Mr.. StOrrs, Mr.. Holmes aud Mr.
Fuller IN voting the free admission of Mis-.
souri, OF an equal footing with the original
| states.
lfhowever the vote of the last session shall
ne repeated in the House, another failure OF the
Dill Will take place for the senate will like
| wise repeat its vote, augmented by two voices
| from The state OF Alabama. The people OF
Missouri will then take their course. The,
VIII meet ~ convention without any law oi
| congress, as the people of Tennessee did IN
me year 1876, and as the people of the district
on Maine are actually doing at this day. They
| VIII form constitution which will probably ",
'utni, upon the subject OF slavery, as are the
constitutions OF the other states. They will
SEM IT TO The congress OF the u ). sccompa.
| niPd by their Senator's and RepTestuiattve-
| he question will then come Up in new form.
| N'M ne St0te Of Missouri be rejected from IN,
Lni0h because she has not inserted ~, article IN
heT constitution Uhict is not 10 bc found IN III,