Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-12-16

i+th.-On the OH inst. ~ per cent wa.
added to ihe table at assessment a.
Charles Brownin The county of A.bemarlt
this day, IL was reduced 10 l25 percent
addition.
The Board have gone through the
assessment tables of all the counties
and are ahomi deciding certain principles
Tor their further government.
, MISSOURI QUESTION.
large and highly respectable meet
ing OF the Citizens of Hartford and its vi
cinity '(ConneciicuD has been held "for
the purpose oftaking into consideration
the subject OF permitting slavery in such
states as may hereafter be admitted INTO
the Union" The Hon. John II Peters
was called 10 the chair, and j. II. Edwards
Esq. appointed secretary" Gen. Terry.
Mr.. Edwards, and the Rev. Mr.. Galaudei
addressed the meeting i'm favor 0fresiricti
on. They walked over the ground there
was no one 70 cope with them. The resoln
lions were unanimously adopted. They
deprecate slavery they assert tina, Con
gress possess the clear and indisputable
right TO prescribe the terms upon which
any territory may be admitted into the
Union as free and independent state -
upon this broad ground, Congress NAV
regulate I'm every respect its internal p0.
lice may establish laws of primogeniture
and entail, &c.I-" And that a contrary
doctrine would not only tend to DESTROY
that order and harmony so Indispensable
10 the happiness and union of these
states, but would PROSTATE the powers
conhded to the general government BY
The constitutional doctrine of the
Hdrgord convention would on the other
hand PROSTATE the powers of the new
states; il would make these states koId
all their rights at the fiat Of the general
government, instead of having every right
reSerred which the constitution had not
given 10 the United States and J! would
make the general government omnipo,ent,
as Tar as II pleased, in framing The Stale
constitution two selecisms, Wbich never
entered INTO the views of the trainers OF
limited constitution.
ne resolutions ,. lament the efforts
which The representatives in the last Con-
sress, from tile slave-h holding states, made
10 extend an evil which all unite i'm de-
plorlnS they express The thanks OF the
meeting 10 those members, who resisted
the admission of slavery into the pro-
posed state of Missouri;" aud ihev laid
Their earnest mjunctions upon their sena
Congress 10 resist its admission info
any new state that may be formed"
A meeting has been also held at Spring
held, massachusetts,, which "the Hon.
Judge Strong" the Hon. E. III. Mills Z"
and the Hon. Mr.. Bliss" srverally adj
dressed III favour of the restriction
lhe Two first regretted tina, some mem
Oers OF Congress from The New England
States, had heretofore given countenance
10 The extension OF the slavery interest"
~ is thus that they mean TO lash every
dlssentient INTO the ranks; and We shall
soon see or what "stern stuff" Mr..
Holmes is made. mir. Bliss turned nro.
phrt on this OCCASION, predicted some oil
the consequences that would fall upon lis.
and by way of lessening them, talked OF
cooping up this unfortunate race of peo-
pie in our own land In fine The resoIn-
tons submitted were unanimously adopt.
ed.-ThIs meeting is said TO have been
attended by the>ciiizens OF the county
OF Hampden, aud from several towns in
the county of Hampshire
The resolutions insist that tI,eis restrie
ton is required by the principles OF
PUBLIC policy, no less than by Tue prin-
cipies of humanity and religipn."-We
have every possible respect for those who
yield 10 ihe principles OF humanity. Blu,
how are its great dictates promoted by
this restriction Will there be one slave
The less? Does their population depenc
upon the same principles as that of do
nestle animals, where the intercourse be.
tween the sexos is regulated in a grea
degree by onr own arrangements anc
interests Willsuoi the great effect of ih,
restriction be, To condense more of tbi,
population upon given spot? Will Their,
then he one slave the less-and will the,
not be worse treated by being cooped III
into smaller compass
The Morning Chronicle of Baltimore, ac
commits for tie British Minister'S giNnrue,
To let NC Lnre lie EInrilLnc ,,,n,, ..o.... lln,