Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-13

/ becomes SIM more obvious, when we
consider thai the Seusie decides upon
every appointment 10 Otfice, and upon
every negotiation carried on with foreign
nations. Vel no body objects TO tins
mol a wopl ~ heard: not "A nuin,ur: and
IA ruth, no body on. Ia, Ia object 10 IT.
No u.isclIrt has ever resulted FROM The
ad"pil"n 81 ihis federal prlncipie IN reia-
| ton iu Tie Senate. Nor would any OBJ
Iec,im ever have been inaie 10 The prin
ciplr al representation m the House oi
| Representatives, Of Congress, II new
dorblnes ahoul slavery liai not recently
>prmrg up, The adoption al which, ln re-
gard Ia HE itrulniirs, Mil give a prehn-
I'minancc aud monopoly 10 ,Ee non-elave-
holding States
Bal lei the smaller stats beware. II
HE federal character OF or government
si'al! be forgotten: II matters OF compact
are 10 be done away. when ignorance zap
poses or irmcrity aiiirns, That IncVud!I
ties exist, ar lLa' incorrect aDiIcipaiInns
have been made, they afe crashed, ann
Inflated III m0meui
Bui thu, as Ia Ihe OLD thirteen siai' :,
Is AN ancient esidbiI hmeiit, and faiih
ami honor stand piedge, mol 10 disturb
II" -! Obs;upeo siantqun coma.-iu
the name oi God. OF patriotism, oil Union,
II Mr. klug's >peccI.s do not disturb
Ibis establishment, iui The sccuriiv OF which
fun and honor StcM pledged, Why Is the
iOpic Introduced Why are lie people
at The non.>!Jye holding states thus dis
tincils and empha,icaIiy, AMI trroneously
informed, Oi the inequality IN repies NJ
iaii"n, which The constitution is supposed
by him 10 sanction! II does indeed sane
ton an inequality, OF Which, the southern
states alone have right 10 complain, II
amy c"u,plainicoull be made. Bu non.
can With proprieiy be made, either from
The north or The south Thr clause " hich
likes The ratio oil taxation ana reprpstn-
TALON, * na,,rr OF bargain founded III
compact not matter OF political ar
rapgement, in which all the states have
an equal interest; bui an express Sipu-
laion, forming The chief corner stone
Ot our federal constitution. l. Mr. kug
has not disturbed It-has not lou, ned IL
he has al least been digging round land
he has lcf II exposed 10 abide The prlling
Of The storm Which he viii lnVdin cndeavor
10 direct. Lei me Intrrai, ie, me suppl
cafe Mr.. KING 10 reilsCl once more on
Tins part OF The dis, usSiOn Ii II he
odIOus and un uSt," To extend ihis
po"er TO III new states, * II not EQUAL,
odiuuS and unjust" III ibe old states tu
retain II ! l. moi this, IN rail-, a direct
assault on principle which faith and
honor stand pledged not 10 " disturb :"
Sul II the a." extension OF Tins power To
HE new states, would be thus " odIous
and unjust, there is still no necessity for
having recourse 10 ihe measure now pro
posed, tie introduction at mvoluniar,
Set'liude. Congress, says Mr. King,
have imposed new aud extraordinary
condhlOus on Tie admission Of Louisiana,
dnd II understand him, may IMpose on
new slate, any condition. Lei II then
be proposed thai Missouri shall be admit
ted on condition, ihat the ratio OF lis
representation, snail be governed by IT'S
free population only. The odiOuS iulus-
lice now complained Of, would be efiec
tually, and according To Mr.. King, con
sliluiloaallY prevented. Congress, he
sonleuds, have power 6 ,CitiOat hB,ita
HAM, 10 dIdke coudIlious. Why, lhen,
snail not d condition be iu;possd OIL Mis-
sour, whose only efte, viii b. TO correct
an odIous Injustice" Ii tls can be
lone, II Is The proper measure 10 he
adopted. IL goes directly 10 lis object.
il accompisheS what is meant TO b. DC
c0mpiIsied, aud no more. Bur ihe lie
uosi,ion mic Congress dnes,,', na,,ar;s,
No man would NON, hazard h,s ,harac,er
i,,;ore ii,enai,on Inv .a,rn.,n,, # ;n liz,
'erhs. All Mir. klng's reasoning, there
tore, about lie unlimited power of Con
gress 10 impose conditions, Touching The
81, erelgniy, or equal Giglls OF the states,
falls io the gr und ana lies there. No !!
tins viii not be attempted. 1t would
not accomplish the Obirci really in vieN.
i'"onid mol increase tie number OF The
hon-sia.e holding states. The states
south OF The Ono aDh east 0i The Nus
slSsi SIppi, are TO have ilDe drawn round
them, and ihey are Ia hold their rights,
LrlT safety aud tiieir character al Tie