Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-15


power To impose on Il state, claiming. add
mission INTO The Union, any conditions.
except such as are authorized by that
clause TIE constitution, which makes n
the duty OF Congress 10 guarantee 10 eve
ry state, IN The Unieu, republican form
OF government, consistent witk tie c0nStiiu-
ton Of The United States.
have eHdeavored 10 prove tIat Con.
greSs have no power to make any terrific
rial regulation, by which purchasers Of
territorial lands, shall be deprived Of tie
right TO carry into The territory any pro.
perry which they choose 10 carry there
aud OF course that ifii is their pleasure 10
carry their slaves into aierrliory, Congress
cannot prohihii the transportation thither
Of those slaves.
! have also cudeavored TO prove, that
independent of the constitution. The in
habi,ants of The crded territory are by
The treaty OF April 1908, to be incorporat-
ed IN The Union, on the principles of the
federal constitution, and that by lis ex-
press PROVISIONS, they are 10 be protected
III all their rights of freedom, conscience
and property.
1t has been my object further 10 sIew,
that, even II all these difficulties were re-
moved, which Is impossible, the feelings
which The amendment proposed, had TX
cited, and il was admitted would " call
up, rendered II moi only inexpedieni 10
adopt the amendment, but dangerous 10
IN. Union, even 10 stir the question.
In the only argument that has been
presented TO the public, in support of the
proposed amendment, | saw nothing 10
induce doubt of the constitutional or
political reciIIude OF the doctrines, by
which thai argument was opposed, and
think, refuied. So far from finding in
That argument cause for doubt, | found
the strongest circumStdRtidL evidence TO
prove that The exposition of the consiiiu-
ton and OF The treaty offered in the pre-.
cedlnS pages Is correct. | found gen
'lehlah, OF great experience, and of un
questioned talents, after the utmost eXer
non of his abilities, with every possible
advantage which leisure and reflection
could bestow, reduced 10 the necessity OF
consolidating two questions obviously
and essentially distinct, of passing by
words III The constitution 0f great Impor
rance, as II they never had been used, of
cxpoundinS treaty not according to lis
terms, bat according 10 q new and arbi.
trarN reading, fitted for The occasion, of
making statements which are at least I'M.
perfect, of renquishing arguments
winch s0ole might deem decisive" ANA
what Is still more TO be tleplored, 10 The
necessity OF asSallIng one OF Tie vital
principles ot The federal covenant
III The course OF that argument, some
statements were made, which deemed
imperfect, aud wIiicu therefore attempted
10 correct. Whethei they have been cor.
rected or not, the public records OF our
country viii enable every man, Of ordima-
Ty intelligence, 10 decide
In The course OF thai argument. there
were illusions 10 very important occur
renee I'D lie proceedings OF The old Con
gress, calculated To produce am effect,
which they ought not TO produce. Facts
loo oi very interesting character were
entirely preicrmiIed, which deserve and
am conildcni will receive the attention
OF our northern brethren. regret that
they were not stalled, by the gentleman
wIo spoke and wrote aud published tie
argument reierrcd 10, because being
member OF The Congress, durilg The latter
paFi OF The existence of the Confcdera-
non, lie must have known them and
knowing thcm, might have made the Deo-
PIE OF he present day as we'll acquainted
VIII Them, AS he was himself. Thus in
formed, Trey could "the better Judge"
II shall be my humber task 10 supply
tins defect as iaI as ! am abe,-io trace
elects 10 their real causes, and 10 shew
iha' HE measure now proposed, even
when eXirIcalrd from all the difficulties
h,reioiOfe suggested, ought not TO be a.
dopied. II would be uuIust, ungratriui
ingeuerous a cold bl0oded, unieelimg,
parbarous return, Hndrr Tie mask of hui
manly, Tor an acl of unprec edented mag
nanmliy aud patriotism.
ButbctOre enter into This detail. which
VIII occupy me time, | must devote a
N a. pfi
ton in the first number, thai the measure
now proposed is cruel.
II remark made in the British ParIia.
ment tby Mr.. Barliam) "tliat men be-
come so eager III pursuit of their Object.
That they do not allow themselves TO
reflect moment on the means Ihey
would employ, Is worthy OF profound
consideration. II he had gone Little
farther anu SAID that pInlaDilrOpisis were
apparently as indifferent To- cuusequ. noes,
as lhe{ are careless about means, the his
t0rical evidence which esia bIisbcd The last
pari "i Tie proposition, would have given
ample support 10 tie first.
IN speaking OF the amendment as cruel.
beg To be understood, as having i'm vjrw
Ills practical operation only. OF tbe mo.
i've, as tar as feeling was concerned.
nave noihmg 10 say, because nothing |
know, anh nothing can be- known. I'm a
political pOlni OF view, tie motive is of
40 comscqurncc.--Ver cluI things are
doue IRON motives by no mcaus laudable.
dhd The most pernicIOus evils that have
ever Dcen brought upon society have
originated probably from motives in
|"Ich DcucvUleUcc bad 40 incOnsldprable
quar- ne motives Of The enthusiastic
pISIim, who conducted thousands and
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