Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-18


sippi itself aud the whole country through
which It's waiers flow. But tnis is not
all. This niigh,y river, the great artery
ihrou2h Which the life blood of the ives.
tern country ilOws, has been defended
and secured by the people OF the ives,
aud souih.-The brave men nni steel
clad Warriors" bat rifle marks men, Tie
volunteers of Kentucky aud Tennessee,
aud The territory south of the last, quilted
their homes, descended the river for a
thousand miles, and under the command
OF Jackson honour he 10 him and them,
for To him and them honour IS due" gain
ed The mot signal victories that has ever
been obtained against IA brave ami disri-
plined army Within The memory of man:
aud The most useful and the most impnr-
'ant. since the surrender of The British
| army at York. Let any man pause for
| a moment and consider "A hat would have
| been the condition of the western ceuu-
try. am.I of The whole u States, il New
Orleans had fallen. Lei the negotiations
| al Gheni be examined, and We shall be
/ convinced, that notwithstanding the
treaty of peace, We conld have regaincd
| II by force alone. Al what moment too
was tins victory, victory OF salvation 10
the western country. as we'll as OF hoBour
add glory 10 these u. States, al what
WpineHh WIS tnlS ViCloTl Obtained But
forbear. Yes, | do forbear.
Nov, whai do the snutheru and western
! people ask of rhsir brethren of the north
and east We gave up 10 you three
states, and prepared them !or your exclu-
sive reception. We did this to secure
the mississippi. |, is secured. IL las
! beeTassaIlcd by Il powerful! enemy, amt
I We have repealed him. Let us then enter,
( as We may, into the new territories and
states, abOu, 10 be formed, on the wa
terS OF this river. Let us enter on equal
/ terms with yourselves, and do no, add
! insult 10 injustice, by saying that we
carry with us moral pcstilence which il
j., pertains TO your honor to eradicate. II
- not generous II is not friendly il
rariakes not OF tina, spirit of conres
! sion, OF accommodation, OF union, which
! Washington eadeavored To- iransfuse from
| his own immortal soul, iuto lie hearts aud
! souls of his c0uulrymen. COnnirymen !
Yes The people of these United States
! are his countrymcn, and will prove that
| they are so, aud worthy OF being so,
| when the present storm shall have passed
away, and they have time TO reflect on
the sacred and invaluable preccpis, which
! he has bequ, allied IS rich inheritance
10 the present and ali succeeding ne
! ra,ions.
| Politicians and scIiemers may and will
shut their ears 10 this language but the
| great body OF the people cannot be in
sensible 10 claims like these, II they are
| permitted 10 understand them.
VIII Congress be InscGsibie TO these
claims Will they shu, their ears TO the
appeal, which is now made, not Ia their
| magnanimty, bui 10 their Justice! Will
| they say that il is right, it is expedlent,
n IL tnr Ia nj h.. hal i,a
proposed amendment shall be adopted =
| Congress will moi so decide They will
not say, they cannot think, that The wei
| fare OF The penpl.' OF United America viii
be promoted by the adoption OF measure,
! The bare mention OF winch preseRted TO
| us IN moment, even within The walls Of
| our capitol, every horrible suggestion of
!" flames, blood, disunion, aud war;"
measure FROM the full discussion Of which
| even The most veteran statesmen, acknOw
ledge themselves compelled TO abstain !!
II is impossible 10 touch this subj"ci
without adverling TO the very recent orr
gin of the sentiment, which has rendered
any thing like discussion necessarily
| About half a century ago, few philOso
! piers had talked OF negro slavery, and
perhaps glazed al The slave trade but
| il vas carried on by all The maritime ma
| 'ious of Europe, aud NEST especially by
| Great Britain. The clergy were asleep,
| and the statesmen went on in the old
| track. without amy suspicion thai they
were doing wrong. But the French re-
. vniuiiOn electrified The world, and policy
| always on The watch, aud ready 10 avail
| itself, for the execution OF It's own pur-
| poses, oil lie most powerful agents III
| human sifairs, religion and humanity,
! turned preacher, and while II irampled on
| the white people, without mitigation or
remOrsc," all at once took the black pco-
| pie under It's protection. The British
! always anxious To take the lead IN every
thing, discovered all at once, after Two
| centuries, that the slave trade was no
rally wrong. The slave trade was then
selected as the point AT which, all lie hu
manIiv of the nation was lo be lei Oft,
and what was still! better, might he let off.
| without losing che zach Of ground, which
| from interest iIIey might wish to keep
| They might sci Ireland on fire, aud ex
| tingu,h the flames with ihe blood Of It's
slaughtered people they might perse-
! cute, pluuder, rob, and slArvr, hity mil
| lions of The inhabitants Of the east they
| might sci fire TO the capital OF Il neutral
nation, and take possession Of ia feet
| they might send thousands OF French re
| lHgecs to be shot by their couulrVnpn,
Defending the coast of France: 'hey
might, by blockade, siarve HE Norwe
| 2iaus into acQuieseuce under d0miniO'
which they abhorred. They might do
| all TINS, and great deal mOre. They
might suspend tie habeas corpus law,
and deprive every free born EDsii,hman
| of his liberty hut wha, OF that Were
| they not the advocates OF ireednn aud Il
| humanity, the enemies at cruelty, and
| Tho fripud. ~ tl,e bt4DEe 'Sb.U Ln,,t