Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-12-23


same proposition. and at las, depend uu
the appliraii1n 90 = prnvi!l- Snprese,
sai1 TIE gentleman. one at Ihesc persons
residing ln M York to aruure iinht
10 pairui 10 iaud ia Mts>on,l--an and -ialI
~ lac ruti'teh 10 ih" Tee simple and vel
- i e"iiliv1 - occupancy 81 the Ian p
Ihe gentleman would see, MIR. Il. said,
That HE free negro NJ Virginia had The
same right ia acqur.' property ~ Virginia
IA We fier negra ~ New N'rk could have
10 acquire u ~ Missouri vet, beiag By
jaH excluded troni i!ie >tnie, he could nod
nrcepY Il. 1 lie gruiemau's argument
proved. Therefore, ;ha, que nd the right
oi purchase, iar free people OF color
Val 'til rights, bhi not thal they have
all ciyiirgh;s. C0uhi IL b. argued, be
cause iheY bad one civil right, that they
therefore have all! Might il not a.
we'll be argued, because a man has one
pali'lcai right, he therefore has all poIi,i-
catsissiisi
NNh respect Ia The power OF na,urali-
zdtion, She gentleman from New York had
correctly stated that the states have a
RIGHT Id declare who shalt bn citizens
thereof respectively. Ave. said MIR. b.
have they so2 Has not Missouri Then
!he right 10 say ~bo shall he entitled 10
citizenship within her limits! Or is
sac alone 10 be kept in state of pupil.
i1ge,dad are we la say 10 her NOW, as gcu-
iieMen wished 10 have salt to her a, ,ha
last Sessina, you shall not have alt the
rights eajnved by the otter states of the
Union. II Missouri say that CERTAIN
Persons shall uni be her citizens, has any
Hther s'aieariSbt 10 say ,suchpersous shall
oe your citizens whether you will or mol
DM pnl ihe right, the existence of which
lad been Acknowledged bv .he gentle
Men - l. Z
makmgii's exercise esfectuai? II was idle
20 say that Il stale had right 10 decide
ihis question. aud yet that other persons
iid'l rlstc TO oyefruic that decision, and
DE itS ci'izelis Whstter il would or not.
Mr. u SAID h kneY that the powers OF
The states has B.vn greatly abridged by
The constructions Oi Tie constitution. lie
feared they Ounl be vet more so, Bu,
he hoped II woulh not be Gere comiend-
ed that The nights Il state shall BE- SD
far abridged az that il SHAH u0i have The
power 10 project lis owu safety aud it's
own morals. |; man afflicted with
pesthent. disease approached the shore of
state, there was t>erlaInlv rieh; To keen
!rim oil. II vaaabonds and ineliyes from
IhSiIce lntes, a state, they may certainly
osexpe'ied IRON II. What was the con-
sequence OF such preSecvaivc power
we n lhe s9ui5"rn states, sand Mr. Bar
DHur, CONSIDER ihis Description OF pOpala
non ne most dangerous 10 the cOnmu.
nity that can possibly be concyiyeh.-
They are just enough elevated Ia have
some sense r liberty, and vet not the
capacity 10 estimate or ENJOY all lis rights
" lhey had thcm-and, bcIug between
two societies., above one and below Tie
Other, they aie ia 4 mos, dissatisfied stale
tiry are themselves perpetual munu-
inPfltS al Gisrnntpnr q
ne oiner class of their own color. Aud,
III he Ilme ever come when the flames of
S'TVile war enwrap ,he Union IN ii gene
RAJ biaze, perhaps we may have 10 look
70 them "a The primary causc OF such
horrors. Has GOi State ti,rn the right
10 get nd OF them They are not ell.
Ems 10 Missouri, aud Missouri has as
Gi"ch iiSii to say Hey should not be, as
Massachusetts had TO say thai a black
man shall not, within her limits, marry
"hlte woman. Has not Missouri righi
- send OF bsyont her Limits pcrsOus
OF color when Tree Virginia bias done
u. ami Missouri must have the same
right a. Virginia. Aud 2ere Mr.. b. re-
peaiei lii1 question, had Missouri pow
CT 10 gel nd OF all the free prope of color
no" Here, and vet not the power 10 pre-.
Vtht others from going there
lie wished, he said, 10 pat 10 some
members of this House, case. 10 see
how far they would co. iia should sun
pose The persons of color ia The state of
virginia, al particular description. ex.
ceedcd 4OO,0u0In nuuhcr. Although moi
willing TO be dictated TO by ans otbrr
government on earth, set eaid Nj. Z.
there u. I'D Virginia, Il scnimenr, more
or lesi prevailing among mauy Of our
people. that il d sche.me OF general en,an-
CiDa;IDu cOulu ip devised Or,cIi.a bi. =,
lis character, il would be desirable That
II should take place If, in progress ct
lirne, our political society should shake
lis emcumbered lap, aud throw off Ills
description oi liza property and people,
siJ"ld we have the right 10 say 10 Them,
g Gil, four Or five hundred thousand OF
ynH, luio PruhtVi wanna ana scl'ir ;nrrc ?
NShai would P:nmSy wanna say Would
sac not say, that tree persons of color are.
DY '!ieiF present experience, an iulul.ra
bic nuisance TO her society II size G,ds
SUCH IHconVeniencc from twenty or Ii,iriv
Thousand sHch persons, generally bnr1
free, and accustomed 10 the partial exrr.
else Oi civil Fights, SHAT would she saw
80 an Eruption ct such a host Ofineii.
"nn hat just been relieved from The
y0br o. Serviiuae, agd IN more iawlcss
condition than any other jAal can be con
ctNed| Yet aecordiug so The doctrine
40" c0nteHiich for. shc rlusi snbadi tn
y, GaNIn% no pcwer 10 refuse them adj
mission jiH0 her territory. wish genile-
ihep .tr.ul ih@ ami other states 10 yecol.
l., = ss!a Mr. 3. that the time may cos,e.
"@'H iheg ~,Ii ictl tpote anxiety on lbis
snbj Ct, HAN pos,!L4y can now.
todidDS, " g nrgrn's. mulaitOcs, slaves !
JrH ne not, aid Mr. e. ihaI the CnnSti-
iGNnD, "hrn IL speaks OF We he pg0pie