Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-08

There is yet another feeling, which this
discussion Is calculated 10 awaken. and
which, II may judge from some news
paper Publications, II is inieuded, shall
be awakened. II the blacks find them
selves rs they will III time. TO be The OBJ
Jccts OF sympathy, 50 ardent as To con-
sumo all feeling for their masters, ii viii
noi lie their fault, II they do no; make
AN effort la ascertain how far that ~ nlpa
thy will be carried.
But there is Il further feeling called
up on This subject, not produced in ie, d
by Mr. King. but 10 which Ire has indirect
ly, but clearly. given the sanction of his
name. The principle of rcprcst nia,iun
and taxation, fixed by part of our con
siiiuiion, which is compact. between the
states. has been already vchemrnilv as
sailed, and II is denied that The principle
Is correct: IN other words, iiia, The COM
pact ought 10 be obligatory. The evil,
| MS said must be remedied, and the slave
holding states ought In b reduced 10 the
level OF their free popuiaiion.-i meniion
The fact now, merely to si W Ia what alb
surd and preposierous ex, esSeS men viii
| go, when Tie feelipgs of the moment a,e
! turned Wild and loose upon prlnc niles
| long established, and adopted after the
ninsi mature deliberaiion. | shall con-
| meni on this doctrine hereafter, and fix
on MIR. King, the odium which he who
has been call d and justly called, the
| rather of his country, invoked upon the
| nan, who should III ANY manner" attempt
" 10 alternate any portion of our country
: from the rest, or To enieeble the sacred
ties which nov link together the various
paris. Let Mr.. King tnrn his eyes To
other paris OF the wise, the patriotic and
afrciionate address, presented to "a CRATE.
iul country, by him who was with nn less
truth Han cloquencc pronounced iu Con
| gress 10 b' first IN war, The first in peace,
hrsi III The hearts OF his ceunirynen.-
l. him read his:
with such powerful and obvious mo
lives TO union affecting all parts af ou,
country, While experience shall not
have demonstrated lis impracticabiliiv,
| " there VIII always he reason f0 disirllsi
" The patriotism of those, who in any
quarter may cndeayor 10 weaken It's
" bands"
Yet again" In contemplating The
{. causes which may dis HrI, oar union, il
" occurs a. r'ait,r Of serious concern that
"any ground should have been furnished
" foI craracirrising parties b, gcograph-
" zeal determinations: northern a. south
a" crn: Atlantic and western: whence
" Designing men may endcavor 10 excite a
" belief that there is real difference OF
| " local interests and views The line NJ
| discrimination now attempted 20 be
drawp is infinitely more 10 BE- deprecated
amt abhorred. Po!Il al feeling s,imuIa,-
ed hy fauaiicism is The most terrible
agent, that party spirit has ever vel EN-
| p'oycd tor The corruption OF human viz
| tue, and the destruction oil maUkInd.-
! And here let me avail myself OF the op
| pnrtuniiy which HE recollection OF tins
| address affords, Ia ren1InG the advocates
az the new system, that at the time when
Gen. w. quilted the government Of The
/ country, tie idea now suggested hai
never occurred 10 any person whatever
| Ii Is very certain that he never had heard
oi ii: for il he had, most assuredly hc
would have advised his counlIymen TO
abandon II for ever. | admit, however,
that lis advice would have been in
| great measure uuavailing. Those who
blasplieme their Creator by calling one
oi his laws sin, would be incliaed 10
pay little respect tn the admoniiion Of
IA man, mortal, like themselves.
In one point OF view This part of The
| SUBJECT assumes an aspect, which mus,
| xcIie astonIshment, with some: sorrow
| and dlsmay with others. In defiance Of
toned III the bible: in defiance of the
p'ecepts from the new dispensa,ion, al
ready quoted, the zealots, (aas! what mis-
chief have moi ZealOts done from ilie can
menccmeni of lie world to the present
day. the zealois OF humanity, as they
choose TO call II, have denounced slavery
as SIN a crlme-a blOt-a Stain-aw ick
ednesS with which no measures are 10 be
kepi-a moral pestlleuce-a dishonunr
which The naiiou is bonnd TO exilrpate
ask MIR. King Whether these worthy
but most mistaken aud misguided people
do mol ex Iiange their religion, tie reiig-
ION Of 1919 years, TOR the humanity of the
moment! | ask him, what will be the eff
feet! de may answer, III a single sen
tence. He NAV say that from the dat, o
Dlocles'au 10 the present moment, blow
so heavy has not been inflicted on reveal.
ed religion.
AN AMERICAN.
y. :. Since writing the last sentence have
cast my eye, over pamphlet in the shape Of
memorial To Congress, pPnned BY a Quinium
vlrate of Boston. Ecce IttTum CTispiuus IL Il
Mr. King over again, except thar he now up
pears with nve heads instead of one. Tie me
| mortal is Il new but nor an improved Edition
OF his speeches. The only additional sueeeS
ton that very cursOrv reading has enable,
me TO perceive Is, HAT the power of COugres
Ia "nart That Stare shOHid be sold tTgni on
state 10 aHctLfr may he fairly derived from liza
| rIeusr ot The constitution which end bles Con
grcss to regulate commerce among the Serer0
suites
or az argument like this, will not attpmp
the REPUTATION: nee habet victoria tandem. II
good truth am pleased with il am gIa'
ihat il IL HrIed The gentlemen composing
this memOTialslng committee are men of hisi
and brlIevC we'll deserved character tor tai
euts selected, VI not select, men of the tow
at Boston when .uch men urge such an argu