Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-02-24
TO TIE EDITOR or THE ENQUIRER.

~ HE EDITOR OF THE ENQUIRER.
lhe columns of lnur paper have been al
ready very mnch nCcnpied with Dimensions
on The great HlISSOHsi QHPSttru IL IS with
reluctance HAT ash place Tor this conrnu-
nied ton. The question however is Que which
Involves the cOnaiiIHIinu of our country ms
well ds the dearest Interests of The southern
states II Is MOI surprising therefore tliat Won
have dcvn!ed 80 much space TO H. You have
published almost every thing t0uclin. thi,
subject, Inch was calculated 10 ImnresS tI,4,
p"b'ti' uiud Win dac SSuSe vi its Vital Iul-
portaBCe
Is II possible, sir. thai ike die is cast? thai
the motley ball just eiaanated from the Sru,ip
of Tie u. States, viii oifaia TIE assent az ,ia
co-oIunate bianrlieS OF !egiSiaJ,on2-HhaI It'll,
which has passed the Senate inincin.;Iy Dv
the votes OF southern mcmber,, * virtually
4 REIMBURSEMENT pt the question with the {, \.
cept'on Of small coI"er Vt that immen.e
region west az The niSSIsSippi. VIII the south
rTn states De satisfied wIthIt? VIII they cheer
inliy consent 20 be peHt up ia a land Of slaves :
he attempt Oh the part OF The Eastern, 70.
representatives. is HgeaerOas.-Recollect what
an Immense tract Uf country north west a..
The ONO has been coded bV Virginia 10 TN,
Union with the express out most unfortunate
supulai ton not founded on an accurate view
OF HE constitution, that This territory is 10 b;:
exempt tiom slavery. That ceSsOn was made
With the kindesT feelings of cn,riliation and
friendship tor the northern states Viewers
shOrt-sighted enough TO believe that tins wouId
satisfy them. Those hopes are now proved To
tue more - demanded Ot us. The time has
now come when the best interests of the so1th-
eIu states demand that we should make =,
firm and lnfiexible stand AGAINST the Pncroarh
ments attempted upOu the constitution and
npon our rights,
Can We then subscribe 10 this hill which
has just issued from the Semate? lille
while ago We were all excited by the iaea of
cOlnpTomnse. The members of the, IepisIa
lure werewToHghiup To an extraordinary pitcI,
OF Indignation. The caucus broke mn wiihnnt
| doing any Thing. Letters poured ia upou MS
from " a>hngtnn: s"nIe said that they had al
ways sforntd ihr Idea Others, that they had
abandoned It. Bpt What snail we SAY of that
COMPROMISE compared viii the nresent lin
II Is Hyperion compared with a Satyt Tin
der HAT the territorial rne nls TO ,lt north
OF sos were 30 lie restricted, upon condition
| that the south should b. excrulro-but v,.
distinctly understood that the northern te, rit,
lies wh' " duI'trd ~ states were TO iudpe fnr
| themselves as 10 the admission at slavery
| We were all, OT nearly all, veheRcntly trans
| ported by Indignation with this sur.esticn
| but What says Tie present bill That non a -
| 10 Yield the sovereign rights OF the ,Iates
| 10 he planted north OF thai line; Thai slavery
| Is 10 be ypIercT prohibited 10 thai jmmen.a
| region north of il of Cruts" Whatever ,ha,c
| ~ niaN HssiUno, whether nOiO as "A tetritori.I
| gOErrnuirht. o. hereafter d. Stdfg And - il
| come TO tins That we have been sick Iu.,
| Tor tHe COH~iitniinn only to sacrifice il nnpn
| larger Sc"Ics THAT for the purpose ct tx-
! we place the same restriction upon 4 unrh
! larger portion Of country Aud what A,,
| become Ot thr constitution wliaI of the ctn
| qneW defamation ot iir. Pinknpy against the
! 0tdinance 81 81, which he commended lIOysp.r 81
! in"dverte"iiS done. was direCt traIi,nrc ssinu
up1n tlig constitution And slIall we vim oar
4 ~ rs men Viilt Arguments that sIeak uunupt-
ihneucd To this uatlOn. now COPY after ibts trry
| ordinance aud 'nd ih" west OF The Mi.sis,ip-
| - - we have d0ue the west Of the Ohio bv
| siiackleS wihCii We had no iighi To Imtosr =
NheIP, scr. shalt we stopt Wbai Sartitices
| WI satisfy oWT Eastern brethren? To-dav vvs
: give up ont ldnus to-niOTrow our slaves are
! taken iron, us 1T least n tb..N ,rc 40, 49,
are not 10 ihdrk Mr. kuig for The Indrl ,ti,re
But. ~ - SID this trtrpOriItnr rol,cv il ,,.
! ceNSdry thet the EASTERN people VIII disu,,it,
! tr"n ~ thdt Mr.. Low re, Senator of p,.tn,
sylVania. ht~ saId On tile foer OF Congress th.,
Nun"er thdu SisNCty shall eAtrud oy,r t,i
WHO western cOuHtfN, he WtIl Consent Ia
dN.Uiuucu. LET us not Niald 10 this panic Ian,
Euagc. love Tins UniOr veuerate ~ !,
lht holy AK Of uur covenant touch IL ,,itl
az ave that bdt1cs description. Bst win
ran settOuslV heiPVe that Tie Ea.t Ia ,i,
tor di,uuidp Pass over aI the pe,,er',r,,
feelings that bird ~ tUgctIef u,ust moi Inc
see HAT We cas- do hrttcr Wilhont then, "A, 4,
Hey wIihuut nsS 'Ehc calculating uro,,i,. a
he NORM c"nnot paft with Us WIN viii sui
To most Jy seVdTaii"pg What becOptes q
tle naiional debt lie United STATES Rank
ihe shipping Interest," nf tie uorih those 81 ~
western pOn.slaye. holding states ,gbon q,
nave in oir hnods the Keys Of ihe NIiss,s<,pni
And What DO We an Of them Not all. tn
or thir share ~ these WPSiPFn lands a. so,,
A. the constitutional impedineni !. done
way - 'o"e
l appeal, however, 10 our representative
Orain even, That they believe tsat there IL !,
constitutional impeachment iu tie way how ca
lhore.