Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-03-13

of from the mass OF putridity there, or the me u
from the Eastern states
Ought we, tor any cause, to desire among us the
scoundrels who have escaped or been driven from
Europe! The population of the North and the
East cannot associate with slavehoiders II would
be uDbecomipg a " moral and religious people,
well, sir, put the slave to manufacturing cotton :
expend some twenty Thousand dollars, or as much
more as yoa please; less would not be profitable
would not create a home mark IT, - nor indemnify
the corporaors. In SMILING the lamp. he Yields
10 MS = instructive leihargy;" aud in an instant,
building, MACHINERY stock, wife. children are
involved in the contlagra,ion We see those things
happen now frequently in the " Free States''
But IL not The power %! the state governments
sufficient to authorize and establish manufac-
lures! Let Them do il. Let us. the people, Judge
when our interest will he promoted by Ibis change
oil labor, and organise il Tor ourselves: and young
as we are, III tic opinion OF the member from
Fairfax, | hope we have enough Of common
sense TO distinguish bets" the exercise Of this
power by the Federal Government, without au-
thoriiy ana against the constitution; and the ex-
ercise OF the same power by ourselves, or the
states, whose right, power, and duty it Is, when
our necessity or inclination admonishes or ov, es
US 70 adcpti' Ard neither the cunning which
attempts 20 induce the bcliot, that c.e have not
the power, the inteiig to provide ior our
selves, and that we must commit our high desti.
MES to the hands OF the Federal administrators
under the guidance OF those corporators nor that
we can, as the representatives OF the people pro.
y,
without violating the constitution ourselves which
iorbids any state = 10 enter into any treaty. ali-
ance, or confederation " enter into any agree
nenf, or compact with another state," should eli
ther deter or d;ssuade us from our duty.
We have right to interpoSe, and it is our duty
upon this occasion 10 interpose in behalf of our
selves and our sister states, the tide of u
surpation, whichis ready to swallow up the states
and consolidate these United States into one wide
waste oil despotism fear, sir, that the efficiency
oil this appeal may depend s0mcwha, upon the CON
cert oil gentlemen, who are opposed to us. They
are urging us to be quiet, or tell US we have no
cause OF complaint, that we may not remedy our
selves by adopting this policy. If they unite
VIVID us, my lie upon Il, sir, we can never fail OF
success
II, however, Mr. Speaker, they persist, in op--
position, and by their concert with our enemies.
reduce US to siience-when through this wide
domain, no murInur OF complaint shall be heard,
but all shall be quiet the of autumn-it will
he the stiffness of despotism. If this shall ever
result from the expressions OF this policy on the
part OF the Federal Governmcnt,o our sun OF Liber
ty Will have set forever.
| The experiment is fearful one II attem,ts 70
decide by penny-weights and grains, the greatest
degree OF privaton and suffering, which commu
nifty will bear, before they are driver to resistance
II has been carried great way in other countries
II mas been attempted in this, and resulted in the
triumph oil principle, justice and Liberty, over Go
| vernmental discretion, corporation influence ant
kingly authority. Let gentlemen beware The
stiffness, which they so much to admire
must yet be broken by the deep and portentous
,nurmurings injured and oppressed freemen.-
II is not the calm and quiet Of innocence reposne
IN security Oh no, sir; it is the dreadful suspense
that precedes the explosion, which scatters to the
winds the ar'iui machinery, which is used in the
experiment, or buries in one indis,inguishabI.
mass, the oppressor and the oppressed.
Iyet hope better things Of my country We ar,
respectfully asserting our rights, and we canno
submit, sir, il we would