Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-10-01
RICHMOND, FRID.aY, OCy0BER
SOUTH C9ROLLNr9

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"s que. uon oil Contention, or, No Conpenioss''
wi be decided Various Meetings are holdng in the sew.
era we can form conjecture from them,
OF 'hs hna esl various are the dcclsracn, Of the
Candidates. aud the Resolutions oil the People.
me las, Columbia papers give description Of he
great State Rights Meeting on the 2oh September.
wards OF 1000 of the citizens of South Carolina asser
o.ea from almost every portion o. and representing
taken the Chair, and addressed the Meeting m.
Times states, that" Chancellor Harper operei the
i;cu'sloa, and in tcreib.c speech Of upwards Of an
hour, advocated the call of Conve non of the State
We shsll not attempt TO give even a summsrv Of bis
very aele Argument, IS we hope ere long to Mace IT,
together with all delivered the OCCASION 10 full be
ore our readers. He was followed by Judge Richard.
son, who, Tor en- hour and half addressed tic Assem-
oiy WIN great and .loquence in opposition
10 Sdancs'Io' EpaTs prOpO.ion, and h, Carolina
venerable patriarch OF our Town, Col. Thomas Tav-
Tor, Sen ads,nguishid Carolina leader in the Revo1
uoo now upwards OF 80 years old. and addressed
me meeting with the most thrilling effect He spoke
10 me audience az his children, and in voice isuin0
as were from the sepulehre Of buried time he warn
cd them against calling Convention, and
the bloody scenes. in which. in other davs IN. h.S
borne distinguished perl When he had closed n was
a9nounced mat Dinner was ready. and the Meeting
ADJOURNED 10 partaks ut the which our ri.
low town man, Mr. Levy, had prepared with renubI.
can simplicity, yet with ta.te and skin ,hat s,onld
nave temped he epicure and gonmand In less than
hall an hour, the crowd ap ain assembied aronnJ
the stand, and listened TO address from Col Smmsi
Hammond, another veteran Of the Revolution near 76
IN, h.
mao viewed with alarm the entertainments of the Gem
srai Government upon the rights the people and tho
ela',sI'ha, The time had arrived when he thought a
stand should he taken 10 Tho nation He wa in 70
vo' OF Convention. He no danger that was Lslv
10 ensue from It. aid willing 10 ent,ust HE 90
anu IN liberties oil his country with such body He
WAS succeeeei BY our Repre- sentative Compress m.
lion VIM ID Matiu who came forward amid ths
cheers oil the audience, and addressed them for nm
wS,us o. an hour. he gave foreibs and affecting
Peu's o. the present posture ofaaies and utterly de-
spared OF any relief from the voluntary aban5onman,
OF pohcy so fatal to our in'eress He WARMLY advo
ca'eu CohVenton.-Co Preston being called for hv
me audience rose when Col Martin had ceaseJ nj
addressed them on behalf OF the Richand D.IeSs,on
e snPp"r'ed The proposition Of Convention. He was
aoOw "a on ths same si4e by the Hon. Joseph BIack
senator from Abbevill-, Republican of the old T. e.
soni,n Scsooi aud for the last 20 years m,mber of
.,a LEGISLATURE. Aner he had closed Judge Richard
SUI .ose % reply and In speech OF an h ur on
posed The arguments advanced by those on the o,Srr
sac, ava recapiuiaied the principal points of his own
argument, to which h challenged refutaon Cn,on.I
Mdfun replied in few words 10 a portion Of bs sn.sch
and some explanations ensu-d betw cen them r. Re-
, mo S,' E'q' RepT'senia've from Coeton, next
'ooS we Stand, and In short hut animated rpsccb ad
Vova'ed convention When he had fnshed Chan
eenU' mpsr ag,in rose aud responded briefly to the
Ims"gi OF yn'ge Richardson, his recapi,uated
ton: ' 'O''"''s Hesoiu-
R,esolred, That In the opinion of this meeting. /, ia
n!SN"y FNpeiien' Ter the Iegaiure al the newt sss
sion, TO call Convention of The State to NEE, at,a '
oil ths next Congress, for the purpose Of
sakng sneh measures "a will relieve u, from the nm
| Lave " '"'o" VI he iariH
~ was row O'clock in the evening, and the ouss
uon neins called for, the was taken ON The LII,
uon,J submitted. Upon a divi.ion ,here a,
against the resolution only EIGHr!! The meetfpe ss
Immediately Adjourned "s was
~ only proper to state, that when the vo,. ya.,.
ken, me audience was not numerous "a II had -.
during the day A the evening closed in MANI ,oai,
,"e. VeParnre. Yet hsd all been present. tbere can
fnilely small" '''i nave been In
Correspondent ofihe Charleston Pario, s,,tss thu.
ue'ore taxing the question the Meetins had dr;rs,S
down TO lue more ,han 200 people =" '"u'sa
me columbia papers refer to varoys la,,a,. ,k;.
fro III ,s.eNei ana 'ai before the Meeting One
rom me venerable Sumter expresses his con6S.n, h
'le that The Meeting will deliberate with oaI" oe
anu wihont passion on the best and most efr.ctms,
80 ~ .e'eu'pg our coun'fy from oppres son and
| wheh 'htse means are decided upon bv bem tho
'ey ana the rest Of my fellow citizens of the Stat, IF
I,,oha' VIII act upon them and carry them in
| =" The letter of the Pigh, Rev. Bis,oo p,u,,.,
p'e s an opnion on the sysem Ct Internal Improve
mem, as 'eadog 10 the ruin oil our Unon if nnt nm.
constitutional, whilst he believes The pows, of r,'
ipg the Tariff to be exclusively in Consras ek e.S
py udry authority in single Stale to deciar. IL in
I ;Se ne Is OF opinion that this power has been
ex fcssd 10 The serious daadvan,ave -,
Tue south; but thinks the remedy for these evils h "
eany commenced its Operations; and whist bs ,go,,,
tr A. " .Fe SCUM Carolina recede from any of the
uei ueesraion' OF her Legislature he rs,hs
holding oil Convention to be not onIy unnocs.sr.
bn, very dangerous. ""noeessary'
, " me letter of The Hon. William Jobnson 1os a,
FEDERAL Cour expresses his opposiron 10 H. W, sHe
oil nulilhca'ion. He thinks Convsnon o uoo,ne
Gus nes.ure' and aogether nugaiory, unless we mean
TO secede from the Union ~ VIC mean
| " ne letter OF the Hon. Tbopas Lee M ,h.E,
raj |Vu'') dePreeates every thing which has ths O.
hotesi tendency to bring about dirnio, ~ 10
! " me Letter OF the Hon. John b or Neal fof ,h c,
uh Cour'D expresses his opposition 10 Inc Taig Iii
=" "s Erputd' OF rs unconsituiionaty and ioexoed;
ency' ne ~ wiling that Convention sbould me-, :.
'u'u' d"y nut h"pss that il will .o resort m mil
ned'Jh winch he thinks IL could moi do and rsusin
m NOR Of the Union; aud that di.u,ion with s a.,
,enpan > crime ana'chy and civil war mus, nec.ss,.
rly result from it. muse "eeessa'
Col. Thomas met. president of the Rank ~
w ave expresses his concurrence ia the ysne,si
nos"hiy TO The g" American Syscm" IA IN f,onmas
ton HE views are tina, it is REVOLUTIONARY
STATES 80 O''V' W 'hese
90. Sterling Thicker, ia Of opin on that Ire spnn.
"A ~ q" ''' ." - nsress by the Legislature or Cor
'oulG De rebellion, and that The duty Of ,bs
49, ""nid require tim to resort TO force 10 s,h
que ~ lie bas no Doubt but that A Convsn,io, 80.
WeP1ly called to propose amendments ~ a." ry 90
-" V' 20 petition Tor redress OF grievances b ~ ~
unnecessary as he system OF Internal I..' oH'
mems me ana la'H VIII be shortly abandoned 'V'''
- - ne letter q the Hon. +. r. Bay, after dscr;;. .
an"u' conc ude', my best wishes are bosy.s w
"iu yo", aid ny ierven prayer is that vo,,r ds,t
lon' may &c 10 advance The iners.ts of ST.,
'ha anf All IN the bringing back The n,iociI SaIo-
,.o"shir'ion TO their original s,sndard >, '
! " Col Ihrmas Sumter conc lndes q I =, III n
dy 20 at ny part NJ he polls or eIsetoLor ~ % Isa-
We remedies 70 our grievances which sbsli no tyysS
70 We Poprr and necessary by the wisdom of ~ cur.
I ""' ~ 'fh IN deviirg Recommending th. >;