Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-11-08

mon. Of duties imports; stating that the measure
sigh Interests Of commerce were pesuIssiv
WIN me matter they considered exp.disnt 10 poet.
p"ne any measure on the subject with view 10 have
IN " me cooperation OF the commercial community
ms kepcrt wac laid on ,hs table.
report was also made by the Committee the
sues" Of ,hs Tariff on agriculture, somm-res manu-.
'as'ures iuterua trade aud thu hauic ar,s whish
| wo read and laid upon the table.
| q, fo,ol""oi was adopted, reeSmm- nding 70 the
rehu' 81 American iudusry, iD ,be northern, sou h
sfn western and north. rp, States 10 <onv sne in
tho siiy OF Cincinnati on thu I'd day Of January
a-h,t m purpose o, ecnseoWs ing snt sxore sing
Their views tina, subj ,e.Ai'o a res luton a,hor.
fsisuds Of the American System 10 tho year ls32 A.
they deem expsdi-n, a, such tine and place a. they
may see IL.
:" This Central Committee was reonest.J IN Al. mi.
some Psr'o" or persons attend The session o.
tn support Of tho views o. the Convention.
q resolution w"s alec ssr~rd 10, for r~eomme pdins
'" mo ir'epds OF ioua industry, by law, 10 m oeurs
an expression oil imeht from heir sever Al ate
g'slatures Ia favor Of the soutinu .nes of IN. AMI
this end. ~ 1 W
"Ths resolution Of Mr.. Lock ID Of NJ York for an
po,ohog committee T. report the Csnvr ton on
omar articles and to sohdt ertent tho duie,
eou'o DO fedueecs without prejudice .sricuitu or
Manufacturer. aud What would DO the .se, OF the re
due lon on the not acted on but la,d ON
he tdoe. There Is sometbins lid this poin, In he
10 the people OF the United Sta e., referring the
question, II IL said, 10 The wisdom OF Conpre.,"l
Ia reading over The large list o. Delegates VIII eh a,
tended THIS Convention, aud the States from whish hey
went We were de'sous Of Obtaining species sa
usue'' VIZ he .ss es OF employ ents which hey be
| iopxet--how many wete mspuias iuress--huw insrv
farmers Ono OF The woollen intrss )-how mauy mer.
shau's-how many gen lemen have itteu A book In
favor oil the ,arH-ia other words how mauy d.l-xa,e
| had special n'erest 10 The suhi-c, and how MANY
were di''n'ere"'d cit zsns The greater ea.e with
which moned manufacturing sapaiisn can esp,rjvr for
carrying their p nu than the great body of IN. COM
sumer,' specially no iced by the Eeonomi.is on The
S,nsr 'ds Of the water, Particularly Adam Snih. With
now much more effect they oppose all changes asaus
hem. has been further iusatsd by The saying Of tho
| cogmh statesman, who compared the people 10 shsep
quiehyisytng down to be hseced-Ani these m MED
PeePie hoy'-,oueh single brisie Of ihem aud Won
put the whole siys 10 uprcar.
The N. Y. Convention has shown no little sagac.
IN taking as many interests they can into their
concern They are aware that their sire Myth arises
from their combination; and hence their anxiety 10
spread 'neir nets as wide as possible Hats, cabinet
ware ana copper, have been enlisted, well cotton
wool anu iron-sugar has not appealed in vain and
even salt has had its eloquent Representatives No
thing ISIS those who are strong only in their
union. II good discipline be aided by numbers, they
must prove irresistible. They ore like regular troops
increase their army, and they invincibe Whereas
the great body OF the people are like your
mitia-who fight to disadvantage, because they want
discipline. ''''
What strikes us, however, as the most singular fea
ture in the ". Y. Proceeding, IL the creation of
committee TO examine the effects Of the Projecting Sys-
tenn, upon the Currency Of the countryside they mean
10 make common cause with the Bank of the u States,
to treat as part OF the grand American system
| mammoth Institution? 1880 " "
| whether II be so or no. cannot but admire the
strong police which they have thrown around their
combination. Here we have Central Committee-al
| SO the Monarch Of the Memorial Here we have tue
Committees to be established in each Of the Tariff States
deputies not only TO Congress- the other
mas o. an effort TO enlist the Legislatures of each Ia
rh State in their behalf Here also is Convention 10
meet in Cincinnati in January next and another gone
raj Convention in 1882 ii called for by the Central
powerful; and il becomes the Peopie 10 h, ON tho ,,
and avoid the Fleeing as much they can. The
Phisines be upon you'
THE BANDIr-TAKEN!
In addition to the details which we have extracted
from the Petersburg and Norfolk papers, lay before
our readers the following Letters which have been adj
dressed to this city The first is from the pen of the
gentleman to whom have been so much Indebted for
the previous details of this murderous We
place full confidence in his statements. No man can
read these accounts, without setting Nat Turner down
as wild fanatic or gross mposer-but without nos
sessing single quality of a Hero or a General with
out SPIRIT without courage and without sagacity-We
are happy however, that he is taken; il will extin-
guish in the minds OF the ignorant wretches the del
sions which his pretensons may have creaed and as il
may enable the citizens of Southampton better to under
stand ,ne plan: aad extent Of the insurrecon from the
confessions OF its leader:
j Extracts q Letters.
4 Southampton Nv
"Nat Turner 10 al last sally lodged in Jill. Hewa
apprehsDd In cave, near tho sesideDcs of his te
master, on Sunday about IL O'clock and brought 10 Je.
iusaiem ON Monday where heard bin examined y
the magisra'a' and saw him committed 10 The custody
oil the S'four WALL" He taken by B.ri Pbipps
an industrious man, in the neighborhooi and IN reue.
ed circumstances, 90 that The reward will be Of srea,
son'4nenes 10 him. Nat made no ,s'ran GO, and had
no oher arms buta small light sword, which he sur.
rendered. His eapor had a shot gun we I charged.
"Ha answers exactly the description anne xsd to the
Governors Proeama ion, except tha hs 10 Of dark.l
hue, and his eysr, ugh large, not prominent
they are very oog, deeply aed ia hi, sad aud hav.
rather SINISTER expression; more gloomy ana i,
you have never heard Of. He gave, apparently viii
great candour hisiory the OF b. lad ic,
many years pass OF tho bs saw; tho spirit he eou
yer'ed With, OF his prayers, farings, and watch
ing., and OF his supernatur, powers and gf,, il
curing diseases, controlling the wea her Sr Thes
he considered Tor leDg time only az a call 10 su
perior righ'eou'ns aud 1t not uu n rather NOR,
han ayeM ago tina tho idea OF emaneipatng she black
entered his mind. How his idea came or in wi =; man
ner connected with hi, sgns, Sc could no, 70
bin 10 explain ia all ga i.faeto,y-notwilh
standing examined him closely upon this pcin, he al
way seemed'o mysiy' He doe' not, however, pretend
conceal ID al he The author OF the design and tina
he impaired IL to ve or six others, all OF whom scenes
prepared with ready minds and hsEdl TO engage in il,
These were they who rtndszvJu,ed in the cid nes
T'aVis' lie says their only arms ba,sho,s anC
axes al the commspte fneni.bat he entered TTayj.'
hou'e by an upper window, pissed through his cham
Der, end going through The outer door into the yard
bis followers. ioid them tha! the work as now ops N &
them. One OF Them, HSfk, went in'o the house an,
brought out h:ee sun'--hsy then commenced the
horrd buichery he, Nat, giving the first blow, with
nachel 90 TO his master and mistress, as thew L.
asleep III bed. lie says that ind eliminate maJsarr
was MOI ihsi' intention after they obtained foo,bod am
was resor'sd 20 in she rst instance strike terror AM
alarm. Women and children would afierwsr bav,
been spared. and men too ssbo sessed 10 re.is,
"l had intended 10 enter into further particulars ant
indeed TO have gwen yoti detailed atemeht OF hi
confessions, but undo Stand gentlems engaged |,
'akDg hem down verbatim from hi. own lips with
view Of gra' Tying public sufo'iy; will not lhsrefor,
iores all him
ASorHER.-"The hero Of tbs Southampton in,urrec
Ia md t.lt Lot. In,