Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-06-23
Richmond, Tuesday, june 23.
GEORGIA.


The "MilledgcviGc Union Of the 10th announces
that Meetings are be held in % additional counties, for
the purpose of appointing Delegates to the Union Con-
reRt,on.
The Millcdgevilie papers of the same date, announce
the meeting OF the NuHi6ers' Contention, on the 18th
l63 Delegates present. Col. Roger l.. Gamble of JEFF
ferson, was elected Prcsidcnt--The Federal Union"
congratulatcs them in having "a sage counsellor from
Washington. City to advise Them! Cen. Duff Green
editor of the United States Telegraph, the organ OF Mr.
Calhoun's doctrines and the advocate of Judre White
has made a well.timcd visit to Millcdgcvilic. and is
now here. We suppose it will not be pretended. thai
Duff Green, who is believed never before 10 have bccn
at our metropolis. has visited Millcdgevillc, at the time
appointed for The sitting of this Convention, for any
other purpose than to take part in its deliberations
and to influence its choice-privatrly of course" -
Gen. Green is either a Political .Missionary. O r a Mari.
clan. He happens to hit all the gcrat political meetings
that are computed up at the different points of his visit
lie was present at the White Wing Meeting of Aihe.
marle-thc Mangum Dinner at the Mccklcnburr C,le.
braiion-and nov he is at the great Nulliicrs' Convention
of Georgia. Bui it viii not all do. He will neither elect
Judge Whitc-,or will lac be able TO shake the csiifce or
the Union. MIR. Van Buren, will be elected President of
the U. Sand notwithstanding that event, the prrdic-
ton will not be fulflled-that sthe Union mani ~ be
dissolvcd-ard ,ciU be dissoired.''
NORTH C9ROLLN.L
The Raleigh Standard OF the 18th, refers 4, Tho ,s.,;ls
of the Proceedings of the State Convention. from which
sit will be seen that they have, by n vote ofG6 To On. in.
dicated determination not toextcnd the righ, of suffrage
to Tree persons ofcolor. Much talent and ingenuity have
been displayed in favor of extending Borough repre-
scntatIon to Il few of the larger towns; but il seems to be
conceded, that the right onght to be abrpratcd in cy,r,i
to the smalr- ores. II il a little doubtful what viii br
the issue of this question On Tuesday, 10th. the Con
vention was engaged during the whole of its sitting. in
discussing the subject of representation the discussion
principally turning on the question, as to what number
between 30 and l20. shall compose the House of Com.
mons; 90 appears to be generally acquicsccd in, as tho
number in the Senate
MIR. Macon does not consider himself excused bv his
age, or DO the Chair he occupies, from taking an active
part in the Convention. lie minclcs freely in tho con.
tcst-and participates in every important Debate. On
the question of cxpunging the provision OF the prcsen,
Constitution, which extends the right of sufTrny c IN f,c.
persons of colour, MIR. Macon expressed himself in tho
following nanner-and thus indirectly clears tho
skirts OF Mr.. Van Buren,, from the illbcral aspcrsions
which have been cast upon himself. by his modified vote
in the n. York Convention
g Mr.. Macon (he Presidency did not think anv ono
but n citizen had a right to vote. Our Revolution was
brought about by citizens; some few blacks. to be-
were escd as auxiliarics. Before the Revolution. n n ne
gro in the then colonies could he n subject. unless hc c,,,.
from England or her colonies as such; and the crown az
Great Britain could not make him so il could NAH. 4,
denizen, hut not a subject. Such being the fact, by what
&C: oil ours has thus class of persons been transformed
into citizens: MIR. Macon did not hold TO the princinlp
ola freehold vote. Ii is not property. but ACE aud H..
erection that makes us men. Is II man who hapnens IN
possess $3.50 worth OF property, any more capable of cr.
ercising the right of suffrage than his nciol,hor who i
perhaps his superior in mind and other qualifications bn,
unfortunately has but little of this worlds goods Ain.
sion having been made TO the provision of the New YorL
Constitution on this snhicct, he wonld remark that nc
fair comparison could he instituted between ou,s ,nJ
Their condition we have n numerous black population
thry comparatively a small one. Legal provisions which
would be judicious there, would be ruinous under our cir.
cumstanccs. And il was Il serious question yrLe,bor
our nee fields and bottom lands could be cultivated bv
any other tlinn a slave or black population he believed
they could not. Blacks were first imported into this conn.
try. not as persons, but as goods and merchandise. and
he believed neither they, nor their descendants wcr, er.
titled to citizenship, except by express constitutional ar
legislative provision"