Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-20

against legislation TO suppress The abolilioniss This is
decisive OF the intentions of Mr. Van Buren,, the Re-
gcncy, and consequently the State Of New York"
lie last Argus declares, that " The assertion of fact
with regard to the Argus is wholly destitute Of truth
lie comments Of the Whg, therefore, based upon it,
VIII be estimated accnIdinglv.
lc Republicans, the friends Of Mr. Van Barren, ave
holong thei. meetings in N. York, for the purpose of
tneIr tickets for the Fall Elections. Many Of
stancr-the following resolutions wrr. ,Jnrs., h.. iii,
of the county Of Arghany
- RrSmrcd, That sovereign s,,,.s arc ,,or,lIy
every thing that may Ec Of prejudice To- .a.c,. and =,
the safety of human sorriy requires tbs a,,rp,i,, from
every sovereign. believe it nnly 10 b. cnn,n,,,
but tp he the duty of each Of u United States IL ,,
diS TO restrain lis citizens iron disarblr tho d.
ncstic peace and cndangcring the personal security and
lives of the citizens Of the other States.
::Rcso'rcd, That We regard the Union oc the States
as the main Safeguard! Of freedom, and that will sus
tain State authorities in the adoption of any
sure necessary TO prevent dissolution.
BY the Convention Of the Democratic Delegates Of
OH DuichcSS county:
sRcsOLccd, That it duty incumbent upon all citizens,
who love liberty and renrac the Union aud our happy
sttutons, TO dscOuntenancr all interference by the cIt
Of any state in the local interests and concerns OF
other states; that the relation of master and slave Is OF
local nature, and to be regulated by The c2rns OF each
exclusively within their own BORDERS that the in
reference with the question by the citizens Of other
states strikes n the root of that compromise upon which
our union is iunndrd-that will use all irgai
tn rcprcss and prevent such unwarrant bic Interference,
which in It's Tendency put hazard the property,
rights and lives of Southern fellow citizens, and
perscvrred in, must disturb the general harmony Of
country discover the nun endnnnrr the liberty u:
these states"
BY the Republican Delegates Of the 9TH Senate Dis
trict assembled at Utica:
RcSoired That it is the duty n all good citizens who
love liberty and would pCpetualc happy institutions,
t" dscounrnance all interference by citizens of any
STATE in the local Interests and Of other States
that such interference in The relations Of master and slave
and the interests connected Herewith, eminent
degree rrpelensibe and dangerous; that will use all
lcg" nad proper TO rrpress and prevent any
such interference unwarranlablr IN pncp Pile aud
fatal in It's consequences.
BY the Republican Convention of Oswrgo
"RcS0iurd, That the peace and harmony Of the United
States, its permanent prosperity. the duration of Re
publican Institutions and the progress Of freedom,
throughout the world, mainly dependent upon the
conservation of Federal Union that therefore re-
gard any movements whether Of individuals assoca
TONS liable to disturb the present happy relations exist
ing between the States, worthy of unqualified repro
atiun, and should be met by every possible form OF con-
s!Itutioua opposition.
.Rcsoircd That the provisions Of The Constitution of
the L. States securing to the slave holding States the
right Of property in PERSONS should not only be executed
in strict faith By our fellow citizens in every part Of the
Union but should he regarded by the citizens Of the
-Savcluding States provisions Uf peculiar deli
cacy, the offspring of he patriotic and cnlcaory spirit
oil our revolutionary fathers. aud requiring from them
shall moss cUlncIuent with
thu feelings and the wishes Uf lhrIr Southern Brethren.
The Convention of the county of Albany recommend
Ar Van Buren,, the Others do, for President. and also
adopt The following Resolutions:
.'HCSG'rrd, That rcrrubar the movements and de-
signs Of the ab"onss; ncrn'iary in their character,
and tending uncss r:csscd by the nrrvading srnt
=" the Nurt, we'll rs the South ar By prayer iGg"l
restraints to the disquct OF The country Ia unjust and
dangerous interference in the domestic pulley aud
stllutiuna rights of Southern brethren. and to the
suhvcrsion Of the Union.
..Rrs0ircd, That difference between those
who attempt to produce agitation and excitement by rio
lCuL claims To '.rrc discussion THIS time the sub
irct Of slavery, and those who Themselves To be in
favor mmrdate abolition, and who openly contcmn the
public opinion and invade the peace and hazard the lives
Of the citizens of the South by direct appeals the ~
nu:ancc and infamabir passions Of srrvIr populations;
both being. Judgment i'll the highest degree repre-
irsIb., and dangerous 10 the wrhr!ng ot the connH-
nifty
The spirit olhr Republican Conventions is uni!senly
will, the Son-lf necessary, shall expect the CO.
operation of the Republicans of ~ York, in redreming
their faith, and protecting the Rights Of the South.
Southern Observation-Disclosures League, &c.
The last Charleston Mercury and It's Correspondents
insist upon Southern Conventions but this measure
does not take universally with the Wings. Many OF
them drnOunce it premature, and dangerous 10 The
Union OF America. Oar friend OF the it"nncy lntrllI-
rcncr. is tut anL out n.un,. Southern Lrng The
last Lexington lntrligrnccr (anuihrr saunch Wing
comes boldly forth against it, in the following strains
..Our readers that Of Esnt-Asoli-
ten fanatics have pr"p"Scd ConH cntion OF Southern
merchants, for the purpose of making arrangements
to supply the South with foreign lmp"rtatons, in Or
der to punish the Norh rrn merchants for The conduct
of the Abntiunsts. We utterly opposed 10 the
whole thing unnccrssary-as unjust in its
Lirrs-as calculated array the North and the South
in hostility to each niher ad actually tending to
promote the cause of the Aboltonisls. We are told
that The harsh conduct Of the S"uth has already pro-
duced reaction in public sentiment in the North
in favor Of the Fanatics. Firm yet mild courteous,
persuasive the most efficient II our
merchants import fcreign goods Chraper than the
merchants Of North (lnd believe they CAM why,
lei, them do So We certainly shall not Object to it, but
let it b. purely and exclusively coninrrcai measure,
adopted for conmcrcial purposes
"'rlc strongest against the S 'u;I : importing
for itself that it would tend TO weaken the ties which
link The North and the South together For part,
firmly persuaded are that highest interests Impc7l-
ousy require the preservation nt the Union, that We DO
not know ii would not rather things should remain
they ut pccuniary loss to ti;r South
We 30 for the best interests of rLlc Country who
Their those interests peculiarly Northern Southern,
Eastern or Western. We would not promote the inte-
rests of the South the of the greater interests
of the North We are, however, for letting trade take
its OWE course But do altogether object to The pro-
posed Convention most rash and unwise scheme
We hope it will meet with nnthns but indignant repro
baton in this section OF our country
The DanvilIe Observer Republican, says: The Con
yention of Merchants which has been much urged by
few Wing Editors, and by the prtrHtc correspondence
of The Rchmoud Merchants, has not met with general
cnuutcnance and appears for the present to be no 60
Mnsl udicious men las far know consider the
measure premature, and at this time imPFactcaole
and unwsc.
sr,us R,perur-Thcro will r full millions of dollars
in IN. Ica.uy after paving expenses Of the Government for the
current question which Congress should ake up
nIdposc oil, snoul n the Of Hp"Pans TINS surplus %
Oh a TO the OF allowing amount so heavy 10
,crnn nj the disposition those who administer the IorrnGn
taken the suhrct ny MI
he the Foundation which ofe ne"
,urc. relative surplus should he rcca'eh mn" We can w
no other safe disposal Of this than IT'S h.,nuo"' pro '
.r,o,, Tho stat o tho Union '-N SfhT-
This is Mr. Calhouns wise, constitutional Pan-al'et
,;n some vcars since denounced the distribution Of
the surplus among the stalcs as fatal to their