Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-18

suItTHUOus cHfTyY
ncuncng such interference the part of the General
government or the States return said Mr.. s. to the
position that the people have expressly directed de-
nounce and arrest the Interference OF the eitsas of the
North With slave property and that they have in
yoked the action OF their representatives carry out
their wishes in this particularand now, sir prove
The accuracy OF this position let refer the meet
'ngs OF the peopIe-i here desire perform double
duty, and cite the proceedings these setngs not
only for the Information OF the House. but in order
that, through the medium of the public Journals they
may be spread in available form before the people
wish these resolutions TO stand grouped together and
beg the stenograPhes will take note of the numbers of
those which will read. Those To which now refer
sustain the first position TO the interference of citizens
Of other States:
The first resolution ofh augusta meeting says "That
the institution OF slavery, exists the Southern
States is exclusively domestic in it's character and the
sole right OF modifying aboshng il, belongs the
several States in which exists, and every attempt by
Tile citizens or Legislatures of any State by the Con-
gress OF the United States interfere with the subject
an any other State, should be looked upon uncon.
s'i,uonai invasion of the rights of such State
terei II will be perceived that erery attempt (no alone
the acts OF printing aud circulating pauuhiets) is de-
ciared unconstitutional, &c. ..
The county OF Buckingham say in their first rcsolu-
uon: That they will not argue the question of the right
OF slavery; that is question for each State holding
slaves To decide for itself and that they will permit
any people to interfere between them and their slaves
The hrst resolution of the county of Campbell fol-
ows-(lt does not specify the acts of czens; but it
will be found in the body of the resolutions that il is
against the citizens of the North that the indignant
hold any attempt to impair the rights Of property
slaves, guaranteed by the Constitution by the aboli-
ton oil slavery by Congress in any of the States any
ot the Territories District where slavery now exists
regulate the manner in which slaves may be sold
from one State TO another, violation of our
political compact and destructive of the whole frame of
our government"
The I'd resolution of Caroline saws That the aboli
ton societies of the Northern States combinations of
citizens OF those States whose operations have the direct
tendency TO overthrow the governments of the Southern
States OF this conederacy by destroying their
breaking up their industry Exposing their 10
all the horrors of civil and servile war;
The I'd resolution OF Charlotte: That any interfe-
renee with our slave property, by citizens of the
eholdng States, is alike and unwar-
rantable, and cannot for be tolerated bysthe
citizens and shareholders of the Southern country
Elizabeth City The first resolution declares: " That
our right To exercise ownership our slaves is qua
anteed to us by our political compact and that amy
tempt to invade 1t by any society association of men,
VIII be resisted by such means the nature OF the
may require"
The 1o,cn Of Fredericksburg is next in order And
here let me premise thai recoect having been inform.
ed through the public press or was far distant at the
time )-that saw il recorded in the organ of certain
party IN this city-that the resolutions from the
pen OF the Hon. John M Patton, and the announcement
was accompanied with flourish of APPRECIATION The
list resolution says That entertain the opinion in
common with the whole of the slaveholdng States that
the subject oil slavery exists in the slave
States OF this Union, is in all its aspects domestic
question-belonging exclusively the czens of these
States and that the people of other State have any
between master and slave and that such interference
can be permitted"
Gloucester declares the sentiment in the I'd reso.
luton That for the people of any foreign government
unrestainedly to adopt and persevere in n systematic
course OF measures calculated place in jeopardy the
peace and tranquility of any State of this Union would
iurnsh not only To the Stale thus threatened but to the
United States, of the serious complaint and
this remark loses of its force between the seye
raj States OF this Union in regard each other the
contrary The fact of their union renders imperative on
each aud all to against the Vaccinations of anv
portion OF the'r citizens, the undsurbed tranquility of
each and ALL"
with unqualified Appreciation the resolutions of the meet
ing in the City of Richmond
The first resolution of the city IF Richmond is as fol-
lows And here may say that the resolutions of that
meeting were dgesed by assemblage formed of all par
ties and, far as informed had the support of all
" That we shall hold any attempt to impair the rights
oil property IN slaves, guaranteed by the Consu
ton, by the abolition of slavery by Congress in any of
the States, any of the Territories or Districts where
slavery now exists, or to regulate the in which
slaves may be sold from one State 10 another, a
ton violation of our political compact destructive of
the whole frame of our Government
Louisa speaks thus in her I'd and Sd resolutions:
" That we view with indignation and horror the course
oil the Northern Abotonsts, which is calculated with
unefrng certainty if not speedily checked To result in
dsuniom and the awful caiamtes of civil and servile
wdr-Ihat tins unholy interference between master and
siaye by portion OF the people of the North is a direct
violation OF the Federal Constitutions and cannot and
will not be tolerated by us; and further that we recog
nze no better right IN them to interfere with dones
cs than they have preach up doctrines OF rebellion
and bloodshed among the white slaves OF Great Britain
lreland any other foreign country webbing TO them
as respects the abolition question, foreign nation
all inienls and purposes.
Observe, sir that this unholy interference is the in
reference OF caizenS and not of States
The town of Lynchburg declares
That the discussion OF the question of slavery as il
exists IN the Southern States, reference To its nros
pecve or Immediate abolition by the citizens the nom
slaychoiding States, either individuals as egsla-
1--WE bodies, npertnent interference with the rights
Of the South recognized by the Federal Constitution
and Will not be submitted to-"
The first resolution of the county of ecenburq saws
That we cordially respond TO the sentiments and re.
solutions OF our felowcitizens of Richmond expressed
by public meeting in that city of the 9TH instant and
owcitizens OF the South generally in such measures
may secure the undisturbed enjoyment OF common
rights.
niddLeSoE does the same.
Southampton thus expresses her views :-"That The
relation subsistng between the several States and the
duties and obligations which spring from that relation
require that each State shall prevent it's own citizens
from attempting TO njure the Governments or People of
The other States that State which refuses or vouna-
my negects to perform lis duty this respect violates
It's constitutional obligation, and places itself the att-
tude OF an enemy to the other States that the anti
slavery societies, organized in New York and other
Northern States, combinations Of citizens of those
States, with The express view of overturnng the Co
OF the Southern States, by DESTROYING their
property, breaking up their industry and Exposing their
citizens 10 all the horrors of civil aud servie war;
-Notiowoy declares-"That we view the combinations
81 persons which have ut any time been formed in this
Union Tor the purpose, in any way whatever of inter-
neddng with slaves OF affecting the legal STATE
OF slavery as established among direct invasions of
our rights and settled conspraces TO encourage rebellion
aud murder"
The 18th resolution of the Paisyicania meeting il ne
follows ;''lhat regard the present movements of
portion OF the people OF The Northern States the sub