Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-14
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Of rerm6nt, On. the petiou praying for the .4hciion
Of Slarery in the District Of (oiumbia-[CoscLu
MIR. Speaker, hope need scarcely remark, that
do not include all the people Of tho North with the 90
litioniSs God forbid! believe better of them. Sir
know them to be incapable Of the designs OF these md.
night nurderers for so | call the abolltlonists. They
are not open aud manly mur-res for they do not due
to show their faces in the South, and propagate their
schemes; but stand at distance safely moored behind
the ranparts the laws and institutions of independent
States arttuly exciting. insnuang, and stimulating
our slaves the work of destruction. Sir. they
mus!ereIs in the most obnoxious sense of the term.
could have some respect for the man who boldly march
Is up and assaults openly but abhor and dc!est the
dasarly tend who approaches me by stealth or fires at
behind the bush repeat, sir, their object Is murder
ous and prove iheirown mouth lsit not
toruus that but short time ago. CT them bold avow
ed that every Southern stakeholder ought 10 be executed:
And yet that very fellow walks in broad day, unmocst
by the men, and carressrd by the ladies, in the streets
of Northern city Of this Union Have they not de-
clurcd in print that they would pull down and destroy the
very arch Of the Union. rather than they would fail to
effect their purposes Sir is this language, IN the midst
of our Northern friends, to be tolerated? Are these the
pous actions OF these benevolent servants of God? Sir.
they arc actions but they not those Of the holy aud
peaceful religion Of the Saviour Of the world whom they
hypocritcaly profess TO follow, and whose religion they
profess 10 propagate. He did effect seek to CT
feet the grand object Of his mission by violence. No sir,
the religion Of the Saviour is of different oIder It's OBJ.
ec peace. its works peace, ard It's ends are peace
Not so these fanatics. Theirs is the religion which
seeks the attainment of its designs by fire and sword,
and would drag herecs to the stake, burn them with
lsgots torture them with the rack and the nquis!tiun
The real christian is stimulated to- and never IN
cites to murder and midnight assassination; and regret
the name Of christian should have been connect
ed with this unilaowed detesabe association. 1t IS
dissertation to the name Sir: these people must be put
down. and that speedily or dire consequences, whc!
dread contemplate Will cnsue. The time has arIir-
ed when the people of the South must insist upon it
Security liberty, li!e all are involved in this question;
and they will never surrender their rights. They may
be driven from them, but abandon or surrender them
they will 1t may be matter OF no serious con-
Germ 60 these ,ncddeis with domestic rights with
those instigators the murder of wives and chill
den, concnp plate plains drcnched with blood, in
seville war they absent and secure: but to who
are husbands and fathers no mast be in the midst OF
it. it is with slight concern ordinary emoton that
contemplate or could sec the blood recking from
the bosoms OF our wives and children, pouring !ro:l
wounds inflicted through the nstgat!on of these disturb
Of peace and enemies of our lives aud liberties
We are not brucs. We should feel: and thai acucly
should revenge TO the utmost their BLOOD upon
the heads Of those who shed it, MIR. Speaker, may
suffer much in the conflict with which we are threaten
ed but be assured, that unless God in his providence,
has determined fate otherwise, we Shall dr!Vr back
the storm-we will maintain righs-kc3P our slaves
in subsection and drive back, with signal overthrow,
these inruders upon rights
MIR. Speaker, shall not upon this OCCASION enter the
lists with the gentleman from Massachusetts 70 discuss
the " sublime merits of slavery; with the gentle
man of Vermont into religious controversy prove
ter gentleman may find, If he search his bible that the
patrarchs of old held their bondmcn well their
free servants and both sacred and profane history will
teach him that slavery has existed in form
Their from the foundation Of the world and by few
pous and learned dvincs 1t is supposed to be curse
pronounced upon The descendants Of Of e Of
Noah. But into the philosophy or discussion OF these
matters design not to enter. II be in
cutcheon, wish TO distribute the honor whom the
honor is due; and let former, mother England who
bcqueathcd it TO us take her full share. But, sir who
for long time carried The African slave trade? The
merchants of the North Who navigaed the slave ships:
The seamen of the North. Yet they rcproach US!
The able and patriotic gentleman from Pennsy lvana,
DIR lngersoll) has told that slavery had bcca abo
shed IN The North because the nature Of the soil and its
productions did not longer justify their employment.
very good, and sufficient reason and witha true; and
when we are in that situation that cannot benefit
selves by holding slaves, why We will endeavor to imi-
tale the noble example Of Northern brethren and
emancpae too Interest viii certainly induce be
heve that slavery s evil did Northern brc
thren. When it is not interest 10 hold slaves then
will cmanc pate them too. =
MIR. Speaker: This question has not been bropnht ND
b. ourselves. We have in,erfered with the
institutions of the North, and why should we be meddled
with III will here ask the honorable member
from Vermont question. viii he inform Us what we
are to do with slaves if abolish slavery in Nrr
MAJ But will make proposition to him and TO the
aholitioniSs and il is this open your purScs,rnss give
the best test of your beaeToence; among u.s. and
buy slaves, and you may emancpate them at your
will, so You remove them from among That will be
better of your sincerity and purity Of motive than
eli your speeches and writings. Till you do this
practically say let us alone.
SIR There is another reason why we should not med
die with this subject What the condition Of! things
at the formation OF the conederac During the arduous
struggle OF the revolution you willing gentlemen
TO fight the battles Of freedom, side by side, with the
Acknowledgements the blood of our fathers washed
ind togeie. their bones beachcd the bataef field You
were willing to erect this Union in conjunction with The
Shareholder and with him to cement it together to bring
about desirable event. you agreed by constitutional
compact 10 restrict the powers Of Congress and proh
bit their interference with slavery and even for time
New-fangled doctrines have thrown new lights us.
on this subject, and you now reproach US with tina,
minded peop pie of the North again appeal to North.
ern members, and emphatcay ask, will you violate
your plghted aith' will you Eeproach these who conf
ded in YOU and in their confidence entered into solemn
-. 80 ..p;.I unn2 Ihone-I believe not