Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-08-02


shah this Sc, year preceding ANY
rccn, 10. Las; months Resident OF The ;"wn or GOMEZ!
h otter m vote, ANA @aii nav "it"' me gear PIE
ci III, rI:oa, Pill Slt r"uny, 'Sr.,cd Upon
hi real personal property; eSal ny t DC exempted from taxa
!ormd wilma that year, military duty III EG liH Of ih state or
III De exempted from "lli4 duty II consequence
Of ia. any rity, ,!i!a:: III this STATE N
as ccry 81 the Of twenty 'n" years VINO shall
;fcc years preceding such ctc"' m tI"t:r
u this It ito; n ..r yra resident 4: the county
mas o:t hi: vote ana SILL haze becn wihS the h
war; sse r labor rpoa publ: waya, aad s4 have
irmc the lhnr or PAID equivalent therefor, according nw
shall DC rar1i vote in The IOWA or yard where he actually re-
sics cIsewcrc all officers that or ersAtr,
may be- elective BY the peoples But eoor ualcss he shah
have baa for rEce citizen q" i' STATE, and Tor one yer
pccdn; any cirrton aaH BE- seized a"a possessed ireeaa
ea kn"d and ~ T1?rrs ocer end oS".r al e's
f"% "a m f. vi NJ uny snca ccrijon
And o' color 'al he subject to 'rs: aNlc' G ho
1t will be- seen that The qualification required Of the CO.
orrd man is extremely hg and its elect has been 10 ex
Glade nearly all that description of voters from The polls
in New York, and if adopted in this STATE, IN rrat'oh
to the whites, would prevent large portion OF our voets
from exercising tie mht they dp 1T present nus 1t
uupcars that so far way Mr. Van BURN from wishing TO
put The coored npnn cqnaiity WIN inc While "'C
evcn in Ncw York. which IS Il non siaVe'h"iohs o'ate
that he voted for discrimination between thei', WHICH
extended greatly the rights Of the ore, whilst abridged
osa If ,lIn other AnG this is the head and front 0
Mr. Van Buren, offending Ii tins mailer Further co'A'
Inent is unnecessarily -. A.. ,, r
We have SAID enough. We believe, on tniS oranea o.
hr subject and wr would dismiss II, but that the7e Is
,u .,na: uinr circumstance so opposite TO the present
roury SD illustrative ut Ger views so satisfactory TEST
Of the sincerity of he sentiments avowed ny ME- Van
Bureu that it would lie uni ls To hIn and to the cause
of truth to pass BY unnoced 1t WIN be Tecercted
that lIc excitement which peryaded tile Southern coun
ry ON the subject Of abolition, was mainly produced by
the circulation through the mail, OF lncendiary writings
and pr;ns of various descriptions. In the discussions
Which took place. much sulicude was expressed to OBJ
lain from Congress- ACT 10 restrain and punish the
circulation BIZ posaas,crs Of such papers At the last
esscn Of Congress bill! introduced into the Scnule
IA h;b Posasters from ring from their Offices
OF Otherwise circulating, ncendiary publications, and
su;,cting them 10 removal from Office, penalty tor
vio.'ion OF The law On the question Of the engrosSment
Of s BILL the Senate equally divided At the mo-
u.; Mir. Van Buren, absent om the Char, %h'ch
was temporarily occupied by another Mr.; Calhoun
lircd with Emphasis, Hhsrc lcas INC y zee r5es: SD,
He immediately appeared and took his seat aha W." ,
utmos, prompti.ude and decisicn pronounced ina. .,e
senate was equally divided and gave his casting s1 ,s
far The hill iere was occasion 10 try: mol on!y lne
snce,v but The G,maess of the Vice PRESIDENT was
or vi,, importance The prohibition OF using
s mail as vehicle to circulate incendlsTy papers,
would h.. d,a,h-blnw 10 the Ab"lItionss' lhey knew
~ h G, il and their most violent exestlcns were used
, IF tits measure, disastrous to their cause
~ 49, .nno, circulate il is in vain they should print
% man who should obsruct, or defeat the exercise OF