Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-05

known, if any error Of statement m7dr, his cpro
nents would expose it, He does feel himself called
upon TO notice the very courteous and Eberu
which were made by the Wing, further than say, that
The names of the committee copied from the
n'ttee as published in the Enquirer, the Van Buren,
committee for the county; and not intended TO A.
tr their signatures To tie haRdhH because he
hat no nntorty TO ITO bntcy rrre adcd merely
nouncc them GSHc Corresponding C0muiUcc for Ills cOun
ty Every effort will be made to-day , election, to
correct the mistake. among The of the county. As
conscientious man, hr feels it his Duty as far he
San, Il correct any mistake which! he himself makes,
Is the Of IN others.
"RICHMnNn, Mnndlv April j."
.1vpoyiir Ert5uri trDm tic IIqud.kU
"fELL"w.tIrIzENs-O Our county is tlom.d with hand
BLISS, pnrpUrtIng l" conlain Mr. Van Brrns srnrn
upon The subject Of Aboli,inn IN tic nL.rncf As well
his opinions upon the powers of C"ngrrss Ia abolish
slavery IN The District of Columbia. \ sentence two
IS Torn iron" tile context and such passages entire
~ satisfactory are suppressed Hear Mr. Van Buren, for
himself:
do not hcstatc to give it to you as M deliberate
ana well considered opinion, that ,llc objections to
the exercise OF this power, against the wslcs of The
Save.hodng STATES. as imperative IN hcir nature and
ohtg"tt0HS in regulating the conduct Of public men, rs
NC mo P"toabc cdnt IF Constitutional po1r ,cond Gc.
II the desire OF that portion of them which is larora
Die TO my elevation TO the Chief AIagslracy should BE-
grah:cd, must go into the Presidential Chair, The in.
PfTOe ana u"romPr0atSing opponent Of uny attempt on
me part Of Congress to abolish Siarcry IN tie District If
eo"mdta against the wishes Of the slavc-hodng States
aid also, with The determination cgnaHy dtridcd, To-
siSt the slightest interference with the subject in the
States where it exists
&" do therefore believe that the abolition Of slavery
IN the District OF Columbia, against The wishes Of the
slavch"ldlng States, (assumng that Congress- has tho
power to effect lt would vnalr the shirt Of Lat COM
PFomSh of interests ,chich lies Tic basis Of arr sac
compact; and am thoroughly convinced that il cou
not be SD DONE without imminent peril if not certain
destruction, TO The u. States Viewing the matter in
this light is my clear and settled opinion tina, the
Federal Government ought TO abstain from dninr So
and that it is The sacred any eAose ho tic people Of
TIE L. &ctcS 'nrmEt trh the cJnrOi If us arOa so To
use the Constitutional power, with which they are in.
vested, rs to prevent it.
"Do you any thing more satisfactory: But you
told not to believe him. If his declarations are I'm.
Judge White? No. fcnw.citizens, Mr. Van Buren, is no
-7h0Iuionid He is coad jnor Of lappan Smith and
others OF The leading Abolltioniss Of New York This
the Wings Themselves know is the case II he were
an Abo!Itionis how is 1t, THAT the whole of the Adolf
tIoniStS IN New York; well as in Congress. are op-
posed tn him? The fact that Mcy opposed to him,
Is proof positive, lie is 40 AnoITIoXsT You are told
that Mr.. Van Buren, has voted TO place fee negro on
footing with the free sons Of Virginia. This is taisc.
lie DID, IN New York. vote L. give free negro w!.o
should possess rcehod free of all membranes of
Debt Nc, the right of suffrage; and far from adv
eating the principle. rs it then existed in New York,
when the negro and the white footing in
That respect he voted TO restrict them (the free ncgrocs
10 freehold qualification Of $z2IU value which, in fact
almost amounts to their being excluded from the polls
motion was made in the New York Convention, by
MIR. Eastwood: to reduce The freehold value TO 800
which Mr.. Van Buren, voted against. And now, what
has all this to do with Virginia rrclions This was i
matter Of State policy and the Federal Government has
nothing TO do with it, And Mr. Van Buren, tells you
That he would resist every attempt Of the Federal Co
vernncnt to Interfere with the subject OF slavery in the
District Of Columbia or elsewhere
" Whom are you called upon by The Wings 10 snp.
port for the Presidency; Why, Hugh l.. White
Where Mr.. White born: In North Carolina-
Well, did not free negroes vote there: Certainly they
did Where does Judge White reside; In Ten.
neSsce. Well. did not free Negroes v,tc there They
did And If Hugh l.. White voted in n. Carroll
Tennessee, he voted with free negroes. And more
over, he has certainly said his negroes to gentleman
formerly Of Rchm"nd Now: itowcilizens, choose
you, whom you will
Again: il is bc-r that your opponents will drop
White, if Cen Harrison should be likely to prove the
more successful. And WHO'S Gen. Iarrison Why did he
leave Virginia. fit not for his Conscientious scruprs
about slavery Who is the ticket with Gen IIlrri-
son for Vice President; Why Francis Granger Of \.
York. And who is hc' Look a, his votes in Congress
upon the subject Of Abolition. He is an Abo,onist
outright, Of the Tappan stamp.