Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-29
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IL turns out, that Mrssrs Ams Hull Wall Ycllowey
Sprui and Puiznn, who wrote from Jackson IN Caro-
nma) to MI Van Euren about .4LOiii0n, ali Wings
Inc haieigh Standard says, they " all Nullifers or
pane Wings, every soul Of them. But if it was their
purpose TO efrGp him, they must feel ashamed Of
themselves for tie bungling attcmp-snce his pro,nn
frank, and unexceponable response TO their queries
must have utterly frustrated all their designs-1o us
Tue inference is irresistible that it from no friendly
feeling towards MIR Van Buren-no sincere desire TO dis
abuse The public mind of the impressions and
unoundcd preudiees prevalent in this State with regard
wrote him the catecetcal letter forming part Of the
respondence in question: Else, why did they not come
out and publish the correspondence Why give Mr.
' an buren answer TO the world, and magnannously
tell the people OF North Carolina or permit Them TO doe
Tor themselves from his communications whether he has
not been sameiuily msrepresencd and grossly SLAM
dered on the subject of Abolitonism :" These Wings
IN North Carolina afraid of lis effects; and crefoTc
suppressed it, expected.
Yet most grossly is he still sandcred under our own
eyes! The country is Hooded with handblls from the Whg
and the Coupler Offices in this city, filed with false
and rPoded accounts of the Free Negro Vote-his Ia
rH 'o'e III - when he acted under positive
lions from the Legislature OF New York which the Get
ters up OF these ibelous handbs carefully suppress
aud also with mutilaied, gaIbcd extracts from Van Blu
rem ~ Carolina letter, and contrasting them with the
opinions OF that just Judge and immaculate candidate
H. Il. Whiie.-Ihey strip a sentence or two from the
coheXt-and suppress these passages, which some Of
the Wings compelled TO confess perfectly salsac
tory TO them--Such as these
do not hesitate 10 give 20 you my deliberate and
wel-considered opinion, that there objections to the
exercise OF this power, against the wishes of the slave
nothing states, as peTdtre an their nature and OJOa-
h0HS regulating the conduct Of public men as The
most gaLaIte teant Of constitutional pO,ecr oouid be-
Ii the desire Of that portion Of them which is fvora
BILE TO my elevation to the Chief Magsiracy should be
gralfed, must so into the Presidential Chair the IN
eEi6ie and rneompronising opponent IF any attempt on
The Part Of Congress TO abolish Siarcry District of
Counbia against the wishes Of the holding States
aud also with the determination egaaiiy Decided TO re-
slst the slightest interference with the subject in the
States where it exists"
81 do therefore believe, that the abolition of sla-
very in the District OF Columbia against the wishes of
the holding States assuming Congress has the
power to effect ny would violate Tie spirit Of iot com
promise of interests ohch lies Me basis Of our social
compact; and am thoroughly convinced that il could
not be done, without imminent peril if not certain
destruction, TO the Union of the States. Viewing the
matter in this light il is my clear and settled opinion
that the Federal Government ought abstain from do.
ing so, and that is the Saered duty Of ose ,oho The
PeOe Of tic IT, Suites ehtruSt io the control of its ac-
tim, to use the constitutional power with which they
are invested, as TO prevent it,"
Can any thing be more explicit and uneomDrOmisiuO
than these declarations? Does he not here pledge him.
self TO put his Veto any such attempt but can we
trust him' (say the Whgs) ale may 20 in So e1cairns
MI Gilmer0 but will he sos That is to saw
VIII not Mr. " b be not only the vest knnye but the
most consuminate fool that lived? Will be forfeit
the confidence Of every friend lac has IN the whole
Southern country We have no patience with such
stuff!