Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-07-19

ciiefn,ukers Of the North and the South!
Fellow. citizens read the following proceedings of the
present Congress, and you will see that Ine 'oonsts
in that body but lean minority So 1t IS through
out the Union The great mass OF the people nre at
tending 10 their own business, and have no'hng 10 uo
with this abolition panic. There is not member Oh
Congress of any political party who believes mat I'
gress will legisate upon the subject uf abolition Is
not outrageous ;hrn, that few desperadoes from Inc
North and So;h shnul! be- permitted 10 keep 'u' ma
'!onai s!au.r conrinua! state Of agitation, to the
shameful neglect Of the public businrss and to t!i DIS
turbancc of The harmony It the Ununo
Let Us call upon sur friends in Congress from all quar-
Of the Cn:"n In suck 10 tie grund they have taken,
and put Stop 10 Inns iHcenGtary discuSSon.
Pinckmeys 7iesD'ntion.
In the House Of Representatives, February s, 1886,
Mr. pinckncy moved 10 suspend the rules to enable him
TO submt his resolution upon referring petitions, &c,
upon the subject Of Aboton-Ayes l35, noes 6l-Ony
administration men voted i'll the negative and 20 OPP
position men
The Resolution was divided into five propositions:
Isr To commit the Resolution to the Committee
Ayes ia. Noes 4S
':2d That Congress possesses no CONSTITUTIONS pow
er TO interfere with tie institution of slavery in any Of
the States If this Contcdcracy.
Ayes 20l OF the Nays Southern, Norlherh-i Ao-
Nays { mln:stralion, Opposition
s:fd. That in the opinion OF this House, Congress
ought interfere in any way with slavery IN tne
District Of Columbia because TouH te ft0Ht10n OF
tie pnbc Jdi un'ciSc fmP0ittc, ana dangerous 10 Me
Unon assigning such reasons tor these CONCLUSIONS
rs in lhc Judgment Of the committee, may oe oesl cal
cuat2d 10 cnghcn the public mind TO ailay Inc excite
mcTl, 10 Tepr:sS agitation, TO secure anu lhI'ta Tic
Just rights OF the slave holding States. and OF Tie peo
pie Of This district, aud 10 restore harmony ana tanquIi-
ty amongst the yaInus sections OF this Union
Ayes lG3, Of the Nays Souih-AdmlnstratIon q,
Nays 81 ( IL Nortll-OppositIon 43.
We believe that nearly all OF them are politically hos
tile 10 Mr.. Van Buren,. Here are their names:
Mcssrs. Adams, f. Allen, Bailey, Banks, Bond, Bor
den, Briggs, W. b. Calhoun 6. Chambers, Childs,
Clark, Corwin, Crane, Gushing, Darlington, Denny,
mi Hard
llester Hrar, IlCn,, lngha!n W. Jackson, Jones' Law
renee, o. W. Lay, Lincoln, Love, s. Mason, NJ Carly
Mkennon, Morris, Parker ID. Pierce, !hl!lIps, pos
Reed, Russell, S!oau, Spragur, Flnton, Webster WHIT
lcscy-l7
4ti Inst rucling the Committee TO declare, that il:
would be violation Of the public faith, &c, to inter
irrc with slavery in the District.
Ayes ~. OF The Nays, Administration 2s-Norlh ~
NAYS - Opposition 53-Sou,h o.
9TH lmsruc,ing the committee assign such reasons
best calculated to alIay excitement, &c.
Ayes lU5, Nays IT,
In the House Of Representatives, May 25th 1885, the
select committee made able report in accordance with
| the instructions before recitcd.
Restrictions rrpOrtcG By Pinckncys Committee.
MAY -, lc.i', lst Resolution, Ayes 1o2 Noes g.
| All the Nays Opposition Declined 10 vote I, all
| but Opposition.
| I'd. Resolution. Ayes l::?!, Noes 45.
| d: the Nura, Upp"sliirn men -, =
Administration men :;
81. =: HtSOIo,d That all petitions, memorials rcsnln
tons. propositions papers, relating many way. or to any
whatever, 10 the subject of slavery, or to the abo
nn oi slavery, shall. without being either printed or
referred, be laid upon the table and that further &C
! ton whatever shall be had thereon
UHc hundred and seventeen members voted in favour
of this preamble and rcsDuon and sxty-cight against
tlrl and OF lie latter, i number Of &Jnthcrn mem
bes, who preferred ether modes OF dsposng of the sub
jet.
Ayes i7--vz. Opposition -, ~
Administration ~:
MUS A administration H. South Sou: T. 's'
| H,nrGs0S anil GI!yGEH
| Our Wings here profess to be for JHdge Whic The
WHY'S North and North o! Virginia Tuing Tor
HrriSo for President, and G:a"gtr Tor Vice President;
the Granger whose maine you will find recorded IN
the abv list o! hbo!itioniss in Congress: Nearly all
tn. White men are Hhj.s; all the Harrison men
UAigS. In Stale and national legislatures, We sec
them Cooperating with each other. And scheme Is
foot il State 10 unite the friends .! n aTF
aud White upon III" same ticket. If this scheme
succeed, Harrison may get the vote OF Virginia. Rcat
h= following extract taken from Of General ilIrr
sons organs. and sample Of his sentiments iii re-
ation slavery. Read tc extract, t!l"wcltiz=ns anc
lLna OF The sincerity Of The Wigs here, whn, whilst
they would alarm you about abolition, are cooperating
with the Wings who are sustaining General HaIrison
ft,n the Richlaud tOhi"l Wing.
Extract from puhi SpGcca dcircrtd Gy Gen Ha"Fi:ra
" Should be asked If there be no way BY which the
General Government aid the cause OF EMAScirA
ToS, answer that it has been long object hear my
hcar. In The whole Of lis Surplus appr"pria
ted TO tina. object. With the sanction Of the State
lpltin the slaves there appears 10 me to be no constl
t.!iur,a objection to lis being thus applied cmbracn!
10, only the colonization Of those that may be oterws
freed but the purchase Of The freedom of others. BY
zcnluus prosecution Of plan orEed upon this basis, W
nigh, luok 1rwarJ tna day not FAR Distant when NoF
3 American would Eot look down upon slave.
Tie seAc,ne IF tie Wigs to take the Election from III
Pc0Eic.
"Tic enemies of the present Administrations, and o
Democratic principles for long time vacl!iang
TO their order Of battle in the mex! contest for the Presi
dcncy. Whether they would have general Convention
nominate their strongest man as their leader, and rail-
under one standard stalking the Issue upon the decision
of the people or, whether: by choosing sectional candl
dates they would avail themselves o local ana persona
influences ;ssrae The vote Of the people, and take TIT
decision from them the House OF Representatives, wer
the alternatives which held the triple party IN suspense
until tie present sitting of Congress- ANY one OF thei
prominent mcu heIlevc would have embraced cheer
fully the honor Of leading their iororn hope bnt TN
secondary class constituting bed" ol eight inrinocr
in the House. representing the blue light Federalism
the North and Bank Federalism OF the middle section
and Modification Federalism Of the South, have mail
adopted scheme, the success oi which depends o
dr.wiur the election from The People, To themselves
the iionsc In pursuance of this plan, il is now settle
that the three Opposition candidates, at lrs Presen'e
in the several sections Of the Unon to keep the part
from disbandrg as eutcnants Of the real leaders
tho coa,ou shall continue in The field. Electoral tick
is in favor Of HARRISON will he proposed only IN tue Stale
ofvcrmont y York Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware
Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky eight States, giving on
hundred and hiyu three electoral r0eS. Webster llcke
will be confined Maine " hampshire, Massachusetts
, Connecticut Rhode Island, ad New Jersey, SIN State
r;vinu G,iGnc electoral RITES White is the candidate
c cnaIlou in the South, and triE electoral tickets are
be run in lis name ouy in the States of Virginia. Mort
Carolina, Soutl Ca.oin, Georgia, Tennessee Lousan
r Mississippi Illinois, Alabama and Missouri, ten Stale
giving precisely h"adrcd ccct0ral rotcS 1t require
It orc dnnsircd nnd jortylrc rates Qhc minority OF t"
hundred aud light electoral votes TO elect rres
# dent 1t is obvious therefore, that ii the Opposition cal
dcs were each to succcrd in carrying their ecctori
tickets in the Sc yera States where they presented al
the Democratic candidates defeated in them al
c no clccuu w.td be made by LIe People. II 10 CO: