Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-25
TIE .jBOLIYiO.iYSl;S.


men for regular army, and Volunteers continually
arriving from Yarnus sections OF the country.
TIE .iBOLI7lO.,7SYS
We Law before our rrarrs the following extract of =
private letter, from Il highly Respectable cIzrn o! The
Stale of New YORK.. We have also before US ser? in
trrrSting statement iroH gentleman in Albany, oil the
present condition of tic Abolition cause and lhc views
ni the Legislature OF New York. We shall publish in
our -contcnng ourselves for the present with stat
ing on its authority. that the Ab,lroniss "vcr-ra
ng their numbers aud influence, iDr effect meriy: and
that The Legislature a:c prepared 10 carry out the
admirable suggestions Of G"te!Tor Marcy. The iul
lowing is the Report of the Select Committee of
the Rloue Island LegisAture which we promised
in our last 1t is up to the huhand the notorious Car
rsun may boast in vain OF his dongs IN Providence If
the following bill and resolutions shnu!d express the
sense of the Legislature. a motion TO Oytp0nc IN
dcfuiteiy this Report los! by inrsc nlanrIty.
And then, by general assent, the sub.cL laid over
till their rcxt session in May next:
RcsOicrd, That in the people Of the several States
exclusively resides the right and power OF Judging and
deciding upon all questions and concerns relating To Sla
very within their respective lits and any interference
with that right and poSer by the United States or by
individual States, any Of their citizens, would be
unwa7ant7be act Of aggression, which the injured State
would have prriect right 10 rrrrl.
"RcsOircd, That the obligation which by the laws of
nations every independent State is under to all others,
to restrain lis citizens and all persons within its
jurisdiction from acts Of hostility and from all Practices
md Vaccinations affecting their safety and welfare, ought
to be strongly felt and most faithfully regarded and
fulfilled by the States in this Union. bound together, as
they arc, by their solemn compact. On such coca.
sius, the warmcst professions OF sympathy, or the
strongest expressions OF GIsapprobaon vi such pracli.
ces, are no discharge OF that obligation.
"RcSored, That attempts, whether direct or indirect,
secret oprn by whatever carried on, to render
the slaves of the South DISCONTINUED with their lot to III
flame them with hatred and revenge against their
tcrs, and thus to excite them to Instruction, with all Its
train Of horrors involving the destruction ol the slaves
themselves, enemies Tor which punishment can
be too severe Those who shall be guilty OF such AT
lenpls will make themselves consp traitors against the
peace safety rights aud lives of the whole white popu-
latiun of the avrholdngS tatcs-aganst the Govern
mcnts and institutions of those States, and against the
Union itself
Rcsoired That to punish the authors of REASONABLE,
scdous or dcaInatory bes, The list preservation Of
the freedom OF the press and the gt of free discussion,
we'll the only safeguard to private character and 10
the peace and good order Of civil society; and while
insist upon the right Of the citizens all proper times,
aud on all proper OCCASIONS freely TO discuss any matter
Of opinion, whether in politics morals: yet drpre-
any attempt by any person PERSONS TO prostitute
such freedom Of discussion t" the purpose Of dlsosganl-
cation, or unprnciped defamation.
Rcsnircd, That His .Excelirncy the Governor, be
requested transmit copies Of the foregoing resolutions
TO our Senators and Representatives Congress, and
10 the Executive Of enc of the States in the Union.
The following is the bill reported with the above re.
solutions
"Bc il enacted by the GeucraL qss,mLIv, and bg The au.
Mority hercofn hcreDy ennctcd, That all brpus pub.
LEGATIONS aud all srditihus practices having manifest
tendency and design disturb the peace of any Of The
States in this Unlo by exciting the slaves In surrrc-
tion shall be deemed, and hereby declared 10 he
public wronrs and criminal offences and person
who shall BE- convicted Of any such offence before the
Sunrenlr Judicial Court, upon indictment preferred
against linn by the Attorney General, shall be lmprspn
ed not exceeding --, and fined by said Court no,
exceeding - dollars; and for every subsequent of:
fence of the same kind every such offender upon
vc,iun as aforesaid, shall be imprisoned not exceeding
- aud be fined by said Court not exceeding --
dollars"
Ertrac, ota Later ron Citizen n Oneida ceunfyN Y
10 his friend IN this Gig, intel ION Feb l>36.
am Glad 20 hear you say that Mr.. Van Buren,
prospects are good, in the Old Dominion He is mar
whom we have seen revilcd and prosecuted by the Hart
ford Convention men, the Blue Light Federals the Bank
men, and the whole family of Arstocras; but still lie u
risng-hornr on the wings of the Peoples s"rnscs-
which will wait him victory this FALL and the al
Of March, 1897, place him in the Chair now occupied by
Andrew lacksnn Than whom wHrthter never sat There
You say that you wish 10 get Co.. Ilareys Message.
will mai! one 81! you Tomorrow.
" In conversation. in the Post Oitce tins evening,
was informed that Gerrit Smith of the Blue Light Schoo
in po,cs has .en writing letter 10 some one III You
State stating, that the view Of the abolition question
taken by Car. Marcy in his Message err"nco"s-ah
that THIS fact must have been known To hiIn L"0 ~
At the time ut his sending HIS hlcssase 10 u
am told that he (Alr SlnIth) states in his letter. al
far from dying away. the Addition cause is gaming ii
hundreds weekly. and that .HnrryS Message Is ner
hnnbur 10 gull the People, and benefit the election
Martin Van Buren, can say, so far as am acquainted
,ha, the lenders in the abolition ranks in this county
disappointed Office seekers, and their rank and file col
s;ss of enthusiasts and fanatics, who take up snhjc
and run with il, regardless Of consequences I'LL la
work their own ruin nr the destruction of the cause
which they engaged. In this section of the Sta,
land believe the same remark holds true, it regaIt
tho I,pited Ahoitiunlsls