Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-12-06
s;n,,t .esovcYsa0s'S Message.
=, Ciu:.ns gt'iAc Se"ate,
'' agG House of Delegates:

Ea!!tr ilLeWci Ls9 TtSisHihg "iiCe
y : rr.no5 81 his Commonwealth. Having completed
"';'. q; MS c9Gntrys honors, that distinguished
',,au exercised at cngth the privilege OF long SER
=, retire from The turmoil of public affairs to the
~: sr, rcpoSc OF private HE
sS' The DC; ud CT Mr.. Tazewes retirement, it de-
.G anon ne 10 assume, Lieutenant Governor, the
,n,e Of the high and important duties of the Office
y..na The weight ct so important trust have fell
a. .,,. ,ty and am conscious how nadeGualeiy have
,s,t iyal lis obligations: yet, so far as any sue.
s, nave attended MY end.arn.s 10 discharge thcm
, n,u tascrbc 10 the prompt aud valuable assist
80 and Z, cperalna | have received, generally: from
n,,,c o;:crs Of the Common wealth, and. ino7e es
- "v fam those with whom have been most lm.ne
T., i,cha;,c OF :ilc Grv cnnined me by the Cons!i
.., tr eylhi: 10 YOU, on your annual meeting, The
,n If the Commonwealth, and recommend TO your
liberation such measures may seem 10 me expedl.
49, prpcccd, il the first place, 10 invite your alien
~ u snci external concerns as appear most materially
, r:;i Tia; condition, and most strongly to demand
,r,- attentive consideration.
r ,5s. prominent 81 these, Is that most eSrao-di
w r..ce whici. modern times have witnessed, and
49,, .t Is exhibited, for years past It has been
-, w.. Tm;;lru States. at bands OF organized consplra
-: rayvt II brnqd day, sitting in j"dgnent ION the
,-:,. .:.I =, c;ta5 institutions Of the Southern
Ike caI.s,.ITacylIodlug up their citizens Us vb
~. ~, rxrcrailnn to vi The earth-dcnounc!ng their
in...grs ani Laws ubiquitous, npious, and OF no
-, an. l!..n My living never 10 reiinquS their
.,, ,n ,,;,. CONSTITUTIONS and Laws be overturned
- n:, en-. G:iuy:n. money, appointing agents, dis
.,ra,.ug in'>r and ln!iiimatoTy publications, and
, .,oy IL. whole world 10 Join them in their mad
G o.,cl,.y,:!s crusade. And this not III hos
-, or eye! neutral land, bat under the eye and The pro-
,,n ii States. bound with Us in many respects, as
. ,.ooe i: Iragnc. the closest and most irlterna
IN IL >q.:!: AM provisions, and in lis sanctions the must
,,,.: ina: ever yel united Sovereign Powers.
wish fir the preservation Of tins interesting and in
r..e o,ad Tor Tie sake OF peace and OF true hunan-
Il. i. w.ir IN my power 10 announce 10 you, the
>.,!ea:s Of THIS iii.boiing Fanatcisn But regret
,,s. II. Their such information Us nave been able 10
..r 10. lie occurrences Of The year, authorize such
~ s...a%ca Deaf 70 eaireaty, despsing adm1nilinn,
nc:Ia5r - 81 appeals, unaba>!!ed by rebuke, and
aArJ ~ he dsnuucIa;!nEs uf aii wise anu good men
,.-,g.',ou: Tie talon, these nctndlaErs con;nut,
rc.l!<S rs l!icy avo~ themselves OF consequences,
.ssy ia promote :!lIr Gcs;nS and constantly to IN
,:,l,s i"rir ruu2crs. The - handful Of fanatics, as
,.rr srl. i.ir ,;cs:ri;rd bet few years aga, now
J:. e.! i.r i've or SIX huad:ed affiliated societies,
aa5gr!g moi hess than li;ly thousand menoers Still
/: themselves they too insignificant 10 chaiiehSe
pr: vet tie fact ca; neither be disguised nor denied,
t., rouu h their secret. assassn-ke enSsaries, and
IA: nsess -!Icu OF their incendaTy publications,
tx. .ayc in .i.r pewrr unless arrested by just and
necessary laws through the S"uih, seed that
:pca sooner or .a"r Into harvest OF blood and
Gs: !:t.ua.
A,.eaay We tecjn 10 experience a foretaste of the
bte c.ani:los wnch are follow in the train Of this
u:. u! sa!ran,abe and uupInvokcd interference with
Oh. exclusive Concerns. That Tree and cordial inter
ctlsv bot" tic people vi The South and the North,
which, with our improved means oi communication:
vas RAPIDLY Increasing with Inc happcst effects in ailay
!aE nairii p.rlujicps and Misconceptions, ana IN
strengthening tie tcs which bind US together, is already
,gFcarr with serious interruption, 81 reason Ct Inc no.
.n-.,us ald too often successful attempts OF Abolition
Isis spread every where along the principal routes 10 de-
yTc tr seduction or o!ce the citizens Of the Southern
States OF their travelling domcst!cs-lhcI property ny
i!gh sanctions any they hold and oticn having
moral yaiuc. independent oil and far beyond any they
my growing on: Of mutual attachment, property.
Recently Toe. it has been decided, BY lie Supreme
Court Of M,ssacus tits, that slave, voluntarily taken
G,r ha State by his owner, loses at once his charac
Ter Of proprr'Y, aud becomes To all Intcns. III
WiEcve which if indeed it exist, has at least lam dor
m;n :T half century, and is doubtless nfw, iol
he as time, excited 10 activity uy the n!Schlerous M
e.rncc of abolition doctrines. Accordingly, clti'
d: Louisiana has had his slave wrcsted from HIM
IA that State, III I'll. and under the sanction oil
Law, and altogether without compensation Thus we see
tIcl:ine asserted BIZ which, the property OF our Gilt
z"ns may DC cnnhscard without remuneration: whist
the Federal Constitution and that of our own State, pro
,,s that uvate property shall not br taken but tor pub
LeC>rS, nor then, without full equivalent he pro-
position asserted rs the Supreme Court OF Nass:cnse'lS
Ent in violation Of the pr"vsions OF The Federal Consul
tulon a. least directly counter 10 the spr OF those
comomss and tina, entire reciprocity in the protection
i.Ls Of the citizens Of every other, which was Inc
lie III Of the roSlriis that instrument; and The ooser
r"ce Of which, nvOiac, is the sole bond OF lis preser
':a; and none dUuot, that had the precise que'
N"a no" involved, arisen IN the Convention OF l'Si
refusal project, in this particular right citizens OF inc
South passing through temporarily soournlng In Tic
HoSiaychodlng States would have put an instant enc
ioa! hope Of etircting Union. Should the decislot
s4rci'cd TO- be sustained and no provision be made ~
Massachusetts, to protect citizens in the tights II IN
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couc between the families Of the Southern portion
lie Union and that Stae-(an intercourse which every
Where Demands full reciprocity for It's pTeservaon ant
Cannot but cngcuder dissatisfaction and complaint ant
ultimately produce alienation OF feeling, and hos'ty
'etwecm those whom interest and the remembrance o
common su!ie5ings and common iTlumphs, ought
Ih'e III bonus Of the closest intimacy.
Nh these obstacles harmonious intercourse De
'"""M The South and the North, the only consequences
Hat have already flowed from this pesent tanal'c'sin
- vo:aIirS n!cSt the purlcus even OF the tribunals
justice and IN tho very cases, especially guarded oy th
Constitution ITSELF instead of promoting the allllu' main
~"ncc 4" its provisions Gas the duty IS OF every soo
NGsA exhaust ingenuity, and are p:ouisai OF money
III Seeking to defeat their execution; and, ialing !" t'S
h' unequcniy TO ,torcr, To wrest WIN steon;
Mans! from the owner, property adudged 10 nm py III
.aws-While, our Northwestern frontier, ireq0eh
saaccS occur Of citizens OF other States abusing w
privilege that entities them 10 come over the poraer, o.
actually nsatiDg slaves 10 leave their owners, ana Us
s'ing them 10 escape thereby rendering the tenure
si Property insecure aud materially lessening It's value
But, extending their views beyond those proceed
ass, more directly affecting individuals these agatoTs
"9ngh treacherous and .ns!dious measure, seelning
confined 10 the District Of Columbia, are in truth level
ing deadly attack against the prosperity and peace
NY The political existence ITSELF of the Southern otaies
d" attack Of which, i, may be enough to say, that, II
'-nl't Gc parted, II must be Iepcl!ed.
Inc unhalowed a'mpt t" array the sanctions OF IN
uic and gentle religion that teaches peace Oh car
t,,,rc hnsti
communities that have at least done them wrong, /
% Dc added this dark catalogue of the donss of tes
modern modern philunthropsts. And We already hear in thu
Instance, denounced agans. the slave holder, the thun
yer OF that only description Of excommuncaon tolcra
sa by the spirit Of age refusal of religious fellow
snP on earth, and the impous mutlerin5s in mad as
sumption, Of the attributes Of the Most High Of the
oeIpa'ed judgments of the Almighty.