Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-18

the real source Of danger-nay, not only omltng not
striving with all their mig ht TO suppress SUCH uccut"
ton in the resolutions Of the committee SPURIOUS GU
deavor to avoid the Reproduction OF the interference "a
citizens of the Morrill, aud supeGhuuus energy III uc
nouncing such interference OIL the part OF ,c rehela1
Government or the States return said Mr. D. 10 tie
position that the people have expressly oectco us ~ uc
nuunce and the Interference OF the C"t-enS VI "
North with our slave property, and that ey nave IN
voked the action OF Their representatives, " CHI! 'ul
their wishes in this paEticuIar-anu nov" SIT, 10 prove
the accuracy of this position: let us REFER 10 lhc ce
uus OF the urup!r-l here desire 10 perform u"uo'e
dnIv and eli. The proceedings these meetings, not
ONLY for the information OF the House, but IN oIucf
that through the medium ul the puuc Joutha's' l'ey
may be spread in all available form before The people,
wish these resolutions to stand grouped together and
bru the stcnDgraphrs will take note OF the numbers OF
ll,Usr which will read. Those to winch now re!eI
sustain the first position Us to the interference VI cze"S
ol other States: ,.,
Tine first resolution Of the lugus'a meeting says: That
the institution OF slavery, us IL eXiS's III tc
STATES is exclusively domestic in lis character ana lie
Sole rirh, of modifying ur aboisimg it, belongs to the
several States in which il exists, and every attempt ny
the ctzeus Legislatures of any Stale, or by Tie Con
ress of the United States Interfere with the subject
III any other State should be looked upon as al uNc'
sl!tutional invasion of the rights OF such STATE
Here will br perceived That cccTy attempt mot alone
the ucls OF printing aud circulating pamphlets Is de-
clarrd unconstitutional, &c.
The county Ut Buckingham say IN their hrsl resou-
uun - hal lnry VIII mol afSue lHc Iu'o'o "a VIZ 60
OF slavery that is question tor each otate hoidIhs
slaves to decide for ITSELF and that they Will not permit
any people 10 interfere between them ana leif slaves
The first resolution Of the county OF Campbell is Us lo
lawsuit does not specify the acts Ut Citizens but II
will be found in the body of the resolutions that 1t is
arans the citizens of the North that the indignant IAN
uaCe of the resolutions is drcclcd): " mat We Shall
hold any attempt 10 impair the rights ut property III our
slaves as guaranteed by the Constitution, by Tie abo
,vn OF slavery by Congress any o the States, any
htstrI uh
or To regulate the manner in which slaves may be sold
from State another, as wanon violation u our
political compact and destructive OF the whole frame o
government -
Tie I'd resolution of Caroline says: That the abo
ton societies of the Northern Suites combinations OF
citizens OF those States whose operations have the direct
tendency overthrow the governments OF the Southern
States this conedeacy by destroying their PROPERTY
breaking up their industry, and exposing their citizens TO
all the horrors Of civil and scrvIle war.
The ID resolution Of Charlotte: " That any lnlrTfr
renee with slave property by citizens OF the non
slayc-holdng States, is alike unwarranted and unwar
ranlube and cannot for moment be tolerated Uyathe
citizens and slave holders of the Southern country.
Elizabeth tiy: The first resolution declares: - hat
orr ruht to exercise ownership slaves, Is qua
rantred by political compact and that any at
tempt invade it by any society or association OF men,
will be resisted by such means as the nature OF the case
lliv require.
The io,cu Of Fredericksburg is next in order And
here let me premise that recolcct having been inform
e., through The public press (o was far distant at the
tllne)-llat it recorded in the organ OF certain
party i'll this cy-lat The resolutions were from Tue
pen of the Hon John Nj. Patton, and the announcement
was accompanied with flourish OF appreciation. The
Is; resolution says: " That entertain the npnon In
common with the whole Of the saveh0ding States that
the subject Of slavery, exists IN the save-hodIng
STATES of this Union, Is in all its aspects, domestic
MISUNDERSTANDING xcusvely to the citizens OF these
STATES and that the people OF no other State have any
right to attempt to change the relation therein existing
between and slave, and that such Interference
be permitted.
luton: That for the people OF any foreign government!
unresaincdly 10 adopt and Perserere III systematic
OF measures calculated to place in jeopardy the
prace and tranquility Of any Stale of tins Cnion would
furnish Hot only the Stale thus threatened, but to the
United States cause Of the most serious CON an md
this remark loses OF lis force as between the scrc-
raj Sllrs -" lh!s Union i'll regard To each other Oh the
Contrary the fact Of their union renders 1t imperative on
each and all To secure against the Vaccinations o.
purlion of their citizens, the undsturbcd tranquility of
each and all.
trernSrac passed no detailed resoIutios but adopted
with unqualified apprubaun the resolutions Of tie meet
ing in the City of Richmond.
The first resolution of the City Of HicamCnd is as fol-
lows And here may say that the resolutions Of that
meeting dgcsted by assrmhagc formed Of all par
TIES and far US am Informed had the support OF al!
That we shall hold any attempt TO impair the rights
OF property slaves guaranteed by the lonStu-
tuI by The abolition of slavery by Congress in any OF
the Slalrs any Of the Territories Districts where
slavery exists, regulate the manner in which
slaves may be sold from State 10 another, US wan
ton violation Of political compact, and destructive OF
the whole frame OF our Governmental
Ioaim speaks thus in her I'd aad Sd rcsoulious
"Thal we view with Indignation and horror the
of the Northern .iboonl$ls, which is calculated, with
unrIring certainty, not speedily checked 10 result IN
dIsln;on and the awful calalnilcs of civil and servc
war-lhat this unIIoy interference between master and
saye by portion of the people OF the North direct
violation Of the Federal Constitution, and cannot aud
will not br tolerated by us; and further: that we recog-
better right in them To Interfere with dors
tics, than they avc preach up doctrines u rebellion
and b!oodsrd among the white slaves Of Great Britain,
Ireland, any other foreign country, webbing to them,
respects tic abolition question: foreign nallon 10
al intcnis and purposes.
Observe, sir that this unhoy interference is .,,c in
reference OF citi=tns and not q. States.
The town Ut Lynchburg declares:
That the discussion OF The question Of slavery, a. il
exists in tie Southern States, with reference pros
prciive ur immediate abolition by the citizens Of the
savrholding States, either individuals, legsa-
1--we bodies, Impairment interference with the rights
Of the South recognized by the Federal Constitution,
and will not be submitted to-
The first resolution Of the county Of nccksnLurg says:
That cordially respond 10 the sentiments and
solutions OF tcilGw-czcns Of Richmond, expressed
b. public meeting in that city Of the ih Instant and
that wr firmly Cooperate with them, and with our GI
!uw-ctzrns OF the South generally, in such
mny s'cuIc the undSturbed enjoyment OF our common
r,Hh,s.
.lti!dlcScx dncs the same
Southampton thus expresses her views :-"'That the
relation subsislng between the several States and the
duties and obligations which spring from that relation,
require that each Stale shall prevent It's citizens
from attempting injurc the Governments People of
the other States that State which refuses Ynluna
r!y ncglects perform lis duty in this respect Violates
its constitutional oblalion and places itself in the attl.
,udc OF an enemy to the other States; that the anti
Manu. rr- and iIrr
Northern States, combinations of citizens of those
Sla,rs with the express view OF overturning the Go
yrrnmcns Of the Southern States, by destroying their
property brrahng up their industry, and exposing their
citizens to all the horrors Of civil ami srrrilc war.
.N0ii0scaB declafcs-"'rhat we view the combinations
nj ,Chiri at INV in This