Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-14
RicI,EmO1ad. Thursday, Sa1a. H.

EYI.3RGED .4YD liberal DOCTRLNE.
We have waited for Governor Marcy's Message TO
the Legislature of New York with much curiosity anu
no litt,. socitude Two of the Nuitying Wings nave
told US in the House of Delegates, that not State worm
of the Potomac will think o. passing laws IN any cTent
aqans! the urY of botonisnI They nave poineu ie't
finger to r. York and said There is the Stale IN whose
bosom the magazine Of mischief reroses VIII sue
ever be disposed to passlaws There IS Governor Gy
who is the intimate friend Of Mr.. Van Bnrrl-NIll ne
evcrGa.r To whisper word in favor Of pcna enacnent:!
What is the proud reply Let Governor Marcy give
it in his own admirable Message to the Legislature o.
New York.
At Albany on TUESDAY, the 9TH inst Lieut.. Governor
TRACY took the Chair OF the Senate, ana NhAhLL
UuMPEEY the Republican candidate, was elected Speah-
ero the Iouse of Representatives by vote OF lo 10 ~
The Governors Message IS long and an a"!r pro-
ductun.-Thc following is the mas,crl: Exposition,
which he presents of the whole Abolition Question: IL
is unqursliunaby the most admirable Staesnanlke pa
per, which this whole subject has elected he ms,
chiefs which these Fanatics doing both at home ana
in the Southern States grouped together IN 'he
strongest coors But the enlarged and correct views
which it exhibits of the true character Of the Frde'
rat Compdct-lhe obligations which i imposes on INC
Northern States to respect its guarantees o! save pro"
perry The duties, which dictated by good ia!t ana
honor itself to suppress the inccndary attempts winch
arc making 10 disturb our peace--thc noble rulogum
which he pronounccs upon the Southern characteristic
uncxa,npl"d energy and unanmity. with which our
this subcc-and last ofaI the duty which is incunhen,
upon them. if public sentiment ShOHd fail in lis effect,
put down. by the exercise Of their reserved sovereign
IT, and by penal cnaCtmcnts The dSurbrrs OF our peace,
all admirably portraycd-Wr hail 1t rs one OF the
best Signs of the Tmcsas Of those noble efforts,
which we'll calculated 10 brighten and strengthen
the chain Of our precious Union.
For our parts, do not see. why each Of the CO.
States should not pnss Laws f" protecting every other,
atai:Ist the designs Of all those within luz bosom, who
may he plotting against the peace Of all others: We
have thrown out This idea bcforc-wc ask, why should
moi such laws be cngra:lcd upon the municipal codes
of all the States;
(From the Giohe.)
GOV. MARCY'S Observation-Disclosures.
The close Of Governor Marcy's Message is approprl.
ltcd the discussion of the subject which political and
fanatical zeaots have combined to make one OF mpor-
lance in New York How admirably this paper sus-
tans the character Of lis excellent author How iinry
tile luminous understanding Of this exalted JurIst DIS
robes of their shadows the twilight apparIti"ns, when
gloomy mag inatons have conured to haunt THIS SUBJECT
will be seen OH perusal. Poor Tazcwells hoped'ior
occupatonS gOns. There is nothing left for him to
hang his cobwehs lie must now digest his venom
in corner.
Having concluded my remarks the subjects IN
which constituents have an immediate ana exclusive
interest," my OF duty will not permit me TO abstain
from presenting TO you ct this time considerations
arising from our federal relations
This State is member Of community ot republics:
subject in many things to general government, and
bound together by political ties that must not be sun
dcred This relation gives US rights essential to our
wellbcing and imposes duties equally essential 10
the wrllbclng OF our sister States AS we value the
immense ad Gantagcs that spring from this Union, 80 we
should cultivate The feelings and interests that We il
strength and abstain from all practices that tend to its
dissolution. few individuals in the middle and Eastern
States, acting mistaken motives OF moral and relSi-
duty, or some less usiahle prIc pie, and dIsre-
gardns the obligations which they to their respect
i've governments, have embarked i'll an enterprise Tor
abolsng domestic slavery i'll the Southern and South
western States. Their proceedings have caused much
mischief i'll those States and have not been rntiFclv
harmless in They raaass-, 11rrfG too much
importance, By the cyiIs,1 ch have already resulted
from lLai;.n ~ the magnitude aud number of those
which likely 10 follow. if they further persisted
in 10 justify in passing them without notice These
proceed ings have not only found favor with vast
aiorty Of constituents, but they have been gene
rally Reproduced The public indignation which they
have awakened, has broken over the restraints OF law
and led 10 dangerous lunius and coumotlCns, which,
regret to say were not in all instances suppressed with
out the nterposon of The military power. II we con-
slider the excitement which already exists among our
fcsw-citizens this subject and their increasing re-
pugnance to the abolition Cause, have great reason TO
fear that further efforts to sustain II will be attended,
even in our own State, with still more dangerous dis
turbances of the public peace.
In our commercial me ropos, the abolitioniss have
established Of their principal magazines from which
they hay sent their missiles Of annoyance into The slave
holding States The impression produced in those Staics
that this proceeding encouraged BY portion OF The
business of the City Of NewYork: or at least was
not sufficiently dlscountenanced by ihen threatened IN
furious consequences TO commerce. a proposition
was made for an extensive voluntary association in the
South to suspend business intercourse with our citizens
regard for the character Of State, for the public IN
terest for the preservation of peace among our clzens
as well as due respect for the obligations created by
our political institutions and relations calls upon us TO do
what may be done consistently with the great principles
of civil liberty. to put end to the evils which the abo
litionss bringing upon Us and the whole country
III
domestic slavery, ought not 10 overlook the very tor.
midabc difficulties Of abolshng ii, or give counienance
to any scheme for accomplishing this object in violation
Of the solemn guarantees We are under not 10 Interfere
with this institution as it exists in other States.
Domestic slavery existed in almost every State when
the Federal Union was urHled. Its character was as
well understood then as 1t Is now The men who found
ed The General Government had as much philanthropy,
and as Just appreciation OF moral and religious duty
and knew well what was due 10 the cause Of human
rights the present gencraton yet great did they re-
gard The difficulties OF abolshng slavery and 20 disastrous
10 the public welfare would be, as they apprehended
any ncrmeddng with it in the respective States, ex
cet by the citizens and civil authorities thereof that they
delegated to Congress power to act OH this subject,
further than TO prohibit the importation OF slaves alter The
year 1867 but they recognized the right OF The several
States continue slavery, without interference by ob
gnr them deliver up each other all fugitive slaves.
They left the right 10 abolish slavery where only 1t could
be safely left to the respective States wherein slavery
existed The State Of New York had this right, and al
though the difficulties and dangers Of exercising 1t, the
reason of the small number of slaves in propoI TO the
whole population, trivial compared with those which
would attend the exercise of it in the Southern States
where this number is proporionaby large yet slavery
was not finally abolished here until 1927 We were lett
to come TO this result in lime and manner with
out any moesation interference from any other State
am very that any ntermedding with us IN this
matter, by the citizens OF ether States would not nave
accelerated our measures, and might have proved mis-
chevous Such services, if they had been rendered
would have been rejected useless and regarded as in
invasion Of our rights.
IF we view the Iabors of the aboitionsts in the CAIN
lght Of reason, undisurbcd by any morbid sympathy
and uninhuenccd BY the spirit Of fanacism-it we look
at their object connected as it must be with the means
hcv are snG to attain tiff we regard the utter impro