Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-01-20


of his assertion and the Senator ought mol |" nr sur
or;s.d r. Ger this lacit confession. he Should iat 10
,huse who cnteriaaed the opposite constitutional views,
and call on them exclusively to rally 10 Inc rescue
this hour of danger The Senator conscI"is Of
his weakness on this point, that instead OF attempting
10 point out remedy when his political Theory ai"Iue"
none he took the opposite course, TO deny tat lere "s
any danger to be repelled He told gavely hat tile
G5olonisls no disunlonlss; that They mao no ah
bous objects no corrupt pupose that they repudateu
all interference with the States; that they only aimed 10
abolish slavery in the Territories and in this DISTRICT,
where there were than 1000 slaves; and that
they claimed right, hui to beg you TO grant them the
innocent and harmless boon they craved ni cutting our
threats and burning houses and that these brggars
were but handful, of whom large portion were lie.
males Such is the picture which he gives OF this small
band of nnocens and the harmless motives that acIuae
them; and this in the face of The constant uniform, ana
open avowul that their object is The total abolition OF
slavery in the States, well in this District and the
Territories and that they consider the abolition in the
latter but as the first step to abolition in the former.
But he had received letter that very morning from
Of the fraternity, Of high standing and authority,
which gave very different account of this small corps
of humble beggars tle says that they count ,1OO So
ceties averaging 100 individuals each, and are growing
at The Of one society day. Here, Then, we have
1901 G0 persons regularly organized with cnpinus re-
venue, and extensive and powerful press, "a large
portion of whom are the Senator'S consliluens) who
wagiGg regular war on the institutions OF the South
ern and Western Sta!es-institutions that involve not
less than 5000 600 Of property md the prosperity
and snfry OF entire seclion oI this Unon IN VIOLA
ton Of the soennly pighed fath and subrerslon
Of The fundamental principles OF the Constitution ana
yet The Senator Gun neither harm nor danger u! al
this When we see of his enlightened understand.
ing and usually correct sentiments, thus thinking and
feeling what must be the tone Of those with whom he
is daily associated which could blind his understand
| ing and blunt his moral perception?
He ncIttcs that the abolltioniss can do no harm;
that their publications circulate in the savehod'
ing States, aud do mischief in the non sa sehod-
ing Staes that the evil exists here, where too much eI.
element exists, and that would keep perfectly cool
and patient and hear ourselves and constituents called
robbers and murdrrers and rights and property and
lives attacked without moving hand or tongue oil would
be we'll Accustomed. he has been, respect the Sc
major for his sober and correct judgment and feelings on
most Subjects lie could not but he surprised at The lam
auagc which he has held on the present OCCASION Is his
Judgment perverted that he danger TO the
Constitution and the Union for which he processes, and,
he doubted not sincerely 10 have much regard IN the
thousands of publications and lectures which are daily
issued aud delivered, holding up, in the blacklist coors,
the character and institutions Of nearly one halt OF The
Union-eSctng towards them the deepest feelings oil
adherence TO be returned their part, with dees.
laon less deep Is the universal spread oil this
deep mutual ablurence compatible with the existence
of the Union? II not is il not time 10 arrest IT, and, OF
course to deliberate on the means oil DOING IL: Are Inc
Senator'S and feelings so Tar warped that he either
appreend the planest consequences appre-
hending. is Indifferent to them?
But we are next told for The hundedlh time, that
these abstract propositions, and moi demanded
by the OCCASION; which account, with various other
reasons that he assigns he cannot vote for them.
II was he would suppose, perfectly needless for the
Senator assign my reason for voting against these re-
solutions, any other measure having the sume object
in view after what he had told of the AbotOnisis
and the purity and arnessness Of their objects; is
al oil surprising that he should think that there was no
necessity for their introduction. But those who regard
the subject in different light who donger why're the
Srnalnr sees nothing to apprehend and crime where he
is rDfup IN
sion. They will think it high time that this bndy should
define lis position; should declare its opinion 10 lhose
unpovoked assaults Of portion OF the Union on The
other and take tn" stand it intends 10 maintain III resist
ance To them and that the opposite course, to remain
silent tamper with The disease, is neither becoming
its dignity nor lis duty.
As 10 what the Senator has thought proper 10 say
about the secret mischief lurking under these reson
TONS about notification and his (Mr Cs bitter expe-
rrnce in relation 10 it, he understands his object
to be, 10 distract and draw Off attention from the real
pnnt at issue and he does not deem il deserving reply
| lie will pass il in silence, with single remark. The
experience of notification is indeed bitter not TO those
who applied the remedy, and freed themselves from Il
disease that preyng the va!s of the Conslilu-
lion and the South, but to those against whom it was
applieG and o were lutening the industry Of the
| rest Of the community. He would tell The Senator,
that the bitter terms with which he and others OF his
creed have denounced it, will only serve TO endear to
those of an opposite political faith and, instead vi put
ting il down, give TO it new vi gor and growth.
| mattrrs' Why with The Texas question: lie knew
not how to reconcile such questions with The respect
which he has entertained for The Seniors Intelligence
and frness Does not the Senator know That we have
received hundreds Of petitions and that they continue
daily to pour in in ncessant stream, praying
that Texas not be admitted, OH The ground mat IL
would extend the limits of The slavehoding portion oil
the Union DOES he moi know that sovereign Stale
Of the Union has here with its resolutions oheclng
to the annexation the same ground? Does he not
know that the entire movement abolition, with Inc
object proposed TO he effected and the means by which
il be done involves political and constitutional ques'
tons and considerations Of The highest possible nagnl.
tude vital to the peace and safety Of all? knowing all
this with what proprrty could he ask me the questions
| he did Does he wish TO shift the burden BY making
those who repe and not those who assa responsive
Does lie wsh transfer The odum from those who make
rights and property, 10 who defend them,
and this. too, in the face o.! the most notorious acs
AS brief has been his notice Of the Senator apo
logy for The abuliioniss o such he must consider MS
SPEECH is much longer than he would have mace H.
bud been for The respect which he has had Tor his
talents and character. lie cannot consider the course
he has pursued i'll his speech indicative oil ms aclua
feelings and fairness and is compelled 10 regard IL rs IN
dicalye Of the dislcmPecd state OF the public sentiment
of those he represented Thus viewed, it affords all II
porlan lesson TO those he represented Throughout not
ccnsure of The abolilionss is whispered All Is e1
cuse, defence, apology II is We not they who are Inc
ag,ulors; il they who the dIsturbers oil The
peace and quiet Of the country; is not they who
IRE the assalans il is We not they, who hatuor ahO
tious and improper designs and finally, It Is we, moi
they who mediate dsunion II is no crime 10 attack
u.s. but heinous offence in us TO defend ourselves
Mr. Bayard moved 10 strike out the wards "the Sc
vera States and insert the words Of The Constitution
ITSELF viz. 'thc People Of the United States His only
object to avoid committa TO political creed 10
which lie could not consent It Mr. c. would admit
this slight change, Mr. b. would 60 with him.
Mr. Calhoun objected, that those words were ambigu-
Gus; they light be taken in geographical! sense mean
ing the inhabitants OF the northern continent oil Anne
rcc or they might mean The People, People; or they
might mean The People only Of The several separate
States. The latter the only sense lie could admit
Mr.. Bayard urged that the very words OF the Con
surely be objected TO- 1t appeared 10 him that Mr. G..
conendng rather TO put his own peculiar nierpreta-
ton upon that instrument, rather than following the
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