Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-01-19

Them ali the questions OF order proceeded from he
Wbips and in every instance where they dared 10 DO
a., ,b.v voted AGAINST them We find Tie Northern
Wings under Mr. Adams steadily voting against every
Thing calculated to restrain their dear Friends the Abo
lonisls; and the Southern Wings, led by mcssrs.
Wise aud Bell, coming TO the aid of their Northern
friends whenever they dared Thus proving most con-
c1usiYeiy the identity Of feeling and interest between
these two sections Of The Wing party
During the progress of The whole matter, but one i:'hh
n,naed that he had substitute offer for MIR Amer
toni Z, solutions; this Mr.. Wise. Ihal OUT te"u,'
may have the whole subject before them, We aPPen MS
resolutions:
ls Resoired That Congress has no r'wcr |" aooliSn
slavery in the District Of Columbia or IN The leirnfFs
nf the u STATES ,rbetkcr such p0tr said Dtst'id or
Ierritncs 'Ge fqtreisfd mans or ioHh me reo 4"
disturbing Orethro,ciHg stcrery IN Me M"''S /" me-
I'D R,yoirtd That Congress has no power 10 aoot'sn
the slave trade or The removal OF slaves oet"esh Tue
S,,cs or between the States and The District oil Couin
bia rr Territories rf tie United States or between "e
Disrc, of Columbia and the Territories oil he o"''e'
States.
80 Ee,ovred That Congress is not bound to receive
or consider The pellions for The exercise o any powers
whatever over The subject of slavery, which Congress
does not possess
9th Rts,ir,d That the laws Of Congress alone go
vern in prescribing and regulating The nIode ahd man,
ner in hcb fu;,ive slaves shall be aPpehendec ana
their rights to freedom tried in the nonslaVeho'aihg
SaAs and the mode and manner IN when lhey snaii
he restored and delivered 10 their OWNERS III ' Save
States
18Th R,solrtd That Congress has no power TO I'M
Dose n,on anv Stale The abolition OF slavery in It's IL
mi,s as a condition of admission into this Union
9th ResoirGd, That the citizens Of the savehod'ns
States in this Uaon have the constitutional rsh' 6o"
tyriiy 10 take their slaves to, through, ho siaVt
holding State and TO sojourn or remain temporarily wiz"
such slaves in the same, and The slaves are not ''e"y
;nso facto emancipasd and the General Governments
constitr,jonay bound protect the rights at the slave
holding States and all laws of non s!aVehoidng STATES
in conflict with the laws Of Congress- providing Tor snch
protection, null and void
~ ibu Cft those solutions to
claim so much for the South 10 enable the wings oil
the North 10 PROSTATE every Democratic member VINO
should dare for lhem or II they dd not 'ote LOT
them to charge them with being Abollonis's ana use
their refusal against the Democratic party IN the Sou'h
The first resolution asserts at Congress has no power
to abolish slavery in the District Of Columbia or IN The
Territories Now all know that Congress possesses The
power o exercise exclusive Legislation IN all cases what
soever :" within the District OF Columbia, and has always
exercised the right oflegisating for the territories Nhe'
the these powers shall he exercised or not question
for Congress to settle and which each Congress wlIsr
tie for themselves The RIGHT and The eTpedttncy r.
ercisiug these p0perS are different things. The PIPsl.
deni and many of his Northern friends believe that Con
grcss have the pOlr'r TO abolish slavery within tie Dis
lrct Of Columbia, hut the President las gwen SOrnn
pledge veto any bill having IN view that object IL
Congress prohibits slavery within the Territories when
thew become States they sanction slavery 1t they
please Since the adoption Of the Constitution, Ken
lucky, Tennessee, LOUISIANA Mississippi, Aia1ana AT
kansas and Missouri, Maine Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and
Michigan, have been admitted into the Union Seven
slave States aud Eve free States This shows that the
South has had her fair proportion of the increase:
No effort has been made, except IN abolition pc
tt,ons TO interrupt the passage %! slaves between The
States nor there any likelihood that any will be
made But it necessary TO Mr.. W!se's purposes 10
throw this in-lhs would exasperae the aboti0ns's
against the Democrats if they voted for 1t, and make
them cling closer to Mir. Adams and his clique.
The third resolution declares "lhal Congress is not
bound to receive consider petitions for the exercise
OF any powers whatever over the subject "i slavery,
which Congress does not possess. What hue hed
the passage Of this resolution would have opened for The
Northern agilatcIs What appeals they would have
made popular pre- JUDGE about The sacred night oil pc
ton and what vnleut denuncaIlons would have been
heaped upon all who voted for ii. What matters 1t whe-
Their or not these petitions received by Congress- as
no other action is taken upon them than silently laying
them upon the table wilhout being debated printed,
or REFEREED" Could the object Of the petitioners, who
are trying to circulate their ncendiary appeals under
the sanction Of the House. be efrctually defeated:
III rejecting Southern men are satisfied that refusal
10 receive these petitions would strengthen The abolition.
ISIS
But ppose the solution adopted what benefit would
flaw from il, Would ii stop the abolition harangucs Of
Nessrs Adams, Sade IL Co upon the presentation OF
every petition: Not al oil The question would then
arise the powers which Congress posse ssrd over
The subject Of Slavery Upon this they would find no
difficulty dilating from the beginning un the end Of
every session.
The fifth resolution concerns subject upon which
controversy exists at present. and upon which II is
necessary agtate the country twill be time enough
after aboliionsm put down and application tor adm-
sion is made by slaYeholdng territory, TO consider The
matter.
The las, of Mr. Wiscs resolutions claims extent Of
jurisdiction not granted 10 the General Government -
Sarts are not citizens and not, therefore, "ened
to all the privileges and immunes OF citizens in The
several States The provision in the Constitution only
means that citizens of another State shall be entitled
10 The ,ph,s AMI muunles granted to The citizens Of
the State into which they may remove. citizen OF
Tennessee is entitled TO hold slaves, but citizen OF ~
York is not. Can citizen of Tennessee temporarily
residing in New York claim right 10 held slaves. when
New York denies that right to her citizens: Every
one must at The absurdy Of such an assnmP
ton All the Of the fee States, permitting the transit
of slaves. their temporary presence while in the ser
vice of their masters are matters OF mere courtesy iuuno
ed upon desire To promote intercourse between them
and The of slaves and may be repealed al their
pleasure We can imagine nothing more likely 10 pro-
mote such measure, than The preposerons claims upon
the part Of the South pu, forth by Mr.. Wise.
The real friends Of the Union wish to avoid giving
the aholilionss any pretex for getting up excitement
free States they desire 10 found their resistance
10 these dlsorganZ'ng attempts upon such grounds OF
undeniable right, will place their proceedings COM
pleely in the wrong that the moral sense of the
of the people the free States will revolt at the designs
Of these incendiares. Congress does not possess
the power 10 grant the prayer Of their petitions but
il is better receive them, and not act upon them,
than appear to deny the right OF petition by re-
fusiDg to entertain motion Tor their reception
The South has been driven into the course adopted, by
o few fanatics in Congress, who could present
petition from the Aboilionsts without abusing Southern
institutions These speeches led to angry replies the
peace Of the House married, the progress Of public
business interrupted and ,he integrity of the Union
dangered To remedy this, with The least possible
ground of offence it has decided to lay these petitions
upon the table Congress receives them from Difference
To The right of pelilion; but pays further attention TO
them because their prayer is unreasonable and uncon
s;itu,ional
Bu, this is not what the Wings want North and
South they desire agitation. Mr.. Adams wants egiia-
tion help him put down Mr.. Van Buren,, because
he is pledged any bill to abolish slavery in the
District Of Columbia Mr. Bell wants agitation, and so
does Mr. Wise aud SO do all the Southern Wings, to
help themselves into power. Their Part of the game is,
to set up extravaganza CLAIMS which the North
allow and then denounce Mr.. " Buren, and his friends
Abolitonsts.
In the meanwhile the Aboli,ioniss are steadily ad