Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-23
POLITICS..
nISF2ESSING ALLIANCE

DISTRESSING ALLIANCE. .
In Ohio the Federal party, having called on ,he f,oo
r,;a. ror aid are in The condition of weak power
br;nc;no in warIke auxaries They are copquefeo U!
the;5 nwn troops Hammond, of the Cincinnati 1aze''e
has with his characteristic bc.dness, rece"''y a'"'1
this unhappy state OF things IN .e ,h Iavsrs IF on
Iytlo of Cincinnati, having invoked the lovers Oh ou'
Government and the peace of the Union 10 come toge
Their and sustain the gradual process OF colonllan,
denouncing the violent and 'oar provoking nneau
the immediate Aboliticniss, MIR Hammond 'e,' muse
bonnd 10 warn The Wings Of the condition to wnch they
would be reduced by such patriotic course MI nam
mond does not hesitate 10 Inform his party THAT iHi
ABoLlTo.isrs, HERE ANB ELSEWHERE, ARE GEHERALt'
Wines " and he concludes his warning oy TINS paihiu
,dm;ss;on. :. Provoke THE ONO ABoLlTrONlsrs
,n.ypoy The WIGS AT THE ELECTIONS, AND THf
WING PARTY IS PROSTATE IN oHio' WE WISH W.
FRIENDS WOULD THINK OF THESE THINGS AND fAhh Yam
THAT THEY ARE USED Up. :
The truth is the Abolition phrenzy had its org IL
The Wing ranks. Il encouraged by the leaders O
Federalism as gous disorder "hch was hoPeo
would infect the ranks of Democracy Ike That OF Anu
masonry and that when it had risen TO powerful an
heated faction il would be pliable 10 the purposes OF ""
enemies of the Government. They have not been Cts
Amounted in their Calculations except as 70 the sPe
of the infection in he ranks OF the hepuo!'cans
purify of the political principles of this party Stayed IT.
orouress there but has like wild lire among Tn
Wings Insomuch that poor Hammond now admits that liz
"3boii,iopisS are generally Uhgs; Prorohe them an
"thc Whg party IS WoStrote IN Ohto!! ms cohIes
encouraging even honest halucInation IN party 10
sinister DESIGNS The ma Of the Wing party have be
come Aboi,lonss and The latter now dictate the polc
Of those who nleDded to use them only 10 overtime" a.
Administration and would ioEce the " hgs 70 o'eih'o"
the Constitution.
How different the counsels which have prevailed with
the Democracy Throughout, The Union Contrast as a"
example the patriotic resolutions which the Democratic
majority in the Legislature OF ONO have passed. wi'h
thai policy on the other side, which, according to Mr.
Hammond has Frustrated Whlggeiy to AbolIllcnsm
@ ote
OHIO RESOLUTIONS.
cadn cd hi n LARGE
majority or The present Democratic Legislature OF ONO
in relation to Aboi,ionism. They weie introduced by
Mr. Hood: .
Tba, in The opinion Of :hs General Assembly, is
Government of limited powers; that all powers not de
epated by The Constitution are reserved to The people
and that, by the Constitution OF The w. s., Congress has
no jurisdiction over the institution OF slavery IN the Sc
yeral States of this CoDederacy.
Resolrcd That the agitation Of the subject OF slavery
in the slaveholdng States is in the opinion OF hs
General Assembly, attended with no COCO; mat me at
Iteration of the condition Of the slaves is mol ehhanceo
and that it is violation Of the faith which ought ever
10 exs, among the States in the same Confederacy
Resoircd That the schemes of the Ahoon!s'S LOT
the pretended happiness OF The slaves are IN Inc OPP
MON of this General Assembly, wild, delusive ana la
natical and have direct tendency to destroy the mar
mony Of the Unon to rlvet the chain OF The saves a
10 destroy the perpetuity OF our Tree institutions
R,soired That all attempts 10 abolish slavery ~ thf
Sates of This Union or prohibit the removal OF s'a
from State 10 State to discriminate between Inc IL
su,ionG Of one portion Of lbs country anu an"'e'
with the views aforesaid, are IN the opinion OF 'h''
General Assembly in violation Of tie Constitution o.
Inc n and destructive Of the Fundamental primer
piles on which rests the union Of these States
Resoired, That in the opinion OF THIS Generai Assem-
bly, it is unwse, impoc, and inexpediehl, 10 iePea'
,nv law now in force imposing disabilities upon bacf
and muIato persons thus placing them upon an equai
~ with the whites far as the Legislature can do anr
Indirectly inviting the black population OF other States
to emsrute this State, TO the manifest INJURY Of th
public interest.
K.solcsd That the Governor be requested TO iorwhr
comics of these resolutions to the President and 'Ic
President OF the U s. and TO each of our Senators AMI
REPRESENTATIVES in Congress, and TO The Executive o.
every State in The Conederacy.
ABoLrTloNsM AND FEDERALISM.
From the Ohio Statesman, March IL
Aboliiionsts. here and elsewhere, are generally
Wings Gin Goz
The dear, harmonious and brotherly Clay Harrison
Wings are tearing each other eyes IN hne style since
Mr. Claws rerv good speech ABOLlTlONiSM -
Mr. Clay does get most desperate scratching IRON The
pure Abolition Wings
In Cincinnati there has bfena great Colonization ano
Abolition debate Whiggery is by the ears, and Mr.
Hammond sees breakers ahead to The Wing cause il
these dscussons He thus admonishes them to beware
What say Southern Wings to this Abolition acknow-
ledqment: We should like to know
From Han,moadS Cincinnati Gazette, Aareh }
Cornr HOUSE MEETiHG.-The Gazette oil yesterda!
morning announced colonization meeting al the court
house this evening, having been proclaimed at ih
close OF the debate between MI Guley ana Mt DIAN
chard Thursday afternoon, al the Sd Presbyterian
church notice to this effect was announced from the
chair with the other notices But II does not Parlake
Of their character neither Coonzaonists nor Adolf
tonsts adopt it, In the Cincinnati Republic
can of Yesterday this resolution is thus noticed
ga meeting Of the citizens has also been announced
10 take place Tomorrow evening al the cour. house,
for the purpose Of expressing their appreciation OF the
views and objects of the Colonizatonsls and their b
HORRENCE OF ABOLITION"
We deem i, proper 10 state that this ABHORRENCE
MEETING was suggested by General Robert +. Lyle,
and is believed 10 have proceeded principally, if moi al
tocethe from him. In respect to IT, we have word for
our Wing friends of the city 4boaonists, here and
slss,ohsre, are generally Wigs What Wings gain
by Joining Administration men IN denouncing their
poca associates? 1t is easy to tina, the Admins.
ration gains strength by every move that tends to exas
pera,e Wings against each other 1t is plain that Gen
Robert T. Lyle may make himself important IN fulmi-
mating an 76oton abhorrtng speech But how can this
n,o6t The Harrison Wings: or The Clay Wings? Pro.
roke the Ohio Aboons,s abandon the Wings at the
elections, and the Wing party is PROSTATE in Ohio.
We wish our Wing friends would think of these things,
and take care that they are not used up
Anti 3boiition meeting in Cincinnati use the Ga.
.et,e's idea-Genera L, <es anti Abolition meeting on
last Saturday evening at the courthouse IN Cincinnati,
was most triumphant affair. To the General We say,
$50 ahead The great public is not an idle spectator
Of these proceedings Statesman.