Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-06-14

with The vengeance OF The North in his Lrwisbufg
SPEECH if they insisted making 'Mc fret Of STA. /
serg ne basis =: public po'icy t"r all time 70 came :
PARTISAN Of hf Clay, (Mr. Mercer of .oudornl was
The hrst man in Congress Offer Abolition petition
IL was from SoriPy Great Britain and received
Inadvertently Mr.. P"k, now candidate (Dsmncrac
andVun Bnrenl for Governor in Tennessee. m"rrd n
reconsideration which r. eced IT, One Ell ct .! the
Tariff pulley, Mr.. Clay says, oiH be r'dacc Stare
LATER us I" ,na.t the inrest 81 he sor.aod.r
mt MS sutes." n Noah. Editor Of he \ Star,
aud right hand Of Mr Clay. says "JFon Burn is
re ht;'d ib0On TcrfetS lis final tG1c, and ihat The
chntce 81 Mr.. Ciay can alone prsrcnt IL
have thus clustered together some few Iemlnis- /,
cences OF Mr.. Gays Abolition principles, with
view OF exposing lhr bypucrisy and hollow heart.
edness oi those who Affect eye the 'l.iends al The
Administration tauned with that heresy That there
ore men IN the ranks Of The Administration opposed TO
slavery, do not deny but hat they support Mr.
WIN hope OF Abuton none seriously believe. As
the Wings then known TO be in favor Of the fur
hrsl measures mention,d and support Mr. Clay 10 carry
them out, and oppose Mr.. Van Buren,, VII" is hostile 10
thcIn can Tie conclusion be resisted that they support
Inc one and resist the other for like reason as regards
The FIFTH abolition y But ullhnugh MIR. Clay IS
shown tn be Abo,ionst, lin the first instance no
d0hdt cordially but subsequently, from motives ni
seii-htsies and promotion TO The Presidency through
lhe advice, direction and management of his poll zeal
brother, Johnny O. ! do not believe the inass OF The
Wings a! The South at all so inclined They are too
deeply interested They have too much al stake They
own large proportion Of the negroes in The South
How happens H. then that they are willing, after oil
their patriotic proiesalions few years since, ("he4
MIR. Van Buren, candidate, against the acis and
doings of The Aboonsts al the Nursh-then eOmpa'a "a
hreiy oj little importaRcs)-to mDgle with tham-to
'pig With Them in usholy communion and brother.
hood, n0r that their nunbrrs and zeal have increased
I'LL they fave formed political party end are threaten
ng The integrity OF the Uninn ard the peace OF the
South: ask The question, How happens this: IS
all oens to that inOrdinate iors u p"rtr srer
manifested By The leaders IF HE Wig party-o tint sen
hmrnt Of MoSaRcHY TO be fDund in oil hir arts PM
vArE PUBLIC, SOCIAL and poLiTIcAL-to that undWng
hute they haec er.r entertained for The PEorLE les-n
is morlying fact that whilst the O. neral policy OF the
Administration is acceptable sufficient. portion Of the
leaders of Tire Wing party 10 put down all opposition IN
the South they 10 rally in lis suppo-a pledge
is record in The FIRST official paper of The President
tina, the institution (of slavery peculiar 10 them shall
be preserved nvioaie they persist IN opposing The ad
mnstration at The expense Of their principles, and very
great danger 10 The question Of slavery and the union
Of the States y verify believe, that this country never
has been cursed with moro reckless, durlng and dan
gerous party, Than The present Wing party Every man
Of nGe pendenGe and patriotism would render service
tohumanity md the world rebuke end put them down
But to the letter The writer says When you learn the
odds we had 10 contend against; that here 10 The pure
soil Of incorrupble Virginia, Addition IN lls most grlz-
ziy FORM stalks The land" All this will be news TO the
people "f King George. verify believe, that there IL
not AboI!lionst in The country, except perhaps
few hired suinllerns of the AIIslccrncy, who, Tor
Of associates. would have the bands broken be.
tween the negroes and their moslers-no, BENG tit
TO nringla with the Democracy, nor admitted into
the company of The Aristncracy. This then, is one
Of The fruits of Federaisn-to degrade their fellow.
citizen TO The level of the negr" and thus create IN
the country 4 spirit Of Abolition Democracy keeps The
negro in his proper place and clothes the white man,
however humble he may be, lh all The rights and i'm
munles vi ch belong TO him under orr form OF 20.
THAT have had 10 cone nd against il prdc
GeaHy'-this writer goes 10 say What can he mean
by cnnendng practically against Abolition here is DIFF
Gcu to conceive. No such question has been raised IN
the county that know of The writer seems 10 have nis
understood his whole suhircl-hs ideas seems 10 have
been in Of obiu cation Abolition IS the liberia
lion of the slaves amongst us in orr bosom Now would
ask The writer in question If the Wings have had such
an to contend again,t-and who made IT: II they
would contend praccaiy little against Ambition
The North than they do. they would support hr an
Buren, and bring back New York where she was before
they used Abolition 'PracticalIy u take her from hun
But the s'Aboon against which they "have had LOGON
tend practically, is The exercise Of right BY some admit
ted TO have been granted by own Constitution and
laws Between This sortpf Abolition and Dhty 160hhcn
there considerable difference, and though The policy
Of The first may be qneslinnedf. indee I'd, The last
j, stands will bear the construction gwen 1.-THE Sc
cnnd certainly unconstitutional The case Is THIS
offered voe-Thc sheriff objected, the ground
that he muatlo To this II was replied that he
white had Hgh hair blue eyes fair skin, and only
sixteenth Of black blood. This was in proof, how
mnch public opinion may revolt Of the exercise OF
rights by under suspicion of being tainted with
black blood, yet If y"ur Constitution and laws invite The
exercise of such rights, surely party should be 10
blame. It is not in fact, in the power OF any party 10
prevent it-neher party or candidate could sny you
shall moi vote for me- Sir He might reply, 1.-The right
is mine under the law and shall exercise il, and
ior you SIR spite Of yourself" The nnly remedy is
repeal of the existing Iaw-declar!ng VINO shall be
considered mnattoes:
I" Every person other than negro, OF whose grand
fathers grand mothers any ia or shall have been
negro although all his other pogenltors, except that
descending from the negro shall have been white per
cons shall be- deemed nnlatio: ard so every such
al ,rs OFF
rr blood shall in Se manner, be dee med q muiatio
Under his act il has been decided recently by two in
ellgent Wing Magistrates, aud acqnics ed in BY one
highly intelligent and respectable Wing Lawyer IN the
county nl Weslmoreland, employed for the occaslun
that 'pprsons having less than one fourth OF negro
blood could not be whipped under our sinnie, punish
ing 'niuallues, but must be dealt with as white per.
sons The warrant under which The arrest was made,
was n,me datey qnashrd, and new one executed un.
der statute for manning, and bail taken The parry mp
pearsd al his examination and was acquitted as "he
inan-Tbis man had black bnud in him than the
vote whG. has been the theme Of tho eloquent leHun.
cinliun OF the esponden Vi The Wing If the con.
sruc,ion of the law be wrong, both parties have to bear
Tie responsibility Of encouraging such persons to eSer
else the elective franchise, and cs II IS most certainly
true that opponents have received such votes lhPi.
selves If the construction be right, then the policy
of The law ought 10 be considered and 1t wrong repeal
-is very certain that Demucracy would lose nothing
by -fci generally, such persons are the willing insu
m,n,s of The Arls,ocacy. Our great danger and The
only danger of extending the right OF suffrage to It's
iusi limits is the creating n basis for the curupons Of
that party. 1t is old SAYING and true one, that lex
,remes meet. If, ,hereiufe this party should be dis
appointed in their power-serking designs, should not
be surprised 10 live TO them urging The eSpediency
Of negro suffrage.
At our gene raj muster Col. Tayoe made speech OF
three hours length TO walking and standing company
one hour Of which consumed 10 an attempt not'tti
standing nil Ills pedgss IN Tie contrary TO convict Inc
Presiden, Of The U. 5 Of Abolliun-fEs. candidate
far office an the Souh consumed an hour in HWng 10 con
riacs the psopc at Mr. Fan Rnrtn the Chez N"gtsrnic
of HE Nation 1cishcd 10 set the ncgroes free dHd INT "o
in hc presence IF 10 Ii Negroes listening aeuh hsH
months stretched open! My did not he eloquent CIR
respondentefM The Wig deseamta he DpOa this sor IF 1Do
hong If he really sincere IN drnouncng the grlz
zIr" os he terms it, why did he give n"ppy headed
Abolition thrust: All the Wings have made ia party
question, and they profit By il, or fall as rmty-
They must rule or ruin; that's the answer a nule