Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-02-12
Thursday, Fb. Z.
IN SENATE.

Mr.. Clay Of Ky. presented memorial, signed by a
number oil the inhabitants Of the District OF Columbia,
demonstrating against The interference OF The CITIZENS oil
other paris Of the country in Tie subject o slavery in
the District and against any action On The part OF Con.
gress in compliance with such unauthorized interior.
ence.
After giving abstract Of the contents OF the memo.
rial, Mr. said he would embrace the opportunity OF
presenting his views the subject Of these Abolition
petitions lie said he had been and still OF the OPT
Don that the proper for the disposal OF these Pc
tons would have been 10 receive them, and refer them
10 appropriate committee, who might present 10 the
community strong and argumenalITe appeal on the
subject majority OF the Senate thought otherwise; and
while they had intention TO violate the right "f petit
ton, the which they had adopted had enabled the
Aboh,Ionsis to represent them as having done so, and
thereby greatly 10 their numerical strength
He SAID that the petitions for the abolition Of slavery in
the District and The Territories was but means Of
accomplishing the ultimate aim OF the Aboii'onsis-
universal emancipation. They were stages and short
stages, to a bloody goa-emanc patton without compen-
saton, and without moral preparation. For this they
attempting to excite the people Of section OF
the Union against another section, by exaggerated pic
lures of the horrors Of slavery Hence there continual
agitation Of the subject, und their attempt 10 connect
with The political controversies of the country He al
luded TO The distinguished ugitalor another sphere,
(OConneil) who has said that we should be excluded
from the respectable society of Europe society 10 which
he himself has only kind Of contraband Abundance,
and was tolerated with scornfu repugnance. He con.
sdered his ebuions the malignant rawlings of the
pIunderer OF his own country and the hbeller Ut kin
dred people. He SAID that persons OF both sections, and
of the different political parties Of the Union have
deavored TO profit by the Abolition excitement Pevi.
to the late Presidential election Mr. Van Buren, had
been charged with being an Abultonlst. lie (Mr. }
never participated believed in this charge No, Sir,
be is Aboltionist He cunjured Aboonis,s pause,
and look the dreadful prccipce towards which they
were hurrying our beloved country He denied that Con.
gress had any power TO egisate upon The subject OF sl
very. He said that, by the Missouri compromise, Flo.
had 10 ian.
to he admitted Tho Union with the institution Of slave
ry lie denied The right Of Congress interfere with
slavery in the District Of Columbia, long slavery
did not interfere with the comfortable occupation of The
District a seat Of Government for The Union, which
provided by the act of cession, The idea Of Con
grsss having power 10 prohibit the transportation Of
slaves from State TO another, pIeposierous. He
said that the ultimate aim Of AbolIlIoniss emanc.
paiion the universal emancipation OF three millions OF
slaves in the U. S. These were, average, worth
al least four hundred dollars each and thus would re-
suit the destruction OF property 10 The amount OF twelve
hundred millions of dollars BY single fiat of egsla.
ton. IL was said there right OF property in
slaves; but that property which the laws made pro-
perty. If Abollionsts sincere, they should begin
as preliminary step, TO raise these twelve hundred mil
lions Of dollars for j, would be the height of injustice
ask citizens OF slaveholdrg States 10 raise money 10
for their property He said that the Abollloniss
whatever they might profess in favor Of anna
ton, and supposed, the leading white Abolltionisls
evnced disposition TO commence the work, that they
intended should be carried out by The poorer class who
expected 10 consent 10 the vile and oalhsome
citation He said that the two coors could associate
together terms of equality: the whites must rule the
blacks or the blacks would rule bem that contests for
superiority would inevitably take place, and widely
tended carnage and desolaon would be the result Our
county, with lis happy population its smiling cities, and
well cultivated Plantations, would present nought but
desoated fields conag'aed cities and scenes OF butch
cry ana murder Nlr {. illustrated and defended these
and other Posltons in able speech nearly hours
IN length which will be presented readers aflert
is published.
MI Calhoun said that when he turned his eyes back
for the last twelve months, and compared what he then
heard with what was now said, in the same quarter he
was forciby struck, and, he nigh. say, peasurably