Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-07-21
Friends Of the Rights Of the SOuth'

We beg YOU not 10 be deferred by the length Of the
article which appears on the LIST and Cd pages Of tins
days paper. We commend IT 10 Virginia, to North
Carolina, indeed to all the South. You vii. see how
regardless The Wings Of New York are Of your rights
and interests, when they have any political object TO
accomplish. They have at heart the election Of VIM.
II. Harrison, and they scrupie MOI to sacrifice your IN.
terests, in ofder TO %propltiate the Abo!ltionists, and 10
purchase their votes. See what they have done-thIs
WhiG LEGISLATURE and Wing Governor of n. York. See
how rulhlessly they have struck at the laws of Congress,
at the compromises and provisions OF the Constitution IL
self. How many Of your fugitive Slaves can you now
cxoect 10 recover from the hands of these tanatic:s-
With what face could the Wing Convention Of this
State, in February last, state this proposition: 'lhe
New York Legislature have Just now declared, by an
overwhelming majority of both branches, that Con-
gress is bound to receive petitions Tor the abolition ot
slavery" That Convention knew as we'll as that there
was a sun IN The heavens, that the Wings have The ma.
iorities in both Houses: that Mcy brought forward the re-
solution they passed it-that they refused to modify
Il. at the instance Of the Democratic mcmbers-and
that the only members, who constituted The small
minority against it, were Democrats.
And now how do we stand IN New York /: whose
hand is il that has lust struck such 4 blow at the South,
as these laws infict upon US; Well and forc'bly does
the Address of the Democratic Party G! Dallas county
in Alabama, say
York 60. the last two years, will sufficiently illustrate
the progress of Abolitionism, and establish its alliance
with Harrison Whiggery there. Atthe last election for
Governor in that State, the Democratic Governor and
the party generally, suffered a defeat. A Wing Co
vernon, was elected, a Wing Lieutenant Governor was
also elected, and he an arowed Abolitionist; and 4 ma
iority of Wings were elected to the Representative
Branch of the Legislature. The Democrats retained a
majority in the Senate, as 4 portion only OF the mem-
hers Of that BODY were TO be elected. The House oil
Representatives by a party vote, IN 1850, passed ADO,
lition resolutions-the Senate by a party vote, rejected
them; the Wings voted for, the Democrats against the
resolutions. ,.,..L
90 of Tho + ea;slature. Abolition resolutions were then
passed; and the Abolitionists succeeded IN a measure
which for years they have strained every nerve 10 ac-
complish.
"rbe Constitution of the u. S. authorizes the owners
Of fugitive slaves to pursue and reclaim them IN any o.
The free States. In pursuance OF inns autho'ty, I'm
gress has passed laws pointing OUT u ~ pr.
scr;b;ng the manner by which such fugitive slaves
should be repained, and the proof necessary 70 es'aoi'sn
ownership. This has long been 4 ranking morn IN
the sides of the Abclitionists, and they al iength de-
yised a method by which runaway slaves may . { pro-
,ected and the rightful clam OF the owner deieateo.-
This is to allo " the slave TO cali iora jury u 'hsJ.',
- TO try the question, whether the clam OF the master
: ,o be- summarized or not. If a single Aoolit'onis' can
he oot upon the Jury, the negro is safe: they have oe-
c,,red repeatedIy that they as AboiItioniSts couio no'
recognize or sanction the right Of the master :" noio ms
slave in BONDAGE: twelve men must agree oeiore 'he
master can ret a verdict, and that verdict ne never can
ret, if one Abolitionist can be placed upon Tue jury
For wears the Abolitionists have triea u compass =.
psssage Of this law, always unsuccessful until now ou'
now The very 6rst year the Wings have a majority IN
all the departments of the State Government, ms 'a"'
IN obaSience 10 the mandate of the Abolitionists,i Is pass
ed-passed by a Wing oy a
| Whia Coyernor-tbe first in that series OF r""heeS'
from which 50 much is expected and SO mueh has pee"
promised