Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-10

owners though ssa other power in regard 10 the ~
s,;tu,ion of slavery retained exclusively by lh'
States 1, be exercised hy them severay according 10
their respective views OF their own peculiar intcfcs.
hon III ll,, Constitution of the ontcd shtrs never
ould nave been inrcd upon The pFlmc'Ple o ms
ina The General Government with authority !" a'ols"
The ins,itut on at It's tLsu;c though ~ e. ~
Ina continued for sinrr dty, if the exercise OF S"c
,ror ha assumed or usurprd yet they pcfseVefe VI
ponrinr their petitions into Congress- "Nen . ~
bo"s c,,m reflection should convince them that Inc
ink they shed in sgn mr. such PeI''','h', ny ~
hnt the prelude TO the shedding OF the pood OF t'c
brethren. 49,, .sa . c,,nov
A. ..,hese ultra Ahotonists have ccascd 10 e"PoS
the instruments Of rcascn and pers"asin' naVe nue
heir cause POLITICAL and have appcaicu 10 'ie D'iio'
~ we q would seriously invite every consiaerae
- !; ,he couutry soemnly to pause, and deliberately
70 reacc not merely existing posture, bui upon
~ d,saarnI nrecipicc down which they would hurl
.ro,, dancer is ahead conspicuous, elevated and
r;s.bln Shall we wantcnly run upon u, ana destroy
~ ,a-;ous authorizations Of the high drsiinlcs that
,r,;t &c Shall We hesitate to resist movement
which !. threatens to deluge our country IN blood
s.The Ahol,onsts srenuously oppose all separation
IS ,h ,,ro roces They would keep them forever Pent
nm torc,her within the same limits, pcrpcnat'ng Their
,nr,.:.;cs and constantly cndangcrng the peace OF
1 ,ho !, unity They proclaim, indeed, that color Is
no,I,r ,hat The organic and characteristic di1erences
between the races ought TO be cn''Feiy a,s'es'
cd ;, and necessarily favor amalgamaton. docs any
csderote man believe it 10 be pos>bl" 10 effect sGc
an object without convusion, revolution ana h""u-
she'd Can the momentcus question cohtlhu. 10 "
ogtaled, without producing "a contest IN winch Tie
discrimination OF the blacks, or 'er o'e'
/ he whites would be the sole alternative:
.For the agency of their powers OF persuasion,
the Abotioniss snow propose to substitute Inc powers
of the bailot-box, aud he must Be bind TO what Is
passing before U.s. who does not perceive al the Er'ta
bic tendency Of their proceedings 49,, these so"o DC
found insufficient to invoke, finally, the powers OF The
| baynnet.
Ii ia manifest the agitation of the question must be
arrested or lead TO collision otnp'non winch VIII DC
followed nv the clash Of arms and only terminate WIN
"desolated fields, connagraed cities, murdered inha-
5tants and the overthrow of the airest fabric OF hu
man Government that ever rose to animate the hopes
/ ofcivized man.
Therefore, Rcsolrcd, That Sin the slave States the
alternative is that the white man aust govern the OiacK,
or the black must govern the white.
Resoypsd That the liberation of slaves could only
be effected by violating the nconles!ab!c powers OF the
States and subvcrtng the Union, beneath the runs OF
which "woud be buried, sooner or later, the liberties
! Of both races.
Resoirsd, That "thc free States have more power
or right to interfere with institutions i'll tho slave States,
confined the exclusive jurisdiction OF those Sta'cs
than they would have to interfere with institutions III
any foreign country
TO the Union: and nasmuch they carrying their
principles into national politics and to the hallot-hoX,
The laws of selG-prcscrvation demand that support
be hereafter gwen to cand date Tor PRESIDENT or
/ President who does not fully concur IN the opinions
and sentiments avowcd in The foregoing preamble ana
resolutions.
Rcso!rcd That the Speaker be requested 10 transmit
10 Mr.. Van Buren, and Gen. Wan. II. Harrison, and
the Wing and Democratic candidates tor wee iresi-
dent copies of the foregoing preamble and resolutions
with a view to obtain replies from them winch may
enable our fellow citZens IT, vote Understandings a.
the approaching Presidential election
! Mr. Marshall stated that in draugh'ing the paper
care had been taken TO make accord WIN me Srnti-
ments of distinguished Senator, whom Kentucky
had long delg GIFTED 10 honor. Indeed, Il" broadly mt
mated that many of he sentences passages had beer
copied from the published speech oi Mr.. Clay moi DE-
cause the language of that gentleman ever struck nun
as peculiarly euphonous, bu: with f'cw to avoid any
objection on the part of Mr.. Cays faithful and we'll
tried friends to the preamble and resolutions lie be-
leyed the sentiments avowed, they commanded the
approbaon-nay, the warm and heartfelt applause "i
all partcs except the A5o,on:sts, when uttered by
Mr. CLAY only some fifteen eighteen months since,
would now meet with warm response III ne bosom
of every kentuckian o. lover of the Union.
Numerous objections were, however, urged against
the adoption of the preamble and resolutions, though
all admitted that the sentiments embraced IN Them were
renprali; correct. One or two members SAID there
might be avowals in them which II would be inexmhi
ent to sanction, but one dspul"d that, taken
as whole, they III the right SPIRIT and breathed
sentiments which cvcry hcntCckian was bound I" ap
, prove Some said il was too ntc III the scss'"n 10
bring forward such paper some complained thai they
had no, had time examine it; and others remarked
that they had not heard distinctly when read by the
Clerk MIR Newell Of Harrison, with view to enable
gentlemen to v"te undcrstandingly, moved that the
preamble and resolutions be again read but the why
gentlemen opposed the motion with great unanimity
and it withdrawn
: Mr. Buckncr Of Christian, then offered the fol-
lowing resolution, an amendment:
Rcsoircd That the opinions Of each OF the c1nd dates
for The Presidency be requested mr"n the Tsht ." tree
negroes al elections n the several STATES anG
state whether they have voted to confer on then
: the right of suffrage.
This amendment having been sent TO the Clerk Ia
r blc was promptly accepted by Mr.. Marshall
: "Mr. Morrhrad then said he was willing to meet the
subject snllv and :airy He had doubt to the
tsfactory response which Gen. Harrison would give
and he wished also i. undertook The business OF ca
echsng the candidates, 10 move additional InsrroTa
tories on many other subjects of importance to the
: Union, and to the whole county
Mr. Turner Of Madison also willing TO meet Tho
suhirc' curly, as Mr.. Hill of Marion, Mr. Bucknrr
: &c &, l,lcIucn were not then prepared TO act, bu
pledged themselves, if the House would agree 10 lay
the preamble aud resolutions the table fer the pr"
sent, they would call them UP again. ana meet Inc qu"s
i ton fully and fairly before the clos" Of the session.
motion was then U!adc To law them the table for ia,
present. ana the and nays having been called The
VOTE stood rs i,lf.ws;
Yeas Mr.. Speaker, Green, Adams, Lewis Bar
c ret Nicholas V. Board, John Bolts, David Brooks
james r. DuckirT, ltTCiNii hNttI' 'p' ~ W. -
: liam Choavan, Rrn,us J. Clay, Richard II. Cock"
: Warner Crow, William Cunningham, Ahner G. Ea
. mel, John Draiin, George Dye, William Elicit
! Thomas NJ. Forn.an, Erni amin T. Gray, tr'ah Ores
I ha'n, James sngsard, DAVID 3 Hammond, EIe'neh
s. Hill, James Hines Z. II. Hopkins, Jacob Hughes
! James W. Irwin, John A. Logan, Thomas F. Marshall
c Jas. G. Mckinney, Hayden j. Roberts, c: $. More
head, Jesse Padon, James D. Perciu Richd Pindell
William Read, Fl r. Rcedcr, Is. II. Reeves, William
H. Run,sey c. c. Russell, Isanc Smith, JAS c. sprgg
Y Jas. Taggart, Hubbard Taylor, Jr, Squire Turner
) Robert L. Waddll, Alexander Wake, pcmsey White
o James C. Wilson, Jesse Yan::s Asa loung.-"2
: .Naps-James Brien, II. d. Burgess, Geo A. Cald
+ well Thomas Cecil, A. P. Churchill, Shelby Coiry
: Robert Cclvin, l.. G Cornish William Davies, Samue
: S English Moses T. Glenn, Chas. Glover, John
: GoodSon, William Henry, John B. Huston, John I'm
. bodrn, Alexander II lnns, George ". Johnson, New
TN Lane, Joseph Lccomp,c, Reuben Lytcr, Thoma!
: Marshall, William n. Marshall, j. c. Mason, Fabriciu
: G. McCalla, Nathan Mcclure, s ?. AlcFall, DAVE
Merwc;her, LnHh Minis, Isaac Alizc, Joseph II. Muir
n raw Hugh Newell, u. w. 5 Randolph, John Rowan