Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-09-08

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nnorant Questions of tho dav, did not pass It by IN 81
lence The committee appointed II" prepare feS"'u
tons dcclaratnrv OF the principles :" me h'Pup,1"
pariy nf the Union, consisting OF one mrihn'I ''''
each Of the States represented IN the Convention, anu
the Csairnan Of which committee was the Hon u
G,Ile, nj New York. reported the following, amongst
other resolutions, VIZ:
Re,orsd That Congress ha> no power under the
To interfere with co"lrp the domestic institutions Of G II
rrn States, and that such Siars are Tue s'e ahn iufs ~ ~,
ryry Thing app raining otrlr affairs not prohibited ny w
Constitution i all cifnrts {" IL" Ahnon'st> OF 'thr u,
rn Steps thereto" tacuiiird IL ta !" w
mos a!ag,n: and dangerous consequences ai a III ~" -,
80 Iv a ri,ni tendency diminish hlIpinrs. "i The
,lr and rrtan,er stability aud pIrmancncy" he lnh
aud nuc!h mol I" 'c c"nhlch"h'c" U! "h! Heh" - va
The. question was taken this resolution as on al
the others separately, and was adopted unanimously
EVERY Democrat from the slavehn!dng a. wen -
the savrholdng States voting for II. Can any Sou"
rp man ask n stronger assurance, that the treat h"
ritv n the Democratic party of the North ready h'io
ANXIOUS 10 continue the protection OF the constr
tuticnal guarantee:
N>y lei rs cnuuirc where is the resolution o! cor
responding character, I" be found IN The P!"cet"s
either Of the National Wing Convention held at liar
r;sburo or Baltimore: We answer cmphltically, no
,rAere Neither of those conventions adopted any re-
solution upon the subject; and why did they mol: Van
INV one Of YOU resist the conclusion, that II was 10 avoid
pyinr offence TO- losing the support of the Abolition
branch of their party.
tended 10 confirm this conclusion.
Every Aboiionist and every Northern Wing IN Con
uress surports the nomination OF Gen. Harrison. vi
the Executive Committee appointed by the concurrent
action oc the Wings and Aboonlsts IN that body I" pro-
mote his election there three pledged ADo''"his's
and three Northern Wigs associated We are sorry ~
say with three Southern Wings. The nomination OF
Harrison it>rlfis we'll known have been carried by
condition between the WhrIs and Ah"!,"nlsiS Many
Of the delegates to the Harrisburg Convention bad al
ready been in their several States the leaders Of o-
lion movements Such were James +. Summons, the
chairman of the committee in the Rhode Island Legs
Ioturc which reported the Abolition resolutions, VIM
Clarke Geo Chambers, VIM. Darlington, Jno. Dckey,
f. r. Mcdowell, James Merrill, and +. {. ft'rgaF',
who took active part III favor OF the Abolition move
ncnts in the convention 10 amend the Constitution oil
Pennsylvania.
Indeed the results of the Harrisburg Convention
were every where hailed by the AboltoniSs as sig
nal triumph Henry Clay, Abolition aside, was known
to be the first choice Of the Convention; but ne mao
rendered himself obnoxious 10 the Abolitionss Dy MS
denunciations of their mad projects in the Senate OF
the l. s. IN addition to which he was stakeholder.
For those reasons the Aholti"niss IN the Convention
sci themselves work 10 dr!'at l> ;"hli'ht"h am"
succeeded. whcrcup"m shou, ri triumph arose from
the whu, Of The !anatlcaI sect
| The lberator, their organ IN boston, sara, I'VE
reward this as another important sign oi The tunes as
sirual defeat Of the Sayc"cracy power in that Con
vcuinu Had il moi been for Ahol!tInniSui, H. Clay
wou,d undoubtedly have been Nominated. we nave
faith 10 brlcv- that Shareholder wlI! eyer "e"in be
permitted 10 ill the Presidential office IN i's Nr?Hh'
/ lie
| The Emancioator. their organ IN New York, sad.
.praIsc 10 God for treat anti slavery victory man
of hoh talents of great distinction, OF long political
services of bnundcSs personal popularity, mas o,ch
openly rejected for the Presidency Of this Republic,
on accoun, ofhs devotion TO slavery Set up m"nu,
ment of progress there ia Shareholder incapactaed
for the Presidency OF the United States, Nc.
The PhrlanihrnpiSi, their organ al Cincinnati, de-
carcd that the Abolition Eiors all regarded III" ere
fiction Of Mr. Clay and the selection Of General inr-
son as 10 some extent concession I" the SPIRIT OF IT.
berry IN the North.
The Oberlln (OhioJ Evangelist sad "he nomination
of William Henry Harrison for President OF the INT
ted States and the rejection Of Henry Clay shows iat
sinvchoidcr again expect I" be PRESIDENT oil
this free Republic i; may now ." REGARDED u" set
lied matter that 'rnrg Clay, any other StAvrI"ld.
rr can ever ~ President Of the United STATES, even
s,l;,n, Ir The party which hr r"n< 10 r III" ma
jnrty" "i'or what has been gained viii render
thanks 10 God and inr wha, needed to be ga'nrd,
we will trust in the God, and in TIE faithful and
drcnt use Of the which have prevented
the nomination Ola Shareholder for President tins time
ON subsequent, day the herator said ''ltIs need
less 10 multiply proof, that III" defeat % Henry Clay at
Harrisburg deemed ny ib"iirloni~s generally
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! free States.
Not oniy the Abolition presses, but Abolition sncir.
ties and conventions, joined N the chorus OF triumph
n, the exclusion Of a stakeholder from nomination,
solely because he Shareholder.
The Massachusetts AMI. Slavery Society, at their
annual meeting,
gsr,d Tina, regard refusal o Harrisburg Con
vennn Henry Clay candidate t tie: redcnc!
signal aud glorious triumph OF 'f over ''f oil ''oe'S "'e
The Executive Committee of the National AntSla.
very Sncetv at the late meeting of the society IN New
YORK, used IN their report the following languaG", VIZ
ave declare entire convection, that the 'AtsE IT.
self for which the society Turned, and to which
il is therefore merely secondary, IS advancing IN The
nuh,ic mind with great rapidly and power. The re-
lection of Henry Clay, Shareholder and defender :"
slavery, is way. mark IN our history. ms IS Inc
very first violence they adduce q! III" advancement :"
ihrr causc, 10 which they add, among others, ,'th'
pracrluI delivery Of that portion Of the Hon William
Sladcs Speech which presses the abolition "i slavery
IN the District Of Columbia, with lis Insertion IN the
columns of the National lntelligencer, which, they
saw "shows the beginning OF change III the feelings
of slaveholders' Nor do the committee omit to notice
as another evidence of the advance OF their caSf the
act Of the New York Legislature to winch we have re-
f.rr.d They saw "hr. Brncy had III" opportunity n
sprak nr al length the subject in the Representative,
hall Of the State of New York before committee, and
IN the presence Of large number OF the members OF
the State leg Stature, now in SESSION, winch removed
some of the mlsapprchenslons as to the Jury mn ana
some other measures IN agitation.
/ The Harrisburg nomination is nothing more orIcss
than onr Of the boosted fruits Of the coalition between
The Northern Wings and AbolrllonlSS, winch has pro-
ducrd their Joint action in the State legislatures III
pas.iur resolutions and acts destructive 10 the rights
and interests Of the South and dangerous to the peace
and union of these States II this coalition shall sue
coed IN obtaining control Of the Governments OF fcnn'
svlyania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, and If all those
States shall pass laws similar to that passed by New
York and their Executive authorities shall adopt Inc
same course of action what security will The savehod
INC States have for their property, Every slave VINO
can succeed in passing the limits of those States, wall
be praccay free Thieves viii steal your slaves and
be protected with their plumber throughout all those
States bordering the slaveholdlng region Inc Con
stitution Of the IT, S and the laws of Congress tor the
protection of your slave property will not only be made
void but il will be crime toexecute them Inc iands
of the South, after the withdrawal OF the hands that
cultivate them, will lose than hall their valne
and abiec; poverty, f absolute desoaticm, will be
the fate Of regions Of productive and grow
inc country.
/ WHO ARE orr FRIENDS
What party is it winch is battling the cause OF the
South in Ohio and Pcnnsy vana: 1t is The Democratic
cI,,li tb.,h p rpd