Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-12-18
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-7IcTYoND. Va, FRIDAY. DEC. Is, 1910.
CORRESPONDENCE
..,, tic Governor Of Virginia and .Nec lors.
Fah have before Us Document, in 81 quarto pages,
We .n,ea by order of the House of Delegates, and
U.s. Fna ,heletter of Gov Gilmer to the General As
so~Y' h., Correspondence with Gov. Seward OF N
his letter Of the 18th Nov to the Governors OF
Iareboldine States. II is not our purpose to ana
.ae hsss Documents at present-but we present the
Ais wv" facts TO the consideration of the People
I"v seward is a Whg-and both branches OF the Lee
GOV, Of New York are also Wing. With this key
hands the Public will be able to unlock the ex-
w. I,rv nrocrastinaton which the Governor of \
y,s mas displayed, and the OBNOXIOUS course ""'eh
49,, legislature has pursued -,
'aa i;a,ely upon the adjournment OF the last Fir-
l" sr,slature, Gov. Glmer promptly discharged
l.r 10 the State. On the 9TH April ne addressed
rs w.. and an able letter TO Gov. Seward, upon the
sc, Of our claim On The 18th April, the Governor
s9s, York barely acknowledges the receipt of the
and promises to lay it before the Legislature OF
I On The llh April, it appears, he did submit to
sto3v the communication from Virginia.
a a., ne 9TH June, Governor Gmer joys the memory
.,corsrnor Seward-no reply. On the 10Th of July,
/" lam reireshes the memory of the Governor OF
q -yn,L On the 18th, same month, MIR. Sc
y" -;,e, from Auburn to which he had retired Tor
w. AXE Of his health, and promises to "bestow due
.,sdefaon upon the subject OF our correspondence
y,.y soon. L., ,r -,
,hp STU ".
.a No answer from Mr.. Seward. On the 18th
so.rnher he renews the charge. On the 2Sth, Mr.
sw,rd acknowledges the "long torbearance OF The
Ss,nor of Virginia. and promises to transmit his re-
r,r which he has prepared, - as soon as II can We
ropsG for the purpose
=. ,be ood October, Governor Gilmer reminds him
he nromse; but is not fortunate enough TO re-
..vs any reply-On the 9TH November, ne renews the
And on the 9th November, after the Presiden
~ r,cioa is orer, which seems to have operated as
..sn npon this Wing Governor, he condescends to
IN, he Governor of Virginia with long, sophs-
,,l and unsatisfactory reply He takes care to inform
~ Governor that the Senate of New York had taken
- action upon the matter: but that the House OF As
mblr had taken it up; and their committee ION the
lin MAY mark six months before he deisns TO
r.,.ns i had recommended to the House to sdeclne
any lperposition, even by way of advice; but that
.b:r aoproyed the Governors positions lin his former
,.,s Of las, year) as s'sound and udcious, and his
deposition of the meaning of the constitutional pro-
,son in question, the only one that can be given
consistently with the sovereignty of the States and the
bis Of the citizens, while it in strict conformity
yih our Federal obligations to other States and re-
cornzss all the rights which intended to be secu
red And by way of Gaping the climax, what does
his Wing Legislature: Instead OF advising the Co.
v.,nor 10 give up the feons who have stolen our
,oyerty, they themselves pass most obnoxious
,,T trial BILL which throws so many difficulties IN
N. way Of recovering property, That the Aooitoh-
Themselves proclaim, 1t is useless for us 10 attempt
We have here fine illustration OF the justice which
~ South has to expect Of the Wing Legislature OF
y.w York The Wing Legislature of Vermont las
:,,owed up the blow, by enactlng similar statute
The Aboltionists of Ohio pressing the same game
iron their Legisature-and if the fugitive law be not
oeed at the present session. it is because the Demo
c,lc Senate Of Ohio viii put spoke into their
wheel 4 late meeting in Clermont County, and s'm'-
i, movements in other parts of the State are urg-
IN, this object We have before US copy OF "Ihe
As,a,or," of the first instant, published at Cleve-
Ind. in the northern portion Of the State, which
boasts that their Canadian Colonization Society, dur
ma the present season, assisted in passing into
Cl.sda through Ohio more than 500 fugtves; some
crea as far as from S Carolina and Mississippi joining
The $4,000 ',who there before them. These Fana-
ties are determined to violate rights, to thrust
themselves into domestic sanctuaries to PROSTATE
The Constitution; destroy the Union itself, in pur
suit Of their unwarranted The evil cries aloud
70, redress. The only question Is, how We shall OBJ
IAN II, Hi,hout endsnger'ng the stability OF the
la.on itself In alluson 10 this deeply exciting SUBJ
s Governor G,lmer thus concludes his letter 10 the
Governors ofthe slareholding States
"The adoption ofretaliatory measures by the slave
holding States, if this denial of rights persevcrci
IN vonld probably arrest the evil and lead to speedy
adjustment of these quest But TOO early resort
. such means, might probably preclude dispassion
So recognition Of rights and as We cannot dstrust
,e Justice o. demands and ought not TO anticipate
aan offte,ity in countrymen TO Constitution,
which they, like ourselves, have sealed with their
aooG, ana SanCtioneQ Oy lnelf PUyUd
81. 10 follow the example Of the Governor of .New
i0ri and consider Federal compact at end. 1t
:smsins be whether the expression of one CON-
feeling and resolution the part of the slave
hiding States will hereafter prevent some such neces
siy. /, is very evident that the single intractlon
Q. the Constitution which has occurred in this in
stance if not redressed, may lead 10 the total subver-
Of those amicable and intimate relations which
aa ins,rumen, designed to establish between the
States, and that in their intercourse with each other
hey VIII be exposed under the construction of Co
Seuard 10 all the Inconvenience and all the
tlnars 10 which foreign and hostile nations are SUBJ
sc.."
In this emergency, it cannot be too deeply lamented
Ia, six out Of the eleven slavehodng States should by
eir recent votes have assumed such political position
relation TO the Northern Democracy, The natural
al. Of the South" But we appeal to our Republican
brethren in the North and North West, still TO stand
By U.s. to forget any resentments they might be disposed
indulge and to support the compromises OF the Con-
f.uton Virginia is true TO them-And SO are South
Caro!ina, Alabama, Arkansas and Missouri. We are
aappy indeed, TO understand from of cur most
pecable Correspondents at Washington that the vote
q! Virginia has produced a most salutary influence
Hpon the feelings and resolutions of Northern and
Western brethren.
We learn from Richmond that the Loco in the Senate profess
the House Delegates dusted. When will
aN be:-7eI Ga.
They willing TO 60 into the Election the 18th
January Mr.. Bouldn moved TO strike out the day
liked By the resolution of the House, with view OF
Substituting that day-but the Wings of the Senate