Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-19

s,orerv, was "a social, moral and political eril.'
WHY does not the Wing denounce ar. Rives: why IS
he not held up to the OF the Eastern people,
But more than this: At the time OF this discussion IN
the LEGISLATURE in 1892, did not Mr. Rives write let
ter approving of Emancpa and of the of the
Jcr;sIa,nre call upon the Editor Of the Enquirer to
Law il before the people of Virginia 1.-THE letter is not
in existence give us a statement OF ITS contents. Let
the people Of Eastern virginia see VINO is most Their
! friend-James Mcdowell, or w. G. Rives.
/ People of Eastern Virginia, what think you of such
| conduct as this Editor OF The Wing has exhibited? A
fu-blooded Abolnonist, according to his own show
inc in ls;2-now the denouncer of Mr.. Mcdowell for
opinions which he then not only approved, but APP
nauded. In 1882 he urged Mr.. Mcdowell TO perse
4 we're in the cause of Emancipation-in 1910 he de-
nounces him for following his advice.
| also charged, that Mr. Southall took part at Pub
lie meeting held in Charlottesville in which the question
of Emancipation was discussed, and in which Mr. 5.
advocated action the part of the Legislature. This
the Wing does deny 1t is not necessary therefore
that shonld give proof upon this point | however
take the liberty of referring the Wing to the proceed
nus of the meeting which in all probability pub
lis6ed in its own columns That meeting, if am not
msnormed was held at the January Court in the year
1892
i + also CHARGED Hr Faulkner with advocating Abo
lition in the Legislature in 1888 This is denied
by the Richmond Whig-nor can IT be denied with the
least show of truth quoc from his Speech delivered
in the House of Delegates, on the goth January, 1852
page Ihh :, :; .-;.,,, .on,-,...
that loss and injury party may constitute fair
a consideration eain TO the other. Does the slave
holder while he enjoying his slaves, reflect upon the
decp injury and incaicuiabe loss, which the possessoa
of fbGt Dr0pcrty INFLlCTS upon The interests OF
c eountro And does he not perceive that society,
toleraag that Grill, say for thirty years longer for has
benefit the shape of I'M y to herself and benefit to
hun, GI,ISG HIN FULL AND ADEQUATE COM
i PENSATlON
81 I'LL, no q
Whip approved them at that day. He not for al
lowing the owner any compensation for his property
Notwithstanding this, however, he and the Wing are
brought before the world the peculiar champions OF
the rights and interests OF Eastern Nrg'na-whic VIZ
Mcdowell is held up to censure.
charged upon various leading Wing papers IN the
State the advocacy of the Abolition of Slavery On
this point the Wing is SILENT because it knows the
charge is true The people Of Virginia know it is true
these Editors know ii is true, and will not deny H.
! pass on to the other points.
charge Thomas Walker Gimer, Governor elect OF
this Commonwealth, with having been an ultra hman-
cipationist, and with having gone beyond Mr. Nc
Dowell in his advocacy of Abolition. At public DIS
cussion at Cock Tavern in the county of Albemare,
if am correctly informed, Mr. Thos. J. Randolph of
that county charged upon Mr. GIlmer his advocacy oil
Abolition-and various individuals then in the crowd
sustained Mr. r. in the charge, Mr.. Randolph will
saw whether have been correctly informed III regard
to this debate. If | have not been most cgrcgously
imposed upon in the information which have received,
Mr. Randolph will sustain the charge winch ! prefer
red IN my remarks at the Dinner, to the very letter
The Wing quotes an extract from Circular issued
by Mr.. Mcdowell III the spring OF l-33. That tAtract
is correctly quoted, but if it proves that James Mellow
ell is an Abotonis, in league with the fanatics of the
North would not of the articles published IN the
Wing in 1892 place its Editor III the same condition
The argument which Mr.. Peasants uses TO Tx Adolf
tonism upon Mr.. Mcdowell, Fixes It Just as strongly
on himself There leave hun 10 free himself from
The difficulty he best can: not his position.
The Wing considers it rank hypocrisy in the friends
and supporters of Mr. Mcdowell to assa Gen liarri-
SON as an AbolItionist. Will the Wing pretend TO
say that Gen Harrison and Mr. Mcdowell occupy the
: same position upon this question: MIR. McDowell's
Princeton Address shows that he repudiaes Abolition
r. sn-and regards the Abotonists intcrmeddllng
set of Fanatics who in their efforts to carry out then
wild and iinpracticabe notions, would snbvcrt the
Constitution itself. In addition too Mr.. Mcdowell Is
the owner of large number of slaves and was born
grew 10 manhood and now resides amongst slavehold
crs. How stands the case with Gen Harrison Are
there to suspect him on tins question
is true that his advocates bring forward an extract from
Speech delivered at Enccnnes, in which Abolition
. is denounced; but when was that Speech made Five
years a.u-bcf1rc the excitement on tins SUBJECT be-
came general Is this the latest declaration on Tins
point If not, why not others brought forward
: Look too to the ranks of his supporters There you
see adams and State the very men who have raised
much the greater part of the excitement upon this sub
. lect III Congress!
But il is an easy matter for the Wings to put this
question at rest WHY do not his friends ask him fol
: such an avowul as Mr.. Van Buren, has madc-for de-
: claraon affirming his intcntion Tin of his cleo
tiun) rco any biif which has for its object the
Abolition of Slavery in either the States or the Dstric
: of Columbia: Put that question TO him, gentlemen
: Wings, and let the. world know his answer. Until
this is done we must say that he and Mr.. Mcdowell
occupy very different positions before the people.
General Harrison is sound upon this subject why does
he not declare his opinions? Is IT not The duty OF ms
friends in the South TO nterrogate hum on TINS subject
= and to demand explicit answer, There ~ nothing
unreasonable in this. Mr.. Van Buren, has been cate
chizcd and has answered most frankly WIZ the
Wings pursue this course The past stlbes us IN the
affirmation that they will not Bur few days since
member of the Kentucky Legislature submitted a pro-
, position which proposed enter correspondence
with the candidates for the Presidency, and ascertain
81 their opinions upon the leading questions now before
the nation. The "HhieS who are majority III tia
body voted it down People Of Virginia, bear this FACT
; in mind
:. The Wing charges me with disappearing Mr.. Nc
: Dowells opinions and course upon the Bank question
:, will submit the evidence upon which rely to sus
= tain me- and the people will then Judge between us
To them submit the matter, and by their judgment
will abide without murmur.
On the 18th Of January, 1884, Mr. Gima OF Abe
r marie, now Governor eject, submitted tins Resolution
sResoired That is not hereby intended to give any
implied sanction to the power which has been claimed
by Congress to establish U. S. Bank"
For this Resolution Mr.. Stevenson OF SpottsylTanIa
) offered the following substitute:
;, sRcsoiced, That the General Assembly OF Virginia
cannot sanction the power which has been claimed by
Congress to establish L. 5. Bank, because IN the OPT
Mon of this General Assembly that power is not given
q to Congress by the Constitution Of the I. ), rs has
been frequently and soemny declared by The General
: : Assembly of Virginia.
: The substitute adopted, Ayes q, Noes 57-Mr
Mcdowell and Mr.. Gilmer, voting against it. The
question then required upon the resolution amended
and it passed, Ayes &c, Noes 53-Mr. Mcdowell and
Mr.. Gilmer voting for it.
On the 10th of February, 1884, the resolutions with
the amendments offered thereto in the Senate, were
taken up. The fourth resolution was in these words
:, See Journal, page l6S.
"Resoieed That the General Assembly cannot re-
: cognzc constitutional, the power which has beer
claimed by Congress to establish T. 5. Bank, because
in the opinion of the General Assembly, as. they have
heretofore soemny declared. that power is not gver
! to Congress by the Constitution Of the United States
Mr. Naikius. moved 70 amcnd the same by ADDING