Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-02-08

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money for the Sa.cs' There is such power given,
or ever intended 10 be given. The Federal Govern
ment raises from the whole Union, the money which
wants for It's constitutional purposes The Siacs
what they for themselves from their own e.
zans. To raise money from the General Government,
Tor the purpose of distributing it among every State
which will consent TO use it, for every real nagn.
airy want Of us own, is Mr. Calhoun very justly
ID tho most dangerous, unconstitutional and absurd
project devised by any, and "a torttort, tdsS
Government 1t would enlarge the powers OF the &C.
neral Government, by charging the inducements and
means C. corruption 1t would place the States as tr!-
bu.arcs at the feet of the General Government
In the Sd place, Gen H. does not limit the appropci
alton 10 the surplus proceeds of the public lands was
proposed by of the friends Of patton IN So
and hat for the sake of greater cauion subject 10
amendment of the Constisutiosf. lie g.es ~ til
the saaction Of the savcholdng States for the apprn
pratlon Of ita choc surplus rerrnue from what.
ever source IT may; from the public lands the Ta
all, all is to go at one fell swoop II idle, then, for
his friends to attempt his justification upon the ground
that few Of the members Of the Legislature son!c
years ago, went for similar plan. Their views and
his pholy dissimiar.
In The 4th place, he is willing 70 apply the whole,
only the colonization of those that NAV be other
wise free bn 10 the purchase IF The freedom Of Others
And the whole is to be effected, shy Jealous prose.
cution Of the plan, through the fundamentally OF the
u.I:. =, a. =, A., l. IN ~.
,''S ouo ~ -nye' ne "iis Us 'h"' inc sU"J'ct -
NEAR my healt; ana VINO VIII assure US tina. ~ ORDER
to accomplish this object smear his heart" tie ycry
srs, -, nr III, aJ,,in:s,.a..o, ,.,,lI - -.
ii'' a"t VI MS administrators "c"2 Io oe 10 increase
the tariff, and apply the whole surplus revenue 10
emancipation.
pu' we aPPeat 10 yohr uiscretsoG, ana We ask You
no" you can trust the principles or ndgmen. of that
candidate who vii! nd!screety NEEDLE with subjects
which touch your dearest interests and arrogatr pow
crs for the government which il never possessed We
ask you, further, and appeal To that sense OF us
tce which ought to direct all our decisions how pny
man can denouncc Siarn Van Buren, for The opinions
which he has frankly freely eyprcsscd--and yet sup
port VIM Fl Harrison with such propositions rs no has
advanced; Compare The constitutional views ne IN,
two men and then saw who i Tie trur cxn,nndr re
the Constitution. and which the ssscs friend 81 H.:
South | alace them in i,y,anos;t;o, R,,d sn1
Judge for Yourselves:
HARRISON. VAN Rt'UEE
Should be a;kc1 If thcr" ktser 70 ay Ge,g u ~.
m ~ r ~, ui ~ t"l ~! "Ih.3 ." ne sn.- 81 81
emancipation answer that popcry in ii. southern Sat..
has !"ng been object IN! IRE we'll understood y my
nshH 10 See The whole ol rs snrnends that an surris,i ,
n W;h m pnc,in :" r ,h rs.prctir" rjn 'is
States holding the slaves there hazsird The snbr i. in NY
appears bono constitution Judgment exclusively under
%" 20 q, 80 ,f hhs s "d ., inc e s,T
onza,ion of those ,ha, MAJ, be believe tia, "a opinion 10
otherwise freed, puchaseay deserving v!iera
.: NE heedom Of other ny a'nn T. cn'sas" ~ any n,s
look forward 10 da not very,ho goodness 10 ca m attention
distant when North mcricanIhat am in Il inter
s , "Suid no. -" ~ '' Wy N ~,
t.tn,c Of fonnda.ion - tsf ts.o,
Il, do miat authority
me Henfr. Government c@.s*
Co., 3j,,,; aa' s't;.r n, ne .,s
IF either, or 81 al til s!ar,.4o'i-
=. ing S"'es.
iiere, ireehnch OF virginia !al OK Posl'om OF .ne
views OF .ht two 80 III ~ s,.L.ot -
S;snar, ..,ns 49,, c,rs r. cn,a
nation and that .., ,L .anc.;on of ,ho s,,,s hoIj
mo the slaves h. c,o 500 no unconstitutional cLc.,;o
To the APPROXIMATION Of ",he whole Of It's surn,us rcvo
nue To thai object MIR Van Rnron sruonot 81, N,
,chat authority the General Government could aer.!e
,ruhout change of the Constellation. ci,i,r 1t ne IN
siancC Of either, or Of all the siGrehoding States
But from the CI,ar,sstoo Cop-,nr | cx,r,r, ,lo al
lowing "Let the foregoing views Of Gen Harrison
be canddiv comparcd With The following cx,osan ~
the scntiine MA Of Mir Vap Bn-.n nnt ,o-. he hin, ~
answer 10 call made on him bv comm;,,ae # Nertb
Carolnans and the CONVECTION can scarcely be ro.i.l
ed, that between Mr. Van Buren, ard Cen Harris,f,
the South should not hrsltae choose the former,
holding the sounder opinion and pledged 10 the sound
or action, the great and vital subject o: Southern
Institutions:
He declares, Isl. That Congress has right to in
tcriere in any manner any extent, viii! the sub
Jcct Of slavery II the States.
End AgaInS. tn pr"Prirty Of their doing 20 IN The
c'"' """ IN re!atioh 70 Tue iaS'cF sutJeS',
he thus exp self
"a an~,"'- lean possibly be to arrest all ag.ta-
uoh Upon u, o'ng Suhlrc', nave c"hsdeTeG NE
a1est"" go; nave pF"Pounaed 10 me, with sHcer" de-
SIRE 10 arrive at the concnsion that me subject m r.
?|"n 70 ne District OF Columbia can DC safely g!'e"d
"h inc same sr"uha on whch u STANDS ~ resatG 70 TIC
states, VIZ: me want OF constitutional power IN 'o'
eress % interfere N th- matter-l owe u, no"e''r T.
cahuo' I" say 10 you' that nave not ocen aD!. - Sas
y "yseh ",a' ' grant 70 congress '" "ie I"'''."t
t'oh Oh r,c,"S',e ,estsaSt9H !" a." 'oScS ""a,S"'t
over tne uo's ot MY W.
inc sahS uu"of''y over inc s"ul.e. ''". 80" I'M
wise nave oeeh possessed Dy lic ea's'i t iau 4'',
'ns"i u t""' '2t -
take sach steps upon the subject ~ ''s strict !" "s
states might themselves 'aNe "ts"L 'e'r own MFRS
and consistently with tAe'r rgn's .. sIr"te'S':sE
linus Vrxns Tue matter "oe'o '"' from '''f
Iigh's no" before me- eei liyse.' s.s -
."ai Con 5rrss noes no. posi-, ~ "
wn OF :" ~,