Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-25

o,,;ons and sentiments had been proclaimed o"
Tint 1nor which required an answer. ohe = HsS ::
-, Sc,, York MIR Grangcrl seemed 10 ininn'" IN
If his address, that the g:nticn"m from inc
s,a :, lar rs this question involved were tiie
slaves OF sectional and local opinions We, ~ me-"
,.t continued Mr. B.. who IS NOR. lave - local OPP
Mons than the gentleman hla,s'a, IN ad.P.;"s .'''
,o,-se ba had The gentleman from New ON refer
IA ,t.n n Congressional history to show that THESE
,,,s had been offered and received Tor the last 81
ye,rs without creating any excitement untii me
iS36 Tina, might have been the fact, but VINO u" III
knou, tha, the vital Importance OF inc suo!e'' -
crown ~ from the fact, that the aooiI'e's' '. ~
North were no longer weak, ignorant ana Po"eii'ss %
Ia, .crc thirty years ago, but that lcE ~" "eiS'
as the gentleman himsel: proclaimed ms" u '
of property and of influence, while 'aer nI
daily increasing. The gentleman from .,i" - ~
v,s entirely mistaken when he supposed tnat he dS,
cuss;ons ON this exciting sub cc; would DC put an en-"
tn nv reference of il TO committee i' nao oee,i
well shown BY the gentleman from 1.eots IA ~ ~
unity that The reference made IN 1880, uaer me reso
ir,;ns o Mr. Pnckncy, well as the reference 'nat
n 1,sl. 50 lar from putting stop TO the
nt,t;on of these petitions, was followed by an m
n.aosnJ pher Of them. And snch, he would venture
70 ,sscr would always nc the ncvtaoie result o. 'tea
inp Abolition petitions ~ That manner
TL enc made up was not on the right OF pct!t!oa,
;. sn,ne r,n,,amen contended. He would say TO one
- M :, ,hnm that they should make the truth
ior - ,bcir constituents that they should go Nome
and ,cjl those who charged them with The presentation
ne sncb ne,tions that the true issue now presented on
H., anor .,s one of union dsuncn. /: was not 10
h. S;,,;sca that that the issue now before the
IIsr1 ~. country. He did not like some gentle
nan cav tba, he never would calculate ITS value when
an evil of his magnitude was presented lie ana CUT
-, =, r,Ir. He valued it and loved II as the sur
est SAFEGUARD Of our liberties tcoud not be eSpecu
,h, an: man here should forget in halt century the
conn,nn tails and dangers OF our ancestors or the
o;.cts for which they encountered them ne cia'i-
I'd far himself is much vcneraton and love Tor tins
Il MON as any III the nation nnt ne YVES com
nced TO saw that the moment Congress attempted to
arsaie on this subject the Union practically dis
.o7vca-rhe moment Congress abolished slavery III the
District of Columbia, the States interested would LOOK
,non as direct attack upon them, anu act accord
ingly. We Of the South, said Mr. B., are not AFRAID
to discuss the subject of slavery We believe the m
,;.u.;on TO be delensibe from the Scripture itself;
m beler SO that il has always existed and We believe,
with Governor McDuffc, that to us II has proved
noli,ical blessing Will ask the gentleman from Ner-
mont Mr. Sladc) whose tears OF sympathy Tor the Save
he SAYS have been often She'd !! ne ms no sympathy
for the whites Of the South II he does not ecl tor ms
white fellow citizens the South we'll as FOR his black
brethren II the object Of his abotoa petitions an OBJ
ice, he has so much al heart could "c accomplished the
white people Of the South would cease TO 1--we No
man who knows the South bat must know this truth;
that things must exist at the South "a they DO no"'
or no Tree white m n or woman can live there. The
Sou,h. rs he said before, claimed particular protec-
.;or from this Government. When money was to be
yDanded for coast and harbor defence, IT was Tor The
North When money was to be expended Tor il!r nm
movement of rivers and habors II for the North;
and So in most cases when the benefits of this Govern
mon, we're 10 be dispensed, for the North. The
South however, asked for special inrors. All that
il did ask was be permitted 70 direct their own nsti-
tuticns without molcstation.
|, had been pon;edly asked on that floor how II was
tina, persons occupying the position winch he ana h's
S:a,e Rights friends did, could attach themselves 10,
and act with the Administration party in that House.
This question was easily answered. We are not said
Mr. g. par,isans Of the Administration nor do we N
tend 10 become 50. We support the leading measures
Of the Administration, because we believe them 10 be
calculated 20 promote the best interests Of the country
Mr. B made few observations which were no, heard,
owing 10 rs face being turned from the Reporter when
The SPEAKER informed him that it was not in or
der to discuss a subject not before the House.
Mr.. b. continued He was ret going to define his
noston as some gentlemen in the habit of doing.
E shond let his poson take care OF itself and de-
fine itself by the he should sivc: but lac was
GOING TO state WHY that he and his State Rights
friends were often found acting with the Admins
tra,ion We do 50, said he, because we know that
whatever nigh, have been tic former opinion oil ,he
Chief Magistrate lie supports the best interests of the
Whole Union We do SO because, upon the paramount
;r,norance attached 10 this Abolition question, he
s,rs that he not only believes that Il would be viola.
lion of the Constitution for Congress- TO eS's!ale on
the subject OF slavery in the States, but as regard.
tho District oil .gSl.aoia, " ap'1lNi
would he highly ineHpeGieE' violation Of the IN
l;od ai,:, Of the Government to Tie States OF Fr.
y;ni, and MARYLAND and that, therefore, hc should
veto any bill passed for that purpose Was It be-
cause blows lad formerly been struck between The
aietinruished individual who was now Chei Magis
rate and the State Rights party, that the latter should
not now support him when he was pursuing line OF
policy which ttc!: judEme.i approved: Whatever ms
course might have been the Missouri! arc other qnes
lions his course now, on all these questions which
l,,o o,,th was
Inc regretted 10 saw that he could not regard the prn
c;p!es of the gentleman. put in opposition to nm ior
he Presidency. General HARRISON, rs equally sound
for he should desire TO see every man PIT IN onha
ton for that high station entertaining correct views on
these important questions. But was this the case win
The nominee Of the Harrisburg Convention SIR, sad
Mr. b. il is known that this distinguished Individual
in letter written BY him so late as 1855, SAID tha
he would desire 10 all the surplus revenues Of
the country appropriated fo- the purposes OF cnanc
patton and colonization With TINS crcIara'''h STAR
,nr him in the face how could any Suthern man sup
mort this gentleman Tor The highest Office in the Rcpub
lie, AGAIN on one occasion ii ESQ, tins gentleman
was called On 10 avow his opinions on The subject OF
Abolition, but he declined giving any answer me
Democratic party, however, have no SUCH reluctance
TO avow Their opinions. a Democratic convention
va. lately held a, Columbus, in the State Of OhIo and
among others, passed the following resolutions:
INF B. here read the following resolutions on the
subec, of Addition and Abolition societies, adopted
BY the Colambns Convention:
Resoired, That III the opinion OF this convention
Congress ought not without the consent Of the people
Of the District and of the States of Virginia and Ma
ryland to abolish slavery in the District Q: Columbia
and that the efforts making for that purpose, b.
orranized societies the free States hostile to the
spirit of the Constitution, and destructive 10 the har
mony of the Union.
Rcsoired, That slavery being domestic institution
recognised BY the Constitution the United States, we
as citizens Of free State have right to Interfere
with H. and that the organizing Of societies and associ
atoms in free Statcs opposition to the institutions OF
sister States while productive OF no good may be The
cause Of much mischief; and while such associations
for political purposes ough, to be dscountcnanced BY
every lover Of peace and concord, no sound Democrat
will have part or lot with them.
Resolred, That political Abotonism is but ancient
Federalism, under new guse and that the politca
action of Antslaye.y societies is only device for the
overthrow of Democracy
There was another resolution, (Nr. b said,) provd
ing that should there be any members of the Conven
ton who did not subscribe to the principles contained
in the resolutions relating TO the snecct OF Abolition
they were requested to leave their with the pub
fishing committee, to be published with the proceedings
And he was authorized to say (Nlr b. connued) thai