Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-06
STARTLING FACTS.

to affect TO DENY ito show, that there anna. ut.
ton between Northern Whggery and Abotonsm-.
we submit the following unquestionabe facts We
challenge any Wing to contradict them, or TO drug
Their ALARMING import to Southern Rights Southern
/ Institutions Read these few facts even-and we have
hundreds of portenous character produce" and
lc, the R. Wing then dare t" deny the dangers which
/ hang over the whole South from w IL. Harrison
election Let the Portsmouth Times IDLY threaten 10
stop all discussion in It's territory, except al the bayo
net point" We call no other witnesses upon the
stand except those who have come before us Sate
| last pap,r trcatt0 press.
| The first witness summon at the bar oil Inc luo
lie is one of the purrs Democrats, of the irmcs.
friends of the South one of the most distinguished
OF Maine. HEAR Mn, as follows;
Erfrart Of a letter from a distiHguEhrd cHi:c".
"ArCusrA, (Alc,,) Sept 20, lilo
! "'lo show the political alliance between the Wing
of Name and the Aboitionsts, enclose you the FOL!
lowing extract from the kennebec Journal he leading
Federal paper of the Slae) Of March l., lci0. II is
part of its Legislative Report
| "Repor, OF committee the petition of Samuel VI.
Pond and ais Eli Thnrson and ais and Samuel Wood.
ir and ais that the Legislature will express Ms dl-ap
probation of the Gag Law adopted by the House "i
Representatives at Washington, came from the Senate
accepted The committee reported that legislation is
| inexpcdient.
| .Mr FEssExDEN- moved to amend the report 50
as to introduce the following resolves:
"Whereas, the House Of Representatives of the L
States did, the twcntyeghth day OF January last,
"RcSoirtd, That no petition, memorial resolution or
other paper PRAYING for the abolition OF slavery IN the
District of Columbia any State or errit"fy, or The
slave trade between the States or territories o' 'ho
t. s. in which it exists, shall be received by tbs
House or entertained in any way whatever. IheTr-
fore,
sResoired That, in the opinion OF this Legislature,
such rule is both arbitrary and UNJUST that IT'S ad"p
ton was an infringement upon the natural anu consll.
tutiona rights of the citizen and that we consider
! 10 If founded correct
cple Of legislation alarming in lis extent, and DANCE
rous in all It's tendencies
"RcSoirrd That the Representatives in Congress
from this State be requested TO exert all Their energes
TO procure speedy RECESSION OF the rule aforesaid
and that the Governor be requested forthwith to Tor
ward TO each of SAID Representatives copy OF the
Resolve
"Mr DrLEsDrRNIER democrat moved the precious
question:
"The main question was on accepting the report, cut
ting off the resolutions.
"Mr. FEssExDrN moved the yeas and nays, and the
Speaker decided that the motion was not III order, be-
debate is allowed alter the man question .
ordered.
"lr FrssrxDrS appealed from the decision Of the
chair The Speaker decided the appeal not TO be IN Of
| der.
sEThc report was accepted, ~ 10 IL, ana so the
amendment, cmboGying the resolves was cut on
"Mr LYMAN rFcdcrast, colleague of Fessendcn.
moved reconsideration of the vote accepting tue ~
port and the yeas and nays were ordered, and Tie
House refused 10 reeo"S'dGr by the following votes
YorK-Gottbua,c EtmSaI, Miller, Tucker, wsnwcIt',.
CUMsrGL, >pAllrn Buxton, Curtis, 2nance, Everett i
SENDER, Lyman. Randall, 1r"whrhee, Weston
LL>coLs-GoU!win, Cray Greene, HIS Morse Nt'' f'N
Plmn mer, SewaII Thwins Weeks No., W.,
@ e. aS n Ds syan % wS HS "
Somr%sErlakcr Coburn Conner Getche Einkry, Lindsey
ra%"r.cor-.lrLEN,: Ee,l. Ilarnmat NicNrrson
I, FE,>hLI%- EIa.-:c
YoRy-Tennct R,.rhark Dam nreng. EIln>com, McEuur.
Jones, JOY j. NJ itlriiciJ t. itts>d Lord, Perkins In"p
Ccumrr.,~p-IIaylrm, IIazrn, Ingalls, Johnson Iaahrr
Mr'rii u. Merrill perle! @"mNy Rich Sawyer shaw W.
Ir>corv-Eiott, Fuller Kecnc, HInaI, Linnrhin, oBrr
iI,Hcoc&-Bcny, Dod.r, Lake. rreworey, WardweI, VIA
Observation-Disclosures, Eastman, Kelsey.
! KIr>ESEc-blakc, Nam, Turner Weeks.
observation-disclosures Dana, Fa,nhan, Gerry Hathaway, Has
''S SGmrT:rr-RlaSs Dacect,, Hi, Person. ,,
Pr>opscor-narke Bradley, Briggs Eaton liANIIN,@k'n
W,lpo-Rarrows GIac Es,onc Croyford Dodge, o,Ic no
Fs,sss sI a"''" i'E' Iwc"e" No
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
rhrr ARoITIoNlsr. ~ til" a,d of Whit and black ara
ton votes, tls man has brrn enabled dat talented
preventative lion. ALBERT SMITH.
Editor OF 'kcnnelcc Journal"
Representative |" Congress eject from renocot
dispenser the House. Allen, competitor f., a r, u
C"ngr" s.
"Of the Gfyeight who voted in favor Of rcconsi3rra
ton, 50 10 allow the Resolutions of Mr. Fcssemdc,
10 be acted upon, ALL ARE FEDERhLISTS, mlth
one exceptlon--the gentleman from Waldo
i "Of the ninetynine (who voted against recons,dr-
ration, and VIII" were opposed to agtatrng question
IN the Maine Legislature with which we have nothing
to do,) ALL ARE DEMOCRATS.
"By this exhibition the people Of the South NAV see
~hH party their particular friend$, the .ijo,ijoni>is
are supporting, and how well the avor is rec procaad
by the Wings of Maine
4 al send herewith 81" oftle Advocate of Freedom
the only organ of the Abolrtionists our State thar
you may see, and show your readers If YOU think pro.
per, what course was recommended, and If rerom.
ncnded from sHch quarter, then pHrsUfd the Abo
onlsts in orr late election, On favor oi the election
OF Kent as Governor) The proof is PLENARl thai
/ the COALITION between the Wings, called and
the AbortIonsts at the North, is PERFECTED
/ God grant IL may not be celn-nted in blood"
The second witness wc cal! to the stand, is Joseph
RIiner, late Governor o Pennsy lvania whose election
was hailed with cordia! pleasure by W G. R.ves.-Win
WAS II that in his message TO thc. gIsaturc Of Penn
syvana Of December, ls:G, warmly advocated tie
abolition of slavery IN the District of Columbia. and
the rejection of the application OF any Stat" or
admission into the Union, III whose borders slavery
tolerated: Joseph Rtner.-Who it that IN the
same message stigmatrzcd the conduct Of the Demo
cratic, Van Buren, Senators and Representatives IN
Congress from Pennsylvania, in defending the RIGHT,
OF the South, as base bowling OF the knee to the dark
spirit Of slavery - The same Joseph Ritner And
who is it, that heads the Harrison Electoral Ticket
IN the State Of Pennsylvania: The same Joseph RI;
ncr.
Come forth, MIR. Daniel Webster of Massachusetts,
and answer to the South for your derelicon OF her
most sacred rights. Who Of the that voted
against MIR. Buchanans motion in the Of I>:ij-G,
promptly 10 reject the prayer Of the petitioners abo
lIsh slavery in the District Of Columbia Daniel Wco.
s;er OF Massachusetts, Who It, that also voted and
spoke against the bill 10 protect the South against the
circulation oflncendiary documents through The mall,
This same Daniel Webster And who was il, that rave
his casting vote against the same bill II was Martin
Van Buren-whom this Daniel Webster has
come as political missionary visit TO the GA
Dominion to invoke them 10 sacrifice on the uuha.
lowed altar Of his ambition Who was il, tbs.
voted in small minortcs against the celebrated rcsoG
tons of j. {. Calhoun, as late 3--resouons, which
went to stop all debate, all agitation, all arragnmen'o
Southern rights and feelings. 1t was this Dame!
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