Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-07-17

!. That slaves are. under the Constitution o1 a.,
United States, ihesubiect OF property and the own.
eS OF mem are as much entitled To in an.
use OF them the owl ots of anv o,h., ,,o,a.,.,
?. That the Congress OF the Unned state h,,
no authority under tho Constitution oT m. U,,~.
States 10 pass any law aboshing slavery in the
states or any OF them, in the District of coIna
oa, or any Territory in which slavery ..,x,, ~, -
prohb the sale OF slaves omons the ci,yens 81 40
Seht states, and the transportation OF them from
| State 10 State. WV" "''''
| the Constitution, is tho right "to pet,,ion Ca
uress OF grievances" and is co-extensiye onI ,;,h
inc power OF Congress to grant relief; and mo- ron,
Cas",;w Peu'pn congress to do that which the
constitution iorbids or does not authorize WV
! q That the existence of slavery in npy S,,,. -
| me psue' OF Columbia, 10 not n grievance TO any
other st1'e or the citizens thereof and IN, reC,saI
10 receive petition, the object of which ~ ., vs.
cure tue abolition OF slavery IN nnv Stn,. -. rP'C
tory IN which slavery exists, or in IN, D.,r;c, =
Ioumon, or To prevent the owuers of slaves Inn,
selling anu disposing Of them rs slaves, is no in.
ITnSement oil the constitutional right of petitio,
Rssoired, therefore, That the Senator'S of mi.
state m the Congress OF the United States lie no.
IueSted TO lay the foregoing declaration bec,Tc ,S
senate OF the U"itsd States, and to ask tb, adm
Ton OF the following Joint &c oution ar nm, 81 Il
same import, as the most ,flicient means az -,
ing the farther presentation of petitions upon ,ho
suolect OF abolition and the discussions which n,sc
I thereon, ''''N
RsSoIusd, by the Senate and Hons. or y .,.
niives OF the Congress Of the United States TIL,
tho Congress OF the United States has no c,n,,,,
uonal authority to pass any law abolishiny sI,ve,
IN any State, or IN the District OF Culumbi, os ~
ny Ie.rtorY IA which slavery exists, or TO preven,
ne SAFE OF slaves among the citizen, of ,,iT,,cn,
States, and the tTansporialo of them for, So, "
Staie; and that neither House of CONGRESS will -
'u'nre receive any Petition or application n, he
purposes Aforesaid, or either OF them; and the pre
sshtSt,on oil any such petition or Application ,n al
order of the House. VI INC
whatever Partially and prejudice NAV now ,u,.
seSt' al least II Will not be pretended that m. So
iohs ABOVE expressed were formed with , VOL, -
make capital" against our Repre,er,a,;r y; we" 70
sress, Tor then he and concurred upon IN. cons,;
tu'ona question, as no voted Tor the 2Is, Ri. ~
,housh lac declared, IN card TO the Editors of ,b
ih'elIisencer, tIat he doubted the policy Of u, ~
you, MeSsrs. Editors have conceded H., - ~, a h
constitutional queston-''thc right of ncthionr I
am an, right; no, l beg pardon-you conceded ,ho,
Wise was right. '""'
Inc effort TO break the force of the objections
whcn are urged against the vote of Mr.. Ron, aoJ |
tue concession TO the hholitionsts of th. conI,,
'iona' right TO petition Congress for the nhnI;,;
slavery, by the ascTpton of interested moiivs. ~
me IN entering into this discussion will fail A.
n'o"iSeht community will see, without h,S,,,;on |
that u is no answer to the objections: and y,b",S.
uue or ihIse the objection sli eN SITS and nnI,, H. !
answered They well recOllec, too, that the on;rN
r1P.tsseu oy me, IN denying the right of the
"no"Ions's, Is one entertained hy args no,io,,,,
% 'he S'ate-wns maintained by MIR. Le,gb IN ~, |
oen1.e, anu Mr.: Robertson in the House Of Repre-
Sc"'aH'es, anu IS now maintai lined by nin.tccr o,,
OF twenty one OF the Representatives from V,r"n;
anu 10y tho great body Of the Southern Renew
yves oil DOih parties; and 1t Will be difficult IN s,,;s
~ mem mat any seInsh designs against sour indc
pendent and fearless Rep. csentlli,en induced -
.ei =" toNe up aud maintain such an opinion. and
unless they can be satisfied that notbin, 80 a ~
P"snuu ny showing that | am selfsh-iI that ,ve,,
'ho iact-Nr. Bots, like his friends fvour Coz.
Ponuen'S) here, seems to consider the arsumsn,
'v"' one however, and IN hrs letter written NOM
many 10 his new friend, and my Old friend NJ !
= .''ns"h's, he pronounces, with extreme modest,
us o. su"e"t 10 he conclusive, excep, TO thos. b,y
Tug interested views, who, unlike him are inc,n,
pe OF acting without regard to the sentiments of his
'1u'e'' mat letter IS a remarkable production IN
''at,'te from representative 10 his constituents
i,'' PIoP1se TO examine It somewhat IN detail;
o"S ue,Ure DO SO, will, by single Illustration
~" VT botts the danger rs well as insuficienev
oil his system OF answering an arOunen, h,, sSsa;y
'us ue motives of his opponent. | hay. meyer
uouo'Iu mat MIR. Bots gave the vote he did he
ts nc thought II right, though have seen no.
u''nS Hyseii which could change his opinion unnn
e constitutional point since his first vote uron IN.
<lS' hule, IN 1889; still, have never impe,cbcJ |
anu 90 not no" Impeaeh, the motives of MIR Bo,,s /
~ giving tho vote. My objection is that ne tbougbt
ItSHt 10 give such a vote. But if were di.noSeJ
oe as unehaHt'Ole and Liberal as he is, should
80 'o ,g ihuch more TO Justify me than he has
Iou"u' mat which is stated in a letter now be(,rs
me- as general opinion is true in fact. viz tbs, be
- IanIuale Tor the Speakers chair and the now !
81 Sh'eh IS to make the Speaker is TO DE, as il is
'a'u u VIII oei an huII-slaVeTy power
n EHVe word, too, 10 say 10 my old friend |
= SS''s' Out the weather Is so hot will postpone
It Tor the present. HAN0VEP