Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-05-18
TO TIE EDITOR or the ENQUIRER


The "Speech Of Mr. Bayly of Accomac, on the bill
10 proven, citizens of New York from carrying slaves
out of this Commonwealth, and to prevent The escape
of persons charged with the commission OF crime, de-
liyered in the House Of Delegates Of Virginia, on the
18th and Goth Of February, 1910, was put INTO my
deol Of attention and interest The subject treated oil
i Of the deepest magnitude and Importance 1t EN-.
braces the New York and Virginia controversy IN all
its essential bearings, and appears TO me 70 DC larry
and properly handled. ! am disposed to believe thal
those of our people who opposed to detion yes I'M
mediate action in the rroRg. have recently ar
rived at this concluson-I confidently believe that the
Aboltionis,. or the North will hold the balance Of
power very short time, and must IN the nature Oh
things bring 1t TO bear upon the price and productions
of slave labor, that emancipation VIII be lesser
burden under the operations of its nsidous influence,
than the existence of slavery itself. The uniform laws
Of cause and effect, necessarily obliged to establish
this fact Experience teaches the relation oil cause
and effect in the moral world, and in all It's operations
as in the natural world-"Every effect IS SO precisely
determined by the energy of its cause that no o!hef
effect in such particular circumstances, could possibly
have resulted from it." The principles OF the Adolf
tionists hold place they are not entitled 10 N ,he
feelings and actions of the highest functonares OF e
North The Governor Of New York, for instance mas
violated one of the planest provisions OF lhe eohsl
tuition of the u. S. in refusing to "dever up per
son held 10 service or labor in this State under the laws
thereof" Now it appears to me, when the non slave
holding States disregard the solemn injunction OF the"
constitutional obligations with US that II is Us
10 rake up If the people of New York sanction
(Which am 10th to bclieve) this unJust'habie and
pulpaby unconstitutional conduct Of their Governor
their sentiments, opinions and wishes will appear TO
us ALL of every hue and description Of party, hxed
with regard to the right by which we claim to hold
our slave property and their position need M, mol
be any farther defined by them or any OF our potl-
clans /, for one, in this event, Immediately, and
without a moments hesitation. are for separation
Better be now than hereaner-It must and will come
10 that if the Governor be sustained by his const'tu-
ents There is no other alternative left us-lnlerest
and sefpreservaton dictate the soundness OF the po-
licy. The contemplation of this state of things IS
awful indeed Has not Congress the right to enforce
the observance of the article in the Constitution of
the United States, with regard TO persons held to
labor in the slave States, and to force the State OF
New York into compliance with its fundamental re-
qustion : But suppose the State Of New York sub
ec,s herself to this sad necessity VIII she not meet
force with force: 1t is believed she would Is not
therefore better for that State if she intends to com
ply with the plain acquisitions of the Federal compact
in this matter to stop the progress OF the Abolition
lists by suitable legislative enactments Hs certainly
her duty TO do So if she be disposed 10 regard The
cred obligations imposed her by the organic law Of
,ur common country-otherwise all other schemes
will be mere palliatves to Proong the fatal issue-a