Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-07-16
RICHMOND. Va, FRIDAY. july lc, 1871.
ADpIiTIDNfSM


The spirit of FanatcIsm IS alive aud active hhangs
like dark cloud horizon. Witness the lnia
nous conduct Of these wreches towards the respected
Henry w Ludam of this City, al New Bedford. Hur-
ried off from Old Point, with his family by the illness
of his ather.in.law he carried with him black
To take care of his child Scarcely had he arrived al
New Bedford and his fatherin-law, supposed TO be in
the agonies of DEATH the House surrounded by a
crowd of Abol,tionsls, the black gr torn away not
withsandng her own remonstrances, and she carried
Off TO Boston, where Judge Wild decided that she was
at liberty to do as she peased-to remain in Massu
chusetts, 10 return to observation-disclosures too, the
daring conduct of Barrett a staggering and ms.
chievous Englishman at Cincinnati towards Mr.. John
McCalia Of Kentucky his absconding
slave in his house, resisting the authority of the
constables, and with the assistance Of his comrades
striking and woundIng McCaia. Thanks TO those
,zens of Cincinnati, who subsequently seized Barrett,
and threw him into jail,
Witness the case of the slave of Archibald Allen of
Norfolk who lately stole oil in the brig Relief from
Norfolk, and when detected by the Captain, land
ed at Newport Rhode Island, for the purpose OF being
sent back 10 his master III Norulk-but the slave sub
sequently escaped, and carried off by the Adolf
onis,s This has given rise ID the following let
ter from the worthy member eff the House of RepTescn-
.a,ves from the Norfolk District:
To Tie Editors of the Beacon
Housu or REPRESENTATIVE,
June 30 1871.
Gentlemen With view of iniurmng MIR. Allen
(whose address have just before mel Of the
fate of his runaway slave send you tue enclosed let
ter Its publication may serve 10 put our citizens more
their guard against similar movements OF the hho-
tonists affecting their property. MIR. Mumford III his
letter speaks of his recovery almost hopeless md
from the opinions prevailing in that section oil the
Union the subject Of slavery, fear that every effort
hereafter TO regain our property must prove abor,'vc
1t was the duty Of the Captain instantly to put back
and return to Virginia instead Of going into Northern
port where the slave had good chance escape
If carried to Canada. And notwithstanding the eSPla
nation Of his friend, think it very evident that II he
did directly aid he TO have cennved al hrs es
cape The civil authorities along our Southern coast
will trust keep good look out for this Captain and
vessel If sounder opinions do long succeed 10
the present state Of things in the North we shall find
protection only in absolute non-'ntercourSe. The
facts OF this furnish strong argument IN favor Of
the Inspection Law of the last Legislature, which no
really friend to Southern institutions can Tor
moment think of repeating.
Respectfully, your obi serv
Witness the fate Of the 2lst rule Of the House
Seth " Gates an Abolition member Of the House of
Representatives, from u York, has published letter,
of which the following extracts
81 think the following positions can be sustained
"ls, That the 2ist Rule of the last House. common
" called the Gag Rule, not Rule OF the present
House Of Representatives. sany part Of it in exist
ence.
"2d That the Rule, and propositions substantially
the same, have been fire times rejected, and not
adopted by the present House.
sd That there ls Rule existing which can
properly be called abolition gag, as the old one was
called because the Rule which superseded the old
one is Rule for the Limitation Of business generally,
places all petitions and papers foreign to the business
of the session, footing Of equality, is different in
principle and operation adopted for different rea'
and 10 accomplish different purpose although 1t
still prohibits those petitions with others.
And what TO think how are We to feel, upon
reading the following extracts Of letter from Joshua
LeaTitt, Editor Of the Emancipator, al New York, Of
Goth June ; We understand that thi. mischeyons IA
matte has addressed copy of the EmancPaor, contain
ing TINS "letter from tie Editor, 10 almost every men,
Der of the House of Representatives
"WAsuiScros CRY, June 20, 1Sil
".Hessrs Pereyand Reed Our subscribers, who have
been anticipating that should spend some part Of the
summer at our National Capitol, will be pleased tot
know that am me en S1 enased to BE- at my od post
Is h1Ss' mn seat in The Rprrsaces a as s
porter for tie Emancipator, have seen considerable
number Of friends aud acGnainances, III and out OF
Congress- have looked the Of business, and
begin to feel at home again.
SMy first object was to learn the exact position OF
atr.irs with regard to the Gag And the best nor-
nation can OBTAIN II appears that the view took OF
the case while at New York, given IN the last Enan
cipator is not the correct one
eayit here enters into some statements, from when
he comes 10 the following CONCLUSION ,
uTbe concesson then, the part OF both The tree and
the slave members, appears to have hcen the same 10
w.t. that they would adopt the rules i"r the special ses
sion ONLY and thus leave the question OF The gag 10
come up as an open question at the regular session.
And the objection to the compromise 10y Mr.. Adams
on one side and Wse Johnson, Nc, on the other, was
to this pont-tha it did not settle The question al ths
time it further be borne in mind tina, this IS the
FIRST instance since the Constitution was framed, IN
which the House has failed to adopt its first organ'-
za,ion, the whole rules of the former House Under
this view OF the subject, satisfied that IS an act
of justice to the Thig members Of Tie Forih, harh Ms,
Southrons , sand one ,chich take great pleasure N
rendering that should retract as do noc raraet al
that said last ce.h, charging them eM tbs adopf'on
ofMe Gag. On the contrary, appears that they tir m
" resisted the gag, at great risk TO their party OBJ
ecs, and finally succeeded in organizing the House
without the allowance Of any restriction or stigma upon
abolition petitions than any other not appropriate
to the special session.
Here then, is this Fanatic admitted into the bosom of
the House of Representatives, by Mr. Speaker White
and pared 10 throw his brands and plot mischief
against the South As he truly says, the question Of
The Petition is only pu, sleep for The present. TO come
up as an open question at the regular Session Men
We NAV expect the Volcano TO burst upon the South