Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-07-03
To hs Editors Of he Wig.
ANTI-ABOLITION

is"" "Sh your indulgence and the permission
to use small space in your paper, IN repIv 10 m,
communications OF "Hanover." 1 have nostnonsJ
TINS communication for several DAYS waitinp 10 So.
whether the subject would he resumed by him. and
no hIeauons TO that end as yet being given, think
may larry lnler that for the future well ",s for
the present." he has determined TO relieve himself
rom the responsibility, and throw il upon the
| shoulders OF Little Jack.r
WhhSt readily concede 10 him the right to dis.
continue ms own remarks, and substitute those of
another, yet as he had promised IN his second mum,
DER TO continue the thread of his argument and
show how irrational and impossible il would be 10
setue 'he question by report and resolution,
would greatly have preferred that he had NOT dody.
cd behind the speech OF MIR. Robertson | will no,
De behind Hanover" in yielding to tn Il gentleman
superior order OF intellect, and ability 10 examine
| ana decide accurately upon all subjects when the
mind IS left free from any extrinsic Influences ~
warp It's judgment; but cannot admit the correct
ness OF ms position, drawn from the rules and p-oc-
! ice OF government where the rights of the sub-
Ject CONSIST merely in what are the grants OF the
Crown when applied TO the practice of a Goy.rn
meh' wheTe lhIs principle is reversed, and the Gov.
eminent possesses no other or more rights than
what have been granted by the people
Inc refusal by Parliament, upon the odous cues
Won OF reception, to receive our petIiions during
our colonial existence, was one among many others
OF the aggravating causes that led TO the Amerc,n
revolution, and caused the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of the
Colonies hon the mother country. Then the coin.
,IcS anu SUBJECTS mad no other rIshs than such as
had been granted by charters from the crown-tbe
Government held all the power and tina ri,b,s md
boosted liberty of the subject were nothing moro
than the gracious condescending favor of The cron
Not SO with our people, after the consummaton OF
| our Independence, secured by the hallowed victory
! upon the plains Of York Town. The peonle he
came possessed OF all power-they alone could con-
Ter rights, grants and powers. They did so-thev
formed government, and confined il within certain
dehnlte bounds and lImls-and well rememberny
the grievances under which they had recently rroar
cd, they took care, when their Convention submit
ted Government for their adoption TO secure bv
an amendment to their fundamental law that they
should have the right forever reserved TO petition TO,
reuress OF SrieVances--not for redress of anu &C.
fsal positive aud ousTtohclmt1g grievance: but what
ever theY should conceive imagine TO be a grey.
ah-e leaving TO the magnanimiiy Justice and dIscfe.
non oil congress, IN It's WISDOM after the petition Is
heard, 10 decide whether there be grievance or moi
| and grant accordingly. '
But, Messrs Editors, have no intention. nor do
now intend to follow up the arguments of Mr. 10.
oerlson. lie is now removed from the theatre of
political discussion, by his elvation 10 the bencb
and being thereby deprived think Gthe Iibertv IN
answer any attack made upon his arguments 1
wonder that "Hanover" has attempted To esc,ne The
sulJecI by shielding himself behind the judiciary.
therefore, leave Mr. Robcrtson's ar1uni.n, and 20
turn to Hanover" who, the eva sgolerp if lied
upon to decide, would no doubt saw. is neItber
Thunder nor Black Gum" The 2Ist Rule
being abolished, (Which merely as a Rule Of the
House oil Representatives, is SUBJECT, every ses.
QiSCuSSlOnl he liz
ton them" says Hanover "must he rec'ived
When presented, and referred, and reported uoon
nnd then the right TO debate IT, is fully estabbsd
Admit II and II Is what the deep and abiding in
lS'est not only OF the South, but the whole nation
should at this time desire. Every consideration nj
poHcy-every motive TO philanthropy-everv nn. |
uotic wish Tor the perpetuity Of our free and han
py institutlons-now calls aloud for definite and |
decisive action on this subject. But too recently |
nave we seen the pernIcOus political exci,ernen,
occaSioned in many portions of our republic Lv ,be
agitation OF this subject and the gross and false mis-
representations, repeatedly made I'm every town and
hamlet throughout the country. For the want OF |
decisive action, a IN one section If the IToi,n
was represented as an Aboltionist; in another, as
Anti AbsitOnIst, according To the effect desired 10
be produced! a continual theme for deua gogues IN
naLp on, ana 10 engender strife and III will between
different sections of the country Let lis then
settle it-let the tug Of war come, not with fo,cs
and arms, but IN free, open, candid and manly de.
bate IN the Congress Of the nation and not Iroor
the AbolItIonlsts, as "Hanover" supposes. bv not
making report-but let The report be made, and
as Mr.. Bolts has suggested, by Northern men. TO
ThoT', for one, am perfectly willing to trust iii.
malIertl followed by resolution, which, as shall
endeayor to show, will forever put to rest this sub
Ject, and quiet the AboIiiionists-lnd no Ionosr
Produce' as Hanover" thinks, "igiaton-con-
SAINT, annual agaliOn'-and will not tramDle in
the slightest degrees, upon tho sacred right Of petit
ton. F
How is this to be Effected How can Conprs.,
contutlonally act so as TO secure the right of pet
ton, and yet ObYiite all debate therenn and mn,
ihe subject OF slavery beyond the reach OF ei,ber
House OF Congress singlyl Let only PRUDENCE and
moderation be observed by Southern nneml ers wien
mat debate comes on, inevitably il must ono d,v
sooner or later, and the sooner the better and We
shall then prove that the wisdom Of our fathers has
provided as efleclual barrier n any farther eoia
ion of the subject, could be done bv anv ,y,;,
ten instrument whatever.
Article I, sec. Z, provides every order. resolp.
HNFF 10 81. I'll. IL
nate add House Of Representatives NAV he ncsss.
gary Except on question Of ndjournmentD shall
Je presented to the President Of tie IT, States: and
before the same shall take effect shall be appToyod
by hun, or, being disapprOvcd by him, shall be re-
passed by two thirds Of the Senate and House Of
according to the rules and lima-
tons prescribed In n bill" .
Now, under this clause ofths Cons,jtution. son
coiye 70 10 10 within the scope Of the powers Of e.
Their branch Of Congfess 10 pasr n resolp,iop ,yi,b
the concurrence Of tho other branch, making proyi.
sion hat all memorials, petitions, resolutions &C.
touching the subject Of slavery in any shane what.
ever, shall, upon their reception he laid on the IA
bic, and not entertained in any other way wha,ov.
e.. Here would be both reception Of the peliton
and declaration by Congress- without debate, ap.
plicible 10 all such cdses-"lst. That there exists
no actual grievance. %. No grievance affecting the
petitioner" BY Tho terms oi the Constitution this
resolution would require the signature Of tho Exocu-
tive, TO perfect md 10 give il crisence IL would
then stand upon the statute book, clothed with oll
the soemnlties Of law requiring the assent of both
branches Of Congress and the Executive before il
could be repealed and cease 10 DO binding upon the
the Government Such JOINT resolution as this,
supported ny the decision Of the Supreme Court, re.
Gently made IN the Mississippi case, would throw
around Abolition so great an obstacle 10 success,
tear some galyonic agent would have 10 he applied
20 "lianoyors" nerves N rouse him from tho deep
sleep he will tall into when tho possibility Of "agi.
ntion-annual sgtauon," u gono.
For this crisis 70 come, there never can be a1y
better time than the next session Of Congress. We
have Southern Executive and as large represen.
taton Of the slave interest in the Senate es We can
expect to have for fry or more years--the lands
bordering on tho west Of the slaveholdne States
being, ! believe, permanently ceded 10 tho Indian
tribes that have been removed west Of tho Missis-
sppi-whist, 10 that period Of time, several Of the
on-slayehoding States will be added TO the Union
II would appear by the communications in your
paper, that the course Of our representative in re-
spect 10 this matter, has met with decided dissp.
probation by his constituents, which am disposed
20 doubt; and as he s absent from the district In
discharge Of bis official duties would ask Of YOU
II space will admit, 10 repubsh his speech on the
18th Of January, 1910, and his Card TO his con.
atituentg- nublished June 1871 Ia oil th.n