Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-01-15

ole word ,i.a could pa construed y any possible e'a
SION To con.ifoi 80 aaiheIa ;ig:. IL under iae! pc
cul;ar CIR, uasaacs they were !asa"as, Il now be-
came their de. pendants, under present circumstances,
10 take ,,orr independent and manly sana a'd ADOPT
the ONLY pro.c. courseat Of meeting the question OF
their r,l,4 n the only lngnagc which Was correct and
n,oncr lla..auit rather the resolution rejected
.l,o,,her than that t.r ord saves should be sirc
IN On. On the subject which the resolution relates,
there had been manifested iii certain quarters oil ti!;s
couutrya uo,Gtrsy disposition tina. ne did not beo7e
believe existed N any part oil tas known world. was
bnt few days a.o, petition aud resolution had
bccn offered in s chamber, III which the murder and
,,,n, cc,;,utIed Is tie slaves in tie Creole, not
only justified tut rxu.cd II wth ierocions spirit such
- IN, ,ouol: sud not lc cherished III country Ike
rhis /, ~as recently he had sren Justification 81
rrel that an b.;c!e Of tins nature had appeared N The
columns o the Journal ol Commerce. II ali adj
yer,is.men.--hu, apology could justi. publication
The tendency and object OF which 10 oriy the pre-
tensions .. foreign country, at the expense OF ms
copu,rv. lie named all this, that the Sout! might
,r,s. from lis e:hargy, and become OF lie com
blua,ions which! mcnaced her institutions. lie wanted
IA 600 whether there Senator i'll this chamber
prepared To axe part with the most formidable foreign
norer in The world agains; his country. The ve-
70 sycen,on taken to the word s'slaves this reso-
luton instead of"persons, the ground taken BY
G. Britain in her ms dious and p.esumpiious attempts
10 interfere with our Southern institutions. lie WISHED
10 see what American Senator prepared to !ortily
the presumption of Great Briiain question between
that country aud this Union.
Mr. PRESTON trusted the amendment would not
prevail Ii presented itself III too serious an aspect al
The present Moment considering relations with the
forern power Just alluded to- 10 be considered mere
question Of iechnicaliy lie regretted, with his col
league Mr.. Ca!houn,) that The trainers OF The Cons-
tuition d4 adopt the only true and appropriate ia
puape which was proper describe the right OF pro-
perry in slaves lie agrecd also, that was time 10
call things by Their right names. Those alnded 10 III
the resolution, the mn!deTcTs on board tie lrcoe
were "slaves, and not "personS, III any occupation
Of las fact; they s'aceS in The nndcuotsd sig
uGcaton Of tie term. Our ancestors did not ioresce
e state of things which might raise question on the
terms they 50 tls;iG;ously used. II they did they
would not have applied them Il IS now TO be re-
GREETED that the word tsavrs not used. but TVS
VAS no tame to lie us fastiGo us they were. The
South must maintain her rights, and that too, on the
true ground that slavcs Is the proper designation OF
their property, and not persoEs lie regretted mat
the amendment had been moved BY his friend from
Michigan, and he sincerely hoped that he would now
see the proprety Of withdrawing II.
Mr.. KING was not disposed 10 anticipate anarchy,
Blu, gentlemen could shut their eyes 10 the fact,
that there is set Of miserable fanatics who are en-
deavorng, by every means III their power 10 disturb
the harmony Of this Union, with view OF panderng
to the morbid appetite OF formidable foreign power,
LOT VIZ, ~ ,'e ,ir ;,L
'he 9eha'oi ''s' o'''I ne ~ Ma H.
such miserable thoagh dangerous laha'iIs D'u nv
mean to encourage them W he adop'1h o. 'e,f '"s'
dous phgascoogy: lie trusted not. But the Senator
SAYS the word slaves is not found IN the Conslilr-
luton lie (Alr King regretted il was not; but II
IS mistake to suppose the word is not used in
the legislation Of thus Government. recurrence
10 various acts Of legislation, would satisfy the
Sc uator that lie IS mistaken on that pont-ihis
was 4 peculiarly inauspicious time 70 raIse such
Z point as tins, whether Of any weight IN itself
Or not Al ,i'nc when THIS country hhd TO contend
with The most i"inaahie power IN Inc world ne wou'G
ask ,t Senator, was proper for linn 10 come forward
if he intended TO favor tic Interpretation OF that
country and lis influence with The institutions OF any
portion OF ths Dlon' lie (@lr htng) was astoh'shed
IL find one Senator tGc American Senate under The
IN which this Government IS now placed
whose sense ordu,y t. his country would point out
10 him that lie could not take this with impu
ni,y
lie ho;,cd the Senator would perceive that he had
taken wrong position and that he should retract! from