Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-12-10
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There was large and highly respectable meeting Of
the citizens Of Norfolk. Portsmouth and the snrronld
inu counties at the Court house 81 the borough, or
Tuesday last: "io take into consideration Tie reen
nncon tu.ional and dsorganizng proceedings oil The
Abolitionis:s, and tic lligh Sheriff. and other nu!ior
Ties of Boston in tho of George l.amer, fugitive
slave from that Borough. The Mayor, Miles KING
ESD, was called the Char: Col. William Gainet
ard Charles H. Shield, Esq, Vice Presidents nndJ"''T
II Binder, James f Hunter aud Lloyd W Wilkins
Secretaries The meeting was addressed by aessrs
Tazewell Taylor Of Norfolk, ard JOHN A. ChaEi'eE oil
Portsmouth, The following Resolution was submitted
lay Mr. Taylor:
"E,soirtd, therefore, That a committee OF twenty
four oi the citizens of Norfolk borough and Of Norfolk
county be appointed b. this meeting, whose tny II
shall be TO investigate carefully al the facts connected
with lie case Of the SAID fugitive slave George lhiime
and report The facts together wth any other matters
they mas deem proper in the premises, TO All acoufned
meeting. -.
This resolution vas adopted hy iae meeting, which
thercuYon adjourned with the understandin2tta The
Mavnr Of the Borough shonid give due notca of The
TINE a.d place oil. holding the adjourned meeting
WIN il he believed, that the "Hostnn Daiy Amer
can i. iGiltuated enough 10 say, III relation ttlaner
case tia, s'w ale deprecae and disavow dilneTer
encc ,.h or in,iacon OF our social compel, we as
distinctly say to cur friends a; the South, that LAWS
must b., rcsnected and will be enforced ouch what
and where they will. lfrhe slave by our n'es, IS de
cla,ed TO be ;ree, rGxE he must and VIII BE, come
,rha, man. II our laws decide that lie sail be sen,
back into slavery that law viii te enforced, let what
viii be the c"nse quence Rightly and ''erniy Goes
lie Noriolk Herald rebuke this rash mi alarming
sptit-l.os truly dors IL remark, that whilst 1--WE
Weld 10 no one in the ardency Of onr de"hiion 10
lie Unoi; The tauns oil the 'hineric2i WIZ never
hold us To lia, Union, when 1t shall cdme 10 DE con-
rosd By the legislation OF massachusetts, as -, IN
effect, in thus of the slave Latimer The IDEAS OF
bc X tnerican as 10 the supremacy Of the laws oil
Massachusetts, over the Constitution md laws OF the
L. States might us, If the subject were not Of
too gcr;ous nature fcr lcvty BIZ M same process 81
rcnscnj,g although Virginia might no deem prud'n nj
10 pass llw prohibiting all maritime Intercourse with
Massachusetts, (by way Of rcaaiIon) he would never
he!ess be justified in enacting such a's as would allow
her authorities and citizens TO cnterupon any vessel
caught within her waters coming from port IN hlassa.
cbuset,s and throw the cargo OVERHEARD aye, and pro-
tect them in the act The owners the cargo might
in vain demonstrate against gross outrage on their
rights and their property; and the boston Americnn
IN gilt TEEN with fiery Indignation he OCCASION; while
we might laugh him to scorn, and cnsoe him with the
tannt tia, he only trying TO iase "a tempest IN
teapot Reminding him as 'dstilcly ss he has us,
Ola, laws mo matter how nIqucusr unconstItutionaD
must be- respected, and mW be ttorred, touch What
aud where tiey will.
VIII it also be believed, that petitions are now said
ITO be in circulation in every town of Massachusetts,
intended To be sent 10 the State legislature and TO Con.
sress: 7Anl to The State is 10 the following effect:
81 To forbid all persons ho.dng ohice under any
law Of this State from in airy WI officially, under
color Of o.lire aiding or abe,rg NE and deen-
ton Of any person claimed afugtive from slavery
- To forbid the use OF four jis or public property
Of any description whatever, within the Common.
wealth, in HE detention OF an: alleged fugitive from
slavery.
- 70 propose snch amendments 10 the Constitution
Of . t. S shall forever separate The people OF Mas
sachuse:ts from all connection with slavery.
"1he petition 10 Congress substantially the same
the third resolution
To " hat madness we coming: Are the most
solemn guarantees Of the Conitution 10 be rodden TO
the dust by the oof Of the hna:c: Is the State Go
vernmemt Of Massachusetts 10 be warped from tn"
paramount acquisitions Of lie Federal Compact, in
order propiliae the clamnous fury of her mscal.
cu,aling Aboonisis, Antat the bidding of one OF
her Representatives., petitions 10 he poured upon the
House, to accomplish oijecs-at the attempt to carry
out the lea, Of which, the onnds of the Union would
snap usunGer, Ike fax belize The flames: