Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-05-25

Jeeed TO direct taxation. How the progressive prinei
pies OF the Revolution affect these provisions ,sbot
suoSefnng the Constitution The annexation of Texas /.
not resisted ON specific grounds Of objection but ON The
eal ground that would frusate design nj some time and
~ some manner to be accomplished for tbs total abolition
" slavery IN The u s. Its your correspondence then and
not the advocates 81 xaon who mcdat, d,.on,o,
OF the Union by virtue Of their progressive prncpe of an.
revolution They have underaken in advance "a, sre,l
the voice Of the people OF the free States. ana m &c.,
That they will sabm tho pepetuation of an
which Is acknowledged to be recognised by the Constu
uon They have made this declaration without on.Ii6e.
ton Its iultimeni according their prediction j. me, a.
inevitable, whether Texas into the Union mr. No,
in,y regard only MS more probable IL Texas should fall
under BRUSH dominion. and slavery be there abolished
aetoi farament Their paramount object seems 20 b
the abolition OF slavery in the U. S. not the
OF the Constitution or the Union.
IL remains To be whether these Or r,l,,o., ..L
ly Tor themselves, for the millions of our conn.
whom they believe to have adopted the same
whieh hey have uttered IL matters little in what .b.n.
OF where this question arises The mere forms az cp
ment signify little when the spirit is gone The n.n. -
INK OF 'he Constitution will availvey little when the hearts
OF our countrymcn have become alien 10 the oh;.s,;
OF justice and the ties OF blood. have been pursuaded far
some years that the this question of IN. ,,l.,
ana OF the States under the Federal COM
pact was presented and IN the simplest form which il eonlJ
assume the better for the harmony and security of nil N
waitn the progressive principles the revolution shall
deny our night Ia representation OF three s of ON s,y,
" un asserts authority 10 tax them all property or to
make any other disposition OF them which NAV he jeo,n
eSpedieni 10 majority in Congress- we may not .grec m
spccuiy or harmonousy should now for or ngn,ns H.
acquisition OF Texas, any other question ,yb;h LII
permit US To discuss the interest Of the whole tni, IN e.
spt the constitution. These progressive princi, s
inc revolution were developed in l776 They c,;
much later and less illusrious origin When v. .an.;a
inc agency OF the British people and the s
W nush Government in supplying this continent with
a. "a" ssVos, when Is At remembered that the early
efforts OF ccoones to abolish slavery were prevented nv
ne noiher county, is Hdeed curious specimen of no
a' Ioscurch winch your correspondents exhibit when
! announce near the middle of the nineteenth century
that the great design Of the American Revolution =,
knde the flame of civil war among the white ei,zcns Of
Tue United States ndper their liberties test some scheme
OF maI anatcism by experimenting the moral social
ana political capacities Of the negro race is not Tho ces
curious part OF this revelation that il comes from Engnn6
whose synpathcs have ryited the chnns of the white MAJ,
'c anu IN Ireland while they have emnncpaed the ne
gro IN 'he vest Indies. One Of the gentlemen who signed
Tue appeal which you published has been the scye n
IN distributing through the United States the pocceJ,n..
" me WORDS Convention, which assemblies annuity al
the white. o 'NPonse "
WI" not believe that your correspondents have spok.n
edIisedy or by authority, when THEY claim 10 reaec, ,h
eengs OF the people OF the free States Though be,. are
hlrtcen OF these honorable gentlemen fand ,bs, is, -
uuonary nunber) am persuaded that they will find NOR.
practical as well as liberal spirit pervading the
auon oil the nonsaveholdng States. The Union is s NO
eesSary nowas always was forthe protection of ALL II can
DC preserved only by preserving the Constitution which f
eu H. ana the people OF the United States will look with
indignant Teprobaton upon scheme of nggrnndi,n, o
one secoh OF the country ut the expense OF mother The.
VIII look TO the rapid march of population towards b
nores OF the Pacific and along the shores of the Gulf OF
WIN no feeling OF narrow jealousy to the .lenpth
OF the northern southen end the lever Will, The iii
crum Is strong. The compromises of the Copsn,;on ca,
DC carried out so as to admit many new States n our
oho without mpaing the force that great examine
oy which we have already done much 10 emaneipn, he
world Our Union has danger To apprebend frorr ,b
who believe that ITS genius expansive and progressive bu
from those who think that the limits OF the United States
are already too large and the principles of ZIG too old fash
iohed Tor TINS iastidious age.
THOMAS w. GILMER.
Charlottesville, (vn.) May Is, Is43