Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-03-09
CASE 0E I.aT'fstER

There have been two reports submitted 10 the House
of Delega,es-one by the majority Of the Select Com.
mttee proposing to appeal TO Congress for relie-and
the minority report, avoiding such appeal, lest (as
in the case Of Abolition Petitions, and indeed with much
more danger Of exctementD it might open up before
that body food Of discussion, upon the most stirring
and alarming subject which could engage its attention
In what way the House will dispose OF the matter, we
have no of deciding Perhaps It may be thought
BEST particularly in the present unsettled relations OF
Virginia to New York, to trust the matter for the pre-
sent, TO the Executive Correspondence with the 20
vernon Of Massachusetts-wth short but strong reso
luton upon the matter.
The case of Latimer to have given rise TO much
excitement in Boston 1t has called forth the action
of the Legislature, well of the Press Before u.s.
is an article from the Boston Courier of the lst inst
1t with great satisfaction the Report made to
House of Representatives. by Mr. Adams of Boston,
from the Committee 10 whom :eerred the petition
Of George Latimer and more than sixty five thousand
citizens of Massachusetts, and also The message OF The
Governor commu ncating the correspondence between
the Governor of Virginia and the Executive Depart.
ment Of this Commonwealth, touching the case OF
George Latimer The Report occupies more than
thirty pages. II is written in that manly and vigorous
STYLE which characteristics almost every thing from the
pen Of Mr. Adams"
Appended to the Report, is Resolre, and Bill
The Resolve proposes TO amend the Constitution Of
the u s., to confne the apporonment of "repre-
seniaves aud direct taxes among the several States,
according to their respective numbers OF free persons
only. This of the professcd objects and ac-
tua propositions Of the Infamous Hartford Convention
The bill is entitled San further to protect Personal
Liberty, and orbds any court Of record or justice oil
the peace 10 take cognizance grant certificate TO
any person who claims any other person as fugitive
slave within the jurisdiction OF the Commonwealth
under the Sd section of the act of Congress Of 1888
1t also forbds the use Of the sherls jaors other
officers, its prisons, to any such clamant-at the
penalty Of $1,000 each person. These provisions ore
said 10 flow from the arguments in the Report-which
Declares among other things that $50 great IS the con
nexon of slavery with the people OF Massachusetts,
through the obligations imposed upon them by the
Constitution Of The u S., that great difficulty occurs
at the Threshold TO know how TO propose amendments
which shall ha We the effect desired without completely
destroying the INSTRUMENT ITSELF and making necessary
the framing new one. (And it olso declares falsely,
that Siarery hieh erept in at the 'o'ndow Of the ed.e.
ohen ii building, usDER An IMPLIED PROMISE TIC
REMAIN BUT FOR TIME, has noD gro,cn so large tha
it occupies all the space, and cannot De put OUT Of tn
door ,oithout hazard TO the entire erection.
But thanks 10 the wise and liberal spirit which still
prevails in H. England, there are not wanting presses
to publish the truth, and pens to sustain the Con
s,itution We have before Us the March Number o
the "Lao Reporter" published at Boston-the frs
article of which is an Expose of the outrages tina
were perpe.rated in Boston by the Aboltioniss anc
their advocates for the deiverance of Latimer. The
picture of fraud and Of threats Of violence and of abuse
of the Judiciary and among them of the declaration
the Chairman of the meeting in Faneuil Hall, The
18th Oct last in relation TO Judge Story, characerzing
him as the Slavecatcher in chief for The N England
States, is terribly disgusting The writer, who lashe.
the whole proceeding of the Aboltonists with lash
Of SCORPIONS terminates his Expose in the following
| terms:
ain giving this account Of the proceedings concern
ing Latimer we have confined ourselves wholly 10 the
matter of the application for his removal fugitive