Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-04-14
COMMUNICATIONS.


The Hon .Iohu ". Eoas, Gnd The EigM IF Petition
stSe2.s so
During the last Congress, the Hon J. NJ Bolts, the
representative OF the metropolitan District ~ Nirgihs
separating himse!; from lac entire Southern deiegauon'
with the exception oi two out and out edeia!
lists like himse) voted TO receive Abolition petitions
He now defends The vote, and sustained III II ny Inc
organ of the Wing party IN the State
While the canvass gong on IN his district, we
desire to address few considerations 10 htS paT'y on
this subect--Fo the Democrats, IS unnecessary We
would prefer II do this through the columns al Tue
Richmond Wing, bat, that is imPTacIicabie, We
must trouble you, McSs;S. Editors, with our Nos
As we cannot address the Wings, through their organ
we will make the nearest ap rox'matIon I" IT, ny 20
dressing them with It's Arguments, and we DO ms ''e
rather as suppose, that those Arguments VIII nave
more influence with them than any OF our own
To night understanding Of the subject, iew pre-
paratory remarks are necessary. In $50, The AboI'
tonisls IN England riumphed by the passage OF law
for the abolition OF slavery III the west 'hoeS, III
success OF abolition England, gave powerful I'm
pulse in this country. BEFORE that ne Inc s"o
iect had been but little aertaed here eXcrp. on one
memorable occasion, bT tae citizens 81 ts Noftheth
States Until then, hat few %; the people OF those
States claimed the privilege regulating our domes
tic concerns for rs. Un Then, except on the coca.
sion TO which reie., when the politicians attempted
TO convert il 10 their purposes the agitation OF The SUP
iect OF emancipation was confined 10 iew peaceini
Ouakers They occasionally peioned Congress upon
The subject their petitions were promptly rejected, and
nothing was heard cf them thereafter. Their REJECTION
save rise 10 no agitation But after the success OF
abolition IN England petitions from different lass OF
persons began TO pour INTO Congress.
Speaking OF Che SUBJECT in February, io]U, the ich'
mond Wing said;
ss35,iit;oa Pt;itioas-Netc YORK. Purtg
"Thesc petitions continue pour inio the House oil
Representatives, fsce proceedncsl Mr. Adams beng
the conduit for most oi them. They nre laid on The
table as they come IA order wait the result OF Mr.
-. he mot |
that Congress had 10 definite action upon Tins
subject II IS time for the South 10 know, what IT has
to depend upon whether Congress means IN clam or
dsclam jurisdiction slavery IN the District or else
where. =,
an is tme. for the Aboli,ions,s increasing cdh
raDdtg-1rad immense Jayidity They are fast con.
quering public ogInion at the North 1h.y so't con"
0Rer 1.-THE ignorant and The multitude irst, and the
politicians through their Is toiiy 10 deny a.
II IS criminal I, dSeutse IT, The united North viii
ere long thunder a, our frontiers for the immediate
abolition Of slavery If the South cannot NOR, when
her Presidential is undecided, and IN some cesree
the prize for sustaining her rights, obtain THIS cohces
SION from the doninan; party III Congress, when sha
abe hone 10 Obtain il With Southern President,
with the Inducements of Presidential asflrans IN the
North TO soolh her win her vote, Abolition con
tnues 10 advance with giant strides, "aat VIII II 20
with Northern President when the Southern vote IS
unwan,ed What vii! 1t do under Martin Van Bn-
rem himself more than suspected, provtd By his pnoic
acts to be an advocate OF the power q! Congress /"
abolish slavery IN the Districts aud Territories:
ais IL not dI,ost incredible -wouid not be utterly
So save tina. seeing is bc!ievingthat rrGer these CIR
cunstances OF most critical, o awful import iof the
South n party exists her bowels, pcriinaclousiy
Jealous, ndelatigably active tr th" elevation OF "a
Northern candidate 10 the Presidency, demonsrably
tainted with Abolition principles That Southern 'len
should be laborinr with the assduity oil apostles, -
place supreme power IN the hands Of man @ho VIII
not dare who could not u he would, exert u Tor the
suppression OF doctrines that -:.ke al the exisence oi
Southern Society Tia, their most vindctiyc efforts
should be exet,ed v.ta u"t'r,ns malsny, 10 destroy
the reputation and the influence oil every distinguished
Southern Statcsmon-a CeidoNH Il .NcDptHe, Il Hhdc,
a Ta-eweH, Lctgh, Ig' r, mcR 'rho stunt by South
frn rights and prtHcipS, ard 10 irh0Sc ptioGgG The
South mast took az tie grcat crisis ttm approaches -
we speak what ell know 10 be true Why is i: so -
What must be the priacipieS of The party that plays
such part at such :me Can they be Tie it""ds
of the Southern States Are they not stahh'ng the
best interests Of those States ~ every turn u ty
succeed what have thcv achieved for the Southern
States The question IS Of vital interest, and we
commend 10 the protoundes; reflection q the people
of Virginia.
In Presenting this extract, and those which follow,
il is hardly Necessary remark, how groundess "e1e
the Whir's suspicious Of ar. Van Guren. The franz
md patriotic manner in winch he pledged himself IA
his Inaugural Address 10 arrest even WITH lie tNec"
tive Veto, any attempt to interfere WIKI the subject o
slavery, either the district else where, IS w't'a
the recollection o; all. Nor is 1t necessary 10 ref, TO
its strange charge ot opinion since 1856, OF Tie G!s
,ingushed Statesmen referred 20 il the extract.
In this condition Of things the SoeIh found I, high
time to test the flght OF the people OF the Northern
States 20 petition Congress t7F the abolition Of slave
~, and the duty @! Congress 10 receive those pst'
tons. On this question, IN the Wing OF the ia Of
February, 1886, The following language IS held
.THK RIGur rrtiro> MIR Garland Of Nirgl
mia, in reply Mr.. Cushing OF Massachusetts, aud o.,
the general subject of Abolition, gave very lucid
and satisfactory exposition OF tie right Of petition.
nsMr. Garland snd, WIZ: due Difference 10 the ops;
mons of other gentlemen he had always understood
that the obec, OF the Cons',o'"n' N guaranteeing the
Jgh, of petition, to ennble TIC people, or any pov
ton Of them, TO assemble, without interruption or Inn
ORANGE and petton Tor the redress OF any gr{eraace
under whcl. they NIGH, labor, AID winch vas within
The reach Of the body petoned THIS was The object
OF the celebrated magma eh't OF England "as thu
object OF every goosan'ee of be right OF petition IN