Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-04-21
=, m. rano,;es-To The People.

gyina them lodament III Coneress-by suffehdei'HS
the District 10 their attacks. ana coaier'ns on '"eh
the D,cnIiar privilege OF having all their peul!oaS re-
cciyed and referred as matter OF course, ne ever
sar;onsy entertained X, and not solely influenced
bv wish 10 benefit ilr. Van Buren, IS utterly unphi
l3so,bco and against all The experience OF history
/ When did fanaticsn show isel 10 De mace Oh su'n
sofi mud n,yhle suH? When as party spirit satshed
i,h ar,l success and not rendered by it more z'a-
nus aoI determined, in tie pursuit Of its uteTor oh
ec,. S, far from tanning aho:.i'onsn By h's weak
| c,ncess,oo. he viii bu. have led lis i!ary zeai ahd
s.r,.rho.ed lis furious spirit Tins VIII be proved
bcs ,; ,lose of the .cssioa Of Congress. The Abo
L,on;s,s already feel and appreciate their Poical
ah, rhrv already calculate upon success, at least
npon favor from the circumstance mat thef V'es arc
~ ,oo much consequences both parties, to be lost by
ascent. mon them Having overcome the obstacle
b,, me-, them at the door Of Congress- they will quad
rn.la ,Le,, pe;i.ons and their cxcr,ions among the
people
And again, on The 2llh:
uAboI,,;on petitions pouring into Congress -
They come thicker, faster and heavier, Mr. Pinckney
has furnished them the stinuant Of direct encourage
mont, How will 1t be, when they shall see that pr-
rin;, the chief of the savehodng States, is in favor
Of District Abolitions,, for President OF the United
S,.,ees VIII they not conclude that Virginia herself
70 Il not friendly, yet not rery hostile to their designs!
VIVA, else can they conclude: Is reason sence6: Is
co,,m,, sense dead and buried Feeble is voice
Had we that oil the thunder, would raise it 10 the
utmos, pi,ch mplore Virginia 10 pause IN tho mad
career N which the office holders aud office hunters
have engaged her! The moment an avowed Abo-
tonist - elected President, Pandoras box is opened,
and its host of msiortunes cast forth among us
And still again, in subsequent paper:
uTha Ahol,tions,s seem very little disposed to re
spee Mr. Pinckneys quasi pledge for them: that they
would be quoted by his resolutions. There IS no re-
mission of their activity, but indeed, every indication
of increase. They especially busy in ONO,
and lhrou ghout the North their press at work. They
l Tf,.o lad Mo
Friend of Man. It's motto ia, "'rhis Commandment
have from from Him, that he thai oveih God loyeth
| bis brother.
| As the Richmond Wing is not tho best of anihor-
ty for any statement, desire TO show, that III TINS
| il was correct. Mr. Pinckuey made very elaborate
and able report but 50 far from lis a!aying excite
menl, predicted, it only added oil 10 The ii1me
Under his resolution the petitions of thirty thou
sand petitioners laid upon Tie table. In 1857 the
petitions OF one hundred and ten thousand petitioners
we're laid upon the table under Patton $ resolutions
i nd in 1885 fire hundred Moa&Gad shared The same
| fate. We have before computation OF The num-
her presented since is; but is notorious, that they
have greatly increased At the las: session. the famous
! Lat!msr petition entire y wIhou, counterpart
Ii was signed by fifty odd thousand peope-was car
RED to the House Of Representatives in a cart-and
roll, 1t was higher than Mr.. Adams, who present.
| ed II.
! We present still another extract from the Wing
"UsuRrATIoS OF CoNGREss OVER THE SUBJECT OF
SLAvrRY-MR. PiSCKSEY-SorrH CAROLINA 1t can
not be denied by any thinking that The position OF
tie South the Slavery question IS greatly weakened
ad rendered far dangerous, by the unhappy step
OF Mr. Pinckney Whether that gentleman motives
be good bad whether he be false to his CONSTITUENT is
o. foolish only-whether he has become lmbued, as
many suppose with the mania OF fanaticlsn, or, as
others think, has listened 10 the serpent OF IAN Buren,
Isn, not the question It's what are TO be The.
Consequences of his movement 10 the Southern States
how is the lost ground TO be recovered-how are
the Abolitionss to be driven out O! Congress- where
Mr.. Pinckney has admitted them:
alt appears 10 US, that but is left for the
Southern People-lf, in the language of the People OF
Barnwell Congress has the right judge of lis own
powers relation to domestic Slavery, II exists IN
the Southern States and Territories it requires pro-
phet 10 foreel the measures that may De adopted by
/ that body within few years whatever course the
majority may deem IL eXpedeGt polite to pursue al
! the present time
"'Pocy and cxpedieacy, will dictate, at present, a
report, directed 10 calm the fears of The South. Mr.
Pnckneys resolution moved for that special pur
pose Its object, undoubtedly was To aPpease the
Sogt:i, until the Presidential Election pas,-to
avert from the Northern and semi Abolition candidate,
the mary which the agitation Of Abolition cacu.
lated TO do him. Let look ahead 'ew years. IN the
supposi,ion, that that Northern candidate viii ascend
the Presidency. We fad II officially and exul;ing y
proclaimed, even now, that the Abotonists e8tor,
mpunlty from both political parties by their numbers
and the fear Of losing their votes. Gerr Smith as
sefls that they are cunning converts nj the ratio OF 50
! week. Mr.. Plnckney, and his Northern Van Buren,
allies with some, also, from the South la endered
the citadel, which, while IL was maintained, the South
/ vas secure of protection. they have claimed and
sumcd Jurisdiction the general question Of slavery
the right 10 pass sentence upon the domestic lnsli;u
\ tons OF the States. They have acknowledged tie
constitutional power OF Congress to abolish in the DIS
,rct, adopting the identical idea aud almost the IAN
guage Of their chief, Martin Van Burcn, in his letter
from O~asco The Abolitiousis have thus surmoaut-
cd the chief difficulty They have procured the recog-
milton Of their right 10 abolish slavery in the District
ii they can succeed in obtaining minority III Con.
E5ess; and this attained who imanines that they vii!
not eniend their first 10 MARYLAND, and then
virgins: Animated by spirit Of FanaticismbclIcv
ing their duty 10 God and their souls salvation TO
quIre them 10 perfect the work, they avow,
who but MIR. Pnckpey could have been simple and in.
ia'uaied enough Ia suppose he could bride them by
rfPort' With New York Presldent-New York al
ready abolition in the city lself-that Presiden,
Missouri Restrcliclst, free negro suffrage advo
cate, baSing s whole objection abolition in the Dis.
iei IA very rec'", letter from Owasco) on imerpedi-
tncg nnlytbus recognizing the fight-tlic portals Of
Congress thrown open 10 them, and themselves already
treated with prtccgsd distinction. by having their pc
tons received, and referred Of course-with a New
! iork President we say, and all these Inducements and
i!atlerng angures The Abo!lloniss ,c ptrscrcrc and
ieU $ueceed
"But the South should DO what it may TO repair the
thunder or reachery of Mr. Pinckney and To lei, the
people Of the North know that i, dislvows his act and
epudatrs hrs reachery, whether corrupt only weak
IL TOO late, we suppose, TO retrieve the lost ground
but u s not too late 10 spprze the Union, that it
surrendered improperly or cowar6ly, and that tho
Southern people with almost voice, dcnu the au
hof''y OF Congress 10 abolish slavery in the District
or at all 10 ott r!cre with it, Tie people OF Barnwell
ncensed a MIR. Paclneys conduct, have already spo
ken. VIII not virginia unite her voice 10 theirs: Is
recally we claim the attention of the people of Camp
bell, Halifax and Piitsylvania whose Representative
has concurred with Mr.. Finckney throughout"
n May, le36, MIR PInckneys committee reported
OF the report, the Wing thus spoke:
",hr Pinehney'S Report.
y "lhe following resolution, reported by Mr.. Pinck
neys Select Committee, passed the House of Re
NAYS Is
'''2. hesoioed, That Congress ought not 10 in
ieriere IN any way with Slavery i'll the District oil
Columbia
"'Ihe ayes and noes have not been published, conse
queEtly we are not able to say how the Virginia dele
CATION voted.
s.Ry this vote. the Sonib will nerceva ('o,rrao.