Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-04-18

does not remove the objection TO the resolution wh'cn
IS entertained by ourselves in common, we are Wen
assured with the great body OF his constituents INK
objection repeat is in the first place, TO considering
the Abolition petitions at ALL and IN the second pace
and chiefly to It's waving aud virtually giving up the
constitutional objection 10 Abolition IN The Dstrie' VI
Columbia; AZ objection which Virginia mas shpsequeh.
ly adopted with great unnnim'ty ME- l "'hney at
,aches undue importance 10 onr beng defeated I'm
voe) by the Van Buren majority Of Congress haa
much better be defeated by then 'hah lha '"c 9'u.'
should yield or fofbear demand what 1t has right 10
demand.
.Ex,rac, of letter from Hon II. l.. Pinckney 10
friend u,on private matters which he touches up
his resolution
,.Yon will perceive by the papers that offered a
resolution this morning IN relation to Abolition lie
nv utter astomishmcnt, seems 10 have gwen great
offence. | wish 10 have my views and feelings PFoptry
understood consider II leading 10 no good result,
10 keep up ong and excited debate upon The right oil
petition and other minor abstract points, upon which
the South divided aud the whole OF the rest oil the
House united against us-and upon which we shai'
surely be Jeff IN n miserable minority, ana 10 nave
10 suffer all the consequences OF defeat. My object
ls,
".Frst--To put Ell end TO discussion which be-
ieve will increase Abolition the North, and prove
most destructive n the South.
'Secondy-To let alone all minor points upon
which we shall he BEATEN and procure vote upon the
main question.
"sThirdly-To procure solemn and deliberate ex-
preston of opnion by Congress- adverse to Abolition
and putting end to all the hopes and views as lar as
such vote By Congress can effect it--and am under
The fra, convection that IL any thing on earth can put
down Abolition such expression oil opinion by large
vote, will effect IL.
al 90 for the great object OF putting down Abolition,
and Tor that purpose, would cover the whole ground
snd eecually put end 10 all the hopes OF the Ado
tonists by saying 10 them that Congress has no con-
sttutional authority relation 10 The States, and will
ITO, &C, upon slavery the District of Columbia, regard
ing violation oil public faith and dangerous to The
Union.
..Is not this the correct cou-sea Have anything
10 psin by continued excitement Is not slavery too
serous 10 be made the subject OF ncessant de
bate and agitation Is it not our true policy 10 put
down Abolition, Can anything tend more To DO IT.,
than report and resolutions b. large VOTE adverse
10 Aboouists and cutting OF all their hopes of and
from the Federal Government | have not tune TO say
"'l am .c,ing console ntiously according TO my
best Judgment, for the good OF my constituents ana
State RELY upon very cool, sensible, rejecting man.
10 see the propriety of putting down Abolition prac
cay without pushing the contes! to extremity on either
slde.
"CounESr UN Mr.. Pinelaey deny that he took
hiS an direct opposition to the rtsheS o. al eho
the South recopaies as her dcrOted Representatives.
on the subject of Saccry and concert with Northern
Van Burentes well known to him to feel anxiety rather
the injury which Abolitionsn may do Mr. Van buren,,
than the South. And If this be the fact, had he right
feel such utter asonishinehl II
his resolution?
us il SO minor point this of the right Of people in
other communities petition for the overthrow OF the
domestic institutions Of other people lst minor
consideration with Mr.. Pnckney, whether the right OF
The fanatics 10 have these petitions received and re-
terred, be be not recognized Petitions in which
mis- constituents and has whole country stgmalsed
as pirates man steaers, ftons, and enemies OF God
and man.
"Who dipides TIE South upon this subject; Could not
IL l.,It
"What if the South were left in minority? When
was she IN a ,aa,orifu al question OF fundamental
policy? And will Mr.. Pnckney have her TO get into q
majority by the surrender of her rights II is this vision
Of maorites, and the love of maortes, winch is the
epidemic curse OF the time
at we'll indeed to put end to the discussion
on Slavery but deny the efficacy OF mode winch
yields direct advantage to the fanatics which as
sumes the power in Congress TO pass upon The do
Inestc Institution: of the States and acItly comedies
its right abolish Slavery in tho District, by emitting
negative lis unconsltuonaty. We repeat, that
the Abnltops;s themselves will be surprised al their
victory They never imagined they would succeed
noo, at the FIRST Regular attempt, in having slavery ADO
lshed in the District. They leaked 10 The future lna
Mr. Pinckney has given them every reason 10 hope
and 10 perseyere-for in a solemn declaration the
general subject Congress by not d,scaImns, assumes
the constitutional right to abolish Slavery in the Dis
tfict
"Mr Pinckney anticipates great good from saying
uonal power Slavery, in relation TO the States
Why How IL lie unaware, that the whole Aboli-
Junto have soemny nverred their conviction, that
Congress has such authority, and that the States
alone possess Is there man III the United
States, who has cnntended for the authority Of
Congress- over Slavery tie States Not one,
venture TO say The Societies OF Abolltonsts at Bos
Ion and New York, have over and disclan:ed it
Al the most solemn What good, then, is 10 be
anticipated from Congress, disclaimlng power which
no sou has sad, nslnuated that 1t possessed
But what enables Congress where does derive the
;icht--,o make this declaration As we'll, and with
equal 9roprety, might the Parsnens of England make
The disclaimer.
lis not true policy TO pat down Abolition -
fddle faddle Tune will convince Mr.. Pinckney Of
error, if he has sincerely fallen into H. II he has
been duped, time viii unsea his eyes to the fatal blum
der he has committed, and to the insd'ous designs
Of the Albany politicians who have en,anged hun.
Ills reasons, ii these the best he assign, az
sraSsts the injury he has inflicted
In our next No, We viii continue cur Extracts. In
The meantime what is the Dlsric. to think about Mr.
Bolts pursuing the same course which the Wing
denounced ia 1896 and III cxcusng MIR Bolts now for
this very course HAfNE.