Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-02-13

put, as uH Onset 10 lHis, tHe
coored ladies OF Boston had protested in the most
solemn manner, against the repeal Of this law for fear
that the white ladies should gel all of their husbands,
and they wonld be doomed to be old maids. The
Legislature, however, had yield to the solicitations
of the ladies' of Rehoboh and repealed the law He
did not know who the ladies' OF Rehoboth were, hut
ne presumed from their anxiety the subject that
they were old maids, who in despair of ever g't
ting husbands The ladies Of the South pursue diff
eren, course; instead Of running about the streets OF
nights, getting up petitions to present TO their Lagisla-
lures and to Congress- they stay at home, attending
their children But patriotic Massachusetts, who re-
fused TO furnish her quota of militia during the late war,
is greatly interested in the fat. Of the negro and ash
ing pay Tor those very militia that she refused IN furnish
The States of Mississippi Kentucky, and Tennessee,
furnished their quota of militia, and defended New
Otleans but never troubled Congress with petitions
Before gentlemen push this question too far, let theni
examine tins subject in all us bearings and they VI
lind that there is enemy behind the ;hf'nr greait
than the throne itself, and that Great Britain who
had moved in this matter Look at the "Word's Con
vention which assembled in London, aud at which
Prince Albert, the great German heggar, with an IN
come of f30,p0O, csowed upon him. presiding at this
Convention. But when the President alluded 10 the
oppression of The Irish people, Lord Brougham, who
! was MISC an a5oonist took exceptions Il it; but he
ought 10 have thought Of that before he had meddied
with the affairs of this country and yet was supposed
that the President OF the United States should have
nGthin5 Ia say about England and her affairs with
IL
the national pride to the head of this nation a'saIlcd
he had heen by the press Of this country for thus
expressing his sympathy for the Irish people TINS was
sufficiently CALLING 10 The national pride, but they were
comp He'd 10 submit Tit, however much they might
regard it, because they could not ahrdge the liberty
of In. press but when an English aboonis-an apos-
tate arslocrat-a mountebank politician, and traitor
TO his principles took the liberty to assal the head OF
this nation he assailed ALL because the President
was put where he is by the American people, nnd he
had sustained himself occasions the most trying
and important, and at me while the country was IN
DANGER when Constitution threatened and when
no one hardly knew what day would bring forth, with
moral firmnrss worthy of Jackson himself, and yet
this man, this traitor Brougham, ussas him because The
President thinks there is justice III the movement OF The
people of Ire land in favor of repeal.
lie would admonish gentlemen that the South is
no, afraid Of this subject, because there is great er
population in the Southern States now than there
was during The Revolution South Of Mason and Dix
ons line there is population OF six millions oil Tree
white men, much greater than there was in The old
original thirteen States that declared their ndepen-
dence Of Great Britain during the Revolutionary war;
but gentlemen of the North ask, If there war what
would the South d, Tor coat He would answer
them, in the language OF Dr. Franklin during the re-
vouton-We would wear old ones. lie would
tell gentlemen tina, l,rge majority of the resources of
the country the South-ths largest portion OF the
iron ORE nearly The whole OF The lead, aud all OF the
gold are to be found there, with the finest soil on the
face OF the earth, capable oil raising gram enough u
feed nearly the whole world and that large por-
ton Of the people Of the North with the South in
their constitutional rights. Look at the gallant State
of New pshire, who is true to the Constitution; aud
there some gentlemen from Ohio and Pa whose
hearts III their attachment, to the constitutions
also, in the great State of New YoTk-yes, aud the
great State of Illinois is arGeny attlched 10 The
South, and the whole valley of th- Mississippi is
welded with the South in interest, and what God has
united in the holy bonds Of political matrmony, no
man can put asunder. The South has fears
this subject but she asks be protected in her proper
,y, which guaranteed by the Constitutions and If the
necessity should arise, the brave men OF San Jdcno
would be found battling by her side. The South defy
the Abolilonsts because their ghts can never be m
frnped so long the Constitution exists and which
has been maintained by the decisions OF the Supreme
Court; and that instrument never be nmsnded be-
cause large portion Of the Senate from the South
and if il were TO pass both branches OF Congress, IT
would require majority Of rsefourths oil The States
to ratfy all amendments. Gentlemen seem to think
that the South is anxious to remain IN the unl"n ana
that she would be tho loser by dissolution; but he
would tell them, that ardently as she was attached
to the Union, she will never surrender her constitu-
tional rights Her attachment to the Union proceed
from principle, aud not from cupdity; and he would
here tell gentlemen in all cando and sincerity, that not
only Abolition must be checked hut that the Tariff
must be reduced, she will not remain quie as ar
IDENTIFY rs she attached 10 the Union and the compro-
misses of the Constitution.
Mr. fIsmmet having concluded his remarks, and The
morning hour expired, the question was laid over.