Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-06-02

reference 10 which the public mind was mos' ca
cited was The District OF Columbia. Now, Inc
power of Cong e,s 10 prohibit slavery in the lis
ir;c, of Columbia can be claimed with much
more FEASIBILITY in that District than IN Inc
Terroriee; YET, strange to say, although this 'e'
solution has always been considered rs saiSiac-
tory in The one case, there are those who coh'enu
that il onch! not to be in the other.
Mr. Yarcey was one of those who seemed not
to be satisfied with the resolution we have quo.
ted although he was SO in 1874, and ne moved
his amendment, which is as follows:
"Resolved, That the doctrine OF non.ineference
with The rights Of properly OF any Portien ,, " "e
people Of this confederation, be 1t 10 inc o1aes VI
in the Territories, by any other man Tue Paaneo
interested in Them is The true republican aoc'tine
recognized by this body"
Virginia voted against this amendment, ana
her delegation has been charged with having g.
ven no the ground taken by our Democratic State
Convention, in doing so. So far from such De.
ing the case, the Virginia delegation preferred
the resolution OF the committee, as being more
comprehensive; and after careful examination
they came 10 The conclusion that Mr. fancey'
amendment surrendered The very doctrine ne nau
contended for, and which was asserted IN me re-
solutions Of the Virginia Convention. Ihey de-
MED the right OF the territorial legislatures 10 sell
tie the question. 4 majority OF The Virginia ae'
legation thought Mr. Yanceys amendment claim
ed this right for them. The language is guile e1-
pliei, 1.-THE rights of property, be 10 the states
or in The Territories, ale 10 be left 10 The ma
nagement without the interference Of others, oil
the parties interested in them;" OF course TO The
peope of the territories themselves. This reso-
luton was considered to be in conflict with the re-
solutions ofthe Virginia State Convention, and 1t
was also considered less comprehensive than The
report of the committee, and therefore the Virgil
mia delegation voled against il. In this opinion
they were mol alone.
We know that upon this point there was no
interchange of views between the Virginia, and
the North Carolina, and the Georgia delegations;
and yet although there was no concert between
these two last very able delegations and our
own, or, as far as we know with each other,
they all came to the same conclusion. Judge
Strange, a former distinguished member of the
Senate of the United States, in announcing the
vote of North Carolina, said she was instruct
ed by the North Carolina delegation 10 say that
they believe the resolutions Of the committee
cover the entire ground of non.interference
with the rights of Shareholders on the part of
Congress, either in the States or Territories,
and that, therefore, they vote eleven nays
"Mr. McAllster, Of the Georgia delegation,
in announcing the vote Of that State on the
resolution, stated that he was instructed TO &C
company the vote BY an explanation. The ma
jorty Of the delegation did not concur in the
construction placed upon The resolution by the
mover Of it; and believing that its phraseoogy
embodied the principle contained in resolution
of the Georgia Convention, which he had read
in the course Of his remarks on the previous
evening, he announced the vote of Georgia in
favor of the resolution, subject TO this explana-
ton. Two Of the delegates, il was his duty to
add, voted for the resolution without restric.
ton"
Now, il will be recollected that The resolution
of the Georgia Convention, to which Col Nc
Alliser alluded, was in direct conflict with Mr..
Yancey's amendment as he construed it.
In conclusion, we have to say that The resolu-
ton OF The National Democratic Convention Of
49, upon The subject of slavery, is Identical with
the one OF The Convention OF IA. Al that Time
the same subject was involved. II was then sa.
listactory 10 The entire Democracy, as we'll North
as South. We see no reason why j, should moi
be SO now. As TO The Wings, when their Con-
vention, which is TO meet in Philadelphia on the
TIN inst, has passed a more comprehensive reso-
luton than the one We have adopted, ii wi be
time enough ior them TO complain.