Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-12-25
SLAVE TRADE IN TIE DISTRICT.

Inc loilOHln9 IS Inc INFAMOUS prCpOshlon u
Mr. Gou Of New York, which, on THURSDAY
passed he House Il Represent ariyes by IN V"'-
OF % 10 55, ard which he House ihe mex gay
refused 10 reconsider L the spirit when &C
taxed II b. not rebusrd By The go, sense and pc
,rioism of The N"rhe people, ard " ms .
other kindred measures, ay'lving me sac''n'e
of The rights ami safety OF The Snu'h and asSf"-
dsrion oil her honor and tquai,y he Carried ou'
BY Congress then. as an ineyi able conseQ lehce'
all iraerntv must &c al an ED, and me glorious
Uaion, the pure creation OF pa'i''s and sases' ano
the admiration Of he world. must fall under nc
blows Of iacendiatirs. The South mas ooTne
much for the sake OF the Unon-bu, SIZE canno
,olera the in>oens AMI fauaiica movements,
destructive Of her peace and OF hef social irs'fu
lions. We appeal 10 he macmen CT The Norm
10 heware-iL- Sou;h cannot and viii no osaf
every hing. The following is Mr.. Cots pVopo-
siiion:
Whereas he traEic now prosecuted in This
metropolis Of he Reiab'ic, IN human oeins', d
chsn-Is. is contrary 10 uau.al justice aud u Ihs
,nodsm,n, p,;rciplcs ot our political system,
and j. VIGOROUSLY reproach 10 our Country
lb,ous honl cnti>erdom ann serious h'nffance
10 he proeiess uf Republican liberty among The
nations oi The earn: Tnefet're,
Resolved, That the oonmiuee Tor The D,'tnct
OF Columbia &c iust'ucl'd 10 report OIL! as
soon as prac icao,e, prohibiting ,he slave trace
in >aia cistfct.
TIE f.. owing is The vote in is favor:
Yrs Messts A b,l, Ashmon Beloh"r
Bingham, olackmar. anchart, Butler Cauoy
Cam. r coliamef, Co ger, Cfarso Grover,
lp. IL
ID Du, car, E..~niG,, Emoree n. Evans, Ia
lev F.ncls, f,>hss, F eecley, Fries. Gidcinss,
Go,. Greeley, Gregory. Gtnne.I, Hale. Na'hsn
H,ii james 4 HampJb, Moses Hamppn
H.nley. Henry Enas 3. Holmes, Huoha q,
Hu son. Bua' J 5. K. layefsoii, Twin. james
n. j ,nuson, neivss, y P Kne, Lahm, Nm.
Il La>,.c: S,'a-, G-~ienee. L'iatr In
lyu-r Mcc!sisai, Mc!'raine, Jnh Nann, II :
r ,cu .l.An. Ssish, ], argia MnIis, Mollrn,
Ne~e!i N,co.., fal;,ey. Peasie-, Peck. Psuii,
P.i,sv, p az, Reynol4s, E'chey, robinson
Ru,Eh;:,, jviies Pock@el', lcha A. Rcckwri',
Rose, Root pcmsey s. J h, Sreulll, Sliyes,r
SIipsrflanL, is,.,sr, as ~. yea her, = IA
E S;uat. St,hm, I'a.!aiadse, James Thomp-
son, " Thompson, Ta:us.cn TACK, Turner
van DyG-, Vin,or. Waueo, %eatWol,h, White
and W '!son -95.
i; 10 unnecessary for US 20 adj 10 our comments
OF Sa:r-3cy n,on ne critical cancilion OF thing
q, Washington. The uaion makes some SEA
"Do ,hs g,''i-men who har, voted for the>.
resolutions really SIC ard ir!y eenprenend to
VIVA. mr.. aS;ic. ! iea:,&.l Do they suppose
;het he Sou nas become 81 am. that they vii
no. even era whec ,:ccdsn uponi 10 they sup
pose ,hey have - III. ~ 'ac' cf lhe mere rep.
le2 ". ew2fe tnat nnch has occurred ii
lac - Induce Northern cGG "eslern mrn 10 SUP
Pose thai hose u lie Srnta 2.e Indifferent ah"ni
Ines Gnes.i rs But hey may rely upon II thai
suct i NJ, The case !; IS true, he ~h's S'ate>
OF to- Soc,h, aad some Of IN. dono IN! o es have
lately votcd Tor Gsaeral Taylor and Mf. Fill
more: the 10, nsr OF whom occupied an eGniV,
cal position upon The su'jsct oil he WilmoI Pc
viso. "a The later, rs We were sure, sympa'h 2.
ed with III 2hpi :nnists. Bot i, mas o. lecci.
lected that heir frends rcptesen'ei nem - =
parl;'. 80, el;as'a ncnr sc question OF slave
nv, ana ,hal they !. ere voted !yr oy large pr
tion OF ne South on tina. ground Let not III.
country deceive .ee. y iaese manifestations;
iher are deceptive.
ave Sps.s not as a southern man-not as
Vigiaian- but, GoG k7cws AS an American
an American proud 4 his glorious conntfy-as
a itisuc i me UaoG-as friend {" p"ii'ca
freedom throughout 'he world me SUCCESS 81
which 5caa> nncn car example. And We co;l-
we would iAricre lbo,e VINO wuni! soy t'r',
between :isssa-rnose who would distu'o ln,st
feel,uss .. :. Jai k'ndncss --lho,e who w"ud
di>cai- nose 'cel;'ss 81 nuiua concessi"n ar
compromise III when cur blessed Union of'gi-
na,ed, and in which alone j, can continue, 10 ex-
Isl, 10 ciscounenanc-, 10 .rown upon proceedings
calculsle 10 sn.a~ser il, They ma, rely upon
M,,he ete p,oceedinsso OF Congress ale OF tha des
cripiou Lei not any OF our coun!rymen deceive
themselves. We say this not 10 anser-'n
no spii, OF nlimidalion-hut from deep
sense of he ex"iemen, which hr resolution
OF yesterday will produce, and the conse-
qiences il will CRY win IT, The appeal i
made 10 lie South and 10 he NcT d without re-
gard 10 parry. / IS qoes ioa mat overlsaa< a.
par les at all ci,qnes. It's our country when
c lis uppn Us : an appeal !o'5e logc icr NE
Union iiseli- IN hrhai Of that spnit of co:opfc,
mise 90 wn,cn .h,> eiea, Coni,tecacy IL tu.i.
and by wE:c.. II aus, re preserved