Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-08-01

MY 10 some 81 The remarks vi lHe SShd'"i ho''
| New York and then al lensn IN oppos:lion !" 'he
| hill. He had, SO lar. heard no!hing 10 lhnaehce
his mind in fayor of lis passage, nor had ne been
| able. from all III" investigation when ne
| had given 10 The subject, 10 satisfy himself ina.
| the bill would be calculated 10 give peace anu
harmony to tie different portions o The Union
| II was A norel moic-a great mode u had oeen
| arsued-buy he confessed That ne haa peen 'ii
! able 10 discover wherein us greatness couSls'.'.
| II there had been anv disposition 10 setie 'he
1 question by compromise i; would nave peeh sup,
| ;,oscd ma, Inc Missouri compromise line wouiu
| have be. n submitted either in The form suSses'-
4 cd by The Senator iron Indiana or oy 'he oena.
| TOR from Kentucky. And yel, what IS ieai,y .le
| nature ui the "compromise' proposed - ane
proposition Of the gentleman nom ~ 80
~, ac.sn,at,. wby was the proposition oil The
| Gentleman rom Indiana rejccledi ANA IS II eH'
nsdiepr 10 adop, the 'compromise" agreed upon
| no he committee Wha. is the nature OF inns
| compromise?
| /, is referring il 10 the Supreme Coun, upon
| on,sricn which we are ted is convulsins me
| lIpion-uoon The different AM contradictory OPT
! nioEs here expressed. And the supreme oou''
! is The weakest department Of me GoVerhnch.
4 denounced as The ariSocTaiic oi"nch ~ NY
| vernmsu.-it i, upon the SHOULDERS OF ms "edn
esl tribunal lha' you propose 10 sh,i' 'he IeSp""S
! h;lhy We hear il already asked from The No!ih,
| Do YOU propose to refer this question 10 packed
Court-a pactcd 1my?-!on 'eiih WHICH WIN
| 5e better generally gn!e;S'ood.
For one ne shcor have Huie tear OF Inc aeel-
sons of that Coari; bu should ihey here, On a
great conSii uiiouai question, wneic opinions are
divided bu not By ge"sfdpsical boundaries
| should they leave such 2 question 10 the supreme
| Court, al time Eoi rrupiiiouS when reason can
not have its sway a. h North, when poiiica m
teres., ar a. stake, iounded upon c0o ana calcu-
/ laiine considerations, compn.u WIN 'he oruind
| rs iana;icism ri ihe limes} The single iac' maj
the Distinguished Senator from Souih Carolina IS
m favor Il tn bill @,ii ~ enough Al the Netlh 10
! inauce ne iar wing aside Of this bill as some.
| lliug mcnstruus Tnry should take ne burden
Of the settlement OF ths question, nsiead oil tcier-
| ring i 10 IL Surfeme Cou.i Oh .helr own shouI.
| de:s, an bsa5 i maniul,y.
Would ms bill. ii passed. give quiet 10 the
country They had ncihing bui poa assertion
on lhs aoor, that suca wou b. the efie-t And
| was an honorable Senator ready 70 Use ~ ms
seat, AMI az lhat this bill viii ailay me excite
men, a, The Nofh, ~ At the South eIh@r7 Al
ready hal the c:y Of repca! been raised, and new
| combiaatiens were heius ionmed-a2ila'ion ~
cfcaSng even a, the prospect OF the passage o.
his bill. Alter tempest is raised, who can Goa.
,:oi n Even il the decision o, The Supreme
Court wcf. reached in six or twelve months, are
gentlemen from the North OF South prepared 10
say il thai decision b. adverse 10 iheir section,
.hr people Of thai sec ipn will he willing 10 &C
uliesce N l!ial dcc>ioa2 M honotat,c Senator
acre wculd b. willing 10 give such an as
sutancr Such was III The experience III reicT-
enCe III sScemen;s o. ms caafarer-eicie-
"'e",s - - ,,hcb ma. seso me
a -, h,.,m;,,. ,nJ ,,.;,h ;,crc,sod yiols,c. He
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80. - ,,'a H. snnre,ne Coart would
~ MN. No YIN (,onla sny honorable SEN
" u'a't o VIZ 'r'm ,h;S mn i n,~,.s and ro..
ma na,e se,l.s ,bis a-e., ones
r.;,o;,,a ,,,,oii,. s,,;.f,c,orv ana on
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tis!np!"fe, ana VS. ~ iu' . - on'"".
re inquired oi .Hl, De'iie'' Mne'l M ""ou
reference - ms pl,' - oeiere" ''S Co''nii''ee
would vote iof me missouri Co'hP'otn'>e.
WI befiieh !ep.'ro, maj - 'di dS NC was coH-
cefnel, anG ne oniy spoke !or nimseH ne "ou'd
Vo'c Tor mat Compr"u'l>e, 50 ues'fons was ~ !"
sells ms question. but not W'ihoui ne express
fecosni ION u slavery Sonia y lhai me.
Nh. Bel inquired, Then why nci adopt tna'
me WY postpone y uf'i. iuiu!e 'ime =
until in n, language .; iac North, i shall b. as.
c-itrined %llal sort Of county lhat IS! ALa
ic Proceeded 10 argue mat 4 ercatr population
Cannot be supp .tiei Souh II 30 80, than nov
eXss IN New Mexico AID Calf. rnia NrTh Of
tnat inr. The refusal u s"ii- thS question on
MS BASIS was !. acre GIduelilns about barren
s3licv AG4 why Were Ihcy alarming hsm.
se.ves about he dissolution d, this Uaipn2 lie
vance sv.na gGar.a.v that there vas not 10 be ar
h. tease ii III rxcileineu hy n passing oi lhis
hi, before hc ronid voc Ter iI-nr'o'c he conlt
consent 10 refer ms political question 10 The SUI
preme Coun
The GREAT pariv al no North he argued, had
NJ; b-rn .ormed win vi.:, exclusively 10 stree
.o;n and he exclusion Of slaves fom Gree terri.
mr." 'pta,n, one womb believe was inc cause
i, no unri>inr thereof The movements OF ono
wbo had au.ined he hishes, position in the eili
III me peopls and Of ano.hcr who attained near.
10 no highest honor which could b, bestowed
on him unter TIC government. Il was
onas,ion ri noliticaI poyer--ot POLITICAL ascen-
.d,nrv rendered more poionani in feeling from
~. lyno asc.ndarrv al The VIRGINIA asceBlapcv
fie regretted il and that there had not been more
.onal DISTRIBUTION al this power between The
Nnrih ard Suuh But the South was not 10
hlauc ,or his lhnaah he did not say il with
v,cv ~ monty the feelings Of he NuIih on this
subject.
And il they were to pass ihe Wilmo' proyiso TO-
night they cnuld mol pass greater ihn.cton upon
tbes. gentlemen al The North. Agitation was their
desire. and sterile and unprnduclve as was Cali.
iornia. i, was fruitful Sub;ec, Of agitation Tor
them. FL, himself, he would prefer The passin.
III The y,l!mo, nrnv.>o 10 any measure which they
would a;opi ,o-uigt;', 10 allay this excitement de
teal the Of 9cis OF ,hese men, aud let cool reason
resume it, proner sway. This was the only way
ar. 10 take them mo he Union al once lie
wurla even prefer that. 10 This proposition. Ra-
lher Than Oraeon. California and New Mexico,
should become suSjsc,s Of discurd, he would pre-.
Ter ,ha, ,hev shou, reclare themselves Tree an.
independent geographically they do not belong
| to us-giye them i Lew aua siori"uS Republic on
The shores ci the Pacific. HalSer imam that they
should become sources cfiiscold and contention
he would prefer that they should he ice and inde-
penden! States: II u wouiu repIess uisiuloance
ne ~ouia give ms Vo'e 70 maze inaePehnen! every
acre u mar sle,i!e '"uh''y am .",oS ilUie "
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