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

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Capt w. A. Ta!bors Company y eNpee'u
today. ,,..,.
On reaching Ike wharf, an az oropriaic address
was delivered by ]. Il. Gilmcr, Esq
The Volunteers, who look very "eii' were es'
oor,sd bv PROCESSION OF military and citizens I"
Military Hall, where they spent the n'so'-
The reception. we hear, will lake place 'o'''y'
r C. Scot, Esq will welcome the voinneets'o
The civ and public dinner will come on al ,
y MA hearty welcome 10 Tie gallant cll'zsn-
soldiery
For the Enquirer.
There is no man In the South who has watched
more vigilanl'y than The writer, the opinions 81
ncr,hern men who have been candidates (Gf spo-
ken OF as such Tor The Presidential! 'filce during
The last twenty years When nearly The enilre
Republican paflv OF the South were saiishea WIN
Mr. Van Buren,, in view oil his letters aha NE
Alheroa resolutions, il was my fortune 10 uiHet
from my party and 10 Ieath's expressed oPihions
with distrusl. did not doubt thai he had some I'M
friendly sentiments 10 reserve IL ~ MOI my pun
nose to bring his course in review, but only 20 aP
peal 10 ny course in respect 10 him, as eV'uehct
Of the sincerity Of The opinion attn anout 20 CO
subject. Win Gen. Cass' opinions on his subject,
in his Nicholson ieuer, am fully satisfied, zeal
ous as have proved myself TO be oil southern
riehIs on Ibis great and absorbing subject. There
has heen no Iit,le mscOnsIuclion "a tna' lelef
Of his: and This has been owing 10 the tact, not
,ha, his letter is at all unint, lliebe, but that it's
ioisrpreters are not quite as intelligent as lis au-
thor on this sn9J@t
assert. that The essential opinion on the sub
iec OF slavery in The territories as expressed IN
lnat letter b. Gen. Cass, is Identical WIN NE
plan OF Compromise recently Introduced inlo lie
Senate By The Clayton Commi'lee. lproceed We
ry briefly % make good that assertion, and such
only is The object OF this letter.
Gen. Cass 10 that leuer says, he Is lor leaving
The matter 10 The people OF The territories under
the general principles If The Constitution. He
says in these words: "lhey" Che PEOPLE vi The Ter.
riofiss, respectively 'are just rs capable Of do
ins So, Ii. e. excluding slavery) as The people oil
the STATES; and they can do so. az any 7atc, as
soon as their political independence isrcccsnzed
BY admission into the Union"
In referring 10 the Compromise which has been
produced as before stated, the editors OF The Ma
lional In,eigencer in their daily Of The 18Th July
say: "Hencr i; is apparent" (from the general
tea uIes Of The plan as they represent I'D That 'he
rights and claims Of the North and the South on
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Giving Inc sanction q The u States 10 the furher
exension al ihr territory IN which slavery viii !"
recognized, the future character OF these States
will depend On the chaTac er, The habits, and The
wishes OF The people who shall hereafter form The
Stale Constitutions Tor those territories" Al
hat they say, in an article elicilaling lis readers
on The production Of the proposed Compromise
which il delineales.
The striking and exact resemblance OF Inc plan
o: Compromise proposed, 10 The opinions OF Gen
Cass 10 his lelIer may he as disncly, rs brief;
disclosed. The people OF slavc.h"liins State,
n such course ac-rs possible consulting TIC NAKED
y 1ecr only, might IN Genera! Convention assem-
ple.i determine 10 abolish slavery in all us linn
is What would be the rights aud remedies Of
the minority 10 such exisency, II will be time
enough TO inquire when the case Shall have arisen,
II eres. Most certainly. The people Of territory
NAV be Just as capable" OF excluding slavery as
Inc people OF a Sac How jni as cap2bic, is the
question: Let us consider The general Cor part
cular) principles Of The Constitution, and The in.
ouiry viii be solved. /, is conceded that The pao-
iie Of The territory have share in the powers If
Inc General Government until they become States,
admrlcd into inc Union. Il is equally lrLe, that
lie General Government may confer Gas j. has
conielied) on The people OF territory, AT The pro
per time AID in suitable forms, gcn.'o legisla inc
ptcers sujjct onty to Tic lotoS ard Constitution N
tie Uaiec Stsies or Inc L gisa'tUs powc,s con.
er.ed nlau be tmred IL Is no less rue that Tie
United States in forming .he 'errioEia! govern.
men, by special provision, as III The case Of
florida and to a nore limited extent in Al.
kansas aud Michigan, may besiow Inc tight Of
appeal from she Legisiatirs courts" OF Territory
Ia The Supreme Cuurl the United States, 40
less on the suLjec, Of slavery, iian on any other
subject II IS in This way thai Tie plan 81 Com.
orcul.e before The ;. pate proposes 10 take m
>atlec, uut ut Congress and - make u, 4 Mr..
Clsyton Saws "a Constitutional and ln!icial
question" ln other words. 10 leave IL IN tie In
clp1eaf steps" 10 the people at The territories,
respectively l. is in the same way, and ii
cannot be in any ulher way, that Gen. Cass in
his Nicholson !eller suggests that in his opinion
!, will te wise 10 leave ihe mater 10 the people
ri the territories. That people, with limited L.
rj>la,ive powers conferred b; ihe Government Of
the Union, this subject being reserved iur !rief-
ence 10 the judicial tribunals, are jes, US capable
OF acllng on he subject = are the STATES. al
ann rate" whether general or limited powers ol lc.
gislaton be conferred The people OF territory
will ne "jus; as capabr oi acting on The subject,
as are now The States already in the Union, s.
-ooa as they who now lnha5lt the Territory, SHAH
with others, b. admitted a State into The Union
If such is rot The plain import 0i Gen. Cass's
with reference 10 established principles cannot
have Ineligible signliicancy.
Thus il MAJ be clearly sees, in he simple slar-
menl OF the case, bringing 70 bcar on General
Casss letter the requisite explanation OF The
powers Of The w. States over the people o! Their
territories, with whrh ne presumed hls ccuniTy-
men we're acquaintei. that he pro7o,ed b. hi
let..r 10 take the dis'rac.ng subject Of !ea.lul
issues from the Congress- and 10 leave il 10 nc
people OF he territories, and as iha plan Of com
promise produced proposes exactly il the same
wav aud TO The same extent, 10 make il a "cousli
ru.onal and Judicial question" de rnsI Justly
b. regarded he author Of he compromi,e, wnen il
IS considered thai his leuer has for months BEEN
before The country. Fortunate man Al Tor
eisn Court, The powerful champion ri he Tree
dom OF The sea.-a home, likely 10 be he con-
n1ser III he mos fearful suite that has ever agi-
IA ;ed his cwu naive country YET none The lc.:
praise is due 10 Clayton and his compeers
July %, lS4S. PUBLIUS.
II f5n E'djf3 re 0f ,be E1ouYrr.