Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-07-21

o, the Missouri Compromise o'e' 49,,
from the non slaveholding States, cNesp. 800
voted; and in The House Of hrlteso".a''ss,
every member from the same s'a'cs' eN,'f
FIVE. also voted for it, The Norm ~ i.a r.
es,oppcd from complaining oil ~ i'r4"'"'y
j, was fair and equal, as FAR a. nc 'e.' -,
| then po.sessed was concerned, WI, ~" :
lie so IA far as the territory 70 - -
hereafter ], concerned: How IS II, init III REFER
a,.,, - ,be TERRITORY hereafter 10 be acquired,
cnu,,,ty !, no, equity: Upon what Prlncip IS
), ,h,, territory, won Is the common blood anu
,he common treasure of every portion oil The
Union. is TO be appropriated exclusively TO az
cro,dizc and augment the power oil onei oir,
| his IIn,ou rests upon the basis OF tho most per-
feet eoualily among all Ms members; anu wheh
cvcr lie roycrnmcnt OF il is administered Tor
thc exclusive advantage Of any portion OF u,
lis dav. will be numbered.
/, IN, case a ;exas, the Missouri compromise
line Vas lecosniz,i as extending 10 tetthoiy 10
| which il did MT IN terms appy bnt gehllehie"
say The Souh voted against applying " 10 ieAas.
|, Is t,ue we did; because, Ter the reasons nave
given, We did no; think Congress had the power
| 10 10 ii. But il was proposed by gentleman
| rom non sIavcEodng Sae, and II was catiie"
| by the Repre- seniaiivcs oil the non slaVehoiu'he
Sales We could not voe Tor II, bu! we acqui-
esccl. Notwithstanding AL his, IN 'ess man ."o
| years, gentlemen who voted 10 exend Tue "ls
sonr compromise 10 Texas, GENE iorwaio anu
| insist ,ba, the Missouri compromise "as 10 APP
picatinn 10 Territory which We did no possess a.
| Inc inc al its adoption. They are rslopped oy
their own votes f!om taking his ground.
| have thus shown Inc iniquiiy ana nncons'iiu.
| ionali,y o hi. wtCe proceeding. l5"i Inc worst
al il il. according 10 gPDilemen's own showing
| il i pufe;y sratui Gus outrage upon US
Nearly every gentleman VINO has spoken upon
that i e OF me quesiun admits, that as soon as
these territories aie erected into Saes 'hey may
! introduce slavery i! they cheese. Gfah' ms,
| land i is loo plain psofo:i'ian 10 aau" on
! tuub, or dscu>sion,) an where NE use OF pioh'-
bl;uc slavery il Terriory2 II yen 20 10,
prohibit il i will never exist IN iea'ons unsaiisn
| u the black man; AMI il you 10 shiie Inc ler'i-
tories aoe under ynur rnpil'se, II Wi DC MIRO.
ducct . suon as they are icis 10 act i"r them.
selves wherever slave labo: can b. used 10 al
vaH'a.e. Suppose negro slavery existed al 'his
moment in Maine, does any one doubt that II
would soon be exliraed by The laws q nature
which are much Stronger Than The laws n man
Sir, dc Inc statistics show. The negro cannoi 1--we
and multiply there. Suppose IN the other hand,
| the white Inhabitants oi Jamaica were len ifee 10
act Tor themselves, and mere was not negro Va
| Inc island does any one doubt that they W"uld
iH""'''e "a y, 80, L,:.aI i ,yerv
ihpfe. At a great cost bur a short lime since. 10
avert the ruin il has brought upon the planters. Is
! irving 10 re.establish il under almsy Gi>2nises.-
| suppose there was not slave III MISSISSIPPI
does any one doub that slavery would be INTRO
| duced al ouce2 Ii any such an one can be
,uunt point hin - Texas. Slavery hai hren
abolished there; but she no sooner became inde-
| peh"th' man she ie'e>'doii'nee ~ ~ i'eut :"
M p!esoh ph'. ,...,;..,4
No one ever expects 70 see slavery e>'ao'i'".'
n oregon: II IS 100 lar Noi'h; - p'o'n't.o"s
are hos sui'ta 10 slave aoor' anu u wy w.
@oeia co>' h'u'c ~ 'dhe q s'dst 'hI'' '''"' :"
W'u'a u worm pu', ;" lei nom .his ny
same e.ruS'h@ 'he thoil W po"io" "a 'e's ~,
oniy exposes me y PfehehsiOle "es'sh y >,
IN ~ Is !" esa'lisn pfece'en', "ntfe ! w =.
imperative, 70 re followed III cases Whtie u
| would p:odacc rs effect.
have confined myself, as the committee VII
perceive, 10 ihe discussion OF the qucsiinn as 70
he power OF Congress, under the Constitution, 10
prohibit slavery in the Territories. There are
ciher Interesting questions which have heen
mooied o Iaie, "hich have pn'poseiy aVoi.ea
debating. They are, hrs', whether II W. ac-
quirc territory whrre slavery does hos eA'S'i u
Will ne leeaized 'ncfe by The very act q acqni'
>dlun and, second, whether Inc people ci me
lures can prohibit slavery IN me event OF thc MS.
qaesilon being decided one way, or lcealZs II 10
me eyeGl il is decided The olher} These Ques.
IioiS, h wevei Interesting, are not for Us ~ &c.
cie. Trey are sircily ludicial questions, and
10 the courts | am willing, as lshaIi be bonnd, 10
lrave them They are question, which Congress
ha, no authority 10 settle; and theg are questions
which do 10! wish 10 see introduced here, or IN
to the pui,lcs OF the country. Neither III" Cen
gress nor the President can have anything 10 no
ia heir solution. Bal very difeicn, is the cha
racer Of the principle OF the WilmOi proriso
That ooas 10 Congressional action and Execu-
I'VE sanction, and i, cannot BE- LOST sight Of. No
sric; coas'ruc!onis!, no Democrat, Can be irtii-
ieteni 10 the principles which | have shown il
violates. hav" therefore,, cot fined myself 70 il,
aud made no aliu,inn 10 Inc other questions, any
turin than they are teieHcd 10 N the authorities
have quoted
hrve also absiained bv design, from ihc dIs.