Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-07-14

address the Associaion n.,-rrsoS President
July IL WIN A. Pal lbeo-'' A
IN, we canno, spfe. our country edition, OF TINS
morning, 10 90 before readers without ot,ens @
ingone very important act ELECTED ~ ; Mr.
cation referred 10, which unmphahtp v,huea.eS W.,
Fillmore from the unjust stigma OF f"oiIio e @
cannot fail rebound TO the confusion q, n.s =. 10
The first If the resolutions u,k .hf. Fismores ~
upon H. has not been published BY The Enquirer Or any rs
copyis.s. The viii be- obvious 20 tue 'eaae'
when he sees The resolution. II in these woI's
81 Res0ice3, That this government Is aoVe'hmeni
Of limited powers and that by the lonslinu, u IN
United States, CoNSaK e H .s NO oss
FE6sRAcY." -'''' =.
When the vote was taken this resolution, M
FILLMORE VOTED IN THE AFFIGmAyIVE,
Tunes If Tuesday.
The first resolution which is quoted above y
the Times, is one tina, many prac cal Aooli'ioL-
lists could very readily vote Tor, and Tor Tins Iea
son il was not necessary for US 10 have publish
ed it. We confess, however, that ii would have
made The case stronger one against Mr.. Fill
more, if we had published il when we first no.
,iced his votes on the Alheron resolutions. We
frankly admit tha, Mr.. Fillmore voted right on
the frs, resolution, but our readers viii bear in
mind the fact, that the first resolution covers only
this ground, viz: that Congress has not the right
to interfere directly with slavery in Virginia, 50
long as Virginia does no. attempt 10 take her
slaves out of the Stale 10 another State TO find
more profitable field for their labor Those
who voted Tor this, and also sustained the Cd, 81,
4ih and Sin resolutions, showed that they iul y
maintained The rights OF the South by their vote;
but Mr.. Giddinss, Mr. Fillmore and Mr.. Slade
and others voted against the %, 81, 4h and 9Th
resolutions, which fully cover the rights Of ne
South. The principle involved in their woes on
these resolutions is this :-Giddings, Fillmore
and Slade conend for the right of Congress 10
prohibit the slaves in Virginia from being taken
by their owners TO The Southern States, where
their labor will b. more profitable; and as Inc
lands in Virginia may become exhausted by the
constantly increasing slave labor in her limits
without any outlet for their slaves into rev
counry-,his action OF Congress prohibiting The
removal OF their slaves u; OF The State the po.
icy OF emancipa,ing their slaves would be 'hus
forced upon them by the Sound" Southern vie'rs
of Mess's Giddings, Fillmore & Co. We regic,
that the country edition" VI The Times did not
contain the vote OF MIR. Fillmore upon The 81, 3d.
Alb and 5h resolutions, though they appear in
Wednesdays daily edition Of ,ha, paper. Were
joice lha, The Times has at length furnished is
readers with these four important votes OF Mr.
Fillmore, showing his u,,er unsnnndness upon
this great Southern question. We feared Ia,
that paper desi,ned keeping from lis read
ers matters OF such vital importance 10 The in
terest of The South, lest they might expose lie
glazing unsoundness OF their candidate for the
Vice Presidency. With thee remarks we pre-
sent the resolutions with Mr.. Filmore's votes
qSSf s Rsc sF p4ass0ns;e judgment Of The Wings
upon them:
l. Resolved, That this government is n GOV.
eminent Of limited powers, and 'ha. by Inc Con |
stituiion of The United States Congress has NJ IT,
risdction whatever over the institution OF slavery |
in the several States OF the confederacy.
On ,hi. Fillmore voted in The affirmative.
Resolved, That petitions for the abolition o |
slavery 10 ne District OF Columbia and the terri. |
,nries OF the United States, and against the &c. |
moral Of slares from one STATE to another part
OF the plan Of operations set on foot 10 affect The
institution Of slavery in the several States, and
thus indirectly destroy that institution within their
limits.
On this FILLMORE voted nay.
g. Resolved That Congress has no right to |
do thai in iiecty which i, cannot do directly, and
that he agitation Of the subject Of slavery in the
District oil Columbia, or The territories, as means
and with the view Of disturbing or oyerthrowiag |
that institution in the several States, is against |
the true spirit and meaning Of the Constitution |
an infrngeme OF the rights OF The States affect
ed, and breach OF the public faith upon which |
they entered into The confederation.
On this FILLMORE voted nag.
fha
broad principles ot equality among The members
of the conisce,acy, and that Congress in The ex. |
ercise Of lis acknowledged powers has no RICH, |
to discriminate between the institutions Of one |
portion OF the States and another, with a view Of
aboiishins the one and promoting The other.
On This FILLMORE voted Nay
5. Resolved, therefore, TIA, ch attempts on Tic
pao Of Congress 10 abolish siaU;'y 1T tie Di;yscto
Colqmjiz or the tsr,ito is, 20 pr0hi5i. ':c
rat of siarcs fran STATE 10 Sta,e, to discrimi.
nate 5eeesn tie insttt,tiors o} portion OF The
eontcdcraey and another, with The views atoresaif,
are in violation OF the Constitution, destructive
OF the fundamental principle on which The union
of these States resls and beyond the Jurisdiction
of Congress; aud thai every petition, memorial,
resolution, proposition or paper, touchins or re-
lating In any way or 10 any extent whatever 10
slavery or he abolition thereof, wi;hou any
ton thereon, be laid upon the table WILSON, being
debated, prined or referred.
On his, FILLMORE voted Nay.
IN word, it will be seen from the above, that
while Mr.. Fillmore, with other Abotionsts,
was opposed to the direct interference of Con-
gress with slavery in the States, he virtually
approved an indirect (and, therefore, more dan.
gerous. because less glarng) interference with
slavery in the States, BY advocating the abolition
of slavery in the District of Columbia and re.
sisting the removal of slaves from one Stale to
another, thereby building Chinese Wall
around the ave States, and fore ing them 10
give up their property, which might become
valueless from the exhaustion of the lands
This is practical aboli ton, which the South will
repudate, though it come TO them, gilded with
military eelat and $40 party" clap trap.
We must express our establishment, there.
fore, at the cxuliing tone Of the Times iu quo
ting the vote of Mr.. Fillmore on the first reso-
luton. TWAS his vote against the four last re-
solutions which we felt it our duty 10 expose in an
article, which We are glad 10 hear from the Times
has produced its effect, having been extensively
copci BY the Democratic papers South. l. can.
not be explained away, and it will open the
eyes of many Southern Whig.-Hcret lateri
lethalis arundo.
But conclusive as We regard the above, there
is farther and stronger evidence that Willard
Fillmore is utterly unsound en- The question al
Southern rights. He was nominated last Oc,o
Der by Wing Convention, at which the vii
mot Proyiso scas unanimously adopted. The
Address of that Convention avowed their Sun
compromising hostility 10 the extension of
slavery, and declared that "The Union as it is, |
but no more territorE is orr watchHord 1n,ess 8