Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-06-27

contrary, he expressly says that their rights are
lnchoate and that they possess none Of The pecu-
liar attributes OF sovereignty. In the "fegula-
zion" oi their mere domestic matters and local
| concerns IN y possess powers similar 10 but not
| CO extensive wilhthose Of the States. Their pow
e5s are nat as great those Of the States "unIil
their political independence is recognized BY ad
mission int the Union" Here is The Limitation
| 10 lhei! power. They may pass all lars rdnh
are not ~ express p.ola.ion Of lie couauu'ion Of
tie United States tohich are in arcordancc Nth The
general principles of the Constitution, and phich
are compatible sritih relations Which my bar 10
tic confcdcrGt,0r.
And yet The Richmond Times has boldly and
broadly asserted that General Cas-, therefore,
docs not hold with MIR Seldom that the people Of
the territories HAVE NO RIGHTS OF SOVEREIGNTY;
Inc says they have none OF The ahrl6ntss o' So
vereigniy;) he tells Us empha'ica'ly that they can
regulate slavery for themselves, as .ccu Gs zoe IN
Virginia."
Knight end here; and think that no candid
enquirer alter truth, can doubt the true meaning
OF Gen. Cass. But promised TO point out pas
sages in which Gen Cass explicitly ami beyond
cavii places The power 10 pronibu slavery, where
il properly belongs, in The Stale Gorernn,ents.-
In The fts part o! his letter he says that 'lhe prin-
eipie it uhe Wilmo, Proyiso) involves 90 wit
Iiloiies) should be kept out OF the National Lee
esla,ure and left 10 he people of the contederaey
in their respective local governments" Can
Gen. Cass mean that the territories are mem
bers OF the e0nfederacp, when he expressly main,
maintains that The territories are mere propcr'y
On he same footing with ships forts, arsenals,
dock yards &c1 The idea is monslrous- gain,
10 giving his fifth reason against the exercise Of
any jurisdiction by Consreis over this matter OF
slavery, he says that The course had been init
maed OF ENGRAVING This Wilmot Proyiso re-
s'ricion upon any treaty OF acquisition made
with Mexico. He objscls 10 this because he
says that such an arrangement would render
Mexico party, having right 10 interfere in
our internal institutions in questions LIFT BIT
THE CONSTITUTIONS TO The STATE GovERshEsTs."
Can language be plaiDei7 Truly "noue are
SO blind, as those who will not see
Our opponents being themselves particularly
vuners bic on this subject " sIaveiy, have seized
with avuuy and nj h peculiar fe'ish "ncn This
supposed inconsistency between the Virginia re
solutions and Gen Cas- letter Tor the purpose OF
assailing the Democracy OF Virginia. In their
hol haste 10 make The attack they have mol given
The letter proper examination, else they could
mol have put so strange an Interpretation upon
it, They will find, perhaps, that they have
caught tartar"
One potent argument used 10 show that Inc AS.
ISOLATION unanimously voted wrong, is that The
Savannah Georgian ard Augusta Constitution
alist entertain different opinion. Il was no.
necessary 10 travel 50 IA from home 10 find news
paper authority for any absurdity, however mon
snous. The opinions OF Messrs Pauon and Seo-
don and The Democratic Association are entitled
to as much respect as those OF The Savannah
Georgian and Augusta ConstiIuIionalist. IT, on
he oIhel hand, the opinions the press are 10 be
our guide in this matter, the Barnburner press Of
New York have assaulted General Cass most bill
lerly Tor coming exactly up'o ''lhe les, prescribed
by Georgia, VIreinio, Alabama and Florida, =
| (>ee New York Globe, land the Cas- press OF
! New York, as The Times itself OF Monday In
forms W., have b,en abouring TO prove that "the
| declared opinions OF Gen. Cass are not incons's-
| EN-, with The views Of the late Sias Wright on
slavery" who supported resolution brought
| forward b. Mr.. Clay in the Senate on The lith
| January, 1895 Now what is that resolution as
quoted by the Timesl
THAT il would be injudicions to interfere with
slavery in The territories; That such Interference
would BE- violation OF faith towards those who
had been permitted 10 settle and hold slaves there
and that tic inhabitants ,rould be e1cusirsly en-
titled 10 deesde the question wica admitted into ht
Union" a MEMBER CT the ASSOCIATION.