Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-12-25
RICHMOND, W..
monday Morning, December %, lsas.
THE PLOT TalCkESS.

We rus, thai at last The eyes d Inc Son!'i' ="
| VIII. organs ale opened 10 tue citsiS WEich ma
occurred al Hashret n. We earnestly hope,
ter lhc passage tie House o. representatives
on Thnfd day, 6y majority o. t@eve, "a see
iioral v,lc) d hir G1iGs resolution, ordering
bill! 10 be rep red, P'otIitins tte tuy"ls ana
selling u siarss in lie Di,i,ict 81 Conmba, mat
patty with will no longer rule me hou', ""i
that Southern " hig papers will n0w 10 iheif dn.
", and no longer Insult AM weaken the SCUM
by riIicuiins our own pie, and ny GAZING on
| the ribad B:nwnoW q Tennessee, 10 biack-bail
all who you'd stand up Tor Southern rights
| These things have had their ci:cl, and we see q
regular rrgg;es-iu ION oil oulragcs upon Sun'h"fh
feelings. rights and safety. First. me adoption Of
| Roots Proposition 70 report territorial OH 'or
| California and New M 1ico with The anti slavery
prohibition attached, and III reporting oil said bill;
nexi, ne large vnc tof The proposition To abolish
slavery liz the District OF Goumbia-neat a sill
larger vote tnr Gidtinss' movement 10 allow per-
sofs Of al cuus, siapc and free, in the Disliic, OF
| Columbia 10 exprcss their voice n The polls, tor
| or against s,ayery-and finally 10 close the CHI
max d monsifo>iiy, tie passage OF Colts p'oPo
siiiun, which in ever sene destroys ne value ol
slave property and virtually ahoshcs the rights
III he slave holder IN The Di,iIic, OF Columbia
"Can such things ueTcome Us like summer
cloud. whou or special NO dei2" Can his
spirit oil fierce aggression continue, without aTous
rg Inc whole South Ia resistance and peril
ing the integrity II The Union, whose strongest
pillars, Tie rights Of TIE Sacs and The holy c.m-
promises q: tie Un;oa, arc hG. !uGciy shaken by
a bold aud dom;n-esing majority
Can il be possible that these rapid and alarm
ing movements :ill mol aTakrn he SOU y 70 her
danger, ard rally every soa 10 CORDIAL and uni
TED acior2 Ereals have turned gu; as VIC pre-
dic,ef; The hesi:arcy o! large par,inn OF the
Souih on he Wilm2l Pgoviso question has led 10
Tie athef and buder as&fessi"ns. Bu We forth
present forget he past; we shall not even produce
he prcenan, evidence adduced By Mr. Robinson
Of H., Northern Democrat who, 10 his remark
alic speech in the House, justified The Northern
Democracy in no lonser going with the South,
upon The ground that tieg could no! go for the South
farther .han Inc Sonih Or large portion OF ~
you'd 60 f0r ttemielrss-and here he qncied The
declaration il Indiana, Of Senator Mecale,
from savshoI!ing Kentucky, that Gen. Taylor
was pledged not 10 veto Inc W'lmot Proyiso;
lha, he (Grn. ~ wouid dishonor himself BY SO
dnne AM that sine Wings 0, the South would
scorn 10 resort 10 the oae-man power 10 defeat II,
~ any Other measure OF deliberate lesisa'i"
This language was boldly advanced on The floor
Of Congress, and mol one friend o! Gen. Tayicr
rose 10 dcoy lis coyrccness!l We are willing 10
pass over all these thnss-and we earnestly ap-
peal 10 Southern Wing organs aud leaders 10 look
al things cs by are and 10 rally ag inst Inc COM
mon danger.
We cannot believe that they will do other.
wise we will not for one moment suppose that
Virginia will exhibit divided councils on mat
ter which directly comes Rome 10 her. Now IS
The time for her TO speak out. She occupies
position of Importance she borders on the non
slaveholding country; her rights aud safety will
be frs, assailcd; and her central position. and
her past history, will make her voice respected,
both North and South. At all events the South
feel gratfcd to believe that shc will prove true
10 her dlty and 10 her high responsibilities The
following resolutions were yesterday reported by
Mr. FIoyd from the sclec! commit &c; all the
members of which, present at It's sessions, con.
Cured in them. Tney were prepared and offer
ed. before information had been received of the
passage of Mr. Colts resolution When they
shall be taken up for con liberation, they may be
amended more strongly, % as TO apply TO the
new aspect 4 affairs though they are now ge.
n,ra enough 10 meet every case Of aggression.
II will be seen that hey make no alluson to the
Missouri Compromise Virginia has been per-
in view OF the fierce and Incorporating spirit
| lately shown at Washington, she finds herself
forced 10 fall back upon the rights of the Constitu.
ton. Why should concessions come from one side
altogether These resolutions were laid on the
table Tor the present, at the instance OF Mr..
FLOYD and will probably not be taken up until
after The Christmas hnydny' Ar. Floyd will
mi then be in the House to advocate them =
Gates. Before they shall have a'sed, their mo-
yer will be the Chief Executive Of the State
fully prepared 10 carry out the spirl! and the
| action of the State Legislature.
Ia the meantime W. commend The resolutions
% he candid consideration Of The N,rih and the
South. Vifsini, has plane. her foo, on The
burning poushshare-she will not nrn back.
Toe onesti n is 50 vial hal We give a promi-
ncnl place 10 he
RESOLUTIONS REPORTED by MIR. FLOYD.
Resolved, That the institution o! slavery
was fully discussed by III. Convention which
| framed the Constitution 81 tha Unied STATES, aud
ina, the rishi, ui The Shareholders we're Iullv re
cnapjzed and amply protected by ii, provisions;
thai. without thu compromises then solrmniy en-
,er,d into The Union of the SAFES never coul;
have been formed; that any attempt 10 ahrit2e
the tiahS OF the STAKEHOLDER or u prob bit his
free emigration, with ms slaves, TO any portion al
any territory of The United States acquired by tie
common blood and treasure Of the whole nation
i a gross ana palpabc violation Of the Federal
Constitution.
2 Resolved, That Virginia cannon, in honor u
in Justice u herself or 10 poste'iy Ihiok Tor one
/ moment II submission 10 Law Of Congress
| having lor its objeotan abridscneH OF The tights
secured b. the Constitution to 'he Shareholder and
10 HE South; aud she will regard the passage oil
such n la " direct inracti0n # he Consl;ir.inn
o! h.. United Sa'es and consequently, a snbvcr-
sion Of The eqna rights ant benefits secured hy
,hat instrument like 10 all portions Of the Union.
3. Resolved, That Virginia will resis! such An
act Of aggression to the last extremity, and By
every means which she can command.
4. Resolved, That, in Ihf event OF the passage,
BY Congress, of the WiIno, Prcviso, or any KIN
| dred measure, which can or shall have praci.