Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-05-22

~ u,o,;v,s Of The Legislature OF a sovereign
STATE. and, by his sole fas, seeks 10 NUM-, -.
soIsmn and deliberate voice. and place her IN ,le
,anks OF The enemies OF the South. ne -.
lions of The Missouri Legislature fecosu'1 I'D
h,nd,n, force of the Missouri Compromise "uu
,,vc view of the Wi!mol Pfoviso' anu o''ei
kindred subjects, analogous 10 that oil 'ns'D'''
III. loo, ,wo resolutions are in these words:
"a. The right to prohibit slavery 10 aSy e,
ritory belongs exclusively 10 Inc peoP.e t.rn,;nn
and can only be exercised oy 'heui ~ ~ 10
heir constitution Tor a State government, OF IN
,heir sovereign capacity as an independent ola'e.
ok That in The event OF The passage Oh aay do'
of Congress conflicting with The principies neie'n
expressed, Missouri will be fonno ID nearly ~
onera,ion win The slave-holding Stales' IN SUN
measures as may be deemed necessary loi out
mutual protection against the encloacniheu'' =
Nohern ianaticism.'
The Accomac resolutions, our readers are Ia
miliar whh They fully respond to Inc V'si'
MIA resolutions, and bind the people Of mat e po''
ed county 10 carry them ouI. WIN our ieeeD'
ernedeuce of the effect in Virginia, we cahoo'
believe that Mr.. Benton, with all his 'alen's' cdn
make the sovereign State OF Missouri sWei 'e
from her solemn and deliberate avowals Oh hei
convictions of duly. II was tried here last WIN
ter-the cry of "disunion" was raised, anu eve
~ means introduced to make Old Virginia hum
Bile herself and back out from her pos'non ~
,s47-bu, the scheme iailed-her Legislature
stood up to their faith and their duly, ana 'nose
who counselled her TO abandon the SCUM anu
break her word, we're swept down by The popu-
lar current
Thus il will be, we cannot doubt, with Inc
voune Democratic giant, Missouri. Mr.. b
NAV have with him the aid OF The Wings, as we
see il stated (indeed, The 81. Louis Republican,
Wing organ, avows itself prepared TO stand by
the doctrine of Mr. B)-we cannot believe thai
Inc uulerrifea Democracy of that State will re-
,rea, from their position AMI give aid and COM
tort 10 the "lree-so" party.
How much more conducive TO The rights OF Inc
South and indeed, the promotion Of The un'on
is The manly language OF General Trousdale' Inc
Democratic candidate for Governor 10 Iennes-
see, in his speech al Springfield:
nThe North, said General T., are pursuing
a system OF measures which must terminate, u
persisted 10, 10 the entire abolition oil slavery III
The United States The first step in this system
was the abolition OF slavery in The District o.
Columbia The next was TO prevent us extern
sion INTO the new territories; then tie trafhc 10
slaves between the States would follow; and al
ter thai the object oil these agilators would speed
lly be accomplished, b. The necessary aoolilion
II slavery in the Siales. This was their otIect,
and these were measures by which they hoppe 10
rffec, il. For himself, ne was Tor fighting inns
ground inch by inch. And whilst he was for
The Union, he was also for The constitution
which formed The Union. To preserve he one,
we must sustain the other. Upon Ibis question
the Souih should stand as one man against the
aeeressions oil The North, and meet Them al eV-
cry point. No man in The country could b. so
waning in duly TO himself, 10 his family, 10 pos
terily, and 10 The county, as TO desire 10 oreak
up The Union. And il The South would STAND
firm and uni,ed on her constitutional rights, the
North would shrink from laking upon ltself Inc
responsibility OF dissolving the Union
SENATOR BENTON'S APPEAL.
TO THE PEOPLE OF MISSOURI
The General Assembly oi our Stale, al It's iaie
session. adopted certain resolutions on The sub
ject OF slavery, and gave me instructions 10 obey
lhem. From this command appeal TO The peo-
pie oi Missouri-tbe whole body OF The peoples;
and il they confirm The instructions, sha II give
lhem an opportunity 10 find Senator 10 carry
their will into effect, as cannon do any thing 10
dissolve this Union, Or 10 array one hall OF u
against the other.
| do no, admit dissolution Of the Union TO
be a remedy, TO be prescribed by statesmen, for
the diseases Of the body polite, any more than |
admit death, or suicide TO be remedy, TO be pre-
.cribed by physicians for the diseases OF the nd
lural b dy. Cure and moi kill, is the only reme-
dy which my mind can contemplate IN either
case.
think il probable, from wha, observe, that
there are many citlZens-good friends 10 the har.
mony and stability OF this Union-who do not
see the Missouri instructions and their proto.
type, the Calhoun address, in the same light that
| see il, and in the light in which it is seen by
others who best understand it. For the iniorma-
lion OF such citizens and 10 let Them see The next
step in This movement, and where il is intended
10 end, herewith subjoin cory OF the Acco'
mac resolutions, lately adopted IN that county Of
Virginia, and fully endorsed by The Richmond
Enquirer, as The voice OF the South. do not
produce these resolutions for the purpose OF ar
raigning hem; on the contrary see something IN
them 10 admire, as being bold and open, and 10
the true Interpretation and legitimate sequence
of the Calhoun movement. consider ihe CAL
houn address, and its offspring, the Missouri in
struclions, as ndamentay wrong; but to those
who think them right, the Accomac resolutions
are also right and should be Immediately initiated
by similar reso utions in Missouri produce
them 10 enable the people Of Missouri TO see what
ii is 10 which their Legislature would Commit
the Stale, and what ii is they have instructed me
To do.
| appeal from these instructions TO the people
of Missouri-ihe whole body Of The people-aAd
in due time will give my reasons toe doing So
l, is a question above party, and goes 10 The
whole people. 10 that point OF view The Acco-
mac resolutions present il-and present niruiy
and shall do The same. l shall abide The decis-
ion nj The whole people, and nothing less.
Respectfully, THOMAS h. BENTON.
ST. LOUIS, May 9, i6i9.
FOURTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
From the Charleston (Ka.) Republican, we