Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-01-19
PUBLIC SENTIMENT IN VIRGINIA.

PUBLIC SENTIMENT IN VIRGINIA.
The News, the organ OF Whiesery in Frcder-
icksbure, strong parlizan as il is, handles The pro.
positions OF Mr.. Scott, OF Fauqner ''wiEhout
gloves" Had The Eiuor heard Mr.. S. two days
speech, leAming with ultra, mi'chevous and fac.
nous doctrines, mis- langu &c Of reprobstion might
have been stronger than il is. The News says:
"The action Of the Legislature upon the seve-
raj proportions II will be difficult 10 conjecture
they are qu,s ions 81 vita importance 70 IT.
SCUM and uemaud me most mature drl;brral!c,..
iherc should not o,Iy b. wisdom in lhr concep-
ion If ,he proper measures, but hfmness and
unauinilv IN tn1r execution
"In casting h IS lily over thee several reso'u n !,
we Cannot say (between Me>srs. Conway's ant
Shacklefari's,) which are preferable They are
b IA saas auliainy the same, we presdme.
rney deciar" Inc TN; priac,ples vii h M'nN an
imo,e evs7y larhoder, and ayow sent,nsns 10
w.ich We lrnd our hearty assent We excee'-
,Dely regret wn cannot say 50 much Tor Mr S,on's
resolutions We mIs confess w Re unable 10
conf cur he motive OF the Delegate from Fau-
qn,rr. He socs the pr,,cple al free soil 10 the n
mt VI tie m"a iatAdpe,ian Of that psrty. He
a,clafcs il "matlrf Of indifference, So lar as the
exIsjeuce ul slavery is concerned. whether Con.
q,r.s ennraf INTO the forms OF government u
California and New Mexico, he Wimo Prov-
So, the Missouri c lmpromse or the Sena'c'> re-
solutions Now admit that Mr.. Sco,i did ,hak
!, mater Of indifference whenrr Congress ex-
ercised The right 10 pass The Wilmol Proyiso as
applicable to,he>e territories was it prudent under
existing circumstances 10 say son Does he moi
merely, give all ard comtor, 10 the enemy, and
| avaw opinions in direct conflict wi n eight eE,hs
OF the SouheTn people 7 Mr.. 5. saou!i have
u. l.I4 H..
| Vireinia-the influence ga he'd 10 his opinions
he North, based upon Inc prominen! position
he occupies as a leading member Of Sou herl
| LEGISLATURE. before he Undertook 10 a,seI that in
| which so large number Of his Constituents diff.
efei With him. The evil resulting from such a
declaration will prove incalculable.
"But a sill more Objectionable tea ure in these
resolutions IS the assevcraion that these are alb.
s,rac questions o! Constitutional la for which
the Union should no; b. dissolved Whal are
abs,fsc onss.iens1 Caa Nj. Scou IcleE ia.r ISSf
Il i a separate aud dislnci resolution and u
course, We presume, refers 10 The whole subject
under discussion. II this be hi, meaning great
" IN our esteem has h of nded aeainS, he reu.
ple Of mi. commonS wealth. lneparable has been
ihe injury which ne has done u.s. AN absrac.
ion Ia recoshZ, RICH! in Congress TO abolish
Slavery in The Dis,i,l OF Columbia. Concede
this and The tenure b. which all Slave properly
IS held, is al abstraction, AMI Congress will soon
claim and exercise The right 10 esisate upon sla-
very in the States.
awe cannot 100 strongly condemn the resoln.
tons Il III. Scot. To our mind they are dan.
selous in the creme. They arr wrong in prin-
ciplc. mischievous in spirit, and potent under The
circumstances al evil which cannot be easily cal
culalrd Deeply do we regret their Introduction
n this time in our Legislature, and sincerely
hope they NAV be permitted 10 sleep he Sleep OF
death never 10 be resurected By member Of thai
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