Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-03-27


| with an ana ylcal precision which iofoics MIS-
rake. |, results from The general ground here Ia
Ken by Mr. Madison, first thai lie right Whlcn Is
tuuudel 10 necessity SHOULD be Con rolled pY II
and hence that Congress should extend 70 Inc 'ei'
ri,ories TO inrher control or government hdn
that which is demanded by The most genera duu
indispensable objects OF civil administrator. -
| results also that The government Oh the teii"o
ries by Congress being suspension OF he sied'
right ot selt-eoveTnmeEt ny The people Vi INC va
rIories themselves, is admissible only whilst the
necessity Tor il continues, and should DC surien'
dered The moment that neceSsity-the ]osiilyins
cause OF its at an end. IL is YET tur'her de-
duc,iou from these grounds OF opinion, though IN
A mach larger and stronger sense stsl-a c-unc'
ZION from the whole scope and tenor oil our rep
| reseL.ative duty that whenever Inc case shdii
arise in which The necessity Tor esiaoishing
| territorial government snai be met anu resisted
b, stronger and inIeGser national necessity ini
precrmilling il altogether, thai III tia' cast iht
stronger necessity must be allowed 10 prevail, lhe
territorial government must be given up, AND
| the youag and expectdnl commonwealth iGsidn nj
ly taken iulu The family Of the STATES. When.
ever, in the administration OF pubi" affairs,
smaller ard a larger interest come INTO undpoIc-
able conflict with one anoheT. the SMALLER oHe
must give way. And This is precisely The state
Of affairs before US nov.
We have, on the one hand, on. national saie;y
| 10 pIolec-a Guiy which, ol all Others unde
Heaven il is the most imperative upon US faith
fully and iulsxi5y 10 perform: We have, On Tx
other hand, territory 10 provide with govern
ment aud ldws-a DUTY OF lar inferior inieIes'
| 20 be sure, but not 10 be neglected These att
the respective dues 10 which we are now called
and though they nave often arisen under me "a mt
classification, ard have otlen been discharged II
act nd nh 1911 a (rpgpTuiupnF.
never before, as we al. know and feel. did tney
enter iG,o ami blend 50 vi.ally and 50 inGissou
oily wuh one another as they do now. la Inc ell
tor;s which We have made 10 discharge 90! duly
TO The territories, plans Of government ior ihtn
have been clefed aud disc USED here, ~hth nave
been prolific OF little else Than public apfIehcu
sion ana alarm which thus lar have served only
10 array one great geographical division OF The
United States against another, and 10 sur up De-
tween them spifit oi ahsnatiuA, ahiihosi'y hGS
teud, as utterly inconsistent with The unity .
their political relationship, as dangerous TO lh'
eonlinued maintenance oil their com.non Interests
and common peace.
In this gloomy conjunction Of affairs, new
plan oil government Tor the Territories is pfesen-
lcd-a plan at mediation and OF peace; one
which mas ~ connection with any sectional III
crest or sectional feeling Of any kind whatever
which stani. aside from all that source OF heat
bugning, je; lousy, and disturbance, and "aich
having NJ s.rious constitutional objections 10 en
cou.t.r, pi,miscs on all these accounts, TO pu
an imme liale and pacific eud TO mosl angry
hArras>iig, and ruflen!nus national fIsiuie
! These are is general aspecs. As 4 rs mere
particular ones; wEat though II be new and Gn-
iried and awkward what tGoush II consolidate
into ,Ee political community vast, unwiei'y,
disconnected, and hali-reopltd region. VIA
| a IN he INN
all me rish,s and privileges q! AineIiccn citz,n-
| shin, thousands OF foreigners who know n"thlns
ahaul hem--whal though il conflicts with cuI
| own pre-cuuceiveG determinations aid vIc"S u :
this sutIsci, or tuhs peracvenlu!e, againstahy
pte-arlansed political calculations and h pes
watch any Of Us may ener.aln-waat oi al
these objections aud all others mat can be added
10 them, maxim. III. mcs 81 them and The worst
OF ihem-wha, are they all wtcn gathered iogelh-
er and pred upto hrir lopnoss aggregate, ZEN
| on upon 0s>a, bur the small dust u he balance,
| when weighed agai.S-Whai II may ldiiiy nope
To accumpl lsh-the pac,i alton aad perpetual
union OF more han 'Weniy millions OF iievineh
j Lei Is remember sir, mat our business IS 10
longer he simple and con parauysly easy one q
| framing lhe best POSSIBLE government ior a !e!r.
lory, considered independently and apart from
| It's relations 10 The Uniun. Our true business,
on The contrary : the very opposite Of ms: u Is
| 10 provide government iDr he Territories
which, icing constitutional and sufficient ioI
| them, shall, a the same lime BE- best III lis rri
mary reference 10 The peaceful relations, ard
| ihcitin - tie universal welfare Of The Safes
/ Our work IN This matter is no longer limited 10
tac Territories, either IL lis moli2es or effects
| Il GOO, under tie f3fce and pressure Il events, 10
the while country: IL goes 10 ali those vast an
unutleIatie issues Tor good or evil which dept nd
4 min h..f n
ny Just Is COW i; one powerful prosperous, Uni
! ed Whole Il iS, therefore emineniy and above
al! oilers. work with which no carplng, MOI
;au.hudrs, nor bisuted, Dcr sectional, 10! pfui-
rSeins spirit has anything 10 Do. Ii i one which
| nothing 'ss Than The largest patriotism, earnest
| ", loyalty, wisely operating ivr the vely aisesI
aud hottest ents o. public good, can ever ade-
| qua ely ~ riehiy accomplish. Ii is work OF
| vi ioT a:l-ot each tart, for every lar!, OF The
en,iic country, nj OF entire devotion 10 that coun-
| Try. And wnils! We 10 whom u Is contied stand
mere H. execute II rs a common brotherhood Tor
common good, chr ears mus be neavy and our
hedi. haid teyona Iae ordinary loi OF our kind,
unless We hear and ceI nc voice Of our mother
!. land couius up over all other voices, aud all
| inc upun each one ui Us, in sot and h;liling
| tones "Nl son, iny son. be true IL ny tust-be
| true 10 me" lie Who, al such moment, so res.
| ponsiblc 10 himself So great in lis issues 10 The
| country Ina, has honored him-he who, al such
a moment, is afraid 10 be a good man, has aires-
| dy, 10 say lhe least oi nim, begun 10 be bar
| one.
| II gentlemen, MIR. Chairman, are still iena
cious ci lnrir objections 10 The pan proposed
aud Ia nol fnG IN The national difficulties by
| which We are surrounded, pe!suasives enough
to rciinqush them, let US look Tor moment L
the peculiar structure OF our Government, an
| see il We cannot derive from thai an addiIona
and sufficient persuasive Tor his purpose. Tha;
| Gov,rnm"ni--o Use the language which So
employee Is General Washington, as P.esideii
| Of The Convention that form II, 10 recommend
II IL he adoption OF The people and The States
| that Government was founded in "a spii. ~
anntY. ami oi rniual O. .c'cncc AID cOnces.
si.7n D. .crcta. Z, j.. .,s nature and orilin
and history, ana throughout the whole range 81
us purposes and provisions, directly opposed Il
everything lhat j, sectional, separate, Or pecG-
i;ar. i njccts as lis worst and most fatal enc
mics all exclusiveness and all Illraism, whether
Of opinion ar al action. Ii associates with Mt
extremes Of any kind whatever; aLd hence not
J only mas the general policy OF the Govefnmcnl
/ been remarkably Tree from The cont.Ui OF extreme
views but whenever particular measure, par
akins VI thai character, has been iofui ousy
forced upon it, j. has never fa ed 70 60 down
specify and ceftaiG!y, nndeT the modefains and
! equdlZiGg spiiit vi the general system.
Ii You would maintain such Government as
This IN us rne and natural vIgor, you must put
your shoui,.ef T. 'ar iuGntalion principles upon
which II rcsis, AM tina; their strength ana
| stability are ncvc, ,>,urted This indeed ic
| an indispensable >.ielaard IN all governments,
no matter what thcif ioIm; ior il the parent
principe OF them be relaxed, neglected, or mis-.
applied, ianeuor decay or dissolution, will in-
evnably follow.
Mos OF he governments OF the world are
nothing better than notifications CT The princi-
ple OF force, but they possess, in this very cir
constance, very ,rcat means Of supporting
themselves BY The mere eyefnai power ot n
sanlzs'ion. Our government, on The contrary
in both liz suodIvil,d AID liz compounded iarnIs
resting en',reiy uFun the voluntary principle or
consent OF the governed, can never mainiain
nseii upon the external aids Of lis machinery,
In Lie NJ hu l..nif