Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-16
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For THE ENQUIRER.
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Much has been said by Southern men on these
subjects, ard they yet remain las psndcns unde-
cded. Nothing has teen done nothing ad
| vised BY tame submission to repeated en-
croachments, we have invited insult ard asgres-
sion. II has been SAID, and repeated over and
often by grave Senators and assembled legisa-
lures, that Congress has no control over the sub
| ject of slavery, and that tins Union never
would have been formed without The express
sanction of the Institution. Under this view Of
the subject, it is absurd and preposterous to ad-
vance the idea, that this onion can or ought to
exist il encroachments be made on the pro-
:, visions of The Constitution, The following pro-
| positions are selferdent:
lst Slavery is Scriptural institution. and
has been recognized and praclised by all civil
lied natonsi it still continues, and always will
continue. even if clothed under the sIecious
name OF freedom, as among The Old ard New
| England operatives
= 1t is perfectly absurd, nay ridiculous, 10
say that the Constitution of the United States
does not apply 10 acquired territory, or that
Mexican laws, in respect TO slavery or any thing
else in the conquered territories of New Mexico
and California, are or ought TO be in force. II
would be as reasonable 10 say, that the Catholic
religion 10 the exclusion Of all others, and that
guerlas and banditt ought still 10 be sanction.
ed there BY the United States.
Congress has no power, under the Consti
tuition, 10 iegislate any where on The subject Of
slavery, further than
Congress is bound, under The Constitution.
10 pas Elective laws, 10 aid the owners Of fl
gitive slaves TO recaptnre their ropcr,y in the
Tree States, and convey il home without moes-
lalon by State laws and mobs
So far from these provisions being observed,
we have seen that organized bodies Of men, wo-
Incn and children, in the N"".A--.. "'",es, nave
ueneu the oDisatIoGs 81 the Constitution, have
m, ddIed with what does not concern them;
have harrassed Congress and the nation, for
years, with petitions 10 redress grievances, BY
which thy are in no wise affected or concerned.
The Legislatures oi the Northern States, have
passed unconstitutional laws 10 .rcycnt the sur
render Of fugitive slaves -pcaceable aud South
ern citizens have been mobbed ana murdered
in lawfully attempting 10 recover their proper
~. Witness the case Of Kennedy, Of Mary
land, who, in an attempt 10 recover his fugitive
slave, was murdered by free negro mob,
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lcge professor in Pennsylvania: and yet these
are the people who call US men s'eaicrs and
la, pirats.
IL the North has such holy horror Of slave
ry, lin TRUTH why do they rot apply the money,
and the interest on it, which they have received
from Southern citizens, in the sale Of the slaves
from The North TO us, and all the profits they
have made on the products OF slave labor and
on goods manufactured and sold TO US, for
the use of the slaves 10 The purchase and ma.
numisson OF at least as many slaves az they
sold usl Oh, no, they are not sol! enough for
that.
Judas Iscariot himself had conscience enough
left, after betraying his master, to repent, and
back the thirty Of s vf h p,d hb b
traitors than BLOOD and when told tina, he
| No man, or sci Of men, can be more ardcntiy
attached 10 the Union than ourselves; but u OFF
rights are not respected, il a Northern sectional
majority can, with impunity, break down all
| The barriers of the compact, OF what use IS inc
| Union 10 us, II then becomes an engine OF op'
preston. insult and degradation to Us Shall we
submit gently, or snail we pirate on general'
| ties. sit with our arms folded, and acknowledge
the opprcssor2 Shall we take no action. and
r, sist no cncroachment and make ourselves the
| LAUGHING stock of the world? ] rust, and be
leye. that if Southern men respect themselves
they have the ability and power 10 co!Amanu 'he
respect OF Others. Is there no remedy ior our
political and social malady! we would sus
pest plan of action, peaceable and consti1u
lional, and b. no means an aggression oi
Northern rights, which it Is IN our power :
ADOPT. and which ought 10 be adopted al Inc pre-
sent crisis.
Southern Convention Of all the Slave
States lin which no party should be known
should be held, 10 consult on ways and mean
for future cotton; but no action should
now advised, except such as may De warra.'e
nv The Federal Constitution, and The strIctes
rera d for State rights. One Of The chIei mea
sr1es If not The ONLY on, should be, that Ia
Legislatures Of the Southern States should pas
laws for the protection of their citizens, D
operating not on The passions, or tastes or PR
! iudIces Of Northern communities, oui on the
pockets nm . i
5 lie, each State III its Tax Bill impose a y
Z cense fee of one thousand dollars on all reia
: merchants. and ten thousand dollars on
o wholesale merchants who trade in goods NAM
featured in or imported into any state ea' y
/ fuses TO pass laws 10 secure the r'sn'9 y -
i owner to his slaves escaping mo 'ne,t lesPe'
II live S,a,es-to prevent and suppress ne ior,h'
,,on NJ abolition societies--lo prohioil senui'
c ne,;,ions TO Congress about slavery, or meddiiI
g sr attempting 10 NEEDLE With the SUBJECT
, slavery in the territories, or any wheTe cisc
y The North would not rave 1.-THE oil the risht
= complain, which Inc South has, as matte
: now stand What would be The reasonable
). suit. The States, in which abolition mas ,ia
,. but little progr, IS, would soon pass such Ia"
!, tif they be wise,) and recover the lraue WIN
II would be transferred to foreigners (wilh VI INA
l., profit 10 usl-o others would soon, loT obvious y
70 sons follow their example, agitation -
n cease our rights would be respected, ana IKE
% rraved lovers each and all the States would ell
- IN he Union with new zeal-lhe Union, Gear
n all would be preserved he Nor:h sacrificing
> r;,bt no interest no principle. Il this o! no o.
81 pr measure should succeed in securing Us pea
.. and oniet in our own rights, aGd tht W.
I sbon,t persist in aggression, theh ne graz
n tentative Of dissolution, or tame an" que, =
. mission 10 white slavery in The SCUM IS an y
- will he left US, and II Is no@ lilns lot d''
~ Snn,h 10 look the alternative ~ The lace, caiu
Al and dspa ssicna,ey and cacu,a,e cnn,cguIng
c. EQUALITY AND FLA h-oNi
| For The Enquirer.
II Messrs Editors: Having observed 10 70
We ,,s, weekly paper that he TsppahonhocS Ie
ns ,a, had been postponed until Monday,
- ,o,h instant we take lbls occasion 10 exp
our hopes, that th esa,es eom6oi'"s
body will meet together IN , harmon,".s
n. conciliatory spirit; sensible oil ne I:pot,a"'
he sue at stake, they may assemble wl,h .nc :,
Bile termination to lay aside oil personal IRE ~
m. ions and fasorltism for the general veal o.
me i,n party. Recent developments, IN
So- legislative halls Of Congress, have a,,c, sea
10 -. that we now have new AM DANGEROUS
gn ment to combat with in the wing rah"s o'
oSn State-we refer, Messrs. Edit rs 10
i,ares Of abolitionsm. WHO'S there among
we would ask, that can c'ose his eyes 70
palpably lettering condition Of the Institution a
e slavery, and the alm Isl direct manner III W,
%. our Wing representatives IN Congress are
unit W. aux;I,a-ies In the Northern fanatic