Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-06
Tuesday Morning, February 6. iss9.
TIE sOuTnERN ADDRESS.

aud fraud" IN allowing tue oouNh~'A
10 be materially altered in several passages di'ei
It's adoption 50 as 10 secure signatures. les
mater is July explained IN sundays onion,
which publishes the original address from Inc
Tbmmilee of fifteen TO the meeting on Inc ION
January. How and why the. address was mos-
fled, will satisfactorily appear from the cores
pondencc in The Union, which We give below, so
as 10 remove all suspicion OF unnirness ~ VIII
be seen that The charge is wanion and sTonnd!ess'
The following passage was stricken OUT OF me
address on the evening oil the 18th and before l.
was recommiued
"At The las session, they Qhe majority passed
a bill to establish a Territorial government iof
Oregon, containing provision 10 excinue slave
~, unaccumpanei by compromise, or by max
ing any concession or equivaien whatever 10 me
South. Ii was 50 passed, proiessedy 10 assert
lhr unlirniei control of Congress over the sup
Iect. l. was the first bill of the kind ever passed
and marks an important stage ia the progress o
ageresscns and entertainments in reference 10
slavery in the territorial aspect OF The SUBJECT
Ii has given new and powerful impulse 10 the
aboilionists lisIead OF resting satisfied wi'h 50
great step in their progress they are now urs-
ing with gre aief zeal than ever towatds The &C
complishment oil the object they have in view
The above was substituted by the following:
SAT the last session Of Congress, bill! was
passed establishing :, territorial government Tor
Oregon, excluding slavery thereirom. Inc RE-
sden, gave his sanction 10 the bull, and sent
special message 10 Congress assigning mis- rea-
sons for doing so. These reasons pre-supposed
that The Missouri compromise was 10 be, and
would be, extended west oil The Rocky mountains
10 the Pacific ocean. And he President intma-
ted his Intention in his message 10 veto any iu-
iure bill that should restrict slavery South OF the
line OF that COMPROMISE. Assuming il 10 have
been The purpos- and intention OF the North 10
extend the Missouri compromise line as above
indicated, The passage OF the Oregon bill could
only be regarded as evincing the acquiescence OF
The South in that line. Bat the developments Of
the present session OF Congress have made il
manifest &c all iha, no such purpose or intention
now exists with the North 10 any considerable ex-
TENT
The following sentence was also stricken out
near The end Of the address:
II would be for them, and no, for you, 10 count
the value OF The Union. Without your rights, it
would be worse than useless-a sword 10 assault
and not shield TO defend you'll
Wedeem it important 10 quote this eSplana.
tion, as showing tha. The acts and motives of no.
norable men have been vilely impusned, and also
that concilia,ory spirit manifested 10 effect
an union upon some common ground agains,
aggressions and cncroachments upon our rights"
We omit the official letter OF Gov. Melcaie, he
President OF the meeting, who states That he "ie
clined to excuse my friend Clayton, under con-
viction that no substitute would take his place.
and because OF my greal coaii! ence in his abili-
~ 10 do good, as well as in his patriotism:
From the Un,on.l
In compliance with the desire Of Gen. Rusk a
member Of The committee OF fifteen, on lis first or
ganizaion, with great pleasure publish the origi-
nal address reported from that committee 10 the
meeting OF The Southern members OF Congress On
the 18th ot January. The notifications and
changes appear by comparison with that pub
lished in your paper OF he 18th. IL will be seen
that many are merely verbal and unimportant
whist none materially affect The spri. or charac-
ter oil the address.
The subJoined letter from Mr. Calhoun will
explain them most satisfactorily. Two, which
are deemed most important, were made on The
evening OF the 18Th, after the address was read,
and before ii was fccummitiea. This was done
in accordance with the declaration ct Mr.. Cal
houn, its author, that he would consent 10 any
notifications which would not impair the truth
of the narrative, or materially chang the cnarac-
Ter OF the address. Ohe Mouincatlon consisted
IN strlRin" ous tne paragraph which reieried 10
the OIegn" o.. ni Inc last session, anu another
paragraph uas inserted Inc nex morning, by his
colseni an ,h"r, Inc striking out OF two sentences
near the conclusion, which declared ,ha'. under
certain circumstances IL was for tae North 10
calculate he value OF he Union third, the ex-
pansion If a clause which referred 10 the North
ern members Of Congress who had uniformly sus-
taiued the rights oithe South. There are some
o,her alterations OF MINOR importance, but all
ma u win he appreciation 81 Mr.. Calhoun
The Ihre~ notifications alluded to above were
made or consented = by thc author IN the even
ing when the address Wa scronet and before its
recommmcn!, II was placed by me III the
hands o, Mr. Berren with those alterations on
the face OF the paper, ant SIP which contained
The su5itu'ci PARAGRAPH Mr.. BcrIea'S address,
was considered - committee. lie :eturncd Mr.
Calhoun's ardruss IL Mr.. King TIE chairman,
and h. repo. 4 T. .Gc meeting n the -. Mr.
B.fren's aides md that Of Nj. Calhoun, &.ih
tecommeai '''a hat VIZ. t;rrrirA'> ; OUT b
a'o1t.d a ~ a.. u was IN identical pa
per containing NJ. Caihouns address with the
above. named notifications, made before recon-
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