Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-09-18
-; VOICES t'JI; IlII; SOUTH.

Geo. w. Jn"Is, me present ape bOstihoi,
IS the Democratic candidate, -. L. i. ll!ii, the
Wing cant.aa'c Tor Governor q. G'pr.ia. in'ci'
rogaiorics nave been addressed To teai beta, D?
committee OF cihsns. IN The su!lec: o! the WIZ
moi PfogisJ, ana Vt nave nov .rlorc Us The ad-
ulira5c lespa.s. Il CIV. fowls. Nj. Hlii's
frply VIC haze -. seen. Indeed The Georgia papers
complain OF his tohiinr4a silence. Gov. L, aisti
showing that Congress has no CHI, undr. ne con
su;ion 10 leg ale ON the SUBJECT Of slavery in The
territories, and that The WImot Pfoyiso wcnd
b. as open AID nIdsguised an iEffacion q! Tie
CONSTITUTION rs il s wsn'caiy insulting ard de-
grading l. me Southern States, gives ny views
al length upon The Clayton Compounds, (Which
was d,..tai,d by lhe yole Of eight Souhefn
Wings, acting IL cu2ccr via ne Aboli.oaIs's,
aud sus!a inrd by IN Kits:acL1 Wig and o.her
ovu;actn HEi: JoarnalsY AID uPo;l H. ?iop,r
course 10 be pursu.d b. tic oou.n in Inc event
vi The passage vi the Vim Proyso b, Cons
sTe.s The views Q. Gov Towns are So nciL
original and pair!o,i' taa VIC u.aGs a copous
extract from h's .euer. Ii will be seen that he
occupies tic Virginia rlsIloIm, watch IL will
never surrender.
In Connection with this sltjec', VIC give ue-
'nw The emphatic r, solutions oil The people OF
accomac. rebukiog Tie ifeacnery OF Benton, and
re.'eia;lng their much abused resolutions o..
April. Tie eatf..> W ch th,If committee Wi
ou. .or h, will ~ &ncJ'. 81 marked w.:h GeIcst
AID power. Soy. lows sass
:,
C,aytaa's) anu would nave voiel ior il led /
oecn ID Corsre.s.-uo' because il was all that |
.oud nae Gesitsd bal fur ;be reason that us
provisions were sufficient lc project our rights. |
have seen 70 reasyn 10 change that opinion
Whatever NAV be oar IisG. 10 properly in slaves,
removed 10 he territories u IT, Lai:ci Slac.
must depend upon lnc guarantees Il The COn>iilu
lion; Tor a, soon territory IS acquired BIZ The
General Government wae;hef 10y treaty ur con
qacsi, the PRINCIPLES oi The Constitution are cx-
,snGed over il, aLi lis constqa.i Ill obligation IS
Imposed upon Consr > hy ,ae Coastitu:ian, So
l. govern that tcr!i,cfy as 10 afucci he .olal
rieh;s Z! me several States an lie property oi
The inhabitants thereof respectively iii such ter
rilofY.
From this it will be seen, If am correct, that
our rish 10 hold Ec5io saves IN The Territories
of liz United State, resolves itself into dLes
liOu uf law; ard, therefore, - the "coDpro.aise
bi u Mr. Clayton provided a cheap aud su IL.
mary DnGe Ct settling that question. The Slave
holder was directly interested in IL passage. II
should never be forg tten that we OF tho South,
place our right to hold slaves IN the territories,
mainly upon the grounds that the States are
equals, ~ were equals, before the adoption OF the
Constitution, and by that instrument The pow.
crs of the Government, Executive, Legislative
nj T,,,I,, ,.t 81
10 preserve and perpcllae the equality OF ri,hls
between The S aes and The clii2eGs thereof res.
prclirely, which existed before its formation
Property in slaves was known TO exist in scye-
raj Of the States, at aud before the formation of
tie Constitution, end The Consideration Gnd adj
juslinegt Of That question, was one Of The most
delicate tha engaged the attention. Of the Con-
ven!ion, whose deliberations resulted in the re-
cosni,ion Of The right TO hold slaves under The
Constitution. That the territories Of he United
States, of righ belong. not to the non-slave
holding States, or either Q: them separately but
equally 10 al! the STATES of the Union whether
slayeaoltins OF Lot, cannot be denied Wherever
tie Consiilu:ion gccs, slavery may or can exist,
and hat tile Stakeholder IS protected in the en-
loymshl oil proper ~ lis slave as absolutely
and luiiy Is lie Oh ID. or Could have bcc:. 10 tie
STATE from whercc he removed, is the legitimate
CONCLUSION drawn from tic foregoing PREMISES
Ether inis j. 50, or il is Idle for The Southern
States 10 pu! up claim 10 an equal raricipa.
iion in he common Property o: ell We arc
10; equals, # there Is an, Distinction, u2de. he
CONSTITUTIONS, between The ciiz:us o: the differ
cnt States, IS 10 what shall or shall not be pro-
perry in the common territory of all.
II am correct 10 the view he;e stated, where
was ;hc danger III submitting this question TO Ii.
Jaticiaty2 Wll II 30 TO say, W. q the Slave
States, protesting c!.'a! 70 rights uctcr The Con-
81 n!ion. will not 10 al: iGc.i - he dec IN ..
Iae JndIcaryl Is there an hon ir.eilicear
and caai'! All, who loves order, hd,.-. NJ AID
god sog>rnmeL! that viii a:s,rt, liia, -
joys fights or mat he 2, ,e.scs properly when
lie ConSti.u ion and Ia ga o. Inc c0uGiry are IN.
adequate 10 pie'scl NJ ugh! vi properly can
exist, not known 10 he .aw, eliheI Constitutional,
public, cuuiuica or statue, ant therefore 70 re,