Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-01-05
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 81, 1915
Sirs:-Sincc my Ia,, Mr.. Stuart OF Michi-
gan in The House Of Representatives has made
sumo OF he aboiiionisls shew their 'eruc He
moved reconsideration OF MIR Gtts motion 10
abolish the sale OF negroes in This dist:icr being
Que OF The majority he had this night. The ques-
lion came up on Wednesday, and Mr.. Went
worth moved 10 lay The motion OF Mr. Stuart on
The table The motion Of Mr.. w. failed, oyss
So, nays 1909 The subject was then postponed
for f1oo lceets.
Wnytwo weeks should be lost on this recansiie-
ration, cannot understand unless, forsoolh,
some Of The ebony spirits are becoming alarmed
at the encroachmenrs hey have made in their
attempts at the sacrifice OF the Constitution and
the dsmembermen' OF The Union.
Ii the Constitution and the law OF The land can
moi project The South, no legislation IS 10 be e1-
pected from fanatics and their friends, in or Out
of Congress. The better plan is 10 Try the issue
of The right OF property, al once before The Su-
herself. before that tribunal, whose Gecis-
ion should be fual and The question put
TO rest. No doubt, with good men, the decision
Of The court would be acquiesced in But, am
clearly Of The opinion, and il is moi worth while
10 mince words on this subject, that in The opin-
ion Of the Abclionis "might makes right" and
that as 10 The "taic md constitution, and the opn-
ion OF the Supreme Court, they care no. whit for
eiihs,, if in opposition 10 their vile scheme oil Ia
naticism No Indeed, the one idea spstCm is all
their boast. They see. nor know anything else,
no mater how i, conflicts, or the injury entailed
upon their Southern ielow-ciiz,ns.
Toe committee appointed by the late Southern
meeting, does not come up 10 The square Of my
compass, in having Mr. Stephens of Georgia, as
chairman. He is entirely too vindiciive in his
Doc ,rl,r Hoh,
ed 10 him, Tor The defeat OF the compromise OF The
slavery question, in The laborious bill of The Sc
nate OF the last session. in no, haste he did thai
foul deed" II give an opinion on their proj.t
il would be- that the question will not be settled
during The Presidency o, Mr. Polk, but reserved
for The decision OF Gen. Taylor. OF course this
is guess work, ye', think see the element NOV
inc that will bring about This result will speak
more explicitly as 10 persons and things alter The
18th proxmo
Efforts are making in Congress, 10 reduce The
posaoe. 50 as 10 make The Pos-ofice Department
a further charge upcn The Treasury, than it has
been for years pas. The object ui this, is pure
". 10 aid the Tariff pr"tectionist As 10 the feel
ing monopol>' his for the "draf people" iha'
is all CANNON; tn more ne can draw ifom u.
Treasury The better chance for him 10 carry on
his system OF making The many pay The profit Of
the IeE. onuulu iHe % Scua y Sseu uS ddoPicu
the deficiency in postage will be 40 enormous
sum in the next Two years. Again, there is no
system Of postage So Just and proper AS fair
tariff OF distances; that is proper, that is just
There can be M justice in charging tive cents Ia
Petersburg and hJe rents to Galveston, when the
first distance COS but nominal sum 10 carry the
mail, aud he second thousands upon thousands CT
dollars ImpossibiIilies cannot be expected. The
Department, must suffer, and be charge 10 he
Treasury. Nothing has kept he Department So
nouri>hng for The last Two years, hu, Tie supc-
rio- mana cement Of The Postmaster General, his
assistants and The officers generally, and The saw
ing in the new contra,ts al The mail lettings.
assure YOU, Messrs. + iiors, that this whole sys
TEN OF Glow postage" is bul tariff scheme in
vented BY The 'oIds Of the loom"