Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-01-26

In The Senate Of The United States on Monday
January 22l, on The motion TO print the New
York An.i.Savery Resolutions:
do not concur, Mr.. President, in the Office
tioas which have been made by the honorable
gentleman from Florida 10 The printing Of these
resolutions. The respect which | bear 10 him,
and The alliance which exists between US, as
alike representatives OF the great interests oil The
South which are involved in this question, ren
der il disagreeable to my feelings 10 differ from
him. But, sir, | hold thai, whenever one of the
5 ates q, This coniederacy addresses The Senate
VI tie United States, she has right 10 be heard.
And II the constituted authorities oil the STATE
OF New York assumeSo speak the language OF
their people in terms that are coniumelious or
insulting 10 other contederaed States, we can
do no more here than remit them back TO their
own people, 10 whom alone their Legislature is
responsible, and By whose Judgement is 10 De de-
cided the propriely OF their enaciments. Sir, ],
becomes Us, the Senate OF The United States, 10
extend every courtesy and respect-formal and
substantial-lo The Stass o! The conledefacy
when addresses are, presented here by their con-
siu,ed bodies; and therefore shall certainly
vote for the printing OF these resolutions.
There is another reason why desire the print.
ing OF these resolutions. desire that these reso.
lulions and all others Of kindred stock, which
come from States where slavery now no longer
exists, should be reported TO the Southern States
10 the language in which they are uttered. Il is
time, sir, that we understand each other Nothing
should he uppressed-nohing II they speak o!
The domestic institutions oil other sister States in
terms of indienity and conlumey, those other
States should know il; and we ought 10 know Il
under the highf sanction which these resolutions
bring-the sanction OF their constituted authori-
ties Sir, this question is lhickening upon us ev-
ery day. We can shut our eyes 10 il no longer
and l. as one oil The representatives If a sovereign
State OF this confederacy where this institution
exists, am happy 10 announce that the people oil
,ha, State-ihe State OF Virginia-are aroused
and alive upon this subject. Why, sir, 1t may
be, and if report is be trusted, the State OF Virgil
MIA will addres, herself 10 the Senate Of The Uni
ted States before this week passes; and if she
does, shall ask for the Stale OF Virginia what
believe has always been conceded 10 every State;
that her resolutions, be they what they may-shall
b. received, respected and prtn.ed for the use OF
The Senate.
Sir, do not mean to go into this question at
all now, but would submit TO the honorable
Senator from New York. (Mr. Dix who, as in
duty bound, has submitted these resolutions to
the Senate, whether or not the people Of New
York, in this matter, have drawn distinction
between intermeddling in matters over which
they have no control, in expressing their opiaion
in relation to the peculiar institution of other
States that it is a spectacle revolving to the
spirit OF the age-or whether we are to draw
a distinction between such uncalled for inter.
ference, coming from the State OF New York,