Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-01-12

wednesday morning. January 10, is4o.
THE QUESTION OF TIE DAY.

tho oues,ion must be settled one way or III
o,bar and i, is for the South to take sue"
course as shall cause her rights 10 "
resnec,ed and the Union 10 DC sa''u
Wi,hou. further preface we announce '"1'
Yesterday, in the House OF Delegates WI. W."
way presented q sries of admirable RESOLUTIONS
which will be found in The proceedings i"eS
were adopted al free ard full conference o. wv"
HOUSES on Monday night, and with SO marked an
pn,n;mity az 10 secure their Passa?e through
the legislature By a sweeping majority. IL wall
be seen, that they re-attlrm me resolutions
unanimously adopted in lSi7, with preamble
and additional resolutions to suit the present
condition of things. The whole series was Of
fered as substitute for Mr.. Foyds,. with The
rope (well founded, we believe that they would
receive the almost unanimous assent OF the
Legislature. Win Governor Floyd's resoln-
lions we have already expressed our lui sdtislac-
ton, and should have been mos, happy 10 see
them adop;ed-bui, so anxious are We mat Viz
GINA should prysen an united front on this que--
ton, that we would sacrifice fam, tut not p'ine,-
pies 10 attain the end. With Ibis view Mr.. Con-
WAYS resolutions were offered by him. rs The
organ of The meeting; with his view they were,
we repeat, sanctioned BY The joint meeting, with
marked unanimiiy; and we cannos harbor doubt,
iha, they will pass both houses, and that Virei
MIA will boldly and uniIed!y maintain her consis-
tency. her houor, her rights.
For ourselves, we should have been glad % see
them pass yes,erday-tor he mind OF me House
must have been fully made up. They were,
however, referred 10 a joint commiltee, 10 be le-
Tomorrow This was done, with hope that
every member might be induced 10 unite on this
question: These resolutions were SO cordially
and universally sanctioned on Monday night,
that we canno! doub! tina, the commiiiee will re-
purt them back, unchanged. They but reilerale
The sentiments OF Virginia; who cannot now re-
ce.e on. ZACH without ds2racns herself and So
crifcins ne >Gulh and The Union. Above all,
we earnestly hope that for no Consideration will
Inc institutional ground be abandoned or yielded
in the least. Give up that we surrender The
whole. We 'horoughy agree with he Norfolk
Argus, whose language we.adopI:
"lf we are 10 contend with The General Gov
eminent Tor our rignis arising out oi This ques-
| non we mus, contend on prlncipie, and place
| Them on the broad basis OF The Constitution. II
our opposition TO the Wilmot Provlso is 10 be
srounird On its ineIpediency and inqualstg--f
mis- ee the ground we are 10 take, We are undone.
| II Congress possess The power 10 "aorh'ge Inc
RIGHT of the Shareholder 10 immigrat- with his
irs,i - an
b GOD and treasure OF the whole nation" that
| body alone is to decide on the e1pedency or I'm
| n,licy al he measure The SCUM NAV diner
| with Congress on this Question: bai alter Il has
| dec 4 that The measure is puiic and proper,
| ys must sab.aii, however Injurious u may II
| 10 our mar cuar interest l., then, we Simply OF
nase the restriction on he ground q. lis inpoi,cs,
| the instant Congress decides taat II Is no impo-
ii;ic. GU: opposition must cease, and We ought to
| submit |; is therefore, wrong, decidedly wron..
| 10 star, unon such 4 weak sronnt, Wnen We have
The best OF al grounds, tart i IS violation q!
he compact Ii is Tor The stare 10 'akr care Of
her rieh,s Of Sovereignty, aud thus 10 pfnte I ter
citizens Al, We hop-, must nov perceive lhe
iriudicinusue>s and f'lly OF opposing this qnes-
| lion. SO wal 10 the Suuh excep ln2 upon ihe
| rrue ground Is wi-lhat il Is all uncousl uiiuCa'
| act This is the lfue battle-ground on winch Ia
! Sou,h mus, srard II defend herself successfully
| arai1.i her assalants. ANY oihet Course xii
~ productive oil evils, which language i, made.
| oua'e 10 descfioe.'
Every lining eces 10 snow that Virginia should
speak out, ana issc her stand new. rapid
succession o! evens shows The desperate mach
oaiious oil our enemies ant The great stress which
they lay u7on he supposed division and want q
hsmness Of the South They think that hey can
continue 10 pie aggressions upon The Sculh'
monnra;a-hi-h and that all will .arnely b. sub.
mined 10. Hear he tollo9iog arrogant exula
non u he PniladeIpa a Republic, a leading f;ef.
soil journal:
Cor ciess. within III. Fl $ fortnight OF is pre-
sem St sion registered, il uaeqa7ocal ac's, I5c
progtess which an,i-'lavefs he's been MAKING ~
wears. 'Ta- lover II a>e, nv cecidei IN jjiilr,
ordered bits b. PIE et for Prohihi''"g Lave
re- in he Territories ard be save traffic IN INT
D.i.ic. srd give 80 votes or repeating = slars
laws al nc D stnct, and II 10 inc proposition I,
>uomi, h Qlesinr = slavery IN Ice DIS re. 4
he poes Vi The inhd 5aaGts, without! ai,iinc,iC;
OF coi,r
"ro meet his real crisis in The affairs OF ,ae
slave interest. \ comm; ;ee of Southern 'usmbe:'
bo,h Fl auS.s is ,a,>ct, with instruc ions 20 r.
oor, a plan FIR concerted action in The cmcfs p.
~ VI MS coz mItler ~ Stephens .; Erofeie
i, Caai'man. Il !, K own hat b, d IS not bc
,Isyr lae passage Of The WI MT Provisp an: III,
abolition u slavery in ,he District wou'd var
rant any decisive resistance On he par Of IN,
Sau,h There i, moreover, no doubt that N,
Saati is Gir,a,l rpm the i:y 10 be pursued. L
such ar cx'an, ~, mnrerat. couaseis must pre-
vail and susmisson aoH f.RoW ann atm mn
IN coniempio tim by The oppoaentc ~ thar p"lt.y.
II is not the Nlmot Provso alone for which
they srike-it is the abolition Of slavery il
the District Of Columbia. The slave trade be
tween the States, which will folew next if we
weld now. Let the South back out from hcl
high constitutional ground, these other aggres
sons will follow. and finally the rights OF save
holders in the Sj0ies themselves will be invaded
Already, on Salurda. ast bill for The value OF {
slave, appropriated by the General Goycrnmen
in the Florida war based upon the cleares
grounds OF jus ice ard right, was rejected b!
The lower House Of Congress- and on Monda,
the House refused IL suspend the rules 10 allow
Mr. Meade 10 oher resolution 10 provide fo
the more certain recaplurc Of fugitive slaves II
the Tree States under most solemnly recog
nizcd provision of the Constitution. Can Vir
GINA see all these things without resolving /,
sneak out ard act in Sc { defencei We appca
TO the Legislature TO delay no longer, but 10
morrow re-aiGrm her right and her determine
nation tosland by the South aud BY the Consti
tut on.
MORE WIN TER.
Yesterday snow Tell for some hours, powder
ing the streets and house roots. The trees ant
grass in The Capitol Square were beautifully de-
corated with The fealhery iosl-work No sleigh
ing yet-and The snow has stopped. Our friends
in the country, we are glad 10 hear, are secu!in:
Supplies OF ice.