Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-01-01

Is
NOM rho settlement of the Slavery question IN New MENU
and Dcseret for any number OF years, say u 49, Dr.
will furnish handsome platform for second neat
I do all il can and has done all in its power 10 procure m
a,;eson of California into the Unions It's policy consists
EXTRACTING one tooth time and not 10 pun our ' til
t the pain produced by the first operation mas D
Tho does wish to have the nllnot
put 10 Gen Taylor but the equroQns OF the Message s
bring il about. ~ ,,-t
Tbus Il will seem each section of the Wing party al WASH
,o,on constructs the Message suit its peculiar views anu
that in proracng the game ofdupcity commenced o' m
san PURPOSES the other Is sure TO De dsaPpoi ~
cheated In the time, the sources oil agita'ioh WI"
w imnc,us and long and stormy session wil! sue HAD
Gen. Taylor the bodness or the capacity TO act e
rather than the tool of designing Regency seeking to perpe
,uate acr own power and desiring 10 avoid an explosion
from any avowal of policy this questionable he possess
one oton of the talent or will of the old Roman jack
son hi might have marked which might remove
TO great degree the excitement danger and mische oil e
slavery question Martin Van Buren, though Northern
man. avaed himself of his Inaugural to pledge hisei 10
veto any bin aboishing slavery in the District Oh oooa
ws ,h rcgorded AS SECTIONAL or partisan" Was il not,
IN tho contrary hailed with universal pleasure and were not
the fanatics arrested in their mad career Mr. PoA III MS
last glorious Message Hyperion TO Satyr compared VII"
the late o-pary" abortion pledged himself TO veto the
Wilmot Proviso if applied to territory South oil 'r!sA
os birrv minutes in violation of the Missouri Compo-
m
mark out similar compromise, which all friends OF the
Union and its compromises may rally Senator Fooe has
areadv piyen notice of bill this ecctand even the N
York Journal Of Commerce. Northern paper zeaonsy
combs the movement rs follows
f Congress should pass the Wmot Proviso any 9TH
er proyiso excluding slavery from Terltorythe mo-
ment after this Territory should he erected INTO >te
could establish slavery If should elect Ohio Indiana
and Illinois, could have done if they pleased notwh-
standing the Ordinance of 1884, and their action as lndepe-
aJnIfh nf
towards them as Territories For Congress 10 attempt 70
bind Territory particular course forever especially
matter which the Constitution gives them no con
troll ia absurd Even stretch the provision OF that IN
strnent which empowers Congress to make all neediu
rules and regulations respecting the territory meaning land
other property of the United as TO cover me ques
ton of slavery the power when the territory becomes
sovereign State and all the States must be sovereign ex-
cep in matters expressly conceded 10 the General Govern
ment by the national compact.
"A them that Congress has 10 do, s 10 ADMIT tne mp
plyinr Territories 10 place Conederacy with the
situations they have provided only making the necessary
amendments respect boundaries and any other matters
which are clearly objection ab We have before stated that
the constitution of Dcscet includes large tract OF the same
territory which is embraced in the constitution OF California
This common territory lies in the south western portion o
the country recently acquired om Mexico extending from
the Pacific Ocean 10 the river Colorado. The Southern
members of Congress will probably propose 10 bound both
the above States souhery by lat 30 3O the Missouri com
promise ine leaving the territory south Of that latitude Ia
be formed into separate State when The population shall
be sufciecnwith such restrictions any In respect To
ton Ii is in fact, the proposition 81 compromise
which was offered by the South early stage Of the con
roversy, and which ire advise the North To accept
So far from indicating any sympathy with such sound
and conciatory principle President Taylor himself in
favor OF admitting the of California with its anti
slavery clause bounda res Including 700 miles
of sea-coasp and ALL Were he ettered by the double
dealing policy Of cheating and humbuggng both sections
The Union and by the awful penalty OF exposure he might
win for himself glorious By marking out such plan
of adjusting this difficult question. He has done
and will continue the game of ambiguity and deception dread
ing the issue Is such man, with such advisers
fit TO fill the of Washington Jackson And has
he not with his canng Regency, richly meed the unyer
sal Indignation of the people!
GEORGIA Observation-Disclosures AND TEMPO
RARY ApJouasNBsTTh Legislature of Georgia has adop
ted extensive report from lis committee the
the Republic, and adjourned for month"; what Con
aress intends do with the Wmo Proviso. Appended Ii
this report is preamble and resolution declaring the rights
the South with regard slave property under the Cons
tuition and concluding with the following:
Resolved That in the of the passage Of the Wmo
proyiso by Congress- the abolition Of slavery in the District
of Columbia the admission of California State il:
present pretended organization the continued refusal
the nonsarcholdng States 10 deliver up fugitive slaves
provided in the Constitution II VIII become the immediate
and imperative duty Of the people Of this State 10 meet III
Convention 10 take into consideration the mode and
sure Of redress.
Resolved That the people of Georgia entertain ardent
feeling Of de, oon The Union of these States and that moth
ing short of persistence il the present system of encoach
ment upon rights by the no-slavchodng States cab i'll
duce us to contemplate the possibility OF dissolution
THE MESSAGE-The Presidents Message reached
Philadelphia little than five hours from Washing
ton To New York it was conveyed from Washington il
less than eight hours:
PfrTsBrno, Dec. 2i--l0 P. VI.
The Presidents v ssage, lentirel sent by Carr Wills
for the Western Press over me ey Limo reached here
in sir hours and tirey minutes from the time it flee
in the Baltimore Office. The line worked admirably through
ont and tho operators performed feat Of which the gentle
manly supernendcnls Messrs Reed and Lindsey may wei
feel proud.
IMPORTANT FROM HONDURAS AND YUCATAN
Designs d the British Government Blockade Of TruriM
and Omoa.
By the arrival New Orleans of tho schooner Brazos
from Belize the Picayune has received the following
portant letter.
BELIZE, Honduras Nov. 81, l3i9.
The authorities OF Belize have informed he inhabitants
Routan that the determination of Great Britain TO taxi
possession of the Island claiming that by its author
y that the former Governor Of this sett CEMENT Col Melon
aid took possession of il several years since.
But England has further desires and designs upon III,
owners of that island hc State of Honduras, C. AZ New
has arrived here that the whole coast from this TO the rive
San Juan has already been declared under blockade By
English sloopowar cruising in the bay this side Of thu
Cape Gracious Deos and by steamer from that cape
Juan. give il my opinion that the rich mahogan,
lands and the equally rich dye woods desired by the Bri
fish of this settlement They have for tim
cutting wood in the Spanish country paying TN
State of Honduras dollars This has salts
fled the Honduras Government all vessels have to
entry the ports Omoa Truxlo before going on tin
10 load thereby paying considerable of mo
into the Treasury Of that State.
Recently, however OF these vessels have attempted
evade The payment OF The usual dues exac,ed by laws
Honduras BY proceeding directly the to load ant
clear without entering in either OF the ports designated
This has, of course caused the and detention of sucf
vessels and their cargoes BY the authorities For this seizure
and detention housa claims damages the amount
100000 the payment OF which sum- il Is rmored has beer
demanded the only condition which the blockade car
will be raised So much for tho present difficulty between
England and Honduras.
?. S.-1ho blockade Of Truxio and Omoa is conrnec
by the arrival of The schooner True Bluo OF Truxllo
Ii is reported that tho Gull OF Duce and Yazaba rive
are also under blockade.
To The Editors ollie Enquirer.
WAsHSGToS, 23d Dec, l649
Tho agony is las-a Speaker elected The De
mocats have elected tho Hon H. Cobb after struggle
nearly three weeks. Ii was however close matter yer,
small plurality showing that the Wings fought to the last
Ii had been proposed by them elect Speaker by pu
raty voto and they have been beaten their oy game
Although is admitted by all that Cobb will make an excel
lent Speaker Southern Wings and Democrats
against him, ms did also the free sellers to the last.
II may be considered triumph many respects especial
y tho facionists and free sellers who thought the,
welded the balance of power had the game in their owl
hands and exued in the idea Of ultimate success but the,