Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-06-28

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y, the united South months since with one hear
~, >r,l 1t might have been attained we nope l"!
''' ,n,w ~ we have always been willing 10 accede t.
. i, III The SaA' oi peace For The Enquirer.
ADDRESS OF WIN. o. G0oDE. ESQ'
p,.e Of lie Congressional District com posed q ~
o', Of Amelia, No'toma1 Dmn'""e , ,'.
,'"r treerSriHe 4ad Prince George ana me io'f" Z
r'S'. By Your representatives assembled a
,ic od the Sh OF May was chosen aciesn ,,
'" southern Convention, which assembled III .>'sn'"
h "A Of June where was present
NV, WV safes of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia rioridd an'
I Carolina were largely represented 10y aecsa'eS ie
sVu h,s.n Members present from Texas anu ~
NJ! m. paonlc of Tennessee dcputcd numerous dele
% many of whom were in attendance SIX OF ihe i''u
Hrgatcs chosen in Virginia. III conformity "i VI. -
,.,n. of the General Assembly, Were present ~
,, alternates There were, accorallsy, "e'sa'io''
INC SOVEREIGN States though we had lo regret ,hG ao
nen.bels chosen BY portion oi the people VI i.o"
~, md OF North Carolina The ass!esa'r iI; ~ ~
,hus represented ,ii323o souls, exclusive o
,' s;,, ffty per centum more than the population :"
Zen un,cd colonies al the date OF the dociaraton o
o"alrnre Their slave population was i,'11'a 10 @ sIo
>,. o Te,as according 10 tlir census @ oi iIlp' VIZ
nj mn, be estimated al 7s0 ouU To wich may b,
,son,Llc increase Of ~ per ctntiiii per ahnuhi
h ,h decade aio;dins aggregate increase o % pei
-'u-" % 5 rl.nc the present value Of the property t'
r,s5l3,75o ~, syo s,,,.s which wer,
.l,i as fully represented their aggregate pnpni'
u,2 ioGG4 souls, according TO Tue census ol ~
, pei cti,un per annuh', anu 'le seI'e,i' ' ~ ii ~,
III s,u Sis souls or about equai 10 tHtt 4! ti''
80, .lani,s AT the declaration oi independence. ne
% ,.ll,,on oi the same five States was ioe-,iii III
M l,ch if we add the moderate increase OF twenty
c.n through the decade, we obtain the aggregate
i - a; i,;S sou, oi the value of SoUo,oIo, lUu
T. I,r,rnion was composed OF about one hundred ana
.oy members, which number was WeNpectcuy I'ise'
tn -,n.ierci in conneNlon WIN inc oisccui"Sihs I'll
s,Ia .aaian 1pJf a l.
i ;ri ,,s efforts made t" bring dscred on the nlei-
M n i, Nuown you that IL WAS denounced IN ah'ci-
.r ,s revolutionary III lis tendency; ana as having
,a, IN sentiment %; rank disloyai'y 10 Tue poiic''
.,io,S al lie country An effort was made To prn@
m an an wio should dare IL attend III TIE chaiac'e!
:,isf. Il was subjected 10 rdicule us well on ac-
M T ilr assumed paucty OF its numbers, as lis utter
~. iu,i,cjcncv Ii was asserted that il could not
i;.t auyii,inc because its members would agree III
so. Nt dl,a.ction 10 our Federal government IL was
,imaisd that the body itself would Dc exposed 10 IN,
, m. inhabitants oi the city where II was proposed
,,,,,t, the inhabitants of that city oy whom your
natives were civy and kindly and cordially received
af.rr4in,d and made the recipients OF samp'uouS
..pi h,Stitay. Yet il did assemble, in respectable
- ,,s,ori,rs many distinguished individuals OF ad-
n, t:r,.t.,m ol eminent moral and intellectual worth,
. g excellence might well suit them 10 Illustrate
., ,t.,n tf, nu>t important stations in society.
In M harmonious session III nine days, Inc oehpera-
,o - the Convention brought close on the even
@ if M .lf oi Jane: il being perhaps the longest ses-
,r h, Ii IN tins country, OF an asscnaase oil persons
Nd a,fanrols movement of the people, 10 deliberate on
naau, public affairs. The results OF their present ii-
. .r ,of, ,h, world; and them rely Tor triuin-
D ,iGt;ioa of the motives OF lis members anu us
. In thc., proceedings there will be found no fulfil
mani II ~, t,icio- prophecies of its cncniieS-no hiacS
s.,o v,, ,l,l concoc,e-no midnight caba plotted In
~ tl Ai.,u u,ion of the Union arranged the over
@, ,ur t,t,,,i!ve system All the sttngs were with
s,-. ii III, midst oi mul,itudes, and all the voungs
u ~ erirtr rO,s.
i,,n. penn., .: oir session. it apprehended that
il H. 7
ara General concurrence OF opinion should obtain, IN Il
w i nra drawn together from distant points oil extend
ii on- without concert for The most part even person
bin rs.own 10 each other called to act without delay on
~ u, iot,-e-i- and aaiia,ing topics from which It had
a ps>hle entirely exclude the black spirit Oh party
.ar, Eut bv u mild and mutually candid interchange OF
.p Nj diilcu,- d.peled-the genius OF discoro
nio moderation presided over our couhcs
lhuu,y was generally diiuscd Even in The beginning
m ua> universal agreement On the great principles m
I,,! in ;i,e contest which unhappiy disracis tne
afy and divides the Soath from the North ana accord
l. a resolutions of the first series Mere aoopted oy
qna;mou> votes o all the States, and all The members
he ID p,s ;om cach State. And 1t Is not known 10
;ni 'rc cisScnticnt 10 the series on the SUD-
etOi Ii, ieNan boundary.
r, >ln.rs are Interpreted to mean, that the whole
ri,or, acuirrd from Mc>ico, by the treaty o peace nc
rs IN coajun the States oi tc lnlon-tiiat ai vi"
z,u> each If the States have an cquai fisht 10 i'
u, auV part of such territory, WIN any Proi'iy
'Al lies huii. under the laws OF the state rom Which
a-', af that Congress- a. the agent vi the states
q; uf the territory Is bound o protcct uci
The el,ygtnt all such property as they may car!
'as aud h fIinp To extend such protection, or by
passing lw or doing any act calculated by It's pfoV
o, H. ELECTS impair these rights OF inc Il'izenS
toaes eaiy of plain and papabe violation u u'c so'
ia'N9 Of these plain propositions, bcihS cohtio
"i'e ty PORTIONS q" the American people, IN. c"h'e"
o .tut ~ sincere desire 10 preserve the mon ana
.i'e 'an, The country, expressed us readihcHs ~ ~
a,ne,c q compromise by which the Inc OF 50 ac1 'o
Aa Aa'I a.ituIc known the Missouri Comprolnise
Au , extended the continent 10 liie faclnc
S' "a such terms as may secure 10 inc pcopie y. m
HtTa States the right to remove INTO any pr. ol NV.
'g S1jh If thai line and remain and reside thcre IN
t Atr nymen, of their property oil every descripon
IT, u f'a aosation through the pretended operation" "
istc4Hii~, q ANY other regulation Whatever.
"oiase Subjects there no difference oi oph"h' nu'
l>oa arose u which there was diversity. III was
'HS 10 publish an address the people OF the SCUM
a>l'ss and the paper being reported rom eo'l''''
"e fs.i by some the ground that II was "hc.esS
y publish address all; whilst Others hcd li wa"
es-n 10 discuss the merits of the PROJECT before the
ae ol the ncd States, reported by Mr. Nay io'
We 'nhtiec ot Thiitccn, and usually known 's W" "
p'9.e n!s There are. none, OF whom ali inurmcn'
Nn loca that project in its present form ana Wllho"
aasaccn hn, there are who profess TO iavor II VII"
so. 'all. Underlined notifications, because hey ,ss"''e
i' W. clnno obtain any thing better an" "' ~
"''e ri-it result in the destruction oi 'he ohioh
AH .,un, co,cur in the business of this reasoning
A, il d, n,vious il may he employed win cqnhi iofc'
" .t. Submission the greatest enormiy. II "'y a.
"l; >ljd ..it is better submits resistance hVosrs
q, 4an II the Union" And when yield 10 the iorce
o i' .aa-s ston We establish the degrading doctrine Ct
f..st a,a.ience and on-resisance. III we a'.ha'.
"'lh. but hat is right, and submit Ia n"thS u'' !
Ssas Ae,,no, he responsible for the consequences,
8 a.et>t. the abolitionsts and free socrs d"nv i'
ar tights an, dissolution of the Union should tnsue
w as n'AN. which is not ours under Il JUST ai'ihs
"i" to ittt.ve compact They demand thi' WE shni
T"ic. oar u4Aisthey are the aSsfcssofS anu 'e I".
~ ob'rusy lesponsible for the consequences a'',
s'ie attiss account for the ayldiiy WIZ, M,'' %
' S"'rn gentlemen seek TO bring the odi'" VI 1,''
H ~ >G'l oi ,ieir fellow citizens as express ".' "
E@l aal maintain Southern rights, ana shohi' uia,
l.!c''s lnd might ascribe TO them strong sympaihS
MN ibolurs,s or readiness embrace the dcefi
s "'c iue passive obedience and non assistance
' defining i; indicate improper TO examine tn'
u G'leri,s ut the compromise measure, anu o'u
~ '1i' i."cni respect for The opinion vi hilhhnu
:" N4ac il,It should publish the reasoning WHICH
'H4e'et rs t. the conclusions reached IN onf fcso
=, % Noi'd i1r the address with The great Douy y
convention, ami il was adopted by the unanimous
3, 'i the DELEGATIONS of the States though Hert
:. -" nini'ulis who expressed Their dissent-oht
'"'!ii1 one from Florida. and eight from Alabama.
~ ~ the assurance that these ten gentlemen, WINS
"H II neNpri,nt introduce the topic OF The comprn
81 i .h.u ~ their devotion To Southern rights, ana II
s4 e '""iinlnailon 10 maintain them, nj all haZafo
s ~. HE L. extremity And especially do express TN
| "'h pleasure and confidence, as TO my own eniSe
, distinguished colleague, who dissented rom 'e au
. III. responsible position, IN whch IL pecahe ~.
Ia. '"' an opinion the compromise proposed oy Mf
ti,r ta'cayor,d To bestow candid examination n'
& rt, 'rl's aud tendencies. have accordingly formed
49,. "lri9n. which trust is not the result oi caprice
t, N'.h' Aud in stating the reasons whcn nave con
"a Ia! Judgment disavow every disposition TO con
r % /" censure those Of my Southern brethren wh
vince. SDositiun the project. IL IS natuTa