Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-05-28

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my inlger ia"faze anxious and excited comnuni D
WY chcat them with the idea that the .ae of his ,or
pus upon IN" movements uf any particular leader or M
lehii 10 compromise the slavery question? sir ,y h.v
~ our sorrow, tried compromises For tie sake of ne.c
we have more tan submitted to usuroaons ,nd y
''r inunf thar instcad of getting peace wc ayn col f
"h! oi aggression for every inch of concession ,ybi, no.
nave ever made The slave question does not bcnn :,
lle9e nails; Kick II ont, and then let il alone We ~ IN
o'h are a ready Tor that What better COMPROMISE c,r
oo demanded ol MS Can without dseracino ourselves
ana degrading the people whom serve sancn any ohcr
greed say some of oar Northern friemds-s ok to vou
doctrine OF nonin'efycniion-et slavery alone Io nconl
o California have settled il themselves aJr her inro
Tie MON, and all is settled" w
iey must allow me 10 say that This appeal is not only
ninis but The people of the Sonth viii look rnou il
as adding insult 10 injury. repeat thai his House b,S a
FtdoY ferrene in spirit oil determined resistance "a
eof 10 give government TO California and New Mex.
ico unless coupled with pro.so destructive nf b. cou
rigeis Z" the South The Executive las afr.adv
afa ic, his a.i IN smcain. California into The I,on
al abolition State without iiti!c af ,ya ar
au'honf ana III utter iogeulncss rccesn Of the
pam duty incumbent upon us take jurisdiction over nr
Tertiary ana ad"G measures with the primary and only
%ln lie "lcct oi securing the ghts ard interests Of h
whole nl;rd talcs w are bound, sir bv solemn cons
lnona! obastioaby regard ior The riu, of ycrv 500
lon .! ic non-io intervene in determined opposition
me "ss intervention which seeks take the rcins u
Government ont oi hands and la subject the prouery
"hls OF tc United States 10 thu conflicting Jurisdiction o
rareripc State government awss in irs orjnn alien in c
materials oi which II Is composed and which cannot nil 10
enbarass us IN every attempt 10 administer fairly unor our
newly y-acqurcd estate -
hrc oil our own hardy advenurers in California any mem.
Der this floor Ii is cheering 10 look upon mi, nc field
enterprise and to see men born Ia poverty reduced By
isioTtun" To adversely, fockng thhe building IN their
llcn fortunes. They deserve our care and protection
They know that settlers upon territory Of the Iniled
States have been cherished with maternal icon y
this government and when organized into territories GOV
ernod and protected by this Government they have ever
been It's panpered pets. Let take them now under our
government and protection and life upon il hov will
gratefully thank for it, And il could command thc MD
Of my immediate neghbors this floor we coud soon
ortt bill that could organize army Of miners and min
ute men IN California alternately working the mines and
performing military duty that would give efficiency to law
and sure guaranty for the security Of the interests
hanging upon the dcsinics Of ouf Pacific possessions
Mr.. Chairman il was moi my Intention when first deter.
mined to address the House assai any menbe- who
has engaged in this debate nor is M intention now but
The gentleman from ~ Carolina, r Stanv) has thounht
proper 10 ridcur the idea Of resisting the Wmo Povso
and sentiment which CRATES harshly upon southern
ears and which, venture say the sentiment of the
southern people; am sure is the sentiment of the
people whom represent Rasng his voice 10 its highes,
pitch, he proclaimed that Norh Carolina goes for the
tnon Wilmot provso, Wmoi proyiso' and for this
expression he loudly appaned bv the galleries and
many northern members. Now sir never have been dis
unonist must frankly say have never vet brought
my mind 10 the conclusion that disunion our only
means oi protecting southern rights against northern
grcsSion; and yet sr dare inter such sentiment n
that wh:h Tell from ;he lips OF The gentleman from North
Carolina The southern people know that they wrong
ed that their rights invaded and thar only oppres-
sion but cgradaon viii result from submission Aho-
lonsn and Free Soiism They will devise plan ..
defence and sellpotectoE and be- that plan what il NAV
venture that all collisions Of individual opinions will
be buried in the unilnc!ng determination of all hearted
southern men Ia defend southern rights al hazards and
70 thr asi extremity to 70 Tor IN" South and with the
South-in the Union or out o fc Union This, sir, ap
preenL is much iiire expression Of southern sentiment
than that uttered ~ the "cncnlE from North cnrnina.
understood him To say that resistance
less than boodshcd and civil Sir, the AboicniS-
and Free Sotrs now waging civil war! We all know
what they have already accomplished by organization in
primary meetings conventions, great and small. and
through the nsirumenaly OF State GOVERNMENTS Arc
tl. ul ilu Are Sfat
governments powerless. Have o rcpciing
wrong by realia,ionnor b short OF the sword!
Sir appcend We have conclusive proofs before EYES,
that different sections oi THIS Union when in hostile
have potent ot cfppng and annoying each other,
without disunion civil speak sir in spirit
bTyao bn IN Tie n.tlgc oi sober truth when proclaim
that tine Southern people earnestly mcdatng mode
and mcasfo redress Whether they viii seek defence and
1rcs. through the in-iruncntaty Southern CorvCn-
lion another mode, IS my province but the prov
ncc people 10 decide; hut cannot in justice
I'll, constituents, refrain from expressing MY ng
lu nas toward thusG who denuuncc southern Con
yeniun rea>onabic, when they themselves but nstru
Inrnts executing the docrees of NORTHERN con
IENIIONS, great ard small under various and
.nnzltions-dtlerng as they may III other lcSpectsal
anrern4 in Il systematic warfare against Southern ustI-
iinns. What superatiyc arrDgance Might not with pro-
pcy rooft, in the cour> nnguagc OF n gentleman who
addressed the House the other day the other side What
cool impudenccn that they who the creatures ot North
crn Conventions, which have moulded Northern legislatures
Ia their will and weni.h obtained the mastery this
Government should brand Southern traitors for
meeting convention 10 deliberate upon the means OF self
protection!
Sir the people Of the South begin feel The degradation
OF continuing 10 lavish their upon communities who
are daily warrna against their dearest rights II requires
but very superficial glance nj the commercial and manu-
featuring cs OF the country ID perceive how - and
.n what extent Southern slave labor and Southern capital are
tributary Northern prosperity. And cur Northern assa-
ants rely upon H. the South wil find means 10 arrest
the cnen which watts Southern productions into Northern
pockets unless they let alone and leave us to the pecea
lie enjoyment Of equal righs in The Union That sir is
al that AK We would scorn 10 ask, at the hands OF TINS
irlfh fhrlD
sections o the Union And - il not passing strange that
c0nrndng for this and more we are treated here as
though the wrong-doers? And when merely Ut
Ter complaints, in facts that undened ani undenll
BE aunts and snecrs from those Tho profess
Ia be our friends Sir leave those who have thus treated
rs 10 their reflections Unless their minds have been
poisoned by sectional prejudice that they will not LOOK The
truth fairly in the face, and will not mete 10 s nhandeG
msicc they will take back ;hcir hard words and Join us in
upon Mexican possessions rs Ia fconk,
executive Intervention and usuTpaton and aEe All hct'u
rules and regulations respecting those possessions
los the Constuiion-conoabiy tine past usages oi the
Government and with an eye 10 the rights ol every section
,f IN, Union Ii those invested with power n Ils
halls will DO this, shall still have lingering hope That
there Northern, and especially Northwestern patriots
in retirement, who will spring forward as advocates
+ If the Constitution as il j. written, and the cqua
rights the States aud people This - not The hrst TINT
TINT the advocates OF street construction ana egna ,shi
stood III powcress minority III Congress In l.9s, siFs
mia and kenucy stood alone in opposition TO Congrcsslonn
and Executive aggression Their opposition and their doc
nes denounced reasonable and revolutionary ans
RE produced reaction, which, in l3G0 brought Jefferson
into the presidency, evomonzed Congress- and s'ampe
those doctrines, though branded rcasonahlc with h'
peoples sanction Sir, must come back to those ooc
rnes and take the Constitution strictly and honestly
construed the rule and guide OF conduct else W,
shall enjoy the blessings of civil liberty and
popular rights The Ship of State must be brought back to
the true republican tack This Government must confnf
its action strictly its constitutional limitations IL Is by
overlapping them that have been brought 10 the present
fearful crisis Local interests and sectional sentiment mus
be left the guardianship Of State legislation Corruption
oppression and unccasing collisions, Will nevitaoN resu
from persistence the attempt 10 extend the powers OF s
Government over the domestic interests and concerns
States widely dispersed divcrsied-yea, 50 antaeo
nstic in sentiments, pursuits, and interests ara II We
wond restore peace the country let Us KICK oul m
slavery question: with which we have no right to reids
and turn TO the path of constitutional duty III s panS
ulrked-le walk in it, neither veerins TO me Norm no
the South and we calm the conyulsons WHICH
/. now torture every part OF the body polite.
NOTES.
el a.
Our Mexican soil is free, according TO the pte'drh
free soil docrne The President has declared Mexican IA"
in force under there is bondage than exists any
where else on this continent. The peonage system makes
the tebr the slave of his creditors the miserable poems
Mexico serve in more ALBERT slavery than do our hcK saves
Eyen now while we the South excluded Tie Mex
cans and Others with their peon slaves are reapng wea
nom our mines; and informed by an honorable hpe
head that Kentucky negroes arr