Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-06-21

.h h ~ ncro,e # the Northern Sa'ss ihey do o
practically recognize the MI, ronye because The clcu
-; h;r condition do not compel them 10 iealze, Jus
impossibty of an nasama'ion oe.wesh a that
, So * ns,i,,,ion OF slavery II Is not surprising '
~, up @ LIS .huld be against US, whist ina doeha vi
which ,har profess ID build their system OF irce ,
tbs absolute rue efste Goysnment and leads
,h.m ~ s cop.oljson Religion too iase VI ,sa' - -,
their enthusiasm against an nsuu'io "e nenl.s md
mo- 49, ~ he inconsistent with lts principles Ana
PROFESSORS fcrnearance from such people, under
such circums,,nces towards the Institution OIL s1'''
lnanestly vain. - -, o,,,,oc, nado with us in
tho and have allowed passion and pfeJuoiee 10
master their reason they have ony sae"P, 80 ns.ss
@ cth' VI nv, nature which has produced the nsces-
anu a.p j W and which, il unchecked, ever pro-
@ 81 a The institution OF slavery having once enter
ed tho popular m.d OF the nr,rnsd nv
lion and control TIE rest is inevitable. ~ en- ~
nv thew will 90 on Until African slavery VIII DC swept rom
,bs bro,d and fertile South The nature Of thngs elc
| fore, independent 81 eApeiie' ~
To suhni, 10 evils however great Whilst tnsy arc Chua
hle is the disposlon OF every pe-cepecisHy VI an
,nr. rooni. living apart and having no assocanoi ~
,hs nnsuiis Blu, the responsibility oil preserving ee
uoyernm.nt rests with all It's members "na'eSsl mo. 10
their pursuits and not alone WIN .ose ne NAV
or ths viii 10 destroy it, minority, by snDa'ssol ,
~ much beirsy the constitution as majority ny
The constitution does not protect haJoiE' ioi M 49,
oil the powers OF mo So''''"'" " ~
protect themselves .. 49, I,;,.s n ,ro,.ct
The ,nito,ions of constitution are Designer ~ poI.
the minury--those who have no power aga's I'VE
hay. !, Hence the grss, motive and DUTY OF sepIotec
,ion l. neruIjsr To ml..Jty, independent OF lia1 iu
,hs snst,ulon which they in common WIN inc mao
r;tv Th-y must protect themselves and proiec' e
,; nd # thew fail this double duty, they are al eas
=. culpablc those who in aggrossinS upon eii -
overthrow the constitution And Inc puoi,s oioa " ;o
rord il in conformity with these views Inc oiresso ID
o,ad but the INCREASINGLY oppressed is despis"d More re-
,ncc follows the yrant than the slave VINO submits ~ Ms
ow.r The Southern States therefore, although thoii-
70 ore not e,eupt from the responsibility OF preserving the
CONSTITUTIONS and in preserving II, to protect themselves
In what way shall they preserve the constitution anu pro-
Themselves! :; .
A. general rule it is undoubtedly truo that when, in n
Government like ours Constitution Is violated oy hujoi-
itywho alone can violate II IN matters oi ti
capno, be restored its integrity through the oalnai!
means OF tbs Governments for those means being under The
control OF the majority not available to the minority ~
!, for this frequent elections OF our rulers ahe
place system of free government IN oluei 'hal 'He
people, by their direct intervention may chahse tc a'i
". But this cannot avail us IN 'le Ho,ione "
the Constitution, which now press and harrass e @'uh
By changing thsr representatives, how can the people OF the
South affect the majority in Congress ana restore ina o"
sttution2 Their iruc and have done all
that msn could do preserve the Constitution from the az
lressons of the majority Removing them ana putting
ohvr Congress could have no elect IN res
torjng the Constitution Ii has been broken by The reprs
.rnatvss OF the people OF the Northern States who sus-
tain them in their violations Of the Constitution
IL clear the, the baot-boN in the South is p"weIess
for its protection And the causes which ducca me
:iolaons ot the Constitution 10y The Northern majority
prevent It's restoration 10 lis integrity Throughout inc
Northern Stres, there has been 10 indication OF any cas
in their policy On the contrary the majority against he
South greater the present Congress than III ne as i
loving The usual oi every successive eeeon io'
years past Nor have IN ia. action OF Inc o'ac7
any pooi Of returning OF sce 10 or oi rayer-
ence the Constitution Several OF Them les iase hor-
euc.s might be drawn t" Their position nave ahe care
lately 10 recrate the iensvc forms, theii former
declarations against rights; and when great senator
epesenlina Of them anxious for the perctatoh o
the Union has yeniured 10 advocate sone'ne o us s
10 the South he has been e5ukedby tbs - 'Iaufe 81 .he
State lie represents, and virtually denounced LOT is her
TO the Constitution This resource then unGcr the "din-
| nv operations of the Constitution, Is OF NJ aTai!
And IL
source OF redress in the usual admins :;ion Of the consii-
ution For six months has been session. and during
this whole OF time avery has been the absorbing to-
pic OF discussion and agitation le nothing nus beeh gone
10 heal the dscontcnts which justly exist III Tue oout OF
restore bleeding constitution. ADJ e nave received nus
been bitter dcnunciaons institutions ny many chi-
ues Congress and threats TO coercc lie ino submission
Although nothing has been DONE report has been made IN
the Senate BIZ committee Of thirteen members which Is
now pendln in that body and the IL proposes
have pressed upon the So III Worthy OF her accep-
lance proper 10 lay before you DIE!
ton of the matters II contains.
This report embraces four distinct ISL the ad
mission California State, with the exclusion oil sLi-
very in her constitutions 3D. territorial governments TO ne
erected the territories of tab and New Mexico WIN
nearly half of Texas be added 10 The latter; 3d. INC
Frohitono Tho slave trade N the Dsuct Oh oou,n'i ia
and ih provisions for the rec2c oil fugitive slaves IN Inc
non savehoiding Sa;o5 10 Understand whether u.ese
consistent with rights and worthy OF ouT
acceptance each Of them DO considered separately
Tho South sxGdra by the I fen III Xhs 5a {"
ss vc done BY tho legislation OF Goa sss, the mode N
which is done is OF no Importance aiiornla belongs
10 the United States and all action by individuals IL
that territory whether from the United States from the
Of the world appropraiin9 the SON TO themselves OF
erecting government over IT, is OF no validity lhcy con
stue people in proper Of the ter but are cltl-
zens of tho States countries from which they have come
and to which they still their allegiance When there
fore Congress attempts ~ carry out and ccn the acS VI
these individuals srectn. California into State anu ex
Guiding slavery ,srcfro IL is The same thing is Congress
had originally law this effect, without the inter
y.nton of these individuals The exclusion OF slavery from
! min ~
authority. The constitution Of California becomes tho act OF
Congress; and the Winot proyso IL contains the "moi
roviso passed and enforced by the legislation Of Congress
Here then exclusion from this territory by the act
Congress- which ulmos, every Southern State in the
onion as declared she world not submit TO- plainly and
practically enforced By this BILL free people cannot BE-
satisfied with The mode in which they deprived OF their
rights. sovereign State will di5dain 10 inquire in what
she is stripped Of ncr property, and degraded from
IN equality with her 1t enough that the out,
rage DONE The mode is Of little consequence There Is
therefore the mode Of extending the Wlnot rcvlso over
the territory of California presented by the bill nothing ~
mitigate the indignation Of the Southern States, or to battle
their determination redress the wrong if inflicted They
ure excluded rom the whole territory Of California, terri
tory extensive enough 10 contain four large States
ii the Constitution proposed by California contained
thing about slavery would the North allow her 10 enter tho
Union! Such were the territorial bills proposed for Caor
MA The last Congress- but they rejected them because the
South excluded from this territory in express terms
The inhabitants this territory have been lett without any
civil government solely because the South would not con-
10 b. oe-nicd out of them with her 7sutions; and,
nov that this Object is accomplished ~ the Constitution
presented By Ca!iorni hesc conseyaives-these advo
Of Law and urdcfe eager 10 admit her, without
| right precedent, into the Union We are aware Of the
Inconvenience the inhabitants Of California have sui
i,red Tor OF civil government established by Con
aresS and therefore prepared 10 yield much account
Of the circumstances in which they have been placed In
the resolutions have adopted and submit for your appro
baton you will perceive thar recommend you assent
To the admission OF California Stale certain cond
| lions.
The next is in perfect keeping with the first ea
ture report. 1t takes from Texas territory sufficient
or large States, and ADDS them to New Mexico What
The bill contains with respect to slavery will he Of little
sequence it is designed that next winter New Mexico
thus constituted shall follow the example of California
he admitted State with constitution excluding slavery
from It's lmtsoy without such exclusion she cannot hop,
admitted by the sal choing States into the Union
The effect will be- that territory, which slavery
exists equal States will be wrested from the South
and will be given the sav cuding States. Tn.
precxt is hat there is doubt the boundaries o
Texas Texas by her laws wien she admitted into the
Union had but boundary toward the West, aud tina
boundary the Rio Grande.
Yet the prr,onsion is up that her territory doe.
extend within three hundred miles vi the Missouri
promise line where Congress, in receiving her into The
Union determined that her territory should be divided be-
the slaveEoldng and -oding States. Texas
is the only in the Union which has the SOLEMN .tara
OF tile government of the United States possible
form to Ter boundaries. Yet this is the government which
disputes them; and uad, the pe,ext they very
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