Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-06-18

letters h, COMMUNICATIONS with Cuba will put an end 10
few days the colii'u"ie''''''
the ruTnoFs. ,ru.,,or
-, - 8; ma rcnson to anticipate says The ncilgehcci'
u,, harm 10 the men who embarked from Tue 's.a
AZ! "a wore captured by the Spanish crnisea ana '
co, 80, Havana These (hongh The Creole iii mara W.
,,, we're recruited part from among iem
c, Of hostility against Cuba nor Is 'hf.c m sd there
a ,h,t they designed any, but he contrary anu -.
hnnab ,hoy had sailed from foreign port ano no.
INV United States, when they were rApilred e! Jn,.
,e - bc in part leas, American citizens, II IS INC uu
~ 49,. Government extend lis protection 10 'he' "
orsrr or punish any harm 10 lilo or lm3
~ Wednesday, in the House of Representatives, h''
made several fvcminues speeches under the r"es,
as follow az c,,,,,
s,;on recurring on the amendment oi Mr. Seldom
me s,id AZ expect, Mr. Chairman, 10 propose se' f.
i1ndmens Ia this BILL may well say once iof ~ -,
that shall bring forward none lal 40 np rn On which
WV u,d net in adopting or rejecting H. Inc an'eiu'e''
81 conceive, does both II would JUSTIFY ,e a'n"n"
% -, he gentleman from Missouri Mr. Green by the a.
;,cnt of a strong reason 10. is adoption ana se[sfs ~
one firm ground Of the claim OF tie Soul i"f '''
Ito, nj the Missouri compromise ine SIT III us va
I oJonlon that line was intended and mas since pee', ~
ha' ~ practically partition between the siaveh"ilrS
- non vehoIdng States oi the territory o Tie h'''
-, ,,r ut,er,nos extent oi !ts Western iiis ial III c
,d ust Nicciaon that when the territories :" "s mo"
~ ul.d particularly under then existing ciah u"
49, ,hc case with Oregon, that line, a. oFs!nal! eo'e
,cd would 90 with them even 10 the Pacific. Huen 81,
,s rho result practically by the President d.cos'o' "
w., Missouri line that territory. When eSs WIS an
xeJ IN, same line again recognized ana lncolo'''"
;n,, tnc compact al annexation mat lnsu'.n o |
49,; ,lot H. The acquisition Of new territory, tie same P
Ill o rartiton would be adhered Ia, ana citiien .
I'm sir The gentleman rom Tennessee VT. "hSih :,
49, ,,assed the committee fcw days since strangely
~ contcndea that before the acquisition o NC 'e
49,; ,urc, from Mexico and during The rendehcy "i ''c
,,r ,dcorate notice given by thc North ta ~ ',''
,at =, new territories being acquired slavery sl"un NC
oN - ,r,h;led and thus the South excluded from all
IN in them, He referred particularly l" lie DE-
caraiions empacaly made On his ll""r some ye
hv ,h honorable gentleman from New ork: MI Preston
k,Sn in a sort OF manifesto which under Inc ausc Vi II
nrsonul cxlanaon he introduced here against ~. eA'e,
Son Of slavery and in Of the Wilnot proviso sl"
ou nrrifoes be- acquired hy tie cNSllGg "ai III, pci"'
- fir, ;c IA he inpu;cd to the declarations oil the gen
,lnon from New York however positive or pointed f,er
,upht ~ he had the action and declaration ot otherS
hore was sir i'm humble member Of that Congress- ana
I'm VIM participated deeply in the feeling that TIE course VI
~ anneman tran, New York and others then excited
omona southern representatives, have VIVA iccocc'o
of The whole Sir III the earliest possible moment h''ef "
of .he gentleman from New ork That TIE run.
o thc H,uss would allow able and influential ifleu
% ,, Snu,h dhcn "a for the sake o his section more
,,,n Cr himself wish h. now, member 81 the
Usc JuJuc Daraan al Mobile, aud myself replied 10 ana
denounced hr positions OF that gentleman distinctly de-
carcd that if the purpose ana pilhcpes "a TIE "' Wei
sch s that gentleman declared the 5onih o9ht mol ana
il ,v ornion would furnish dollar or man ior Tie
prosecution OF the war and or one humble as was -
helm me God with iat understanding ana eA'clh heVe
wouJ have given for either But, sir, in the course
Of the debate that followed on The Wi!mot prov!so, wei
rco,c, that at distinguished gentleman from NC
MIR. Douglass WHO tnIoNca larger! ilc CONF
nce Of the Democracy of that section openly ropuaed
hs doctrine Of the gentleman ard declared h. would in n.
event of acquisitions, adhere 10 AMI carry "n me MISSOURI
compromise line certainly understood thht mere Were
o,her northern Democrats al least who concred III the
same sentiments but surely the gentleman to whom refer
red al least an adequate Offset 10 the gent einan from Ae''
York whose remarks were 90 insista on ny 'he emoc
from Tennessee But sir apar; from i's House was mere
not throughout the whole country, III the time o! mo acqn
sou Of the territories by the treaty OF peace general cA
nrctio maj the Wo proviso would not be enforced t.
! at Sputh
either ON the principle Of the Missouri! compromise line, OF
Of non intervention in its Just sense OF no IN ioGs isc'l-
nation hy or common Government against the property o.
any section - L., would be secured IL was expected
flrt fair chance participation would be allowed To TIE
South Sir hal the Wimo provlsc been rejected IN
the Scnatel Had been empiacy declared ny IN,
,hcu President that he would it, Was not the great
Democratic party whose triumph III HE coming pfGsiae
,ial canvass sanguney expected pledged tch Us
candidate and It's solemn resolves 10 the reputation al Tic
nrnyso and the settlement the sectional controversy an
fair terms Sir, general EN- cthon el adJushchtmoi
participation he part OF lc South was entertained Inc
principle OF nonntcrvenion vas unfortunately NOT unuer-
stood alike in both Ii cannot bG resortcd 10 with
out disappointment and mockoy 10 section or the other
Tho Missouri ronuromse remains commended by past pre-
cecnibv the peace il ic'atcrrd by ne long ac
and consent III til ,ouay Is iinot reason
ablc expectation il demanded BY equity and good
faith that should be again ac cd and made forever per
The question was then taken and the amendment
NJ seldom proposed ~ m amcnircn Ia in amend
men Of the gentleman from Missouri MIR Grcen) 10 insert
after ,e word erriloy" in the l2h line, the words ~ by
the past action Of the Government the benefit nt the Mis-
sour line has been fully realized to the non saveions
States"
MIR seldom said
The amendment Mr. Chairman, presents another Str"n.
Ground Of reason and justice for tho adoption ol the Nilsson
RI line As have said sir and fair minded man has dr.
MED or can controvcr it, the Missouri line was adopted and
designed as Il compromise BY partition between the slave
holding and Notwithstanding States ot the whole territory
of the United States aud INTENDED 10 apply TO The utmost
limits Of such territory. SIR The full ben It Of thai
line 10 the Pacific ocean has on thr ailh oil 'Iat conp'-
mise been realized, and is now enjoyed by the
holding Sir has been recently stated mere when
tho ordinance Of -. the prohibition OF slavery was irsi
introduced by the gCnilenan from Massachusetts mi " IN
ruRopi into tho Oregon bill il wns based recognition al
the Missouri compromise applicable thereto and on ti
uonnd many Southern voted for it, Wien afterwards
the prohibition actually inserted IN The oregon bl 10 II
not knownor il soemnly declared by the then
Preslenttlat il escaped veto and received his sanct"
only ON tn. faith supposed obligation at The Missouri
COMPROMISED The incrdct ri slavery IN Oregon never
could been las but for tina. coniroms'-ab":e that
line 10 the Pacific The North has undspnted possession and
endowment The institutions and the rights II tho slave
holding Suites arc dearrcd aud precludod eclrou We ol
tho South have acquicsccd in ihst Wa III Tie BOND on Tue
faith past egsatonon The force OF compact scarce less
stringent than iundame. 81. law We have relied ana now
claim reciprocal ghsour proportion oil the territory
South of that line. Is just and honorable men, can YOU
representatives OF the -savehoidlns S'aleS no" de
and exclude us appeal Ia your respect oi the tain al
your hoaorcl sires invoke the solemn Obligations imposed
by the reliance and have ropoacd in your honor and
isre and call yuu allow 10 the slayahoIins States
The endowment the territory South o :c e ~ The iu
sense and the ln Ia the ocean in which You
ENJOY all North The fact that YOU have realized ari
are enjoying the full benefit nj the line Ia that extent
with en Of honor m conclusive AGAINST thu denial 81
repudiaiun the reciprocal rights secured by that line To
the ocean the siaych0din! States. appeal from your
nrcludiccs and avcrslons your honor and justice.
Mr. SEQ DON obtained the floor.
Mr. VAN DYKE moved that the committee fs0.
Air. seldom claimed the lloos, and said
renew the amendment which the courtesy OF the gen
enan from Tennessee Mr. STANTON has iuluce! hun 10
withdraw allow the privilege ot the floor. Thai
amendment rc-opens Tor consideration the true intent and
obligation III the Missouri compromise and enables MT
more fully explain and or!iy the position taken by me,
and which has vehcmoHly assaulted by several
eIncn Ilct position has been 10 extent mi1concoIS-
cd by my assaiants but stated by me- Is submit Just
and true Before proceeding no" To- csato and dceni
allow Mr.. Chairman o express my regret ana morn,
fcation that of anything falling from there should
have sprung partisan debate and party aspcrtes between
southern here. 1t very far from my purpose as
certainly think it from the Legitimate tendency at my
remarks to lead ordinations tie past between south
ern men, and instacd of onenng have the Ino, earnest
desire a!ay all such feeling have particularly regretted
the and spirit of the remarks o the able gentleman
from Georgia, Mr. SrErnENs He seems IL have cast
down the glove party tourney H. sir, ambition or the
desire party cclat influenced might cosci the dis
,ncon ol breaking lance with gentleman SO justly re-
nowncd, but other aud paramount considerations withhold
me- did indeed look be struck - and weakened
hv oh of The. NJ,