Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-09-10
p;CUNOND ENQUIRER.
-.snw uOKNING, SEPTEMBER Io,Ieo
m,1r CLOSING OF THE DRAMA.

-" nun CLOSING OF II DRAMA.
-, r,,,e room to-day for comments on 'e q
;,no,,,n facts which we spread before our read
r.o las, week was one if the most moN'cn'ous "
49, history of this great confedeTacy' Tue h'"se' NV
.u;;,r : shirt Of faction and a tf!.i's VIII ''
aos,;rios Of mankind, unworthy the heP'sen'a'' =.
aes'"r o,l;,h,, nd people, finally, and with sudden aiacFi'y,
re- ~" -, yort before chem. On Fridiy they passed
49," Tr = and the New Mexico bills conjointy-and on '1
'' 49,. lSo,urI,y) the California bill by a majority aia
- I-,ah bl by 9 majority. The struggle ha' been Intense
nv - .osul, mos, momentous. For u long time the oafI
I.s disunion lowered over our hnd-eu' the e'ch''o
a. ,,s few DAYS have chased away the iEi" si"'' VIZ
,,;.s hove Frightened, and the patriot oFeaHies ' ~
moro NJ the prospect oi the continued peace 'hu y
n. free inctitutions of this, the only eenuin' hepuO"e y
rho face of the globe. While we are Tree 10 say "sI
,h;,ns have gone far differently from wha' we d nope1'
$3.50, j. ,svicwing the enormous dificultiesin the paln' we
cannot blu, conclude that the people generniy VIII aequeSS'
in the settlement OF the slavery question, 'aheh as d 49,
We ask attention 10 the proceedings OF oa.ufuuy wiz"
=, =, ,eor,h. They require no explanation. Inc Sd
Iient points will strike the attention Of 'heln'e"se"' 49,
we .y,ress our surprise that the Calitorna bill was passed.
en- eosilv. We had expected that its opponents "outo
coaIesced 10 embarrass if not defeat il, b7 parliamentary
mannuvres. The attempt was made twice, but oniy g"
votes could be rallied to call the yeas and nays, 10 erect 'e
object. We have all the time been satistied that the OH hu
such strength, that it must pass. Ut received, indeeo' nc
votes of p members from slaveholding States!) Our only
hone wa. that the limits of the State might have been re-
duced-and we have more than once expressed the oe'ie'
that such a result could have been attained had not The ad-
ius,men, been so uncompromisingly resisted in the Senate.
Ii is proper to add, that many Southern men, (hr. loonips
nmona ,hcm0 prefer the admission of California with her
nrescnt boundarics-on The ground that, if she were GlpiCed'
the two States would send four free-soil Senators, instead ot
tro as NJ present. Again, il is believed by many, that slave Ia
bor wii ne found 10 be advantageous for the working oi the
mines, aud that, TO attain that object, the people OF Caiios-
mia will amend their constitution accordingly
being the rule Of action.
OF corrsc we may expect fierce dcnunciation, in some
cu,rl.rs. Of the whole batch of measures which have passed
Conc..ss, and which, we believe, will crush Northern fana-
ticisIn, hy removing the pa5ulum Oh which they Fioted.-
Tho "Sourhern Press" of Saturday Is most indignant at the
passage 4 the Texas and New Mexico bill; which il de-
nounccs as partition OF Texas 'the Texas disnem5er-
men" "ttc most ca!amiious event which has yet brialIen
his Luian," with which is ~'qucnchcd all hope OF IN equi-
ta,l, ~ s,mcn, of the grca, questions Of the day by Con-
gfess.
II looks TO agitation at the South. 10 stir the troubled wa
t. md even hints ut civil war, rs the fruit Of the passage
of to Texas bill. Hear il:
Tie question, however, now goes to the people, and ii'stto
Texas aud Gcnrgii. On the Course they adopt VIII DEPEND
very much the destiny . Tire South. All our accounts from
Teaa mite in expressing her determined opposition 70 ms
scl,..c. As Tor Georgia, she has spoken through her Legis-
laturc a. i aiu!titudc oi public meetings.. Let her now
prepare to. her convention.
When winter comes the Legislatures OF The other South
ern STATES viii assemble. aad we viii then see what they
M IN; ~ their resolutions las: winter. II they shall deter
mine tiat in declaring their resolution to resist The "Ilnot
Prosiso, mey meah! tie name, and MT ne ht"g, tisn lley
will have cnaei ~. MIST comprehensive ana niciIiofaoie farce
,hu; rs ever been enacted before tie civilized woflc, and
The South will have sunk, 10 rise no more,
'unwcpt, unhonored. and uasUis
But belure thu. 5ccunIts her fate, II Is Our opinion that
"MfaS i banner WI he torn
aml many a knight to earth be borne"
We are not %surpgized at such language from a paper which
actually denounced the stringent Fugitive Slave bill, for
which Senator Mason deserves the thanks of the South, as
having for its "poEtical object, To scduce the border States
of Virginia, Maryland and kentucky. from the common
cause OF the Suuth;' adding, 'we trust that it will be as
abortive i'll that respect, as in lis ayowed design"
Rn 10 49, f--.- az RI. juSiifr the inhammatorv
threats of The Southern pressl The following statistics pre-.
pared BY the Union will be read with interest. They show
that the Texas members, in both Houses. were unanimous
for the bill-and that majority Of the Southern members
80 To 3D voted 70. tie bill. With what face, then, can the
South be called on 10 engage in civil war, when her own
representatives have sustained the measure, and when Texas
has unanimously consented II her own ACKNOWLEDGMENT ?''
RESULTS.
Of the slareioliing States, Maryland Tennessee, Kcntuc.
Ky, and Texas gayea unanimous vote for the I'LL.
South Carolina and Mississippi were unanimous agaiaStit.
Virginil gave a maj1r Tor the ~tIl-ciSht 10 six. of the
eight, two are wings.
NuI d.tIinl a d IIlJuIN Ai ii-ifI y lOu. AL
five were wings; and Ut the four, one was a whig
Georgia was three to two for the bill. Two Of the three
were wings; the rest were democrats.
Alabama was three for The biil-iwo Of them wings.
The other four representatives, who were nays, are demo-
Gratis.
Missouri, four for the bil-all democrats; one member
Mr.. Phelps) against il.
Or The non-iarehoding States, Maine gave three for the
bill, three against it. OF the last, one was Il whig.
New Hampshire, three for The bl,l-alld democrats; one free
soiler) against il.
Connecticut, three against the bil-onc OF them a Wing.
Rhode Island, one and one-boih Wings.
New York, fourteen for the bill, eighteen against it-all
Wings except Mr.. Walden. "a Democrat yen, and Mr.. Pres
ton King, Qree-soiler) nay.
New Jersey, one Democracy yea, three nays, NNhigs)
Pennsylvania, thirteen for the bil-thrcc Of them Wings,
and Mr. Levin, (native American) and five against, la!l
Wings and Howe, Qrce-soiler)
Michigan, one yea IN D-mocraD and three nays-one
Wing, two tree-soncrs.
Ohio, five yeas (dl Democrats but one) and fourteen nays.
or these five are Democrats, four arc Wings, and five free
sellers.
Indiana, seven yeas-al democrats. Nays three, viz: one
democrat, one Wing and one irce-soiler.
Illinois, four yeas (al denocrats) and two nays-one dcm-
But one Wing from the Yves, voted for the bill, (Mr. Tay-
lor, from Ohio and sixteen Democrats; and against it, six
teen Western Wings and nine Western Democrats.
Some insnua,ions have been made respecting the changes
made in the votes against the engrossnlent Of the bill on
Thursday evening and the passage of the bill on Friday
Now, changes took place in favor Of the bill, viz: Messrs.
Howard, George c.. King, Mason, Schermerhorn, Stanton of
Tenn ssscr, Stanton Of Kentucky, Thomas, Underhll, and
Uh.i.lesey. Six of these are Democrats. and five Of them
from the South, and three Wings only. Five Of the south
ern Derocrats added 10 the votes of Thursday would have
been sufficient TO pass the bill. Is there Il man who believes
that either of these is accessible TO any corruption or change
frcm the Executive influence or from Texas stock?
We 3 aieve that Texas will find it consonant with her own
hono~ aad interest TO assent to this measure of Cancellation
and peace. But Georgia, it is said, will feel bound to rebel
and raise the flag of disunion. There is n Curious state of
Facts in regard to her position. The act of her Legislature,
passed at the last session, as published by the State
printer. makes il the duty of her Governor TO call a con-
s. - i. ,-L.I. ek.lI .,ho .oorzl na,ll ta.;
tory II California or New Mexico" be admitted Into the
United SITES as a State OF this confederacy." On the last
page Of the ~Tamphet laws, however, 'ihe State printer
says that the word " or between 4" California I" and Anew
Mexico" is "a typographical error, and should read Calior-
MIA and New Mexico" Such Says the Savannah Repubi-
CAM 'is the wording Of the act as enrolled in the secretary
Of States office, under the great seal OF The Siate-tl,c au-
thent.c law. IL would seem doubtful, therefore, whether the
governor is authorized TO call the convention in the event Of
the separate admission of California, while il is clearly his
duty 10 do 81, if California and New Mexico should be adj
mi,ted as one State"