Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-04-09

> Of gracious mia-tel-nnd ale equally leyot;ne 10

arc th"s OF gracious miaseland equally revolving 10
every emotion ii my heart.
Permit me- 81 a resolution this House ha- re.
ctny adopted, % illustrate the monsr0Iia results OF The
pihcile c"ntenied tor in this bill The argument is thar
ne e'ire legislative power be lodged in the hands of
~ heeahse surGGs', property is The only
.h' SUBJECT oi government. To show n the error
~ ms aisuich, ty hJr1sitc ease refer The res9l
on passed ths session authorizing the Governor in certain
Iosehcles' lone OF which is the passage oi the Wmor
tofsoJ 10 eau Convention TO c0nsider The mode and
measure 81 redress with power send delegates South,
cru Convention and 10 adopt such other measures shall
De deemed necessary. Here. cir is Convention clothed
with sovereign power dictator armed with supreme au.
hory; and how TO be constituted Why. upon tho
basis Of the House Delegates in which n mnoritv NJ
VI s represent less than one third Of the free white
people lt". he conceded that even il the Wmo proyiso
were passed lhere might and probably would be- wide range
VI ciocc petween measures OF redress majority OF the
people !hsht inH 1t better 10 appeal 10 Congress- the
people oi the North or Ia the Supreme Court majority
Vi ur delegates, representing minority OF the people might
think best Ia enlist troops organize armies and ra.ip iee
and TO unite with The South forming SoH,tern coniede
Ilcv In other words burst bonds of nloros
hoh 10 east under loot the Constitution that nobles pro-
duct o human thought, and then the fearful ruins To
dfaw The sword for the fierce struggle of brother against
brother ask you sir, ask the country and would that
my voice could ring through the Srae) whether their
property ana homes, their altars and residcs their
wives and their children, peace virtue, religion and the
nn"n OF these States, imperlled air by the dread
decision of such Il convention are not n. precious
10 the hearts of The majority as 10 those Of The mi
norty! And whether it is enough make the great
"e-t struggle, rs GAM bound with cords TO snap the
bn'ds WHICH hcr II wien such nOcnt0us results
isd io The mere will and discretion "f mengre minority
the people of the State!
l Speaker mark me; the West, IF 10 choose what
were bost, would BE- loyal both the Union and the
South she might plunge down pecipce with the r,ck-
less lmpeuosiy OF others but it, after persuasion and reon
stranccs had faed after the precepts and spirit the
slituton had been cast aside by the Norhthc South
driven backward tie West, closely bound 10 the East by COM
mon Affection sympahies and State pride, would slowly
treat TO that point where scespec and honor would be c
behind retreat were carried further and there sne would
dali iLoh
anatlrsn. the threats the wrath Of the North But Mr.
Speaker, with what nobcr ardor with what gencou.
enthusiasm would the hardy Of the mountains rus.
down 10 the defence Of peculiar rights il they cosi
decd aud treated equa!s-equas in honor, in virtue IN
PATRIOTISM and in civil and political power Bon" Of your
hour OF peril with hearts and strong hands Policy JUS
ce and fairness require that should regard them oc as
equals brethren who 80 dwell together unity"