Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-03-05
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@i@ --.-.o'S :. 49, VA, FEE. 10, lou.
Messrs Editors have Just read Inc me- acEnowedre that
NJ u Bc,lc 10 his constituents, ana mus. iiI - ~
~. ~ I S II Ged nv breast with mineied ieehng o.
surnrise and notification Nj BEAU indSi,.he MOOT
question: and though hi, own le.' Southern States
~ the wisdom Of the action OF the pai'"n ,; ~
=; ssin strong resolutions upon the saNIiy quesIio 49,
The nct that the bill establishing teri.ol ea pono
nsserc, and New Mexico containing ' ,e- -,
- hn laid on the table By vote oil Vo 70 o !el nc al
emp,s 10 show that il is the result no - :; @ herf
ellis and conventions among ourselves oo nj the North and
avoidance of censlrc of the acts OF ose - ~ =. ~ 60
% hody adhere TO all the compromises OF the Con
,iuon" How does Mr.. Beae accom-, lor , p ac .ia
inrino the last Congress- bills with the "d'os $50
,"h5 easily ma ssed the lower House Ana now, tnoush
,he neople OF inc North hold the same Piie'p w,
in Congress are The table nv larpe
I'M, efTrct vel these same bills are lao oh W
i,s, ,hen, Is not this the result oil hs determined
.nrt OF opposition manifested in all te s b hnb
Strange indeed Mr. Beale in bs Wmot proyiso
Lnh slavery should be abolished in inc pisc. lnoush
rho sIaye trade between the States shouo DC
III Nor,hern States refuse give up fugit'e
inc sbond cease 10 protect Us, though in fact
las Mr. B. says) "the South would not ohis -; a m
~, IN dutv bound 10 10 modes o anu '
9ul ~ hob norhinQ was left US yet il would DC better 10
,bro,y ourselves under the protection oil me p sei VI
the Constitution and the laws while tney suoet nan ~
resort 10 dsunion, revolution, and 10 olce ! nv
under the broad shield OF the Cons.uon "he II
ceases 10 protect us7 Again. Mr. Beale says count.
acquired from Mexico never can be save eou! I
sohidden in Admit his proposition 10 be Hue ana "hat
weight ought It have2 1t is the principe involved ~
tho small tax on Tea that caused the American hevo-
the principle involved III inc ils VI
suppose Mr.. Beale, if he had lived IN nose GAYS,
would have said the tax s small mere lllhe pet .e
pay it, than TO arms The whoe 'eno Oh ms
letter is in direct opposition 10 Inc aeuon ol ms om
State for the last three winters; In opposuon 10 lhe
views of all the Southern states-and ! venture ae
10 assert does no! meet the sanction u Hor .,y
en- n,ended more effect creating sectional eaouses De-
tween Eastern and Western Virginia than any other doca
men now in existence Mr. Beale knows that slavery exists
"a very limited extent in Western Virginia. and wonder
if his letter was intended bid Tor the non.
vote in his district great many think win hi'
the Wings but am informed great aoti'! VI
the mountain people are for maintaining our right at Oil
hazards and the last extremity am esleln man,
80 far as location any question peculiarly belonging " Us
s State Ia concerned am for Stae Convention upon te
ynite basis to alter Constitutional am for the extension
of the Louisa rail road the kanawha on STATE account
because beive 1t to be great central % p
fitting the East much If not more than the west
at the same time am for Southern Convention am lot
maintaining our rights dead up against Abolition
ism Free soilism Whigsm, Beaeism Mr. beae Is re-
presented a. man OF talent and doubt he lie but fear
lie has had bad counsel wonder If was MI Giddings OF
Mr. Root that Informed him. If negro was taken from Norh
Carolina 10 Richmond and there solo, he would ~ inc law"
Virginia. be free. Now BY reference to the only law
know OF on the subject wit the law In the Revised Codc
respecting Slaves free negroes and h,aat'os n' the
second section OF that act these words
"Hercuiier shall be dwui bring into this State ana 10
hold therein any slave slaves born within me United
States or any territory thereof within the District oil
Columbia except such eiayes as al the tune OF helr eno-
val were residen, out of the limits aforesaid, &C
Now out Of the limbs aforesatd." would mean out OF
the limits of the United States the territories 81 Ne
Section third says ~" shall not be iaI for any person
whatsoever 10 bring into hi. State 10 hold therein any
slave or slaves born resident out If the hni aoresda
any slave slaves hat eha have been convicted o any
offence &c
Now ",hs limits aforesaid" certainly out Of the Uni
ted States and Territories In fact Messrs Ecors the
whole law is nothing more than prevention q the npor
aton of slaves from foreign countries with the intent OF
holding them as such in Virginia Let the South upon this
SUBJECT upon all Others present an undivided front WIN
Virginia the oremos, in The rank le all our ae9eFe.lons
! CHI mi, af
clearly understand that when she nerferes with our do
nestle institution OF slavery, she touches chord that 81
braes In every Southerne breast and II must have an e.
feet in checking that wild and reckless spirit OF ianacs
which seems 10 have taken such deep hold hem and
thus pepeua;e tho Union, the palladium Of our liberties
'"N VIZ i WESTERN yIRGINIAN