Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-01-29


THE SOUTHERN CONVENTIONAL Caucus of the members
nj which about eighty present. met in the Hall OF De
egacs Wednesday night to concert some action winch
would unite the of ALL We learn that il wasngeed 10y
majority that the Report of the Select Committee should DC
laid aside, or rccommted 10 Joint Committee OF the
two Houses with the understanding that proposition, In
substance as follows should be adopted rna IL DC o
Delegates from each Congressional District, one Democrat
and Wbig, and that an Appropriation be made 10 uey
| Wing.
The Wing should have spoken with accuracy, IN
attempting to report matter of so much moment The re-
solutions adopted by the Caucus of both parties not
merely 'by majority but with almost perfect unanimty-
the being 70 in favor and only II against them We
this to remove any misrepresentation which the wing
article may excite abroad and TO shcw to the North that
there is great unanimity in Virginia on this subject
Though tho resolutions modified from those originally
reported they still disgrunlle" the Whg which is out and
out against Il Southern Convention any terms. We
trust that the Joint Committee appointed yesterday will re-
por, this morning. and that the Legislature will at pro-
claim the voice of Virginia any further argument
wanting would point the following of letter from
the Editor Of the Times in Washington With him we
agree that there should be energetic unanimous and prompt
action The "mode' is clearly embraced in the proposition
for Southern Convention which reflects the sentiments Of
Virginia and the South
The Southern Question absorbs the thoughts of all South
all the Northern members Of Congress- in their purpose to
enact the Wmot Proviso and 10 abolish slavery in The Dis
trct Columbia with Interior designs too plainly loeshadow
ed by the manifestations of Northern sentiment only be
accounted for by the superstition that they do NOT ccdi the
reality of Southern determination bhores The South there
fore srery means dspa their incredLly If they
still disbeeye after all warnings the consequences will
BE- upon hem not upon The Wilmot Proviso would be
sheer gratutos wong which could not but consider
intended power in Congress be hereafter
used fatally against lis. If yield this point
count upon yielding when the Free Soil party with s
es by the rapid advances of the Northern
States in population and the successive addition of new
States shall attempt apply their Free Soil principle To the
slave States themselves Resistance in The outset is only
safety and order avert the necessity for resorng
should seek convince The North that really and
truly resolved upon it, These are the ce3timents Of the
prominent Southern here and if the Southern people
could all witness with their eyes, what going
the seat Of the General Government they rod not only he
undridd they are in PURPOSE but all differences 10
the mode IF indicating H. iroud be merged
The state Of feeling here truly portentous Northern
men apparently impenerabe 10 the conviction that
they hazard the Union by insisting the Wio Povso,
and other measures obnoxious the South Iey arH
beiieve That the South in earnest in its declarations South
members OF Congress- the other hand cafed and
ncensed with this obstinate Incredibly The only
that remains 10 10 qire all minor and party differences
home and 10 take undiridey stand hih rannot be
misundestood Upon the issue then presented the North
will know that it forbear destroy the faest fabric OF
free government ever Instituted by man.
The special message of President Taylor has shed
flood of light this dsreputabe business General Taylor
admits that Butler King (who fell from his high claim the
head Of the Navy Department, down TO "bearfr OF des-
patches" with sS per diem and all his expenses paid act
ed in California the agent of the Government and we
strongly suspect that carried his pocket the ConsI-
ton adopted by the Convention, furnished 10 him by the
State Department General Taylor further admits that he
invited the people of the territories to apply for adis
sion as States into the Union backing his persuasion with
tho military and naval power Of the Federal Government In
these proceedings he nsook his powers dsregaded The
and is
least throws faint of suspicion the result Of the
mcnts III California Butler King, the agent of the Co
vcrnment proceeds TO California; assists in the formation Of
All irregular and unconstitutional Convention which comes
forth with the stamp Of antislayey its front We thank
Mr. yenable North Carolina whom the Wing with won
dcrfu stretch of wit dubs Father Abraham" for having
twisted this "cat in meal tub and exposed The pub
lie gaze the deformitics of the dodge.
The Wing arrays the evidence Of few Wing papers
endorse its excessive laudations of the California
Message Why did go farther and manner in
which the document is viewed by The bitter Wings
Of the North? The New York Tribune says:
/ We resigned the Wmot Proviso. again and
again rejected by Congress- provided the territories
crhelcss preserved from the pollution of Slavery Ii il the
substance arc for and the shadow If Gen TAYLOR
throws the influence of his and station in favor of the
admission of the State OF California NTH her present ConS
tuition, and the protection of New Mexico against the efforts
Of Ieras TO subject and enSlare her he is practically on t
right side no matter what he feel constrained say in
shall thank him for his deeds and let those who choose
place emphasis on his words"
The same paper looks Gen TAYLOR to Sustain by mill
tary force the people of New Mexico against the claim pur-
suod with such contery by Texas subugatc them 10 her
dominion and her slavery" 1t also delights in Mr. Clay
toms Instructions to Butler kng-cspccay that passage
which says:
"Ihe ia,rs Of California and Ne,r lerico as then erd
al the conclusion Of treaty Of Guadalupe Hduco rceuat-
ing the relation OF the Inhabitants with each other 1rM
cfssary remain IL force in The Territories Their relations
with the former Government have been dissolved and
relations created between them and Government of the
United States but the ersng lars regulating the relations
ofMe people nth each other ,rU continue until Others
~ enacted shall snpercede them"
Upon this the Tribune exultngly exclnms
Enough said Thai is the rery proposition which the
friends Of Freedom in Congress 1roud hare been satisfied
with last winter but which the Savoracy and their Dickn.
would consent wherefore they would not let Ca
ornia be organized all 1t plain unequvocal law bu,
the Cahons and Qntmans do not the less stouy repudale
it, and insist that the Federal Constitution carries Slavery
or the right introduce and maintain Slavery into every
acre OF territory acquired by the Union"
We might extend these extracts and shew that the Caor-
MIA documents hailed by enemies at the North as
practically carrying their antslavery designs The last
few days have convinced that will have to resist not
only the aggressons of Congress- but of the Erecrc too
who TO all ntents and purposes banded with our oppo-
nens i'll practically forcing the Wmot Proviso upon the
! South.
Y
his exposure of the California message among the "ber
enders" Mr. Cngman, good Wing from North Carolina
has also raised tho flag of opposition and is denounced
by Northern Wings "Hotspur" and fanatic ~ He
warned the country that the South determined 10 have an
adjustment of the territorial question and that she would in
ais upon with her united power Ion correspondent of
the Baltimore Sun friendly the administration writes that
Gen. Taylos non-actve policy is rcpudated by The
tea South the whole Democracy, and BY the Wilmot Proyi
so wings Every consideration calls for adjustment of the
question at this session This collision between North and
South which is at hand is Of serious character
than any thing that ever occurred before The only parallel
TO ls the Missouri question Of 1920 and every one who
knows any thing of the history Of the day. must know tha,
the question was very nigh to the production fearful
sequences The North may, and probably will again try
and sec how near they civil war; without get
ting At the extreme point the question NAV aeain
be settled by compromise, adopted through the backing
out OF a few Northern members"
The feeling against the dodge proposition is said TO be
so strong that no appropriation bill will pass until the ques
ton settled The South will stand on the deensyeand
will leave to the North the responsibility of doing ustice
stopping the wheels of government or striking the first blow
of violence
II fatal to the South carry the sllys policy