Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-12-13
NUMBER 65.

explained Observation has taught me- sir that wh!!o
tr.e were fanattrs in he North 'heJ an ultra schoci
u politicians in the South; and while eprobate ana oatho
the one am mol Yer prepared follow whithersoeyer tha
other niay lead have sometimes feared sir that thee
politicians Of h South soughl the dis5oG
tion n the Union 10! the kc o Gisunon and the peSons
aggrand2emn thai might perrhaEce be uTon
such catastrophe and alleged the protection
usoihern rights and southern propey. And fran saY
that have sometimes feared thai Senator Mason had given
evidence conducting 10 ' belief ha Ii" was not without
pathy with this dce class of southern politicians During
the last session Congress- and stormy and fearful sesso:
il was, saw Mr Mason one of the of WI.
gini Southern STAT battling shonlaer In -aouIcr VIII
the widest fc!cs OF III" North and 10 effect common
purpose casting his sid, hy side with the votes Of The
SewaIds and the Hass. Sir these tIaa'ic OF tho
North and the calpio. al Southern rights thus aiern.-
1ina and battling voting together my mind sol
iren awaken lhr fearful apprsnensions Of ne
friends and lovers Of this Union Bat this isno: ALL have
heard the voice complaint lor past continually coa
from The Sonth no; c overt ac oi aggression
upon the property tights o the South; but the cunpaint
was that the people o. the North and their epe2esenta'
lives in Congress- by their unreasng and continual d4'
lion o the question slavery, had rendered the possession
Of The sayr property OF the South insecure and had cHusea
dcpfrciate value Aud that the North thus, by IN
direction sought do and daily doing, positive IN
lnry ani injustice the South which was not authorized
by the Constitution contemplated by ia anera but wis
in drfc; conc, with the compromise provisions o tha "a
cred instrument by which, for The sake OF lnon the rght
Of property in slaves was secured to The o~neF ihS
sir, vas wcll-foundrd and reasonable complaint
The nnreasng agitation oi this question: on Tue part o.
the North indirect attack upon Southern rights thst
was well worthy the attention o Southern men, And souo
had already declared that its continuance would be sufficient
cause for The oi Southern States and the forna
un Of Southern cunrdcIacy for mutual protection aghinet
the systematic and organized agator> OF The North bl'
sir before hr voice oi cJnpnt had died away IN the dis
tanco; veg, sir, while The Capitol ot your own STATE "aa
with open and loud complaint OF the Northern
agitation o the question nt slavery, and the entire SCUM
were taking counsel together or the purpose oi de,ne
constitutional oi resisting s vrcc The Hon james
w. Mason, ol The representatives OF this proud Old
commonwealth the United States Senafes doiiing ms
senatorial robes standing forth the advocate and
sab citu MIR ,lp pS
Press in the city oi Washington And or what purpose.
think YOU this Southern Press 10 DO established 10
alay agitation II might and would inevitably increase
but could not BY any possibility diminish THIS much ana no.
unIus,iy complained o agitation. have never been ao's
10 good and can anticipate much OF e' hal may
result from such move Sir have eareo IL was h'ehaeu
by It's projectors hasten the crissa II was INTENDED ~
Increase citation; and with il this fearful question IA 10 oo
as..utsd, and ogitaud until this lnlon is c"n'h'eu
from its centre 10 circumference, and unui the last
-nnien, by which thes. States arc held tosehe sna''
be snap asundcr Sir such br lis object. wan, no'ng
10 do with II. II such he is Object ! has' no syn.
pahy with s projectors am tor the lnl'n--the mon ss
il was intended and, ii is not as II ran yet DC macs
the champion Of rights and the avenesi o; wrongs IL y
a beautiful political structure; and accurstd be the haho
wbe tncr Northern Southern that would thessy mar IL
proportions approve oi the fugitive slave OH III an us
provisions Ii the present administration VIII NOT enolc.
H. lei US not yet abandon the Cnion but lei Us place ono h
power by constitutional means, who VIII enforce II 10 ue
very letter Ii fail in this and hr Norm SUI 'tpuoiaN.
nules rrpeals lis provisions, hen IL VIII ne u'c eoos
talk Of disunon and serrIlo wars . . ,
But air am assured by the friends OF Mr. Mason TINT
had his and misunderstood his vews ano
since the party with whom has ever been my pride 10 nc.
ure united in his support acquiesce In h' eiec'on aho
my vote for James VI. Mason
l THE SENATE on Saturday last, pending the secti'n
Of L. ). Senator
Mr. WOODS said he should cast off the mantle OF party
When Mr. Mason was elected M. w. voted against him.
Since that time circumstances had materially changsa
He referred 10 declarations sent 10 our Senators oy 'hc
Legislature and said so far as no was informed M 41U
had in every particular carried out those declarations ne
had heard that MI Mason had disresaded Inc lnhresso'
The South in opposing the Compromise What was this
great Compromise Upon what spot Of The Territory cou
the STAKEHOLDER settlc down And what equivalent a!a
the North give US FOR this liberal appropriation Tor themee
WHY the fugitive law which nothing more than We NAG
long ago in the constitution and in law OF Congress wn9
had become from, rrory ahd ote~as r. ana
iecinn s f ho Wilmoi provsn had been passed !. seem
70 Him az shat every thing been done which We said
should not be done lie said the immense SIZE ol an
,yns proof that the exclusion OF the South from the
Territory was intended Mr. Mason had voted precisely as
he should have voted and dscnrd!ns AL party
tons hr should say 10 Mr. Mason ven ao''r' ''" e"V
and faithful servant.