Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-06-11
From tie Washington Union. .Jn'c ..


Fran Tie Washington Union. Jne ..
BEAR AND FOREEAH.
We ay before readers THIS morning c"'nhina' =,
f ,h Hon Riciarl X. Meade If virginia, t. when "
- III. sn.cia attention ot out reader. In ii"i'S we
uiGrorion we take occasion Il say that our columns ~
M, md viii be closed 10 any temperate "'n''l''hs
- he made To the proposed Adjustment, provided ey az
.nr,ored in articles oi such length thai our "sheI hi'"
80; w. -, cement, not force IL decline them W. 'sih
onl 10 tny the Of our paper 10 t">c rape anu ho
. fn,iics vino have brought the present dangers upon
a. na,n,rv. for with such we hold 10 Terms. -
Mcld lar ro.n reaching YET IN 'hii zo,s = 49,
It'll IL, ay have hec"noa little aiIiien he ma 80 '
particular bur impTactlc'b" mode Of sri'l's ,ae ]
~, I'M, ~ m Nip;ls the people al Virginia 7" I'VE p''e
=, III, country and /, the Union ifoln tht f""'s
tr h,tt.n,ntS bat patriotic man he Is, dr'o"" - M
couuiry and gentleman and Trend, whose iS ~
We appreciate, anu N'''0 -a '
T., nnhl,shns AIr Mca!,s communications We are i"fr'd
II ,,,g,,r, IA ourselves and Ia truth seli Ia lhne y"
ronlnn bu viii cn!"av"r 10 disrlafs, tia, ni,i -
s kindly spirit possible We desire 'lai eH.fy'"i
Shall 9. before thu people winch may tend :" ,N''i'
s,,. me terms and effect nj III" proposed
Va ,unst heartily sanction that Advancement VIVA W."
amendments whirh are known |" DC prarh'''' o' ~,
q, NJ NJ, win. t!at- Other 'nH's''' VIM"
involves a. much adopted through misapaelien'l"h o' MS
take. .;.,s az Air
us.ir which might h. H. !"d uirourtf"ns "lh" WI
linz, l., attribute them L. TIE hasc 81 comp 7''''' '
,hon a. any other motive. We therefore lake NJ ~, ~
poin ,hich IL makes against NJ ~ i; ii' III "l, "
! Tuesday wc incorrectly Reported t"c i'"'''' " "
70 his So have say, that ookins 10 our files W. 90
pied lie provisions a" the CLAYTON c"io'''iS' r.'"''"
,r,m In, draugIt printed III hr MINI lhinhih1 ua'
urndnen,s might have been made searched oar iits ~
l., July the 2h l-i7 and found ~ mention ni M Pas-l&
ri any amendment except tina. proposed by W. Johnson ~
MARYLAND The present attorney General nrr us, ~
cnn~tancr- thou"hi Ourselves sal. ~ c'"in" ,'n I'M
relative sa:cry II wa> originally Icp"F' - m''
CLAYTON Since rrcciyi MIR M,atc~ communications We
have obtained copy o The ScnaicS journal ani ~ 't'
journal find mention 81 any amendment al NE ciN
referred lhc~c iacts wc present = nll su'i"on -
/ sol
mcn If which there j. official record tn an@iIa" {" me
Clayton compromise made I" read ~ VI Aiti'' pre-
~enS H. W. harm this Fact hy e.aiInig ts biil - y WI
sent To the House oi representatives. .
This crr.r, which We have thus explained. VI. Meade
calls gross error BE il and yet ~ ash ~" can
Mr. Meade and his associates escape from the position II,
WHICH 80, tay, placed them llr. Meade admits that II the
Clayton compromise had said the territorial Legislature
should pass iw Respecting slavery, II would nave i'i
identical with ihr 81 the proposed Adjustment aI'
consccntly that h and those scna"is and representatives.
who VOTE, with him in Isis could not consistently opp'-'
this particular feature 81 Tho proposed adjustment LET ~
According I" Mr. Meade, and according 10 the RECORD
itself tin CLAYTON compromise, II sent Ia The lIous,
vi Representatives, provided thai $50 liw stALi ~ PASSED
R..rr,r,s. ms r,TAgiIsuME>r on mn pGouiGlloS 81
AFRICAN SLAVERY 1t ioT this provision that Mc~-rs
Meade Burt Nenahc Ar, voted whn lhcy sustained u
Claytnn'- compromise asan~ Nlr. Stephens motion
2ls, day ~ May in the year -5p. Mr. S"c 1T Louisiana
who came forward TIN leader 81 ihr Southern gentlemen
opposed Tie ilSmcni, altr Mr. flhlch. m"ii.. 10
failure took the ground iiin, The Adjustment did =" 4i't u
the territorial governments IT a.i and New Mexico the
rrvi - Of passing p>, police regulations which might b.
necessary 10 protect tic slaychni.r il should Lc decided
,, s,c,v can d, 10 those TERRITORIES In repy 10 Mr.
S, IL c sid ,l,, hc ,yas n,r,,ciIy w,inr 10 amend
the proposed Adjustment 10y makin" il provide that no law
shall passed rcsprtn. tac establishment m t-ris0n q
i,rr," Nav 81, ask j NJ, this identical win the lay
lon co,np,nm,. Can Mr. Sonlc or Mr. Meade DEM il =
No. they ic,. lhr Snnticin members who act
win Mr. Meade wiling 10 taxi hi. amendment offered by
Mr Clay on behalf ~ ihr friends 81 In, proposed Adjust.
man,p II NOV ,rr nat tow, can th,y pretend H. nsrv
themselves ,r their present course? What ah have they
l,4YItp me In
,i. n ,,,v reconcile i, ,h.n.,ly,e H. distract The
,,-, 10, ;. distinctions which l,y. ~, pr1r;ial hear.
nnl llr Meade admits that The t!rau.t ii ihr Carton
cnnpr,,u.c ~ aiu nicd met wh HI sanction and com.
ian,cd his vote How then lei ~ ask al; H. oppose thu
rpos,d Adjustment when H. friends arr Willing ~ give
him THE VERY TERMS ., til CLAYTON compromise for
which il, yo,,d on i,. 2-ih Of July ISIS Fin, 10 guard
na,n.r IN, possibility n error 81, o,c IRON, Mr. Claws a.
uly In Mr. Soui. In, extract i ~ follows:
/, tlr senator ,iI h. -ni-,ed win .ttiline out The
i,,sc w yole 1, strike or because Voted against put
tur il in or ,yn,l cau,cr, Ii, IL bon fno!i,, ~ II
l,r ha I'M territorial .l,,.e shall mother admit nor
sc!n!. slavery mhi,. viii leave open i, police ~, IL.
lions Ii IN. n.i,r wll be satisfied with ;l am ron.
INIT nu, tbc senator desires liz any in free, means y
any lst which o,es bo rond H. SD Object, y any
uni,,ti,u whir,, can rrst nom tal clau,c h ass,r,
either i.l slavery exists now in tin, country ur that il i
lawful 10 carry il there under Tie constitution Ut hr n,
st,,s E,r ,,un .,nn,t ,nr,c ~ i II M, s.p,t,r v.l
80 :, H., ,,,,;..,, =, d. .I,,,.' :, - M All ~. H.,
~ ,.;,r I'LL 49, -, l,,r. i,l.r ~ .i,,i,
nr cy,lnJe sla,crv-
Nr Webster Re.oc:tng the establishment or eNci-
sion Of slavery
Mr I'rrtl -
ty The rlluSc - A. IL declare that the lrrrori. legislature
SHALL ms. n, a. respecting the establishment or eNclusion
at slavery wll -, lur il with pleasure"
Th.,. ! mn ,,,.,,Lioo mi. larnu,nc ~, ur Snnlr
-n.,lr, az snn,hc,n IN, l.,,n Al M, ar,,, IN tlo rnn
ssi,n = ,,nJ ~, Nr Md. ebn,, INV d,c,c,on., H.
tween that and IN, CLAYTON COMPROMISE! w. have hinh
auprcca,un Of his talent, and ability vel We must be per.
,nit,,i i, s,y ,h, il. , fl he lntar,Lc. In, t,Sk
So much ,r rh first noin raised hy Ar Meade We wlI
| nav cnr.idcr IN. ,,l,crs with an n,.sblc l,reyitv
The second point i The CIyion coinpronis, gave 10
The Southern pcoue an opportunity of going Ia California
win their slaves Wei Sc admit ma but in maxim. the
issinn q, ,,u., csue,lly ask al Mr. l,,,. whether
m and tns, ,yh ~, with him iprni /, make ma, pr j.
,, III, ~, on Do thev nron,.c l., r..sf apr ,dt,.r
nrni which do ~, ,,,n,n California Ia slavery Il :,
lon hmm s,v ), ,ii,u Unnecessary and p.rte <i,p siler
ures - ma, rhir constituents u,y ,p,ak On that issue
II Nr uc,s means ~ stand hy III ,sncnn no wI h,v.
"a ,h,p,,n ar S,ul. t, ore,ani Souh,rn header tr SIr
S,u h,s hr,,,bt t,ry,rd = nrnsition vhcl ax,lud sa
yor, t,, IN ~ n,r, ~ t,li,,,ni, Nhrh Nr u4,Ie
h;rLs ,,s x,,j H. ,,,.,,,,. a., ~, in,a,..,i,, -
! sIaya I,nnr
| ~. n,. came - Nr ue,da. hi,J mini u, s,vs I'm,
me ,,r,,o..a id,n.,,,.n, ,u suhcci ~ tr.sI r,r am
| ,,ird -, TVS
Ne hoyc no man bc,r, NJ ana ~ cour.r a., cannot sax
,eciscl, ,,h,t nor,inn II Tsy,. ii h. ,,, ~ M, w..
49,. hr h. ,,n' =, h, ,r,,os.,I Adjustment IN, ,l,it
mn Ur u,i, .s,i,n,, l., j., ri.l,, g.. ..s ,yhat tnon
lIw i NV Ncyic, ,r M, ,,r, ~ .rrya- A. II, attached