Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-05-03

THE SOUTH AND IT'S scoNsTTuTloN..4 RIGHTS

THE SOUTH AND IT'S CoNSTiTUTl0N..l. RIGHTS
TIE :ASIIynLE CONVENTION. &r
tentcian: Allow a!dese, through The columns q"
The Enquire br.c article = he great Issue wlIch now
:yides our Union There is hercsy aaroai IN the conn
ry A"wilnot pro.ls" hercsy !" ihe doctFInr tfa'
m neop!e -. ;nc South Ia bc excluded from hef Ia
ri mi ri Iii migrating with their el,rcs into ihc Yer
oTy ac.lluod by the reay u iualonne finhlso. Il,
nl of IN, .-.,tl are 10 Le cxcic! rom the beautiful
al fertile aIicys If S.rn3q!: ani Saciment", ana rom
ni,cing H. any III the benefits ars!h5 from tht a.lu.-
lion Of TcEri:c~y BY The Mexican war-acfulTt ~
the ulooi ard 'fsasure oi nc people :" u, NV
s,a.es 10 excluo the Souh would be violation u 'he
.irI, of .c Federal cJnsi.luon - e'i.nt f-oH c l'cS
IL the ins,:tu ION .. slavery recognised ana protected
~ n: r srucrt il existed IT. T." co!o.2s ION. %
-r n. ise,oct.on.y Mar-ani, that the cansc whoa
Guar Mites III ownc ihc property III slayt wa HSe"
The .dca. convention a. The request >! Sna'cr '':!
,.r.-ad ulr,i.nods!r adopted y i is ofiell .'
p.oyci ~ the au;hentic rcc'r1s 81 ne lef .! "' %
IN s,c.1lu.J that TIE Federal Constitution VS. tne ="
spirit ui comnromsc Gaa ooncesson, c''I "oni '-Her
,15c -.r consented - " ihe SCUM "iiaoUt "
.l ac uwre:hl this spccies q! f-oitt vas
Thc Constitution nj clothes iae ow?c Win t!t aa'hoft%
..,u;rr bis riiiyc s.vcs 1nd nor!cs That i"' Slal:
~ h ~. M or claim o. the part" = w'on scr'!ce o
hnr mas hc c IIas this CONSTITUTIONAL stipulation been
rnc,pl;,i ,yh 40 l. has seen l"ndc - !csicf'" nsa-
, y The S,tc lcni.laoa Of te roGs'aveioslng states
nrr s,lyuns Rhode Island Vermont ard .Iass@ci'IsoS
aye ,nact, severe Fena laYa-2fchi3tiag t.
.Iel and ministerial officers from grcnilng an! rel j. -.
rnIerrc anY aid 10 hc c!airans oi Ge'e slaves :ia"F
~, .. hray i.ies and nurson,ieni in .Heii s.le PRISONS
~ rsir legislation tic Southern slave hC.der is ciasse
Win k;inautcfs slaves Gnd iclons The costaaa. "!o
* clear dS tic hLsio SAXON 'd. -
ana vet NJ Southern ran without pcing MS :llc, :"
North Of Mason and DIA1ns !nc or the purpose 90 c'
ng his fugitive slave. Already hasa wrf;y ci!!zen .. s Ma-
,vnnd been murdered the o Carts IT, IN m >ta'
II perns, lvana, by ruthless mob composed ol
s &c Another citizen o Maryland was recently ncar-
rerated r ,ic loathscc cells oi ocny wanna piso
case had assisted IL rcca atitung fugitive s'Fe 'io" ~
state oi Maryland ., -; e
propostions are nov before Congress or tho 4" ion d
slavery in the District of Columb' me aa'!'.oh " 'e
,lave trade between the States, ani oi me "' "
yery in forts magazines, nrscnas ans. CO." -
all places which The abolonisi. elaim Ac"srr u
,tiyc "auhuritv' for Congress- which "ota c",s'
c nnrrs into usyums for runaway slaves, and reader Tie
title for this species OF property sun more preramN ~ = m
solution offered during me last sssoh ~ ~, I:,G !,
member of the House oi Representatives lalr ,!"lp !"
,,kr the vote of negroes in the District o COMMUNE 10 "
the question of the abolition o slavery IN ll'c Sal
This would cap the climax ot Northern aesii' H.;
Southern constitutional rights. What cons'lh'a'' ''
would be ~ ,.;.l,,,r.
am unhesilatinsy of the opinion that the Legislature
,uht IA ne sustained in lis in reference 10 Sn"
n .n,.ron Tn, lime has arrived for the Sont 10 pe
nai:ei; ur pu,lc sentiment I" be embodied d. ~ ~ -
issue Lctween tie Nor-h ana >ottn Ne soh ruS ~
n,rarea to resist Ibis fell spirit Of N"rhe:n -aa,i.isil'
hrh even threatens the continuance Of glorious uncn
Th- Unoa this mode. Republic, our nope ana 's '.o'
- me world be rent asnncsf by WHOM - Wv
SOUTH bt BY the ma!cai aIatlc- oi the .so,'ti -
ass;,r mo- ne constitutional rights Of tae South oh
that !.c pconlc Of tie Norm woui pause ,ha we! ,t
cc,sc ..s unir y crusade a7al's. ~ ~
II tine Constitution IS il caic nom the sases 3d a'''S
who isaneI .t. , f.,.or,ior
Some ;ois1nS aprreh2nd ina. uh' ''."!'." II, i
will dissolve tie inica. caEno' him; 20. 'eeNo "
will save the Union by e,ir the North Sc iha We az
uo ri = b,oi o. broth RS in defence oil our cons ilii"
rehis Nj Weber tie .;ca ana pa .Fiott speech
Mn. ii IL rcceny dclivere! n The Ser4.e sa!s t,
~ ha3r tLe,e Is to be Il Convention ned at Nnshvle
an nrno 10 bele-e lint worthy gentlemen inee' a. VIZ,
lille in Convention. their object viii Ia /. adoa nn
;, 49, dysc Iln North - ear.licc Ga noieat!on 'e
acucate principles Of bcihery love and ailecoA aho . a.
,lcnent Constitution oi IN c""nfr a. II now
The i,rjf men NJ ,hc North acid ,onvenieH ne i''ei
oi ;mo~en. men hold Conv.nt;ors the aboh'!o.'>l'
hold Conventions; bit. Il. S":.eIE peete u,
Of nodlnn Convention for the purpose OF eInbodi rs no
lie sentiment and protecting themselves against ''e eou