Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-06-14

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states We do not consider that Ne ave arrived At that PEI
siod trust wcncyer Ny. IL AL events, sufficient 10
! the day Is the evil thereof
And now We have the honor OF pulling Of! ca, and
bidding the honorable Mr.. Meade good morning. We
haye other digniiies wait upon, aud wr cannot devote
much of our time of lem and, besides, To Gsc Tie
words OF very distinguished man. Under IN octo.ot >Hn,
rom the porticu o. the Richmond Capitol We have other
isl! 10 iry - variety too Is he charni Of liic and
r..,er, are within. exchange owcry Meades and TIE
nrbhly brooks landscapes ana brighter lrA>. We
r,urnr however bid a,,u worthy friend witou,
having with hin piece al advice Ia not 'hdAsr sHc
ouiy an.iciputiou- Hope better in., or y"f country,
md sleep sounG,r upon y"nr pillow lhr %ioTios 'd'trr
in when dwell may y"t survive H. ana "'ss our 'Ii
ron il our counrymcn little nor wise AMI !ilt
:ur, conciatory. For then the rain Descended AID tie
floods came and the Wind aew, and beat upon hhl House,
and il fen not i,r il was founded upon a rock
WAsliisotos, June d, l550.
S,R: I'm your editorial o this morning, you o"H lous
columns To discussion ihe merits o. M i4i"."H'
ana h.s recognize the old maxim al leaving reason Nee 10
combat and .rror" In ibis recognise Tie old tt" ." 'he
Enuuir,r .yho permitted hs Young friends Snfm> NE
familiarity Ut calm. him "ui state Rights WIN 'h'
maxim you conducts. the Democracy - virginia through
I'll lis trials glory and 10 victory iu You afe 20" III
Danger falling into the hands 81 IN" Phisn'S ." a"'
IN A ,rsn.: nn. and have i'n mi" strange 'hius iiy'f
whom you served must now come !" iieNcuc vs."
10 and IWHSt old 1oyq q ne OH siiidiis 's""
with hi- clviorc hand he head ~ III, sil"jtI sons
but fight ior Oonacar, he h1a dram" q" ne @"s
liz w'tiie doe. Turn hot y"n Weapon" upon o,"'. NE
L,ui,rs is the policy tine aciuneLl 10 Turn Sou"lh
upon Sonh4rnrr. 1T Iiie old MAJ "h''P "i'' Us nc
ki-hts al thu States. 49,
Yon were not iv dear sir exactly Just in your Leader MS
,aor:n: State Your advc,safys arguments larry; hsi'
me soul 81 discussion. did not say that II 'hs iAfi'n
COMPROMISE contained r. clause RESPECTING sl.'et'
which this Adjustment contains. wo could ~" CONSISTENCY
,.os. this Il. u,e If the proposed Adjustment Was,
il. Thar would not have been "s Tie Clayton cot"
promise AT a. ,..
surrender 81 Texas and YOU say you do not Hn'" .N
much given up. There Is, i'icn, some h1r ." '"'
tell YOU ho" muct ftco SHrt NfHt - i'"" ,o"''
oi and III thu =" "nea!i 81 Inc s'uint'h ,'''
loG ~" tl!r bill j. still open amendment. u - tc h
- j. you advocating. Let IA" an''i u "h1
will Q, for i, myself. lol br2 oil FROM tl, Objection com
nlrt,y and sag ri Mr. Jones proposes 10 amend u -
ai- you vii oppose n oi c"ur.r % Say The s'" MIN
discovered whu the Clayton htll Wa nl INN
mistaken IN this. hat IL = inn'i'h'. ih 'a'"
ii California Is The valley at thc Sdtich'" ana 't'''
san Ffants,, gold ~ ii'asi. In t'ic'SNta Il"
the Missouri line think lhrie ~" io "ii hia
south 81 =; ,crccs i. mn.,.. Red VI Kin. "i"ti' HAT
md accounts gold mines more liii one h""'
miles south al that line
Yon as>milate The report al the committee IL the pran
nlr ii a bin which has IN" oiac -: virtue ms
4 SAD mistake the preamble al u hil Is oeh i'irff'd
lln and often tunes Il controls me cosiIic3" u
iiis hl had sa! III preamble, Mhei''s Ai'ici" ''''
j. already excluded h the laws o McNco ana Iiei II ""'
enacted that The territorial government should pass NJ Ia"
admitting prohibiting Slavery d." You ny iat 'hs
would clcerudily exclude slavery lake counsel Oh
this SUBJECT before you act.
yam ask would be- willing 10 the Pfovlso eAend'i
over Utacb and New Mexico, under cr''nl-' ncs
answer would consent ia buy IT eli WIN save ''
rtory Would give up Virginia IL free sol Ia pi'N'n
il Wnuld Won give up Arkansas ~ all Texas - pc
vent il! lon may answer, "no; but ! Would nv
No third Of either OF at beast a Third ri Texas. Wei
would not; ! am stubborn any rce spiitG III
this respect and eira'y pJ6cr shdH f0mpd me ~
elae free soa IF sire trr'org II is sometimes ASKED
leAas consents why should We object Would II b" nom
n the other southern States II Georgia or i'"s''n'
we're 10 sell hc,scli third of herself Ia the !fc-,jrI'
Tor - millions OF dollars Wonld you be wiling To-
hall the money yourself 10 lninc" her 10 do "ii ""u'
= seriously nluic you
You say slavery would be necessarily excluded from
that part of Texas hus surrendered. l"n ate too ehni.
DENY that necessarily paT'ake o the fortunes 4" NJ"
Mexico whatever they might br; the same go'crnm''
wonld extend over both. iuu would na deny that the ai
mission OF slaves there IS extremely doubtful nier
least for the opinion prevails universally FL ~. t"u '
tu some extent NJ the South that the laws ui Mc\i""
socciins slavery prevail Two-thds 81 the c!iihna :" u"
L ,rd states, Al least, ." that orinon Nos" ~ you
!iuyc that STAKEHOLDER would take his slaves there unde
such crcu.s stances Now. why subject Texas tni" at
lucstionnLy sla.e territory 10 this hazard! ltel' again
had rather submit IL the Nimo f0v.so J regard II niue
honorable IT, do s"fhan 10 buy oil the nsnl; with ,t'r M
ory Tell ne, for what purpose j. Texas suri"n 'eod o"
for this Tel me, again AK you. The BOUNDARY between
New Mexico BE settled without H. New aoNlco d"n
claim this country but fcNas claims part III New M'N
co. Buy this claim out, and nothn. more. Can yon a.
sign ANY other for this iea,nren thebi but e hop
getting Northern votes. lay urin. lhcn this chance 3"
getting more free soil and thus wcakonn.: ia" South.
Yon say this bill il the best we can ID. Shall ~" i1.'
anything that may be the best we ran do This reas'r
would equally apply Ia the Wim"t Pravso. Why 80 R
tie North give the Missouri line, and say il n ir .
She do! l. The Union worth uoiln. 10 her S',E
alone make sacrifices II she prefers the toN
the unionii she viii give bat iw"tths o tn e''
which have purchased with Tie Hood Dl oGT bNr
sons because OF her hatred slavery let ask yn II
cando what hope is there ni future union, cyr"r nn
terms nj entire suhIugation! The Missouri Inc
live but about 200 600 square mics, while t,c Nofi'
would have 3o009o ~ be hereafter erected into STATE
luu say ynu for peace Why should ac a.'nr a1'
the price! Eat would yuu lr p'ace Nv this ill > "iiF
stop agitation No. r no: not until slavery in '!ic nsr
- abolished moi until the slave trade bciwecn the SAT-,
>nrpicSsod iaiiy, not until shaver, "this national ~
grace" lis abolished anil No hay' witnessed The last Mos
STRUGGLE between the white man AMI the African.
Mr. Editor deceive not yourself and your rea'rfs '''
the idea that tins an-,apery feeling is confined 10 i''
ilnacs. | appeal the history of Iii, aud The last Cor
.ress 10 reuie H. AZ this day most ultra anu
slavery proposition which has yet been vGnutd "n ""'
receive tlrceoufhs Of the Northern .o,c ard thu aef
rom the ball Of fourth a third the Southern ''f
would insure its passage. Look the ayes and n2e'~
III" last Congress. Every aniiay.ry proposition was ~
tanned by treeOurtS and sometimes hy vc-Nisi- "i H
northern vote On las The 'nbc the bill w''
had passed 10 lis third rsadine introduced by Mr. 'din
:" ONO. nj The last session 10 submit the question 81 en-
cpai"n IN he District OF Coinmba Ia all the cititl-
Guiding slaves and free NEGROES ~ of 10 Northern 81
r"-"niayes yJici against laying the abchut u. no
laird, voting the motion.
Mr. Editor this against slavery in the South -
i,a Of the age. and wi BE- perpetual; it, advocates ""
stronger every day whe FROM concession alter co"
will be growing wrnhes and weaker Our utuf sae
and security depend entirely upon oar oyn strength an
ability Ia defend Ourselves. Give uo htn nothia2 f. "'
weaken US Better 10 give mp Utah md New M.Nlc" t'
tu' ieNa@ III Remember t'ltt iaIS iit 'r'
S"n" "oni bring tree soil dov.. into iie very 1T 81 N
crii1n region.
Let Is lnsis, the Missouri line and stretch 'as
IN" Pacific keep the enemy in front ana protect our '
and rear have heard southern members tiat t' ~
II passe-, wo"ld cause every cotton and SUGAR 'it,
p'"hlt!t any further Introduction Ut slaves their Hs
sliviy would require such policy. Think OF your
VIRGINIA in that event Ia twenty five years she w2l' i
million OF slaves When all the .r.,' states made "u
California, Utah, New Mexico, Oregon, &c., have N+
brought into The Union few years hence-"nen lf 7''
81 New Mexico, sonth Of us have been settled - ne,
es then the prrssafc sides wil! cause
ration grow thick and shor, the se:pcni's io!s WV
come tighter and tighter The events 81 todhy WIZ I
crowd upon the recollection ot Children aud yoni %
children and. they Weld fate from wfcn no e a.
save them ,hey viii bless perhaps memory -
now DO our fathers Of 10. RESPECTFULLY. .,or