Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-09

90 in a body to lbeiate the prisoner. al
The circumstances these On Satnrin. evening" Apr.I
% thee Young went 10 Charlottesville ana whist uHe
the luc,cc Of Eguar got into difficulty with the fo'icc
Officer To bailsd ana the third who uniortuna.eN
attacked Magistrate wac had connilndea MS ares wa"
..r 70 , During the evening some two hundred stNeh'
,cd nv r,,tios,y visited the town Some report beng IN c-
cuion that att-mpt would be made 10 force Inc la e
militia were ordered out. -. ,
a. lie young gentleman became perfectly sober, he was NO.
Grated. :,
". e. Barkc ". 5. Forbes.
J. X. Wallace, K. Tyler
B. II. Tatuu, ID. Day,
G. H. Worsham, J. Conway Brown
\. c. Moss, r. Kfes,
]. f. Mason, K Barksdaie,
" v. Rose. Henry laylor,
r. pluu,er Eobson, VIM. Aye,t WINSTON,
YIN, K AyIe;t I. Churchill! F!tzhuShi
" " :, i. Ii. psnsan.s
BOSTON AND THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAM
The agents Of Mr. Potter who assisted in the recovery OF
Sins. at Boston, have published the following card IN inc
Savannah Republicans
i CARD.
TO THE PEOPLE OF BOSTON:
Tie undersigned received during their late 'is 10 boston
hands % the good people OF that city 50 much a'"t
kaAarss Intention courtesy ana aid that they ee II 10 be
their luty make formal and public acknowledgment
o -. -. 49,
We went 10 Boston in the pursuit o! fugitive s!areas
entire strangers. with or two letters oil !ho1c'i"h
I nosscsSin claim whatever the people Of that CITY
U! r these circumstances we were most Hospitality received
ami surrounded dnrn@ our sta? there ny man! nun
drci Of gentlemen who aided by every means III tcr
po.,: Tie merchants nj the city IN particular were
Jcnous in their efforts 10 serve US IL "ou give
Us measure cnl.ncrata some OF these individuals,
o,t inc numbers we're great t! il would be- wrong 10
p,rfl.rzc 10 Marshal ruaey, officer .. A. Bu.nan and
III" Boston police generally we are Indebted 'o .e en-
cc and friendly advice Indeed our reception coua
not been more kind and encouraging rom lei
tiers which b: no" IN our possession coming ro'
vi high standing We make no DOUBT mat we co"u
h.rc obtained security iHd II been reuI:edl 10 me amount
o. millions of dollars. Every thing we saw ana heard III
Boston has G minds the strong and enduring I'm.
t.i, iiy.r, al i
l.;r p.oulc-d. teruincd the ia~s executed ana
determined to DO justice the South We venture 10 re-
mars IN conclusion that hg recovery Of another slave There
"0'' - JOHN b. BACON,
VI. ). DLiON.
fTf,ro the san FIancc" Public Balance %! March 81
I,rE FROM MENlCO-BATTLE BETWEEN THE MExt-
c,:S And ArAcHgsWe learn from gentle nan who ar!v-
m IL the city Yesterday oUnd the b'igant!ne Mary PhI0e
from Gynas and San Diego, that tue cholera has been Tor
stnc time raging fearful throughout Sonora. DR..
,:c an American physician, practising with great sue
CO., throughout the country. and looked hpon us The pre-.
server o! the people. Ills principal mci:na is mlXtn Of
red nper ind water ani the success with which c meets
III curing the most siruen cases Is astonishing.
In the Gr par: % February battle was fought between
the onUran troops under Zen CasIo ana inc Apache n
dim. in which former completely defeated some
hu!Fci % their best men being Killed on the held, and
o,;a- over three iuircd prisoners. The loss the In
dian. was l!ng. The origin vi The war, informed
, discovery Of rich places OF gold aud slrer in the Apa
che county which the Sonoan7 ",'''e" 10 work, h"t
il was ,oI safe dig except when in large parties II
wish 1 the >onoIiins 10 drive oil the Apaces IN order tina
they may work the mines, but the signal defeat they
win IN the late engagement has rather cshearerei them
The crops in Sonora have almost entirely failed and sea
deal OF distress Is lell for he .an OF PROVISIONS
STATE or ILLINOIS
Joint Resolutions pse bye Seventeenth General lssem5y
Of he Sia'eq Illinois, al IA: session thereof begun ana held!
| the city o; Spring d,iI, Junu4ry6 1851.
r. SOLVED By and ious. OF Representatives OF
the General Assembly o! Illinois, that the consultation
the United States was the result compromise and cou
!
fr. States representa-! in the convention OF 1881 and
der which his con:cIeCicy D sovereign States bol4nt
r.ciHr and consnna,cd Union for certain general
and limited purposes; and that the federal u,
ol The constitution, Is one Of limited powers,
derived exclusively that instrument ana in o:,r. 10
IL pr-$a5vau al the grants Ut power therein contanr,!
SHOULD c strictly b. all the departments aud
agents oi the rnet, government 50 cDnSt!taied and
~ the CONCESSIONS anu compromises herin contained should
faithfully observed and maintained by all 81 our
connIy and that is at all tines angcrou, and
eicnt exercise doubtful constitutional pu,ers ui.
the necessity and Of Tie naJn Shout! mani.
i.-Ii: surinDGut T@cS ions 0 doubt and expectancy.
Resolved That The institution al slavery one of tl,
principal subjects OF compromise embraced in the
on anL IA, general assembly, without committing Itself
the question OF tie constitutional power OF Congress-
att upon the subject OF slavery in the Territories of
.c United States deem thu exercise such power on,c,s
and !neSp"'eni b"caase the exercise Of the same is
calculated IL impair The happiness ot Inc people, and To en-
danger tho Jcrpctatty -: nuc glorious Union
Resolved THAI regarding tie Constitution Of tho United
States not conflicting with The Divine las as rcveue 10
US as ciii"en- oi the American Union know higher
w hln the constitution, Of cJYn,ry that rs
oi the general assembly Of Illinois: when take ar
oath support the Constitution oil the United Staes do
Consider that make mental reservation touching
the EeluIT2ments y! duty imposed By that instrument
Therefore,
Bel, resolved by the Senate and House OF REPRESENTATIVES
ri the General Assembly OF Illinois, That all laws passed By
,nr Congress of United States under and pursuance III
the constitution should be supported upheld nnl obcycd by
all the c:izcns ri this and every other STATE and Territory in
the Union.
esoysi That The controversy npon the subject Of slavery
between The sa.Ihodng ana savehong Sltes Of the
Enign and the isactn Jralous!es and destruction
uutua confidence among the several States arising there.
from should De deprecated by good citizen lover
% MS country il the North, South East, and Vest a. .v
inc The inevitable tendency ii losnng the bonds uf union
threatening PROSTATE the modest fabric OF civil and
religious liberty that the world ever saw.
Resolved, That the system vi adjustment or compronise
passed during last session of Congress- comprs np the
admission California the establishment Of territorial m
vernmcni Tor Utah and New Mexico without the Wmot
prpyiso $50 caied settlement of the boundary line be-
tween Texas and New Mexico the suppression OF the slave
trade the District 81 Coi1ma ana The amendment OF the
Of 1898 :or the recovery Of fugitive slaves em!nen,y
calculated the controversy and restore peac
ucude. and confidence between The different sections of
beloved country ami meets with The hearty concurrence
and approval Of this general assembly.
Resolved That senators be instructed and orr rrrc
senavcs the Congress nt the United States
all their energies and 10 employ their best abilities
n influence IN resistance TO any and all attempts that NAV
be made disturb se either by repeal or moLj
cation o the measures embraced in tina, system, Of ad
IustIEgnt compromise.
Resolved That any resolutions passed by any previous
gene. assembly, in conflict with the foregoing and ,ne
clay those adopted during he s, session oil the last gene
raj assembly Shown the Wimo Proyiso resolu,i9ns Of
instructions, ae AZ! The hereby, Tesaini-d
k:-"lE 4, ia: ". arPro:c u The manly and Patriotic
stal aauL b. tic Executive OF the United States in evin
cling mis- determination and enforce all laws con-
stiionaly enacted and that the people Of the State Hi
nois will c!earful!y sustain him in SO doing.
Resolved That his excelency the governor Of this Stale
be requested 10 transmit copy OF the foregoing resolutions
- each u Scnlurs anl Representatives. with request
ina copy taseo! be in each House Congress-
| also copy 10 me executive Of each State % the Union
10 &c l Hco:c taui. respective Legislatures the posi-
ton o; Illinois, far be defined by her General As
senbly may 5e understood ~ the other States of the
Union SIDNEY BREESE
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
WILLIAM McMURTRY
Speaker oil the Senate.
BERKELEY COUNTY, VA.-The Martinsburg IVA !
Gazette mat Cot John s. Sohe clerk of the court
there -. he last twenty years. has rendered his resignation
- take eiec; June 18TH and il understands that Major Israel
Robinson OF Washington, clerk in the Navy Depart.
msnt, Is 10 I'LL the vacancy.
Inc subscription books 10 The stock of the Bank of the