Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-15

ron Ina, we cannot consent put the Gins OF govern
meat ii Tic hands of minority OF The .@"pc ior til'
purpose Of protecting aSes or any o,et sle o
scnied Is persons property. 1T The same iiine
we have said own provisions for the proGe
ton of this property; PROVIDE tiat sa.i- 81:
that The legislature shall have no power to abolish si
yory or to PASS any law inpairng or interfering WIN
the rights of owners. Anything Which you may th'h"
NECESSARY in the way of constitutional provisions VIC
will aid yor 10 insert lu. W c''i''o' s''. -" ~
scntat ion Oil account oil tiichi.
Il !. tho last thing rou ought f" ask. am Protec-
tion man in reference to slave property as am III rc
creme. To ali other property but is save h"e' III
ask Of the government is bands oil Make no dis
crim a;inn between he slave holder ana The
bner Pm NO caus. Of jealousy between my neighbor
aud myself Give IN no political power in the way OF
r.nrosont,r;o, becalse am Il slave holder, which you
Withhold from him. Who is not. Do not d" this tang
as between individual czens-do not do IT, As between
The different sections of the State. II ou wish to pre-
serve This Institutes in security and quiet amid Ill the
,n,.rs which thrcen US without Ipray YOU do not use
if ~ the means of Injustice towards your own people at
howe Do not conitn majority of Your white pcpu-
aton TO poitica ilcrority, because they have not a.
LARGE an interest a: this property, have.
Do not tempt them first, to view with jealousy and then
| percbancc TO hate the cause Vi this ln;crorty.
7 sneak with tn. franknc-s, which becomes 4 MEN,
bcr az thc household and bcsccch You a Nirginan
to throw away thi, apple Of discard before it mars the
peace of the family circle The people of western Viz
GINA upon all the questions growing out of the institu-
tjou Of slavery AMI which have Of late, much dis
turIed the public tranquility sound and reliable
as thu peopc Of eastern Virginia Annually in the leg
.laiv hail. our representatives. unite with yours. to
put the commonwealth in any attitude towards her sis
| Ter States that you may deem desirable. Our people
arc ready to defend you only with paper bullets in
the shape Of resolutions but they ready to stand b
Won to th. death if needs be. And in this state of
| things holding rs they do twenty six millions of dol
lars worth Of this property, this is the way you trea;
them Sir that property is growing and increasing west
Of the mountains every day. Spreading in the vaeS
spreading in the central wcs-spreldng III the south
west Sly own county, contains population Of
over three thousand slaves, an, If the fugitive slave
law shall work well It's friends hope and antici-
pate this population is destined to increase To very
large cxtcn, in that county owing to the fact of'it-
NJ the salt works And yet in reference to the ta::.in
and protection Of this species of property, they not
| TO be trusted
Can moi the east be awakened to the folly and the
danger Of this course Put this odious measure upon
US with the small majority which you have in this BODY
and send us home TO explain it TO cur constituent let
Us give the hes; count Of it, and what vii! i;
be: That although the western division OF the state,
has now majority of ninety-tlrec thousand Of Tia.
white population land surprising both districts Ia in
crease the ratio hereafter n for The last ten
years. viii have in 1880. mn orty 81 100000 and in
1870 IL majority of 10000 yet tl!a have framed 4
constitution which gives The eastern DIVISION majori
| ~ i'll tho legislature CT nineteen members That our
EASTERN brethren claimed this power in order to protect
their property and mainly their slave propcrty-wc will
have To tell them, thai offered You any ana every
guarantee that could be desired against excessive taxa
ton improper appropriation or interference with the
Rights oI propertv-that VIC offered provision By
| witch no law could he enacted touching sla"es aud
slave property unless cnncurred i'll by aiority of the
members ol the Legislature representing eastern Fir
| gina.
But. that vou rejected all our cEers and We're deaf to
all our remon=tranccs-that YOU had the power 10 adopt
the mixed basis and that feeling power YOU had forgot
ten right.
What will he the effect of these recals on the p, b.
lie mind in western Virginia, will not undertake 10 ali
ticpate ask eastern gentlemen themselves to rei"c
| OIL their probable consequences and effects.
But. .ir. Chairman. must proceed 10 other topics.
promise to datan the C"'imittcc but short time on
or. and | an exceedingly indebted TO them for tie II
,!ugcncr wh'ch they have already kindly cXteudc
t' me- have word to say reference to the
relations and interests OF this old oi orr:
member Of this great coufeeracr OF which she i
,G,. and III Connection too with this very Question ~
slavery aud slave property. To what am about t"
say would t..k tie liberty of inviting the attention
.: my friend from Lni,t,rn. (Mr. JASSET.) under
stood him promising to-day that if could satisfy
his nsnd that there nny one interest OF the Yves
thai would not be as well secured BY this mixed basis
a. nr the white basis. in that a"em he -;omld 90 with
liz, aud give up the mixed basis Well. :lI going
10 undertake that job will endeavor SHOW him anu
T. show this Committee. that there great qucs
tcn wing before ;lsn"t far in front OF us III all prob
ability-iu which nave interest bat YOU wu not
Mr.. Chairman, it is Necessary refresh your
inCnnry that OF the Committee, with tie details ci
recent occurrences. We know the agitations which have
pr vailed, and we know further at in reference to
this very species Of property, the only securities W.
have ;" lar "a; the general government Is concerned are
these iach dcrided guarantees paper and palch!.cnt
bonds they termed. What COED docs he basis Of
federal Ir@lbers do you in the general government
where the norsiave holding States haze now, maor
~ agas; you and will have mach larger proportion
hereafter How the rights oI the sOu,h secured
cxccpa by the constitution of the United States, and
what is In, constitution itself but great guarantee
Wat Is every constitutions. but guarantee.
Sir, am willing to live under and abide by these
guarantees NJ The federal constitution They ara enough
il they carried out-euouch and enough for al
time to COME They have withstand! all the storms aud
violence which have far assaiIcd them. We have
heard the roar Of the tempest and the flashing Of tho
pillows We have the crested rolling in from
the mort bern ocean, and have il setting III from
the southern ocean. and we have them breaking lii
harmless ioam and spray upon the great guarantees oil
The federal constuol-the old ship OF State. still ri
ding proudly upon TIE bosom of the waters held fat to
her moorlngs b. these strong Chain Cables
In all that relates to connection with the federal
government, We have noihin. else 10 rely upon.
They have proved III: sufficient f.r you, when attach
ed to s0ver,mcn. having interest in slavery what.
ever II they not good enough for nsif they will
not do at home, amongst own people where slavery
exists, where il is established aud protected by law, and
is df!lscd throughout the whole wcalth-if they
will not do Leref you cannot trust western Virginia,
how can you trust the northern people who have no
connection with Savcry, and who arc hostile to the in
s;itutiOn.
Mr.. Chairman, the gentleman from Fauqu;er, DIR.
SccTr) said that there was "a procvity to disunon
sentiment in eastern Virginia" In speaking of tie pco
pie of western Virginia, he said he looked upon our
erowt. with the pride of Virginan and the sympa.
try Of brother. and that lie looked 10 people ior
important aid in the preservation OF the Union of these
States In this expression OF sentiment be has but Zone
justice to the western people They do love this mon
moi with t, occasional! temporary attachment. but
with = devotion firm and mistaken a. the mountains
among which they dwell and constant the flow Of
tie streams which issuc from their base twas t. the
pcopleof " est Augusta that the thoughts Of Wash
ustons great sou! we're directed when in the darkest
hoir OF the revolution and when all was disaster and
disTay around him. despair filled every heart hut his
own he declared that though stripped of all Of
attack or defence If lie given the ability to erect
standard. however attcrcd and upon the hills Of
West Augusta. he could sc; cal around him the men,
who would lit up and restore the bleeding fortunes %
his country. Sir, people the children Of that o!
West Augusta Applause The descendants Of
those whom Washington looics: for succor and sup
port, as determined to preserve the independence