Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-07-01

will narsg tonca t-never think Of adopting it-tor
ncrncnt. kew that you may talk until doomsdav
about lie uat.a rights o n!sn and a that, anl you
Will gc i.. 10 vote Tor division ot the State
and turn his pccpe to sAeghany Tor protec
ton. Never. Nor will you get him TO vote for
an arbitrary basis with tie mixed basis upon the
side eud the willie basis tie other. throwing his pep
p,. oil the wrop side. cutting of the valley from her
present alliance dep.via5 her OF portion of the
presentation to which she il entitled, and turning
her over TO the tender Inccies Of transAlleghay with
m al rciore,n .ax She would rs soou turn the a.ut
orcr TO the terdrr care Of the wolf How is this com
promise then to avoid division Of the State How i
it healing measures How will it stop the cataract
the west How will it appcase their demands What
stop the division of the State when gentlemen say the
constituents tell them no. merely you shall put W
with the mixed tas but you shall not remain il vol
DO no, yet the white basis an alternative proposition
which will be cuuivaLt = tie white basis because aT
ing Il majority Uf the white population "a! the voter
of the State We viii sdop: the white basis just Ger
tair .oa give Us the power l- It Will he 10 Us JUS
as If you a,luy; il in the halt Of The Convention Bu
ar,iIi give ny .rciij Berkeley, and my frieu.
from Jefferson. and M friend from kuiawl!a. ana ror
Marion and Sc3t and I'll those western counties credit
for sincerity believe What they say, they think
what they declare they viii TO- they 1T The time :neIit
10 DO How then is it that they $40 here upoi
the high ground OF prime pie, appealing to Coo, aye k,
lay ir!enu from Accoi:c, wit. ills gr.a, shield Of Jeho
yah in front Of his persvH which must BE- successful
pierced before that prime pic can be orerthroWn: VIII,
o::ie here claiming great right, right because it is
ryli:, trine right anH seeming power, not solIiig
t.r souls with a!v o:e Of power, and still less any
hope OF Ecf can HOW take tE:, rrcposi:ion' Can
.ev after they haze male all these Lshsounding pro
!rssivns after having made all these declarations be-
fore God aud to test the sincerity Of their pr
cple-ater they have ellcavorel to show that no
government; is republican that does not rest upon the
basis OF numbers, will Ley pass through the tellers
with their head. tcnt down upon their breasts ana
each man answers call say, republican,
rrrouncc rcv-bicanis:-l pass under TIE yoke Of Il
monarchy and Ge.puts,-l repulntc that which haze
called God to witness never would yield aud whic:.
believe is principle that never could he surrender
ed and certainly ought to be-and Drw ~
,nou" Can they will they thus degrade themselves
!urcnd the expression il odiols offensive
Any one woulG not apply it to any gentleman per-
spr.l.y it reference to their principles, not IN
reference their persura dignity, tut III reference TO
VIA! they say is their obligation to their constituents
Vii! they be marched down between the teller. in all
i.c Of this hall in favor Of proposition rcpudia,ins
,vrry profession every declaration every protcstatlu
.:.ry have made upon this subjects What will my
friend from Augusta do: Will lie do it! Well, ii h"
does he ou; first TO pcr'rni another tas;-a task sc
painful that am he coald not well perform IL
should not desire him required 10 perform II.
Painful i; would DC to yet To relieve him from,
the ,ccssv, would perform IL for him myself ant
that would be- before the vote taken to ask to be al
loves, 10 take my stand where all might heal; aud rei.
his abe and eloquent speech backwards Laughter
Cer.n!: il ca.Ut stand i'll print it Is il cannot b.
allowed to 20 it is: il must be read backward,
reversed before ever lie can he brought 10 adopt ,h
proposition. We are by il not oay 10 have government
founded in utter disregard of the great principle which
they maintain and cultenled for, but We are u have
government utterly unpr;ncipled, founded upon pro-
vssed principle, vet. accomplishing in lis operations thai
which they s:ly odious principle, tho repreen
aon Of property against persons TO the exclusion o
ersnus Tic representation OF slaves Is persons anG
then it is to b. i'll the power of any one, s!nSe, unprin
cpcd trckstcr whose morality finds no force in pedy
to control the government and barter away the best
interests OF the people, aud III behalf OF such scheme
the cry Of Compromise. Compromise Union Union
Save the Union Sa"e the State is raised!
mean no Gsrespect TO any one in the world, when
sny that to my mind, that is the cheapest t!unceI
current OF the day. Sir. Seward is union mar-h,
cries cut for the Union, now ana forever for better for
worse" Auv can cry out for the Union. He some
lines shru:s ouIcs for It who cares least The ince.
diaries OF Buffalo TIE other day fired house alter house
and all members Of tire companies, and rs soop
It. tL y set house blazing they SCI 10 work to put
the fire out, i then denounced the iucendiarics anti,
they camt. Any body may cry out for the Cn!on
bu, what does that iHiy DO gentlemen mean 10 "a.
..t the, vii! have Union either of all the States or
vi sugc :ta.c mt all hazards and ~ the last extrel
tv" Cine whar nlay let the loss Le what it may, vii!
saw n..lIy o! tE that iIay will not submit 10 gov
erIncn which does give TO them their principle OF
In Other words theT will have Union
but it must lie u!:on Oil their own terms. Nr. Cla,
si and very properly that if government ever inter-
Tered with or invaded the title slaves i'll the States
that would be iu.t cause for disunion. " III any
man dissent from hiH! Would any man then tolerate
The Union If there be such man have no syE,pa
lhy with him. j. ;uy man for union OF tyrants or OPP
prtssors trls: value this Union, State and Federal
oh | | ne as
any disturb it, elt rs much qualification at tn
Passage OF the late compromise measures rs any inan
because though unequal they gave peace and preserved
the Union. | Lore the Union, but why Because
love liber.y-kccause love liberty regulated by law
because love peace and order and securty-because
am devoted the Union and 10 the glory and the vel
fare Of my country, and the Tn on is the great lnru
under Heaven Of their preservation. Bat let il
become subvcrsvc Of ininical to these. Let il be
the opprcssor OF tie people, destructive Of ;hen
interests an, the enemy of liberty and when that hate
fu day sha!l conc Il !: the wrath OF God 1t should
come am Union man. But why raise cry OF t>
any than the cry of the rich asaius. the poor
Wig is it done sn for What purpose, unless it be either
to rshten men from tneit lr"priety or mould their
Judgements under the inf fence Of passion and OF excite
nlent So witt! Virginia. | love her Il. Virginia.
venerate her nanei love her people and her SOIL her
hills and rocks her plains and streams are dear to me
would have her ole, united. lndvlsible always IL Is
under tie flag of Virginia that would rally always
ginia Shall hoist her baauer aud call upon her u
defe.; it. will be fo:uu at the foot OF the staff
capable OF ral!ying to any thing. car. where
how or whcl it will be enough 20 know that her bann"
is uuired and her summoned to defcn! it
but would not ujurc ne Of its broad folds would
preserve them entire, utoru and untarnishcd. But il
or er that as shall become the bloodstained banner OF
tvrant-shali become the emblem Of oppression ana
not the casgn of litery-when the motto of Virginia
shall be oberatcd aud no longer with her foot upon
his neck and her spear at his breast Virginia procaim
sic .apcr tyrua,s then tell not Of this cry OF
Union Union. Union | would tear the bloody flag
to ,a,ters woald r:mp'e upon and crush him VIII"
would destroy the happiness and subvert the liberty Of
my people and my country.
Mr. MARTIN. desire to inquire Of the gentleman
whether he would consent to division Of Virginia,
if he does not set the principle Of the mixed basis
adopted.
3ir. LYONS. I will answer that question: although
have answered it already four times, but will
swcr it again. say rs | have said again and
again. that will no. propose to divide with you. ii
tie people here, By their representatives shall outvo,c
me- i'll regard to this question: aud adopt the white
basis, and the people at the polls shall sustain them,
and adopt the constitution. While | will rcuoI-
stratc; counsel; advise; resist as far rs l can,
will not hold out division rs the remedy which ]
would propose for tie ILL., tie penalty for your sins
Rue. I ,Ln