Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-06-10

Heel. never ulu paIueT 10 punt PIcJeHCe. ue'S
will do it to any mans favor or the favor OF an
set of men, When get up in public assembly, 1t
to express the sentiments of my own mind, the feeling
oil M own heart. to conceal nothing from those I'll
representing those any other portion OF the State
As all eastern IMAM | nm prepared to give them wliu
think they have right to misunderstanding As al
eastern man, am prepared to withhold from then
what think they ought not to claim-superiority
Saw to then as you will be virtually saying, rs yo
have already said that, notwithstanding you ase III
majority OF one hundred thousand free white citizens
this commonwealth you inferior people, YOU ar
II poorer people you nave the property that We have
uuI therefore YOU are not entitled to the considerable,
that We are The east is greatly inferior to you II
yopuntiun but then are rlcli-we are richer tina!
you" and must have power conunens irate Win oul
wealth. Take this position now and when they get inc
power how NAV you expect to he treated III turn
! Poverty is no crirne-I feel it, and | know II
and au not one of the men to impose Il punishment
Tor poverty. respect all men alike, who are OF like
qualities. attach Importance to the rlch man ina
do not attach to the poor man possessing tns same
qualities appreciate more highly, ii po-sloc' th'
ouezt poor tbnn do tho honest rich one, because
the poor has temptations 10 do wrong that are moi
presented to the rich man. and he rcslsts tie trmpta
ton That the rich man would not yield to the SANE
temptation We know not
BIT claim this superiority for yourselves refuse to
cognse the equality of this hundred thousand ina
ortiz upon the ground that you worthcr more veal
thy than they aud it it does Tot lead TO the ultimate
division vi the Sate-docs any doubts any man
who has eyes in his head blind a, not that il
must begcl dsuecton jealousy, discord, want Of conf
dlce opposition from section Of the State to the
other eternal everlasting and ending hostility
between the two scculs OF the State until they shall
have acquired the power to control you with every
temptation exercise it with risor, if you now propose
to control them with your MONEY: hope may say
it without discouresy to any ONE mean 1t IN all cour
esy it not my purpose to be dscoureous or uncvi
to any uue-bu 10 my mind it is rank madness to insist
upon it, Take in preference To it, this perpetual equal
Is and when | say perpetual, mean SD long rs the
constitution itself shall endure. Longer than that We
cannot secure it.
have th,!s lar undertaken to discuss this question:
with reference only its general Condition III respect
TO its aspect State and sectional question now
propose to view this question i'll another and perhaps
still more important light to my constituents ana that
is It's 10 ito local aspect listened with delight Q" SAT
ur,lay last to the remarks which were made by my
friend from Neck euburg, Mr.. GoopE,) when he spoke
OF the ties OF affection that bound him to his own homc
that bound him 10 his own constucnts-that bouhu
HIM his associates. And participated III every
word he uttered upon this subject for lett 1t myself
nm influenced extent by the saslo colissdrfa
tons that influenced him-hone associates friends anu
constituents. No man more to the people am
representing than do Not IN inhabltant within their
limits for the last twenty three years, there Is not one
Of her citizens upon whom the people OF Richmond
nave bestowed their tlvors prUdially than upon
self owe them every thing To the people o!
Richmond and Hcnrico | am under obligations that
never can he repaid Am the man then TO stand here
and sacrifice their interest myself or permit IT To d.
lone BY others, without remollstrance aud protest,
ana by every argrmcntI employ to avert 1t II III
my power. Now, what is the sentiment OF the people
of Richmond,
There is no one part Of this great commonwealth-thc
whole combined not deeply Interested in the
settlement of this question larmonlousy, rs are the
people of the CITY Of Richmond She holds this question
III the palm of her hands if ] do not mistake my ives
tern friends in supposing that ultimately they will b.
willing to adopt n compromise do not refer to the
particular one which have Offered til. only one they
will take speak of any compromise that will settle
the question fairly ouoraby. and satisfactorily upon
both sides Ii | do not mistake their spirit rs well u
the motive that actuatcs their conduct. when they
come to the final vote it will be found that the city u"
Richmond holds this question III the hollow OF her haiids
She decide it as she chooses. Her delegation az
this floor will bc sufficient to carry it one way the
other Let her then speak her voice it in
If thunder that calnut De misunderstood Ii che is dis
| satisfied with my course. and with the compromise
have introlucc she has but to any ao and To tell M
what she wants done. and her will shall be compile
with There is but thing she instruct me /" d.
which will not obey and that is TO divide the State
When she instruct, to do that will refuse 10 obey
but will vacalc the place and let another do 1t. WIZ
wash my hands OF it.
Now want to enquire where the Interests Of the city
Of Richmond are to he found, | have shown or ende;
vore.l to show that there is apprehension to be
crtaincl dstrtlst be felt upon this slave question
with the guarantee, that to be given and the system
If taxation propose That question then settled,
desire to know with what part OF this commonwealth
the Interests Of Richmond most identified Where
i es The city OF Richmond look for its trade and from
what ctr Of the State does she derive the most profit
il. the way of trade and commerce: 1t is to the back
country, to that section OF the State lying between
tidewatcr and the Ohio river, and the Ohio and
Mississippi valleys, that she muat look mainly for
| hort rl,l and lt
with that section that will build up and extend
this city, that will increase the value OF her property
swell her golfers and enrich her in every attribute that
will make her wealthy, prosperous and stately city,
Nhy. what would become Of the city of Richmond If
this Stare were divided: / need not ask what would
become of all eastern Virginia upon division Of the
State with free State upan her western borders for
free State only will it be- for upon those terms only
could obtain admission in the Union with the present
majority that there in both Houses of Congress against
lis.
No sir, need not ask what would DO the condition
of eastern Virginia with all western Virginia erected
into free State upon her western border with FIVE
additional representatives the floor Of Congress at
this time according to her present population, and two
Senators added to the free States and with the facility
of your slave property to reach its mountain
recesscs What becomes of your slave property? Where
your security then: need not 60 into that question
but ask what would be the condition Of the CITY of
Richmond with her arms extending in every dircc.
;iun with the object in view from the earliest days of
Washington down to the present moment to strike the
great valley of the Ohio and the Mississippi and secure
to herself the immense trade that is to make another
New York of this city? You to be off from all
access and denied an approach to the Ohio river al!
the expenditures that have been made hitherto to fcili
tate our connection with that river are to be utterly
lost The whole trade of all this great valley of the
Mississippi and the Ohio is to be turned in the direction
of Baltimore. which il to prove the great and only rival
Of this metropolis And we are asked to disregard
throw OIL and neglect this great with its trade and
all the attendant advantages Of that trade and all to do
what 10 affiliate upon the negro question with the
northern neck not out OF hundred of whose
population comes to Richmond in ten Years TO p,r
chase single dollars worth Of products to atii
ate with those counties bordering upon the Rppahan.
mock on this side of that river with Essex Mddlescx
and Matthew'S and going down TO the county of Acco-
mae with Elizabeth City, Warwick Princess Ann Nor
folk county Isle Of Wight, Sussex Surry Northampton
and Southampton and the rest of those counties not
Of whom have will bring their trade Ia
the city OF Richmond unless indeed you do make New
York of it, and make it the great commercial mart OF
the southern country and scarcely of whoac repre-
sent,tves have been found ailiating with Rich
moud IN the appropriation Of dollar for the construc
ion of internal improvements here but all Of whom trade
with Baltimore chiefly, and Norfolk in part
Let ME ask my friends from the town of Lvnchburg
let ME appeal to my friends from the Alexandria dis
tct what region of the state you look for help in
hrd citjps2 Alexandria nj this ,ba