Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-02-11

neral Assembly and in the city from various paris u o
State large number Of Democrats, they are lns'u y
meet nj the Senate chamber of the Caption on
night next at o'clock, to take into consoe'aon uo
iect. which may be submitted to them LOT inc o'a'e
cation OF the party and for its future action iu
ance is requested.
w. commend to Mr. Botts and to other federass
m article below cut from the free so Evening Post Of
Nav York for consideration II will be seen that so nume-
rous have been the fugitive slaves In western New IorA
that whole churches are broken up their members have
fed 10 Canada through fear Of apprehension under the fu
pve Slave Law; and yet that there is not much dmnu-
ton of escapes from the South Since the passage Oh Inc
law eghtyseven have passed through Buffalo, from the
South, on their way to Canada.
Can any STAKEHOLDER in this State subscribe to the DANCE
rous and high handed federal doctrines maintained oy MI
Bolts in his late letter. He demands that every man IN
ania who opposed the late compromise measures shouo DC
driven ont of Office and those not in should De cusheo 90
enemies to the country! most extraordinary ploouc
ton! Yet, the Wings, everywhere, preach up no eA-
citementn But this Ajax of Federalism cannot hWe
one year. or let Congressional Election pass WIN
out attempting lash the political elements into the
most violent commotion. Ever narping upon 'he ~
crease of power in the Federal Government ana .he
d;np,ion of It In tho States he is not content with
nv thing short of reducing absolute degradation every
man in this unterrfed Old Commonwealth VINO oneleo IN
opinion with him. John Minor Bolts, OF Screamefs'e' On
The subject of the late Compromise measures Every man
ia called on to down his knees to the Fedea
Government and yield absolute and unconditional suoms-
sion 10 the power Of that government in all things! NO
man Is TO In the minority in Congress on great ques
ton touching rights of the South but at the peril OF
conditional prescription by his party be he Whg Democrat
or any thing else And while all the country cry out peace
quiet no more excitement the honorable gentleman from
deoarea there shall be peace. no
ouieti and that excitement shall be bitter than
II ever was before that the non-compromsers snail
be rampled into the dust, dshonored, degradeo, ano
their very names be stamped with treason Inc WINGS
who were noncompromisers, are disclameo oy nlH Us
unfit TO belong the party which ne IS ABOUT 10 ouio
I'D for his own special benefit He dsowns all Wings VINO
will not be ampled into the DUST and ground into POWDER
under the heel Of the gentleman from
They mus, agree 10 policy which, recognized will give
10 Congress the right abolish slavery eases and take
our property without resistance. This is what we must
come TO- If that gentlemans scheme be carried out
What IL 7 Why the whole South is 10 be convulsed and
divided upon the question of exermnang the non.compro
msers and consequently violent and terrible conic
must ensue between Southern men OF all parties Whe the
aboitioniss pouring their petitions into Inc Nornefn
Legislatures and Congress- for repeal OF the fugitive slave
law can any Southern consent to scheme 80 wicked
and 80 dangerous Southern rights Could the abolition
NoulQ not DC ulreCl W
Would not such warfare be dangerous TO the South
give greater encouragement TO the aboonsts than Tor
Mr. Bolts 10 come out his usual bold and manly way and
avow his intentions be that of embong his own country
upon issues decided for the purpose Of weakening her and in
citing them strike for victory Does every man ofsense
know the abooniss will never stop their eSertions
until slavery shall be abolished and that constant vigilance
for security of property is absolutely necessary Z
that with the hotheaded Southern men, and politicians
measures weak enough and nave no or
ces 10 slaughter for the mere love blood hat whatever
Mr. Bolts may think of general abolition, or OF putting
the Southern people condition of incapacity TO protect
their property and thereby inviting the overthrow OF their
institutions he will find that the great body OF Wings, as
well as Democrats will mover to such state OF
degradation What the South like the Kilkenny cats fight
questions already decided until nothing remains but
hair and tails that the abolitiontsts Unto whose
hands Mr.. Bolts inconsderately plays) may march
triumphan,ly the land abolish slavery and ANAL
gamae three millions of negroes with the whites! That
the aboonss may do what they please under the form OF
acts of Congress- and Mr. Bolts plan will tempt them to do
it, and when they have done it, the policy will help
them to carry out need be- the ruins of the South
because the abotoniss have done what they have done
His counrymen be traitors and strung up like dogs
unless they submit have their slaves taken from hem if
an abolition Congress shall pass act requiring IT. And
this the true philosophy of the principles of the honorable
gentleman
Does not every body know in the present state of the
country that If the fugitive slave law be repealed the nse
cuy of slave property will be such that slaves will march
off by hundreds and thousands that they would to the
free States as fast they could be absorbed into and ANAL
paate WITH the social condition of those States md that
the repeal of this law is the great issue between the
North and Souh Can sane man doubt that II the po-
icy recommended by Mr. Bolts should be carried out In the
Southern States the temptation the part OF vacatng
members from the free States TO vote for repeal OF the law
would be greatly increased And If carried and the
slaves begin escape, they might by thousands that
state Of affairs would arise which no good man can con-
template but with sorrow?
DISPERSION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COL
ORED CHURCHES.-The Baptist Coored Church at
Buffalo has suffered largo diminuon of its members in
consequence of the Fugitive Slave Law One hundred and
thirty of the COMMITMENTS informed the PASTOR
left place. from fear Of arrest on the charge OF being III
gitive slaves, and have passed over 10 Canaaa.
The Methodist Church. In the same place. has also lost
considerable number Of It's members from the same cause
There is said to be among these more disposition to make
stand and to evade resist the law than among their ba
fist Brethren Somebody had advised them TO arm and de-
fend their liberty. The Baptist PASTOR however told his
people that he found In the Gospel wden
The coloed Baptist Church at Rochester, which formerly
numbered one hundred and fourteen communicates has lost
them all except two since the passage Of the Fugitive Slave
law Tho pastor native Kentuckian, the first to fee
and tho whole flock followed him. The coored bapnst
Church at Detroit has los. Q, us me r IRON
patons sell such property they conveniently carry
with them and seek refuge in Canada.
Meantime number of persons escaping from their mas
tiers does not seem essentially esseued BY the provs
ions of the Fugitive Slave law. Since it was passed. we
are informed the which furnishes US with
the particulars already given fugitive slaves
from the SOUTH have passed through Buffalo, their to
Canada.
THE TRUE POSITION.
The Tallahassee Foridan decided opponent ofthe COM
promise measures regrets tina, the Legislature Of Florida ad
journed without taking action the subect-and concludes
thus:
However great may be differences other ponts-in
whatever shades of light we may regard the Compromise IN
thine of secsssion;here at least there sa common sen
msnt Aggressons must cease-the Compromise in a. lis
parts must DO observed the just claims Of the South &C
know.edeed and respected To beyond this will provoke
sto,m ofndenaon before which the Union will fall ag