Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-18

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except through is representation Ike ic ,latiyc dc
a:tl"ili Now l me t-!, 'vou believe that property i.
,ie IN lc'lc>>'r mississippi. Alabama, OF Louisiana
MS tnrn i'at single tact .:il! overthrow he whole
'S""e''. Lei is sec villa; i The state OF things in
'il'n STATES; and - tits lrry bc particularly to
ask The attention 81 nv friend o, .ror'- v!vania wlo
openly challenged an; ;cincr 81: tn, committee 10 pro-
'uce STATE o! facts pres. even an l;,.roac 10 n
ihaHt!' win h"' oNi>tH% state OF things in Virginia,
TIC 'o!d > t1i the sa:cs we're nil ~, THIS side Of the
in9,aii!s. that the tc, y,rc M ID here while the mas.
vi me ops'atioi, Has tic utic? si,Ir: and he added
'dt when We coiit! produce, a. instance rcrr such
was tlr state Of affairs. an w,rr The basis 81 qualified
folcs. was the >is .Inri, i:.: hen the west world
nave i'Ic advantage IN The .r,;,;iirit.
Mr. CONWAY. The gentlemen has not stated nv
position : did i ny sell!
Mr. LETCii:.K. will sake your statement then
Mr: CoANAi. Ny statement was Ills: distinctly
sal llat Winc l!a'i mol made careful! examination of
the state oi things IN all Of .c other States VI; So far
as had done 50, had found liza: in every State in
which dirrcn; Pr;acp.e had ncca adopted. population
was 1af%r exponent nt lie interests o; the State than
IL Vas here. And called the attention of gentlemen to
me lat that before they quoted ANY one o these in
stance, a. precedent irf or aciiuu thew shoai be
prepared To- she" tia. The population of those States in
winch 'iirrc: nriHr h! hr.n adopted was not an
exponent o. Iii" I:i;.rc.: Uf III" Stale
w. LETCIlEh. will take il exactly Oh that ground.
ana show TIE -rni.rnst :,l he ca.nrt haze made his
examination with Gi" o" r would have found a
'e'. inherent stat" .! ::i. Iron hat h. SUP
pose. Now mark YOU slave property IS tn: great oh
Je't VI Pronco'' and III r.-.,rl o which, the NOS, ar
pthcl,'h Is expressed fun power OF tie ,.rs How
Is II IN icnics,ec: eu"ar"red 10 get tie ccns:s re-
Turns "i lH"t. bat Disappointed ie have there
"Fc been Compelled ~ avail G,y,ali oil those Of IL. wear
loio. II appear. t!;a: a eastern district confirms
-tSb'3 Whites 'fi la.,SD slaves: he middle district
contains ;".!II whites and 10 ,:si slaves and the
western district contains iiji5l VI! ties. and J2Gl0
Aia'c'' showing di>rroport!0u great rs between
eastern ana "c.,e:n Virginia. .'o". ii" :onrtnan,
'hlaS!!r WIZ Amt, thai the Tennessee constitution
Is based unqualified! voters tina: The :,r.!G, decided
y ana conc'.s,Er'; nSas! i;l. III. will have t. ad.
mi also III connection viii, Hi, ,trt .: IN. propJr
No:'aaic ncrrt-. "tecr -. w.:,c and The lave p0!;
"!'oi y; each o! these districts. :u'ii ca, Ia: result
very mach IS i 80 III le!H. Well here the proportion
between Tho 5d the whites. AID shat vrir ar
Slin""t: WY 'ai you !n0,; have in'rcr 10 protect
these slaves This ia, been s.r rsa.o, assigned b. cvr-
~, gentleman her" VII, he we're 10 be subjected 70
hls Injustice" S!a:c property ml,t be protected from
the as5rcssonN oi the western people upon it,
Nj. CONWAY. | made no such ar-u:nci., as that
Mr.. hEFiifE.;. Do not undertake 10 say that gen
uerca i'" " these rrcrls1 words. hut that i, their
argument III fact. Nov. that IL The middle AID
"cscrn districts o! Tennessee ;!:or il4.G06 white,
and ih2.Si s,rr T'.ic =: Ike cher district there are
Only 2s.G.9 whites az: DDS sa"cs. The middle dis
ri"t oi Tennessee contains s!Tcs y some ii 900
Ia" do "a. eastern and w">ra:! district, together Is
mol Tic G:sa D"Ycc; tg districts there ~ great ,s
il Is !:@Tc: IS tcrc r1,n;.!lv Vi interest between
c;s"a and ,c.t"ra and !.di tennessee than there
bcwce; ca5;.fa ,"i western ,rc n;n: Yet qualified
voter, the lass .: rc.lcae il that state. Is
'oici's sac '.!t' - " "'s' '!> a:-ileh! ias 10
lay = o"'' ''' 80" 49, u" ''''' anu '"c't ana
the gentleman ITy.t Lancaster. Ina; the power IS 10 be
retained 5cca," j. 10" The !cTe. OF! Eastern. Viz
gi:iia - ln!! il.
' = = -. -, ,|, - - ~, -,
- ,r, ,, =. .., ci,f NJ; - ''I'
,;.: = r,,I ;.,. -, ,;.: 70:
-, - T., - " l ~; " " 60 VIZ a.
80; :, Nv ~ -. a. = " ~, '"'''' !" 80
-'tt. ~ -, - ''"' ''.s, IVY norm
~ !''ii " 80 "-'ff s'',':''
'. 80, =" -, , -, ' - " .'""'l.'." -'i''
li;, 'J"t.f :" ~ ','''" u "c WINE Pe"
i'o eh;"' ~ ~. 10 ~ anu tEl
AI,,am,: >nr,j.T, ilh,., I.o $50 ,yh,"s 49,, al
&c nE; I,xe i .n..f IL ~ on 90. - , ,''u
and .pli .ry,s jGr, ! - ,,i..;t, 81 in. ~ f
f. oc ..; =, am, ,o,;r;,, -, ,l;. - f - ',h
or, ,i.i,r,. nd y., ill.,. =. ;.d ..,..r !; , hs;s r
rnren,,,I;', =. ,l,., ,;.. II,, !. ,;,I y, 49,:
-, 49, CON ;. ~. ;- .. $50 I ,I: -
.I,yns and ,,r.,,r, In';;,,, ,,,,;, IN -, l;,
and ~ Iis slave mr. ,,nrr :i,,, tv. f. ,r ~ .Iyc.
aud nc.rly ,r,, f., ,.n. ~ ,;,,, j., r,,rn o,;,,
And the basis nj, u,,;;e, yrr i it. :,.;, tbnr. ;er
49, ,i Coat, :. ,!,.' ,.Ir,. 49,, - ,,,n ir l. H.;
-. ~, 49,. - = 81; -. .'
no interest. nj, has,. ti.;.,', ,c,o,s .,,yi; ;,..o
nd western, %;~-;.; a W., iio Wv. bsi. ~"
-. -, L,r, "a ,,r,., ,,,;r cor,;.r,; =; ~;
Pr ~, I:Si' ~ ;;;..aI - ,i -, ~,
s'.' "' r.: ''I, :; ~ ~: .'''''IS ~.
:..- D. ,,.;..- ,..r !.,.r ,:,., ,,,,',.. j.; > ,I
81 IT,. ,,,sof:,: ia J.. oyer h,,r ~ ti ,s,;o
-; ;cl 81. ~, ,i. ,,.,;.,-i., ;..,s ,t =. -, ,,
81 hco,. H., ,,.nr, ,,t i,n,sc i, rc.,,cc. ,hn;r CON
~ ,;s ,r 49,. c.r.1rce tn,,ir;rcL j.. .h: r. 49,
~, ~ h. s,. " I,,.s.;o, w. ;d h hoJ =:
-. ,,d cn,vr,ti,;s ,,uii have f..n called in ,,os
St, .. ro,,,i,. ;t, i;,, =, moi, constitution; w
- t,L .hr, :, .,,.l.,i. Ma, ,;i nrnrar.r; sf
:. I -, -: ,, 80. i' : 90
ii 49,, 49, IN, .r;,o chow -,
c"nrt;,m ti, -.,,lc..,, 80, -, cr,,l,;n =; ,'.I
f - -; r,,,n, "a, ,~,r., Iii ,n. no r,.
~ ,i 49, ~, 80. mi ~. :, ,,,, ,dn,ir ,i.
nrot.r,;n, tr,,r! r..,..cp;airn i, The LEGISLATURE
m va M, i"s,;,., ~, !, .r.,. Inc. ,nor Ia rsoria
r virr;,,;, ,t,c lonti,n ~ M n.,.i al rn,ro ,or
ana ~ ,,'r,r.;.. .;,h ,.;,;ci !, : ,r,nocd -, no ,c
49, w -: " =
-, .:. ,; ,t r,o
my ''Sr' '.c Oh NC sDs't o. ~ Nv r..
Sii .'o ','o'''','. :" '' ., ,' a.: i;,;
49, w: "'" si 80 ''.i' .s, ~ 49,. 18th
'u"L - ' ~" , y" III III 80, -; .io ,r,L mr.
,, ~ 80 !, .', ; ,i r,s, Tbr anlr
sue" - al o'''e = "' hl ,hs Tcn
o's E" ~ ISL .i NJ vi, Va ,o; ~ 1h.,
..1'n nom 'H'i,.''i' \,.' i b lTc,,,,l.
SUCH qua ,i''t'' van u: 'iii,'''' ~ - ~ ,L;
nat - e STATE {" .'? "e'e -. o'; t
SuD]ee' OF 5har:',.''s .. c"''i''''s " q? 'c.J
aaE' ago 10 S9hs1ef ne s,''e'' a "i'o WIN
loar "hr has'o !"ca 't'c one MY" ,'",' MAJ J
i'a' was 'Hi'' !" struck :ac AZ once. '!' hn,,,
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