Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-01-17
From the y. Y. Journal o! C ;:S,nw ,FETY
coppFSpONDENCE OF THE UNION oaf1t
SoiSNI'l -ouyITTEE OF NEW YORK.


COMMITTEE OF NEW lohh.
LETTER from REV. DR. rLrsEh: r,omri,
The Corresponding Section oil tne .ca,ion to the
Rsy Dr plumer of Baltimore with view 10 es now
men,s on the moral aspect Of some Oh the I env On
before the country have received an acceplao
occnnnt of lis length the Introductory part IS ne 49,,
a''0u'' " BALTIMORE. JAS. b, 1901.
m GEO Hood, Hiram Ketchum, Geo b. ba"5 e R.nson
Douglass l. B. Chase j. T. braay IS en me Cnou sajy
Esgt;res, Corresponding COMMITTEE q "''
Committee Of tie City q Ner l0rI; $50 few DAYS ago.
GrSTIEaES Your favor reached me 'e" Gyn,, e.
and smp,'e h e doss moi love his country cannot be
supposed 10 love any other. Inc os ;r,ne 10 ma, nm
true bcnevolence are pepos'e0a him has no real .ood
;,, m INV brancb OF The human race "a inoiierence 70
the good Of those nearly connecea WIZ. a 80
denraved mind Good do, therefore, lose u't.i W.
oeplasea hor nrosney and greve at her advesity
r H., session Of the lhry-fst Congress will &C long
remembered potrac,.d eScs ,hc Gsper,i e,nec,onn
tionn legislature assembled under 'c seai m
GREAT measures would be discussed anu decloeo' ahu
/, came 10 pass Some unfortunate movements IN paiii
49,, 20 rca tended greatly 10 protract the contest Al
a r,r very full discussion, the great measures were
These were six in number The first was the ad
mission of California WIN 'e soverv The sconI wrs The
1910 ~ territorial government for Utah, leaving the
nes,o of slavery he settled ny the nhaounts as tue!
@ Hos when they shall adopt State constitution
Ths 49, wos The erection OF territorial government for
Nrw Mexico with like provisions The fourth vas inc ao
usen Of the question u h n
,n, m nav 10 Texas millions Of dollars for all her rgh
~ considerable portion OF territory The i'm was the abo
i,n oC he slave trade IN the District OF Columbia Inc
Is w., The enactment of the law for the recovery OF ug
live slaves lthe.e bills duly passed by both Houses
ccriy.d the signature Of the President and became the
Of IN. land II is not my purpose to review the arguments
r mr. against these laws generally The second and third
.eem 10 be universally acquicsced IN They leave the peo
ole OF those territories 10 manage their o"a alas 10 lhe
wn way Ii they wish slavery, they can have III II they
do no, wish It, it will not be forced upon them ihs - I'M
carrying out the true principles Of the govern
men ON such subecIs The proposal made TO Texas in tho
I he mp
OF her people, and confirmed by her Legislature ana is mus
conclusveiy determined The h being measure greatly
Columbia i, Is said, and Congress alone possessing
power 10 legslate in the case was supported oy some
Of the leading from the sinvehoalns states; POI
ron of tho South however, objected to mis- US also to the
fourth measure They expressed tears lest these os were
but entering wedges Interior measure Tor intee
encc with Southern rights These added 10 Inc Ers meas
ure the admission of California have been The CHIEF grounds
Of raising up South body of men, very
for numbers and Influence who favor WIN oiileren
NJ earnesnese the dissolution Of the Union. The means
for eecnR this object peaceabe secession
in no part Of the South can there oe ound mill
lion OF people majority OF whom would vote LOT secession
AZ this time have reason 10 doubt whether majority OF
nc na,nlr of South Carolina would dot. am very sure
,hnt ,hs peope of no other State would do H. The death OF
Mr. Calhoun great loss TO the country he mao unu
ana, nuiura talents; he the Tacitus Of America There
wos not 4 spot on moral character tio was e oo Of
the Palmetto State and one more worthy ot aeaon ,ne
ed that his death would abate the aidor OF ms
But such knew but little of human nature The death OF
\ m
followers them to feel as II 'hey we're traitors 10
him and their country If they do not maintain every ot ana
,i,:le OF his political creed Were he alive ne might ylea
s,mebing His admirers yield nothing Ii Is Idle 10
would have received these several meas
ures Of adjustment. But thing may say IN passing
,hs, Mr. Calhoun when Secretary OF Ma ana ho
when SECRETARY Of State showed practical wisdom mat mas
not been exceed BY any man since cur government was
| formed. ,,.h., o
ton Of the existing laws of The United STATS and ths con-
intercourse Of the people with each Other 'i very
soon make the South united In favor OF The CONSTITUTION
of the country has been a, any lime for many years
nas, Nor do believe the North will upon reflection prove
herself more dvided .hen the South.
The sirth of the above measures, orS sau az
II IL peculiarly called has of been laid hold OF by ag
tators 10 ndame the public mind But the people oi he
North are in the habit Of carefully consulting both their du
~ md their interests before they take rash measures THAT
this law will The statute book have no doubt
successful a,tvp TO set aside its Lending provisions "ouo
unquesiionab;y be followed by the worst consequences
The fact t. lnai persons held TO service In the oouh
have fled In great numbers .hc slavehoidng States
The value their services 10 their masters could NOT
be less Than twenty millions OF dollars; ms !! we in'
clude those have fled the line into CANADA, we
NAV safely saw twenty-five thirty millions This thing
il no secret al the North 1t Is said that IN one town In
Western New York there fugitive slaves whose services
10 their would be worth ninety thousand dollars In
one of the interior towns Of Massachusetts, is SAID INA.
there are 50 many that their masters cannot occ less tan
one hundred end Fifty thousand dollars This state oil things
has been pong on for years II s bo expected on
any known principles ohuman nature that the SCUM should
be quiet chile she IL thus losing that for which she has pad
l,w proposc briefly cons.9.r. In doing go however,
wish no, to he misunderstood my T.c.ves
camel plead that have my serious alarm Tor o sGie
~ of the Union c:, violence or hostility manifested OF
late know Indeed that he who lends his ear long enough
10 fanatic will 10 the end probably become his disciples anc
as oag men are found aborng TO subvert our institutions
"a the duy of those who love them rally their support
"When evil co.bine good men must associa't sao
Edmund Burke But have long held 10 the
of error when men are free combat H. and DO actually
meet il ;th rroper weapons and in proper spirit am mol
afraid of any amount Of discussion OF any SUBJECT me
friends of ruth have fair chance and acqu themselves
like men, Indeed freedom OF speech and freedom OF the
press are alike essential TO the Perpetuai!on Of or oey
They are indeed vital part OF IT, greatly rejoice ~ ppm
these modes of dusing sound views on
ready TO them with solid and ia arguments. -"3s"s
est rerit1:, a pr6raieon
Nor do srcpose the Union be in much danger as II
often has been During The last between the FEEDER
lars and the Republicans when attempt made to as
len on the country three odous laws; the alien law the So
dition law and the stamp nett during our last war WIN
Great Britain when the Hartford Convention was heo ana
similar resoted during the discussion Of Inc
Missouri question: when Rufus King with his prodigous Ia
crts and his great weight Of character led many haoy MS
interiors II opposing the admission OF the great otae OF
Missouri with constitution which her people nad mace
and ratified; during o. notification when Calhoun
and Havne and Preston fully aroused South Carolina and
made decided majority of her people entirely willing to sn-
cce every thing rather than longer submit 10 the Ola m
awat each ofIheGe periods nfa greater proportion o. men
highly excited and eaaperated, far aber men heaoed
,ncso ag,aons far heavier amounts OF property were al
sake the constitution far less venerable for It's hoary
locks good had less confluence III
our government any trying emergency and asi put
not least pecunary had far less conservative lnt-
ence then than present LIE; any man read the Journals
paphrts letters of those days and ne will believe as
d. Then many pastor settled or unsettled many
congregation distracted with the divcrsities VI
political continent; the peace Of many family was seri-
ousy disturbed ard regnb0aoa brois were BY no means
uncommon all political accounts "Say not thou aI
that the former days better than nese TOT
thou dost inquire wisely concerning this They were
better Tho palmesl days of this Republic wero not
long time ago The christian temper and code OF laws nave
succeeded the nhe spre and aaxms that once threatened
| the whole land
Nor is the great territorial Of country no! the
rapid increase of our population, o. alarm 10 me
On the contrary present territorial vasness PROBABLY
one OF the best guarantees OF the pepetuy OF consu
ton The new always strongly attached 10 the
federal government There has been there is not now
SOLITARY exception Every candid and ntei geni man niue
coness hs the which have been formed since The
adoption Of the Constitution the great pachcaoTs du.
ring the session Of Congress os Of them deserve some
praise but Louisiana Texas, Illinois, Michigan and Hcn-
lucky won Immortal honors. No OF the New Stnes
has furnished s escutcheon BY such an instruction
"a called Washington from his retirement during the adm
nstraor the elder Adams and all about some whisky
nor by Hartford Convention, by notification, until
the ohe day Vermont tried her prentice hand at H. MOI
Is This all The extended county, ,ae less proba-
bity is there the federal government "" transcend the
powers expressly granted It In the Consa'oa and ihl.