Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-07-01
hnas t;nu.d from Frs. Paqe.l

l n.d T. nshur, Scott, Giles and Morris
nrt before como down to THIS later Pei'oo, turn
~ we If you please for one moment TO tne RECORD
dh..ca which took place upon thus subject IN the
aror Convention and zee if am not perfectly night
hsn say that George Aason there maintained exacts
the dnctrice which maintain here. There the propo
stion was on side that all the slaves should oe Y
an,ad and on the other that nome should be- Ad you
;l hear in mind that in that day, numbers were !oo
al 70 "a the exponent uf the wealth Of tue coninuIs
and we're to be Eiale sub ect OF rcpresehalo o' Wv
purpose Of obtaining from that wealth .'e s.
-levies for the support OF government: ~, ~ 1,
Jefferson mr. HrSTER) who spoke VIII 81 i"uen e1o
ou,neo although trust !e will pardon NE lor saying
not at ali lines with that exact accuracy eae
usually characterizes his efforts, "nen he eu .s
rich and the poor and "a tha1 anu d t.a. 'e"u w.
one passage from George Mason Oh. ne uu no' 'ea" oo
another which l will now read w.
az ,..o, could not agree to the motion. notwlth
n;, was favorable to Virginia, because he thought
:. rni,.f II was certai the slaves were valuable, as
thv raised the vne of land Increased the exports and
;noorts and OF course the revenue would supply the
,nI,ns If feeding and supporting army, and might, in
ca..s OF emergency. become themselves sudlers y" III
tbesc ant respects tkev useful to the c"i-
In.ay ut large they ought not 10 tie excluded fro he
estimate OF tie representation be couii not howe'si
them as such H. added rs worthy Of ren'aiS: tha'
ths Southern States have this peculiar species ~
erty oysr and above the other sper,es OF property con"
uoa to all the StsteA-( Madison papers VOL = p
1881 ;.o, :, n,o-
t,,,o Representation 70 direct taxation and both t"
the VIII a anL hthsof the black lnhaotanS' An"
raou;-up Census within fig years, and Wlthu ever!
to-. wears afterwards Connecticut fennsS!sanA, MA,
r,.3i V:c:::a North Carolina al.d Georsia--yeas 8
Now Jersey and Deieware-noee MASSACHUSETTS, ana
South Carolina. div:dea"-p 1856.
II, Viryinian, coming frcm eastern 'rgmn, an !:
snaakinp as revolutionary man. aye, IN sh.t temper
ga ~; that sp;I: which ths publication of reTo
.,1a5 ere alone produced said. n Will not sres 10
/, uf .:,:,:aia that which think wrong, bv s:,'ns
~ :: - slaves representation upon perfect equa4it,
III. >las psrt persons they shall % Represented
,:a :e- ,lr friends m the other side to tais' WY
No j, i 7o.e then the mixed basis! Negroes called
is horrible! Do 70 nlccn 70 degrade Us to
i.e leye G. your siavesG The first rena:A :."fi >
nAko u ga: po:at IS tkat this degredatontS mere
:;s2.v of speech. phantom aud that myself
lid be willing at al! times 10 b. degraded to the
rank Of George Mason. George Washington and
James Madison God grant thst l could believe
that never was to b degraded below them And
If to claim this representation is to degrade o!r
western friends 10 only to degrade them to :'e ranks
of those men who took that rank By their exalted Wis
CON and virtue and protected it By their own act o
and tho maintenance of that principle GIVE E'e that
rank tua rank of George Mason, give Inc Tie rank OF
George Washington give the rank of James Mag
son and OF ilbridge Gerry. Give tho r'tnk oi the
men who figured in the Of that period and call
it By what you please if crald only be w"rta
of he rank By that endowment which confer IT, "cui
accept
that day just purified they WERE by the h7ns Of TIE
revolution said right and equal and just iorscoth
degrading and insulting friends OF the west
proposed 10 them Sir, s the very error OF the ooL
Ny friend FROM Berkeley, (Mr FArLkSEe.) knows taa'
there is rot 10 the commonwealth Of VIRGINIA. NAL
who would be less likely to otter i'm no ludiynty thar
worli-woud he think that did offend him, if said
hat c was toe equal Of Mason and Madison, ana tha:
that which was good enough for Mason and us com
p.e1s was good enough for him, and too g"od FOR
Vat han till pIIip,lt
they answer that it is insult an outrage IN "Prcs-
sop degrsdatic- to them that We should say 20 Bat
if he r..i:.tr night, then it was lnata!ued
an: - our western friends Inaiutain it ia rg now
IA o.s:ag the representation Of rs g2~"rnne. ~ the
:oe wi.hrsierence 20 I'll of the Sia.cs Of tins ,'nl Az,
not 10 :: :.e Stases ~'.v 1t IL not 81. !s: r"' =
respect to the state alone > not the man =! -.
York by nature and By the constitution OF the United
Ststes in al other respects sa'e this II this create
distinction our equa' Is he free aret Are
not his natural rights the sanei Upon what ground
then is i. that you will say to him. aye say to him OF
Massachusetts, to Daniel Webster the man who stands
head and shoulders above all around him, whose
princples expansive the continent and yet AS
fixed its shores. upon which oceans burst their angry
pillows in vainthe man OF oil men Of the day rcVere-
say to him, you are not equal No sir that
but say hn, am your superor-you are not the
equal OF any white in Virginia. You have been de-
graded Washington to his level and no degraded him
self to the level of slave.
How 10 this Do western friends affirm THE, YOU
inquired Where ia the proof that they take this posi-
Goo2 will give you the proof 1t is degrading ul-
suderaby degrading to the west they that the gov
eminent ofVrgnia shall recognize slaves either per
property in basing representation, but when We
come to deal with Daniel Webster and his compeers
hr it Ia not degrading in order to protect yourselves
against the possibility of abuse of their power that
you should have this representation Therefore shy
that western gentlemen forced to take the position
that Mr. Webster is not equal, and that it is right to
offer him that which it ia wrong to prescribe
nd fhatur isu IN tn s,s
NIT to that rule, it would be degrading in t. sub.
to it here. Well, can only say again a-grale to
the rank of Daniel Webster, and i; could only fee
that were worthy to fill that rank should il. graft
tude bow down befo-e hand that conferred il upcI
Adopt th's white lsss here, eaca when the ra-u OF
the north' Sta.es shall appea you hereaftev-when
the orne and demand the Of e1unl riyhts-B
ae name OF eq Justice, and II the name OF natural
iiEIs-~hen Lhey come and claim ure dipino that you
eaan Abolish this Protection Of yours and put your
sel under the protection and power of these natural
and equal rights at the north. what will you
give to them' What answer can you give then, when
you look at what you have done here and the ground
upon which you have done it. Other gentlemen ma,
perceive the distinction between the cases, but for
part do not perceive it, II may be- and possibly
is, owing to defect Of my understanding. But
confess-however may differ upon this proposition Ill
other respects from the gentleman from Henrico, Mr
BorTs, that heard with great pleasure remark
Of his in which concur entirely with him. was only
struck at the difference exhibited between bis prelnse-
and his conclusion will endeavor to show in anoh
part Of my remarks. heard him with pleasure say
that would tend to the most disastrous results III ref
to the interests of this country having regard
the sentiments and acts of the aboitonsts the north
to make ths change here at this time. And Shy dss
trous-why injurious? Because from the coilsidera-
tons have already alluded to- and endeavored 10 pre-
seat TO this committee, the very instant you establish
the posticn IN Virginia, that this is not right with ref
erencs 80 tho government Of Virginia. you must take
H." cc7oniSi :hat the Of Massachusetts and Ec'
~: -: Of tho ~: .%"sholdng States generally, are
Jour equ!is il the councils Of the general govern
st Under tie constitution of the Uuted Statcs--o7
you mrs: do respect to theta what you done tc
Shall you say to them we not willing to trust
you What will BE- the answer: Why, they will Civ,
yoa constitutional guarantees Aye constitutional qua
rsntiss they will give you. But will you take them H.
aeu of the only guarantee which will give you securi
tythe guarantee Of your representation Abolish thai
narla.ee and beg to ask what will be your securt,
u- the maintenance of the fugitive slave
lawt nat was it that gave strength to that
and made 1t healing measures 1t the power Of
the south in Congress evincing determination and ca
pacity On the part of the southern States demand it.
enforcement 1t the fact that they had the power
well the right enforce it well because tn.
north found it would cost them more-gving them cred