Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-01-07
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
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MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY O, 1851.

We ask attention 10 the following article from the New
York Evening Post ian abolition paper commenting upon
article from The 'vaey Whga Virginia Whlg paper that
readers may how handsomely these presses stand
cheek by ow" the subject of taxing Northern produc
tions:
Virginia newspaper the "Valey Whgn denounces the
nonntecourse project which has lately been boached in
the Virginia Legislature, disunion in mask II Says
1.-THE secessonists in the Old Dominion entirely too
weak even to avow their sentiments much less TO attempt
carry them out in any practical FORM If notification is
popular in Virginia. the people must be brought to o
degrees-and that BY sraagsm and Disguise The PHI
must DO administered under other name Inc olsn-
nonsts already understand this fact and they are by no
means idle in devsng schemes for bringing Virginia 10 the
Sticking point Instead of disunion meetings, We now
hear OF Southern Rights Associations eso
uiions &C. Meetings of this character have lately been
held In several counties of the State" )" ..,-,,
The point clear that almost wonder that any ag-
ment should be thought necessary to mako II out Inc
Union formed TO allow the reest and most
commercial intercourse between the States Non.nler,
course practical dissolution of confederacy formed
with this design Besides the direct breach Of the two por
provisions Of the constitution involved In the passage
of nonnercourse laws by State they conraVene 'he
whole spirit and object Of that instrument
In looking the journals brought by the mails OF tns
morning we meet with long article IN the washington
Union the object Of which Is 10 show that the Stae Oh
ginn allows trial nv Jury In the OF any person who
conceiyes himself unlawfully detained slave and who
shnl peon the for his freedom The law is copied
length high commentators are bestowed upon .r
aina for her beaty In providing process for rescung
men of the African race from unlawful bondage.
We agree with oil that be said in favor of the hunan
~ Of such law. Blu, Virginia bo the only Stue which
allowed exercise such regard for the rights OF the COL
ored Is Virginia threaten non-lnercouse with Ner-
mont because Vermont has made similar lava law pro-
vding trial BY Jury In behalf Of oil who complain that they
are wonguly arrested and detained slaves This s The
whole offence committed by Vermont She says 10 the slave
hunter first make good your claim the satisfaction of
jury, you entitled tho slave; and must be sure how
ever that you kdnapPer and TO make this certain
proofs must through the usual process OF debe
examina on and tho evidence In behalf Of the person
whose liberty Is In question, must be heard.
If Virginia s entitled 10 the prase OF just regard to the
rights of her free population In providing trial by jury for
ihose who complain of being unawfuy detained In servi-
sde Vermont deserves the praise for insisting the
in regard to those who aege that they are In
danger of being carried of the State slaves on un
righteous claim Can Vermont do less In this respect for
those who nhabt her SOIL than Virginia Is virgina to
have the monopoly of this anxiety for human liberty and
provision be made against the wrongful detention Of
freeman except n the slave States
This Valley Wing, the instincts of Federal
ism. strong National Government and federal tariffs
snufs in the patriotic breeze which watts gently over
this good old Commonwealth the brewing of rcgua
nuhcauen disunion And 30 1t is with every
scheme or pan for the protection of the interests of tho
South agan. Northern aggression. The raw head and
bloody bonss of notification dsunion paaded In the
fore ground Now If the Valley whig knows any thing OF
the patriotic citizens of Lower Virginia. who have formed
and forming Southern Rights Associations, no knows
that the CHARGE that by and disguise these
socations wish bring about nul6catou dsunion, Ia
utterly and entirely false 1t s libel every such associa
on and the whole bearing and tenor of the article is
worthy of any press Virginia But suits the Post pre-
csely The number contains nearly three long col
Of the proceedings In the slave in which that
per- 7appan and the hosts of rte and olord aboonists
amounting hundreds Of thousands engaged in
crusade against citizen Of Western Virginia, rob him
property secured by the Constitution and laws Of the Uni
ted States This Valley Wing article published in the
Post TO aid and encourage these hosts of nurs TO prose-
their wicked purposes 10 and TO induce them
believe that they will be sustained by the people of Vir
gina In robblng Of their fellow citizens OF hs lawful
propery-yes degrade tho Governor of Virginia and
his recommendation for just retaliation upon these wicked
disuno and stimulate them still farther TO persist 10
perjury subornaon of perjury bribery and notification OF
the Of Congress for the recapture Of fugives For
what other purpose was II published or indeed for what
other purpose II written2
We happen know DR.. Parker the agent of Mr. Smith,
whose testimony part has established the right of the
the slave In dispute, and Conscientious pure
and upright gentleman lives not in Virginia We therefore,
the people Of Virginia. thai grosser fraud and per-
Jury could be perpetraed than in the testimony intro.
duced dsprove the right Of Mr. Smith to his slave. And
is very material what the Issue may be- whether the
Congress be openly nui6ed and the slave discharged
Or whether he be ordered into the handa of his maser- Is
very clear that In hundred will
be able 10 the expense harassen and the thou
sand dcul,ies which may possibly be overcome in this
case The spiri, Of resstance-the facilities to commit
raud bribery perjury, and final by force-he ndg
mites which Southern gentlemen must be exposed
cover their property the great expense they incur the
loss of time and the risk Of life and tho little hope Of final
success WILL fittings continue present. amount TO
notification Of the law Of Congress- In nine In every
,en which may of escapes from Virginia. Here then
is qualification" and "disunon in most trying and pain.
u FORM And the Valley Wing Is mnlsering to Its
What hope any poor man In Virginia, who owns q
slave or two have for the Of his property under
the presen, of dsunion feeling the North in
Of escape None The negro when recovered would
el for enough pay the expenses. What else do these
people wish to establish but that the recapurs Of slave
will than his WORTH and slavery s abolished TO
alarming exent1 Where will the STAKEHOLDER find safety
fiave to his that journals Of State will
take sides with the raukest aboonists in resisting
ures Tor our common protection and In promoting excite
men and prejudice against with tho enemy7 BY this
course our rights will be nulcd and slaves taken
fast as they cross the line of tho free State The Valley
Whg denounces the plan of taxing Northern goods or the
purpose Of reducing the lands negroes and other pro-
perty and retaatlng on the North) "stratagem and
disguse for nulhcation The Post and It's New York al
denouncs the plan as violation of the Federal Cons-
,uon while they themselves arc In the very of nufy
ing the constitution and laws and obbing Virpinan OF
his property; and Mr. Jihs of their abolition lawyers
exuts In the declaration that while Mr. Parker his friends
to restore the negro to hs owner they the abo-
onsts "go armed with pockets full of habeas eorpus And
hus In worry TRUTH they do 60 armed with pockets full Of
fra uduent writs of habeas corp and can In this way a-
gue any man DEATH exhaust the value of the slave in
expenses Yet according TO the "Valey wing tho POST
nd
aJeos corpus would be most henous offence to tax the
productions of these people when brought TO Virginia for
sale and consumption Do not the Valley "hg the Post
and all these abo,ionis know full well that the supreme
Court Of the United has decided that such tax con
stuonal That State has the right TO tax the goods OF
produce brought from another State or foreign country ae
the packages are broken and the goods offered Tor sale
auction or mixed up with other goods for sae as mechan
die In the State where offered !
The right 10 goods brought into State or country
b consumed never can be abandoned By such State OF
country for tho benefit of Others but With the loss o S
liberty Ii Virginia has chosen for years to exempt ioegn
produce from drec, taxation and TO levy lax on