Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-08-29


m (,onf,,cv We dare say that the silver GREY nr;
sometime by this clause but Gov se""u or par,
en,iousiy 10 Support ~ ,ho law of God how
rd u xnect ha his ndheens would nna Any ;,ercs
i; dcdinc ihnt The South had no rlehs u tho nucs
w; Mn.hor, mon were bound to respect WIZ. hi ann.
m'i'' g. ,, ,,,s concerned? In short ula' @ =,
rent restriction would be felt TO DC No ,crr roriion
All Therefore we concluded that inc IN ,bcir work
a. h VII ,,r,, would be rather ENCOURAGED Va .H'A
# nni,nni by his declaration of ihcir "ds n nnb;
hon tho reverse We aware nl me H. 20 NO, rn.l
hihe o" ana watc II no advantage in making them ap-
- hoIl,,r truce which is only 10 ast u UNI, 's ~;
elections and has aim bul 'nc lii ha seen 10 ,erni-
J,,cs l. ii no value the public, ana VIII W ses "
49,, ,..ncynr The motive nr It's cSislSscc 1eiae e
i o",rd n The New York law Of l9to piosiuS n
trial of iuei,ivc slaves BY jury in TINS 9tc'
m hps never been regarded by any Court OF lou a
this State but been repeatedly m h ,nr nm which
Ne unconstitutional II was never worm Nc il tJI. s
Us @ , In 1884, Chief Justice Nelson (Jack vs.
uoI settled that the right OF Legislation upon .s III
belonged exclusively 10 the e Federal Law For
asS ~ ,Sis state this decision has been ac'ea upon. ne
b., ,se ADDED The authority OF the supreme 1osi vi nv
LEE S, 10 The Supreme Court of this Stale IL "ouu
ouu n,inn having much respect TO Inc ianatlcs
" s1 - lake The trouble TO give the dignity OF rePcai ~
an Act which Justice Nelson SIX years before II
az NJ 1h 10 be unconstitutional, and whcn All our
% t eyen wears have set aside as so much waste pa
/
Pe1. notwithstanding the decision of tho Chief justice
~ s3j the Legislature Zone branch of which conSti-
into The Court of Errors deemed proper ana
sr v,nrs after pass this law we can hatay ihha :"
ns 10 be unworthy OF repeal ii lis unhlpo!-
,anc wore The only objection its repeal we are pcrsiau
M ,ha, II would have been repealed at the last session. VINO
dos No, know that this law cmboaes the
] rnrnlcs for which the aboltousts and Scwa!des
hnwo Lern coutendng since the Fugitive Slave La"
passed viz the right Of trial by jury in the State "hee
,he ares, is made They will not abandon ihls clam
| clio anatu
which would look like abandonment of it, II Tor no otner
this law should be repealed because Justly offensive
m the South Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and pooaoy
other States have similar law. In each case inc ifienuS
Of the National Compact and Of ightcd faith should demand
repeal and persevec until the object is accomplished
Even admitting this law OF lSi0 is not one vi the laws
which the Address says "mus be enforced and implicitly
obeyed" we are still of the opinion that the address Is lar
below VIVA, the times demand. Whether the Deinocralc
platform will be any BETTER shall know when IL IS issued
Besides leaving the door wide open for further agitation o
the slavery question the Address, very seems
~, ne drags in the Wuot Proviso On this head quote
the language Of the Trenton True American wnich says
"Thc manifesto declares the infexble opposiion Vi ,.e
Whg party to the admission of States from territories ou
This is equivalent TO the declaration that hereafter no
Stale whose people chose 10 sanction the ePoy "
slave labor shall be admitted n c .u pnssisv ever be
ouired from Britain or Mexico IS now ree ut
cara,ion the New York Wings an assertion o. .e
or 10 discriminate respecting the ADMISSION VI ne" ous'
and dictate their domestic institutions 49,
ml is declaration that henceforth the Wimot Proylso
shall be applied to erery nen State Offering ot
Instead OF being the Olive branch the South II Is man
csto of continued The manifesto does indeed alter
thus asserting the Wmot Proviso TO be part oil the wing
creed declare that the States have the right 10 regulate telr
own internal condition But when the hight OF excluding
any State which sanctions Slavery is enforced how Is inc
concession OF free State Legislation 10 oenen le oou
All that Congress have right 10 require OF STATE asking
admission is that its Constitution shall be hepuoican
An attempt require or prescribe any other conoi'ons OF
admission is usurpation-a papabe violation OF The Con-
slituton which if persevered in will rend into fragments
this glorious Union The people Of New Jersey VIII sane
ton no such experiment the strength of the Union
Says the Express -
awe cannot expect the South approve the Compromise,
or the North approve the Compromise COMPROMISE
always involves that mutual surrender OF PASSION fteu
dice or even Principle that makes approval an mposslo
". 1t the best thing that could be done fo inc cou-
try and it done we'll The unioniss OF the South while
they acquesce it, do approve it, nor do all admit II
was done we'll or wisely What more be expected from
The North? Ii carried by but small majority alter
the aruous struggle known In our legislative MS
ory and expect the large minority 10 approve ~at ey
voted against, 10 unreasonable.
majority Of both Houses Of Congress did approve oil the
Compromise a Compromise; otherwise 1t would not nave
been adopted The presumption Is that they represented me
views of majority of the people, And the Express teiis
US truly that has been marvellous change IN pubic
sentiment since. 1t says:
ec has been anything saw before because
The Northern people have been studying the Constitutional
pledges the discussions OF The Lawyers and OF Inc so"hd
horton OF the Clergy well the opinions of the Courts
Apparently nine months ago. threeourhs Of the people
in the free States for resistance Resistance was ger
tanIy preached widely in the Pulpit and IN the Press ooe
dence now is the universal demand 80 PATRIOTIC Ac
au EScE the very words OF the Albany call 10
| this as to any other laws Of the Government
With 20 great change in favor of the compromise since
il was adopted by Congress- cannot the Whigso New orR
squeeze something little more effective than "a pa!rio
tic acquiescence without any ntiaton how long II IS To
continued Here is the grand objection 10 The address; II eS
presses no approval OF the compromise nor gives any assn
rance, even iniimaon that the wings OF NGw ioh WI"
early day agate Tor essenal hiouihcalioh aS
Governor Hunt expresses H. or repeal Now III" ourselves
cannot sustain any for the Presidency VINO Is not al
eust able that he approves OF the compromise as
| J,ou,J 9oou
faith to sustain it. If he does not approve OF IT, ne VIII al
the earliest available moment be seeking its modicaon OF
repeal And when this to pass, the troubles when
wear or two arc well nigh overwhelmed the Chlon VIII re-
turn upon with double eceness We do not believe mat
the naon in lis present condition can Withstand te SHOCK.
Therefore say that is the duty of every good citizen To
suemny resolve that he will sustain no man for the Pcsl-
dency who and party which party is NOT cropeay IN
Gror Of the Compromise is This, at any rate will be
| make it the principle of others.
And, pray, how do The Wings with this half way cove
eirands backed by the equally esoute doctrines
of the Pennsy and Ohio Conventions expect TO get
majority Of the Electoral votes in the nation ut large 1t
firm belief that going into the field with ms wachwo
they will oban single electoral vote south Of Mason and
Dxon's line, many North OF H. by good deal as
they expect The Northern people are not all Abo"nss
Look Indiana where by majority Of more than lUOUOO
votes clause has incorporated into the Consttu
tion prohibiting coored people from coming into the State
Look Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, New
Hampshire. Don't you that the doom of Aboitionism
written Cut clear from it, then, lest you 20 down with It.
Stick your old allies who have stood by faithfully for
than bU years FUN! your engagefcHtsl 10 ei rf-
form your vows The Compromise is The result Of the
bined wisdom of the nation after nine months OF anxious
deiberaon-e stand by it firmly and frown upon any
attempt to disturb il.
The Baltimore and Norfolk Steam Packet Company are
now building as addition their line, powerful and
splendid steamer capable Of accommodating $50 passengers
proposed the Norfolk Argus to call this new steamer
the Moon n FALLS in honor of The able President of tho
Company.
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The citizens of Richmond in good earnest upon the
subject of direct foreign trade as will be seon from the pro-
ceedings their meeting Wednesday night We are sure
that the members of the proposed Convention will receive
hearty welcome from people, The objects are OF the
first importance every Southern 1t is but Tor the
people be united this subject and success will crown
their efforts
PUBLIC MEETING IN RICHMOND.
At meeting Of the citizens of Richmond, held ut the
City Hall on wednesday evening, August 9th, 1851:
On motions severaly made,
John N. Gordon appointed Chairman, and Robert e..
Scott and Charles s. Morgan Secretaries.
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