Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-01-10

Whie all this 10 going our OetteI
svmpa,hies of all men, beginning 10 ask these iporan
questions TPhat is to be the end Of all this! Is her
no -smedy Is there cure for thus erh
"In the midst of all this excitement and confusion TN
LIGHT breaks in upon u.s. which points concuslvely to colo
nzaton as only remedy The infant colony oil LIBERIA
recoonsed as one among of the EARTH begins
~ the renewed attention of all who desire
an entire separation of the two races In this great strugg
for the separation of the black from the white let ndi
ana take her sand put her agent into the field Her citizens
are ready-yea they willing 10 contribute OF their supu
something for the removal of this people from among us ant
TO locate them in the native land OF their toeiahes othe
States this Union have their settlements In Lloera
Let Indiana have hers. Let sustain the movement mao
bv Mr. Bryan, Of Alabama for the employment OF Govern
ment vessels 10 found an empire in Africa. Let the Naona
az we'll as the Governments strike at This hour Tor
and eecua remedy for the agitations and OK
element of the day this difficult question
ain pursuance of Joint resolution OF the last session o.
the legislature, block of marble, native OF the otae wac
procured and forwarded Washington TO be placed IN h
in progress OF erection there 10 'e eho
of the Father or his Country.
10 be placed the block took the liberty OF having IN
scribed the following: 49,, 49,
Union
ment thus engraved enduring marble was written alsc
ON the hearts OF people, that was the sentiment oil e
great mass Of my eowcizens Of Indiana on the most ag
Eating question CT the day.
"Complete unanimity ie rarely the incident OF human
councils In confederacy like ours differing rs It's mem
bes do in SOIL climate and productions; in habits man
a @sua a ssss 9a sa f
Sedera 3ons,tut H. that an COMPROMISE bascd upon mu-
us oud sf,T S.gs to q measure,
peace recently Trained BY greA and good men, in the same
spiri, which acuaed ftthers in days gone by are IN
every respect such meet sur unqualified approval IL
has been we'll said that the lives of the best of US are spent
in choosing between evils and ia often bounded duty 10
temporary and incidental evil for permanent ana
inherent good. domestic institution, forced upon our
oreathers in colonial days. rather than voluntarily adopted
by them, is for the present the necessary policy OF our
Southern brethren Any sudden Abandonment OF that poll
10 iuDOR
with difficulty and embarrassment The patriots OF the ne
voution, convened TO frame government that mas endured
for three quarters OF century, has spread over ha enl
isphere the blessings Of peace of political and religious ee-
dom and national prosperity assented TO the great prh
cple that each State of the Union is sovereign as 70 hel
,ernal government and her social relations Without ths
recognition absolute and unconditional the thirteen original
States would have concnued in the federal compact
That was the great conservative element when oouha
hearts though could reconcile opinions. Without that
element the Union would not have been created them
Without it, the Union cannot be preserved now
Indiana central State has always maintained high
conservative position, especially on that exciting question:
of the day which has threatened more seriously han any
other the integrity of conederacy OF States She Is
indeed convinced that she has wisely selected her own 90
Inesc policy She satisfied with degree o. prosperity
which, under that free policy she has attained Our STATE
was the nineteenth admitted into the Union In wealth IN
agricultural and commercial importance she IL now the fifth,
IT, indeed she be the fourth. or tie eighteen States
which composed the Union when we were admitted or al
most are now advance and not one OF those since
admitted has within sight OF u.s. Maintaining her
position ahead of ali her younger sisters Indiana mas walked
n
onward progress have uniformly acted toward each oqua
10 equal Our compacs with the great 'eccary TO when
belong and every member Oh H. have been faithfully sep
IN letter and in spirit Neither by legislative act nor other
wise have withheld from any citizen o! the mon the
rights which, under The federal compact are assured 10 nm
To this day of complaint has been sTen nor Sc
far as know, has complaint oeeE haue as"'S "u'" "
any Stute in the Union , /.
aAbove ALL Indiana recognises the imperative da,y by
every good Citizen obedience 10 the laws vi The land
"Whatever difference OF opinion may exist as 10 the ae
Compromise enacted BY Congress- however ultra
men in the North or in the South may oppose or oenounce
Them there of action for the true patriot 10
and that is unhestatngy and in good a TO car
~ their cments. m - ue
"There safety for property, for liberty, nor tor me-
EXCEPT in the absolute supremacy of the law Iherc Is no
higher duty Of the citizen than to maintain by word and
deed that supremacy AS value the heritage rich beyond
all nrice purchased not with silver gold but with the les
blood OF the good and brave heritage bequeathed 10 us
ty our fathers and which in turn must beqneah nvo-
,,e 10 our descendants bear in mind that the first
public aci fdsobedcnce to law is the first fatal step on the
downward road to anarchy.
rThe Constitution of this great confederacy written on
nsrchmeni may asunder if it be not written also on
The hearts and affections of the people II written on
ours We love- respect tive give II our highest sane,
ZION alike for sake of the sacred principles guardian OF
hnman liberty embodied in it's provisions for the unnun
bered blessings have enjoyed under s ue and IN memo
~ aiso Of that band OF great and GOOD men VINO conceeu
and established it, This truth should be understood by our
people that this Union cannot be preserved by force II
could Juld be worth preserving The bonds ana
lqamens that bind together moral and not physical
Our glorious Union Of consen, and not OF force
isu Union Of confidence, of trust OF love- and OF aecton
When these gone the Union loses all its attraction, ana
AT no hour of history have required more than
q, the pesen an infusion into councils o that spirit IN
which the articles Of our contedeIacy were mrs, conceVGa
IA representatives citizens OF Indiana ms czens OF the
nited States have difficult, delicate important ouies 10
perform Foremost among these the osigation 20 op
nose by every lawful means that spirit OF acuous lanai
cism alike suicidal wherever has bth when lnSioousy
assumes the garb in section, OF philanthropy; IN ano
her of State rights By speech by action oy
nv forbeaance by compromise, by the influence oil moral
and the strong OF Kindness by each anc ell OF
these means let US seek aay the Split OF awcss insule
that spirit which instals each mans opinion the arber OF
constitutional rights which cooy estimates The value OF
this Union and looks with steady eye on separation OF
these States-the certain heraI OF boocshed ana hou
ssnd houorsa separation be surely and speedily ioow
Cd nv war in its MOI odous FORM serve perhaps as vel
ma cyi-war among those oi the same race the same name
the same blood-war that shall bring together ~ nos'e
ucghbor against neighbour brother against BROTHER
ITO aver, caamies so direfu Indiana will cast even to
the last, tho entire weight of her influence She VIII De Just
20 each and every member Of the Coniederacus to the
Constutionust the laws She viii abide by tat Con
slitu,on-abide by the aws-and above all she VIII aoue
nv the compromises made by fatherS-the compromises
made by the great and good OF this day. sne WIN nope
she will pray the kind and overriding providence
which watched over fathers the adoption OF the Con-
suon has sustained in every Crisis and cheered ev
ery hour of since will direct their sons also IN Inc
paths OF wisdom and Of peace and enable US TO transmit TO
postey that sacred instrument guide anu blessing 10
IN future as il has been in the past.
Indiana takes her stand in the ranks not OF Southern
Destiny nor vet of Northern Destiny She plants herself
ranks Of AMERICAN DESTINY
In IOWA, Gov Briggs speaks TO the point as follows
.From the formation Of tho constitution 10 the present
time there has been subject which has seriously threat
ened the dissolution Of the Union as that OF slavery That
recognizes the institution and provides Tor the
restoration of s slaves shall escape from their
AND find refuge other -saveholdng States ms
clause was inserted compromise measure, to concate
and harmonic differences Of opinion existing at the for
ation Of the constitution relative this subject and to In
duce the other States into The federal compac con,
scouently it's letter and spi, should receive steady and
uninching support from every friend OF the union Con.
at its last session passed by that clause Of
the constitution could be eccuay carried One
rea, object leading the passage of the law was 10 exh
S 10 the savehodng States determination on the part OF
the national legislature protect aud enforce all OF the
rights guaranteed them BY the constitution and thus aay
any approximations which they might experience concerning
the security Of those rights; Since the passage OF
that act disposition has been manifested IN some
OF the Northern States TO resist its provisions. No
ssod citizen of Iowa for moment sanction
or countenance such proceedings. think may
assert without fear Of contradiction that the people OF this
STATE are law abiding people, One OF the prominent rea-
sons urged for resisting the law is that violates that por
lion Of the constitution of the United States which pro-
vdes that he privilege OF the writ of habeas corpus shall
no, be suspended unless when in cases Of rebellion OF
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