Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-10-12

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,nrr,. niven by The Constitution according TO me
tim. Of lie strict construction SCHOOL hey VIII men
sr,uah for All lucrative purposes, enough 100. bu MOI
notr r,an enough 10 do Inc bis'ness {" 'p.ec gov
-, 80 FAR ~ ;,rrirn nations concerned. the neces
aTv stahIs ,rn!s and me taxation Tor thht purpose ana
even, h. limited GJr:c;s over NE vas Su'Jcc ~
eonucrtc viii aIJd them employ meat 1I'Sae" ~ -,
i'm, and energies they attempt more, before Ih2 my
u.t abIcac all 10 make way for m iatenscr form OF "a
traz..io Roman Senate had !" give way 10 S
Roman Emperor when their pJs.essoIs I; r. az
n one stature 50 must end here II We disturb me Just
distribution Of power under system and cohsollaae II
| ali in The Federal Government.
Sir President the application which nave mus "a
made Of the States Rights and free trade principles 10 Tue
subjects under considerations accordn. 10 my views an ''1
States Of this confederacy concerned The po!tica anu
tpstril interests all OF them are best be substred
IN NV opinion BY close adherence those principles
Bu: snail address myself now To question and class .!
S,a,s in regard 10 wnch these doctrines special
,n,nnranre refer ss that Issue which hangs ike a
dark cloud in the Noh.t asrrn quarter OF our horizon.
!. of cloud BY day. and may be pillar OF fire by night
moi 10 guide peace and safety but perhaps To visit us
viii, ruin destruction. mean sir that question which
more than other cisturbs the harmony c the Uni0n
and of huse States which, being most threatened with
s.u are most in need OF the dclences OF The Constitution
Its not Ia be denied the aveholdng interest OF
the south is in most critical condition, and that dangers
from more than quarter daily menace IT, Nearly all
chris combined against Upon this subject tor
past England has bCrn and 10 some extent s Is me
great national aglror Al large, and fear growing pa!
IN our -savehug States protesting 10 have discover.
law o higher obligation Than The Constitution Of
aansc themselves reference The single object o; bo~
slavery, and determined 10 destroy me INSTITUTION
cven it BE- necessary 10 destroy ns 10 ciirc HEIR pur
pose Much Of The influence oi The press, the school
and church has been devoted 10 the creation o.
moral machinery In BE- used against rs such ~ tn world
has never witnessed upon political question before T.
all this siart only isolated and alone, bni d!-
vdcd amongst ourselves. Our means nj defence too nav"
Diminished. The savcoiing States came out ul the
in relation Ia The settlement OF the territory
chained Mexico only relatively weaker in point
d" political! rGwr b." 10 some extent absolutely weaNe "f
portion ri rcA- which absolutely under the IIr!>3r-
ion of pr.-layery laws doubtful say the least :"
H. The precedent too established rrsl lt!nn which
settled r. question: if should allow 1t the moral force
precedent which, b. the way deny, Tor reasons hCrth
given, against When acquired terpr:
the cs-on Of L"ui=ian il IN Ter the Jurs1tc"n 81
pro. slavery law. raised with us IN regard 10
settlement, aud The sIuvc'oIns States were excluded
dian hal, ut II, Tar as The political ana ha'ih-
al advantages settling and colorizng new territory were
concerned Nhtn afterwards territory was acquired
rom Mexico under the dominion II ant! slavery law rs ~"
Worth asserted, and which by The way, never D; 'rFc' !
would have been fair ard reciprocal upon lhslf own
principles have divided this country WIN US ana ~
nave recognized liz: '@ht 10 s"ur win s' ~ :, T.;
the gwen I,nc. To this w".ii have been Oh ~
s;imaO!e importance. II would have recognised Our
r.t grow ia political AM! NATIONAL strength win th'
the coniedcracy, aud 10 settle win our saves
share at least oi the common territory OF The Ch"h !.
also the South the right OF going ln'o
that territory slaves il any should hereafter be- &c
CURED South Of that ne;tht la 10 say, IN me quarter
I'll acquisitions likely 10 be made nave u'
MED Us this aud nvr tued recognize our r2h To eel
tie with oUT sasss any here within ms territory, cou ""y
c justified by the North Itself upon tfie ground lha
ycu,Ild
equal management and tnat the institution was under me
Federal authority in regard 10 is iniu" CROWN
Bur yet another lave IL the series by when "h
slave trade, is called vas abolished III 'ie ~ st'ic' W
Colam5il-a law whose purpose seemed 10 be- sent
mental and place the of selling slave under INC oa
ri Fr cfa authority; whose purpose in other words
Ia direct the moral force Federal legislation against ~"
propiict such sales. And yet, sir, II would De ointn
say would injured, the master or me sh"
If this gnt abolished in the Southern STATES. IL "!u"
take from The slave The night OF exchanging Els pos"h 10
puo country Tor OF abundance ard deprive MN VI d
IuC'r, FOR cmgiaon which II essential 10 me "ip'''
Incut races The black much as any ot:e'
la sIJ., si;s II would roo southern slavery 81 one .! -"
nnIcicrailn features, you and MIS-! nol hh'"'
say then -iTs, tina the nccg!rn's established hv th-
l-Ia;iu coi the force .! prscc"a' wnn'd De
against Ba deny lha. i has any stch i!rcs ne OF
pn-nl- al The compromises Il vas called although ".heh
and wnrsIed succeeded in one ming at ehe lheY scna
r"ei The measures aud forced vote upon euch ~ney nc
STOW that the admission OF '.h'io'ni'
III" question IN Issue passed against me a'oS
unanimous vote O; The South; thus proving hi"' VIZ
c,ia rusasTe carried BY the sectional majority |" or
Benefited ny it, and agains; the almost un''ec vote ~ t
bs IHurcd by II. Thus, too II was $40" i'
wanted !ha, eicincnt muu" astesnent, express or i
which civ. moral force n precedent 10 rsisl
non 81 src1n,. character unless, indeed II May '
.i The quescence al the Southern States was 10 bt
rans!icrrc a.in. Hut do n. understand
those States having acqcsced in those measure HecauF
they believed them JUST ana fair 10 themselves lh'y 81 "t
ccG because they believed the wrong 70 oe ~
that better what had been done man 10 re-
because they believed hh M!
ad i.i.nca rgh The Construction Tor scii-p"tsc-
ian ii vI be- 10 that Constitution ana 'e';
nnL hocuSr they :hougnt best iJr all cGhcerhGh 10 Gc
differences under Inc nope hh no ie'''
us.uull- would made upon them, If they were HEST Dy
concIia0ry present, more united front coui
br shown n any future occasion winch might require H.
1t wa4 in tns that Understood Their acf"esccH'r
and III these sirws concursd kno" SIRE, ho"cVe! una
uricTr H. thai ui best mrn dtsiE III re-
nard future destiny OF The South: mat they cohslde
institution 81 slavery doomed, and III" ii'e OF 't
connected win IT Us being sealed, ana behold IN
gloomy silence The coarse al public atie Lht 'h pc
have somewhere OF the Indian wh" ieeins MN
self
ancr vain takes the paddle within the boat, and, io.-
M his arms and silent resignation 10 HE
which awaits him. they oo prefer 10 make no resist
which may be- IDLE
Mr. President l. for onr, believe that there Is M just
canse snr believe, sirs that there Is nope Tor he
South nuIy Tor md safety, bur 10! brilliant IA"
turc il viii be tsel! and The Constitution ~
Upon he great principles Of the ac!0ol "i
wicn have been spcakng lei "I sons sustain WIN IehI
the htienccs al the Constitution, and the lnia-
liens "ic! il imposes upon Congress. Here s, Is Tie
brazcn wall Of our defence Introduce thoss
principles the admins of the affairs OF The Gene
raj Government, shall not secure safety uTt achieve
progress prosperity And why despair OF carrying lhs
great endl 10 they interest others besides outseses-
aey necessary 10 make Democracy compatible win
iivdua liberty ami free representative government! Inc
cicnccs which they establish In regard 10 our propery-are
they essential far all property and Tor American liberty
iisc Take the platforms OF sac schemcrs, and Is outs
only property which they direct Their eiorsi Are moi
al their ends and purposes Of socialist tendency!
But Mr.. President, the Southern States have within Them.
The seal for self defence without the tn!"n
and III" political within it, They extend Westward
Suuthwahly from tie Ohio river and Tie Southern h"urIi-
- Of Ohio In, Chit OF Mexico. They embrace tcmit':r
nuug empire and already there several millions
people upon H. United together they must have weight
enough with pHr;y 10 afford them The means oi sell DE-
ience Not their deveiurement Dc great,
bat The future oi and oi trade must aGa !"
the number o their friends who will have an interest IN ihelr
aud prosperity ALREADY great lines Ut railroads from
East 10 v est bringing the Southwestern and Southeastern;
into closer proximity and binding them together by
raternn feeling Nor j. all The great railroad
o THIS country, rlay use the figure vds Them
selves twJ great systemethc one nowing down The
valley .! the ST Llwrruce with its months at New "rR
and Boston, with lis delta beIwecn the other startling west
warhy, from Memphis, perhaps some point "cst 81 mat
again, Sweeps through The valleys 81 lhr iennes
ana OhIo, and must empty through Chail.stD
and Norfolk. BY these Two systems must 10"
most OF the ailrrad commerce OF The Union East at ist
Rocky Mountains the Southern will draw i's supplies
only from the -nvc States but from much Oh the South.
portions ui the Northwestern States themselves Com
utrcal political Ties and those Sitci Who's"
trade IL connected by sys'ci must nave dctp
in III" prosperity Of each other. As these works
spring into existence ard develop the te-nuEcrs OF the
Southern States they will increase in population and
The ilrger States will local patronage Ia sustain
the local public which be necessary Tor Their