Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-03-21
TuE BLACK WARRIOR AFFAIR.

| - 49, p,esIdent's message, it's effect Con
and the temper OF the public mino Us ihdcaeo oy lux
p,esa foreshadow rupture OF our reaohs Win span 10
less that psolent government should aoate something OF "
| pride and enmity towards lhls county
NJ oocre.sions OF which tho eczure OF the BLACK
Warrior is tho fragrant Instance nave become lou cum
o in nm, ,e.,lons with Cuba The time has come for
! ,,Io,., n our difficulties one wsy another. Either
h ,o,o,:o,s interruptions of our trade cease, o
~ tho limited States must avenge tho wrongs Of lis Gill
xens.
The Committee of Foreign Affairs TO whom the President
orunery referred The facts Of the case will doubtless an
noupcs their decision In few days BY their advice, the
;d, If The House and the action of the Executive will
| 10 all probability be cctcrmneu'
Moa,wbi,e abolition and journals. striving
their utmost TO paae the cnormy OF the ouogc and 10
prevent rupture with SPAIN This policy s dictated mol
BY pacific disposition but by sagacous foresight Of the
inevitable result of hosttes with Spain. The abolition
lists dread the acquisition OF Cuba and hence they dpecate
rupture with Spain.
For our part we trust Congress will submit the matter 10
the discretion of the Executive for in the mness and
doraon Of the President. believe the country has sui
Glen, security against either ameness or rasness of action
JUDGE BRONSON.
The ~ Y Journaif Commerce. from which we copy the
following letters, thus introduces theH
The annexed letter from Judge Bronson reveals OF
the many tricks csoed to by the opponents Of popular AZ
vsreignty in the Territories carry their pon,e For few
DAYS has had s intended eject; but cots the ic'ri-
button. Not only Is the deception unmassed but tic san'
tments Of OF The most distinguished u'iss In mo EN-
pire State which might otherwise have been Withheld IRON
tho public arc calmly but distinctly avowed WAL the o's
pubsh this letter Of Judge Bronson We doubt It, Or 1t
does we predict that will accompany tho publication with
some new Misrepresentation or culumny."
"Io The Editors of the Journal Of Commerce
81 have Just learned that the Erening Post paper wncn
rarely see resoed the trick OF publishing ~hat
said 1915 against enacng the Wmot proViso ono against
establishing slavery 10 free territory by Inc eesauoh o
Congress- though opinion against The NcoTas
ka bill Finding myself in this way mStepresened before
The public will thank you make known my opinion oil
the Nebraska BILL by publishing The ie.c
"MAscH a. 1854"
We exrac, OF the letters referred to- ts "a oows
New Yonx FEB Fl, 1854.
GDRAR Sin: The Nebraska bill has understand been
amended that neither have the effect OF iesazins
prohibiting slavery in the Territory but will leave that
question 10 stand the Constitution and the decision OF
the people, who are 10 exercise the powers OF
The bill is based the republican doctrine that the people
should rule and the great principle OF nonalerven
on by Congress In the local alrs OF the States and or
gauized Territories.
.'The principle Of The bill the slavery question
from Congress- and refers II 10 the local authorities wnee
properly belongs This is with tho strongest oil all the
which have been assigned in favor OF the measure
The that Congress shall plainly declare That IL VIII
existence
slavery in The States and Territories slavery will cease 10 be
subject for political action in the free States Men tlere
may still Talk and write aud preach about slavery 10 Tue
South and they about slavery n Brazil British In
ill., Cuba and Russia but that s very different thing
rom acting upon the subject as they now do through Con-
yress.
uli0n will be agitaed lacri and Will be done
he more certainly aud With prospects for the slave
because the people of those States will be lett 10 deal with
heir ataits they please without tho political action
outsiders who have business 10 inermedde The peo
Die of the Territories will also dscuss the slavery question
framing their institutions; but Is morally certain that
here will be no slavery In Nebraska where neither soil
climate Is adapted that kind OF labor And besides most
Of the emigran,s TO the Territory will be from the tree States
o~cyer people should decide for slavery Is their
matter and they should be allowed 10 have their own
way.
-" am heartily SICK every patriot must be- of hearing
the sound up from different sections OF the country,
conflicting and hostile action and feeling be-
tween the free and The slave Sutes There 40 cause or
ths such as has resulted from the action OF congress
the slavery question The existence OF slavery
could furnished ground for s,rfe bret h
If II had been let alone. AT the tmo OF Inc eeoiuion
all were slave States and of they had diversity OF
interest feeling the subject When The Constitution
was formed all virtually agreed that each shoud deal with
that matter Within It's borders II pleased aud with.
out Interference OF Others Hnls OF the States have
snce got rid OF slavery in their and way and
body complains that they done Surely there is
thing in this prove change In the relations OF INC TWO
sections. INDUCE unknd feelings between then Each
has acted deemed wses and beat for Itself, and lin
that action have righul The hostile
feelings which have been manifested have no foundation IN
Of the case but have sprung out OF The great
mistake of allowing the slavery question TO enter Congress
If It had been kept OUT Of that body neither good nor bad
men the free States would have had means OF acting
politically on the subject. They might discuss II as moral
question: but they could carry It 10 tho polls.
sit 10 said that slavery Is aggressive But what mas u
doue2 Has 1t attempted 10 fasen Itself upon any State or
Territory that wished reject or get rid oi III Certainly
not Has asked Congress TO establish ordo auythnH 10
lesaze slavery the Territories Certainly not has asked
for nothing be let aoueto have the question LETT 10
the Influence Of the Constitution, withou, any Wmo pro-
ysos Congress place the people OF one section upon
favored loong than those from the other In relation 10
the enjoyment Of the Territories II the matter Is consider
ed with candor will be found that slavery has not been ag
eesse but has only acting the defensive has
been resisting assaults from without.
"Let Congress reraco lis steps, and decarc 10 explicit
terms it will hereafter leSislae ehf for or against
of slavery in The States and Territories ano Of
for strife will be at an end Inc people oil me hor
and south the east and will learn that they are
brethren with interests and common dcsunyi me
Unio1 will receive strength and the enemies Of iocly
who now watch hang will find that their hopes are
In vain Our country will be better loved at homo, and
more highly respected abroad
thought good deal Of this matter-who holds no political
Office intends hold and s DO. conscious OF any
thing 10 warp his judgment For ulerng such sentiments
he will be called Fro slavery man 6y Inc aoooes.s; ooa
y '''' very "u'' '0u ''"'''t GREENE G. BRONSON.
"Hon F. B. CUTTING, NJ. c., Washington, d. &"
We subjon letter from MIR. Redheld the successor O:
Judge Bronson In which he declares himself for The bill:
New YoRx, MARCH is, 1854
Sn-l deem II proper to request you 10 cay in your per
that the statement which has been made therein 'ai uio
Collector OF this pot among Others has been SECRETLY en.
gagged in defeating the Territorial bills introduced by Senator
Douglas is go far ss concerned entirely Incorrect
On the contrary have not been inactive in support OF
the bill. | procured the letter Of Senator Douglas
TO the Washington Patriot, In defence of himself and The
BILL TO be published in several papers In this city and in the
county have also written several articles, under The sig
nature of Genescc" which have been published in several
newspapers In the country and In Que In Tho city and
lake occasion 10 say lhn, am most decidedly in favor
hja
every true democrat, whether hard soft-whether from
the South the North the East or The West-can stand
1t the old PLATFORM erected by fathers at the birth oil
the nation aud upon which the grent battles of the demo
cracy against the advocates of assumed and unlimited
ors have always been fought and 1t Is the platform oil
strict construction upon which the constitution has been
hitherto saved and the Union OF the States preserved
Very respectfully, your obedlent servant,
HEMAN J. REDFlELD.
THE MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.
The session the Leesaturco Maryland closed on Friday
night when the houses adjourned sine die BY the
tho ONLY