Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-06-27
SEyR.sKA AND KANSAS.
SPEECH oFW o. GOODE, ESQ. OF VIRGIN

.i,pulu not SlJt;ik. l SilSI.ucc Nl clnlll ~ 49,, =
nv desire 10 seem sincere. Every man si'''"" 49, r"n
.., Justify his conduct before the country on nv ca -.
ao,is which rcu!!y control him. come inr"n'n 81
In. advocate u! this in"rsnr" its cheerful: us ~
advocate. shall state frankly, %candrUE' pc.H"ls
with some degree Of imprudCncr, tic c"i'si"c'"'""'
Which control mt. .,o, ,L;.
Sir, i, has been announced to the country ina, ms
measure has been unnecessarily, rusLty' NJ g.
thrust On Congress, an apple Of ''Sc"iu nr,;im nil
brand anon. the people. As usual, III ,'etl'ans =.
evil tn the weak, the responsibility OF me ''"ia','
and the responsibility Of the discussion: NY. MI, "r,i
ascribcd to the South. ~lil-fatcd, crrr-i'gnrou c"" inn
Would that | could offer for Tho S"as: me Nn"''
Ia which she iS Justly entitled. .,,,nd.
Ii, in the presentation OLA Just claim: Il, Ir." ",an
in. mere equality, the S"ntI had "ri"lial'I VI, -"
sure. had provoked, had compelled TINS -, ~
she would have been justified by the !i'"ral :m W
the civilized world. 1t is not The party Mn - ; ~,
nmnds Justice, but the party Which refuses =" u" J";n,'
ticc, which iln.urs the responsibility "i sui Ia-rnc of
Blu. the South has not incurred even thH' ,in;n,
rclponsitilitv. She has brought forward no '"" m:
and, BY consequence, she lns incurr'a! ~ 'tsi"" ,rn,
lity. The South has learned, in the bitter P";i;; W." -
if shc would enjny even 81 temporary ifh'"i".r";, I'D Il
tceting and even il!nsory. rePosc: she mus =. o 81" been
ulmonislled in this debate, that il she ian t,n ;;
10 bring forward u proposition like this, Nct iv! n,"%-
hc foe was ready prepared to spring uP"I, nr,u, wis.
ed and devoted victim; The South mas Ir'nnnd, in.
dom i'll the past. She has preferred no "'"
cured no responsibility. .,;, ,,.ssur,
charge that tue responsibility of thls hleasurc
reefs will the North. Far he it from me- 10 la"nI" !, =
il an odiuus responsibility. No. sir | - nr,,.
.l,ri,u. responsibility. CONSIDER that those norin-
EN- men who have undertaken to bring i'r""iu .me
proposition, AMI 10 maintain it before 'hs ro""ma;
have established an undylns CLAIM Il" inc ~. ~ ~ ".
un;riots. | charge that the odirus responsibility vi
ttLis discussion, the odiuus responsibility OF this excite
mcIit, rests with the Aboltionists; win 'he iet spur
of Abolitionisin; the lybrdous offspring oi laha'''
cism and uniolv ambition. ,a,.,
Ii has been affirmed by our aSsailunts tlat the pro-
=. A.. = ....,:;,i,, a t,.rritpriHl government lT
lie country WHOSE limits are defined by This bal nus
heel, examined and discussed before Congress Tor
Years. That ut the last session 1t was !eciIcu u 'n.
nilirumive-aurl that a bill! tn accomplish thai "iiJcr'
uciuullv passed the House of Representatives; =. "
inajurifv of more than tvs" to one winch iHi vac
l,sf. not defeated, in ;hc Senate, by the expiration III
the Congressional term. That bill VA: u Northern
measure, prepared and introduced by NoFticrh '''e",
tnr,nrd and fashioned on Northern principles am!
Carried through by Northern votes. l. I l'asseu ~.
Hons, of Rcpresciitatiycs by Il vote OF n'lety-elG!ii
against fur,y-thrcc. OF the nine.cisli "tlr,iu'iae
votes, only eighteen were from the Snntli-ciEni! DC
in, registered from those States which elegantly, anu
,rry c0n,frDuSly, dc,luininatc Themselves gree S1unF'
Ms CONTRACTS .in.ui>hcd from their sister States 81
let that classification stand-woris do not always DC
scribe things. TT, H..
In this simple narrative nave Hln.!s"'uu a.
Snutl, from tie responsibility Of this measure; i"s
every man here knows ;lutif the bill ot the last Con
rrrss had been introduced into this Congress; niicil'
burrassel by u competing PROPOSITION. y w"u,t "a'e
passed this Congress with n'idlmln'eneu S.l."S'II,,
II was introduced into this Congress- ny u
v,r.,or, sonn,,r md referred By the Senate TO their
cnm",;ttre ON Territories. That committee consisted
M the time of four actin. members, OF "A"il m are.
- nu,;,, I'm. or,,rnizcd-l,ia northern committee
.n,nt !, m their eternal prtisc-r.poried back the
bili 10 the Senate. with various aincin!',chis, CON.
nri.rd in n substitute, with various notifications "i
the original bill, all favorable IN the H"u'h' ocS"use
founded ON the principles Of eternal justice, and sus-
tanned bv the Constitution .: the nltcd Siat"s.
t;,u.-what were they! The first, and TINT which haf
u,,ructcJ universal attention. was un Independent see
t;nn nrrnnsiur a rcpcul o.! the Missouri compromise
R,t;nt,prn;, tat.idiuusncss, hvlocrit:cislil, may object
10 The III ale nlUi manner oi me reiea.' n"' 'anU'i
am authorised 20 refer 70 u second moiiiica'i"l'' he-
ans, an nbiecrian 10 the ill has been founded IN an
ALLEGED absence OF the provision. whereas II expressly
provides for carrvin. into effect the fugitive Save law.
|, has been said thai, the rrpea! ui HE Missouri corr
promise must CONVEX; the NHs' AREA VI y" Si'"i nv
,hn rol,n-,,;,, at tupj,ive slaves, adup;cd as Ii par. of
rio me-, nj lSlO. would thereby stund repealed. liu:,
-. On. lin ur,lcr consideration con.uii.S Il I;slinc;
W ~ -" "or..iim, ;,,o etl;,.t AN net r,spec,ir. 1u-
c;a.ss T. ."i,;t - - NM, n"rsnus cr,apr. from the ser
- If ,hr;r nn,trrs,' approved February II, 1888,
anL ,In nrovi.imus of tL. act entitled An act to
men anil ,,,nn,,menturv 10 ne aforesaid act" APP
n-uy,d September Is. lSJG; and il Is Il matter ol ns-
LIN Mr. rcu,onl should fail in,n so unaccuuntablc
NV .rr a.. ., s,u;,n.c Inc i,,w Tor the restoration ri
inni:iye slaves will CEASE 20 l. % force in the Terrific
~ ut Nebraska If the Missouri compromise be- repeal
4 third modification of the bill of the last session,
.tfcctrd by the substitute OF the Senate, 81 clause en-
,ressly ;myyrrtiu. the Federal judiciary with ~lurisi:c-
Ion >; FRY ,;,l. /, slaves. in co!,:ruvcr-lrs arising with
49, H.. I;,;;.. ~ ,Iu. territory, and geographical jrris-
- Il '; ,Lc. rn;,yis. offer no comment "r the
m.'a u. ..Y,.r, u,., he obvious Il" the rejecting
n;nI ri In. south.
III. f,,,r,b modification il Il listiuc: and mnc'iuiro-
.,l instrument. ,hat when the Territory, or any lnr-
,h,r,.n, sj,nIl come To be admitted into the Union
Ne - SINH, or States, it shall be received, with or with
-, .Ioyory ~ ;h,ir constitution may prescribe At Tie
49,, ~ "c .l.;r admission.
mi. sir. j. n settlement of that great question wii:rli
,,,,uIsoI ,u.rica Mt the date of the admission vi
s"hfups:H am Tb;s sir. i. - present, definite. L.
" y l,.,L,,nout 81 linn lrcad question. which the
S'Sta',I y n..u.,n,ncd IN contemplate with i!-
pntti ;,r mi in; 80 through all the long, dark, frown-
ny iu,"i r, .ho ;r,or,,nt differences between the bill
- w a., ,nc.;nn and that which il now offered for
VI omn !" "a" "rt None of these provisions were con.
,,;,nI in t;rr hill of the lust session; all are contained
~: III. ~ In, my h.for. us, They urr MI favorable IL
!" * South. indeed, absolutely Indispensable: and yet
III .urb MS should be welded by the Nur;l, because,
in mo manner injurious Ia them, and hccnusc required
by the principles "i The Constitutional sacred COM
pact of our liion.
! Sir, | have already shown that the organization "i
n territorial government is now IN actual, existing ne
,.ssjiv, The question IL" longer is, whether govern
want sboll he established, but Whit shall be the pow
,r and character of that government. Even our ad-
worSarH.s hive stn,e,l i; TO be n mere question Of time:
a,; dir the TING already is when the organization is
incy;tnbIr, if moi INDISPENSABLE
7 cloi,n il, then. rs a point to be conceded hy n can-
aid ndycrsnrv. that the choice Of II southern man is
T ~" ,w,nu This hilI, with the provisions just enumerated
f,rornblc 10 the South establishing southern princl-
,,irs and interests. and the bill Of the last session.
,iy;,hont ony one of these important provisions, but
,,;,h VERY th;u, which cun he found in this bill
~. ".l:,L ~. ,ou o,;rrt, 4 southern muu should lon:
~ t',.m al W. ", ,I'n-,. :. /. f,rc I've rus,s his vote nraiust the
80 80 ,nI ,ncr;,n..S mn on,mr;upity which may new
u. tn r..,";m.I' For mys,lt do no, Hesitate to nc