Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-09-15

ItcG 20 the South in speaking of Cuba, Hay;i. &c;
rs our Southern Isles To be 1rcibly purchased or ta
! Ken.
Indemnity for the past und security for the future
must be their wnichw"rd. They mus: elect. both in
IN" S:hi" aud National matters men always aud ac-
lively IN invor 81 Freedom" ready for the contest with
"nvcrY both at Washington and at home when the
slave hunter enters upon our soil. He spoke "i ;lIc
! Democratic party from which nothing for free
dom could bccxpccicG. ~ - the Wing party. much
"f their opposition IL slavery he tcnrc inust bc nt
trbu;cd {" the nct that the administration was Dem
ocrutlC. Not much could he huurr. from thar party
which. whic in power, had srucioncd the Fugitive
Slave Law. He then turned 10 the party which
wa, clIr,lcncd "krpublcan," and he hoped BY that
Eanc i!cy would overthrow the power ot slavery. He
then reverted (" the binding efficacy nj The Fugitive
Save law saying that c adopted the rule OF Andrew
Jackson, nt Interpreting: the Constitution rs he under
! stood il.
| This WIS Il position which YVES not taken hastily.
and IL which he was sI,-iuinod bv the two Adams s.
tc -idrncd the idea "f the Constitution imposing on
han an obligation Ia return fugitive from slhvcry.
lie argued the suhicc nj great length. and quoted the
case "i the English Judicial tribunal which Sanctioned
all a. Henry the Eghtis proceedings from the di-
r"rccmcnt Of his Queen To- ~" nrr,rr "t Sir Thomas
Moore. lin conclusion, he bHle them 10 be 81 good
cheer, 10 take courage, Re. times were ausp!"iou',
AMI slavery and freedom NJ lg.t face to face To
triumph, three things were required the first WIS
bars bone, the second backbone, ma the thIr |
WAS backbone. tlhr"e cheers Were here given for
bGclhoDrs.) Wii this essential ingredient he said
We would finally triumph.
Mr.. Sumner then sat down amidst the most cn,!lusi-
astc applause.
AFrim:"DN SE,-Ioy.--|I he sc>sion this afternoon,
nf thr Convention, II !aio. was taken 10: Governor
VIII. lac :uIlnwin@ rr.ug &C., Henry W,rl al Na;ick,
10: ;. {. Phillips oI Salem. o.; t.. L. li"Gr =
>n.nu.! Iioar, 3S: y. =. Bans. ) scattering ..
| NJ. wilson w"s l!c; t.c, l.cd np'r'uHtoj only avc
"r six dissenting,
For loutc;,,,t tio"crn. the Hon. Increase sum.
ne. uG CircUt BaTrHsiuU, Democrat. received nearly
the entire vote.
\ series uf resolutions w"rc adopted of the usual
Tendency, iciOuurug Ike acquisition E" Cuta =" "thc
territory. unless tree !...o drMounCiug The recent
PROSTITUTION .. lac ianl"tph government oi Boston
during the r"n,itlnn NJ Barns, deserving the re-
bUkr ui The people, ana the prompt action OF the Lc-
gi~latrr-
Til. l!inwtn. wa. III" second resolution
That tie. Republicans "i Massachusetts, in cn-npc-
ration WIN thc friend. Of free ion ia other States are
pledged tu nSk" the question al freedom para
m"uu; I" Nil ".hcr political Questions md {" Ia
hur f. tIc accomplishment al the following pur-
pu-e,: i" briG. h;ac'. - Administration "t the
General government the national principles ui
liberty: I" repeal III" Fm"jtiTc Slave bill to re.
store the prohibition -. Slavery IN Kansas and
Nebraska tc p:"libi; Siavcyv III all territories
g. rr,us" admission IL; '.n Caiuu of any more
of Coumbin; project the institutional rights OF
citizens going into Ollie: State. and to sustain AL
other constitutional measure, Of opposition 10 Slave
Try.
ATo"r tho" present w,r" number ol Democrats
ana Nh!g., though tho grnt iunS- were Free SnlIes
All the CundiiGt"- na:uc,i fHr Governor are Free
Srilcr-. except Snnuc iuur who Is the person whn
wn- de- uur.remnuiousiv driven out Of Charleston
when ."nf there bv tho Stat" "i Massachusetts,.