Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-11-09

/ upuu il us the post III ho'h' us W." " = c b.r
i,;a - ,rke the ead in protecting the merits Oh her
dd of c.s.jon oi l1Si, March lat and also the pun
/ lie r.nn,r,icu of her patriot leaders "E that DAY
Respectfully your ~" ; ~ W. b. DAVIS.
Wu.iyc1ox, y. c.. Oct. %, l555
Aisssrs. Editors The STATE rIt'i'"'is nen;' W.
in the South, it the proper time 10 "'h yea. ~
the freedom ni Your press, I" call the a'rh. ~ sI
people of tie ~ Southern Stat's 10 ''o iae' ~
clause of the CONSTITUTIONS, 10 VIII
"I1e ratification by nine States shat! u" suhcie"'
to establish this Constitution Il o. Inc h"p.u.J
Suppose the New England STATES mao S'cn"eu !"
railyi The Republic w"h!d hHtr "e C, s.'n, Nv,
! Atlantic tn Canada, and the Ne" EnSanl o.aes
| would have been left cut rs =tpAia'" IN" e'.'
nationality 10 form their own government W ,"''
themselves and when !hCr Delegates I'll 'ie ""' u
t;n led Inv Rufus King. Of Massac rsctis, refused 10
,". il, ,ra s;,,n ,h, Constitution for Republic, cX-
cent ON their sine qua YOg, 10 WIZ: me reconstruct"
ton by the South, and passage OF 'Nr.f r'.
"SiSth article" of the Ordinance, Aprh ~ 80 w
, ,.,nrnrorv Government of the northwest territory
Eur th nrnLibiti,u of slave labor tkr north OF tnc
r;vsr Ohio to be Erl yielded by the Southern Deie
gates II is perfectly clear by the last AiI'ct VI ""
Constitution itself that the other nine states IN"
r.r,,.rt r;yb, 10 hold another Convention 10y them
is ,;,Ln,t inririnr the four New England states,
nnI sdoo, the Republic by leaving out New EHI!aI"
ami ,hrir IS XII, Article nflead robbery III tie north
west CO partnership Territory.
rhis y,ry of the and nerlts OF llis casc 'i!"
h. iusi,y doubted by my body wiling t" take an an
nar,sI Aud correct legal view 81 the origin ui the
present and perspective difficulty between the Ner'h
and South A., o..,s mud
strong crcums,aniia evidence, that tienl Washing
| ION Mr. Madison and the other Southern Delegates
were extremely anxious for the adoption OF i'ePuo
lie for the entire country and II Is rquaIy .'c" :'
the New England Delegates, led by kuiuE h'n~'
wnnt.d n d..pu;ic Monarchy, which, Us they were
! "a
of deceptive sane for all their political "h)ec.s' ',
paraphras.d bv calling "a strong 40"cL"mcW' n"'
| IN. IDEA to Gen. Washington, Mr.. aadlsoh' az"
other Southern Delegates, o gong b"C: 'n'y W., ,
| :; M,n.rLr f,r RI. United States, which would rem
Ir th. liberty uf the people M better OH IMAM ~
| were before the Revolution, was sucn " MI :" WV
| TINT thew at last. considered II wou!" oe .e"t "
weld 10 The New England sgc q"a to" "nu S' rri,
nm the Southern hult Of Tie joint NORTHWEST 'eii'o
r and let them exclude slave labor from H. tnah ha'
the entire couutry should vibrate hack INTO "csP"
Monarchy from which !; had cost the colonies long
blmdv wears 10 eytricac themselves. Tins being III"
suIr ri nr;yate consideration b. the Southern Dele
! ,,,,.s of the New England Puritan demand, clearly
establishes the fac;, that Gen. Washington MI ;'h
s,ru and the other Southern Delegates mace 'hr re-
recommendation 10 the Southern DELEGATES u! ne C"'
,iu.utri Congress ut New York then IN SESSION. "llrl'
al once CLEARLY accounts !or Their 'Hiin% nP i''i u
old files the su. pended ordinance 81 AlIi l.? iH''
with It's "bonc a! contest. IL VII: the lana r"pot'y
- Kin Article" which done hv Their motion hl
unanimously passed by them forthwith, win a. iH'e
DELAY az possible o three days required by the rules oi
the Congress rs may be seen by the ot!cla curhu as
follows
"wednesday, July II, I.S.--The Ordinance l.i!!
wa- reported Nv the committee, Consisting "i III.
Currinston Nj x. IL. Lee, Of Virginia, MI hcan OF
South Carolina, NJ. Smith. Of New l"'h' "'!'! VII;
Dane Of Massachusetts. whom had bermre referred
rh. r.ivr. uf n committee lApr Ia. ;'N' t"i'hn-
III. Temporary government u! the western territory
and was rtad the !rst ifnc.
Thursday Julv l., s., read til, second time.
T-jsy ,Iuiy Is, 49,, read third time, ana p"sse@
- ilnws. The yeas ans, nays being required by Alr.
Yates:
NEW YoK9-Mr. ilerliags, ayc--Mr. Smith, aye
Mr.. Yatta, NJ"
NV JEXgEY-AIr. Clarke. ayeMr. Scheurman,
DrIAwARF--Mr. kearney. aye--Mr. Mitchell, aye.
NlRstSr,-Mr. Darlington, Hye--Mr' K. IL. Lee
SokTH CAKuLIsA-Mr Blouut. aye--Air. IIaw-
kns, aye. =,
South CARoIlSA-aT. hehh' aHe-.b'' h"se''
ave.
GroRGia-llr Few, ayc-lir. Pierce syr
Only one 1880 /; was resolved in The affirmative
1t vii! ia seen thar the Ordinance Of tI3f was
finally passed hy the urrnim"u" vote Of the hvn
southern States present, Mar lGl absent cd 1!
three Northern States present.
Snch n sudden revcrsinn OF tho whole vote Of TIE
Southern States nf April H. i.si, the very same
sixth Article" could not have been effected against
the vested right. ami i1"'t' interest OF the South.
withuu: extraordinary cause, which Clearly -
tab.bts the feet, thut iIGH. Na-ninE.0n ir haGi'
son and tie other Southern Delegates III the Cunr"i-
ton con,iderlug il better lr the entire ccii;:y I"
adopt Republic instead ii GeIp"tir ,iomm:cy ~
the last ALTERNATIVES yielded TO the New England Pu-
ri,rn .rr c.a"On. that they might eNclr- S!n"e Ia
Dor frnla tc Southern joim,-!:st "t The co.partncr-
shin Tirrnia Deed vi c>in;I Of her N"rin Vest er-
ri,nrv; rroviieG, they w"ull CONE III and sign the
C"n.rii;tion Tor Republic Th- ;ac', and the Ga'rs
of July 18th, of the ordinance, and September I'M
Of tn" Constitutions pr"Tcs that the "SSth 3r'irIe
of land robbery, should BE- first passed by the South
.rn Delegates in the Congress at New York. hsf"r'
thew, with Rufus King in tine eal, would agree t"
sign the Consultation ut Philadelphia, IL conclusive
proof bv the records themselves, that II WAS oil
u jy,c.1 and frauru.n; transaction. on tile part oi
the New England Delegates deep trick OF their
ncgro-tenrt Gf religious HpostGcy about slave labor
huvond their Chatter, De"Gs. Northern Treaties Ii
tie and jurisdiction, To j1rce the S"ua I" Yield NM
crlG Ycr heyscit tor their exclusive UeleHt ulu Gts
pur political p"wtr.
If tpev did not want the Sixth Article "f tint
Ordinance, why hsve th"y since used II in 80 many
,ren: etiircs OF lelusivc and false c"nsruc-
lions of the Constitutions still continue to rob The
Sou.L: of her vacant territories with 1t
These srs, IRE e facts Of that transacticnr on lis
merits aud would ask every just and honorable he-
publican uf the UUit"d States, North and S'nln, II"
matter what party feather H.: may werr' u lac can
believe IL reasonable that the >putlern Delegates i'll
the Continental Congress al New York. would have
unanimously pnssct that land robbery "SNin Article
of the Ordrnnr. nf l1sI,n without ''p-per-corn,
iar,h;ng cluvnlru for their Joint hall at the Ngl
MIN Deed, be falsely construed by the New England
Pursnn- nmd their leaders in Congress, int" part
and parcel Of the CosHi uli"r, and TO be continued
III tho balance of subsequent -purtncrsEp Joint nc
CURED Territories from contiguous countries 10 the
Southern rs we'll ms the Northern Srnteel
Srs, hesitate not Ia give my opinion that If Geu
Washington, Mr. Madison, and all nc other Southern
! Delegates, both i'll the Convention and Continental
| ~, S,,,r N,r ~
graves, they would testify that they had such
meaning, Intention expectation, tir'' that "SrN,h
Article would he continued n the m7dH> G!Tra"6'
"a rob .Er South Of her vacant Territories, and tic
strov the Constitution end the Republic. The known
virtue of their public character their republican prlm-
cipc> Of equal benz H. and hureEs III The ii"rcrm-
nen," their love nj liberty, country and p"Strr.'y,
all forbid, P'C'O", that they entertained any
such dishonrrahle coartnership idea with the Puri'
tuils OF the North.
hcuce, contend that the South is not bound by
any moral, political, religious obligations to nc.
cept mud abide 10y the N"rtnrrn Pnr:tan-0it republic
can counterfeit compromises, and their negro tenet