Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-15
TIE PROCEEDINGS OF TUESDAY.
MORNING SESSION.
UI,CCssIOS nS The SLAVERY QCk

,srrRy,rIso discussion oy THE SLAVERY CUES
TIoS.
PHILADELPHIA, June IL, 1870.
The naturalization question. by common c0nsent,
war passed by informally, and the subject OF slavery
formally introduced for dlscuss'oh' o,.o.
Jmdy. Uoukiuson OF Alabama, the first speaker
nr.,,ntcd the Southern view ui the question III
sn,.ch ,f marked ability. Iio was followed success.
.,v.ly by Conbach of Indiana, who was IN favor oi
III, restoration of the Missouri compromise, thnt oe-
n the issue involved in the late contest III ms STARE
Foster of Massachusetts, who was III tavor of INC re-
| .,oruiion and opposed the course of the New YORK
delegation alleging that it did represent the pnpu-
lar sentiment Of that State: Squires OF New loik' Ill
deemc. OF tho delegation and it's conservative COURSE
the party in that State outnumbering tho whole party
in New England; Cary of Massachusetts, for the re-
soraton, asserting that the purity i'll Ills Stnte could
not stand on the slavery platform; Wilson of Massa.
chuscts in behalf of the restoration, the abolition OF
slavery in the District of Coiunbin and i'll favor Of
| "nerrdom'' generally; MUss Of Alabama, for non-
intervention and Southern doctrines generally; and
Barker of Now York, in defence OF New York con-
s.ryn, we doctrines, &c, aud in opposition especially
| to Massachusetts, fanaticisn' and negrod"n'' The
! speeciIus were generally good and effective.
| Adjourned to three o'clock, r. VI.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
| SLAVERY discussion CONTINUED.
| Fletcher Of Vermont, continued the debate. The
views presented by him Were ultra abolition in the
| ,ytrcme Ile was followed by Cunningham nt South
Curoiua, who was upon the other extreme, being Il
perfcct hrc-ca,er and secessuuist. Richmond oi
Massachusetts, who succeeded next was the npoogst
~ senator Wilson, and although hitherto his Oppu.
n,nt. now indursed his doctrines as being those OF
| Massachusetts. Ford of Ohio, followed Richmond.
U,was Missouri line restnralonist Originally from
Virginia he had sepn the evils Of slavery, mud deplor
al TN further extension. During his speech, which
,yns nearly mn hour long. he brought several OF the
| Southern gentlemen to the "conesslona!:' among
them. Raynrr Of North Carolina, Cunningham Of s.
Carolina, Brown Of Tennessee, and Pitcher vi Ken
tucky The three former acknowledged Intensely %
oppused to the bloting out OF tho ihe but not now III
favor uf its restoration; and the alter was not only
opposed to the cxpungIng process Tut IN favor of its
ininrdiute restoration, which he designed to move al
tho proper time. Ham.htou of North Carolina con
cluded the session with strong and sensible speech
asserting that, though opposed TO The measure origin
ally, he equally opposed Id tile rrsolhtioil
Adjourned to half.pasr p NJ.
| EVENING SESSION
The evenings debate wnB continued by lianShton
of North Carolina, who elaborated the Southern view
Of "the vexod question IN speech ot considerable
force and power. sperry. OF CONNECTICUT, succeeded
who advocated the restoration OF tho Missouri com
promise, and expressed The opinion lDat platform
might be safely adopted without declaration OF sch
timeut upon The slavery question. Winchester u
Maryland, offered resolution to adopt the hrst par
Of tue committees piutforn ignoring the question o
slavery and declaring it practical for the several sec
tiuus Of the country To stand thereupon IL the full en-
ioyment and possession oftheir peculiar views. n
was followed by Brown, Of Tennessee, who believed
the disturbance of the Missouri line have been
wise and impolitic, but still opposed 10 It's rtsto
ration. He is still speaking, and his argument at
tracts great attention.
DEBATES OF THE sEssIoS-THE PROPOSED coAPRo
MISE on THE SLAVERY QUESTION, ETC.
PHILADELPHIA, jane l2-Midnight.
Il At the assembling of the Council at four clock
the discussion was resumed and continued until tn,
hour Of Adjournment at six. The prominent rpeake
was Mr.. Cunningham Of South Carolina, who occu