Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-06-21
AltBmon0 enquirer.
By RlrcnlE, DUNSAvANr, rrLER & WISE.
TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 81, 1859.
PROTECTION.
The YirSinia Delegation AZ tho Cincinnati Conven.

.At the Cincinnati Convention the proceed
ings Of the Virginia delegation were accurately
kept, and before adjournment were read over 10
the delegates AMI in their prc>cnccs signed by
"R. X. Meade, Chairman, ana Nat. Tyler,
Secretary "rhc Journal Of the Virginia d.
legation WAS printed b.; The ssryttary-anI
copies delivered to every delegate. ln i'll
spcction of that Journal will show that "Pro-
tcction cf' oN rigdt, cf persons a"l property
Of The Territories Was presented as Il part Of
the platform by the Virginia delegation.
We regret to see tic "Examincr" now op-
posing Il proposition offered 10 the Cincinnati
Convention by no other man than Jama, \.
Scddon, than whom NJ Hunter has no firmcr
friend aud advocate in Virginia Al meeting
of the Virginia delegation to the Cincinnati
Convention held June I'D, l:jG, 81 clock, p.
NJ Mr Seldom offered the following rcSou-
ton:
Resolved, Tint the duty Of aorling D'ie
qpnte prO,lctioa in the Territories previous to
their legal organization aS States 10 al rjghis
va P'iSoii' anu pfp''" NI't''ch u'"Ni Wv
Constitution Of the Union, is incumbent unon
the proper Legislative authority thereof
Thus Mr.. Srddon was dcsirouS Of having
the d"ty IF Proigc'i"a male par; oi the na-
tional platform. and the Virginia 'lccg Ition by
unanimously adopting Mr.. Srd,lon'S resolution
consented to the proposition. viii there be
less necessity for protection in 1850, than Mr.
Seldom and the whole Virginia delegation
thought there WAS in 1876:
We would advise the delegates the Cincin-
natl Convention to look up their copic, Of the
Journal before committing themselves 10 NM
interrcotio". They are the last men in the
State who can oppose intervention. The unani-
nous adoption of the report Of a select COM
mittcc, composed Of Me>srS. llaryic, Bocock,
jenkins. lsbcii and E'isscll, upon resolutions,
prcclulcs any objection TO the doctrine Of III
tervcntion by any member Of that delegation.
They >tand upon the record as its persistent
advocates in 1856; and ii they ARE opposed to it
now, upon them dcyolvcs the duty Of proving
to the South that slave property is safer now
in the Territories than it was in l>i6. Mr
Hunters friends, through james y. Sed,ion
and Lewis T.. lltrvie, proposed protection
bcJ1r, the bred Scott decision had iudcially
confirmed their right to projections; and
will they nos abandon it, when the South
is sustained in her rights hy the highest
judicial tribunal known 10 the laws The
friends of Mr.. Hunter, through Nr. Seddon
and Mr.. llarvie, considered protection eIpte
the harmony Of the party in l,jG and pro.
posed their resolution, at the lish Of TO quote
the Examiner Of Wednesday, driving of
the masses of the North, paralyzns or party
in the free States and yielding tn" Presidency
to the Black Republicans" With those gen
tlemcn in ls5G, the d,Hg of protection was
above the subterfuge Of expedcncy; they were
for iri""ipis not roiicy: the right, Of the
South were with ti.c>e gentlemen paramount
to tho success Of ths Democratic party, and
without securing the rights Of the South they
considered the triumph Of the Democracy
would be barren victory.
viii the Examiner abandon Mcssrs
Seldom and lIarvic: We suppose these gen
tlcmen too firm in their principles TO waiver
in still maintaining their own doctrine, because
agreed TO, advocated and sustained hy Gov.
Wise.
For the better understanding Of this subject,
We append an extract from the Journal Of the
Virginia Delegation above referred to:
TUESDAY, June Sd, O'Clock. p. II.
Inc delegation met pur>nan; ~ adjourn
ment.
Mr. Seldom offered the following resolution:
'Rcsolvcd, That the duty of aorcling adc-
quatc protection in the territories prcrious TO
their legal organization as States TO all rights
of persons and property respected under the
Constitution of the Union, is incumbent upon
the proper legislative authority thereof
Which resolution having been unanimously
adopted was ordered To be handed to the
member from this Delegation on the committee
| on resolutions to bc submitted to that Commit
tee.
Mr. Jackson offered the following rcsolu-
ton:
Resolved, That the member of the Com
mittcc on resolutions from Virginia bc instruct.
ed to propose to the Committee the adoption
Of Il resolution affirming the proposition that
the Congress Of the United States has no con-
stitnti1nal right or power, Ia abolish slavery
in the District of Columbia
Upon which resolution the vote stool.
AYE>-McSsrS. llarvic Meade. Thompson,
Hubbard, Powell, Banks, Seiipn, Hopkins,
Fisher, tiarnett Conway, IIun,on, Tucker,
laync, Jackson, Rnsci!, Edwards. Bocock,
Shand>, Booker, Graham, Williams McMullen,
barbour, Clarke, and Floyd
NGE>-Alcss,s. lshcl. Jenkins anil Nccson.
The members who voted in the negative of.
lcrcd he following 10 bc inserted! in the Jour
nal:
The NEGATIVE votes were given without in
tcndiug 10 express opposition TO the doctrine
asserted in the resolution, and were given oil
the ground Of the impolicy OF making the re-
quest OF the committee"
Mr. Russell offered the following resolutions:
'Rcsolvcd That Congress has no power to
prohibit slavery in the Territories or to abolish
it in the District of Columbia.
Resolved, That 10 Territorial Legislature
las constitutional power to prohibit slavery in
the Territories
Resolved, That The Democracy of the Union
consider the repeal Of the Missouri Compro-
mise as just and right, and will under no cir.
cumStances aid to restore it.
Mr. llarvie moved that the resolutions offered
by Mr.. Russell, together with all others, be re-
fcrrcd t0a committee of five to he appointed by
the chair-whch motion having been adopted
the chair appointed Messrs llaryie. Bococh,
jenkins. lsbcll and Russell
JrSE 3. =! O'Clock, j. Mir Russell, from
the committee appointed under Mr. larvie'S
motion of this morning. reported the following
resolutions:
]. Resolved, That the Constitution of the
United States is compact between sovereign
and co-cqial States united upon the basis Of
perfect equality of rights and privileges
,. Resolved That the Territories of the
Union arc common property in which the
States have equal rights, and to which the citi-