Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-12-14
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he Committee OF ThIrty.Three

eqqieht-uhtii their leader shall learn
wriEnglish.
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he Committee OF ThIrty-Three.
Il committee, starting under untarorabl
clrcEtances, caused by its unjust and imprc
per imposition, has as yet done nothing
and future promises from its delibcration
no h: OF the restoration Of the Union. I
may fh up report perfectly satisfactory t.
Biackpublicanism, but that't can ever ris
to thaxaltcd patriotism which, casting asId
The lalcisn Of tho North, shall embrace III,
rlShtsd interests Of the Southern States, Vt,
have little hope.
lheusal Of Southern men to act upon tIi,
comm, will be cordially approved by the
oouth;:y could exert no influence, and a:
Tor "seg to the committee the grievances O.
tho 80, if thcse grievances are not now
known Republicans upon the committee
'wouIdt believe though one rose from the
dead"
Ihe llblican party is the only political
organlza that Gun offer any terms upon
which tsouth can remain in the Union.-
They hole power in the Federal Govern.
inent and the Northern States They arc
the lom'i party, and from them must come
the propc'n Of what they will yield to pre-.
serve the III. 1t is necessary to know what
is the mos. North will yield, and not the
Ieust the.uth will ask and hence We
arc gratliirat members from the seeding
States h"V'lsed to occupy position where
their volcenll only be potential as they
lowered akacrificcd the rights of their
States.
The NeMrk Commercial Advertiser"
Rcpublican,nmenting upon this commit.
tee, says:
;,,.o ,,;il ---'... thot mill hnrnt tho oo..
mIttec VIII aat OF fixing upon basis for
discussion ALTON. The object of the conf
inittee Is condly concilation-an object ms
patriotic rs desirable. Our Southern fel.
low-citizens themselves asgrievcd, partly
because Inc I've slave law has not always
been executed because legislation unfavo-
rahie TO that has III some States impeded
such executed partly, we believe princi.
pally, 6ecau$a Sorthcrn sentiment on the
su@jeet ef sta today, rs IL nerer dill BE-
fore, presents. .5rol'en .tront, and, uith tho
mG)es'y ana pcJ q maj0rity, has asserted
its r'yht To az in the government Of tile
e"""try. AoE committee of thirty.thrcc
can Afford no from the last named "gricv-
ancc. !ncy At change that sentiment or
place again in.aincrity the people who are
It's representative sentiment is anti-slave.
ry SO lar rs thit, without interfering with
slavery where 1t will oppose lis extension
beyond the SOY, States that choose to re-
TAN II; ana sotg is this sentiment that |
any proposal TO the Constitution 50 rs
to give slavery tnal political status, will |
not ne cohsenteGy the majority. There
can be no douo.his ia the mind of my
man who Is ac.ed with the sentiment
OF the Tree Statd in candidly speaking
on Tue matter, itly right to say this 10
our Southern frit
The "Advertl,as stated conciselv the
principal grieyaIfhc South, and it is ..bc.
cause the Aorthftincnt on the subject Of
slavery To-Day ayr did before, presents
an unorohcn lfoiI with the majesty ard
po~er Of Il mnj0ias asserted its RIGHT to
4 voice in the Ci3cnt Of the countrv"-
This is the great knce this has coucod
all the other grid. and when this has
been provided agai the others will disan.
pear of thcrnselvcS orthcrn sentiment m
the SUBJECTS "i s'aYas no right to avoice
IN TIC u9ScFhine'ise country" because
the Suoject u say beyond the province
OF the Governmcna If s bcc,usc ,b;s
Nor'hcr'' Se''tl''cEay, rs ii nerer did
O:'0's preSe'''S 'oE'thern people its un-
disguised purposes ins that these States
nave oc'e' ni''e''' '"ut "utcrmining that in the !
Government OF WIG are memberships {
"Aor'herh se''''''cn'ic subject Of slave.
ry," shall have mos
We ngree with thyer,ispr" that tbiS :
cot'lh''lee cannot that SENTIMENT" a
and believing that nout chance in that f
sentiment noius out tospect Of eoncilia- +
t1on, we entertain hoCrom the delbera- T
tons Of t''' conm''le Northern peo- a
pie have All undispuht to decide for a
themselves oct"cch alntimcnt upon the =,
subject Of slavery" u Union of thcsc
States; they can clloosmc if to them It 4,
be preferable; but in int the Southern rt
States VIII exercise int TO destroy the :.
latter so Ear as it re'ateir noonlo D
The Issue Is Feowed down TO T
sentiment VI 0h'oHhe North must &C
decide Inc orc or ''R R.rnust be yield y"
cd. No compromise, nermits the
one can preserve the. "In candid. Io
ly speaking on this mat onlv riobt to 81
say this to our Norther]s.r yireinis
and the border States, a,s thev des;ra VI
the Union of the Stat bo,j {, too ht
great aversion tue =, o'ssItiment on the o
subject Of slavery" to rl,he Union at
the cost Of submission iSnG,mors md no
iniouitous sentiment W;
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Balloting for Govern6u, roro1i. III
| na-Sman PoI 81 T., L.
COLUMBIA Dec l2.-Oirl b,,,ot for -
Governor today, the ro1s folIows.- nr
jameson oS, Rhett %, p45 p;cte,c ri,
| 56, scattering 6. The bal IN ce,sed for RI,
| this day. i cr
The small pox is incrcaais citv and %
great panic prevails. I prospect Of VIC
tnc Legislature auJoutnh hareston to- de-
morrow. no