Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-10-30


New States may be admitted by Congress
into the Union, hut no new State is 10 be form
ed or erected in the jurisdiction Of any othe
State; nor any State be formed by the junction
OF two or more States, or parts Of States, with
out the consent Of the Legislatures Of the State:
concerned, as well rs Of Congress. Congress:
RULES AND REGULATIONS RESPECTING the Terri
tory or "ther property belonging TO the United
StateS-Squatter SoyeregntyisIn and Aboli
ton Aid Societies to the contrary notwithStand
ing-and nothing in the Constitution was to bt
so construed rs to prejudice any claims Of th'
United States, or Of any particular State
Finally, the United States guaranteed to every
State in the Union a Republican form Of Go
vernment, mot Black Republican, and obl
gated itself loprotcct each ofthem against inva
sion; and On proper application, against do
mestc violence
In the "Articles in addition TO, and amend
ment Of the Constitution" (ratifed on the
18th December, 1919 Congress is expressly
prohibited from making any law respecting
an establishment Of religion, or interfering
with the free exercise thereof, or abridging the
freedom of speech or Of the press or the right
Of the people peacefully to assemble aDl pcti
ton the government for Il redress of grievances
or the right Of the people to keep and bear
arms; or to quarter soldiers, in time Of peace
in houses without the consent of their owners
nor in time Of war, but in u manner to be pre-
scribed by law; or to interfere with the security
of the people in their persons, houses papers
and effects without good cause; or cause any
person tnbc held TO answer for capital or other
wise infamous crime, unless on presentment OF
Indictment Of grand jury, except in cases ari
sing in the land or naval lorces, or in the mill
tia, or he subject, for the same offence, to be
twice put in jeopardy of life and limb, or be
compelled in any criminal case to be witness
against himself or deprived Of life, liberty OF
property, without due process of law, or have
his private property taken for public use with
out just compensation or, in criminal prosecu-
lions, to be denied the right TO speedy trial
10y an impartial jury Of the State and district
wherein the crime was committed, and to be
informed of the nature Of the accusation, or con.
frontcd with the witnesses against him, or
prevented from having compulsory process for
obtaining witnesses in his favor or the assist
ancc OF counsel for his defence. The right OF
trial by jury is 10 be preserved in suits at COM
mon law where the value in controversy shall
exceed twenty dollars, and no fact tried by !
Jury is to be otherwise re.cXamined in any
Court OF the United States than according to
the value Of the common law. Excessive bail
is not to he required, nor excessive fines lni-
posed. nor cruel and unusual punishncnts in
ilictcd. The enumeration in the Constitution
of certain rights is not TO be construed to deny
or disparasc others retained by the people
And Tie yone!s not delegnte& 10 tie United
!States by tie Constitution. nor prohibited By
it to tie State, toere resercc3 to the &ates re-
spectirety or to Tie people"
The foregoing, except in immaterial or irrel-
ativc matters, is in substance statement Of
that which Congress may rightly do, and that
Which the States may not rightly do. Has
the covenant been kept: Let the Higher Law
advocates, who are now so ardently engaged in
making Lincoln President, answer. Let the
States which nave palpably avoided the obli-
CATION which they took upon themselves Tor
the surrender Of rugilivcs from "scrvice or Ia
Lor' answer In short, let every citizen in the
embraces Of the Union, deserving Of regard as
q patriot, answer
What was the object which caused the Con-
vcntion of 1897 to assemble: 1t is expressed
in the preamble to the Constitution in the fol-
lowing explicit language:
"We the people OF the United States, in Or
der 10 form more perfect Union, establish
Justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for
the common defence, promote the general wei
fare, and secure the blessings OF liberty to
ourselves and our postcrity, do ordaIn and es'
tablish this Constitution for the United States
Of America"
Thus there was ive-fod purpose to be Sc
cured by the Convention, not one OF which, in
the sense of its members was antagonlstic to
the existence or extension Of the institution OF
negro slavery; while Black Republicanism is
openly, violently, and, it may be added, trail
torously at war with each. 1t is at war with
"pcrfect Unon;" it is at war with the ''cstab-
lisllnent Of JUSTICE" it is at war with "domes-
tic tranquility" it is at war with the general
wcl(are;" and it is at war with the BLESSINGS
of liberty intended to be provided "to our
selves and our postcrity."
During the revolutionary struggle there
were two parties in The Colonies. One con-
tributed, as men never did before, to the
achievement Of Independence and Liberty
The other clandcstincly co-opcrated, and SYM
pathizcd with the Roynlsts and stole the cat
tie of the Patriots In the present cventiul
contest there are also two parties, the Demo.
cratic Republican party, which has been the
nnslunhcring sentinel Of the Constitution
from its birth, and the negro fraternlzing
Black Republican party, of "uigher'la~" pro-
cliyities, whose chief aim seems to be to over
throw the system established by the fathers
And who were the founders Of that system ?
1t may bcproudly answered that the least oil the
names signed 10 the Constitution were larger
than that of the recognized leader oil the BLACK
Republicans, Wm. II. Seward. beautifully
as truthfully was it remarked, by IN orator
of their times that they were ''citizens selected
by the people from knowledge of their WIS
dom and confidence in their virtue. That IN
this august assembly Of sages and patriots
Washington Of course was found; and, as Il
acknowledged to be most wise, where all were
wise, with one voice he was declared thell
chief" Yes, in that ''nugust assembly,
which it were impossible to decide whether II
was most distinguished for its patriotism or its
wisdom was Washington from Virginia