Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-06-12
Fw the Enqai;'
Letter from Old Point,

pleasure. seekers begin to turn to the healing
waters and bracing atmosphere Of the NOUN
tainS, or to the invigoratins bath, the refresh
ing breczes and luxurious yiands Of the sea-
shore. n brief letter rom ''Old Point may not
be found unintercsting TO your readers. Tie
Gar.fancd tlygeia Hotel was opened on the lst
instant, for the reception Of visitors; and TN
Wednesday night the frs. ball Of the season
came of. The company was quite large. and
the display Of beauty. grace AID fashion. bril-
liant. to m enchanting degree. Inc dancing
commenced about nine, and continued, almost
without interruption, except :or Refreshments,
until two. Among the many charming ladies
present, I may mention, without lnvIdioTS dis
elimination, Misses D., Of the garrison, Miss
B., Miss G.. Miss s., Miss l.. and Miss l., oil
Norfolk, MIS- Lieut.. H., Mrs. 1t. a., Mrs. 1t.
L., Mrs. 1t. D., Mrs. C., wife of Hon. II. +. C., OF
New York, Miss g., Of Washington, Misses g..
5. ". j.. and Mrs. W., Mrs. r. and Mrs. L, OF
Elizabeth City. | have seldom seen such IN
array Of beauty. And the gay dresses of the
aides. the fine uniforms Of the officers. aud
neat black suits OF the citizens. m~ingling in the
dance, made 4 most pleasing picture ! assure
you.
At eleven o'clocl, the dancing Was suspend
cd ard the ballroom deserted for Il most taste.
: FIJI and s!lmptno,lS supper, prepared by that
..nriuc, OF r00d fellow, and best Of caterers.
Mr.. Moody, whom the i!ahitucS al tie llygcia
viii he delighted to learn Is NJ hiS"!d poStstil.
The present season promises ~ he !. me
one. The hotel register bears witrcaS Vi nc"
arrivals ever: day: and the facilities 10: reach
ing here are such, that Old Point must soon
become the ~lav0r;tr Sc%bnrd resort o; the rCna-
try. Mr.. c. G.. Willard, q! Washington. WHO
has united in ca partnership with Mr. Scear.
is ut the head Of the establishment; and may
truly say. no man can be l,ettcr SUITED IL his
business. Engaging and uniform in his man
ners, attentive to his guests, and liberal III his
tastes, the llygeia cannot ',nt prosper under
his management.
Yours. in haste, tI's.
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20 The Editors " he ~EaQHissr:
PgTKEsBrpG, W., June ., i>p".
Hshiiemen y .Horf time since yu copied Into the IN
1u.7cr certain proceedings Of 4 meeting OF the Democratic
Association Of Petersburg In yrur publication you ui
not include the minority report, or which no vote vas ASKED
81 b. taken, but which was embraced rs Il part Of The pro
c~-ediIgS Of the meeting az published in the Press oil lis
city. lrucluse them ~ yon with i rcqueS; that you will Gn
me, and, :usiIy more Important, HE cause of the South and
Of the wL"ie tniVn, the Justice to put them in the ENQUIRER
Of Tuesday. Tie occasion aud cause of this request l. the
a.semblag- in Richmond. Us suppose there will be, Of n
NJ Southern citizens, under whose inspection 1 wish these
propositions 10 pass thut they may have such opportunity
OF bsins valued Tor What they are worth.
Not doubling that sou will comply with Il request, The
subject matter Of which shows It l., Intended in supper: Of
Southern right. and in promotion o. the harmony 0: The
two sections and Tor the conirarernIiy Of the National BE-
=" II" r. Il. COLLIER.
l.. Il. Collier presented the following as . minority re-
pnr;, rvrarking that he merely wished il 10 be srTctd on
The recorns Of the m-eling, AID lid no; propose tc asS
vote on it.:
"In view Of recent events and Of transactions now DC
curing, We. the D nocraitc party OF Petersburg. dee:"inS
ii high time 10 take L step In advance Of any pnsiti'n The
SOU h has hitherIo occupied, II j: lee indeed true, rs sc
thin. It i, that there Is solid constitutional ground beyond.
wlcreon % take such step and 10 stand.
1t. b0 dtchtra that nn"cr our republican system Which
the fathers cf cur Federal Union adopted and secured 10
he ra:ilrd by the States, whereby The institution nf negro ,
slavery al tI";. time existing In all the states but one, was
mt naIy recognized, hut cnlai gcd hy expressly permitted
| imnorta:ioBs Of fresh Africans, from l.sJ 10 l-u>. 20 be
| made slav-s Of, ~. and all Other ciIfzcEs Of slave S:airs
have no, or IS the right to settle with this constitutional
.uccic, of property, in the Territories which are Il common
I,nsSrssi' II and atsu Dependencies Hrn~lne into Sin;rs under
the r!sl.;iul supervision Of The Federal autho.1iy. anu 10 he
there SECURE in rur right, Of private property, but sc harr
The Irr,lrr ::sh! 10 rcr!nin there an.n'cr!rrrd with - thu
State. |
lie node u; lis enforcement; l. .Sp!iiasG by. :!c following
pGopoA;!cus
divldual owners, AMI has resources u: u!:e!io defence in
the reserved sorc e!;n'y OF the state.
II. Property In nc.r c.5layes ], SECURED, as otter proper.
lie, are, without exception Of any :!ni, 10 he Individual
owEers, BY express provision Of ;hc Constitution U: ihc 1.
states, in the plain language HAT "En person Shall 10 de-
p+irci nl hr, rAccp; "ior i,uhlic use, by the general gov
r:nu!rrt; and il Is cpuaIl? clear t!.; ,hr government
making power in the several States, TO wiz; tue people
;hc..c; c.nrr:, within thai Republican theory, iu.hc 4 cor.
,,itu;inu with authority 10 appropriate or dl. Is, title 10 pr
rate property Tor any other Turrosr iiIaH "tIe public u -.
iii Ti,r terri, Dries brIn. i common poss, sion, the CHI. |
zen, Of slar. STA e., hy virtue Of ,l: equal riY.l-gcS.claUsr,
ue Us clearly invited 20 carry their properly Ia slaves !.i"
the territories, Nv arr the citizens Of the free states, theirs
II ANY other k!ud.
". Sach being fac, of our system, IL IS the duty o! the
General Government which WAS %c:tnti'st. a I" carr! out
;hu, systrm hy tie constitution. 10 aanul a.! territorial e.
.r,rrn,s in conflict herewith. and 20 aio5! % III" o"nrr
a.Irqun,. protection Of has rights OF property.
y. Ssch pro .c;ion Of Tive sIlvr.owninS settlers in i i-r.
rl;ory CAN he al. qUntrly afford Il Only b: n. Federal Le-
si,laturr and app opriatrly oily in Two ways, to wit by
Supervising the terri oTial legislation, and by Intervening
for protection In the act o! admitting II state from The ter
.irorinl cundiiou-lh. one way consists Of wha; Was al.
Ways done before the passage OF tic kansas.S.bEasEa bill
that j., 10. Congress IL annul srcIi Of the local enact
mems as ci hcr iInu-r or The President may ~disapprovr
and ,be other IL, Cor the SANE authority 20 Tri'c the State
up,il the territorial people. having ent mp such a cOnrii'u
lion. shall, BIZ some sui, ,be authentic public act, purge 1t
Of any !nyidious discrimination against slave property.
VI Congressional intervention, II not eX;eI,iei into The
act admitting the state, would be Of no practical ra!ur III
the slave interest, Tor The reason lhn; II protection he hot
In,rrnns,d In thu; net, but only in restraint Of uH!rie dy
legislation, the territorial Legislature will walt for the Cou'
Yrn,ion (Which can nnly hc kep, In cheek By Congresslto
10 the work Of abDlishinS or eSpr!iHg slavery; :or, 1t ms
tine, that l.. In :hc Hrt OF adm. thS ne state; me ea'xIt
TO which private property can lie lntrrfered with, Is poll-
cal question which cnnnut be referred TO The courts.
VII. Whilst The record shows that tls South, In $50, vas
willing 10 make and has since made HE courts The hR oi
SAFETY during the territorial coalition, and her pliyhted
ial;h should not be broken, i l.. nevertheless true hat the
s,u,h can, without, Impeachment; nj her honor, insis; Oh In
trr:rnt!cn In the nc: admitting the state, when The Pura'
lion il not judicial.
vii /, is no: any &C: Of the incoming State, asking The
sanction Of Congress, In recognition or Tor protection % ~:
81. yc property already there, or any act which iorbIds liza.
any more slaves may he brought in, tha; can be consstu'
,ionaiIy interviewed against; but ~ ly such provisions oil the
constitution Tor the new State can he rightly INTERVIEWED
against, as dircst title 10 or comlel removal OF The slaves
In the Territory; and 50. ~ Aforesaid, Invited shiiheF; be
cause the RICH; Of the state 10 Errp out any mere 4 as Ger.
,ainIy reserved 10 The States, each 70. Itself 10 exercise, Us
i: i. 10 the Individual citizens, each ;or himself 10 hold on
aad 10 have projected what they ha'! there whsn TIE Con-
s,itu,iun was fOrt1ed for the I:w state.
IL. After the State is admitted. none or the former states,
neither a part nor all NJ them, not even the ro's'ates IN 10
,rrret nor Congress, nor any human powers. have any
concern with rr control over its domestic ins'Iiuii"ns or IN.
,crnal policy, excrp, 1t Is the right OF any Of ,hrin, or
Tny ciiissn of Tie State, to hiring any departure from Ms
republican," system, hefnTe Congress, IN order 10 have i"e
guarantee nf republican lnrint to every STATE III 'he Ih'Hh'
substantially Tain;nined.'
cd, We do DECLARE, further, that We consider this our
claim OF rig IS "a reaching beyond ana nsing a%''t tme
yolviug the question ri Il continuance OIL our fe"'rhl
Union OF at least l fearful pause in us hrni-nan' opera
;rnns. md w;IhoIl; any fault Of Cur.. II That Union, ~ cor
sequence Of our ri,ItfuI claim being denied, should be
severed or is Influence !csseurh.
"a And wc do tlrclarr, "a, Their. that III our belief, the
rI.ct Of ilis plan Of settlement, II u was acted "l ny u
unI;.d South in the Uni II, would fIihI the political justice.
Of our system and result In 4 peaceful S9iulinh o 'he YER
rjtorial Iulrstion: hrcurs.. the plan would leave TIC Terrific
rinl orr r. of slaves. perfectly free in TACT, each Tor him
SELF o Judge, Instead o being c"rrceh by 'HH legislation
or adjudication 10 determine, whether 'hc climate or "l! 1i
,bs new state, or his interest from any other cause, would
dictate 10 him TO keep his slaves there or to remove them,
J,h, Resolved, therefore, That In our opinion %! Tie
49, nyic.ncv /, would he wise for the baltimore Con.
vcniotI TO make the nominations without reference TO The
subject OF slavery, with the view Of having i transferred
m he authority admitting the Safe. rs above Indicated,
a r ,hr r.-ci.ion would bring peace, or else bring hiscorh
ort.idc Of the rcsulGr working of the system ''thr falhcrs
of slave States adopted, AMI which We do Cherish with rene
ration. ard sil!, Is long rs ne can.
Golden SYkCP.-Se~ York hrari-tor sale by
W June T. J. ". Il. NENEoIi.
NJ ANTE:D.-Thc public 20 Emo" tina. We ar" now
w rrcr.rrI TO do EUuflSti, SCOUTING, and GUT
-..ntx -. j. ,h.. .r.. host fuprDrr I.D. All KINDS - H0rE !
IN Tin, Copper, Sheet iroa, sc. \ large ASSORTMENT oi
SrnVES aiwaT. on hand. Tin Ware az wholesale.
r. E0ClS ( CO,
Inn. i.-.;r Successors to d < [. K. Weller.
- GI. Cla MILLINERY.