Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-12

the nonslavehodirg Sta,es-would African
slavery have foothold in this portion OF the
land ITenture the assertion that it would
not exist in Virginia five years after the sepa-
ration, md nowhere in the Southern States,
twenty years alter How could it maintain
itself, with the wl,nle civilized world, backed
bv what they call their international law, ar
rayel for it's ultimate extinction with this
Snr1h thet is now bound to stand by US, and
t. protect slavery, opposed to us, and united
with England. France and Spain, SO to control
the destiny Of the slaveholiiing Republic as to
work out the ultimate extinction Of the institu.
ton Think you that ever another square
mile OF territory can he acquired By purely
slaYehoIdng Republic? You would have moi
ONLY the North to prevent you, but England,
France aud Span have looked forward TO
the day when Cuba, that gem Of the ocean,
would fall into our lap. ! have never adro-
Gated anv harsh Ut violent measure to procure
it, but If we remain together, that island is
destined to be ours. The commercial interests
of the .slarehold;ng States make them us
anXious-morc anxious-to procure It than we
are: and nothing can prevent It's addition TO
our Union but our own separation and d!sSo-
luton.
Look at Virginia, 10 day, standing in the cell
trc Of this Con(eieracy, by far the most power
ru nation upon the globe, with the most pros
porous and the most happy government on
earth. \ government. that has gone on in n
career OF greatness, OF glory, of power, and OF
prosperity in manner that Is almost too
much for the human mind to realize This
government that has conferred upon us bless.
ings innunierabe, and nothing but blessings,
is 10 be destroyed, dissolved not because Of
any act Of its OWL not That 1t IL resisted; not be-
cause olany intolerable oppression, for it has
never oppressed us; but because 4 portion Of
lis citizens, residing in particular section
Of the Union, hare 50 far forgotten their
du;y to their brethren Of the same family, az
to entertain hostile opinions OF an Institution
belonging to the other section.
! Mr. President, is there not reason why ""
should wal, to see il that hostile sentiment
+, has not already eliminated, and is not to-day
+; upon the wane?
!. Mr. Hunter, in the same speech 10 which I
referred ms delivered before the Breckenridge
Convention at Charlottesville stated that when
! he first entered Congress, which was. in S37,
! there was 10 statesman Of u:iv responsibility
! that did not ndnlit ,he power Of Congress to
] enact the Wilnot ProviSo-in other words, 10
! exclude slavery from the Territories Of the
/; Union. lie referred tn that as e significant
! fact in The history Vi the slavery agitation, 10
show the progress which this institution had
made in public estimation. a. this day, the
power is denied by all the South and much OF
: the North, ami We find that in the midst Of
uonslavchold,ng communities men are found
to yet up and Justify the institution Of slavery,
as ny risht M Institution consistent with the
, ptnrMence Of God. They wnu!d not have
/ been allowed to have made similar speech in
! the State If Virgins: twenty-five years ago
las not, then, the current of public opinion
been running rapidly in nur favor upon the
subject o; thus Institution! and, If we had
,nAutaincd GU; pshtcd faith, made eight yenrs
ago, we would haze had no disturbances, no
agitation to this day upon the subject.
! 1t is common, | know, for grn;lcmen who
are giving mid and comfort 10 the promoters OF
! Usunrn 10 speak IN rounded terms Of the
growing hostility 10 slavery, which is manifest.
ing itself in the non-sayeholding portion ofthiS
; Union Gentlemen are mistaken when they
say that it has steadily, Without check, in
/ creased
In 1915. Martin Van Eurcn as the candidate
! Of the Freesoil party. received 100000 votcs.
/ In 1852. John p. Hale, the candidate Of hv
same party, received but l4I 900 votes, fall
ing off Of more than one half Now, what oc-
CURED between ISIS and 1852 to bring about
such result? What occaSiuned this change !?
! Il was tim. the ro,uuro,uiSe If 1850 had been
adopted. and both the great political parties Of
the country pledged themselves 10 regard these
rnra.IIrtS a. firal settlement 0f this question
~ ,l.vr,y ,rl an rud II ,hr a.,,n,ion Fur.
,hrrnn,c ,ry ,,l,dc.J ,lrm..Iy.. 10 rr.ist all
a,,,,,,i.' =, -. r'ncs,l w:.,h,r il, t,un.rc,s mr.
az, ., !,
=, l;nt go. ,i,,1 :, l.,., ,..r. affair this vnfe of
Ia miD ro., .yriL.,I T., | 900 con Gentlemen
ny. -, ...,,,;uc will y, r.,,s.s i:,at ,roducel
Ii.,i-,n;, 49, IN r:."r. H., ,;v, been, then,
IL ;,> tie .,nl;,.,en; To- .avery
Al ii,. E.yi o:, f!,r. ~. decrease Of i. be-
wen liz. yrar,, is.S AMI 1862, a.d tho imue-
t,. ,i,., ,.,.iyg,;.,n = ,,,or 1879 increased it
:, ,..,.r.s...., r..n,,:i,,.
law. .,r,c.,,',r. it,,,,oIt III, President
liza, H.. ui,n ,,,lr. and rnyrr,, and FINISHES
na,;,ns G,r ;;..r national sins wes ,,uy attic.
t;n, -. Cr ,..,,;,,,,u ,f orr ,l,yh,cL faith IN
.,,,,,. '..,l.nolr ,n,d,. nv treaty I
lm.I;.ya In;s rial ,hat we are now poing
,hror,h ia u ,,nistme,,t f,r TINT violation CT
ou- ,.lirhted G;tl,-a violation Of a solemn
treaty ,,in.lc hy q christian nation with savage
race But. | lr!eyn, as firmly That we shall
a.. ,arrI;.,l ,hr.,,;gh II safely.
SIC, President, we have heard grea, deal
s,;t slno, r.., re ion, Md The resolutions under
consideration refer l, ;ia, subject.
- vi, gentlemen define wiiat kin,i Of cocr-
cion It is l!,.., 4rs.:c the people of Virginia to
to ,.Iidre Themselves 10 resist: Il is most
remarkable f;ci ,i,,t during the progress Of
,j,. ,;su,,;,, rnu,.r, ,,c,,rrai;,irs and gen.
.ruli,.rs alone are in,lugsd in, accompanied
With sc,yati..n r.Icyra,ny Ia the language Of
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particulars
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to- Tennessee, il: order 10 induce the people Of
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