Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-05-17


trT TO smbduc ard bring into state o! cultiva.
ton Many noble and brave heart has sunl:
! under the eiFJrL But yon were siways ready
10 tax the very sweat oi his face IN his ruorl 10
bring into value your Wild lands. while yGn:
i.tIic negroes were running around with L
Convertible value a, The inc. and growing
in value ucst rapidly. b. what moar Of
reasoning can it be justified, that the man
CT wealth who car afford TO own slaves, and
oue Of them umLe. .nc age ei twelve year; and
eScniyt ifo. taxation. but sill 5ursn to the
master more than the entire cs;ate Of his poor
nrehb:r, yet that poor ncigh3or's COW may
be exposed to sae 6y The shtr:E 10 pay TIE
tax thu. mas been Levied OF his little al! for the
purpose Of dcflaying the expenses OF the Gov
ernment in defending the property CT the r!"|!
man against the abui.ti0n!StS 0l lhc North: -
il is indelcnsib.e, md such un open violation
aud Invasion upon the rights of frceIucu rs
sioGd not be tolerated one day longer than an
opportunity offers itself that it may be cor
rectcd. That opportunity is afforded you now
to do, and give INTO US Of the Wes. cur rights
as attaches 10 all flcclnen. We are willing to
'!eIn1nd and aid in securing TO you your rights
! !:cm your sister States. We stand as barrier
between you and your advancing enenirs.-
Should John Brown invade the territory Of
the little counties Of Dodiridge and Tyler,
with five hundred followers. with Il view OF
making war upon your institutions, much less
dozen with fes negroes, the crack of our
Western rifles would 1e heard, and, predict,
that not one would be LEFT to be guarded and
hung by due course Of law.
! The resolution of the gentleman irppi no.
nongatia contcmp!ates the raising OF certain
| ( lat,
amendments 10 our Constitution. All The
Amendment we wan; in the Constitution as far
as it relates 10 the tax question, is ~ strike ou
OF section g Of article ", which reads, Taxa.
lion shall be equal and unitrm throughout
tie Commonwealth, ard all property other
than slaves Shall be taxed in proportion TO It's
value, which shall he ascertaircd in such man.
ncr as may be prescribed by law" the words
''other than slaves" Then strike ouI The cn.
tire 231 section. which relates TO slaves under
II gears of age, and the valuation OF other
slaves, ard We shou!l then hare nothing of
which we wrnld have = right to complain SO
far as that sui,j ct WIS concerned.
Let me say To you in al candor and sinccii
ty, until this thing is done By Or Eastern
friends you might US well undertake to re-
move the Allegheny mountains ircm their base,
| Northwest, for present causes, 10 sccede from
the Union.
Then, sir, the basis question, which you say
is to rest until 1861. wc are not so strenuous
| about. Bot are you afraid 10 trust us with
oar rights. Would you Tot have every Sc.
curt1 when the Consultation would say that
property should be taxed according TO 's
v;.:ue? Hare &c Of the West not always stood
] IL - ry',
| no: al~ays opposed those large appropriatio:'S
which are ~" bringing ruin and bankruptcy
| upon our STATE: Trust rs with the power,
and II we do not shoY sn9thc: state Of affairs,
] will be willing TO forfeit NV right Of cit'zen-
ship.
The hour i,r eoing into Committee G! the
Whole having arrived, Az further remarks
were suspended.
fSIpAY, April. Grn, 1851.
! Mr. STuAET, CT TYLER aad DHodr!dse re.
S''H;nn ~ ;UI!uHa:-H:-. i-ISi;ltI:t, ieet tGct
; '!:n|i1 tf' -t-!aoy :" nv" i'"nv"'t,n"
!ar dctH;i':n; tii,n: oA Ibis question, hnt II
will be rec1iect".! l:,ai 0.,;r ad some fifteen
ninues eaci. morning before the hour cl
going tito Committee OF the Whole. Being
arxiou; 10 proceed, without delay, to The iusi.
ness OF lil: Con9ei,tirn,. / Mrs willing. al any
moment, ard am now willing 10 have tie Iucs.
lipn submitted 70 vOtc. { attempted, last
! evening 70 get the floor to conclude my re-"
! marks, out was prevented By aY friend FROM
;i,rrison, Or. CAH4lLE.)
desire no" ID set myself right in some
things in which ! may be misunderstood
it will be rccollec;ed, NJ. President, that ]
said yesterday that ny constituents were ready
and wiling 10 stand up 10 defence Of the rights
and institutions of the people Of the Eastern
portion OF the State In SAY ing so, / did not
wish to be understood ~ meaning that the
people Of the West were willing to take iie
course pressed BY those whom We ca,l the u!-
tra men ef the Eastern portion Of The State,
hi: that the people OF The West are sound on
thc qie;tiOn Of slavery, and are willing as all
h.zll DIS, To demand and have secured ~ you
your lights; but do not wish to be understood
rs being in favor Of secession, or the c0nstltu
tional righ. Of secession. Wo believe ia the
right O! Te"oution. We believe that when
the Constitution has been perverted to our in
jury and oppression, we have the right to t!!roe
Off the "ba:kles and appeal to our natural
rights. But revolution Pre'snpposcs, IN my
opinion, . remedy, and if the fact of discovering
our connection from the Federal Government
would he L remedy for the evils Of which we
complain, ti;en We would b: ir favor Of it
Bat | carIio. sec for my life ho~, under pre-
sent circumstances. secession or revolution
would be 4 remedy Tor the evils ot which yOu
/ complain Will it relieve US from any o! them?
lf We had 10 coTplaia Of the perversion Of tho
Constitution ny the Federal Government, 10
our injury and oppression, then rcTolul!on, il
! successful. you'd DC complete remedy. Bi!
j! tic Complaint is n regard To the ac!lon Gl
separate States, then secession from the Gene.
raj Government would be no remedy |! L
were even succes su We !Tould still lind our
selves in Idcnticaliy the same position in which
we noT ere. The institutions and laws OF those
States derogatory Of the rights Of the South,
would still remain on their statute books.
The people oil my district are in favor Of CON
tending Tor their rights in the Union. In that
we 90 with cur friend from Princess Anne
We all stand ny as one solid mass Of peopl. to
contend and fight fur cur rights in the Union.
We believe tia; secession, instead Of being q
remedy for the evils complained Of, would be
an agsrava.iOn Of those evils. The great q,lcs-
lion tuat has given rise to complaint is tie
slavcrr question. And have told you that
although we nave no direct interest in thlt
question. We were LEGAL and true 10 the ilte.
rests OF the people Of the eastern portion Of the
Stale.
We take the position tha! slavery is right,
legally, morally, and in every sense Of the
word. But :he Convention will recoiect that
the sentiment ni The whole civilized world, At
this da7, is a.rayed against the institution Of
slavery, and it is nothing but the prestige and
power Of the General Government now that
guarantees TO the STAKEHOLDER his right We
lind a large portion Of the people Of the North
ern States standing up also to vindicate and
support our rights believe tina. at this day
there is . majority Of the people Of the free
States in in"or Of the right ol the Southern
portion oil tie Confederacy TO the institution
Of slavery.
They appeal to us to come to the rescue ard
help them TO save the Onion. They have
fug ght for OUT rights in days gone By, and now
they appeal to US as friends, for whose rights
taey huve ever stood firm and true, to come
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