Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-14

tho protection voucllsafed 10 Southern property BY
Southern men in conference with nstuto Black Rc-
publicans.
The so-callcd Compromise rrocecds-'whcn any
territory North OF South Of said line, with such
boundary Us Congress- may prescribe, shall contain
propulation equal to that required for member OF
Congress, it SHALL il It's form of Government be Re-
publican be admitted into the Union on an equal
footing with the original States, with OF without III
voluntary servtuda as the Constitution inny pro-
vide"
This, 70 doubt, is cc,,sidcrcdu great concession
After preventing slavery from going into the terrific
~ by absolute prohibition the State IS 20 pc admit
ted with witlIou: slavery US it may provide Aud
Southern men are expected 10 feed upon SHADOWS
like this. Insults to their intelligence and honor
Yes, and Notwithstanding the wcll-knowM meaning
given to the word Republican, Mt tho time OF the
adoption Of the Constitution they are not too GOOD
TO construe that word in far different sense now
and to say that when this clause adopted by the
Peace Conference, they knew that there WAS parry
called Republican who had established principles
which were set forth in the Chicago PLATFORM anu
sha: unless the Government to be established pos
srsseI Constitution, based upon such Rsl'reie"h
principles it would noE be Republican III The snrse
intended, and the State might be rejected untIl rs
| form OF government wns such .:cv eoEaIaeiea
Republican.
Again. ''lgws are not to be passed 10y Congress or
the Territorial Legislature to hinder prevent the
taking of such persons from any OF the STATES ct
this Union to said territory, nor to impair tie rights
arising from the sul relation" There being no ue-
cessty TO pass such laws they will not be passed, bu:
,,,,S hi. car led
into such territory from the States .! the lE'on
Why, rs the comnon law Of Enga"I GniiorS ana
will not endure the existence oi slavery, 80 the conf
mon law OF the territory will not endure It's eEis-
tencc there and the first thiug, si'nplcton 81 Il
siavchoidu. who mny DC stupid enough to carry Mn
slave there will know will be the service upon ll'n
Of writ of hutsas corpus, 20 bring the body o. his
slave before the Judg avingthc knee with tho pre-
nut hinges 20 ascertain BY wEa, authority the slave
is held to involuntary servtudc. IN vain you Insy
plead this slave is your property that properly is
now entitled 70 the writ Of ha5e1s corpus! that
neither Cougross the Territorial Legislature OH
impur the rights arising from the relation between
n muster and his slave. fou will be told Congress
has passed 10 ouch law-tho Territorial LeGisla-
,ure his. passed no zach laS, but the status
Of persons held 10 service or labor III The territory Is
i: then existed is not 10 be changed and You are vio-
lifting that status by bringing your slave there; that
the common law abho4S slavery and will not endure
its existence that the slave is therefore free and that
the Constitution guarantees TO every free man the
writ of hsbeas corpus and that it is the opinion OF
the Court tina; the slave must and shall DC dis
charged Aud then the master vii! 10 held liable
for damages for Illegal de:onion and Imprisonment
and be liable the pun;sulents TO Ge Imposed by
personal liberty bills hereafter in tue womb OF the
Territorial Legislature.
This is the pr:ucip.! clause Of this great pence
measure, which is expected to satisfy Virginians snd
bring bpct the Southern seeded States to their ALE
giance TO the General Government ARE Firsnlans
los, to shame Will the Southern States heed such
u song as this' WEI: ! Virginia Convention vote
that this measure is satisfactory! God forbid.
We propose 70 follow this subject in Subsequent
numbers, for he presc!: our space is full.