Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-15

/ have no disposition 10 quarrei WIN tiic'I' GO.
~pcc;aliy upon a subject al that SORT. hut l
ihoul1 like to know if TIE signs OF TIC umeS
are not DOW t liille ~propItlous Tor returning 10
the ancient principles Uf our fathers upon tna'
subject? The first plan Of adjustment when
has been suggested, has as its first prlnciple'
q It's first term Of reconciliation, the restora-
ton Of the unUient Missouri Compromise line OF
peace. The other plan Of adjustment includes
the same PROFESSIONALISM ! take 1t as a happy
olpei, tiiat all the plans which have been pro-
posed on this %sutject, lock 10 tie Tts!o:a'
ton Of this Same great limo ct peace. 80 deg. ~
min. Il we 90 back to il. We 80 lack lor;y
years. Does it not give US reason To oe en-
Outraged does il not give us reason 70 nope
that we may be able 10 get back to the spirit
that animated its authors? that We may yer oe
abie 10 rrt,ace The forty years that We nave
been wanderinr-the forty years OF STRIFE ana
pickering, the forty years Of sectional JlTring
sud disccrd, and TINT We may &c back TO the
jars Of Monroe. 10 tie =ra OF good feeling, aEu
take Up unow, no. merely The language OF COM
promise and adjustment but take ID the
ancient Virginia schoo! the spirit OF c@inpro'
mise, the spllil Of SETTLE mcnt, The sp'rlt char-
sc.eI ICED b. uu- General A>selably US bat IN
which the Constitution vas for,ued!
Here SIR. BALDWIN gave way 10 a 'ncsen
tha. the Committee rise
SATURDAY, March 23rd.
Mr. BAlDwI% res m ~ follows:
MIR. Chairman, ! feel, | assure you, most
profoundly i~rIprcssi by the marked k'nuness
,h,ch hes been shown ne thus tar hy tie
rremh=rs Of this Contention, and by these VINO
nave been attending upon its authorizations, III
the attention which they bsSs bestowed upon
sha, | hav. had &c say. / icei, si:, lhat l AN
= ,-sspass.r upon ;!iis Kindness and this pa
~tience; bu;, having undertaken 10 represent
uucn his floor, The earnest convictions WHICH
(,.otrrtain. ard il. which I believe represent
the wishes a:,d the will Of my people, ieei
bound to proceed, according to my oe|s jacR,
arut, to the conclusion ci ta:s d'schsSlon. |
cannot sir, undtr these lircum:tai c'S, hcGe:'
taks any elaborate rrcap!iu!at:oii. ! !iiihE
once listening 10 ~ views ~ enough, 10 IL.
conscience. to ask I'll I;y audience. SHAH
proceed, therefor, TO c5nsid'r tie Territorial
question IN which | was engaged at Tie tIn:e
Of the adjournment Yesterday. ,
We have already seen, sir, ! :!'ii'k, N regard
10 thu Territories Of the United States, that
the Question o. extending slavery into then! is
one surely abstract, that ihey, are not adapted
TO slave labor, and that no sane man, having L
regard to the prudent investment OF his mo-
uey and the discreet corducl 81 his business,
would ever think OF carry ing si:re property
into these Territories. Hc have als0 Seen, sir,
I think, that the present condition OF slave Ia
uor is such that We have no surplus 10 send
anywhere; bat, that on The contrary, the
great trying. present need Of the South, IS an
increase Of slave labor, in the production Of it's
r,r,,ut ore I'll. rrnDS. t!l,s tyaDt * 90 treat as 10
press upon the uIird5 Of many TO whom. q
Short timo ago, such an idea would have been
repugnanL the necessity for entertaining Il DIS
%cussiou concerning the re-opening of the Atr!-
Gun slave trade.
Sir, in this connection | wish 10 glance at
the virw taken upon this floor in regard to tie
probable Atriranization Of the South. ltseelns
to wcIgh upon the minds OF members here. and
tbs minds of others discussing this subject
! elsewhere, that We are il danger of having the
! South converted into d ST. Domingo; that we
are in danger Of being oycrrnn ny the increase
in the number Of slaves, driving the white man
from the South, and converting It into one vast
community Of slaves, or, what ~ more, OF Tree
negrocs. Tta; seems to be thu idea. Now,
sir, it strikes me ns somewhat singular that
his apprehension should prevail because tho
. sttr.SIh y i'"t uNI s o'taiIhS' ~ ~ ~~st -
hot TO slavery tA:eHsion. indicating Il need OF
more rooul; but The tendency is, as stated here,
to Gourmet tie area OF slave labor, thus Incl
cutting u VIII, Of sufficient labor 10 even the
mc7t thickiy settled portioas ci tho slave
holding country.
Sir, the gentleman from hlbsnar!e, [Slr.
N%oLcoMsE), the Other day went into f. ststIs'i'
cal estimate as TO Ike probable iu:CTe upon
Il .. l:. II ,,l| a.. H.. ,,,-ch,.laH that
in fly years, according 10 the best received
tables OF increase Of The population OF the
South, We might appreaend that there would
be sixteen millions Of slaves IN the slave.
holding c7untry now owned by the United
States; and lie seemed 10 look forward to that
fact as conclusive evidence of the utter Afrl.
canizalion vi tie South. lie seemed 10 look
upon a MASS Of sixteen millions oi slaves, if |
correctly interpreted hiE,, ss il itself q r~ealiza.
ton complete tina! in fifty years We would have
this expulsion Of The white mar, ord q
nrc"ssary surrcndeiirg Of the fair Eelds Of
the South 10 the African race. Sir, | have
rot bern under any such impression in
regard to the dagger 70 De unprecedented in that
direction. | have been o.. opinion that there
VS. 49, danger, within hundreds Of years, Of
any such Iumher Of Slarcs as 20 render II b.
MI inlpracticalle 10 beld ll.Ii nll in slavery,
and 10 apply their luboT as Slavts, ~ The cui-
"livation Of the great staple crops OF the South.
And, Sir, it SO happens that | ain sustained
upoa this P"!t:t by perhaps the E!3ot diStin-
gI;shvd man who hnS cTcr hrough, his nlrd 10
tho consideration Of this great slavery question,
in al its bearings. a!l2dc 70 Governor Ham.
mond, CT South CarolInG. suppose ii there
IS y ulan who has contributed more than oil
others 70 the spread Of sound opinions in re-
gard to this vital interest Of the South, il is
Senator Hammond. Il there Is a man who
has distinguished himself above ell others fer
his far.rcuchiag, sagacious, philosophical and
~stutesmaDllke views Of that subject, lie Is the
man. What is his opinion upon this subject?
! Sir, | have his yenarkS a. iLadc % this very
ROM, in the Senate Of the United States, with
ia tic last Year. IL answer TO This very anti
~ciI.tion, which was :idulgrt! 1T by a R. publi-
rau Senator unon TIE door OF the United States
Senate, VIII" "as pointing Out, not exactly with
triumph, but certainly with no dissatisfaction
The probability OF the apprehension that the
South wnuld be .Africanizrd COR the want Of an
outlet for the surplus OF her slave population.
Mr.. Hammond utterly rtpadrated the idea that
the South had my such apprehension, or any
cause for such apprehension, and declared that
within the present slnveholding limits Of the
United States, thc,e could be sustained, with
safety and with advantage, Il slave population
Of twenty millions Let us see " hat he States
upon this subject, in his own language.
read iTnui the Congressional Giubu vi
April II, 1861. ! will first read tie remarks
Of Senator Do0i!t;ie rs introductory 10 WIZ;
wao SAID by Senl,u: HaMunrI iii explanation
and correction:
Mr. DJnlill!c said:
"a would say liat tits whole question Ct
slavery is discussed ia the Congress Of the
United Stutes simply OH the ground of the ter.
ritorial question. We have no RICH. 10 discuss
the question Of slavery as d question Of prac.
tical Legislation as it exists III ,ac States, and
we refer 10 it Only BECAUSE W. are discussing
our policy i'll the territories. Ycu propose IL
send Tie Institution Of slavery into the terrific,