Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-05-07
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have any real existence or not are made
sufficiently classic by the genlns Of irving. Ii
recollcct Alright. he speaks in that delight
iul embodiment of wit and !:umor, kn!cEer-
booker. Of certain selectmcn Of Yankee
dom, rejoicing in the musical titles o: :"Pre-
served Fish. lIabakkuk Nuttcr, Return
Strong and Determined Cock" Very sira.-
lar 10 the names Of these same PurltanS N
Ccolnwell's army and Parliament, such ss
''praisc-God Barcboncs," "Gcncral Cry
acknowledgements" Colonel Fish;-the-
goodnight, and "Captain Smitc-t -them-hip-
anl-tMgh.' Well, sir, the actual working
of this proposition would be to request the
people, TO request Congress, 10 request tho
Legislature, 20 rcaGcst Conventions, 10 re-
spond to the action OF Virginia. Very m-c!:
like requesting Preserved Fish, 10 request
Uabakkuk Suttcr. TO request Return
Strong, to request Determined Cock, TO re-
quest General oudan,.-sparc-ao,. TO
request Colonel Figh ht-thc-SooL-;i IL re-
quest Captain Smtc-thcm- -ilip-anL-: -h. 10
request praisc-God Rarchoncs. to 10 the
South justice. And if they do not Go it
some time between now and the day O..
Judgment, we will play the very old Harry
with them. [Laugh;cr.l
|. seems Ia III: ti.e! ne South VII! get what
she wants under this process when the arcsn-
gel Gabriel blnws his trump ani lrishtens this
crop cared abolition crew irto ho;ies; !eali.c
with rs, and no. before. rs we'll might Prince
Rupert and the Royal Charles have ASKED
their rights OF the bareboneS Parliament.
Tha twelfth resolution says tha. the people
Of Virgins will Wal: any reasonable time.
No", SIT, am utterly oppoSeh 10 any srch
Indefinite language Il; that and giving these
men, who have always triled with our rights,
the iloer'y 10 wait rs long az they please. Is:
US INFORM then what We mean oy q FraSoNs3."
!lme-thas II they co not accede 70 our 70
quests ~ certain period, we VIII "issc.72
our conncXirn with them.
The l4:h resolution proposes Border Sc.t"
Conference, and is Objectionable because Of 10
delay which i. involves.
Then comes the 81 report "l tie CtG:l!!-
tee.
The first section says, that involuntary SER
v!tndc is prohibited North OF 80 degrees ~
minutes, and that south Of 50 degrees 20 MN
uteS 1t IS not prohl5iteH. We'll nov, Mr. tEair.
man, that is securing the Northern share ~
the labor Of the North and failing 10 secure
tho Southern share to the labor ot the South.
The Supreme Court has decided in the D:'d
everywhere in the territories. Now, if We are
to surrender part OF orr rights under that
decision. and to give 70 tie Norih "n"':sh OF
the territories, when the law ':)ucsrS us equa!
rights IN all. and North oil 80 degrees 80 mit'
utes slavery is 10 ne rr'hlnted. in e"a
name, South OF that i'i'r let II be PROTECTED.
Let us not he satisfied win = mere a'c'aFa'ica
that 1t is not TO be prohibited
han fA th.
friend from Richmond, who first addressed ~,
(Mr. EASpoLrnD proved conciusivcly, iorA%
strongly in its terms, (whatever lnuy be lis IN
tcntion.l to prohibition Of tho introduction
Of slaves to this State from the Southern Con.
federacy.
Then comes the sixth section, in which II IL
said that il the reclamation Of fugitive slave
is prevented, by intimidation OF, or v'"'rncn
against Marshal, he snail De PAD 'oT out "'
the Treasury OF the United States; THIS sal.
ding the South with onehali the bn'.hen "l
paying Tor her stolen property The diS:ih-
guished gentleman from Prince George, CIR.
RIvEs,) who addressed The Convention: iHo
other evening, made an argument upon the
subject which seems to have brought down the
House, but which struck me ms most remark
able one He reduced the subject to mills N
his calculation, and, with great respect
thought the argument as small So the ii!'ls:rs.
ton. lie went into Il very interesting rectal
Of Southern man going North and bringing
back, not his fugitive slave, but l,oIo iro!a
The public treasury, IN his piacc, aEn ihcn Dc
my laughed ut by mis- wife, when, on counting
the cost, it was found 10 be on! V two mills
in The first place, it seems to me yerT extra
ordinary thing, when great principle is ~
stake, to measure il bv the mere matter ci
dollars and cents. When our ancestors resist.
I'D the stamp sct was there any calculation a'
70 the number OF cents each man would have
70 pay! No. slr. It was the rrinc'f!s--'h1
violation oi tae!r rlshts-that they re>iE'r",
without stopp!rS 10 inquire ~hetEer II ""n.'i
COST them copper or not mus IL .'ip:H
always be with nations in establishing The IL
FtitutionS under which they are TO live. Hn'.
.Ir. Chairman, the argument IS 4 mistaken oHr
as II matter Of fact II one or two sIa7cS oriy
are lnSt, then the cost will csnall. Bot. sup.
pose, under this process by which The United
States undertakes to pay for nj the sta:nraGc,.
slaves. thousands Of them are lost in a year.
the cost wou:! ne Il more serious matter than
the gentleman surooscs Added 70 .hc outrage
and wrong-In tie violation Of your rights, c'
comfy and f-al:rn;ty-A premium would pc
offered 10 these Hee.ii!cn:a;s 20 THn oil ooT
slaves 10 &c Fsi: !nr Gu, of the treasury OF t"c
United States.
Great comprnts hare been made Of the So
called rsshncss OF these Gotten Suites, and Of
their failure to act in concert with the cthcr
slave States. Mr.. Chairman, statesmen have
10 deal with questions practically. There s :.
no propr!ety in standing upon sl,I's. IN MAJ
tiers OF individual dealing, when y and Is meet
each other upon the field Of honor there may
DC lis much display Of chigalry rs suits the par
ties either may even 60 rs far as distinguished
gentleman once did when ne pointed out the
white vest Of his adversary, below black coat,
az presenting too fair mark in the conflict;
but, in !: representative capacity, We have II"
right 10 Or governed by such rice points o: etl-
qrctte Sir. We have the interests Of our con-
stituents and Of our country in our keeping,