Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-08

Electoral CCueEc " IL, iSb"e.~" LtC's+lr-
to the appointment Of tho Executive, some
now provision being made to .acet tho cor.
t;ngency Of failure to elect by' the CT.
lego and tho assent Of e majority o. 81.
Southern as well as Northern. members Ct
the Senate, required whenever either Ct
such .na critics should cell for z section.
vote, 10 the performance Of any act, wh:c:
nader the Constitution is submitted to the
senatc, whether the enactment Of l.q
,hc ncroi iatioL Of 4 treaty, or q CONTRA.
ton 10 Office, you would 60 far toward.
r.rdcr:ne it. impossible, TO use the agcscy
If the Federal Government in aaT !g::.
whatever 70 the prejudice OF slavery. a.:
Inns strike IT the very root Of tni: pol;..
cal agitation.
shall not now inquire how far tx.
prara mites would be consistent viii. Il,
nraclicsi administration Of the govcra=.ts.
+ INV opinion they would sccrre is ig;,
and would no! impair its e!i:ien: se;io...
We have in the Constitution Of our os:.
STATE this day a concurrent majority, re.
ouisite to the action OF tho Legislature the
East controlling the Senate, the IVES! the
House; AMI TIE principle Of c1.t-..
rent ma;orilios for the protoct:n:, ::
minority runs through all the great o.o,
visions Of Our Federal Constitution.
IN amendment, such as [ have in-.ca..,!,
10 that Constitution, would take away a.,
powcr Of mi:chicffrom extreme mca, Ngrl
Q: south, and would place the government: ..
the country in the hands OF its m6ttro..
men. There would be strong mo;.;co.. :.
Ell 10 ambitious men in nj! sections: - ca!.l
and not 70 int,amc sectional lrr!;auon sd
nreiudcc, No man could bc elevated u
aDy high office who rendered hi.ns pe:u.
Ii,rir o!,no xious 10 the North, or 70 L..
south. Ii there is any adjustment unl..
which il is possible for our people - 10
brought together, and their differences u
be 80 completely removed, as 20 rGa3.?
Them 70 live in peace, and like the Par
clans and Plebcians Of Rome, whom the?r:"'
turned from Mount Sacer, to build az.
other temple to Concord, it must be up2r
The broad and enduring basis Of guarantee
q: power.
tlachi* in one Of his d.
COURSES. tells u that-"Liberty needs
NV securities every day; BIT! =:
every Gav does not afford an opportunity
FIR obtaining them, ;hat the Statesman is
most cupable who fails to improve any &C.
casicn: upon which they may &c proIu'c%.
ii The Northern people are not disabled
from making concessions IN consequence Q!
the moral principles involved; il TIE; NJ!
Weld theoretical Acknowledgements q! Oh!
rich, Of property and Of our right OF equal
inv. such as arc contained IL some OF these
amendments, they will be resdy or l!:er
ough, TO he ready TO make sucA c6"ess-
s:ons OF political power, as vii rnnGcT We
declarations Of right OF practical SaiGa !;
US. Ifthar objections 20 READY d5tn2a: q
not arise from conscientious convictl9-:!G:
considerations merely OF eXpeditIcy' tie
value Of the Ca!oa 20 them, upon any star
d.rd OF calculation, industrial or Poiit,;&
would repay much larger sacrifice.
Without security against the c0nt4aG-
ancc Of this agitation, not only will ali a:e.
full legislation be INSTRUCTED: not 6a!!
vii! the irritated passions, that no" H.
flame the sections, be perpetuatet, hu;
danger, already Formidable To the YER: -
curly OF our frc-sidcs, will continue 10 ~
crease in magnitude. Sir, the centre 81 am
slavery sentiment has been brought t:cI
CHICAGO and Boston 10 the borders Ct our
Commonwealth, and endowed with han
drcd fold power b. securing the expire oF
;n,p,icl coua,euanct and sanction C.a p;.o..:
autaUrty-possessed Of might? an: PEI.
>a,!iug energy IN every State OF tho la.o".
Have we not the best OF rclsons - a.
prchend danger? Look at ;;ic cxper:e"t3
Q! rhe past, and take lesson :roID it. Tie
struggle between the race in 81. UoG.asn
commenced long before the enactment !!
the French Assembly, decrec:ng l!ba-tg
to IL. blacks. II began with the public
81 ,t n Ill
a, in that body. The tragedy at Sou,aal1?-
ton, in our own State, has been traced IL
the influence Of agitation. Tie Joaa
Brown raid was its offspring. Fe?o!.crt
tina. We enjoy our slave property By al
lcrant tenure, from that which secure: -
Is our land aud chaticis. Unless ;aes'
are taken by tic arm Of the law crb!
he strong hand Of violence, we e.: ;&i@i
but the slave is man a. vel! as lis !aGs.
ter. lie is On ignorant man, and !laG!7'
therefore, like all Ignorant men, 10 &c n.'-
led by cXtravugant xpcctationS-bY "a
hopes held out to hin; and with the hose
OF 4 mighty movement for his emancipation
sounding always in his cars, can you CT.
pccs aught else tEan CHAT, from tlu.c -
time, there should be outuursts OF vio.e.cs
in your society, which VII I'LL the lla:ic.
wi!:: continual apprehen=;onS, and rcnct:
il necessary for him to provide safeguard:
50 costly and so burGcnsone, as that The
institution itself will become iIto,ersb!e
Have vou any reason 10 think that, witt.
settlement Ct the question as TO the ter!
tories, and with amendments TO the C0n>;:-
tution providing that the subject shall
pcrcr be touched in the States or il the
District of Columbia; that the agitation
would cease; Upon what grounds do yoc
form this expectation Is it that ;:c:e
will be no opportunity to connect The q DO
lit!0p c( slavery with party strife Ma:
it not still remain test Of qualification :cr
lhe highest office in the Repuhl!c~.a .25!
OF qualification for members 10 either
branch Of the Legislature in tic f.te
SIares or 10 either House Of Congress,
VIII there not be left means Of s3saul.
under the forms Of the Constitution il: "A:
hands OF the Northern people, and which
they will be stimulated to use by the sarge
motives, that have prompted them to rg,s;
,hc extension Of slavery into the territories
Putting the government perpctnal!y on liz
side Of freedom, and against the slav" p1"e!i
waG!ng III uninterrupted war upon ii con.
cemtrating the puolic Indignation OF liz
world; stimulating discussion and hos!.!.t:E
IN your own community: adapting The ,o;.
ornamental policy to the advantage Of liz
trec States over the .s!arc Sla,es--arc ~,
these, officers, that will be ever pre.en, TO
She Northern mind; objects, az legitimate
a. the contraction Of the area Of slave ter.
..tGry, aud which will associate tic Nor:l.
ern people in party combinations, Ua!::'
You can strike At tie root Of tic mischief,
either by taking away from then, all a3i!i;.
70 use the powers Of the government 10 ,ac
prejudice Of slavery, OF, BY changing Tie
opinion and sentiment Of duty, which n5r
dn;tes lhcln il party association, 10 dsc-edi:
and des;ro? it. Can you do the latter
10 you cxpec, ~ Any force Of logic, q
power Of cioqu:uce to reach tho con.cleo:4s
CT the North, ard 10 aitcri1s sentiment ~: