Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-02

Congress passed law called the Fugitive
Slave law in pursuance OF PLAN provision OF
the Constitution Of the United States. The ef
feet Of this law is to enable the Southern peo
pie to get back their property when 1t escapes
from them and goes into free State. Some of
the Northern States, not ALL believe Illinois
and Indiana, at least, are eScepted-lave
passed what are called Personal Liberty Bills
In other words, they have passed laws to Oh
struct the execution Of the Fugitive Slave Law
These acts we denounce but it is our duty
FIRST to say to the people OF the North that
these Personal Liberty Bills are unjust 10 US
and our rights, and they ought to be repealed.
But it is the universal practice OF almost all men
who have undertaken TO say anything against
these Personal Liberty Bills 10 denounce the
whole people Of the North. They make indis.
criminate denuncaions Of the people OF the
States that have not passed these Laws. as well
as against the people Of those States that have
have just said that these Personal Liberty
Bills which have been passed. passed by The
Legislatures Of certain Northern States, are
against the rights and the interests Of the
people of the Southern States; that we ought
to demand their repeal; and believe, iii jus:
tice to US, that they will repeal .heui. said
that we denounced these laws and their origi.
majors; but sir we ought to remember at The
same time what these laws are We ought to
remember that they are null and void, and
that, SO far as they are recognised 10y the
federal authorities they arc no laws at all.
When gentlemen complain Of iu. getting
their rights in the South, why do they no,
show to us where they FIJI! 10 set theu.? No
one will rise il his se.t in this Convention
aud say that the Congress of the United Suites
has Tot done ample justice to The South and
the rights of the South upon that question.
say that, whilst il is wrong 10 pass these laws
they are but State laws-they are, in the eye
Of the Constitution Of the United States, ne OBJ
Structions to the execution OF the Fugitive
Slave Law. know the effect Of item IS In
furious, and so FAR rs the Constitution OF the
United States is concerned and the Laws Uaue
in pursuance Of them. they can avail nothing
Mr.. President have beard 1t said out ui
this Hall, and think it has been said upon this
1ocr to-day by the gentleman from Orange (Mr.
MoKroS) that the State oi Virginia ought moi
to hesitate for one moment 10 80 out OF The
Union. do not know that understood him cor.
rectly. Ii did not, beg leave &c DO cor
rected.
Mr.. MonroS did, sir.
Mr.. BAYLOR continued. And for what? Go
out for what! told my people, Sir. President,
before left home, and also whist canvaSsed
my county thar would promise them 10 DC Il,
my post, and would not only want to see the
first man who would ca;tr resolution TO take
the old State Of Virginia our OF the Union, but
| would want 10 hear his reasons for It. Sir,
il has been said here tho. that 0nSh, to DC done,
but nothing has vet been advanced 10. satisfy
me that there Is any good reason for it. 90
out Of, the Union Tor what, Mr.. President:
Why, it is said that ihr Cn;aE is already lis
solved. Admit that it is, IN part Six or
seven States nave gone Unt Si1 or fe'en OF
the links o. the great chain which hAS bound
this great Union :og*t:ier, lave gone. BAT,
Mr.. President, there are t~enty.siX yet remain
Ing, believe. The old Commonwealth OF Nir.
GINA is not among the number ihat have gone
ont, No. sill; The stars aud stripes are yet un
furled over her; and l. Cor ole, say that IN.
tend 10 hold on TO the stars and stripes until
the very las, hope has fed. Some gentlemen
co,npl&ln OF Others. because they are 100 long
in coming 10 any point a! whica they may br
understood, us indicating the place where the!
stand trust. sir, thai before get through
with my remarks, there ~'jll hc l,p complaint
OF that sort concerning Inc. intend /" show
70 you, Mr.. President, aud intend to IL. This
Convention know. precisely whele stand, ne,
fore resume my seat. But, Sir. President,
according to the usual custom, would much
rather II it would be the convenience OF This
Convention, for it to adjourn for the present
Mr.. EARLY---lf il is the pleasure Of tie gen
Leman to suspend his remarks Till tomorrow.
woud move that the Convention adjourn.
The PKEsrDEST.-Before the Convention All
iourns, | wish to announce that have re-
ceived q communication from the Dean Of the
Faculty stating that he had been instructed BY
the Facalty OF the Medical College CT Fisinia,
to invite the members OF the Convention 10 the
annual commencement OF the institution, al
Metropolitan Hall on Friday eTehrg, iarch
LIST, al 8 o'clock.
The invitation was read and accepted, and,
on motion Of Mr. EARLY, lhe Convention thee
adjourned.