Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-10-06

without the free consent Of the o"nev, - De.
nrire him Of his identical property by CON.
nellino him to accept - substituted value
therefor. no matter hOw ascertaned o. ~
the post natl policy. oriI any o;her way, moth!
III. hubble use, but with view to ri'i the
! Srate of such property already rcsd2a. there.
! in and So 70 destroy the right Of property in
the subject. or TO constrain the owner to seni
his slaves out of the State or else 10 eSnatr!.t-
himself and carry t!lem with him. would con.
! traveue and frustrate tie Indispensable prince
Mos uf free government AMI whereas. these
! confederate States being now I'll saycho!!lns,
nar be disturbed by some act Of the nlajoriiv.
, in anv one Of them. i'll derogatl"n Of ne r'gat.
! of tie minority. unless this doctrine above
declared lie Observation-Disclosures.
: Resolved. IN the General Assembly Of E:r.
rim, Thai the Governor Of Virginia be, ana
he i hereby requested 70 communicate this
praceedin:, 10 the several Governors o; the
+! Confederate S;a.cS. AMI ~ request them u
inv the same before their respective L:-is.
lures, ana 10 request ihc!: concurrence therein
in such way rs they may sever"!!y nrem tc,i
calculated 10 secure stability IL HE iuDGamor.
tai doctrines of Southern civilization, which
is hereby declared and proposed 10 he al.
yancsi.
On motion of Mr.. COLLIER. the rules wt.a
SUSPENDED. and the said prearaDl" and res.!u-
ton w,.-e taken ur i"r consideration. d.
COLLIER addressed the Senate nc much length
in support of his proposition. lie CAV" 4
succjlct exposition ot the grounds IN which
the main doctrine designed hr the preamble 70
bcaivanccI. il It's power a the public m'H"--
on TIE mora! sentiment ITO less than IN tie
ia;cicc ual judgment 81 the Tccp'c Of tie
S!aveh0lling States should find its sure Sn5-
port ana uTctl~ rvposc-tlla' dOctrlnc'iS, tina.
nero slaves are property. aud rs Sucii, jus. a.
much =. any ether. property. Is shut up ana
shielded 10 the u':ners Of them, 50 that the tr-
i"ymcnt Of this Identical property cannot IL
disturbed, except in the way ami tor The pur.
poses asccriainci hv and defined III the pro
visions Of our written Constitution: and tla:
those constitutional provisions have the.
source and their shield in The Republican
creed. whish +, I:o less the best supply q! IN.
rab!r property than Of public freedom. T.
dispense with or repui:ate those provi,i,,-
which arc Limitations for tie security Of 10.
tcrrinn 10 luinnritcS alike an,: n" less by c,':.
straint q: principles on the majority in
making constitutions. than on the :a,c:E-
mental authorities in administering them.
would be 70 convert Il free system irt" S"ae
other not FIRE" 1ut arbitrary. Tie rU' u1-c.o
the proposed Irc"eci'r: was lot 10 imnr".,
facts well known 10 u. any more un"rrahy
and inrr,iicahlv impressed IL liz anI au1r,.
.iated tv US Nor i il the purno>c td~'t"!rrc
t. reach the outside world. Mithus the t!art
.Iavcis subjected To- very lir,lr Of rhc >"vrrity.
and enjoys all the advantages Of scryi,GIr
Mr. G. would have +hc outside world know THAI
ours is the severe Jr>i-n "f Nap,lcoN when
in l."2 he said. :" lad an Of your rh'an.
thr"pic Ill erals come uut T. i.5vr. ~ proclaim
( liberty 10 the blacks. | would have hui: lin
from the masthead" For six tironSa'ni GEAR,
the black race have tailed to erect sius'r
fabric "r civilized freedom. NJ rc-r"c;ah"
State hns risen in thar fruitful region on lie
hanks Of the Niger or IL" C"rgo. TIE lt3y.
ten RcDnbic has reiaF-Ci into the in'lu!rMcc
and gloom Of savage life.
I In urging on the adoption of tho whole
country his scheme. Mr.. Golfers design VS.
10 shove off AID 10 siru: ont domestic inter.
ference. 80 that the principle Of properly. n
aspect t. our >larcE. shall have iuii p,u":",l
effect and fruirion the concessions mae" iy
the South. and sanctioned hy some Of her FIRE.
mos, defenders, vas nr. less pr,iudicjaI ari.
detrimental To the extension of SLAYER; m!
the enlargement "f :" rive slave power" .: Il"
South in the Federal Union, than 20 ,hc c%!S:-
cnce and security Of s!arcrv in the States.
was the denial ia the Federal Congress that
negroes were rrop"rty-a denial first n.''" IN
ISL. and thereafter repeated. Whilst il !.
not proposed or left to he fairly implied that
no Stare shall BE admitted into the Corte!a-
racv that is not s!avcholling. the notion is
positively excluded that any one Of the STAG.
now in the Conftieracy, or that any on" tci'
slavcholding that may hereafter be AID :, 49,
shall ever be made non-slavehol'ling by any -
means other than by the free conscn; 81 the
individual owners"
1t IS important that this Confr,erary ,lai
stand permanently, unconqucr"d ~ foyer,
undi rouragcd by rr:va;ionS, undivided hv
treason, unchanged in the principles # IL
constitution. un,uicd in honor--,hc ".;a.
del Of law ard ordcr-the fortress If fee
dom, the sanctuary of pure and unty:j."!
religion. Such it is now. II j. ;he Only ark.
freightci with the rich fortunes Of human
Freedom, hat is aiioat on the dclu.c Of mans
NAL ambition. Ii is tho Only polar star {"
which the eye of humanity in hope is tnrE"d
from the oppressed Municipalities, Iow' that the
Federal Union has failed and all that j. JET.
it has fallen into = military d"-r";iSm. /
Is because we nave the ark of freedom. tie
nonarchies Of the old world have rGt inter.
ierrd 70 arrest the authorities * this savage
war. IL j. now with crowned heads ~ il was
in the Grd of the last century, when the en-
1ui'v Of Old England was "!;ergi>cl bv Pin.
not against France. lnt rlHbiicdh Farce.
My whole argument (saG M CoLLrER} i that /
the fundamental policy Of ru. system. i'rlnd";
on and fenced in by the republican rre"'i. Z
srntially Is that the State must be constituted
to protect pre-existing rights OF property. Il 4
the majority in constituting the Government. s
or If that. when constituted, may seize or
the property "f it, owners. IN any >'":j"'
Of property, the right 10 which i, d;i me-:
rrseir". but instituted tn protect. nia"
seize IN it. not for public use, but 10 &c;
rid Of it-there can be no safety in ,occrv-
Ihns government would become a swr-l %!
subsequent destruction instead Of an r..,i> 10
protect pre-eSisting rights. Let the drr'r:'
proposed be adopted. to wit that the existing +
negro slavery in these States is Il merry,
entitled, just rs other properties are. q l!e
protection of the encircling republican creed h
from the rude touch Of the numerical majority
in making constitutions. Let that dnc;r!'' &
'c steadily adhered to with undertaking fi". Il
" and rmncsS by these concurrent sovereign &
Confederate States, and by such Others - s
may i"in in with them. 80 thnI it should MT y
be overcome by the Temporary views and s.
yielding policy Of politicians seeking G:Ece.
until it shall become national sentiment z
not the sentiment Of q consolidated ein;irc, 3
but the unanimous sentiment Of the Ccu'ric -
rate States-and we rW be lc; alone. ia're 8
and more, until the advent of the time j; 8
such time hn indeed in the contemplate 70, Z;
rho Divine mind. when the black man sha:! q
cease to be the slave of the white B
On motion Of Mr.. Dickinson, the pramie r.
and resolution were referred IT, the Committee Y
on Confederate Relations. q
On motion Of NJ. Cry, the Senate adjourn" q
t? meet aya'n on Tuesday next.
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