Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-06

all the states become so small that thew
may be emancipated. Never then was
the name of Philanthropy more abused,
than IN being enlisted in such cause
never was liberty more proianed than by
this misallance with spurious political
ambition, founded OF principles of cruelty
10 the slaves and their masters, worse
lhaa any despoiism OF Tamerlane or
Genghis.
There ia another, and vel a more inn
portsnt view of this question. Suppose
The condition Is prescribed, Missouri is
admitted ioto The Union with this qualifi-
ca'ion. Alter IL is ADMITTED, il violates
the CONDITION, II admits slavery. What
will congress do? Will il send back lis
s. majors aud representatives This i,
may do. But let us remember that Mis-
sour, organized as state with governor.
a iesisia'ur'', Judiciary, "a militia. is no
longer that harmless thing a neutral terri
tory. Its senators and representatives
would go back with long faces, and per
haps III no very good humor wnh tie
rulers at Washington. Will The presiden,
send Governor TO take possession of
tbs disiranchised state, a. Of a territory
vacant and derrlict! Will Ibis Wild ana
"a'ilke and liberty loving people, forget
IN moment all the proud sentiments of
Independence with which their recent DO
Iiica' birth viii have inspired iheml No
Governor will choose TO bell This wild ca,
Without the escort OF Il respectable army.
Whrre Is Tie army to spring fromf From
KENTUCKY, or Nllssissippi-or Virginia.
loyal and brave as it isl With wI,af face
could we marcl, 10 the Slang bier of our
brothers and children, resisting by armed
force the INVASION OF unlicensed power
Could we fix our bayonets 10 exact ODE.
dience 10 law winch Congress has no
powerto enact? No. Not even the Tennrs-
see Boys with their great chief al their
mead, VIII pass the mighty river of the
west, 10 stain swords bright with the glo-
~ al nobier conquests, in The blood OF
'heT countrymen-and That too, to Sc
cure TO lhls great republic, the inestima-
oie riShi OF having negro children starv-
eu 10 death al home, and the whole ne
gro race In America, doomed TO langui>h
under The curse OF hopeless, endless, ir-
remediablc lhraldom.
Mr.. Editor. 1t is idle TO deceive our
selves. The fatal consequences of this
measure cannot be concealed. Ii is preg-
nant WIN revoinilon-with disunion-
with civil war, with blood and misery.
beyond The reach of the ina gination To-
conceive. liz a country like this. no nal
pablo invasion of The rights of grca,
body oil The people can ever he wiiI,out
danger. These children of the waste
on whose infant eyes an Immense aud glo
rIous horizon has opened, even now.
are not too strongly attached 10 their At
lanuc brothers. They know full well
what great eminenre they occupy-apd
Ike all young people, they look rather
before, than behind them. While wye are
planning schemes TO support stinted
existence, they are shooting spontaneous
~, by The mere 'force-Of nature, into a
mighty power. Their physical force.
Their moral energy, The pride of their Tree
CONDITION, render them impatient of the
encroachments of disputed power. Then
he great national debt they owe is some
incentive, even TO the patriotic emigrapis
rom lhe Eastern stales, TO seceae from
Tie Union on the first decent pretext. All
revolutions have sprung from unexpected
ana almost unobserved sources. Tie
snip money which overthrow Charles
nan Dern levied from the times of Henry
sub. Taxation without representation of
winch we complained, tad been prariised
rom the reign Ol James |. Beware then
of violating the rights OF the people under
me speclous preieXt of policy or phi
iantllropy. Before you begin our mean
tali0ns, beware what spirits YOU NAV
raise. WII'RFRF0PCF
l.: > am aware in using The name of
Wiiberiorce, how lightly we hear him
spoken ct by modern moralisis. 4
cannot lndge OF his real motives, bnt |
must believe them good, and if ever there
was a man entitled 10 praise Tor his per-
seveIng bcnevoience, MIR. Wherefore is
one. IL is well TO do honor to the real
brneiactors OF mankind, and worse than
useless to dlspardge their characters. or
eXeriions. He has my sincere aduiira
ton.