Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-02-04
THE TWO COMMUNICATIONS

We lay before our readers this rnornino t,y,
Communications from different quarters which
were put into our hands on the same day; on Thurs
day last.-They both from gentlemen of bicb
character, who take very different views of ,Re
question.
The author of Appomauox wisl,as,us to exercise
sort OF practical bull. He uses the liberty of the
Press for the purpose of extinpuishiny thai IherT
lie calls upon us to lend him u stick wherewith ic
break our own heads. Wcll-he is welcome TO ms,
it.-No one Is more sensible than we are of tho
aDiiiies OF that gentleman, and of the weight which
his pen always carries with -But we can trust our
cause to cool jury of our counlrymen and fear
lessly abide the lssue.-Our whole course is before
them What we have published from others. whnt
we have written ourselves, the Debates of the de-
Lucrative Assembly of this land i'll open doors and
even the spicy summary of their arguments from
the pen of Appomattox himself are all before them
! They are all, all before them.--What we mean
hereafter to do; how far we shall permit or restrict
or prohibit the publication of other articles we shall
scarcely venture TO say this time with such an mr.
ucle staring us i'll the face because, like "honest old
Jack Falsaf," "were us plenty as blackber-
RES, we would not give onc-ll1On compukgioun-
The other Virginia Editors are as free as we are
lhey VIII takesuch course acknowledgements direct.
But the TACT Is, and we who have kent cool i'm This
business are free to say it, that there has been much
warmth and excess of opinion on both sides There
are TWO extreme parties--one, who is for dono
nothing, and the other who is for doing too
mucll-and such men rs ourselves who oro
for doing something, but with the utmost dis
cretion, moderation, and regard for the inviola-
liable rights of private property, seem fair gam
Tor both partics.-We disclam i'm as strong terms M
APpomattoX can employ, the ultra doctrines of those
who would touch the hair of ncgro's head, with
out the free consent of his master While slch
doctrines prevail, no good come to the CAUSE
On the other hand, we are for doing somcthing-or
| ms our Correspondent does not seem to relish the
phrase, we substitute the following words of an
amlablc and enlightened man, ono of the largest
shareholders on the North side of the James river
Alter finding fault with the ''premat,Ire and impru-
dent discussion" upon the subject of the "mutpying
blacks" he adds: "There should be remedy for so
great and growing evil, we all adm but hastv
steps might produce grcater."-Wo do not all
seem to admit 1T, because Appoinattox seems to
bow TO Providence for enaing upon us this state of
tnngs-Likc the Mahonetan, who believes in pre-
destination, folds Inns arms, and cries out, 'Jhe will
of Allah be donc!'
,, Co1GyuUN1cATED.
TO THE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA
Inc instruction, which occurred in Southampton last
Summer, was, in every point Of vieg most extraolna
ry EVENT. most extraordinary, whether we have regard 10
its exciting causes, its Immediate mschie or its Gene
raj ELECTS For, as the very peculiar Incentives bv Which
1t was instigated, could never have been detected NV
effort OF reason without the positive evidence of facts de-
vcloPed in the trials Of the conspralors and as the gloom
est Imagination could hardly have prcured such
OF atrocious crime that which marked the brief
oil this rebellion, human sagacy could Lavs Fore
SEEM or coecnrcd, those general and remoter conse
quences, which have already flowed from IT, and which
Dut too probably, may still flow on consequences be di
rect reverse of what common reason would bave ori
patodi stranger IMAM the exciting causes Of the nsurrec.
ton; and Involving and porendng dangers and tnischei
compared with which the murders pcctraed in lis pro
gress were evils too partial and trivial 70 deserve
thought The proceedings of the House of Dele@otos.
Would almost seem to Justify belief that there was some,
unng prophetic in that halcnaton, by which Maj Tur
ner declared he himself nced and instgated 10 m
cue others to that deestable and detesed massacre:
nnainuy, mat me had repeated revelations from The
Spirit, which fully confirmed him in the impression that
he was ordained for great purpose in the hands Of
the Almighty" WV ''''uS VI
We have lis mans own account Of those ins,ioofo,s
oil the devil 60 give them the appropriate epitbeO which
prompted the conspiracy, and directed, throughout the
execution oil its designs IL is curious TO observe hove
exactly IN his confessions he describes the usual
oi an impostor the aecation of mystery sancfv and
importance, the partial scIfdelusion which seems 1ocee
say TO his success the resort at last ordinary incenves
70 mischief and the whole process by which he works on
inc minds OF others He moved he says bv "divnc
Inspiration by revelations Of the Holy Ghost" often
repeatedly visions, wherein che saw white spirits and
PACK spirits engaged in battle and the sun was darkeneJ
' thnder rolled in the heavens and blood flowed IL,
sUcons-by cloud noises in the hoayons' also anpomn