Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-09-18

producing this state Of thipgs and whiis am tod we
have no constitutional means OF preventing such outages
1t appears to Inc that very Constitution in
duty. There are certain inalenable rights Of which
cannot be deprived such right TO life liberty and the
pursuit Of happiness Let ask if lives are not leo
pardzed by such acts the liberty of State is not en-
dangeredif our happiness is not attempted 10 be destroy
ed! Most assuredly they so;and are TO fold
and wait the event with nsensibty, because for
sooth, may constitutional redress for punish
ing persons in another State for such acsl Does not
the whole comprise all its parts-and does not Vir
gnia and all the other slaye-holdng States parts
oil a whoe-parts OF great coniederaton-and
attempt TO hjure them, is il not attempt to injure
the whole-and for such, not the offending chsrac
tiers amenabe TO the offended Laws OF the United Staos
Would a cause which would give us a right 10 demand
satisfaction foreign country Tor the acts OF its subjects
ana whch III refused would be just one OF war between
the two countries become cause, because il
happened in sister State? This the conclusion those
who contend have redress and il pa
ly But setpreservation the first law of nsturc men
must and will defend themseveseven in spite Of Con-
situations, laws, what not, when their lives, liberties
property, all is about TO be cruelty aud unjusty taken
from them-Let us then demand OF those States and by
the bye, we should have home Mary
and-sa'isiacon for such outrages Let them suppress
IN tncy value our happiness, perhaps our exsence) all
sedtous periodicals, such The Genius of Universal
Emancipation" edited by Ben. Lundy where read of
societies organised, and agents appointed among
TO of saves-by what means not stated
but sufficiently O6viOus. These very papers, too impru-
IDENTIFY sent among us, to almost every postoce in the
State, TO Colleges Sc Nor is this the worst part of
itbut secretly disseminated among colored popula-
uon-And still more cause have to apply 10 Massa-
chuseS LOT III boston, there IS eulteu anu sent 10 TINS
State periodical called the "Liberator," flaming, in
cendiary, bloody publcaon-which extols the memory
oil Walker, whose pamphlet nothing in compa-
rson to it, but which very pamphlet caused our own
Legislature, and perhaps Others close their
doors in secret debate. The editor, Garrison, is
flaming Puritan, pretended one; and doubtless
under this mask his principles pleasant few
among the bigoted. We know the scope they have
In We know there agents among OF many socic-
ties We know many Of them itncrant prcachcrs---
We know the love they bear Tor hwarng their schemes
about Sunday mails, masonry &c &C. and we might
Justly have fears OF them We know already what
anat'csm has done, aud il is fair Judge Of the
from the past Let Legislature take these things
into serious conseraionet he wachful and vgilant
These are no idle fears " vain imagnings silent
but careful observer OF passing has noticed them
until TO have been silent longer would have been crime
Instead OF our Legislature passing laws upon laws harder
and harder upon the cooured people, who il let alone
would be perfectly harmless, and be
let US stop the evil at its very aud shall
no more murders potracted sessions of Assembly, sleep
less nights this account PRENEZ GARDE!