Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-08-30


Yet Virginia triumphed in '9s-gloriously, calmly
triumphed-and with this additional source of con-
graduation, that her means were worthy of her end
and her conservative remedy was based as deeply
on 'ne Constitution, as the Rights which she sue
cessfully asserted. Is
THE VEXED QUESTION:
we trust that no enlightened and liberal citizen Z
can have mistaken the course which we have pur-
sued on this agitated and agitating subject. We
nave no desire 10 mince matters-but il is obvious
mat we have two descriptions of persons to dread:
the Fanatics Of The North, and the qgators of m
Soiah Ii the North has any disposition to NEEDLE
with our slaves we wish to apprize them frankly Of
the consequences. 1t is the fatal rock on which our
blessed Union may shiver to pieces. We wish Sc
riousy to impress upon them the necessity of uniting
down the Fanatics, who are attempting to kinda the
torch OF discord in the bosom of our country II
on the other hand, the great mass of our Northern
prethren haye no such intentions, it cannot be too
soemnly exhibited, in order that the suspcions of
the South may be completely removed and the de-
signs OF her Agtators altogether baffled. For these
purposes, we have frankly appealed to the Editors
Oh the North for informaton-and we have earnest
~ sought 1t through private channels of communi-
cation. So far as her public Journalists have no.
tced the subject, their are expressed in
the most concatory manner. We have already,
PuDIished several of their articles-and we have
others still before us-from which we make Tho fol-
lowing extracts:
(From the Boston Epeniag Post
1--WE believe that the number of such persons In N.w
England much smaller than is generally supposed and
ma ne popular sentiment runs strongly against them
With lew exceptions, they men, who from their birth
or have no sympahies with the great struggles
and sacrifices which joined fathers i'm band of broi6er
hood and made us united people, Influenced either
oy Puene enthusiasm, by motives more esmable
they look only upon one side of the case without
gard TO the painful and peculiar situation Of the South
or TO the Paiang circumstances of her condition
assure our brethren Of the slave holding States that tho
with their rights, is viewed with dislike by the large
and better portion OF our community"
(From the Hartford Independent Press)
"There are, we acknowledge, a few members of tbs
Slavery Society at the North, who have no SUPER
abundance OF discretion, but really think that the South
has very little fear from them-we know tbst tb.r.
are lew impruden men, both in the North and the South
VINO are attempting TO create slavery excite en but
we are confident that The great Of the people eei
eash side OF The Potomac will not allow themselves bs
led away by the agiiators who may be among them''
(From the Worcester .FSgis
The Anti slavery Society the entering wedge that
WIN IN all human probability the Union, unless ito
character is most essentially modified Though the sgiia-
tors are comparatively few in number and with the best
OF feelings are evidently misguided yet the whole drift of
'heir operations is tending to the production OF wide
spread evil or Garrson,-one of the prime movers in
the caus"-we cannot speak with the freedom we would
were he not now in foreign land He is a man Of
native talents OF higher order than bestowed on
me majority oil his fellows but his mind never be-
disciplined by dilgen and useful study and his nes
too often control and mislead his jugmen-As has been
SAID by Mr. Webster, "the domestic slavery of the
oouhern states subject within the exclusive con.
troll OF the States themselves" How then an the pIans
Vi me "g'a'ors be carried into effect? Congress has
no power over the subject--The Legislatures of the
iree States cannot interfere The Southern States hold
slaves by constitutional highland though there is now
no general disposition the North to interfere with
TIER domestic institutions and policy yet it is impos-
sibic to oresee what few heated enthusiasts NAV ac
coinplish, IT unchecked in their career"
(From the Onondaga ": " Sfandard)
lhe people OF the north "sensibIe of the peril Of
meddling whthe slave question: just as they are sem
slb'e OF the peri! OF committing any other great wrong
We will not meddlewh it, because we cannot do 60 Win
proprieiy or Justice We await the period to effect tho
Grea. Jec Of slave emancipation, when the slave owners
themselves snail point out the mode and lead the way.
pu' he Enquirer begs us-he great body Of the north
ern people keep down the spirit Of fanacism''
he Enquirer asks act, where there il neier room,
nor occasion for action We submit 10 his consde
brie statement The county OF Onondaga Is the second
County my 10 he State, in point of populatoncon-
'aniIg ooOOo inhabitants Its shire contains 5000
and in respect 10 business is not behind the sixth
city or village in the State. We do not believe that
mere Is single emancipation paper taken the county
we certainly do not know Of We do not know sim
gle individual In the county in favor Of immediate eman-
cpalon-we never hear the subject made topic OF dis
CUSTOM or even oil common conversation No BODY takes
any interest in the OF the fanacs and but for the
notice taken OF them by the editors The SOUTH we should
scarcely tie aware OF their existence What we saw of
tins county, we presume, may be remarked Of hs
OF the counties in the Then where /. the neees
sity Of debating the subject why should we be called
upon 10 suppress the 'pr OF lanacs? There is no IA
nacsm here There may be fsnatics and so there arc
iunass, and they receive the like degree Of consideration
from The great body OF The northern people"
The following is letter we received by yester-
days Northern Mail, from an intelligent friend, who
is now visiting his relations in the Northern States.
since leaving home, have not met with one sin
gle man ofintelgence, land have conversed with
great many0 who does not in the strongest terms
condemn The course pursued by Tappan ofN. York,
Garrison d Co. They go farther, and agree with
the people of the South, that they are the best
judges, and should be left TO manage the subject Of
slavery in their own way. They deny the existence
OF any party beyond few fanatics"
But ICE cannot stop here. We wish to unmask thar
fanatic lncendiary, VIM. Lloyd Garrison--to show
him for what he is-and if there be a Virgnian,
lmay we not say an American y out Of the circle Of
his wretcbed crew, who does not sympatbize with
the author of the following Letter, in the Just iDdg
nation which he expresses towards the caIumniator
and we should say that that man was unworthy ofthe
name of American. The writer of this letter is
very young--but we know him mos, intimately, and
will vouch for his veracity and honor:
EXTRACT Of a Letter from young pirginian, dated
LION DON, July 10.
Much less shall describe in this letter, the many OBJ
Jects grand beautiful, which stranger encounters in
his peregrnalions though the streets Of this Metropos
you expect me TO carry you up to the top ST. Psup
anu thence point out TO the UDumerabe objects which
STRIKE the eye} Do you expect glide through the
forests Of mass that I'll up all The space az FAR the sight
can reach Or to guide along be superb Streets tec
ing with life aud fashion, 10 point to you sII the bril-
liant equpages with their fair PROJECTORS that dash by in
endless snccessionf TO describe you this great orator
mat great auihof' o finally, to paint 10 your gaaon
the castles whose white baemens CLEAN from sfsr, or
be picturesque landscape which nature spreads before the