Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-02-12
A WORD IN DIE SEASON

The friendly caution which have taken the
liberty of giving to our Northern citizens, has been
ridculed by some, and eXecrated by others WHY
should il have been so? Did utter any menaces2
Did we play the part of braggadocios? Did we
speak with passion or bitterness? Certainly not
although it has been pretended that our Ian
guage was arrogant, threatening and passionate
But we know better-we spoke ms friends ms citi-
zens of a common country. We wished 10 warn
them of the mischievous consequences of DENYING
us justice. We begged them To beoare-but they
VIII not listen 10 the most respectful admontons
They scott at the temperate course of Virginia and
even at the spirit of the South. They will not be-
ueYe, that we are in earnest. Some of them threa-
ten us with the arm of the Federal Government
while others dare TO say that have not even the
courage to seek justice from the hands of our on
pressors
But we beg them again and again, not to de-
celve themselves. We tell them again and aoain tbe
South will never acquiesce in this abominabe Tariff
system. What does the New York American mean
10y the following remark p
The language OF the published day Richmond
Got % o uu'e coarse Of Virginia, the Tariff be
iu,o any Unjust OK cannot the heo OF tho North
Have we attempted to appal the heart of the
NORTH Or have we done any thing more than to
appeal to her sense ofuslce and warn her in the
most friendly terms, of the inevitable consequence
OF withholding il? Has virginia. asked anv ,,n;ust
ortntoorhW concessions? Is Justice " concession?"
IS The due modification of the Tariff law whic h the
M \. American abomnates almost as much os we
40, any thing unjust or unworthy? We tell the North
" Let us bring down the revenue TO the necessary
wants oil the Government-let us not tax the people
TO raise money which is wanting or for purposes
wnlch are unconstitutional nexpedent, and mis-
ChleVohs Let MS not for every dollar we unneces-
sarly pay in this manner enable the greedy mann
Iacturer to tax us indirectly two or three more
Dut let us nave some respect even for them. Let
US pegli me reduction gradually and leave Ger
tam period Tor its commandments preventing
more capital going improperly in that direction and
enabling the manufacturers TO accommodate them
serves 10 the new order of things" Ii you will not
ag,ee 10 these propositions, 1--WE would 70 on to
te lhetll then 1t will he time for us TO look to orr
selves Suppose Verpanck's bill TO be defeated
no Detter bill is substituted in its pace-Con
rises without doing MS justice. Do Won expect Ms
10 KISS the rod you have laid upon US? Can Won
think that we will be snddled with tbis sys,o,,.
as the settled policy of our conntry2 Won d.co;,
yourselves If South Carolina slrspends her Ordi
nance until the expiration OF the next Session of
congress then means will be Immediately taken TO
unite all the aggrieved States i'm one peueral NOV,
ineht Public sentiment will he roused-'Tbe tbinp
ls as certain, as that are now tracing these ron
Ines upon our paper.-Vrgnia, the Carolinas Geor
ga, tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi with
Maine, New Hampshire, and we hone New York
WI, throw themselves before the next Congress
ana appeal once more to The Justice of their conn
try' ana the spirit of the CONSTITUTIONS TIE Evecu
i've VIII AID us. A new Congress will listen with
ooIiet"ih9 more than an Adder's ear to our lust
complalnis-But if fail, then the South viii
confer together about their common iuteres,s
lney VIII be no longer distracted by the heresies
OF hnilihcation They will be no longer divided
ABOUT the remedy. They will adopt some mea
sur, III Which they can finally agree. We speak
these things in the most friendly snirit There aro
no men more devoted TO this Union than we are
we are proud of the name of American cizens-
anu we deprecate the course of S. Carolina as borsb
Precpiihie, and calculated to put this Union ,nne
cesSarfy INTO jeopardy. But what NAV he fine issue
OF 'he consultations which the Southern States ,yiIl
Ultimately, IN case fexremity, hold with eocb Other
'., nc' anticipate. Save us however, from any
sucn dreful alternative Save us even the min Of
tnInNIng about It. Do us Justice Bring bnck This
Cousutuuon 10 ITS original principles. Do not at
lelnP, 10 pn'Id up mammoth government which is
rIuiy c"ic"aied Tor our foreign relations-and was
never intended for arbitrary regulation or var;,
and dlssmar interests i'm so iaroe md d;,ers;tad "
country country, different in its soil climate
iaDour, capital, wants and productions Con6ue tbe
5eueIa agency to ITS proper functions and leave tho
oIates ana People 10 regulate their own capital and
I"oou,' OtnerWIse, this great machine cannot work
smoothly and harpOniouslv We aoain sns,l, oy;,I
out passion, and without dictation. We Lave nre
acted nothing which we do not believe will tokc
Iace IN tact tie course Of the aggrieved States h
"os marked out as with pencil Of light"
AGAIN and again we bee you to BEw5nr
What madness rules the honrlD-some n tho
Northern Editors are silly enough to ieer us about
our s"Yes-liad they not better cherish moro for
OoaiIng spft-and avoid topics which are ONLY cal
cu,ated to kndle tie flame of disaRection2
VT Wa'sh speaks language, which we assure
i oam o"ly 40 nschiei-lIo SCOTS too much al
We oOuth-ile ridIcues too artly the o0irious and
anomalous mediation of Virginia n-Oaicious when
" was our rlght and our duty--when our deepest in
teresS would be concerned, as a frontier Stale in
80 ~ u'Fi9'on, 70 OBTAIN suspension Of the pre-
c'P,tate and improper Ordinance Of s. Curoinn.
Dut we peg MI Walsh 70 look farther ihop evep
'ns' suspension, u Mr. Leigh should bo fortunate