Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-05-14
Richmond, Tuesday, Way IA.
THE LEYvIrERI

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THE LETTER!
The Columbia Telescope contains an article oil
a very singular character. 1t processes to be u 'let-
ter from Eastern Virginia." from one whom the
South has much cause to love-and to trust" The
writer lays down the position, that the two most dan
gerous rocks in our voyage, are the Tariff, and the
Stare Question. Passing over what he says of Mr..
Van Bnren's Views of the Tariff, we come to the fol-
lowing assertions:
"ven Buren, sees, that a separation of the States is inevitable.
Whether peaessbie or mot, aud how soon, depends upon ei,euns,sn.
power of Webster; unless he can bring the evidence ola devotion to
Senator %S rcS' Si%.sif u lie p0" %ih, I she ss HS's adopt T. i 1ss'S som "a. , Oh .o "i .s
in or oat Of the Union. lit be his opinion, tina, the question Of sepo-
ra,ion NH come up, during the next -four years., tend such, ina
possible, in order to use tho popularity Of Jackson, in settling the
him on safe ground. For the power that could put dorm tho South,
could SI , Rd ~ any my iol ri ,ia, should happen to be in favor
Congress, a move will be made by He6stcr, under The discipline Of
of separHiion, at an early day. Jackson has already denied tho right,
should he succeed, the ons-ehcdshcd scheme. Of The m ION
will be accomplished: fanatics will be g!a'ided; our slaves will be
Van Burcn sees, that n separation of the States is
lnevitable." Does the writer express his own OPT
mon, or Mr.. Van Buren's? If v. BIS, who autlio-
riZed him TO ascribe such an opinion to that indiyi-
dual? We undertake to say, that such is not the
sentiment of V. B.-such is not his alculation-an
that all the designs, whicha are here attributed to him,
on any such hypothesis, are the coinage of the wri-
ter's own imagination.-Ifi it be the writer's opinion.
"i'o 10 'Ho itiiiS CIiLCu tIlut uuItS tIuS 10 UeSDUlf
Of The Republic?
How are we to understand some of Mr.. Calhoun's
friends? For example: Does this writer mean to
say, that Mr.. Van Buren, will press n re. adjustment
oil the Tariff so as TO render its provisions more ia
vorable TO the manufacturers MI. Van Buren, must
he perfectly blind to his own interests us well as TO
his countrys good, to press any such policy. He
entertains no such idea.-But, on the other hand,
does the writer mean TO say, that Mr.. Van Blu
rem will advocate such n reimbursement as NAV
reduce thp duties IN The trotactal orfi.1o- .nl
may accommodate the receipts of the Treasury to
the economical wants of the government? 1t is
to be hoped, that lie, as well as every enlighten-
ed friend of State Rights, will pursue this course
But, i'm this case, how will Inc be forcing the cues
ton Of separation, as this writer charges him with
the intention TO bring about? Let him, Or his
friends, or let any man try this at the next session.
or let Mr.. Calhoun, or McDufie, be the first to at
tempt it, with n view of settling the Tariff on proper
principles, we trust the whole South will 90 with
them-not with a view of forcing a separation of the
Union, but of doing justice TO the aggrieved States
and of restoring the true spirit of the Constitution.
But who can believe, that the other measure which
the writer agitates, can be carried ut?-tha " iana-
tics will be gratiifed-and our SldreS iCiL be reIedsed.'
Let this attempt be made by Congress, when it
pleases, and it is idle to talk of n force bill, OF the
sword, of any measures for arresting the separation
ofthe Union. Dissolution must come, as certain as
thele Il sun Ill me lleuvonc. Tho Union could not
withstand any such shock. 1t would irresistibly dis
solvein twain. But we will not believe as vet. that anv
such attempt will be made. Such n plot, we know.
has been held up, with n view of raising a sectional
party around MIR. Calhoun. This, and this only, are
we prepared TO believe, is the design of most of the
aSltators. We cannot yet reconcile ourselves to the
belief, that they are aiming at the Union of their
country. A Southern Party, to aid Mr.. Calhoun. is
tue only thing, we trust, and we believe, is the object
they have III iew-and this is TO be effected by raj
lying the South upon the Slave question. Now. the
more we see, and the more we hear, the more we
are satisfied, that no such design, es that ofmeddlino
with our slave property, has entered into the heads of
the large mass OF our iellow-citiZens of tile East, The
New iorl: American of the 9th scouts ut any such
idea-and it concludes with giving the following
prudent advice:
SIN this state of things it seems obvious to IT,, that public writer's
aud speakers al the North should avoid touching unnecessarily on
should disregard wholly tho statements, however offensive. tho i'm.
putations, however uufounded, OF those southern papers whose whole
piled by the Indignation OF The North, at seeing their honest vie IS md
10 be kindled ut the south, will expire for want of nourishmont. by
such ioI6eotanee We shall iorcgo ne principle, but make a moitori
Gus sacrifice oil feeling on the altar of the Union"
The National Gazette also disclaims anv such in.
tention:
''rhe agtntors of the South affect to believe that there is n disno
sition, nay, an intention in the Northern States, to interfere viii
be farther from the truth. Those tights have always been .o.psc !.
and VIndicated, when they have been obstrucied or violated. Anon.
SiSss al Me- NJ G[ 0isb session session OF tho Circuit Court OF the United
Jersey into Pennsylvania, to recover a fugitive slave From soma
circumstances IN the hummer OF making the seizure, or ftom a mistn.
ken zeal for freedom in certain peisons highly respectable. in tbs
neghborhood, an opposition was made to canyin Off the sJave. Th,
muster, and three OF his friends who accompanied him, weret take
before a Judge, afterwards before a Justice of the Peace, ans
detained 10 custody for two days and nights at the tavern. The,
were held 10 bail TO appear at the County Court of Mont
gomefy, wheIe 'hey were prosecuted as kidnappcrs, but ac
quittedj aud the negro went home with his master. The sui
by tho ablcst counsel, u Philadelphia jury returned a verdict for Tho
protection we give to runaway slavos--and such are the imnediu,.,,
we oppose to the constitutional rights oftheir masters"