Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-04-09

experience Of consequences; and keep ourselves in
situation TO profit by the chapter oil accidents-If we
not under the steady influence this spirit of
bearance, we never can be happy people Divide and
split up the Union aud the States you WILL there will
still be differences OF opinion, conflicts Of interests aud
sectional feelings in the fragments you will have left
Where then will you stop in the vain attempt to have
Commonwealth without diScordant interests? Common.
wealth in which all will think alike? For after ALL this
want Of Immunity 10 be the substance OF the obec-
ton to our once loved Union. Would you look for this
Utopian state OF things ia Southern coufederacy! DO
not expect it, You would find that cotton and rice
would agree as little with wheat and tobacco, IS they
now agree with commerce and manufactures Divide
again Let US stand alone. Would you look for in this
venerable "Old Dominion" Tobacco and wheat would
next fall out The rise in breadsus, which benefits one
bears hard upon the other Alas heart sckens when
think what would be distractions, when once
adopt the notion that diversity of local interests is
good cause Tor separation What would become OF
Western Virginia! Beyond the Blue Ridge for near
y thirty years, it has been whispered aud few years
past it was loudly proclaimed that the interests Of
Eastern and Western Virginia were conflicting aud ire
conciable We have slaves, they have none, to
none. The James River is horougla aud its i'm.
provement orr hobby The Potomac is their highway
and its improvement then hobby. Richmond is ouy
market and Baltimore aud Alexandra the mart Tor the
products of their industry. They are in the minority
They complained but now, that they were neglected
They complained but that their interests were for
gotten in the aabsobng interests OF the James River
Should they have insisted separation There were
not MOI wanting some among them as rash as our nuhi-
iers who were willing TO take the leap. Had they
So what would have been the result! Who knows save
Heaven! Their earnest remonsrances brought about
Convention. In that body their rights were
compromise the result. Both parties had the good
sense-aye, and the virtue too, "give and take Har
mony restored, and Vrginans thus ght
mat redress OF grievances rs not upon every occasion
" TO be sought by eivH con,notion and revolution 6ut
6y earnest and candid appeals 10 brethren on the
one hand and by calm and equally candid attention
to their just complaints the Other This is the
true secret OF happiness under free institutions.
Let US, however, pursue this train of thought Lei
Virginia be drawn into the of secession when she
of "A laois.
that vote must be lowland vote. The majority iii the
seceders have one) must be solid phaanx of loyland
members. How will il be with the West? Theirs will
be solid phalanx for peace and unon but theirs may be
the minority. Here would be vital difference indeed
The seceders tearing the conmonwe Ah from the conede
racy, ooera,ng her stripe and her the flag
the nation; while the western people would turn tieil
eyes TO that flag with aectionae recoec of its pa.
gories, and with devoted wishes for lis future ,umnbs
Let us take care, that in that event. they do
with unshrnking reliance upon protection aIso Car
any good citizen look forward such state OF things
without DIenchng! Gan any good man be Indifferent 10
sowing dscord not only between Virginia and her sister
States, but amongst the people of Virginia themselves
between the people OF the East and West ?-nay,
between people oi the same county, the city, the
same village, the same family What madness has sez-
ed upon us! that deliberately discussing the SC
vital questions. Do reflect what civil war is How
nave we so quickly ialen from elevated state-irom
that respectful for the institutions of our fathers
winch was the best security Tor their DURATION into bold
ana reckless contempt OF every principle held sa-
cred! What fatal prognosc can there be the over
throw and ruin oil our government happiness our
Before we adopt secession remedy for our grevan.
ces, let the sober and rejecting take earnest look
home. Let them first how matters stand there and
what prospect there is like TO be of union AMONGST
selves Depend upon it, if the Union is be dissolved
the great skill OF the statesmen of this Commonwealth is
10 be shewn nakng that do go to pieces our.
serves IL VIII behove them that are an united
people Dscord at home, and war with the jarring mem.
bers OF this disjonted conederacy would soon make s
Tor the shall have careessy thrown away Una
hlmy alone could save from the abyss OF ruin
say there unanimty now? Take of the
State take even the Souh sde every county is yi
ded Where Secession prevails it prevails against stropp
inlnorilies Where Union prevails, il is overwhelming
nstitutions What state OF things too 10 Justify the e.,
against tyranny and oppression which are
Illuminated from the press If we tceTe oppressed mr. II
we toeTe sBringj il our liberties were wrested from Us;
and The sw eat OF brow devoted to promote the
prosperity or 10 p"hper The luxury OF Others would half
te o"dnders and all the mountaineers be so uuie If
hey saw and felt that the Union was intoerablv oppres
sVe' would hey remain calm! Believe me- fellow. Cit.
Zens, although unanimy would be no certain crron f
the existence Of abuses that would Justify Secession
we are all too much addicted fret ills that none can
cure; ye IL Is pregnant proof that there oppres.
soh wheh we see large proportion OF free and en-
ighened people, happy and uncompaining
are 0l indeed, in indignant language bv on. of
senators mat II the right OF resistance is denied nothing
i' ~ o'a'e sovereignty, but 10 petOn supplicaie
and on Bonded knees TO ask for mercy the privilege of
slave under the lash OF his task master is all that re-
mains This is inAmed and extravap ant Ianouoge from,
'he Ups oil "a grave and reverend Segnior' But all must
see that he has conured the phantom of an a,rocou
outrage upon Southern rights, (of which no human being
Tie puts the case oil majority OF Congress decreeing an
emancipation OF Slaves And he ipiers from the de-
NAL OF The right of Modification and Secession bv the
lrends oil Union that they would recommend tame sub
mission 10 such nsurpaton They would do no such thing
iney reason upon no such supposed Statesmen
reason upon probabilities. They look to what man Ran
pen anu not TO distractions, and and visionary
cases. which are beyond all human calculation But il
such case could happen, then be Judged by the obi
mons OF the great apostle OF State Rights and of onion
combined He says" Should the provisions 0f me
Constitution as here reviewed. be found not to sec,e
me gopelnment and the rights Of The States noninst
usuIPdtionS and abuses on the part of the fIu;fed
Stdtes me tIndt resort Witn the prUietu of the CON
SfWion' HeS an an amendment of the Constitution
aec0TGng todPToceSS applicable 6y the States aud
W he e0enf 9the failure gfeoery resort
ana a" accumulation IF abuses rendering pnssiue 0be
Uence ana non resistance, greater epH Than resist
Wee ana TeuofutiOn; there can remain but one resoyf
me fdSt ~ allan appeal from the cancelled obIjoo
Mons me constitutional compact to originaL ri06is
ana me idto 81 SeyPTeseruGti0H. This is fhe ULTIM
RATIO under all governments, DhetheT consolidated
oOyeaydted or compounded Of both; and IL cannot he
d0uOfed, mat single member of the Union IL, ne
extremity supposed, but in that oniv; troud hare n
T'ghf as an extra and ultra constitutional ,;g ia
MAKE me appeal" This is the answer to Mr. TvIer,s
case Wheh mat case happens Revolution il the remedy.
neVo'uuoh would be WISDOM aud a dissolution of ,Lo
Union Tue dictate OF patriotism and virtue
A VOICE FOR UNION.
- FOR THE ENQUIRER
LETTER I'LL
Letter from Frank Hitter Esq., to his friend in E,rone
In my last letter. my valued friend, had conducted