Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-09
Richmond, Va, Friday, Oct. 8.
rJ;r PROPOSED CO.HFEIIIO.t.

irnn her ra,es' Or will she BE- degraded by the pre-
srncc of another Hartford Co~rc"to"F Every eye IN
Nh, S,u is y,I upon the meeting OF the Convention
within hrt bordr:. Every tongue Is busy IN discuss.
inr he probability and Il" Consequences" 81 Inc meeting
Tie Norfk Herald has already ped't'd uiAt Il It Us
srubls the Union III t!lrsr States Will IN Tie course OF
6v. v.urs fall victim 10 the fanatics. IL will Gnqucs
,ionaby be seriously shaken uleS" me s"g&strn
of the Onondayn Hand"rd in the very aoie article We
have copied "-d:y, be fully carried o"'. me lrglS'a'
,urr Of n York will br cuI.rrd t" pass laws AT once
TO III; down the CniSjra,n!s"r, else spirit viii arise
in the South the effects Of winch will defy tic sag'cI'y
! III any 10 calculate.
We cal! UPON the citzrns Of New York to arres, these
.nadrnrn in their carerrwh' know moi themselves '''"
utischirtS they are inctIug :pGn their c"unt'y-aHd
especially upon the colred populatirn whose INTERESTS
| they protesting to str"c-even The ffrrr'm y, De-
man himself: We call, above all, upon the good c'7"n'
of Llca 10 keep this moral pcscncc from rlcIr d'r
We cal! upon their Mayer. who was the Chair
man of the late Anti Abolition Meeting, To rouse up end
with the aid Of ali the Patriots "f Utica, 10 aErcs, ,.
mischicv,us iupeling. Stop tie madntns hands that
would apply the irrbrand TO the Union itself
| Should that Convention meet. then we earnestly hope
that full Convention ui the friends OF the Unon wal
forthwith assemble couutrac their dcslgns-and ttt
their next Legislature will pass laws, lul giving effect 10
! iclr resolutions.
i}u, we can scarcely permit ourselves II believe tia,
the Convention will assemble at tcu. We should car
ainlr regard it of the most iearinl phrlnIena
! which has yet appeared during this whole ag!!a!ns
| crisis.
There is to suspec, so'ar Of tie ianaca lead
crs Themselves of gross frauds III obtaining signatures
! to their call The following article from Ncstel" "
York paper, is proof III point:
.iP Lius u.pac thu, the most uajn,tiGsbla
lcu.s have been akrn with the nunr- person, np;n,4
10 the cali Tor an ,oon State r:',b.
d. rouly very few have authorized is use VI abuse r
Signatures: Tic wu. matter III rccy! with otrc upon
es and will thin even rir Mr. Eria't Peck
chester has publicly dcaimed the use OF his n".'- h" states 'ta'
it ia. attached cali without a"'"'ity ion br
Every ,n, ,;ua whose las barn mus smI'"pl"' nat"
Gucca puc uans i" call 'h> are"!'af! ""e":
ur!r caa,rr, M" vino does not approve o, 10" H'""f' on
scuoa, L. himself and t" III" pubic "rt soon u he
beconic. uppTsc fact, di>rlm the rr"'ms pv"it
aad publicly Less an Til, only IL" rr=a" 'i 4''i
To the movement, AMI assuming crS"'@! acr"r""''! "r ~
| The New York Journal "t Commerce calls the uGcu
scheme s'Ilc dcath Strnegic Of the ah"lltons-and
hopes 'lleaven may grant II may be So and 'r""ts.
~ cnncsscs that if amid al! the circumstances of warn.
ing and all The indications o! Providence: wc! lave
been recently Developed they still 20 on in their mad
rcrr reckless Of coIsrqicccs the mantle "i chm
rty will not be large enough 10 cover their sns-a@a'
the peace and order Of soccty-ag"''st their brethren
Of the Southland against the pa"r slave whose coH".
ton they have rendered almost hopeless
! The Chennngo Hc-nI dcnounces the Convention III
the most indignant terms :-'' We take this opportunity
to tell them plainly, that wish not farther t" l.. tr"G.
bleG viii! their nce udiary publications. We CONSIDER
them and their authors as public nuisance, "ho Should
be indicted dangerous trou5Irrs OF the community
They the promoters III conSp:rac!rsa rrari4;S, and
as s.c Should suffer Ike utmoH gOur II" the law They
are worse than guilty Of treason: Tie Constitution
makes it treason 10 sicor enemy or g!"c HIM aid "r
comrt in time wa:; but herrarr characters who world
do worse-thcy would excite sc!vr war. even IL TIE
entire destruction Of cur Southern Bretl-cn We had
supposed tia. any set Of men, particularly these who
rogar 70 themselves all The philanthropy Of the age. "r
had read the temperate and calm appeals, r"peardy p"
by the people OF the South, praying moi to &c disturbed
or noicscd IN their constitutional rights which mI!cs
taton must result in ndIscrminatc nassacre o. Ill
ayes and sexes, if persisted in would at least have the
humanity to dcsst from their Inccndiary abc-s and
deavo- allay the excitement they have created. They
be that they have already rendered the
don OF the Slave cniold than ever and the
they perseverc the closer wi! his ndsberivetcd-n t
time, the friends Of peace and good order should
improve upon the hint them by the abnlilIonIS
We would suggest the pr"prety ola STATE CONVEN-
TlON Of those opposed TO the nracions designs o the
Abpons,s. We think the crisis dclnandsi,. LrtrvcEy
town villnsc and ham!essend Delegates and let there b"
extensive, general and united oppression and busc
Indignation against their unholy designs; and if they will
no! then drs;s if our State laws not sufficient, 10
their adequate punishment let our Legislature pass such
laws shall lie adeqrate.-lf good words and gentle
will suffice to restrain them let such means BE-
adopted and such laws enacted rs will suffice We hope
the delegates in the next Republican Convention for our
county, viii act upon our suggestion and rec n'ncnl 10
the people Of this State the calling OF State Convention
this subject and to the people Of the several Towns
in the County, that should State Convention be called,
they should assemble in their primary meetings andap
point delegates.
The Press of n. York is for the most part doing lis
duty-and this hail Of the safest Signs ot The
Times. The las, No. of Tie Sunday Morning News.
edited in the City Of n. York by Samuel jerks SII,
speaks IN voice t!at deserves To De DN
zen Of the "Empire State" Hear him -
We unlIesitatingly avow the opinion, that i! THIS
Convention assemblies and carries out its designs as de-
clarcd in the address below, from that moment the abb.
ltonisls III this State and in all the Eastern States. viii
have ma orty, minority of such numbers strength
and organization will enable them cope successful.
ly with the mn GRITTY, either at the polls in the field
This is the fact, and those who, well we, know
TO be the fact, should longer shun conceal il, but
look in the face and prepare To meet the crisis he
conspators themselves of the importance Of
this crisis to their They speak OF this "a CRISIS
which demands all their energies and which will deter
mine their fate, either Of success defeat.
ga righteous Providence" say the impious traitors,
'has doomed liiat shall be speedily ell FREE all
SlarrS together" This is tanaluount TO DECLARATION
that, they succeed, they will Immediately rroc!a'
emancipation 10 the slaves, and take such measures Is
will enable them to assert and maintain their 'rtO''
Can such all enterprise meet with the appreciation {" our
constituted authores;-Arc Stale officers III i
league with tho prulors and do they secretly en-
courage them in their proceedings by promise OF I'M
punity: Or do They intend TO countrnance them ;?
tacit approbStion and by assent to be- implied from
non.cummitla policy? If this be not the case, and So
do not think it sat least to any great c1ten-then"
the Of reason, of law and of good faith to cur So
ter States let the Governor forthwith SUMMON SPECIAL
meeting of tie Legislature, and let measures thrfc Sc
adopted which will preserve the peace OF the c0unH'
and crush, vile yet i'll embryo, the designs and eHr'
prSr3 OF the cunspralorS.
"Orc more regard indispcns1hy ne
cesSary at this crisis The true and dsntcrs,rd, ana
rational trcnds Of our holy religion must, wi,hontd DE-
lay, dsabuse christianity Of the rcproach Of addition
ISM They must meet organization by concert ana a.
rest tic progress of drlusiun and fanacsln, ana cor
rupon in te churches. Let them summon State I0h
venton, both lay ana clerical to assemble 1T the SAME
time appointed Tor the meeting Of the abolition'ss ana
take recluIl measures for pal*ying their influence ana
aunung their DEGREES. far as the church concrIhe'
::If this appeal both the friends Of religion and the
State authorities he disrcgarded then will not the P'
pie have reason to believe that the abo!ltioniS;s have IT.
and support both behind the altar and behnd n
thronr? What them is be done by the friends Of order
and of the union avert the impending danger: i"'
is difficult aud delicate question. 1t is new qn's'