Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-09-08
Richmond, Va, Tuesday, Sept. 3
.8sother CALM Appeal from the SOUTH 10 he
NORTH

Feiio,c Citizens oftAc North!
Beioeed Citi=ens Of Common Coumtrp!
Let US address you again upon the present crisis A
darker question threatened our horizon IL will
require all prudence and all our kindness for each
other 10 the South from comnntion, the Union
from dissolution and the election of the Chief Mags-
trate from the prcjudces aud excitcmcnts of the day
We are indeed reoiced to you arousng and re-
spending to the appeal OF your Southern brethren.
Portland and Bath, and Augusta, and Boston and Pha-
dephia have come forth in the majesty of their strength
Old Fanuei Hall has rung with the cloquence Fletcher
and Sprague and Otis The city of New York, too has
spoken to in spirit of kindness But she has also
thrown into her resolutions certain metaphysical OBI.
mons, which utterly irrelevant the question and
which materially countcrac their effect She the very
scat of Tappanism the very mint from which these in,
cendiary publications principally issued the great
Commercial Emporium with which the South has so
many intimate connections, has spoken the weakest
whereas she bound To speak the strongest language
But we yet hope that Albany will do her daiy and utter
the genuine voice Of the citizens of New York.
Besides these manifestations of the public sentiment
we have seen reccntunavaing attempts made get up
affiliated Abolition Societies. We have seen too the
great body ofthe public Journalists taking sides with US
we informed also by private letters Southern
citizens who have just returned from the , that pub.
lac sentiment in that quarter is most decidedly with
that Arthur Tappun probably about leave the coun.
try and that the audacous Thompson is in bad odour in
New England
So far hail with satisfaction the signs cf the times
But IS not to be concealed that the work not yet ac
conpshed; and that public opinion has not done its
Office The fire must be put out sprc adj What
have we just seen?-the large manufacturing of
Lowell threatening but the other dry the for
NATION of an anti Abolition Society And il was but ON
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issued in the city of New York. the following Bulletin Of
their future designs:
"TO THE PUBLIC
| In behalf of the American Anti-Slavery Society we
solicit the candid attention of the public TO the following
declaration of principles and objects Were The
charges which brought against us made only by in
dlvduals who interested in the continuance of sln
very and by such influenced solely by unworthy
motives, this address would be unnccessarv but there
are those who merit and possess esteem would
not voluntarily do us Injustice, and who have been led
by gross misrcpese believe that we are pur
suing measures at variance not only with the consu
onal tights OF the South but with the peccps of hui
mainly and religion. To such offer the following
explanations and assurances:
"lst We hold that Congress has more right to abo
ish slavery IN the Southern States than the French
West India Islands Ofcourse desire national le
glslation on the subject
''2d We hold that slavery can only he lawf,llv oho
shed by the Legislatures of the raj States in which
II prevails and that the exercise of any other than moral
influence TO induce such abolition, is unconstitutional
I'D We believe that Congress has the same raht to
abolish slavery in Inc District of Columbia that the State
governments have within their respective Jurisdictions
national cscutcheon
18th We believe that American Citizens have the
right TO and publish their opinions of the Constu
ton, Laws and Institutions of any and every State and
Nation under Heaven; and yer TO surrender
tne nberty oil speech, OF the press, conscience
blessings we have inherited from crs and which
we intend as far able transmit pared to
our children.
'5th. We have uniformly deprecated all forcibe nj
temps on the part OF Slaves their Liberty And
were 1t IN our power to address tlcm would exhort
II.
would assure them insurrectionary movement on
their part would receive from us the slightest aid or
9th We would deplore any servile instruction bot,
on account OF the caiames which would attend it, and
on account of the occasion which il might furnish of in
creased severity of oppression.
" 9TH We are charged with sending incendary publ
cations to the South Ifby the ineendiary is
p9ocaticns containing arguments and facts To prove
Slavery to be moral und political evil, that duty
and policy require It's immediate abolition the charge Is
true But this used TO imply publications.
10 exc he SIovc
to break their letters The charge utterly and
caiy false We beg our fellow citizens to notice that
tins charge Is made without proof and by many Tho
confess that they have read publications and
that those who make it, offer the public no evidence
from our writings in support of it.
I" 9Th. We accused of sending our publications In
the Slaves and it is asserted that their ndency is To
cite nsurrecton Both the charges are false These nnb
LEGATIONS are not intended for the Slaves were they
able To read them, they would find in them enco1.
! ragement TO Instruction.
Z" 9Th We are accused of empIovino Aa.nts i, Tho
Slave States to distribute our publications. We have
never had one such Agent. We have sc nj no pacagcs
OF papers 10 any person those States for distru
ton except FIVE respectable resident citizens at their
own request Hut we have sent by mail single papers
addressed to public officers editors Of cler
gymen and others IL therefore, object is to excite
the slaves TO nsurrection, the Masters are our Agens
10 We believe Slavery to be sinful, injurious 10 this
ana TO every other country in which il prevails we be-
ieve immediate emancipation to be the duty of every
slave holder, and that the imedise abolition of slavery
by those who have the right to abolish it, would be safe
ana wise These opinions we have freely expressed
and we certainly have intention TO refrain from OK
pressing them III future and urging them upon the con
sciences aud hearts of fellow citizens no hold slaves
or apologize for slavery.
lith We believe that the education of the moor s re-
qued Dy duty and by regard for the permanently of
our republican institutions There are tbousa nds n nd
tens OF thousands Of fellow citizens ven i'm The free
States sunk in abect poverty and who on account Of
uelr complexion, are virtually kept in ignorance and
whose instruction i'll certain actually prohibited Inv
Jaw! we are anxious 10 protect the rights and TO pro
mote the virtue and happiness the coorcd norton of
our PoPuatlon and on this account have CHARGED
WIN cesign to encourage nermarriages between tic
whites and blacks This charge has been repeatedly and
now again Denied while repeat that the tendency
OF our sentiments is TO put end to the criminal ANAL
gamation that prevails wherever slavery exists
l2tb We aIe accused Of that te nd TO dissolu.
non OF The Union, and even of wishing to dissolve II
we nave never calculated The value of the IJnion
because wc believe II to be inesmahle and that The
abolition Of slavery will the chief dancer of lis
ossouton; and one Of the many reasons why VIC cher
sh and VIII endeavor TO preserve the Constitution is that
u restraints Congress from making any law abrdgng
The freedom Of speech or Of the press
Such fellow citizens, prncipes-Arc they
unworthy Of Republicans and of Christians or arc
hey IN truth so atrocous that in order prevent their
obusion you ere yourselves willing surrender nj the
octaoH of others the Invaluable privilege of free dscus
slOn, the very brthrght of Americans viii YOU in
order that the denominations Of slavery may be concealed
from public view and that the capital Of your Republic
may continue TO be, as IT is under the sanction Of
congress the great slave mart Of the American Cont.
nehi consent that the general government in acknow-
icgcd defiance Of the Constitution nd law shall appojnt
throughout the length nd breadth of your land ton
thousand censors Of the Press each Of IS HON shall
nave The right inspect every document you may com
NIT to the Post Office, and suppress every pamphlet
ano newspaper, whether religious political which in