Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-13
PREDlcriON.


We hail with great satisfaction, the complete Edition
OF The Works of Mr.. Pauding which has been under
following article from the ~ York Commercial informs
us that his beautiful Letters from ke Syyth which 90
US so much pleasure at the time they first published
have Just been issued from the Press complete
form What iorcibie coloring is there in the picture
which the Commercial has extracted from these Letters
What admirable sagacity inspires the prediction which
II embraces 1t has all been realized except the last
sonbre touch of the pcncilAnd may Heaven avert the
eatas r1phe May the mischief be avertcd-and then
none oi Tue stars OF our beautiful constellation will
start madly from their spheres"
Mr. Padding will be one of the first TO preven, the
contamination, aud TO preserve the Union lrcady we
learn with delight, that he has again taken uo the sub
Ject--is collecting information from the South and j.,
preparing TO open the eyes of many our Northern
brethren, Who have been grossly nised about the con-
dition OF our Slaves:
PAULpEc's WoRKs.-The Harpcrs have issued from
the press volumes " and VI OF the conpe,e works r
jaime X Pauding, containing Letters from the south
by Northern man. Ii is with unaffected pleasure thai
we renew our acquaintance with these very agreeable
volumes, after eighteen years OF separation These let
tersdescriPtve of customs, manncrs sceneryand in
deed OF men and things in general in the interior of Yir
gna,--were written and published in the year ISI7-
we read tnem with great delight their first appear
ance, aud have considered them as amonr The han
pest Of the authors literary efforts. They are written
WIN spirit, and show that the writer close observer
OF all that was worth Observing His descriptions of
scenery are graphic and poctica aud rich or hu.
lows through the whole On tie great oues,ion nc
slavery the author looked with the eye of philanthro
pst and patriot, while his recorded opinions exhibited
The forecast of statesman How prophetic the follow
t. The second cause of disunon will be found in the
slave population of the South Whenever the misguided
or wifuliy malignant zeal Of the advocates of emanci.
patton shall institute it day doubtless will cru,
sade against the constitutional rights of the slave owners
ny sending among them anatical agents, and fanalca
tracts calculated TO render the slave dsaacied and The
situation OF the master and family dangerous; when ap
peas shalb made under the religion TO the
passions of these ignorant and easily excited blacks cal
cnated and intended TO their worst and most dan
gerous passions, and to place the very lives of their
'ers iieir wives and Children in the deepest peril when
e tInsn tpJt. a.. -, O..
purpose OF virtually destroying the value of this pnci-
ai ilem IN the property Of Southern planter when il
becomes question mootcd in the Legislatures of the
diner states, or OF the General Government whether
e Shts OF The master his slave shall be any longer
Icsnised or maintained, and when it is length evil
dent that nothing will preserve them but secess;on bcn
Wii certain OF The stars Of beautiful constellation
start nadiy from their spheres aud oste the others in
,neir wild career There is dissenting voice i'm the
out on tins vital question: and the will be
unanimous Let The fanatics be checked in time in their
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