Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-08-07

H11Pt, on which suspicion may res .
Dpfounded, re placing the envelope and di.
sl!G II as before. discretionary power given 10
Posnascrs open all suspicious packages and sending
them back or destroying them il in his judgment they
are OF dangerous character could be little liable 10
abuse, that to preserve the Mail from violence it would
be advisable for Congress forthwith adopt rcgu
lations this subject for the safety Of the Southern and
Western branches Of the establishment.
A more unexcePtionable, if not efecual mode
perhaps for suppressing this increasing evil, would be
State Legislation 1t is said that the great bulk of the
Northern people adverse the plans of the Abolition
lists Now let this be proved by prohibiting. under So.
legal penalties the printing PUBLISHING or circua.
ton OF tracts, pamphlets, newspapers, of ncenda-
ry character Let the State Legislatures throu the
North make it criminal offence, i all eoncertsd TO do
either OF these acts and the 1appans and their
who spending thousands OF dollars in this unhaov-
ed enterprise would find oiders and abettors This
would be the best of the sincerty of thedesarats
made that the people of the North in the mass have no
sympathy with these potiers of mischief IL is surely
competent for each State to Judge what publications
may be permitted and what prohibited within lis own
limits looking to the safety of its sister States whose
security may deeply involve is prospoIity If the
laws Of social comfy, between common wealths mi
form Of general policy, did not suggest
this course the instinct Of selfinterest woud the
extrpaton Of an evil Of this magnitude.--D.
Incendiary Patiieations.The u. States mail brought
yesterday, by the steam packet CoUPiJia from New
York, came to hand filed with ncendary papers and
tracts, intended for circulation throughout the Southern
and South Western sectohs Of the Ulion TIA certain
iy nonstrous abuse of this national convenience that
ii should be converted into instrument or means Of
assault on Southern Institutions; and repetition of it
10 render the u S. Mail unsafe least in this quar-
ter. If measure Of prevention be within the CONNIE
tency Of the Post Once authorities, remedy NAV ne.
verheess be found among ourselves, in the refusal of
those, to whom these iDcendary publications adj
dressed, to aid in their circulation Weundersand that
the South Carolina Association had meeting Yesterday
in reference TO this subject and have issued Cifcn.
Tar 10 the Post Masters, TO the South and South West
apprisng them IN anticipation Of the incendisry gtuT Of
which they are to be made the official dIspenscrs-
Charics0n C0afrter.
Tar ABoIrIosIsTs.--The are two classes fipcen.
diaries in this country, who labor this moment 10 rem
der the slave question suoserqient ~ their dcsiCzs-
the misguided and ambitious fanatic who against eve.
~ dictate Of reason and constitutional qit urgce i'm
mediate abolition upon the startled Of the South
and the more Progate If the Southern opposition press
which represent the futile scheme Of abolition AZ a
Northern scheme and as embracing formidable portion
II not the great mass Of the people Of the North
II IS difficult TO determine, % leastto satisfaction
what precise results, either If philanthropy or uflfv
the Abolitionsts expect TO derive from their labois
Even IL they were far numerous and formidable
and could hope to carry ont their schemes to martial
extent, possible advantage could result eDscr to te
community generally, to tbe objects Of ftcir in adj
v1scd and fanaiical intcfncdding. To both 20 far n
has resulted in positive mischief 1t has already res.
treted the privileges and rendered still more nGvora
Ole the condition OF The slave il has subjected him. from
principle Of sefprcscrgaton the p,rt Of ha o,on
ers 70 greater rcstranis and diminished cpio,enfs
Its tendency has been 10 reard and interrupt tho on
permanent AID substantial Of relief CoIonzs
ton, and u check for The practical efforts If
reason and philanthropy in that direction Among the
community generally has excited feelings and recent
Inents Preiudicial 70 the wcLbcinQ Of society and
which at the North have exhibited themselves in awcss
violence and outrage, and at the South resentment ar
apprehension and The renewal far possible under
the joint labors Of servlo and political ineendorics of
scetonnl prejudice and bad feeling