Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-09


our country God forbid that should ever see the time
when our onion, our dc,r-bought liberties should be
Frustrated IN the dust republican coupact vcred as
rope of sand; the blessed Inheritance our puritan IA.
thess and the goris achievements OF sages and pa
trots wrcsied tr.un pstrty b., the iD
anu mainc,S ot The present time. But shall de-
SPAR we have xpe ed The in
terpos.tion If kind aud overruiing Providence can
retrospect To the day wacn, in the officers of
S"verninent tie nry was, he patriotic he talent
ed and viruous Now The inquiry lis he OF our par
~, VIII he abandon all Principle except that which max
Tor our causc will he our man right or wron
But the project of Aboonss strikes me "a one Of
the lost prcposerous that ever entered ino tho o;
oil rational men; and if not of the
curses that have nenaced the safety Of our
But thanks be to God areacon has been excitcd am:
our srtuous czrns, and their progress will assuredy
NC arrested care not how rigid the punishu,en nj i'm,
nictcd ON offenders, il il has the authority of law aud
right to wear his head and his ears t ordered To- be- ia
Ken rom nun by the forms of Judge Jury | am no
Tor slavery, but abolnna,e the absurdy aud
''e io'y Oh the attempts TO abolish it,
The SriRir OF RUIZ Mcra0roLis--Tbe resolution.
when we copy today from the New York Times
oeng an expression Of the sentiments of the Renuhl
m uene.h C9mmittee OF that city, in relation to the
;;novemehts AID designs of the abotonsls are both
IN matter and manner, worthy of the subject ,,J n.
;ne representative Democracy Of Metropolis Ii
- not denied, believe, il the resolutions oJon,.J
ut Tue meeting OF the citizens on this subject had bren
sucn IN an respects the exipency demanded and
SUCH particularly city the residence of lhe -
s "a ue modern schemes of agitation ought to have
sent orth To arrest the progress of evil and to
sure our southern breihrenf they had not been de-
noisy advocates of discussion that the necessity
, M cn PRESTON on the part of the General Commit.
se "oun nave been obvatcd. But under the circn,n
ances, IL was due TO the great majority whom they
.yPresent, 70 give TO the world true expression of
ie sentiments OF their fellow citizens Invested Of all ir
aung reservations and qualifications and in full ac
unce WIN The prevalent feeling through all this
section OF the Union. la doing So with diyntv AMI
goou temper and with frmness and cearncss
eodpy literally with The popular wish expectaiioI
ahd enable the cohsiderate and patriotic port;an Of H.
,n, 20 discriminate between the predominant and re-
aoic sentiment of the North, which frowns upon the
enaary iabors of The aboltouisis assume what shane
my may and the frantic defamation of the Eve Pos
sent. - - S'FP'Sea W repre-
twiii be observed also that the resolution of publco
uon includes only the N. Y. Times This is taken nv
e rost and no doubt with good reason as am intention
eSciusion OF 1T from among the acknowledged organs
OF inc committee. The committee could moi bavs a.
en step more distinctly accordance with the teIin "a
anu expectations of the democracy of the STATE WIN
having long regarded the Of the Eve Posi- with
uistust have been confirmed in the most your,b
appreciation of lis political character and designs
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