Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-19
TO TIE EDITORS Of TIE Enquirer.
"If'c are in tie midst NJ u Revolution

| was shocked when read the following paragraph IN
Governor ra4cwcll's Message, to wit
.Unlc , aspect Of our question, demand
crao,hc prompt dccI.Io OF which, 'efued moi loss ny the
rights State, By security and rntees, oil those sou
represent. The oil question:, refers the condition
ns Astng rn eAaci OF "u to determine whether such
shall oagc be- borne The sc"oa resni' tn. proposed change
present relations which relations have 80 long brought a
pIa; AMI tranquility 10 ALL TIN. d mAnds oil you 70 Heea up
tho most proper DC pursued te ssr:e"fs| l
etange" Ill, - g. ,,
decision of two questions FTst-Whelhcr the hooii-
ton Societies shall longer exist or she borne Aud Sc
condy-A revolution in our existing Govern'nentsTor,
"the proposed change in our present relations "hiie
we folks of the country hate the Fanatics and love the
Negroes quite well tic Governor can DO we love
the Onion and the peace and quiet of our homes and hfe
sides much better than he Are there no cool, diScrct
and wise men in the Legislature, TO curb the violence oil
this extraordinary man: Srs, lie is mere fanac or
visionary himself: and doubt not, 1t the Legislature
shall ry him sufficient license, he will do more mis-
chief to the stability of our relations which nave so
onu brought happiness and tranquility to ALL than tho
Fanatics themselves. Indeed, he most perfect fanatic
in his IDEAS Of revouonsing the Governments OF th,
country easily is not less SILLY than the ~hs u
tho Northern Fanatics in surprising that they can effect
general abolition. pray to God that we shall not nave
Southern Fanatics seeking general dissolution Of he
Union because Of the silly and wicked operations OF
few Northern Fanatics. We had hoped, that our TO-
vernon like patriot and man OF sense "ousu nave CAST
oil upon the waves, and Gained the raging Storm
That he would have contributed the energies OF
his mind in dcvsing some safe and practicable rcme-
DIV against, class OF lurking behind the RAM
parts Of religion and humanity, for purposes OF mis-
chief But instead OF that hc has thrown himself INTO
the exciting clements lash up the tempest-demand.
ed Of the Legislature at once, to calculate The value OF
tho Union--he peace of the naon-and to provide tor
the "emergency Of the threatened change. Does be
mean TO dictate tho destnes of these States, or Is he
seized with the spirit Of Famaticlsm: May some guar
dian angel preside the peaceful deliberations OF the
Assembly and from our beloved country the I'M.
ncudine dangers provoked by this rash measure! Let
US not be driven into war, or revouton eilcr 10
,Larp Nnyth no
Where was our Fanatic Governor when the greatest
danger was TO be apPrehcnded from ucendary Pu'''ca
ticns: He envcopcd in the PanoPly OF Executive
arn,or and inaccessible as porcuPine les, nc was
as dumb 10 the execution of the laws an oyster IN inc
rock to the tempcss Of the surrounding elements
Why did he not ferret out some oil the ohenons ana!
tics and have them indicted: NO nc DID not
he collected their missiles, as fuel to increase the name
he intended 10 ignite in the Legislature. And, as he
were prepared every moment tor disruption OF the
Union he takes sides with the Sheriff OF NorioK ana IN
diets Capt Dallas for refusing to submit Ills noh'com
ussioned officer to an unlawful arrest Tor trng Ge0t
Thus while own laws for the prolecton VI out ''a
property are neglected, he overeaps all ID" 10 Pu"'s"
an officer Of the General Government
pray you, sirs TO hold OH to the integrity OF 'nc
Cnion.adyise no unnecessary excitement ABROAD
lie passage Of such laws as VIII reach our
iucendiary free negro population. ana all the
who may touch our limits Here is the Iheat'e o' 9
fence at present; and if the Legislature VIII arm inc ON
GERS of the law with sufficient power, VIC can oeiea "
the armies and lcgIous OF fana'icisin. ,
should like to know from wise Governor II Inc
most rigid laws that he could devise 10 be passed
i tbr So,,rrn States would be sufficient security for
~ -o,ec,;on, What would the Fanatics Of Boston or
New York care for penal laws there if The laws are in
ADEQUATE in Virginia: Sirs have the elements with
in the bosom Of our beloved State, for more mis-
chief perhaps than the Governor magnes Let us era
dcae The evils within our REACH before calculate the
value of the Unon through fear Of foreign evils have
no doub, the people of the North will do their duty, the
magnitude Of the evil shall ever require personal nterpo
sition their part but we ought to avoid every tnhS
calculated to provoke discussion of the question Oh
slavery among them. y: Z. 2.