Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-05-26
THE SOUTHERN AGITAroRs.

THE SOUTHERN AGITATORS.
The Erd GeRirS of the South since his hopes of
the Presidency blasted has been continually Mot
ting some mischief against our happy Union. His Null
LITIGATION Convention being baked progress towards
revolution by the sernness of Jackson supported
by the virtue and patriotism of the surrounding South
ern States, the Disorgan2er immedatey to work
through his engines to getuP suspicion and hostile feel
ing between the North and South the slave question
1t will be recoected that the Courier and nuirer the
Philadelphia Inquirer, and other Northern cGniedcrates
ofthe Telegraph, had with the latter, and the nuy-
ing press generally, fine skrmish, for the cxpress
purpose of enabling the Nuiers to excite the APP
prehenson among the People of the slave holding
States, that their slaves to be excited To- in.
surrecon, and prompted to cut their masters throats
by an unconstitutional abolition act passed by Coz
gress. These individuals labored hard for a time
in this way, to ALLEVIATE the affections which bind the
Union together and for the purpose of making Soute,n
party IN politics, insisting that il Indispensable
preparation to meet the servile aud civil war with which
it pretended they were threatened. This STARE.
pane which was getting up, postponed by ma
mayer, MIR. Calhoun, for the Bdak: parLic, which was
brought upon the stage by Mr.. Clay, and in which
Mr.. Calhoun and his faction agreed 10 play part
But MIR. Clay's drama having had its day Mr. Cal
noun II seems has got hs pGRtcisecaganin rehearsal
we understand that some of the machinery emplored
by the friends of MIR. Calhoun and Mr. CLAW in the dc.
poste drama in the North is already put motion for the
new political piece in preparation. They are handing
about memorials and petitions, praying for the abolition
OF slavery "a the District of Columbia This the an
adopted to bring the piece upon the boards at Washing
ton In the mean time the actors getting their parts
by heart, to be IN readiness to make dspay next win
ter in the two Houses The contrvcss of this plot with
W akHnas the Presidont had actual
y produced The distress which they soughtto produce
by teignng 1T, are putting on paragraphs through
their newspapers to make the Impression that the friends
OF the Administration at the bottom of the abolition
excitement which they to make aeort 10 ret up
The following intimation lately thrown out in the
muskingum Messenger, print set few years ago in
Ohio by Nullifer from the South:
The election for members of Congress in Conuect-
cut took place last week They went in favor of Van
Buren,, calculated J Lose aohO arc scatchinO
tie signs ri the times. MANY SUPPOSE THAT ABo-
LITIoN PARTY BENG STRONG IN THAT STATE, CARRIED
THE FoR VAN BUREs."
The design which prompted McDulIie S last message
as well as the workings Of the Northern Wings which
is shy indicated in the above extract from The Mes
senger made still visible in the following para
graph extracted from the Southern Times and State
Gazette printed at the seat of Government of South
Carolina:
The abolitionistslye received fer, DAYS nuo from
the author, Address delivered before an Abolition So
ciety in Vermont, by Mr. Oliver Johnson, from which
we have made very coplous extracts in order show
the existing state Of feeling among the people of New
England the subject Of Slavery Let it be rcmcn-
bered that the first Abolition Society formed in JsBl
there is $50 in existence exeninp all their powers
to accomplish their damnable purposes They are mum
dating tine Southern county with their ncendary pam
Pbletsesabshng presses for the propagation Of their
doctrines, and openly threatening with the revolt and
instruction of our slaves. Why is it, that Northern
presses attempt to mask the designs Of these fanatics
to blind US with the belief that they but few ndiy
duas and that their sayings and dongs not i'm accord
ance with the popular will Because long as the
Northern Manufacturers receive las they now do
The profits of slave labor they will interfere with the
question, but the tariff is brought down 10
revenue standard, and they fail 10 pocket the taxes on
slave labor, confidently predict that the cause Of the
nbolitionsts will be the Of the Free Sqtes They
consider the Constitution giving protection To this
species Of property IL is held (say they) in violation
Of Divine Law and surrender IL peaccab!y If
we desire 10 remain in the Union resort to Secession
and Revolution This Is tic prospect before Us"
We reply 10 all this by saying that the whole Do
uocrncy Of tie North and indeed almost the whole nopu-
aon Of the free States opposed upon constitutional
principles as well upon views of sound policy to any
attempt ofhe Abotionsts-that the few fanatics from,
abroad and the disciples they have made among US re-
ceive no counenance from any individuals Of the
slightest political Importance but those who are the
notorious allies Of The Southern acitaorsiat fc gteaf
mass Of the people ia the North have never filled h re-
ceive the abolition crusaders with strong marks Of
reprobaton as they would meet with in the South itself
They have been Kissed from the pulpit in Mainc-ther
conventcc have been broken in upon and dispersed in
New fork-and recently ia Ohio, Of their leaders
was pcted with rotten eggs aud his inccndiary stteppt
thus marked with tic inamy il mefitcd.
II, then, any movements should be- made 10 rive fhe
appearance Of truth to Tie prophecies Of Mr. McDunie
Duh Green, and the Columbia Times the public will
understand that they the offspring Of an effort on the
part Of the Southern faction 10 make good their oV
words, and TO keep alive the excitement, which alone
can Keep alive their imPoftance Giote
The conjecture expressed by the Washington Globe
m the remarks introductory to the corcspondeuce be-
tween certain citizens Of New Orleans, and Mr. Benton
relative TO the designs Of the United States Bank derive
continuation from facts within knowledge. We