Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-08-11

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lett be Forthwith delivered to the Committee We know
that such publications still going We ourselves
phiet from the N York mint, of Slavery Record
IL we can arrest the Elnssares and their publications.
we shall stop The flames from spreading among us But
tns Fanatics may attack us in
=. The District Of Columbia.
We may as well speak out once upon that subject
The South will never acquiescc in it She ought not
one VIII not But necessary the Legislature of Virginia
should interpose Every south ohe Potomac should
do So and A. after due notice the obnoxious law is not
repealed, we must shake hands with brethren, aud
dissolve the compact. Dear this Union to us-ncs-
mably endearcd by thousand ties and
ana painful as IT is to make the slightest allusion the
only rocK on which the Union probably split, we
think 1t due to brethren them of the conse
1uences OF such fanatcal attempt But in the spirit of
the following remarks from the Alexandria Gazette we
fully coincide:
ave observe especially in the Virginia papers tina,
an idea prevalent that the will for the
present cease general operations aud conce all
their force in movement before Congress- relative to an
alteration OF the laws of the District of Columbia
corning portions of the property of its This
movement they declare, and the whole South declares,
wiz be resisted with as much energy if the District
were part OF the soil of Virginia or Carolina call
Is MADE IN the Richmond Enquirer upon the people of
the district to b. up and dong-to demand that Con
gross shall cuch not" We believe all this matter is
safe enough Any proposition in Congress of a nature
like that to which we have referred will be indgnuntr
secuted downlt will not be permitted to be seriously
ehte'.ahed Congress has not heretofore failed
TINS interference it deserved and will not be back
ward again IN rebukng such oficiousncss On this
point, at present, rest satisfied
SatiSlcd.-Sure-
~ the calm citizens of the North will not permit the at
tempt TO be madeand if it be, the and good men
IN Congress will defeat it, II be The patriot
ism OF inc ouny is still equal any emergency. The
danger will be oresecn, and it must be avoided Whe-
ther u De an usnrpaon OF power the part of Con
gress, or abuse il can ne yer be tolerated Which
u Is, IS sull moot pont-A correspondent of the
New YORK journal of Commerce argues with great
ingenuity and force, that Congress has no such power
In the District of Columbia. If necessary we shall
publish tn. article hereafter
There Is fourth measure, which deserves our attcn.
uon Iae merchants of Charleston have set us the ex
ample. we hope tie merchants of Richmond will be
invited 10 hold no intercourse with any Fanatics of the
NORTH Ike the notorious Tappaus, who raising So
with their neiaous paperi q, n'oasg the south
commend the poisoned chalicc to their own psThe fol.
loving Is Copy of the Proceedings in Charleston
MEETING OF SroRE-KEEPERs.- Aereeably to public
notice, meeting of the Store keepers of Cbarleston
was held Yesterday afternoon at4 o'clock in the City
ha TOT I'M purpose of expressing their opinion Of the
proprety Of declining have any business connex ion
with Northern Merchants who were known to favor the
views OF the Abolitionsts.
John H. Honour, Esq., was called TO the Chair md
Charles kerrson, Esq, requested act as Secretary
n =. Moses, Esq, addressed the meeting in n very
SPIRITED manner, and concluded by offering the follow
ing rrearnble and Resolutions which were unanimously
adopted:
"Fellow-citizens: The Merchants of Charleston G.,
ing high of indignation towards the Fanatics who
are Perverting the sacred of philanthropy Inv dis
guns under It's name the vest purposes that have ever
aninSed the hearts of longer withhold this
public expression of their feelings Justice to
and proper sense of the duty they owe this State
mo
should be taken to stay the upled of the assassin
Lefore the fatal blow is struck The time has come Wien
some action on the subject is loudly called for No man
should siumber IN false security Let every one he at
his post and all is safe. But if certain Fanatics are NIL
lowed 10 go on in their unhoy work and impose ,,on
lne creouious ana weak, under appeal TO " human
HShu, the evH VIII become great one, and we will
awaken too late TO sense of danger Let us NOT
told our arms and families butchered and our
hresIdes deuged with blood. Fearful as these cnnsr.
queceS are they will inevitably occur unless we oppose
tnem win the strength Of freemen, who know their
nights and are determined o defend thcn,
The Merchants of Charleston cunlot rooonc;I. :, .,
themselves to transact business with Abolitioniss '
they know, that by SO doing, they add fuel to the fire
that is intended to consume them. They have therefore
assembled in body, for the purpose of forming an Asso
citation, the object of which shall be- discontinue all
commercial connection whatever with the Of their
country; and such We consider the Aboonists The
Merchants of Charleston fully aware that the course
OF these Fanatics cannot be stopped by the adoption of
these measures, unless similar meetings are held bv the
merchants OF all slave holding States opposed to an omen
violation of their rights We hope to see our examnIe
generally followed and if we mistake not the feenos r
the South, 1T will be.
"Le the commercial men of every slave holding State
come forward freely and earessly -Let them denounce
these FanatcsLet them (os ace nolo do enter into
solemn compact to withdraw their mite be it ever go
small from the revenue of the ncendares and be as
sured the purse of the assassins will be lessened and
the danger necessarily decreased
We feel satisfied that public opinion is with MS even at
the North And, it is to be hoped, that decided
acton tTe viii strike dsmay into the hearts of the Abo
liioniss. Many Northern persons have already come
forward boldly in defence of Southern rights This conn
ty mas Deeh ngtated Tor years by which
encd the destruction Of peace: the Union has been
shaken almost from its foundation TRANQUILITY has
scarcely been restored, when connections are stirred
up winch II not checked, must produce the most ANAL
hing consequences Much depends upon the North
the A6olitonists are repused at home their efforts
VIII be OF no avail at all events let the South do her
duty and we will be beyond the reach of danger
IN conclusion the following resolutions offered for
consideration:
ReS0ued That citizens ofCharleston we should be
dehcent IN duty to our State did publicly press
our contempt tor and determined opposition the ea-
sures adopted by TaPpan, Cox, Garrison 81 Co
"ReSotCed, That dcspsc Ihe means and susnect
the motues of the Aboonsts we must NECESSARILY an
nor them; and with these feelings we solemnv pledge
ourselves not to purchase from traffic directly or nd
recty with any Aboitonst
BE 1T further Rosoired, That we entertain hipb re-
spect Tor the Merchants generally the North and will
be happy to continue 10 deal with them so long as tbc
do not interfere with rights
On notion 1t was ResO'red, That the proceedings of
this meeting be published in the Gazettes of the Civ
JOHN II. HONOUR, Chairman
CHARLES KERRIsoN, Seereiary"
In word to avert the mschlefs of the wal which the
Fanatics are carrying against u.s. we must he we'll
prepared for it. We adopt every preeaution ,ba
we can deyiselt is thus that we may save the tran.
quy OF the South from Instruction and the II n;on of
the States from dIssolution-We again and again md
again, our brethren Of the North They Too love
inc Union. Let them join us, then, in preserving il
against all SORTS Of enemies -
Tile Scenes at YIcksJurg--aad in Mississipui
we have converted with an intelligent gentleman from
Vieksburg, who has recently located himself at thar
now celebrated place He was an eyewitness of the
events Of the three days whether they should bs
styled glorious, should receive less honorable IL
Tie, we leave to public opinion and TO time the Monitor
OF all things, TO decide)
lie informs u.s. that tho account extracted from the
ell