Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-09-08


totally insignificant; and, with some allowance take
this statement to be true But we know thai il does
not require the cooperation of the whole Northern no.
puation 10 apply the match the mine The ncend,u.
ry pamphlets amongst Some of them brought by
4, Agen,s,.w co,rup. wh'Ist they distribute
hssruinentaty oil the Post. Office Department. an inst
niion created To the people Of each and of the
uhed States, and not To be used the instrument of
Their drstructon.' In their character, the T.. NJ
at Charleston they are 'uost namma,ory aud inccndi
AIRY, and their tcndc in the worst mo-
sible degree On their pictures
exciting and disgusting Objects not for the
Outstanding and conscience Of those who hold slaves
nut To operate the passions of ignorant colonel
nian Some OF the publications. says The y. NJ at Nor
olk, are addressed TO free persons of in that
borough and all distributed IN direct opposition
laws OF the Land Thus it is that efforts which at the
North may be regarded Insignificant and ha rmess
because confined {" few worthless bigots, may be OF
real import nee ut The South giving Tor anxiety
and alarm, from which we ought tobe relieved.
Again, some OF these journals aver that .tlc excite
neDt got IN the South Just this time the subject
OF Slavery Is the work of political nendacity and anb
uon-that IT has been greatly aggeracJ the pnr-
poses of party opposed to the election of Northern
rresident and that 1t will cease when that question
cdcd This tosonc extent, is doubt There is TOO
much reason To fear that unprinciped have taken
advantage oil the excitement, and cndcavorcd to-
increase IT to adyoncc their ncfaous purposes OF Great
ing sectional jealonsies and defeating election Of
President by the People But this ration only
sugments the danger These political mccndiaries could
not create the excitement, although they may have
ned the iianc 1t has been produced by the acs Of
Northern Fanatics, the citizens of our SISTER States
without whom, oar political agitators would be power
ess-and until the former restrained by the force Of
puvic opinion, or by the terror of the laws the excite
mt mt must continue, nnd will be used by the latter for
sinister part from these overt acts oil North
men, tending insurrectiouary n,ove,ents ,Lcre
IS no prejudice existing among the great body of The
Southern people against the North Endeavors have
been made To create il, but they have failed We know
that our happiness safety, glory as nation
consists III cul,lvatng the friendly nd fraerna re-
aiions with the other States of the Union; il they
jaja!y perform their duties to,rards as, cannot BE-
goaded into eniny by the efforts of political partzaus
There many OF who think that other things being
equal, the election OF Northern President whose prn-
cipes on the subject question will be at this
particular crisis conducive welfare than tho
election OF Southern man IL will be his Interest and
tat oil ms IRE nds and II will be his power
the influence he VIII possess them TO put down the
niscrcans who seek TO interfere with our domestic rela
tons, and who dare attempt it, by violating the onsti
luton which was formed 10 protect properfy, as
well as our lives and liberties 1t will create Tor us u
strong and active party of friends, in the midst the
aooltoniss, who will naturally be led oppose their
schemes and punish their nisdeneanors Give us SUI
hcient evidence tina, these antcipatons will be certainly
realized, and the friends of MIR Van Buren, or any other
Northern candidate need fear 'te inngnying eIe
scope OF Nuhhcauon or the concerted plots OF few
discontinued lactionists.
The question then rccurs What have we a rirbt In
ask or TO expect from our Northern brethren What
we do ask and expect, is plainly stated in resolution
lately adopted at public meeting held in
namely shat shall repose confidence in the good
feelings OF our fellow citizens the North however
unequvocally expressed ii they confne their xr,;on
IN our behalf to declarations. This sentiment
winch more explicitly expressed in the 9th resolution
oil the Fairfax meeting, is manestly becoming the gene
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State and whether true false entitled To the sctios
consideration of our Northern friends who are at the
same time the friends of the Union These resolutions
import That we require acts well professions
OF sympathy and friendship. They take it for granted
that polite and just and required by good faith and
me obligations OF duty, that fellow at the
North should, latter the unoubied evidences they have
had of the nefarious attempts of Of their citizens
to disturb the peace, and bring destruction on life and
property in the Sout only thy the force of public
opinion but II necessary, such penal laws s shall
be ample forever for the future
Ihpva III,
OF the people there for the acts of part
cuiar individuals II they omit TO do every thing in their
power TO prohibit them from inuring us la fine they
ADOPT the maxim, 'Pdr est deiRgners denquentes non
ProhGere Are these conclusions Just and authorized
by the law of nature and nutions? sll So
IL is said by some, that best way of dealing with
ihe ianatcs Is To fe them alone Opposition it is
REQ, always makes such men more Perverse, selfwlcd
anu Nioeht us increasing The evil it is intended TO
remedy Others claim for them the unlimited ripht of
discussion, relying upon Mr. Jelcrson's sentiment that
error OF otni0n may be safely tolerated where reas,
Is lett tree 10 combat lift had nothing TO fear but
error OF opinions might be satisfied to leave it 10 the
correctivcs OF time and reason I'm the f;,s, ~,
OF ms phrenzy, (ior SO must deem il y il might have
been the most polite course for have no doubt thar
me numbers c the immediate aboltonists as well as
teir zea were greatly increased by the notice taken of
them at first, and by the indscrcet conduct and rival
zeal OF another society equally protesting itself to be
eS AIMS des RoarS, and equally unwilling 10 lea ys
is delicate subject. to the constituted authorities But
IL now presents aspect II is not of the mere e X
preston OF opinions that we complain, Of the at
tempt TO propagate those opinions by rate dscus
sion Ii Is of ntemperae and inianmatory apoeas 10
The passions of our coIored populations tending 10
fearful catastrophe, before the still small voice of rca
son can he ieard-lt is for addressing these pcrn-
cious publications, not TO the only but also 10
The slave or colorcd man, and circulating them bv
means OF the public mails We charge the Fanatics
with the act of advising, persuading and instiontip
our slaves TO civil and mudcT-and IL appears
10 us Just as reasonable and proper that such acts
should be prevented punished that the nstpa0rs
OF accessories TO other should he 40 dealt
WIN. we have law in Virginia making IL a peniten
uay offence Tor TO write print publish or kno,r
ingy circulate or causing to be done any book PAM
Phet or othtr writing encing advising persons of
ooioI 10 make instruction, or TO rebel II the writer's
printers, or cculaoIs of some Of these ps,nnt,sfs
MA, lhey would be amenable to this law Can we toIc
fae lis evasion and the violation Of all our police
a'ons on this subject Essential think TO our ssie
w by the writing and printing another Sfafs md
the circulation in this, through the means of denar,
ment created by all, for the benefit of all II n,s he
allowed by all rejecting men, that this is an anorglons
case TO which neither the maxim OF Mr. Jefferson nor
application ~ "'V
iapPan and ms associates the subjects or ct
zens OF foreign State, Virginia not
conederacy, apprehend she would have clear righs
ny the law OF naii1ns, TO demand that they should be n
shsa or delivered up and that refusal 10 comply with
both these acquisitions, would be Just cnuse OF war =
reason tells u.s. that portion Of the citizen Or snb
ccs OF our state should send another te s,r of
plague or posons to be administered or FIRE arms m h
used ny one class against another the whole community
me sovereign authority PcyHufing IT, would be rcspoI
s'oie or the INJURY, unless reparaon made bv The
punishment OF the guilty. Is the incitin,r 10 ,ne,r,ec
hon lesser injury Than furnishing the arnss 10 condoe,
~ Arouse the nsurtectonary spirit and arms will n, he
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