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

the internal police o the States. IL cannot afford
US redress War we cannot wage TO attempt redress
ourselves without shivcring the Union into miserable
Fragments aud destroying the proudest fabric that
reared by human wisdom to human happiness
What then, are we to do :Reman in a state of apa,hy
Insecurity. trembling for all that dear WIN ou
counynen condemn us to this state force 10 the
dreadful alternative OF breaking off all intercourse with
tnein, social, and COMMERCIAL and political, Win they
do this, to such men 1appan, Carlson the
foreign emissary, Thompson, from the
their crimes9 Are the interests OF the South alone ali
fccted by the uachin OF these wicked or ded-d
enthusiasts who would sacrifice to bind pretended
philanthropy the tranquility Of States and the peace OF
nationss Admit that their intentions diaLo
cal as their acts is this protect them from their
quences: Shall they insgae robbery, rape and murder
aud then be allowed to plead that alone is
BILE Tor conscience? No brethren mast restrain
aud punish tliei for their sakcs and ours They
ds.urbers ct the peace, agitators equal
y dangerous to the North aud to the South and if they
IRE not put down. they viii kindle flame in this land
which all the waters OF the cannot extinyuish.
Fuiiy impressed with the truth OF these opinous,
submit them 10 the consideration of Northern friends
Our own course is plain and pal pablc 1t will be the
duty OF our next Legislature TO take the subject up and
calmly examine ii all bearings The laws must be
revised aud provision made to enforce them. Free
groes and uiattocs must be- expelled from our SOIL or
every Other precaution will be rurss. Congress must
be invoked to hinder the public mail being
injury The States harborng the az s;ors must be
called upon, ii other methods for Tie enactment of
such laws as will afford reasonable security against
their attempts These moderate demands, which will
not be lightly refused In the time, let avoid
all unnecessary excitement. The danger though threat
ssning is not immediate Our fvllow-cuzens in the
who reads their public journals the faithful positors
public opinion Even whilst writing, they are
as We dot and will not cJhiinc their cxcrtions
declarations, 1T they De satisfied interests and
Their dnty require them TO 20 farther Upon this point
let US address themsew nature and tendency
of the publications. amongst us-prove that they are
to our colorsd popuatienand convince them
that il is with frateru or nnicabe el,
tions that they should permit irebands to be cast in the
midst OF u.s. by men standing upon their SOIL who dare
not approach
Move n LET frnyn .-:.o
this subject political aspect make it the lever or
the watchword of faction Let not be seized with
new Panic that may unsette prncpl and influence
elections We have little to fear if we ali unite TO
avert the evil without mixing it with matter
But the moment IT is made political question, and de-
signing denagogues take the lead it, will be pervert
edto purposes little less dangerous than the schemes of
the Aboltonists themselves. Il.
.uR. V.a-v buren, IND THE .3BOLITTON1STS,
Noah and l,is satellites have attempted To stanp Mr.
Van Buren,, 46olition and rorthern candidate
Noah furnishes the false for the South from his pro.
due,ive mint-whe his abcttors here throw them into
circuiaiion or improve upon the issue
They say, that Van Buren, is Abolition candidate
because two OF his papers the Bangor Republican and
the Nsc York Ercuing Post encourage the Abolonsts
The FIRST notices the charge in its No of the LIST inst
fdcues tho Telegraph and the Star for the charges they
have circulated aboutt- adds:
We free confess that we have well enioved
the sport OF cracking this nut and should further
prolonged II: 1t we had not friends dis
lance searching the empty she'll Here at the North
The bigos of certain totally deprayed Sect and the
Abolition families, mad March hares on ac.
count OF these unlucky ha nro.
cured ut the South the misfortune of being thoigbt
an Abolitionst ourself and the still more gevous Gu
i.nity # being thought fool by the Editor of the
" States Telegraph IL is not very material whether
the latter gentleman is undeceved not. But ne can
Mr. Richie, that hare seen too MANI siares
and Too much Of saesry TO be .7totionis nimca
The enemies of Mr.. Van Buren, have also canted
much about the ~ Y. Evening Post. They are first in
sdious enough to term il his piece in New York"
and then they lay all it's sins at his door The New
York Star, the Wing of this city, end others have made
these gratuous assertions lack of other argument
and the Georgia Journal which reached us YESTERDAY
morning, does not hesitate to a similar ins;nno
Hon we leave 1t tor the reader (says this Journal to
name the color OF ms politics In fact his leading pa ers
have already even taken their stand (witness the
Evening Post in the impudent assertion the right of
the Aooiitionsts TO use the authority OF the General Co
vernnent to overspread this country with those
torches OF intestine that deluge ills hearhs in
domestic blood"
We shall not pause enquire whether this attack ia
hbcrai but is it not unjust? The Evening Post itself
comes forward TO clear Mr. Van Buren, of ali its respon
siby for its 1t Declares he has no sort of
connection with it-that il speaks its own opinions not
his--bu that it is well known his own xplcit de.
caraons as well as the public letters of his authorised
iIenus that he is utterly opposed to the Abitonsts
We free to say, that the Evening Post has fallen
into the most fatal upon the Abolition subject
~ mas done more injury 10 its party than possible TO
describe. Is the Post friend of the Union IL has
contributed to sap its foundation Is il an opponent of
the Abolitionsts IL has essentially contributed to en-
courage their designs by its lstarred of Ger
tn abstract opinions which utterly unsuitable to the
crisis. even goes the whole length Of
Arhur laPPan srecent Proclamation The part
wchreates to the District Of Columbia IL the
right oil freely discussing the North (press mint and
ALL the Rights of the South her slaves Ask the
fost can any good from the dscussion and il must
Tell you NO Can thing but harm. No. Is IL vour
concern or ours? Why ours of course Is il our
household, or your own which the Aboli;ioniss pro.
-tess TO regulate Of ours, of course Is not the
right to our Slaves guaranteed by the very Constitu
ton under which we live? Trne-Have Won anv mil
hcat TtgM to meddle with the subject? None under the
SON Have you any m0rat right? None possibly Bv
what right, then, do you claim 10 discuss onestion
winch Is all oursand not yours? You admit Yourself
that IL not xpedent diScu tat the Aboiytonis
are the enemies of the whole country for a,nperino with
ittha they ought discuss it, yet so naddcned
isthe fost by its useless rather dangerous eapbv
sizes, that It is for Sticking in these agflatinr times for
an universal abstract right Of free discussi0ntakno
sides with Arthur Tappan against the South and thus
rpiriiing him and his Infatuated crew into prose.
cation OF schemes that may shake the whole Union
to It's centre Does the Post, by such eccentrci.
Sonth--or s attachment TO MIR V b.? We beg the Post
70 display his talents upon other Subjects but 10 let os
alone IL ne must poso phize brsecch him 10 his
genius upon principles that less susceptible of an
Pcaton TO the dearest rigs of the Soutto our wives
ana our children The Post IS making xoeri-
mems upon nice IN an air punp. He is sprculatng
NJ the cxpence of whole nation. When he COMPS r.,
Discover, perhaps that he has contributed TO shake the
lnoE 10 offend the whole South and to stab the pre-
tensions OF Martin Van Buren, will be but poor con
s0iaton Tor HIN 10 say, In the words of John Randolph
WHO would have thought Il Lord bless inc, never
thought OF such thing, never would have spout.
"a my metaphysics such qnesiion-lt gives US no
pleasure TO say this.We admire the talents of The
Editor Of the Post We have been pleased with the
spirit IN which IL has been conducted We feel psrson.
ally grateful for thu many Kind things which il has said Of
usaDd nothing ,v,,c, IL Ia.