Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-09


our country God forbid that should see the time
when Union, cur dc,r-bought lihcrtes, shoud De
FRUSTRATED id the dust republican compact severed as
rope of sand the blessed inheritance "' our puritan Id
Tiers md IN. ulos OF our Sagrs and pa
trots wrcstpd iron, u pstrry by thu c"nsuniatc "l'
" and ,udnesS o the rr*cn' lite But shall not de-
spar; wehayc ia numerous instances Inc IN,
10 The day w;.a, III tie choice vf officers 81
.!e qary was, Is he patriotic Is ne talent
ed and vruous Now, thr inquiry is:Shr OF our Par
ty will he abandon all prnc Pile except that which makes
for our cause2 will he for ght or wfond
But the protector Abali:ionss strikes me as one OF
the prepostrrous that entered into me minus
of rational men, and if not arrested one OF the greatest
curses that have mcnlced the safety OF our county
But thanks be TO God reaction has been eXclted among
our yiruous cilizrns and their progress Will assurray
be arrested care not now ss,u tns pnnsh , IN,
;ustce But in our republican land, every man has
oht to wear his head and his ears, I'LL ordered 10 De IT,
ken from him by The forms Of judge and jury am no
advocate for slavery. but aboinnatr The aosurdy and
the folly Of the attempts to abolish It.
THE srlsrr OF rns MIR a ,roLrs.-Thc resolutions
which VIC copy to-day from the New York Times.
being an expression of the sentiments Of the Republic
can General Committee Of that city in relation to the
movements and designs Of the aboitionss, are, both
in matter and manner, worthy Of the subject. and OF
The representative Democracy of our Metropolis II
is not denied, believe, if the resolutions adopted
at the meeting Of the citizens this subject had been
such IN all respects as the rxigency demanded, and
as Lie lcSIueHes vi TIC Ieou-
ers in the modern schemes Of agitation ought 10 have
sent forth TO arrest tho progress Of evil and to
sure our Southern brethren-f they had not been de-
spoiled Of their fair proportions, by Observation-Disclosures
noisy advocates Of discussion-that the necessity
for expression the part of the General Commit
tee would have been obyiated. But under The circun
stances, it due TO the great ma ority whom they
represent, to give to the world true expression Of
the sentiments Of their feowci.izens Invested of all ir-
ritatng reservations and qualifications and in full
cordance with the prevalent feeling throughout al this
section of the Union. In doing So, with dignity and
good temper and with rmnrss and clcarness OF tone they
comply literally with the popular wish and expectation
and enable the considerate and patriotic portion Of the
South to discriminate between the predominant and
iable sentiment of the Nnrh, which frowns upon tho
ncendiary abors Of the abotonsts, what shape
they may and the frantic defamation of the Eve Post
and the very small facts it may be supposed to repre-
sent
II will be observed also that the resolution of Publica-
ton includes only the N. Y Times. This is taken BY
the Post and doubt with good reaso an Intention
nj exclusion of it from among tie acknowledged organs
of the committee. The committee could not have III
ken step distinctly in accordance with the feelings
and expectations Of the democracy of the State, who
having long regarded the Of the Eve. Post with
distrus have been confirmed in the most uniavourab!e
appreciation Of its political character and designs.
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