Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-07-28
Richmond, Va, Tuesday, July 2s.
THE SLAVERY QUESTYON--.Ne,r Pou;eI

sSlcnInOmO, va, TUESDAY, July ~.
THE SLAVERY QUESTIOM--Nec Panic!
The agtators, from Duff Green downwards who have
Sses Tor more !nan two years attempting to turn the
louder chorus, since the Anti-Slavcry Society have
made their Report-and since Thompson and Garrison
have been figuring in the North While are prepared
to put down the designs of these miserable Fanatics we
are equally ready to resist those Facous politicians who
are attempting to eneeble the bands of Union and
to declare its dissolution rather than submit the cleo
ton OF Martin Van Buren,.
We wish distinctly to be understood The Richmond
wing and the " Petersburg lnteigencer" may caun,.
mate us as much as they pease.We dcspse their at
temps TO misrepresent course; but we deprccate
all possible mistake upon the subjective abominate
these Fanatics earnestly any man. We despise
the whole crew, from Arthur rappan down to the TO-
reign einssary; Thompson. the madman May, and the
incendiary Garrison We have invoked Northern be
thren from time TO time dscou their DESIGNS
and to put down the conspirators. We have warned
them OF the consequences OF any interference with
civil Institutions We have told them that dearly as
we valued this sacred Union-dear to the rudy
drops that our hcartswe prepared to sacrifice
1t our honor rights and dearest interests rs
soon discovered the slightest violation of this fun.
damcna! article Of the compact We have warned the M
not to touch the District of Columbia. The moment
that any serious attempt made abolish slavery in
the lO miles square, 1T would be gross abuse power by
twelve States the other twelve. II would be the
means OF establishing an asylum of slaves i'm the very
heart of the slave region would be the South
ern members of Congress of the privileges of CARVING
their own servants with them II would be interfering
with the rights OF the people of the District Ii would
he applying spark which might ultimately blow the
Union into atoms Let the attempt be made the next
winter, and should be the very first to invoke the in
tcrposition of the Legislature of virgnato forbid SO
gross an abuse of the powers of Congress.
Under these Impressions we have appealed from time
to time to the justice and the patriotism of our Eastern
brethren We have recently appealed in the most Sc
rIous manner to them put down these Fanatics and TO
arrest the gathering storm while it in mid air. We
have lately marked the Reports of the Slavery So
cetes-We believe them TO be grossly exaggerated but
us there may be partial truth in their statements
as the Ant-Savery Associations may be increasing in
their means of mischief have earnestly invoked
the assistance of all the friends of Union in the North
and pointed to them the DANGER which threatens
dissolution, well from the Fanaca Emissares as
from the Factions Politicians We have besought them
to put down The madmen among them-n spiri, which
cannot be mistaken by any liberal man.
SO much for the North-As for the South il is bound
to keep eye upon their movements-to watch all sus-
picous strangersto detect and punish all their emssa
res and all those who would circulate their abomnabe
papers. We call upon the Police therefore to be watch
full and all good Citizens to support them.
For the political views of this question we have pur
sued the which conscience has suggested and
despse all the camours and fasehoods OF the Rich
mond Wing and its affiliated presses We would not
sacrifice atom of the principles rights and interests
OF Virginia, TO secure Martin Van Burcns election
That our solicitude for him overpowers our socitude
for our county, is SANDER We never declared for
Martin Van Buren-we had never made up our minds
to support him. until had ascertaned that upon this
vital question he was conscienousiy with the interests
OF the South.-We wrote to Mr.. Wright, last winter
and his letter has been published Next came the able
Exposition of Mr. Butler the Attorney General of the
u Sand last of ALL the letter of Mr. Van Buren, him
SELF to MIR. Gwin, of Mississppi-All these documents
conclusive They remove every doubt as 10 his
views We know, too that his friends with the
South on this subject. When support him, there
fore, our conscience is perfectly satisfied.
Such are the views have taken of our own course
and duties.-But TO take the other side of the medals
We are convinced that there desperate Politicians in
the South, who would rather dissolve the Union than
submit to their disaPpontments Their attachment to
the Union burns fceby and family in their bosoms
Such men Duff Green, and political desperate in
this City, whose indscreton sometimes induces us TO
believe that ne is Derangc. What are we to un-
derstand from his reckless menaces? What from the
threat of raising $4,000 frccmen of Virginia to take up
arms, in Van Buren, is elected President? What
OF his raising the Southern banner? and of his mpasson
ed appeals to sectional feelings?
1t is such politicians these who would gladly play
the Slavery card, if they could, strike Panic in the
Souih and ALLEVIATE in feeling and in politics. from the
North And yet they the first to cry out thief
heir game is TO reProach their opponents with indf
terence to Southern lnerests-and with devotion Van
Buren,. The very man, who is trying to play his last
desperate card for his Party the first to repoach
others with Party purposes. He who is himself more
wretched and bgottcd hack unworthy the name of Pa
trio is the first to reProach others His game was to cx
sggerae the dangers in the North, to swell the un
bers of the anti-Slayery Societies, strike Panic in
the South and to get up local feeling and Southern
Convention But the pistol will miss reand we trust
the country will be saved, both from the arts of the
Fanatics, and the arms of the Factions
But we mean not to underrate the strength of the
Anti Slavery Fanatics. They to be increasing in
number; but to much less alarming extent than the
acious desperadoes attempting TO pourtray What
say the impartial men upon the scene of action We
lay before readers this morning. the Proceedings oc
800 Southern Citizens in the city Of New York-'rhe
current of Evidence which is given i'm this meeting
goes to show, that though there is some excitement
1t has been designedy and greatly exaggerated re-
spectacle citizen of Massachusetts declares that the
Fanatics hare hcd-that they have many affiliated
Societies as they have reportdand that these Societies
are much thinner thaIrhave been represented What saw
the Journalists upon the spots
From .NoahS EUening Star-Bhio)
When we read the first call, signed by citizens from
several States exceedingly sorry see it, because
it would have the tendency believed to give i'm
porance to set of fanatics, who entirely harmless
and do not carry even fraction of public opinion with
them. We have always considered these leadng imnc.
date aboonIsts, who get up meetings. and publish in
ammatory handbilis, set of knaves whose sole oh
Ject to prey upon the credulos unwary appeal to
their sympathics, and then fitch money out OF their pock
cts, which used, not to put down slavery but TO aid
these idle Migrants and hypocres get and
bread This believe, is the secret of the whole
huinbug Why should our Southern friends rive cha
racter andiniuence to these fanatics by attachpe any
importance To their proceedings? How many Northern
men can these fellows bind to their and to their
plans? Not any force worth naming. There are euni-
Gent patriotic and honest north Of the Potomac to
preserve the constitutional rights of their Southern
BRETHREN and if there not, The South can rofet IL
sJ These meetings and resolutions the very thing
the pretended friends Of the blacks require for they add
fuel to the flame, and enable them to trim more MONEY
out Of the pockets Of their creduous victims"
(From stones ~ " CommereiaL .4dc--nlso ULio)
Extinct Of is Correspondents laio letter from Boston
''Iherc is one other topic which wish 10 say a
word. We have all heard in Nelo York what wonders
Abotionsm was elccling in Boston, by the eloquence
OF Thompson and others, and many Of our citizens have
been made 10 believe that the Anti Slavery Society has
taken this city and all New England and carried the
Eastern population by storm. But this is sad mistake
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