Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-04-05

if we are not mpelled by "the signs oil The times, "
fear that our own people not sufficiently unitea'
ask if we have not every reason fear Tue most
consequences? We "tread upon burning emhers "a
cloud has risen our Northern horizon, when every
dav mapufes and darkens. We hear the believing
murmur Of the distant thunder within It's ansoin anu
almost see the lightning that preludes the storm; anu
amidst the storm that threatens u.s. cry
peace when there is peace We forget The history
of the pastwe forget that we have once bfen CARR"
the brink Of the precPice; and yet gentlemen sne'
and smile, in lis,ess security and tell US all 'h'S ''1
ginalon 1--WE shall see o..
Bull Sir If the tempest shall come in lis wrath-l' !"
wildness and fury il sweep away and crush that lovely
temple which raised by liberty aud purchased WIZ,
blund-if the pillars Of The Union must fall where sn",'
lce End resting place: In that day and hour oil ia''
where shall we stand How shall protect ourselves
amid that whirlwind of dealh' Sir let now adopt
system which will make zone and niivisib" Lei
unite manlet Us. from ccnmack 10 broohr,
from Lee TO Berkeley, cnme as band o brothers. hnu
enlist for mutual prosperity, happiness and saisa''o
Let motto he, Firglna, always in the rgh'; nu'
Virginia. light wrong; let US, if we choose, IaH'
and quarrel and fight about poitics; call each nlsf
Wings or Drmucra,s-Fcderallss or Kepuhlcans-'aoh
son men, Clay Van Burcn.nen: but lei US al W.
Hreinians let u.s. like and wife, quarrel and iigh'
if we choose it's pyiril, ge we claim, Liberty we en-
Joy; but resolve that whoever else Sh"l! i;'rTp"se s"
find one man against him And let those IN o,"'
q1arlcrs, fret, and yex and toss themselves; e' "m
wrangc, and brawl, and dehas" themselves "Ne'
TIE INTOXICATING DONi VI Phi'y F".'''', ~
and turn and cheat for cicc and for piece let fNem
buy and barter and sell and be soid, bot lS, ar EN-"
a;ion and pride be, the cxatution Of Virginia $ cna
racter and Virginias honor and ar greatest o'n"l
ton be, as il was Of Rome, tie proud 'ilie "i
"Virgna citizen" Yes, Sir, let Gs first 10 nil; do'Fe
~ thing TO secure the Uniont strengthen ana pre-
serve it, If that however, nHSt "Of ii must ne 1885,
if we are be asuner, and stand the severed iS
the dsjecta cmbra OF q lnnlc body let Ia gam
orelher here in our Stale a. the last lone asylum
Of liberty united and true, and we shall sun u
secure; otherwise we not bc safe. Srpna!rc rom
our brothers beyond the m"un,ans cut oil ana dVueu'
with no mutual interest TO hold us together, new re'"
lulions will make new ties and mark out new lines anu
they must seek those who will be most nearly aIica 10
them. Under such circumstances we have no'mhg "
hope for. Ours must he that common a'e and iePe
titiun of the oft told tale Of those who have risrh
hpurshed and fell" We must become what others nave
before us-he degraded scfs of some hrelrd des
pot and our greatness live only in song: and ms lar
and beautiful Virginia. proud noble so high sp-
rired with so much elevate her in ali that IS cVized
social and incliec,ua-wi furnish bn, another mourn
fu subject for the port and will be said OF us, us has
been Of that other fair cline
THE hearts within thy valirs bred,
The fiery souls that mis' ~ have led
Thy 10 deeds sublime;
New cnwI from cradle 10 the grave
Slaves the bondSTcn "i II s!a'e
And caous, crimc.'