Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-04-17
RICHMOND, Va, FRIDAY, APRIL Il, 1910.
FOR TIE ENQUIRER.
THE LONG SHOT FROM CASTLE Till No IN.
AhoIitjun.

FOR THE ENQUIRER.
THE LONG SHOT FROM CASTLE Ll"-tA". IN
| Abolition.
Let MS not he misunderstood. We do not accuse The
Southern Wings of being Aboli,ionISS; although, for
the sake of gratifying personal party anlinoscs,
they have the folly to act with men, who contemplate
nothing less than the attainment OF an Impossible Oh
ect the expense of the peace, property ana blood
of the South In Congress- they are intimately anna
ted with Adams Sladc, Gates Giddngs-all Adolf
tonsts Of various degree, color and stamp All these
are jealous Wings, and some oil thcni Sladc ior cN
ample devoted with equal enthusiasm to Harrison and
Garrison This man, Federal tool OF the Adams and
CLAW administrations was dismissed from the depart
mcnt of State by Mr.. Van Buren,, and very properly
too as his present parricda course proves $" that in
him. faction and tanaticSm strengthened anu cin
Uttered by revenge. HIS speeches, which are Abo
ton fire brands multiplied by the Federal Journals
Ike the leaves of the forest and scattered IN pestlc n
tal showers over the fair fields of the South a rcso
luton Of this ''moal traitor, who ut the same time,
a Jealous Wing leader on the subject Of slavery, at
one time almost preciptatcd dissolution "l the
Union which, if these criminal efforts are persisted IN,
must be- later, their inevitable and fatal con
sequence. The Southern members {" all parties, una
nnously withdrew from the Representative Hall, as
the pebcians Rome retired 10 the sacred hill;
nor would they return, until the resolution, OF winch
Mr. Patton the organ, and wliic hears iS name,
was accepted Upon this omnous scene and the dread
im consequences which it threatened, tins notorious
Wing Abotonist, looked with suilcn compIaccncy-
nav, with malignant JOY, as proof HAT ms stroke had
told and must rive HIM additional merit, the "i
the miserable fanatics Of whom he aspIrcS 10 be The
Congressional leader.
SHELTER 10 reign IN Hell than in Heaven"
! Yet Southern Wings will associate personally, and
politicallv with these men, who, in spite Of every
warning and remonstrance, persist IN course which
NAV vet not only dissolve tins far fabric OF liberty
and uion but plunge their fields III blood and let loose
the hell hounds OF Scryc Instruction upon Their ia
miles. 1t is impossible Ia write, think with
patience upon tins ominoIs topic Would You smile
upon or c"unve at thu stcaI,hy VILLAIN who prowls
about your domains n night I" rarac property,
appy the torch your abationS, The tlruats Of
your children, and worse still, dcspoI The honor OF
- .~iven. 49,. ~ s"r.uern men awake
To sense of their danger, and Of their dus n
from conding for political ends, with wrctcrs, who
mediate unuicrab Ia them, aud to al they hold
, dear, tlcy should spurn them from their presence
much less hold the slightest communion with them.
We hear much about the AbnoniSiS dclnuncng
the Wings and refusing 10 support the nominees of the
!, Harrisburg Convention. Is 1t in the House. the
urcat couuci! o! the natIon Are the most motto.
rous Abocnists there equal notorious for their de-
voon 10 the Wing cause and prIncp!rsif the lc;cro-
acncous cs which are the bond of Whggcry, merit
that namr: Are mol, as We have observed before,
Adams, Sadc, Gates, Giddngs, and the whole ianaii-
cal pack Wings as well Aboitionsts: Heed, Tor
example, tine late speech of the inccndary Shade the
mock sublime passages in which he predicts and cclc
braes in advance, with jnhant cNutaton, the triumph
OF the Harrisburg nomination.
Writing hastily do, Tor the fugitive sheets of
{. a newspaper, have not time patience 10 treat
this snhrct COMPREHENSIVE with system We add,
therefore, very few facts, additional proof, If it
were wanting, that the leaders of the Democracy have,
in almost every instance nobly breasted The fierce
torrent o.! AbolIiiunlSm. No was more drcricd
5 and illuminated, an AhclitioniSt than Mr. Tap
pan, tie distinguished Senator from Ohio, before he
5 had opportunity of vlndcatng his opinions in
his place. Yet hc seized the first opportunity which
presented itself, to refuse, in dccorous but firm Ian
ted 10 him hv iis constituents. What Wing, from
nonsavchodlng State, however canorouS, has had the
courage TO take such stand: The same prcjudccs
were scduluIs Y oSt-rcd against the Democratic in
cumbent of the Vice Presidency, yet has he moi lately
taken the decisive course: Our people, and espc-
cally The people of Virginia, intelligent too at
tenve To public affairs, too much alive 10 their vital
interests 10 be hoodwinked in the face of such
initiating and startling evidence. When such interests
arc at stake, when consequences of such awful import
are involved, they are not to be led from questions
which concern them nearly and dearly, by twadde
insulting TO their understandings their taste and
their patriotism, the stuff about clog cabins and hard
cider, which would be treated with Scorn If addressed
to the intcecs and feelings of the New
Zeaanders or the kckapoos BY the introduction OF
such degrading topics into grave political controversy,
when the people Of the United States called upon
to perform the highest duties imposed upon them by
the right Of sclfgnvcrnmcnt the Fcderalsis afford the
strongest proof that their invctcratc contempt for the
popular understanding and character has rather in
creased than diminished We trust, however, for the
honor Of the American people, that this contempt will
be returned with fourtold scorn.
pft would seem hardly necessary 10 investigate the
opinions OF General Harrison this any other poll.
teal subject Not wishing 10 question his merits
worthy gentleman and a gallant man, which, indeed
would rather presume than deny although his title
to high military distinction is very questionable; We
may remark with TRUTH that neither the calibrsSof his
mind III" character Of his public acts is SUCH as
to reader hun political oracle To clohc his opinions
with authority II is sufficient for know, that his
selection forced upon the unwilling Wings Of the
South by the faction most affiliated with hbolition
that the defeat Of his competitor was cxutnsly pro-
claimed lo The world rs great Abolition triumph; and
that the Conventions nj the instance, believe, of
conspicuous Southern Wing, deemed it, in the words OF
the General political trustees, not "poltc, present
an address TO the people of the u. States To what
{ party does he his nomination. with whom is he
Identified and whom will he represent These are qcs.
tons much important than the personal opinions
of Statesman of 50 little weight. BY the admission
even of his friends he has spoken and voted both for
and against the rights and institutions OF the South
He has indeed in general TERMS denied, what nobody
but the rankcSt Aboitlonis asserts, the right Of the
slaveholdng States, TO interfere with the question
of slavery in the Southern States, and has detained
perhaps with veIemencr, against such lnerirr.
We would give him the full benefit of these pro.
estations But nothing can he absurd, ridiculous,
ab"rtrc and hypocrtca than the effort OF MIR Rvcs TO
represent Inn As the hero and marty of Southern rights
: Who proves too much, proves nothing. The an
nonncement of this brilliant discovery received
with general smile The pompous solemnity with
which thus spurious oracle eac ua,es his windy respon-
SEES, IS truly amusing. tie is always most emphatic
when he IS most absurd. Listen, for example, 10 the
following prcposrrous paragraph 81 have recently
Investigated with care AL the evidences of his prnci.
pies and conduct this, well rs other important
public questions and am thoroughly convinced that
il there he man, who has entitled himself to the
gratitude of the South, beyond all others, by the noble
and dsntercsted zeal he has 4; all tunes manifested
the sacrifices he has freely made, the sngceartedness
with which he has exposed himself 10 persecution aud