Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-02
Another Appeal to the South!


his pen in behalf of righS-and 1t IS pen which
meyer appeals in vain We ask every citizen ." NrIr.
mia to read THIS !ettcr-:O weigh !: dispasS onal"y-and
To awaken thong h the very verge 81 the abyss INTO
which the Infatuated Wings preparing to p"ng" rs.
Many of them know not what they Dc" liz the phFenzy
of marty spirit tlcv unwtingly preparing 10 umo-
late the Southland should they succeed, they wall IN
all probability rue il in sackcloth and IN ashes Their
rinn!eaders encounterIng fearful responsibility
and though they screen themselves Tor Time be-
hind the mummery of imposing speclacics, and IN The
fury of the contest yet when petition p"nrS III upon pc
| lirion about the District Of ColUmbII-whcu ID Web
ser who is brought forward 10 s"othc and scdncc the
South by slozinn words, will be- compelled 10 carry out
his own votes on Calhoun resolutions Of J. and open
the dor to inportunae memorials and 10 Ferry cbatts
when Abolition members Of Congress multiply from
the North and our legitimate allies, the Democracy Ui
the North are crushed dspiricd by our own folly,
then what excuse will the compatrioS OF Sa"nsi"!l
and Truman Smith, the cuogs,s Of Harrison and the
invters of Webster-what possible apology, can they
offer TO their Indignant, and lmsul:sd country:
For ourselves, have determined 10 sound the toe
sin 10 the last momen-and to warn our c"unrymen
| of their danger. SOnthrons beware. See the PIT
which your own countrymen are digging beneath your
feet. Arise in time, rue the consequences of your
infatuaon. But il IS not McDnfe aud Forsyt alone:
is not Dallas or the author Of the following letter,
who come forward to warn you. You have your warn
mrs in the votes of the Northern Wing members OF
Congress, as well as IN the acts Of the Wing Leg'sla
lures. You have It IN the pledges OF Seward, and IN
the late act Of y. York You have another warning
too in the following startling extract from the last
Sundav Morning News, (lhe 21ih Inst,) edited with
rrra, ability at New York, b. Wing. H'ar him. for
his camse rn,n Of Tie S"uh, Jtor M0ihi"e ,Ec:
"PoLtrIcAL HoSF,rr-rhr Ah"onlstS form
no alliances with party OF which Martin ' an Buren,
Is the head he has declared that u" B interfering
with the rplts of the South Will receive hrs sanction
And as to carving bill thro Congress by two-thIrd~
vote it's out Of the question, no matter which party
NAV be triumphant IN the national councils. 10
the Wing party, therefore they appeal and they ap.
zeal most insldnusly. They point 10 fact uniortu
naelv too true that their principles have made greater
inroads on the Wing ranks than on the Democratic,
and that from which they should stand aIoo',
and parties be nearly divided Wing success may be
eopadrd while II they threw Their strength Tor Them
their success would be insured; and that they wall!
ing to support Wing candidates who IN favor Of Abo-
ton views and fear they have succeeded to great
extent. Maine Tor instance, IS an Abolition State, and
notwithstanding all the reasoning on the subject, 1t
could not have been carried without the aid Of Adolf
ton votes and the returns show that every voter was
at the polls North and South East and West, Adolf
ton movements going on, and al the south the
slaves are great degree excited and We find III one
case an actual Instruction.
sNow vii! put the question home to our political
friends and do IL with grief and shame lfars %"
reGecied tie drcndtn prcc yon hGrc 10 pHgj0r 7b"
ti0n SnppOr| ire yon prcparcd IN hare thE G"fSi"H
ngnin aeated on tie tOor IF Co"greS-oac e@c""td to
iDFa,nc 0Mr passonS IL madntSS "Ed IL Porc ne ""H
FAR yep0raiiou 0t the tai0n3 II done peaccably,
YOU prepared to incur national debt o; millions OF
dollars to be laid Tax on the industry OF the tree la
boring class, To emancpac race OF persons WI" are
more comfortably off, better fed clothed and cared oF IN
health and greatly better attended in sickness, than II
large portion Of laborng population: Are y"u pre-
pared after all this is douc TO incur heavy amount OF
annual taxation to supports ragran population, spread
ing itself Atlantic cities, and frariuy incFc"S
inu our calendar of crime: If not done peacefully, are
YOU pared for srrrc war IN the iares part OF the
Union-for the cries othe murdered the ravased and
the drienceesS the female and the infant The dcs'rHc
ton of property and the horrors from which shrink IN
anticipation: Gun yom form an unhoIy alliance 'cHh
racs Of Inmates rho ,rouiG shrink rom no 1H'"H$ M
Which their ends be Gcrompiished9 ami only TINT
mn nun prostitute the present .dna'msS'r"t'"a rHh"H
rrfsctRg tat gomr S,'p m0ybs he mUrdtred Jo-
dtS Of y0mr Southern br.hren' IS an uHn0iHrH amt
nnhOig aHiaace-repwdi0tc H. Success acquired by
such means but entail curse upon you ana your
poserty the latest generations one winch w'!l
the very name Of Wing by-word and repr"acb
II YOU hold the principles OF the Wings OF the rcv"n-
ton you will in mind that the rights Of the Sonh
were soemnly recognised by the Constitution, and that
the best blood of the South poured out 20 as
sst in attaining liberty and independence.-
lou will bear mind that whenever the COUNT?
has been threatened the chivary Of the South has
been the first 10 mount ''the imminent d,ddy bTorh
foremost always IN peril aud IN danger ard u nuiii
cation has raised the front OF defiance al the South
only after excitement had driven them 10 temporary
madness Our Hhgtriends md brehrcn are S0yagOjH,
pause and rsfect There is nothing we have muchot
heart as the Of the Wing cause bn 90 tor
mobc sndS Jy nobie audinsd .iad i smcrcsS
amin be accomplished IN alliance rih .3boi,toH
moremcn,S, then do pray at0t G0d maY, in his
Gu send as complete ard orcrrbdmiDg a @ftGi rs
icii 0bCr0tC tie rery name Of Ubig, i trth II rt r7H
only PROSTATE he abolition question, amt d$pTSr Tho
ciouds hrcGtrning ooumtry by tie o@itGinR
Otc fanatic 7JOitiOHStS. We take the ground OF tie
Star while under the supervision of SIR Noah-an able
and an honest man, shrewd politician End uninchtu4
pntrIot-and with HIM do not feel disposed 10 barter
the glorious prospects of country for parry
He says "He trar from recent ndicahonS h"i The 0!
niSirdtiOn at ib0Hy IRE tao mUch WcjiHtd II F1d To
tie influence Of 3JOn0niStS whtch c"ScH hciH bs
cessory dtG hazards, 10 co"ntsract Ire influence We
fear his warning voice has been raised IL valn ana ~
the madness of pursuit every has been grasped
at to promote the end in view. If wrong. let
the Wing party speak and dsavow all conneXon with
Authoritative right, then say we again may
Heaven i'll its mercy send them an overwhelming &C.
feat
societies in the United States comprising scvrr, hun
dred thousand members. The greater reason WIZ
they should be rcbnked and put down, and that "e
should awake TO the alarming extent of their ramira
tons, and the dangerous tendency nj their designs.
Men Of the South again you to hear iA.'
admonrtion. Read over the above, again and aGau-'
Read it TO your neighbours Read II . all yomr pubic
meetings-and your couDtrymru before tie darh
deed l. done And now we submit the letter from y
York
To TIE Edjior: "Nrw YORK, 23d Sept, l-io
lou will have seen, before the receipt of this letter
the results of the union Of the Wings and Abnton','5
IN Vermont and Name, absolutely demonstrated by 81"
late elections IN those States The increased numb'E
Of Wing votes, is but accession OF hbolit"u1>is
gained BY the private pledges of Gen Harrison, and tine
selection of Abolition candidates il this bass
the Convention at Harrisburg nominated their cana-
date. That bold, cunning, and unprncpled po'lra"
Tladdeus Stevens and his associates, known 10 have
procured by the agency of that complete organzain".
which SubsIstS among the Societies, full and accurate
list Of all the Abolitloniss IN the L. ) whose mum.
bers estimated, would the scale the ensr
ing Presidential Election. Holding thus pr.
sumrd, the balance of power, that notorious person
and ms Abolition friends at proposed thc arrn!.
tive wit. either Gen. HARRISON and union, VIZ
Clay and neutrality; what equI va"nt. CauG.-
date of their own who would draw oil large pori#a
If Abolitioniss from The Federal party The ir"nc>
Mr. Clay were thus frightened INTO an abandonment