Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-04-14

ueil win the bounteS and h0nOrS heaped upon nl1E
} by too confding Virginia
We can expect sympathy assistance from
abroad On this question, the world may soon be com
bned against 1t then to the inhabitants of their
sister States, TO their fellow-citzens Of that Unon
which has been established by their Joint Efforts and
which was consecrated by their common blood, that
the Southern States have alone to look beyond their
own strong arms and stout hearts, for the undisurbed
enjoyment of their constitutional rights, in condition
OF things which has arisen without their fault, and
from which they cannot relieve themselves whatever
might be their disposition. That this reliance
has been greatly weakened by foreign interference,
aided by the course of events unhappy too true to
be doubted and too palpabe to be disguised The con-
tinued unprincipled efforts of English Aboonists,
TO raise and foster party in the United States, devo
ted to common object, have been but too successful
The glorious sacrifices and sacred ties of our re-
VolutIonary struggle; the ncaculable importance to
| all of the preservation of the Union; the sympa-
thes of common origin and the benefits of COM
mon interest," have all, all been. found inadequate
to resist the efforts which have been directed to
this criminal end. Numerous and powerful assocIa-
tons, combining wealth. talents and never-ti firing in
dusry have been formed in the free States of this
Union, having for their avowed, scarcely concealed
object, by of political and religious agitation, to
force upon the Inhabitants of the Southern States, the
immediate emancipation of their slaves at the hazard
of crimes and consequences at which humanity shud
ders. awe cannot be ignorant of the spirit of ianat
cisn, that is inspired by multitude of writings dis
persed with incredible assiduty and Expense, and by
sermons and exhortatons delivered in all the streets
and places of public resort Those writings and
LIONS have filled the minds Of large and increasing
class, with black and savage atrocity Of mind, which
supercedes in them the common feelings of nature,
we'll rs all sentiments of morality and religion, inso
much that these wreches are induced TO contemplate
with sulen patience rather with hesh JOY, the
ntolerable disresses which must be brought upon all
by violent civil commissions and universal permuta
tons Of property OF the existence of this DISPOSE
ton, the most casual observer cannot entertain doubt
Mr. Clay who has been an eye witness to its rise and
progress, thus spoke of it, in his speech delivered last
year. "To the agency of their powers of persuasion,
they (the Abotonists) propose TO substitute the
powers of the ballotbox and he must be blind to what
passing before us, who does not perceive that the
inevitable tendency of their proceedings is if these
should be found insufficient, to invoke finally, the more
potent powers Of the bayonet Their purpose is Adolf
ton, universal Abolition; peaceably If il can, torcibly
if it must Their object is longer concealed by the
thnncst veil; il is avowed and proclaimed"
That these associations have become POLITICAL and
that the men comprising them, with exceptions not de-
serving of notice. with the Wing party of the North
is equally certain Progressive Developments ending
in the great Harrisburg denouement, have, moreover,
very clearly shown that the residue OF the Wing party
is compelled by necessity if not by choice, to acquesce
in, if it does not nstigate, the perous movements of
those associations Every conspicuous Abolitionst in
Congress- including Adams, Slade and Gates belongs
to the Wing party. Every act Of that body to defend
or protect the rights of the South has been opposed
strenuously opposed, by nearly all of the Wing
beers from the North and indeed decided majority of
all the Wing members from every section, while with
slight exceptions, these acts have been supported and
instances proposed by the Democrats from
the North. Even the late motion Of MIR. Johnson of
MARYLAND, to reject at all Abolition petitions and
papers, received but Northern Wing vote, and
carried b. the votes Of Northern Democrats for which
they have been denounced by the Wing papers and the
| Wings of their own Legislatures with furious
The Democratic party, as body, has everywhere
through Governors, Legislatures and meetings of the
people, denounced the Abotionsts, and declared for
IL. r IL.
this assertion to Maine, New Hampshire, Pennsy lvania
| Ohio, &c. The Wings on the contrary, as party
have everywhere coalesced with the Abolitioniss,
! at least connvcd at their treason Need refer TO
Vermont, whose Legislature sends TO Washington an
annual Abolition petition and of whose most furi
Gus Abolitionss was Vice President of the Harris
burg Conventions Look at the vile recantation of the
Wing candidate in Massachusetts, Edward Everett,
who, by the confession of Abotioniss far outsrpped
in his newborn zeal, Morton, who has been often
erred for the purpose of identifying Abolitionsm
with Democracy. We will not dwell upon the solemn
treaty between Abolition and Wbiggery i'll New York,
one of whose stipuations was, TO place the anatcal
Abolitionst, BradIsh, i'll the chair of Lentenant-Go
vernon We will but refer 10 the late violent and
qualified Remuneration of Southern rights by the do
minant faction in the Legislature of New York. In
Pennsyly ana the whole Federal gang, led by Rtner,
Penrose and the infamous Stevens, are avowed Adolf
tonists The first denounced the South in the most
unmeasured terms and characterised the laws for the
protection Of Southern lights and peace Glowing the
knee to the dark spirit of slavery Southern insttu
tons have been an hubitua bntt for the furious eo-
quence of the unprnciped Stevens. Penrose, who
plotted a conspiracy against the constitution and laws
of the keystone State and then meanly jumped out of
the back window, at the first hiss of popular reproba
ton was the Secretary Of the Harrisburg Convention.
That there may be few delnded AbotIonsts IN the
Democratic party is not dened for, what party be
responsible for al the opinions of all its supporters
peciay when such of seduction and prejudice as
we have described, employed throughout the coun-
try But that the large body of the party not only free
from this faint but the contrary srcnuousy asserts
the constitutional rights of the South, fearessy
declare We take the opinion of Jealous Wing who
ought to know for, he is himself the very "head and
front of this offending he IS so Jealous in the cause OF
Abolition as declare that "a deadly disease is seated
in the marrow Of bones-and that deadly disease is
slavery. The USIoS WILL FALL BEFORE 1T, OR 1T
RyroRE THE UNION" We aude of course to John
Quincy Adams whom Mr.. Clay made President of the
United States against the expressed wishes OF the peo
pie and of his own State. This is the testimony of
Mr. Adams "Northern subserviency TO Southern die
tation is the price paid by Northern Administration
for Southern support have seen with pleasure, that
even among the most devoted supporters of the present
Administrations there hare been here and there who
refused 10 sacrifice hs rights and those of his
stituents 10 the shrine of party ldolatry. THESE,
| HOWEVER, HAVE REEN SOLITARY EXCEPTIONS. 81 be-
eye it to be important that the inhabitants of the
twelfth Congressional District of Massachusetts,, should
he forewarned that during the twenty sixth Congress-
the WHOLE SYSTEM OF THE EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIONS
OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNION, AsD ALL ITS PRoMI
| SEST MEASURES FOREIGN ASD DOMESTIC, WILL BE, As
| THEY HAVE NOW ARE, TO STRENGTHEN AND
PERPETuATE THE REGULAR INSTITUTIONS OF THE South.
/ ALI THESE MEANS AND A NORTHERN ADM-
.IsTRATIoS WITH SOUTHERN PRINCIPLES, HAVE one
ASD THE SAME ORIGIN, AND ARE GATHERING TO THE
| ONE IssUE-THE RivETTISG Is ETERNAL BONDAGE The
CHAINS OF YOUR SOUTHERN coUHTRYMES OF AFRICAN
pEscEST."-We might multiply proofs and admissions,
were any thing more wanting.
Of the citizens of the free Staes, then, the Republ-
cans are alone duly sensible of the obligations which
result from the tolls and sacrifices of the Revolution
alone faithful to the compromises of the Constitution
upon subject so vital to their Southern brethren
The time is obviously and rapidly approaching, when
they alone of all mankind be looked to by their
tne * s.rrtbI subject which they
alone can with safety OF their intention to do So
Of their willingness TO peril their local supremacy
for this just end, they have afforded and afording
too many and CONVINCING proofs 10 allow sin rle