Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-08-03

,i.hi 10 ,aissl ans whloh IL .=a!s.g 10, ana Do.
famatory Of, the People Themselves, who are The
masters. SCI no value upon that practical WIS
DOM which asserts tie sabstract right oil The ie-
Ions who steal slaves, knowing that, by The Con,
siitution, they our prcpery-to USE Inc Na''ona'
Hall the place for denouncng and arraigning US ue
fare the world devoid of the charities Oh ie'
aud entitled 10 of its sympathies ana 10 pf'"s :
and our institutions into odium and contempt-a"u
regard with utter contempt and scorn the hen' WV
would tell in the simpering tones OF a Di'a
loaier, with the overbearing insensioii,'y u"a ~. -
gance ofone drunk with power, that sucn ira t In
the South, is "absiracton: And so the ooa" ~,
regard them while there remains in It any ' 'ie jug
pride and true senslhly, which hialhea ''s
ants of the old Cavaliers u..h,,,
But il is SAID, that concedlng The absence oi e.
in the Abolilloniss 10 come INTO oo''s'esS w.. .
petitions, vet il is wise 10 receive thei, ti'a' " 80
know our danger IF sleep upon niihe VIC may
know il. and that we may meet and exterHinate the
Abo,onists when they invade our SOIL auu Ho'
have the bloody work To our children, WINE 1T Tue s
lime it is said with arrogant sneer there 10 ho'"g ~
The valiant undertaking 10 make "meh quaii, anu al
who shrink therefore, from the contemplation oil the
conseouences 10 our country which any attempt even
10 abolish slavery in the South must produce are not
.men" in the heroic sense. This IS The shalloWesl
piece Of buster ever with! Is there any man so
simple suppose that the danger IS that OF per
sonal conflict with the Abolltlonsts and that all New
ENGLAND with New York back IT. could be persuaded
10 IN wade the sso OF the South in hostile array even
ID get our negroes? And there Southern man VINO
would not spurn the suggestion OF Old Marpot, ana
the euggester with il, that the day ever can arrive
IN which the South would appeal 10 the North Tor
protection Does not every man know, that the dan
ger from discussions OF slavery IN Congress IS danger
10 the Union and when tina; is endangered, liberty
in this hemisphere is endangered? Does not every
man know, that the "mne IS the dissolution oil the
Union, And can there be patriot who wishes
To explore that "mine, TO ascertain IFS fearful con.
I'm, pynlo he
where it was: ! confess i; strikes me, as the WIZ
dom of man who would destroy every thing which
has the principle of decay in II, in order to ascer-
tain whether il die; and mingled with the fear.
ful threats Of what"I, will do, almost imagined
there stood some great chief before me, the great
General Thomas Thumb HIMSELF immersed in jack
boots and armed with ''sword and hanger, who, plant
ing with terrific power his mighty right foot on mole
hI cxcaims, sit is said, that all men must die !
deny it. General Thumb can never die but, If he
cam he II know it, and resolve this mighty doubt
and, with this good sword sunk deep into my heart,
will defy the monster Death TO touch at his peril;
and the valiant General slew HIMSELF that he ight
know if lie could die. But alas poor fellow, he did
not live 10 tell what he learned by the experiment
am no follower of General Thumb, and may hope !
do not belong 10 The class of 'men ); for | confess
shrink from the contemplation Of the consequences
which may and probably will, at last attend dssolu
ton of this Union. | would shut them ont from my
own eyes, and the eyes of my children, and their
children but, if cannot do that pray God that my
eyes may not behold them, unless indeed the union shall
be made incompatible with the honor and peace of the
South.
| have transcribed your column rule, Messrs.
Editors, and perhaps may be excluded, though posi-
bly, you may relax the rule, as | shall offend
again You have said, that am chaled al your praises
OF another, and envy them:
20. wad power the gifte gic
| To ourselves liners u.s."
| How little you understand the public estimate Of
your praises and denuncia,ious, although you have
such monuments of the effects your wrath, Messrs
Rves, Bayly, Goodr, and many others, among whom
is your friend Mr.. Bolts As would escape SO paltry
an insult for the future, however, freely give you
leave never 10 write my name again, unless to abuse
It; and that may not be your accessory you should,
now take my final leave Of you and your Press. 1t
will be gloomy night in my devoted mansion when
your great Luminary is excluded; and ! fear my
Whiggery will suffer- but | must endeavor 10 make
mp in private meditation what | shall lose Of public
exhortation.-LIke Sir Peter, however, 81 leave my
character behind me" HANOVER.