Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-30
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THE NOMINATION OF EDWARD EVERETT.
Gentlemen; am pleased to see tho manly stand
YOU have taken ON the subject OF the confirmation
Of Edward Everett Minister to England Tho
idea Of rejecting him because he Is, IN the abstract
opposed to slavery, is 50 preposterous-so monsuous
so unrc0sonable--so nbominhblc, that I can
scarcely contemplate IL without Indignation. Arc
Southern gentlemen gu, Of their senses or do they
wish to see this Union dissolved aud with it all the
o'lSh'est hopes of the human wlthcr and de-
cay u they do, then say to them press this quos.
uon' DOT they wish To- give ten fold strength 20 tho
hooh''n's's, 10y bringing to their aid tho whole
Nor'h' they do; press this question: DO they
wish to see the South prescribed Recommendation.
pied upon then press this question: What Nor.
thern man will submit to such an inonisi,i,r inn,
ais abstract opinonsi What Northern state will
stand 10y and sec her prescribed for entertain
Ing nm opinion which, though may think II
wrong, they conscicnIoIsly believe to bo right,
Has MIR Everett evcr acted with the hbolitionStsI
las he ever done an oct, uttered sentiment hos
tile to Southern ntercstsl Has ho ever invadcI or
even threatened our constitutional guaranteed Nc.
nothing OF the hlnd' why then !. he to bc pro.
schoodf Why is indsnily to bo offered To the pat.
motto Commonwealth of Massachusetts, throush ono
OF her most distinguished sons1 Merely because
he Is opposed To slavery IN the abS,rneIi II you
are To establish political tests of this kind. why
not go n step tutthcr-cstabish one Of a religious.
character fyou prescribe him for his abstract
opinions ON slavery, why may you not prescribe
hun because he is a Jew, or Catholic, or a Uni.
tnriani
But have gentlemen of the South reflected thu,
ths - question which has two sides to IN IL ia.
South can prescribe Northern men Tor being ayainI,
slavery may not the .Nbrfh Prescribe Southern men
Tor beng IN tar0ur IF ~ II the rule is fair for ono
IS 1t not for the otherl-And who would fare vor.i
~ this gamer Who have the power IN their hands,
Is It not possessed 10y the Nor.hl what then, will
become OF the South on the test which Southern
men wish row to set upl Utter exclusion from nil
Participation IN pubic affairs is iuevitabel Whnt
inllows neNR VIII Southern men submi, TO ia
No-never and the controversy mus terminate
IN dissolution Of the Union
Ihese consequences are inevitable and so nal
pablc-they flow directly f,ym the nr,,n,,,d &C.
non OF southern Senators, that they mu T. uuon nil
lnoru'c' o' common sense, be presumed 1 intend
20 oinS them "OouR Gentlemen may say what
'hey please about their intentions -prnfossion- will
not do. IL a mln points his Gun nj mo ,pd ,,,iIs
he trigger aud kills me, he cannot he excused upon
declaration that he did not Intend TO Kill me bnt
merely TO draw little blood and thereby benefit
my health! SO II IS here-Senaors must IA b,IJ
10 rigid accountabillty-They must be prcsumeJ
% possess, at east, ordinary intellect aud 10 under
''anu lhe natural consequences of their nction-or
% state the proposition clearly and IN a few words
very Senator who votes against the confirmation
-
% mediate and intend 10 destroy the peace OF the
country and to sunder the bonds OF our Unionl
may speak strongly on this point, Tor | feel
sironsly-The South has no more loyal SON
man the writer of this article but he has some
sense OF Justce-somo pittntism-soms small
nod'eum OF common sense leit-He looks upon
ms question MS the mos, appalling subject which
was ever agltnted IN our National councils
BANK farm, Distribution, Notification are as
lust IN the balance compared with Il! | call upon
-he whole South, without distinction Of party to
rush 1t At onct invoke the venerable Irur 1itke
Richmond Enquirer to speak out, arr throw the
weight of hs influence IN the scale Of the country
ana avoid, II possible this fearful lssue-I, will be
IN evil genius, which, II once evoked from its
lark .eTeats, all the patriots and phranthropis,s
d The land cannot exercise until il has been
'roptIated by rivers of blood! Speak out, then
IKE men! Let all Nlrgnia-all the South-
peak out as one mani Let all the Southern Stntes
'ut the seal oi their condemnation of their decp
md damnInS reprOs 'tion on men who re v eak or
wicked enough, To trlfe with the pence lie serrri-
" the happiness, the integrity the ve., existence
u our 'e'o7eh Country! A VtRGINIAN.