Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-02-15

pah man in nerfect health with petition that he
would take his nosrum 10 make him sick, order mat
he might enjoy the honor OF restoring MN 10 hedin
,o,in The suicide argued the question with himselt
Which the poet puts into the mouth of Hamlet:
ssTo he or not o be, that is the question
Whether 'is nobler in the mind 10 suffer
The sings and arrows Of outrageous fortune;
Oh to take arms against SEA "i troubles
And by opposing end them"
medv FIR the evils of the State. II IS like the prayer
of an incendary who asks you the favor OF being ao"
ed 10 apply his torch to your house, tnat ne may snnw
the skill with which he can quench the liae' OF ihe
ba, of the inventor of the life preserver who should
come to the captain of ship in the midst OF the ocean,
and saw TO him, "Captan, pray you 10 allow me 10
semitic the vessel forthwith, that you and your crew
may enjoy the opportunity of trying the ehcacy OF my
new patent life preseryer. assure you lheie Is no uan
NOR s;nk vour vessel and take my word for IT. you Shall
all reach the shore in safety. So the gentleman from
Massachusetts NAV bring us in here report most ap
drawn m and that Shalliully satisfy ms HOUSE ana
the ior,ysix men Of Haverhill that the Union oil c
states ought no, inst now be dissolved but IN year
or Two new disconlcnls may arise; some other secth 81
The Union may become dissatisfied, and having Their
minds sourcd The first thing that will present Itself as
remedy will he 10 draw up petition 10 Congress io
dissolution olthe Union. All they nave 70 90 vi" " ~
enclose il 10 the gentleman from Massachusetts anu lie
wil feel himself under the most sacred Obligations rom
which lie cannot discharge himself 10 present II Ill lhS
House and then the whole question must ne gone over
again For one prefer 10 reston the present nr"ia o'
the gentleman from Massachusetts,. had rather bear
the ills we have than y Others that We know mol OIL
But, supposng the memorial to be referred, ana lhe
gentleman 10 report upon II, OF what color WIZ ihe re-
mort be; Are we quite sure Of that? ] am inclined 10
think that the compile and tone of the report Will
depend very much on what vein the gentleman happens
TO be in al the time. rather think tha u lie shoulo
have been discussing the treaty -making power ana us
Intervention for the destruction Of slavery IN ine Sou,'
the tenor of the report may not be very favorable
But IT, on the other hand the gentleman should chance
to be in the vein in which he yesterday when he
dscaimed al! coincidence in the prayer CT the petition
IA disclaimer was very glad TO hearD then We might
hope that the report would be favorable, ana .na' NJ
would say 10 the petitioners 'the time IL not yet
Now nv great objection to this whole proceeding
is that il is calculated TO faillarze the public mnd
with the idea of breaking up The Union The feopie
of the IT, S. know their rights, and, "knowlns, dare
maintain them There IS no doubt or ailieuI'y oh
that point The great object, duty, and aim OF Con-
aress should be 10 heal far as Poss'be all local ds-
contents and soften and put end TO all sectional dii-
irrences and difficulties. One great effort ought 10 De
to prevent such crisis from arriving as might pre-
sent an inducemen rash step. Whenever snail
he the oniuon of the People that the time has actually
come il is not YOU nor any act or authority OF yours
that can for moment restrain them; and therefore,
deprecate all part that may be calculated to
foment instead of alayng popular conm"ton ahu sec
tonal jeaIousies and discomfort. When the mighty
wave of re evolution shall rise you AMI aud the
gentleman from Massachusetts, and his reports and our
resolutions, will all be but many feathers floating
is surface Does itbecomc rs then to asi'ae he
water, Shall We oany act which shall encourage The
PEOPLE 10 calculate the value Of the Union and weigh
in their minds the question of lis dissolution Or shall
we not rather in compliance with the sacred advice OF
the Father Of his Country, frown down the first allu-
sion 10 the subject
confess that, for one, | prefer rest things
as they are as long as cam and while ! would not
indulge any unnecessary dsirus in regard TO the gen
eman from Massachusetts still think that his action
would depend 10 much on the feelings of the moment
To be willing 10 repose my confidence OH him. lhaVe
been TO long accustomed
i The day. disasters in his mornings face
and 10 anticipate their disturbance and contention
| therefore invite The House TO put end TO the
subject which they do etiectuay II they please.
Who wants an argument in favor oil preserving Inc
1 Union? see Indications OF a civil war; hear
Of no armies in the field, no banners Of rebellion
floating, no popular assemblies, no State ordnan-
4 ces no committees of safety. There is not ripple
on the surface of this wide spread nation Seventeen
millions of people quiet, and IN state OF perfect re-
pose. Mo- beg pardon forty.slx men OF Haverhlll
think that the Union should be Immediately dissolved,
but with this deduction, the remainder OF the seven
teen millions rest quite content with The Constitution.
| "A laugh For whom, then, do we want an argu-
menl For The seventeen millions, or for the fortysix
men Of Haverhlll They, believe insist ''per jas
ant nefas" that there shall be immediate dissolu-
ton WELL really if it has to that point, if the
dissatisfaction of these forty-sx men of llaverh has
reached so dangerous point as, without an argument
to control them, to threaten us with throwing down
the Union about ears, | think both more ra-
lional and cheaper mode of proceeding will be for
this House to depute the honorable gentleman from
Massachusetts, as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenpotentary 10 llaverhill-On his arrival let the
town bell be rung-let these forty.six men assemble,
and let the honorable gentleman address them, and pre-
sent there the very Argument by word of mouth
which, if Chairman Of the Committee, he would pre-
sent here, and which must print and send to the
world. feel very certain that his power of persua.
sion with those pcrsonages would be just as efecual
should the argument be made orally if made in
writing, and more so, since we all know the gen.
tleman power a rhetorican.
Would il not be better that these forty six OF
Haverh should thus be satisfied by direct process,
than By the roundabout course OF having their petition
received, referred 10 select committee, considered,
reported on and that report printed by this House, and
sent to Shem in the form of argument 10 convince
them that the Union had better not at present be dis
solved IA taught have said that there may be
some doubt To the character Of the report which
NAV come from the gentleman from massachusetts,
would not in any invdious refer to the pub
lie events of that genteman's past history. look
back as doubt not the gentleman does and ns know
his counrymen do, with pride and satisfaction 10 many
of the acts Of his public life But The gentleman has pre-
scented many different phases the different periods OF
his life that must be pardoned if still entertain
doubt am not in favor of divulging secrets, re-
beating private conversations, or reading confidential
letters, but have received letter OF somewhat pub
lie character from do no. personally know, Blu,
who was once Senator Of The U. s.. and who is the
son of Senator Of the U. S., enclosing 10 letter
written 10 Senator by the gentleman from Massachu
setts under date OF The 18th December, 1908, which
shall now take the liberty TO read, having been not
merely authorised but requested By the writer of
the letter to do The gentleman having resigned
his seat in the Senate about year after the case of
John Smith, wrote The following letter TO MIR. An
derson, then Senator from the State of Tennessee
sThe that, in calculation Of the mnes
of the Senate mistaken The system Of submission
British usupation which has been preached and
prayed and resolved and petonei aud demonstrated In this
part country for the last eighteen months finds in The Sc
nate thanks God the inyncbe spirit Of resistance
which found the last session OF Congress The will and IN
fuence has had M full constitutional range.
and they had best opportunity to their at
fairs In their own way You have now had announced TO you,
sued against your that least, n divide