Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-07-26
RICHMOND. VA.
FRlDAY MORNING, July &c, 1914
THE ALIEN AND SEDITION FEDERAL
lists OF RICHMOND

Club House flor we are informed by intelligent
Wings that the Wing party of Richmond are not
,,,ponsibc Tor ana do not sanction the iactiouS
proceedings OF Thursday night will be dashed by
Inc .reenen of the South. 10 whatever party they
belong Its ofthe true spirit OF the Federa>tS
otO!d Jno Adams time, who passed the Alien and
Sedition Laws; in resisting which Virginia raised
brr bright shield and achieved immortal glory
Her noble sons at MGt period, reflected undyng
Glory on their mother. How melancholy, them
iba,same few Of the degenerate sons of the noble
mother OF States should Aor disgrace their line
me- hy uphol!ing those oaious principles. which
,bair Wa,hcr-land opposed, with all her might, and
finally Frustrated The earth.
p,5pc of Virginia and of the South a few men
~ IN. ctv of Richmond would force upon YOU the
on Alien anu Selition Laws OF John Adams's
time
One Of the Wing Senator'S Of Virginia has
on.1ly taken the ground, that no foreigner should
H., admitted 10 citizenship until he has been
t,.pig-oae MARS in the country, thas multiplying
tl,c essence of orr Government, which has al
WAYS been an asylum for the oppressed Of all ma
lions. Again il has been soielnnly declared 10
h, .t;mpuience' 10 criticise the proceedings of
Tie United States Senate and 10 express our dis
APPRECIATION of theirpublic conduct And lastly
We have the braggar' proceedings OF handful Of
Wings in The Clay Club who charge the 1ci0lc
Democratic Party with being Tor 'diSunion,' and
b?>e this insulting charge upon few 'cas,S or rosa
l.itoeSin 5. Carolina, knowing al the same time,
"a, hcrleadng statesmen are oproscd 10 he >enti-
laants. and openly in favor oi Union. Not con-
,nt with this they arcocantly assume the office of
iloui>itors, publish their tiil tA,; Convention,
,lisa - ca;ur Tie JalOn, l,.ts ''disunion' for lis
ohle... AMI. in the true Bohadil style, cry ont
.anathenia." and say. that ~ sail act &c heif
re" II is trae that they pretend 10 qualify
his positive resolution with The words, with
or conseni'-but no on, who understands
the English language, can fail 10 see. that
the won:s 'sMaN not" are absolute and cannot
he qualified bv any saving clauSe-o.herwiss the
language is nonsense. Their organ comes on
and SAYS. they will nor enforce the resolution by
actual violence-bu hv the still more Irresistible
action Of public opinion. they have already
become frightened al Ia" dangerous meaning OF
The words they have employed, and are now en-
d"avoring 10 frjler them away to nothing. But
the spirN still remains. They still claim the
right of censorship over the Southern people
They arrcsate the high privilege al deciding
whether this or that Convention be in favor OF
"!;sunion," and OF binding the sovereign people
bv the consent OF handful OF Federal Wings
in this Civ Uho gave item the right 70 Judge
of the motives and 10 regulate the actions Of the
Southern people Suppose the people OF the
NOutN HciC ~ al IiSC idaS SoiiNNAtich III
this City, on exactly the same principles - that
held in Philadelphia few years ago. The clique
o. the Club House would at once say, This
j, Tor disunion because il n,ay bcHcft Mr
S,stt. ana shall not he held IN the City Of
Richmond with our consent" How different was
the noble conduct OF the people Of Philadelphia,
= Tariff Civ who received with open arms. and
welcomed 'wihout money and without price" a
Convention composed principally OF Southern
men assembled together 10 consult the interests OF
lie South more especially. The Wh;g Clique here
have no confidence in the COOL sense OF the South
err, people They believe that orr citizens can
no, nee, together and coolly and Gispassona,cly
deliberate on their Interests, without running into
the madness of disuaioa. They would therefore
have them TO bow the knee 10 the leaders OF the
Richmond ciiguc and hunoiy ask their con
sent TO hold a Convention. OF course, the
ri,ht 10 grant such "conSent," implies mas
iarr. and these selEcoaS,u,cd dictalors Will
have the right to prescribe the rules by which said
Convention shall be governed. and The narrow
limits within which i, shall move. Admit their
right to Consent" and we give into the hands of
4 few desperate leaders. the Southern people,
bound hand and foot, IL be treated as their Sra-
cj,,Is masters NAV decide II will b. TYRANNY
over our minds. and over orr actions. And as Mr..
L.y.,ns well saws. the blood OF ever Southern
man will "kindle' at the thought. Disguise II as
laey NAV, This Federal clique would DESTROY one
o, the brigh.c>, principles OF our Constitution
the right of the people - assemble peacaab.y, and
calmly discuss their great interests, and 10 protest
against their heavy grievances. The Fcderalis!S
will rue the mad hour in which they adopted
this odio,ls species Of tyranny. No free people
can rest quietly under this threatened attack upon
,ac liberty Of speech and freedom of action. The
proceedings OF the clique OF Thursday night
win ring throughout Virginia and the whoie
South, and 'pubiic opinion will in a voice OF
Thunder, cause the movers OF THIS Outrage 70 hang
,hr;r b.ads from vcry shame They have sown
the wind. let them reap the whirlwind"