Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-08-16

deep oad ajif7A9 hosilEy 10 Me existence Of Aar0y
THcy rW do noltiae, that rW cTtend TIC tcfIaoiIy
OF i1crcae TIC porer or influence 81 Mo~ Siat,S IN
utieh ii crisis The Wings of the North, ihen
are committed 10 ca all in their power 10 procure
lis ultimate extinction short OF direct interference
(It will not be long before even this will cease 10
he an cxceptionahlc means) In pursuance oil
this guiding principle oftheirs they will OF course
refuse to unite in any measure, which VIII m
prove the condition of the Shareholder, or Icnccr
his property more valuable: Tor, all tins would
have tendency 10 pcrpetuatc or prolon. the exist
encc Of that institution. The Legitimate itndcn-
cv of their principles does mol stop here. icy
will ultimately lead them 10 positive action he
same nlolivc which Restraints ihom from dong
what will benefit. Will urge them 10 Go Whatc"en
will iAjHrc that property There is no suI"r way |"
accomplish the abolition OF slavery, than 10 rem
der slaves valucless. These are Ike principles
which govern the ccn,Iuc. OF Northern hlgS,
and these are Tie men whom Southern W hl@S are
hug9in. - their bosomS. Dire and alarming
must bc that hostility 10 Southern Institutions,
which causes large party 10 iorcgo the immense
commercial advantages (almost eXcluSlvcio thenl-
selycs) which annexation would insure merely
because the measure would also bring WIN II aaal
tiona security TO the STAKEHOLDER. believe now,
thai the best security WE have against cirect al
| tack lIpon Our property is the known oppo-
I
of abolition And il is 4 subject oil aSton'Sh,
ment thai The eyes OF any Southern man shouia
| bc closed 10 The daily demonstrations OF hostility
/ IN his interest on the part Of Northern higs on
The one hand, and OF the friendly dispositions oi
| the Democracy on The other.
If tie North should oppose the annexation OF
Texa.. ior ihc reasons assigned, il viii L. tahta-
moun; la 4 declaration, that the benefits oil this
Union shall be withheld from the South until The
demon Of Abolition shall be able 10 pronounce
hlcssia. over more congenial and i,atcInal tie;
an end which Mr. Adams is ior accomplishing
at the expense of FIVE millions of Southern lives.
| III is 10 ba lamentcd, that Mr.. Adams did not
accept his invitation 10 the dinner given 10 Mr..
Bolts ~ the Wings of Richmond, as by cuIiIvdt-
ing close intimacy, and propltiaunS ms sym
palhieS they might have induced him 10 spare al
cas HE thiosl> Of his Wing allies) hold, that
every Stale in this Union hes right 10 cal! upon
il (wilhin The Ccnsiuion) 10 ador: such INCA
surcs as vii! protect her interest am. secure hci
safely; and when III" Southwestern States cal!
upon their sisters 10 aid III guarding. their sea-
ports and HE months oithcir uvcfs from present
and future enemies, they cannot and must not be
iold. TIA; the majority ol the Union is opposed to
the particular interests which they wish 10 pro-
tcci. | need not say, thai such reply woul.: be
followed by dsanion. The reply Itself would an
nihila,e Union. The forms oi Union might in
deed remain. hul iis life would he gone. There
might be. ami probably would be q Northern Re
uablc. win il dcrenGenclcS but there would he
nn mon.
II is evident, that ai,ec the lapse OF ltw more
yaar. The Southern States will liz. the onr portion
of the CIVILIZED world where slavery will exist
The attacks al al The rest will be directed against
them. In what will their security consist hul IN
their own strength! They should have all The
r!c ncntS %. powerful ana extensive empire. Tie
ia rtn,ill
! lies should he particularly guarded above all
should ilcv prcvcG, Texas becoming non
,laychcliing STATE, az falling undtr the control or
influence 81 Government which i hostile 70
their institutions The >iayc-holtiiGg interest
should H., powerful enough 10 protect itself Had
The British West India Islands 4 white popua-
ton ot 900, 0G0 Of souls England woul: never
have attempted emancipation. | have no coni
dencc in The declaration, that The [. States viii
never consen, that Texas Shall hc q dependency
of foreign power. /! thai powcr should hold out
the pron.!Se 81 emancipation. doGb whether
ihos1 WHO now refuse Il i've Us their votes will
H. that event shed Il Siig gle drop OF blooi IN Il
cause which they viii identify with he "perre-
iuation ol slavery"
II cannut escape our particular observation,
tlat lie .Sollhem Wings Spean not only "t pre-
yenns the cti.nS,on. hllt also the ;"friH0'icn o'
slavery. They mu, therefore, have il IN ron
temptation to do some ac, which will litiil lis dI
ration in the t. :. We do EJt hnoW nov soon
this mas be attempted We know olno security
so eficcipal a. The acquisition OF Texas, and The
CONSEQUENT control u! ll;e tiuliOl Mexico. Were
we united al Tie South this object could bc now
effected with the assistance ot III" Northern Dc
lnociary. We know moi how Ion. ihis friend;
disposition may hast and i Ii not madness on tie
pant of The Southern Wings 10 throw the present
opportunity away! Icl them observe with what
Ill,
1888 and l,29 Al hose TWO periods rc>pcc-
iiyclv. Two distinguished Presidential a>pi-
rants. Mr.. Clay aai Mr. Van Burca, without
even thinning il necessary to feel the public
pulse. enicavored 10 obtain. by treaty with
Mexico. this very country. under circumstances
which might involve breach uliaiih with Spain,
who was vigorously atlcmpn" the rcconqucst 81
her rcvolied colonies. Ro;h Of ihes, politicians
have - far sacrificed III the shrine al Abolition,
rs 10 create well-foiudcd doubts whether either
would now do any thin. Ia secure this important
obect--Au ohicc, which was then Looked on by
all IS dcsirabIe. is row regarded by many as
pregnant with The seeds OF GiSlnol. II di>uni5n
Should ever coan" il will spring Oil q: the ami
slavery ieeng:--ilS SulcSt preventative Is 10
strengthen the South. Car weakness may invite
attempts. when, had we the power 10 resist.
would ne"cr b. i4adc. We have nov l..e means
Of future security in our power.-Thc awful re-
spofsihilitv ot improving or neeiec'in2 them resi-"
with thc Wings Of the South. The question is
now fairly before them: VIII they unite with
their own neighbors, in securing this Union, and
The safety Of their Gre-sdeS, or will they hazard
both. by an unnatural alliance with 4 Northern
anti-slavery party?
do not mean 10 say, gentlemen that slavery
is either moral social or political good-'rhe
question does not, and ought not, 10 enter into
this controversy. ll> extinction must rest with
onnipoicncc. The appliance of any other pow
er IN am firm, involves the very existence OF the
white race Sonlh of the Potomac Slavery is 4
question purely local, and its continuance or cx-
inclion should never BE- considered III Federal le-
g>lation The annexation ofTexas can tend nc-
Their 10 pcrpstuae nor abolish it, Neither can The
refusal TO annex have either tendency, unless ii is
INTENDED 10 follow il up BY ultcrior action; which.
indeed, may he meant by the Northern Wings,
when they tell Us that annexation will 'pcypc"afe
ne insiitnton;" as, thereby they will be deprived
of the power to accomplish their purposes. Asa
great national question, tie annexation OF Texas
would ADM; nt bnt one opinion. Have not the
South the right 10 demand thai it should be treated
as if they were on perfect equality, and ident-
fed in interest with the North! And will mol the
rejection Of Texas on account 81 lis Southern as
pet be a viTiua! disiranchi>cment OF the Soulhl
These are questions Tor Southern Wings 10 con-
sider
One Of tue strongest evidences of cur near APP
proacl 10 despoism. and l,e scryilc zone Of leel
inc which pefvades the community, is The cry u
DisuLion against those who are opposed 10 the
present Tariff and the readiness with which
! many unite in il, who two years ago. advocated
the same principles, and whose prime OF life has
been spent in dciending cause which now con
s,itu:es the treason OF their adycrSarieS. MOI con
lent with this manifestation Of newborn lay aiij,
ihev rypn deny 10 their opponents the privilege
(Which lheY have ollen exercised in this very
eause,) Of assembling together for he purpose Of
uniting and demonstrating against this system of
plumber and oppression. No, gcntlemen-'here
is no danger oi disunion from GHy c0"~ while
the Sou,h can boast Of 50 many advocates Of the
doctrine of implicit obedience And happy in
deed was it Tor The reputation of our fathers, of
90 memory, who were then threatened by the Fe
deralists TO he "crHpad 10 inst 0nd Gsi.s," that