Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-05-23

PROUD may you be, therefore, OF such Stale,
mat has nurSed, under 80 many adverse circum-
stances The love OF liberty, and voluntarily brings
the fitch fruits of her success into The common
treasury OF free institutionS-ihat tells England |
France and Mexico, that she wants no guarantees |
from them-ihal her highest ambition is 10 b. one |
OF The sovereign members Of the Federal Union !
and 10 cultivate with them the means OF securing
To man The highest amount Of independence.
The great excitement which has prevailed |
here, grew out Of the fear among the people that
President Jones was disposed 10 obsruct the
measure. His call Of Congress qniets his lear;
and all therefore is calm"
As TO the probable consequences Of these sectional
DIVISIONS among the religious men of the Union. per
maps We should not drr from the Enquirer Hut We
utterly hsny, opposed we are Ia all anairIsni,
N"fthtin ns we'll rs Southern, THAT the South Is
blame eSs. There are a. great fanatics SOUTH af the
Potomac Moth Of IL There has hren Pro slavery
as wen - Anti-Slavery fanatcism ifirrr has been
Tue iana'icism "i Lynch law, coIfnhi almost eNclu.
s,vely 10 me Snut, or when at the North as win The
ffeeniahs Hall IN Philadelphia, ami the Aboon
Iohs IN Boston, New York and elsewhere, in defence
n slavery There las been the fanal ssn Of the
aud of The pulpit of legislatures aud g.. persons, Of par
lies and OF crerdsas much in Vreint in New York,
ana more ~ South Carolina than IN ~ ihr fee States
{" Tho Union together. In Congress, Southern men,
anh particularly Sonhern Loco Focos have. been The
greatest fanatics in The country, for last dozen
They made rules which, while they did mol strengthen
Tie south nj ALL made AhnIi,ioni.is by thousands.
Great as Is the fnnalcism If The Garsons aud Philip
srs, Is not one shadow behind that of the Nciiutr>
and lamllonsIr iIavnr. and Pickrnses of the South
Ihrsr l'Ta men would, at the Nnrh deprive SoHihtrn
men nf al their Constitutional rights; and AT the
South they would TAX Northern commerce.. imprlson
N"Ilirrn men, and pay n hull heed IL The written
constitution of The Country as though IL were !aak
piece ot raprr Dors the Richmond Enquirer not knew
mat trse ''Noitlrrn fanatics made James H. Folk
President of thesr United States; anL that, Though the
cause - more remote, they made il own fi--h ana
blood The Official mon II pr'c Of The President: The
south hameless, indeed" Far from il. M section q"
The Mon ], haneless hut least of all that section aud
HAT party wh0 instead nf pouring oi, upon The waters
have poured their oi! into flame 81 fire. wlirh threat
phs 10 make general conagatiun ol all our glorious
Institutions"
We extract The above from the comments OF The
New York Express, upon our article loreshadow-
ms The fatal effects 10 political Union Of The
division Of The Baptist and Nicholas, Churches
Before entering upon an examination Of the ex-
iraordnary positions laid down bv The Express
We wvull premise thai Tor one Of The editors Of
that paper We have lell the kndes feelings, and
have enjoyed in his society many pleasant mo
ments. We, therefore, cannot withhold our re-
grcl al The spirit Of some of The editorials in The
Express which, we would fain believe, had mol
passed beneath he eyes Of that editor. We can
assure him. that il shall not lie arr fault, il those
cuurlcses and good feelings be interrupted by The
temper Of our editorial discussions
But 10 the main question. II is very clear, that
the Express has travelled oul Of The record. We
made no attack upon The Northern people gene
rally. On the contrary, We have always given
proper credit 10 large portion Of tie Northern
masses because il has shown lrle regard for The
binding obligations OF our Federal compact, and
has done Justice 10 The South, as far as the domes-
lie institutions OF the latter are concerned Neither
did we go into general discussion Of the disgrace
lul series OF events both North and South, which
contribute 10 form the darl, mass Of "ianalcism."
Like the Express We reprobaie that foul spirit
wherever it may h. tound-thoush history and
experience will sustain the position, thai, from
the peculiar social condition and civil organize
ton Of the South, violations Of law and order
have been much less frequent al The South than
al the North In advocating its theory, the En-
press has done much injustice 10 The motives ol
The Southern people. Charges which were en-
sendered 10y The heat u an angry and violent
great question: upon which party spirit should be
husheJ. and which il will require all the wisdom,
prudence aud patriotism Of the lovers vi the
Union, 10 prevent becoming fatal rock Of disso-
luton.
Whalhave "Lynch law" and Abolition mob>'
10 DO with the question that We undertook 10 in
vestigate? That question was, simply, whether
the Southern Churches, goaded BY the fanatic
Phaiisees Of the North, were mol Tree from all
blame, in quietly separating themselves and look
ing after their dearest rights, which had been
grossly insulted and attacked. The Express de-
nies This conclusion, and brings up number oil
independent events 10 disprove our view. But
can the Express deny, that BY virtue OF The com
promise which formed our Constitution, each
State was left free 10 pursue its own policy and
manage its own institutions, without let or him
drance from any quaI,er-tlal, by religions OBJ
>eryancc Of This policy alone, The rights OF The
States The welfare Of the people and our blessed
Union can tc preserved? The South has done
nothing, which she had mol 4 right 10 do She
has not in'ermeddled with the peculiar institutions
has adopted measures, warranted b. the Consti-
tuition, and necessary 10 her own safety, 10 pre-.
vent the mischievons Interference OF States and
individuals with her own delicate internal affairs
This is all that She has done and could she have
done less, unless She had been willing 10 throw
herself into the power Of her enemies, and yield
MP her property ard her citizens 10 the ravagcs OF
fnrions fanatics? She has acted upon The salilla-
rs maxim, task nothing but what is Iisht-si'h-
nit 10 nothing that is wrong" That has been
The "head and front OF (her) ofenjing"-and,
sill She is 10 be sigmaliz.d as pouring oil into
flame Of Ere, which threatens 10 make gene
raj conilagralion Of all our glorious institutions
For The liz. Of Us, we cannot perceive 10y what
process Of reasoning the Express arrives al The
conclusion, thai the "NorlhcIn Fanatics "nadr
lanes X. Polk President Of these Unied States,
&C." That paper will hardly contend, that these
fanatics voted for Mr. Polk. That has never
been positively asserled-hut The complaint Of The
Wing press was, that they 0he Aboilon'st>) did
no, vote for Mr. Cay.-and The New York C"u-
rier cyul,ad over them, and drew consolation
lllr i;!ft, lHat tc
ISIS had been exposed, and that Tie election Of Mr..
Polk had .ealei the fate Of Ahoi,ionism ioever.
IND will mol The Express admit that such an effect,
though far from probable in our view, would
have leen lich browning Of the hopes OF all
rue friends 10 the Union? II is admitted, now,
ly Wings on all hands, that MIR. Polk is prin-
cipally indebted for his elevation 10 The sweeping
influence Of The Texas lever. What more fierce
had annexation lh:n the Aboilioniss !?
Upon what ground, then, can The Express main
tain the elevation Of Mr.. Polk by the Northern
Fanatics Z" But We have written much more
Than We in,ended-which was, 10 call upon the
Express 10 do justice 10 the motives Of the South,
on question which alone concerns her safety and
rights. The following brief paragraphs which
we extract from the New York Journal Of Com
merce, as we find it in the Express itself, under
its daily head of Esprit OF The Press, takes the
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