Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-04-11
THE ENQUIRER.
Richmond, April 10.
The ,SmrilOf ib0litiolism

We must never yield 10 the fell spirit of The
Abolilionis,s. The more we give, the more thew
demand. Further concession only invites them
TO further agsressions The only way 10 ,rea,
their insolent preiensions is 10 meet them n,
once; TO resist them promptly and vigorously
and make them feel, that The energy of the
South is superior 10 the lanalicism of the
North. Had we yielded on the question of Tex
as and they prevailed over us, there would
have been no s.opping-point 10 their impudent
prelenSuns. As it is, some OF their follow
ers are darky threatening rs with new attacks
and desperate measures. For example
Here is letter before rs, in the pittsburgh
Gazette" from "a distinguished and influential
citizen of Ohio, and a stfriing Uaic" I, bears
the date Of March 25th but no place. He says:
you see by the papers thsl our people are
moving. The State Journal ~ oil, and the
country papers heartily respond We are 10 have
County Convention next week. and think i,
will be spirited meeting, although the travelling
is such as 10 render large Convention difficult
Our Stale Convention will most likely come off
in Nav; and acc shall lien, proJajiv, propose a
Unilcd .SYaics CcnrcnfiOn. 1t would be desirable
TO have that held as early as the ith of July, il
possible. Al that Convention, we may coDccn-
lraie our eloTis, and syslenatise our operations;
put forth an address TO The people OF 1exa: and
another 10 those OF the Uned STATES, declaring
definitely and distinctly onr objects and motives.
Will Pennsylvania be in The field At that time,
formed in,o line and ready for The conficl?o &c,
&c "Thc leading journals ofihe State Of New
York are sounding the watchword, and preparing
The public mind for coming events. In Vermont,
and indeed in all New England, understand
they are up and doing, and preparing for The con-
nict next Autumn. 1t is quite prohable that we
may prevent The curse of annexation; il not, mc
mW prepare tie public mind far Tic cnMncpaii0n of
he N0rth, TO relieve ourselves ot tie burlhen of
slavery, which has, Tor hall a cenur' sal like an
incubus upon Us, paralyzing our energies, and
mpairing our prosperity. II wc effect this wc
shall abolish slavery, for it canno long exist
when the Northern States shall refuse 10 furnish
il support. In short, the real issue must soon be
'lberiy or slavery"
Now mark! The Philadelphia "Unired States
Gazette" Ga paper as high as any 10 The Wing
Sanhedrim) 10 which We are indebted for The
above letter does not bossle at all al The PROPOSE
lion 10 hold National Conrcnti0n SO far the
Wing organ seems willing 10 COY Nor DOES il
hesitate 10 call a Convention 10 "prcve1 The curse
OF annexation. oh motor, The Gazette SAYS
that "to prevent the consumnaion OF 4 national
in It's operation, and unconstitutional in lis char
actcr, is a Just occasion for a Convention. =
that is 10 say, it is perfectly legitimate 10 call
Convention Of Abolionisis and Wings 10 de-
feat annexalon-in other words, 10 counleract
The action OF the constitutional authorities cf the
Government. In vain, both Houses OF Con-
gress and the President may determine TO
carry out the meaSure-this Convention is ~
meet for the purpose OF checkmaiirS them -
How! Ry forcs 2---or by the designating
threat, or iaciOus measures of another Hartford
Convention We wonder, indeed, that after
adopting 50 irregular and disoriery measure as
this Convention threatens 10 be, The "Uni'ed
States Gazette should hesitate 10 fall into tho
next step OF rel'erine yourselves from the hur,hen
Of slavery The Gazette asks the writer what
he means by this phrase, and coolly tells him, that
the Wings OF Pennsylvania must he invited To-
getheE by no doubtful phrases. Their gather
ing cry must be clear and distinc,-the country
the whole country, and nothing but the country
We ought, however, 10 thank the Philadelphia
Editor for This much of hesitation and caution.
But d liIuIr t,r,,t;rd abd authoritative IHuica-
ton is given out by Judge William Jay Of New
York, in his late correspondence with w. J.
Buwdilch, recently published in the Boston Atlas.
The ominolIs question between these two fanatics
was, what were the "Dnies oil the North? 7" The
Judge (who is The son OF John Jay, first Chief Jus
lice Of the IT, s., and one OF The authors OF The Fe.
deral>,'') comes boldly up 10 the rack, and suns
up the duties OF the North in The following awful
recapitulatiun
a. To regard the constitutional provisions re-
lalive 10 fugitive slaves as utterly revoked and
abolished
-. To punish every Individual, whatever may
be his office or condition, who may have any
agency whatever in the apprehension or surren-
der OF fugitive
g. To punish every person who, within our
territory, may exercise, by deed, mortgage, OIL
otherwise, any authority over slave property.
a. Whenever ans Of our colored citizens are
imprisoned at the South, on account OF their com
plexion, TO seize an adequate number OF The clt
zens Of the Stale committing The outrage, who
may be found on our soil, and TO hold them as
hostages for the liberation and full compensation
of said colored citizens.
IS To petition Congress and the State Legs
latures to take measures for an amicahle dssolu-
ton Of The Union"
In other words, this Judge Jay proposes at one
blow 10 annihilale one of the great fundamental
OF The Constitnlion-and ne consist
emily winds up his reasonable prolet: with pc
iition 10 Congress and the Stale Legislature for 9
dissolution OF The Union. Now, We frankly ask,
what is The South To expect from such spirll, u
she had welded 10 it in the case OF Iexasf we
hold nor, that the man in the South who is In ia
vor Of abandoning Texas, is guilty OF surren-
der of her rights and submission 10 The demands
oflhc abolilionSis which are calculated 10 change
The whole Constitution, at the hazard OF dissolv-
ing The Union.