Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-03-24
THE ENQUIRER
saturday Morning, March 81. 1916.
The \. York Tribune SEXES every pfeieSi
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The y. York Tribune SEXES every pfeexi 10
show IL coldal hate for the South. 10 REFER
ring to The capture Of The SLAYER Pons b. he T..
S. ship Yorktown, il turns lis poisoned arrows
upon is own county. Uadef the insulting cap
ton OF "he Guilt 81 oar Country" il iutnisss
in The following unwanaE;at!e stricures:
1.-THE fac, iha, these Internal slavers deem
themselves peculiarly safe a'der tic Af'cfieG~
Eas shou colhe our naiJn With bushes. 50
much for having peculiar institution with us
hosts of Argus-eyed defenders 10 control ami
shape our legislation al their will ii there were
an ..onsst determination on orr part 10 detect and
punish such vil;alLy, who believes 'ha. .hese sa-
vers would dream OF finding protection under our
aag? And how can such delerminal,a. sxis;
in nation which hugslo lis bosom The institution
Of which this af!c is but one OF The natural
fruits? Freemen Of America will you not con.
slider acse .hnss2"
We shall not attempt 10 rebu, the INV o..hy
assumptions oil the Tribune by The un..ortn orno-
si;ion to The slave trace which has marked the
history Of The United STATES. We were The ffss
10 wage war upon lie nef,rious traffic. With al
lis attendant horrors and il is . gross defiance
OF decency, as VIII as OF truth, that an Ameri-
can journal taun,s orr Government with throw
ing he protection OF our flag around these sla-
vers.
But re shall lie, the Tribune answer itself. In
he same paper nom which take The above
precious MORGAN, we find The following unequi.
vocal admission Of The gallant and efficient SER
vices rendered b. cur public vessels in breaking
up The slave lrade:
! III is remalkab Bile that within lie sane week
three vessels >hcrlI have arrived in our pofis as
prizes 10 he American squadron ior having oecn
| engaged in the slave-irade-viz: he pons, cap
! lured by The Yorktown; The Panther prize OF
The same vessel, which arrived a, Charleston last
week on Monday and the Robert Wilson, prize
10 The sloop-oi- ~or jamestown, which reached
Charleston On Thursday"
A large meeting OF The people Of Bote,ou-t was
held in Fincaslle on The 9th March, al which, on
motion OF Benjamin Carper Judge Edward
Johnson was appointed President, and J. I. VIII
son Secretary. We are sorry that we have no
room for The full proceedinss-bur as evidence
Of the deep feeling Of that people on account
OF the rejection by The Legislature 0. all all 10
tie Jamcs Diver aud Kanawha Company, We
annex a lew passages LON the Refod OF
the Committee, Of which John I. Andtr-
son was Chairman. We deeply regret 10 see
The slightest hint at division OF this oi
| Commonwealth. No one car reasonably &c
nv, thai spch sier would ee emnen'ly
suicidal, AMI that lie fortunes Of Eastern and
Western Virginia are intimately connected. We
have moi yct iesps.ed Of .eeirg The Two grand
divisions 3: - Stale united ty proper improve
mens Al all events, we see ncihns 10 he GAIN
Cd. sllner By he East or rs lie West, iioa. -. ?.
ping The political ties which bind hem loec.hsr;
Il il- STATE being fee rom deb, comparative
Is, and is finances in he most prosperous cV"ii-
ion. ,l.re could no. have been mare iaTorabic
time for he resumption OF the wo;k, had lhe Le-
ssla,nre any intention i ever ding 50. We
are compelled therefore 10 regard us acton ms
wine. IS he Set;.ed policy ot the Stale All hope
from lha. quarter is chi % 81. aa'css sc can
obtain asslsancc lron s.nc other We aie DOOM
cd in all future t;ne 10 drlc our produce 10 n
di>an, mark through ihr nud, or incur toe ha-
zalIS II b, a?ioaiiJn Ot Il. Iiver IL lis worse
than natural cortiii,
"The duty we owe ourselves, as well as ,hos"
who are 10 come afier us-;he spirit OF Inc age,
which has cone something 10 improve and better
the condition. il is relieved, CT every other part
of he civi:ze! mo,ld, forbid that wc should tame
IL submit 10 such slaie Of things.
eve atr, hereio.1: n iaro" Of pe;i,ion;C5 thr
nexi Legislature, . sivc - the Baiimorr AMI
Ohio Ral'r, al Company he iish' 10 construct
heir ro11 along lie Vallcy If V;rsiail, = Euca-
anSn, on James River, tiercr N he Fiy.r !aCav-
ins;on and nencc BY lie Virginia Springs . Tie
OHIO River.
as i; canno, be Sd id tha. dis right Of way
will no, Interfere with The Virginia improvement
any longer, that being abandoned there can be no
pre;exl !or -ei-cling such petition. II, hlUcvcf,
that sho@l: be done, i; will then lie for he PEG
pie Of the West calmly 10 consider how III II is
desirable 10 preserve the present political con.
neclon ,ha binds them 10 !e! Gas err brethren,
and whether il vii. no be best that Ike hbra-
hal and Let OF old, they should divide he land
peaccably between them, one take he Eas. am
lie o'har The Wcs!
"Thal the time has arrived when il becores
the Western people gravel. 10 consider "hal
measures hey should adopi 10 assert and main
tain their rights; and Tor this purpose this meet
ing respectfully recommends 10 their western
brethren in all the counties Yves: Of the Blue
Ridge, 10 call meetings Ct The people TO take into
confederation lie ,nessrt condition OF Western
Virginia and 10 RECOMMENDS such measures as
may be necessary 10 promote its interests and to
secure and maintain its rights
"That as citizens OF Virginia. we would
rejoice 10 see all causes Of local jealousy and &c.
ographical distinctions removed, and that We
would regard division Of the Slate as public
CALAMITY, inferior only in eno!mi'y 10 being re-
q: raed and treated as a mere province, and not
as an integral part Of the Commonwealth, or 10
The continuation cf,he oppressive and dis
aslernus policy; bu willis, j. woald lie mosi pain.
ful 10 US 10 see or venerable and beloved Com
;nonwealn severed in twain, we would prefer us
peaceahic division to remaining any longer in
Sac &c vassalaoe 10 he East.
"That in urging lie measures here recommend
ed, we are mol acluael nv any hostility 10 The city
Of Richrond; on the CONTRARY we would gladly aid
in building up our Metropolis i! Inc poicY OF The
State permitted, and We here tender our thanks 10
IFS citizens ia- The JEALOUS support that thy have
given us in The Legislature, as well as The East
ern members who have So nohly stood by US
"Liule Tennessee" has narshailcd her forces
for The coming campaign.