Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-01-22
THE ENQUIRER.
RICHMO ND, VA.
wednesday Morning, January 90, 1877
ruc potIcY or THE SOUTH.

and feelings must Gcp;ccale iie hiissi'e'ou
reckless introduction, By leading Northern Po'i''-
clans. of The delicate que>l.oa y! slavery ino ''i'
discussions upon he future disposition OF Me@i-
can territory acquired as IN indemnity Tor the
dsh,< dine BY Mexico, and for the many gross out
,,oes inflicted upon US. We had hoped mat Con-
oress would have promptly furnished men ana
money 10 prosecute The war TO satisfactory ah"
n,c;fic termination leaving to future periou VIC
Terms upon which territory so acquired sna" "
a1mi,,ed into The Union. Let US nfs' hsh' '"e
h.u,. ou,. defeat, by few decisive blows, Inc I'M
sble nsolence and infatuated obstinacy oil
Mexico, and, when we shall have acquired lhe
territory. and effected peace, we may deliberate
among ourselves what course 10 pursue IN eiSpos-
ing OF said territory.
But the politicians OF The North have wi''eo It
otherwise. Al a momen, when harmony anu
union in our national councils were 50 :lai 20
the vigorous prosecution o; the war ana '"e CIV
walton of the nations credit; when money was
called for 10 sustain our brave soldiers IN '"e
sid and more men needed, 10 reinforce our
,roons in Mexico, and sweep down the Mexican
army: we see The fIebrard OF slavery thrust mo
The arena. and the torch Of disunion hann!ed IN
,he face of the South. We ale glad 10 see The
sou,h united firmly on this question. IL soars lar
above all other suhjeeis-and, unless the South
be true to herself now, we may expec, TO see all
her rights lrampled in the dust. Lei The South
stand firm. and We cannot doubt that there will he
found in Pennsylvania and in the West patriotic
spirit. sufficient 10 ward off The blow aimed atour
RIGHTS and at The blessed Union But let her ia
Ter in the least. and the most direiul consequent
ces may ensne.
These reflections are suggested by the course
we see pursued by some few Of the Southern
press. The free States threaten TO dissolve The
Union, if any more slave territory be aided 10 The
contederacy. In other words, if all future acqu-
si,ions of territory, whether by conquest or by
purchase. be not surrendered up 10 the free labor
ers ot,he North and WesI, excluding The South
ern States from all participation in il, then The
North and West will break up the Union. The
South has ever shown a steady devotion TO Inc
Union. In peace she has borne hsavy taxation
70 aust,in the common Government but more
than that, TO foster the peculiar interests OF tie
NOri0. IN Wal, SHS IDS s'Sh HS1 oSSs oi'NH a'''
poured out her rich treasures, u defend lie honor
and safety Of The whole conirdeFacy. For The
sake OF the Union, sh. made heavy concessions
TO The North, in ronseaiins that all territory North
of ,hi,y-six degrees thirty minutes of latitude
should be free from slavery. She is now asked 10
90 further, 10 give up all her just and equitable
rights in the partnership, and 10 yield 10 The grasp
ing aims OF the North, which demand that the
South shall have no interest in The terrific
~ hereafter acquired-whch is The COM
mon property both OF the free and oil the
slave Stares-and that the North shall have
all said territory, 10 be converted into Gordon CT
free States on our borders Devoted as the South
is 10 the Union she cannot surrender all her pow
er and will no, yield 10 such dictation II would
be weak and fatal policy in her 10 allow such
usurpalion and appropriation OF join, CONAN
10 The sole use Of the Tree States. she IS wihHS
10 accede TO the line Of the Missouri CONF.
mise. which has been sanctioned ,: .ine a3@
usage, and by the .pri, of the whole county
She cannot recede an inch farther whatever &c
the consequences. In any event, her skirts VAL
be free flom blame.
But some # the Southern papers say, why
push on the war; il the Mexican territory &C
ouired as an indemnify be admitted, through lnc
action of The free States, as tree territory, 10 the
exclusion of Southern rights2 Why not stop the
war and withdraw our forces, and not add ano-
Their inch of territory? These very Arguments
are calculated 10 encourage the North IN lheir
eraspine designs. II looks like an entire suI-
render al discretion OF Southern rights 10 The
an,i-slayery prejudices Of the North. II would,
moreover, make our Government the laughing
stock OF the world, 10 be insulted and assailed by
every nation who fear The progress ofour free in
s,itu,ions and would combine 10 put US down.
Il would be dishonorabe retreat from Ia posi-
lion which we have boldly taken, and which we
cannot abandon wilhou, injury and disgrace
Our true policy is 10 finish the war, to secure
sufficient lerriloiyas an indemnity Tor the wrongs
done us by Mexico; and il then the North shall
insist upon making the whole territory tree, and
fores us 10 a separation, line South may yet re-
ceive for her own use an equitable share IN The
territory thus acquired by her own blood and trea-
sure. May that day be far distant; but il We
now ineoriousy surrender the advantages OBJ
tanned in Mexico, we apprehend that IL Will give
new sncouras emen to the Northern fanatics and
hasten the fatal mcmen'.
The question is full of danger and eoom-bu
i, Is the part oil wisdom 10 look at ii in its worst
aspect, and prepare for The worst. The Augusta
(Georgial Ccnsiluionais has the following Pc
cula,ions, which are toll Of force and Interest,"
But We have, still, TOO much confidence in the
patriotism aud good sense OF many OF the North
ern and Western statesmen, not 10 hope that they
will ares, the blow tha, is aimed al The Union
at The Tree States threaten 10 dissolve the
Union. because moi allowed Ia dictate terms, let
them do So. Let them GO on, OF The CO partner
shin. and We come But, in going, they will even
then have 10 submit 10 an equitable division OF
the public domain. 10 either event, whether they
say in or GO out, the South will not give III her
fair share Of The spells Of The vanqnished.' New
Mexico and California are now, by The forsnoes
oi war. American domain They are, ar are To be,
permanent acquisitions. NO body can seriously
believe that The .ngo Saxon race who h has now
planted its loot there will abandon hem. The
Southern States have contributed their proportion
al least, 10 obtain them. Their population will in.
sist on the right oil settling Them, in common with
their fellow citizens Of Other Saes and will carry
their ins lut;ons along with ihem The Mexicans
can never drive them out, even il inclined To do
so. They will not allow their own country men
TO do it, who go there with no greater rights
than themselves II may in time become mat
ter OF compromise, $40 fair division OF the err
rilory between the slave-holding and non-sIave-
holding States. But The South Will not be huilied
into an abandonment ot The countiy by The threats
OF the Tree States. The South yielded more than
she should have done in the Missouri compru-
mise She then went 10 The extremity
concession. II was grave concession, that sia-
very should no, under any circumstances extend
North OF a prescribed line; instead Of that being
left, as il should have been, 10 De governed by The
option of the CITIZENS Of the soil"
"THE WHOLE OR NONE"
The Wings Of Pennsylvania show that they
care more for party than for protection" They
shnnh be nerfecily salis6ed thai under pre-.