Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-06-20

Carolina. May his wise coun,els and warning
words be needed before cit is too late!' The
Republican party of Virginia has taken its
stacd in the present contest, unitedly and under
the solemn convictions of duty. Why should
South Carolina practise an EARNED neutrality"
and thereby give aid to party which has ridi.
culed and trampled under foot the principles
which she holds dear2 But if the voice Of
"Sioultrie' be not listened to, she must be deaf
indeed:
For the Enquirer.
Me.srs. Editors: | have but little to do with
politics or elections; but the time has come
when to have nothing to do with them would be
little short of treason 10 the country. In my
opinion there never was an election upon which
the Southern States had half as much at stake
as they have in the coming election Of President
and Vice President of the United States. think
hazard nothing in saying that The destiny Of the
South, if not the fate the Union, hangs upon
it. Let US see if what is here asserted may not
be proved to the satisfaction Of every candid
man in the country.
There has been, as every one knows, regu.
lar expansion Of abolition principles for fifteen
years past, until they have overspread the whole
of the Free States. Upon this subject our
Northern friends tell US there i. no division
among them and we do not require their say
so TO prove this. We see it recorded in many
Of the statute books Of the Free States-in the
rivalship which men and parties show for high
places in the anti slavery ranks-in the fear and
trembling with which Northern men vndcate
the clear, constitutional rights Of the South in
this resard-in the very small number who will
al, ,ba ho1,rIo Of fhic far-apd
thousand other signs and manifestations. That
ABoLirIoNIsm, PROPER, cares not straw for the
rights of the South, every body knows nay,
that il would free the slave at the cost of revo.
luton, and the blood Of all the whites, between
the Potomac and the Rio Grande, it openly pro-
fesses And those are the only features Of dis.
tinciion between it and anti slavery. The one
has some respect for the compromises Of the Con-
sttution, and for the whites as we'll as the blacks,
while the other has none. But in feeling they
are identical, and in measures seldom discordant
Now Aboltaonism has pushed IFS denominations SO
far of late, as 10 disgust every body and 10 alarm
even anti.slapery itself. Avowed treason, open
advocacy Of "a servile revolution" desecra-
lion of the tombs Of our fathers, and theft by the
wholesale, are things which the good people Of
the North are not disposed TO tolerate Slavery
they hate, but they hate these things much more.
They have believed that by agitation, The South
could be walked up 10 deleslation OF Slavery,
and that delesling it, she would abolish II; but
they perceive that agitation is only rendering Inc
agi!alors desperate, while il rvets the chains OF
slavery, and perils every thing that is dear 10
themselves besides. They are, therefore, begin
ming 10 take more rational views OF things
Within The las, two years the anti slavery men
Of the North have come out more boldly IN de-
fence of The Constitutional rights OF the South.
than they have ever done, since the birth OF
aboitionism. The Wimot Proviso was intro
duced by a Democrat; but The Democratic
party, at no little peril TO themselves, crushed
it. Wilrnot was a Pennsylvania, and he had
every reason 10 believe that Pennsylvania would
sustain him. But Dallas and Buchanan took
sides for their country, against their countrynan,
and Pennsylvania, TO her honor be lspoken, took
sides with Dallas and Buchanan. Who doubts
the anli.slavery feelings of Pennsylvania But
Pennsylvania is not prepared 10 wrong her coun-
uymen, TO wrong herself. in order 10 right the
slave. We are told that these men took their po-
si,ion from self.interes not from regard to the
rights of The South. II but i'll becomes The South
10 say so; Blu, suppose this were true; verify 1--WE
should make 10 ourselves friends OF The man.
mon of uursh,eonsness." When they lay claim
TO nv gratitude | will inquire into their mo.
lives but when they come to my rescue
in time OF danger, / have no questions 10 ask
about their motives: their interest is my interest
| and am not one of those who would rather be
buchered than saved by one who would have lei
me die but for the hope OF reward: "bul "nat
confidence can you have in men who favor you
only from self INTEREST,"" just the confidence
that have in the Union, because II is the int.