Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-10-24
NOBLE SENTIMENTS.

We commend 10 the South the following man
ly and beautiful letter from citizen OF The Grea
West to the Editor OF The Union. de strikes Inc
right key, and we feel satisfied that The Soutf
will respond 10 il from The Utmost CONVICTIONS o
patriotism love of the Union, and justice 10 he
own constitutional rights and duty. She viii sus
lain those who have breasted The wave OF lanali
cism in sustaining her. TIE letter needs nc
comment:
Rock ISLAND Illinois, Oct. 5, lS4S.
My dear sir: | have iorborne hitherto saying
word 10 you on The subject q Inc approaching
Presidential election have done SO lor TWO rea-
sons First, have carefully wascnea anu .tuiS
approved the course you were pnrsuihgi tneie'
lore considered il quite unnecessary 10 MAKE
single remark or suggestion 10 YOU oecohu'y
knew you were lhronged Wi'h communications
from ADLER pens. and therefore shouid not give
place 10 mine. must, however, say 10 you ds
an individual, (noi as an edior) mat lnis IS
period OF untold and indescfbaole interest 10 'ne
South. live at The North-was member oil
The convention thai nominated Mr.. Polk; know
we'll the feelings here; and, from my intercourse
with men from eyefy portion OF the Union,
know pretty well The feelings which shohld govern
Us all al the present crisis.
NV views are briefly these: As cllIzen ol
these free United (ahl UNIrED) States, despise
the man who will stop 10 inquire where he cam
from, or where he Is, further than 10 Know maj ne
is in the Union, aud NJ the Union. Shall The
mighty ocean quarrel with ITSELF because rs ma
leslc waters were nor all received from me North
or the South, from Tie East or the West Ne
yer-no, never Let iepose itseli in us maJrs-
", know ins only that it is The great, Inc miSh,y,
The falhomless ocean-ooked upan by an admir-
ing world, not 10 trace lis origin, but 10 be ad-
mired as stnpendous ,ricIe.
Such are tie feelings which think should &C.
yern us all atlhr present time.
General Cass has ever been one Of The firm,
the great, and noble plars Of Democracy We
as a party known him Well-nol by MS probes
sions merely, bul by his acts We know him 10
be firmly attached 10 the grca, democratic princi-
Piles OF unerrine justice regardless oil The conslae-
ration whether those principles would most bene-
fit the North or the Souh The East or The West.
Justice and rlgh know no north or south, or east
or west Their exisleice is nn,persal, or they
do not exist al all.
My object, and my nly Object in writing hi.
line, is TO say TO you thu beg and pray The South
now 10 DO her duty. II ne iaers in her support OF
such man-such a nan rs General Cas,-the
Norh ,DW believe thu il ia merely because he IS
northern man; anCyour best friends, ur best
ificLts, The Unions ,esI friends, will ever after
so regard H.
have no fear, bu have anxiety; because
live at The Norh andove the North, hit lore
the Soiuh M less. loul1 better say that love
neither The North no The South; but love, AZ !
worship The Union.
As said before, not consider that had
occasion 10 make one'ugeeslion 10 you, and can
not advise The slightest Iteration in your course
But, Tor the sake Of III great and holy cause we
love. (treedom's cause and for Gods sake, DO
all you can 10 nfuenC The South 10 do its duty al
this election
Here we are all RICH The choice between or
candidate on The one lind, and I'm pfincipled, and
no-prnciped ambioDn The oher, is not hatd
10 make. UnprincPdambiIion" All lnle
does Van Bur knowof the pent up feelings Of
disgust and indignatto which lie hidden in that
field over which the Democracy have once
borne him in triumph I'D in pride NOVEMBER
WILL uSsEAL THOSE PourAISs.
/, like you, was ono his fast friend; bu! can
moi now even write hilame without feelings OF
disgust, which cannt describe.
With much esteem &c.