Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-03-20
STOCKHOLDER.

STOCKHOLDER.
Far The Enquirer.
TO THE EDITORS OF THE RICHMOND WING.
In a late editorial, you denounced The htiy oad
southern members OF Congress VITO signed ihe
address o The Southern people, upon tne SUBJECT
OF Northern aggressions against the institution
OF Slavery a. IA faCtlJn-a m,sJaoie MINORITY
when was 7oiliiaS 10 d,ss0[Ue hs G'ii0n ~ MAKE
a iiae parry coyl,al" Anc you tell the Vifsi-
MIA members who signed that address, that lhey
"bad better look out, lest the peoPe aiidiSh 'heu
TOR nrodncino division IN the ranks, and thereby
be,rauine the rights Of The Sonta!" do" CRAFTY
IN. nn,I il have. been 10 the Northern abolition.
Isl. 10 see Won thus giving them aid and COM
touI How murlilying and painful ought such
declarations IL be 10 every sincere Trend 10 The
South! How gloomy The prospect ioT union on
The mar, of the South, WHEN our editors permit
themselves to use such laDguage Abuse anu
drnupcialion are often substituted Tor reason ana
argument II the Democratic members from
Virginia have betrayed The rights al The South
il he sisners Of he address are willing 10 dis
solve the Uaiun, as asserted by you, lei The peu-
ple OF Virginia have The evidence and without
DELAY.
The members whom you have thus denoun.
ced are wiling to try the issue, and they may
proudly defy you TO sustain your allegations
before any impartial tribunal Tito publish an
Address 10 the Southern people, calling their at
,en,ion TO The repeated Entertainments OF the
North an address, breathing an ardent devotion
to the maintenance Of the unloh Of he states,
and The Institutional rights of The South -an
address, earnest INVOKING the cooperation OF
all the Southern Peep e, is the evidence upon
wn. cn you rely, then you are welcome TO make
~. n Il hr
people was invited and solicited Tor The sake oil
The Union, and as The best means OF preserving
il. What treason can you find IN this Inc
free States have the political preponderancc,
and upon the slave question they are nearly una
p,mous in their opposition. The South IS di-
yided Wkn Because the Wings oil the
South refuse, or m re properly many of them,
refuse 10 unnc wirh the Democrats IN Ieslslihg
the progress nf rncruachmett. II The DemocIa-
ne members If Cong;ess bring forward an ad-
dress; or Inc membrIs II SAFE Legislature pto.
rose 20 ADOPT fest lu,ions asserting The tquality
nfthe States in dignity and in political fisns,
Wing editors and Wing politicians forthwith
ceDounce them and their motives. DO me
Whig> Of Virginia cxp-c' in this way 70 arles.
IN. spiri OF northern encIaachmen' Do ihei
.upou>e lhat elimination wil nOi be me- by l..
crim,nalirnl You can scarcely believe, Ihai
all the patriotism oi the South, all the love ul
he Union lhtic Ia n found, are monopoliZed oy
YOU and your political allies. Why then GO
| YOU charge Souihtrn members Oh Congress WIN
| being williIg 10 dissolve the Union" because
they thought fl: 10 publish an address 10 their
constituents Suppose that the s'snefs OF me
address should through the public prints charge
YOU with lreachery 10 The South and subscriber
| cy 10 the Norrh; hat hey should SAY, your al
tachnenl 10 yuur party vas stronger than your
| attachment 10 The rights Of Vircinla-that you
| presrnl course ryinc.d willingness 10 acquiesc,
| 10, and ultimately 10 Weld 10 ali The unjust &c
maud. made hy the Eorih; would they mol b'
As able 10 establish lher charge, as you 10 eslao
lish yours1 And are such charges Al I'll Iavorab,
| to the harmony and the union Of The soulhefi
people2
R.ly upon it, Aiessrs Editors, this grea
question Of Southern rights is too importan
and too momenlous TO be made the football o
| pauy In reference 10 this question, at least
Il should be the earnest and patriotic endeavo
| Of both parties TO act towards each other wifi
forbcarance and iibcraliiy. However we ma,
differ about the Tariff and other subjects, boil
parties should unite, like patriots, upon thI
vital question. Without the cordial union 0
the Southern people, they will find no peace, Sc
curty or safety Unless they viii unite in
manly assertion and support Of their conslilu
lional rights, they will ere long be doomed Il
| anarchy and destruction. Let them not induls,
in deusive hopes, or shu. their eyes TO TN
s.t,ass causs" II1r aSxiefy AID sPPHa6thsl8Rc
never was the responsibility of Southern
editors and Southern polIcIans more solemn
Than al tie present lime Di>curd and division
among u, will but encourage and Strengthen
our assaIlanis. Upon US, their eyes are now fix
Ell. Unles> we prove true 70 ourselves, how cal
We expect The Cooperation # any portion Of III,
Northern people Tney can not be expected Il
rspouse the cause or defend Inc rights OF tn
Southern people, il they be divided in .ntimenI
or devoid OF The spirit 10 assert, and The patriot
| ISM 10 maintain their own. Di>cardinc, in re.
ertnce 10 this subject ali party associations, Il
~ all emulate eacn o!ner, il promoting he un'o'
Of the Southern peoplt, as The best safeeuai,
against threatened encroachmenls, and The >ures
means oi pfu,onglng the existence 81 our con
federated republic. | appeal, not 10 your party
| feelings, hut 10 Your cdndor ant your patriotism
and, ask, il this is not The path Of wisdom, .
| safely and Of peace2 VlNDEX.