Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-01-05

thi, work, | will give them one item winch
should enter into the calculation; for j, is yer,
important-snce il is d emed necessary to mae,
| it-lhat il should be made as correctly as pos.
bic. The value OF the Union may be estimate
from the evils which would result from il, di.
solution. These are manifold. Bat 10 say mo-.
I ing OF prosifatng one At least of the ere,i
/ branches Of our national industry; or Of yely
casting away boon which was purchase, b,
the blood which was shed at Bunker Hill 4,
Saratoga, at Eutaw Springs and at YORKTOWN; n
of scattering to the winds the torn leave. IL !,
| Constitution which was matured By The Iabor,
Of a Washington, an Adams, Franklin and
| Madison; or of relinqaiihing the bright hope, or
national greatness which have hitherto been IN
duged; or Of destroying The asylum which Las
been opened for the wretched o! every European
nation; or Of blasting the hopes Of the friend. of
rational liberty and orderly republican govern
menl Throughout the world; Or Of causing is.
rants 10 exult over the suicidal destruction ii
the only power which could give hem dl.quIe,:
or OF deprlslhs mankind of tie innumerablr b.
Re.ts civil aud religious which have been Ioy
| ing out in every direction as from ! ner,n,,,si
fountain; or of inviting The beasts q, nrey 80,
the tour quarters OF the earth TO come ann ,e,,.
themselves upon the disjointed limbs OF me ,,p.o
inyncibc American llercuie>; to -, na..,
oil any oil these immense calamlties,
another consequence which woul inev.ta W.
suit from the threatening catastrophe which
would alone lar cutwe gh all tie evil, when a..
tend the Union oil The States, yea even oil that
arc supposed 10 attend il. Ii is past all douG
that If the North should be severed from tie
| South IN consequence Of the excitement pro
duced BY the discussion Of the question Of "a
I very there would very soon be WAR tetwes ii lie
two sections Of The country. War i in all ca
SEES, calamity IN comparison with the horror,
of which, all the evils Of slavery siak into ~
significance: and il is impossible too severely u
condemn or too strenuously to oppose the me-
sIres which have tendency TO bring on ans I'M
nee ,ssary war. But the war whca would MI.
low the dissolution Of the Union; would be ane
Of peculiar atrocty a1d distress II seems ~
deed almost like treason and sacril &c 10 nam,
such events as being within the bounds OF pos!
bity. Ii is surely no pleasing task To ans IA.
RIO, to pom, out such dangers. Bat il there az
men who are determined 10 rush upon them
thcv should not be permitted TO do il biindiold
The war which would take place would be- ii
the nature of civil war, like the Peloponnesilu
and Bcotian wars. II has been often observed
that civil wars are more 10 be dreaded than ans
others. war between the North and ic
South would be rendered more fierce and blond,
By the rage of ianat!clsm on the one hand. AID
of an unusually keen resentment on the other
The heat and the duration of the contest would
be increased by the unparalleled brayery AMI
determination Of the beilIserents The late war
with Mexico has shown that the troops from H.
different sections Of our country are equally H.
lrepd and efficient Even the Ion strength ii
the Eew England batialions, irresistible by any
foo bpI
countcrins the terrible Kentucky infantry. Nli-
sissippi rifles aud Texas rangers. The con
tending powers woul! indeed be ycry n, ar.y
equal in all respects. II the North would have
some advantage in point of population, II
would be counteroa lanced by the fac, that Ii {
| climate Of large part Of the Southern cuun,rf
il extremely preudca 10 Northern men Pr
| haps some citizens Of the Northern states
might readily engage in war with the South.
| expecting that the later would fall m casy
| prey on account Of the weakness supposed 10
| e Induced by slavery II 50, they wOulI CON
mil fatal mistake. No civilized ration can
call into the field The whole number Of IT, able
| bodied men, very large proportion must re
main al home 10 perform agricultural and othei
laborS. J hese labor> could BE- peri r!ued al he
South by the slaves. And as for any danger u
Instruction, the srcy-hared men aud the bear.
less youth could easily guard against that, IN
ploying if necessary guards OF colorcd men. III
the same manner as the British employ lie ia.l
Indian negroes. ii the negroes should fight Il;
all, the greater part Of them would tisnt lor
their masters against all other men OF every
color. But il is well known that the grea,cst
difficulty in war is found not in raising me-
but in providing for and paying them when u
the field. The South could safely send into III
field hse hundred thousand men; but neitl,r
the North nor the South could supporl an arm.
Of half that number for any considerable tni,
Even this miserable Mexican war which La t.
| Gently ended, short - i has been, and Jew i.
have been the soldiers engaged III II, has lel,
us burdened with debt Of about one LlG
bred mil ,ons Of dollars II will tic in vain Tor us
North TO ha,er itself that the Sou Ii cann,l
bring into the field an army as large As ci.hlf
| division of Inc country can maintain. ="
| Southern soldiers would not ony be equally
good. but they would be led by as able General,
as those Of the North Virginia alone has ~
dnceh, beside him VITO was first in war
Harrison Scott, and Taylor The sour
| feels equal to the contest. distinguished
Southern statesman recently sail: ave ,.oqa
be abundantly able TO maintain ourselves n,
| North is rich and powerful, but she has many
| ites--tbc yotc J urself iarm men the ,,rl,
Of labor with capital spiri, Of aoarch, awi
miSrue already developed which sooner u T.
! ter will end in her overthrow. Tie South, al
the contrary, has homogeneous population, a'd
common bond Of union, which would ren!-f
us united and powerful "0ur Custom i!ou.r,
| wonli Afford " revenue ampe inr es.rr
| purpose, almost as great in amount a that naW
ected b. the Federal Government .tc
South now exports to tn Northern States more
than all the North to foreign countries; ard i
well established principle, that tie imports Is
a community are based upon is exports aul
1 that they nearly eqIal each other The con.
test once begun would not soon be cndet. ~
Treaty of Peace should he proposed, the = -
would insIst that one Of lis articles shou Il pro
vide for the abolition Of slavery. The Ssu'a
at the mention of such stipulation, would Re-
new the strife with an eXas pcratOn seldom
| known in TIE history Of wa,fae AID il VOLT
/ be impossible 70 foresee The termination II pc
conflict Can any patriot look witho i an-u,.h
upon such sccue These States ",tosldcr q
shoulder, went through the revo uton; hand Il
hand they stood around the administration Il
Wasbington;" and now they ere Joined III Del.
" strife with each other Ii souls could w,tF
in bliss, We might suppose the father o. Il,
country would look down from paradise w,it
,cariu! eyes upon the con,cndins chIIdrra y
those whom be led 10 victory and sovereign.
And why IS al this Is il because the cIc,. =
ting men Of the North have figured out the '',ue
of tho Union, aud have concluded that i col
more than ii came TO- Il i, 70 prevent the b1;e
possibility Of few negroes working on tue
West, Instead Of the East side OF tn Del Noflc
And even this trivial object ia no, accomplish
for ina South takes an equal share Of the Gtw
territory, and beng unlrammelled by Northern
influence, pursues with undivided cousel, tie
slavery extension policy. u
Ii the Union Of The States shall be DIX. ~
in consequence OF the dispute on the subN =
the slavery Provisoes, or Of any other con'.o.
yersy connected with slavery, the sin ~ I'e
shame will rest chiefly upon the NORTH, since'fe
North has nothing 10 fear from the encr01Ch