Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-09-13
For ths ENQUIRER.

For the Enquirer.
This important era In our national anais Few hs
years since Europe shaken 10 It's cene ano ne
ruins of lis time honored dynases the republicans
sled the establishment of free institutions ano inc gns
Now the tables are turned ana WINE nan :, hO no
efforts in the old world have proven abotve there Is oow
threatened in The new which, If not arrested may oaer
down the only government upon earth. ror he g'au
6caon of sordd ambition, or 10 amuse a'iu ue'lsn' u
quiet spirits who perish for employment when peace pre-
walls our SO called representatives o puoc opno our ora
tors editors and others in high places, nave we-ngh oseL
turned institutions cherished WIN love dhL oav,e
care by men of n better Surely, Inc government
which received the sanction of such statesmen as Madison
and Monroe which the handwok OF scch philosophers
as Franklin and Jefferson and which has become .e mo
del for NH who asprc To freedom both in the old and Inc new
world should be esteemed and veneraed by peopie VINO
for seventy odd years have under its broad sneu
liberty hitherto unparalleled AND were ' ne q III, nv
of one who had read the motives OF the human ana
was deeply learned in the history OF past ayes such
government be sustained BY its cliizens! he response
would he immediate one But win our peot ns
s far otherwise From the South as well rs rom inc ,o'
the CRY comes up-"Dissolvc the Union-down WIN me
empIe-unhoy hands minister at liz ai'as-uh,o.s tee'
poufe its sacred courts-unhov men have mnrred s air
nronor,ions IL is no longer our Fathers temples and In il
no longer is the spirit OF true liberty worsmnpeu H'
this clamorous cry ask moments candid Iehec'ion
and would call attention 10 the ouidefs o' 's une
10 the good i; has done in former age and to
the good which il may doto the cost oil the ouihe
to its exceeding beauty, TO its Worldwide laIc ana we
TO destroy what power ruthless as 10 invade H. has
been desecraed and is il now the refuge VI TIC luminous
and designing I! ;, t., l r.
VIII YOU destroy the building because II has been ire
nv The wicked? So the Saviour o man
kind when the house of his Father become ne zen
of thieves For that temple which was the pTioe ana aain
ration of his peculiar people, the Savior e sumo
fond love and he looked upon its sacred mysteries win the
same reverence the wont Of The Jew he loucned
not the temple but those who had made place OF money
changing and robbery he out So should weact during
the present crisis We have temne reared with The same
fond devotion with that which the King reared the worK oil
seven years labor and the work of men tar above their race
hash
has become 10 certain the dwelling place o the WICK
ed Let us with voice. hur them from their places and In
this way evnce love 10 this fabric and our esteem Tor
those who have built it, Let the people OF the south and
the peoe of the North combine show their regard 10 heir
common country the Union to liberty, and 10 the world
and let them speak with voice and dec that to no
set Of men, Will they sacrlhce the lhsu'os VI '
fathers IF our republic. ,
We do not wish to be misunderstood. We do not bold
with those who would yield their rights to the name OF the
Constitution nor would willingly surrender any night
guaranteed by that instrument That we're 10 hight agans'
lis provisions under the shield of lis protection We believe
our present difficulties engendered by mutua msunder-
standing It'll the interest of all that the mon nc pre-
served And when that Is The case and both parties are
ready TO acknowledge IT, there mutual eaoses excited
which, cued must lead To dsunion and the canste o
these ealouses easily unraveled The North looks ~
the South represented by hotheaded aspranis for political
preerment-w sentiments fall not far short of dSulon
and civil war; and the South regards the North maintain
ing Hales and Stewards in their disregard OF our rights
and interests. We greatly mistake the sentiments OF both
sections the non if tho not nisreaeSen-
led The feelings Of Southern those Of c"nrllla-
ton ard compromise; and think this the spirit OF The
North Why Then shall this open warfare longer continue!
Shall the Southern and Northern representatives continue
10 mspresen feelings of their respective communities
and maintain their position of mutual defiance or VIII they
bow the will OF the peope will they in spirit oi brother
hood each WELD of her claims for the sake OF Union
and comprumse We sincerely hope that they Will pause
before they destroy this beautiful temple of their fathers
bu, lei il remain the glory Of the universe and the delight
and admiration Of every true-hearted American a.