Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-11-12
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
MONDAY MORyINc >oyEMpEp -, ~.
THINGS AT THE SOUTH.

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MONDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER II. 1880.
THINGS AT THE SOUTH.
Among the strongest proofs that the Convention 10 be
held in Georgia, will have majority of i,s numbers o
posed 10 any present rash measures la the following letter
which we find in the Charleston News "coitn on The
back paper According that JOURNAL this letter
from source "whch enables readers thai
IL may be very confidently relied on. The opportunities
tho writer are such enable him To Judge correctly
public sentiment With this endorsement, in spite Of the
violence OF its terms and s exravagant view OF the future
we gather from the letter the important fact that the Georgia
Convention will frown upon those who would dissolve the
lnon Of the past action Of Congress- upon
which the South Ia greatly divided Georgia will therefore,
fall TO adopt tie remedy of secession present. but she
ought In lay down platform for the security of the future
and invite the other Southern States raly upon it,
Whatever Georgia may do, says the writer. South Carolina
will go snslehanded of the Union and expect the other
States follow her This would be in tho :ec,h of what
Mr.. Rhe dicatoaly proclaimed the policy, that
Georgia would lead and South Carolina would follow. IT,
under these circumstances South Carolina should rash push
on her own peculiar notions and secede sngly do
believe that any other Southern S,ne would present
low her. If however the Federal government should
tempt by force TO bring South Carolina back into the Union
the sympathy Of the other States would be enlisted in her
behalf, and the schsm would be universal Such result
however il far from inevitable should South Caona take
The rash step Az in 1892 the moral influence of Virginia
and other States Of the South would be brought bear and
We cannot bring ourselves doubt with happy effects
Even should she refuse listen the voice her sister
States ner single secession may take place quietly and the
rest of the Union in lis orbit II would mad
ness we'll violation of the true spirit of our fedora
tive system; for the general government, to attempt to reduce
u sovereign State 10 submission by force
Averse nearly the whole South may at present he 10 n
secession from the Conederacy nothing more mani
fest however than that such will surely occur if
Northern lanacsm be put down but shall continue
defeat the execution of the laws and insult and outrage the
clearest Constitutional rights of the Sou, As the Raleigh
Standard strongly and properly says
lie, every County in the South tell the Free States in
language TOO plain to be mistaken that the agitation Of he
Se eery question must ceas in Congress- ond tio, n, rtg
tire Stare La stands must be enforced 10 he ieuer
Let the Free States kno that this the price the Union
that they destroy by yielding his our rea
sonaoe constitutional request by disregardng it, The
Soah as shown her regard for the Union BY arquescng
The late measures OF Adusment; let us now see if the
Norm VIII let us alone, and give rights under the
Fugitive Slave La" passed in pursuance OF the very letter
OF the Constitution. Such may wake IN The Free
States and save The Unionno other in opinion will
Let us adopt it, Let party spirit when this question is con
cened, die and be forgotten. United stand-divded
We fs.'"
1--WE repeat the Union party of the South is the par
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as is and which would prevent dissolution by timely de-
fenre action This party growing no, by tens or rrs
out oy thousands and tens of thousands few more Bos
ton uicatlon sc+nes-a few Seward triunphs and
ae Soan Will be ONE in feeling in purpose and In action
Correspondence of The Charleston Evening News.l
CoLrMBrs, OcT. 80 lS50.-Toombs and Stephens the
arch traitors will be here address the people challenge
has been their committee for free discson fa,r !,
viii not be accepted. Ii it have the mos, angry
;ebaic that has been held in Georgia Nv op;non is
mat western Georgia will go right, but believe that The
SUBMISSION or MON Party they call themselves NAV
carry The S,ae-but this ought discourage Gu
rohla II SHE moves alone and the government attempts
coerci0n Gtorea would stand by her The State is fully
committed as ~ tie right of secession and the very mon
VINO oppose us would resist exercise of coercc
power oy the Government for they know full we'll tha, III.
day Is approaching when they themselves will move for
sisance al all hazards and the last extremity Persons
away 20 not understand matters here. Party s at the
ae5nsph IL all This movement Is O DeD,pcrat tr npe
their object 10 crush the Democratic party OF this State bV
epudain the premature upon the s
new expression and they know thar il will COME |
They m lead off, and thus expect 10 become the bright par
cuar stars In the position which Georgia must assume
member Of the Southern Coneeracy. Our only chance
chccSnae ihen is by the onward movement Of South Ca
Ina II takes ground, the Wings Of Georgia will be
forced into position once; in such event, the issue would
be- you with the North the South and they would
dare 10 with the North II South Carolina stands
her ground has inch Of soil that will he trod
den BY patriot. She will be invncble-yolunteers will
In from every Southern State; and South Carolina
would be the battlefield upon which the entire South would
vindcate their rights perish there. The moment the
North the extent of Southern sympathy she VIII give
and your victory will be glorious il will be boodless
The people Of Georgia would DO united this day az are
they be made feel the wrongs commiied:
entire Congressional delegation Berren and
Jackson are against and while they declare that al s
WE'LL the people be made believe that ounges Of
serious nature have in fact been committed: