Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-06-21

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'ee'S 10 me should aciiae that portion Of the Southern
Slslhnts with whom act.
individually many ii The most of u.s. have always beer
ultra On the rights of The South We have thouo thai
stand should have been taken long ;.o and distinct motto,
''h Ia me whole North that they should not bring int
congress petitions touching tue question slavery thu
We W would regard all attempts 10 discuss anywhere as an
hlf.' and any cori 10 "isatc upon in any FORM ex
'e' to preserve fintS of immediate dis
S'h'lon ut the Union We have thought that he refusal IA
restore runaway slaves surrender those who had aided
III 'lr escape, WAS INJURY sufficient justify South
eephh@ the rciisant lF" the benefit oi association with
i'h ana IN ctaiin@ person property the pDnr
inue'mi'y We have ihonglt that each Southern State
should have made this matter; that an Of
le','e 10 one should have been insult each esen
@ NJ mus would iinGtci-ln have been nipped in the
ona OF not W. should have been prepared meet resist
ana epc H. We have never thought late o do this
p'i nave ever leit the utmost confidence that al any time
even now, such would South more
tan her rights should she choose demand more;
The North would BE- frightened bur the consequences
would be too dirciul 10 be dSrcearded
But has a,cn otherwise ordered We have been
fuet ty a ority especially in Virginia. Hence
present diff, ..tcs They proceed not from strength the
North, but liou distraction and weakness in the South
Many Southern hold that the Wimot Proviso though
outrage Is conSntiona aud therefore IL be rcssoc
y STATE action. Others regard IL as innleria whether il
is constitutional nol, because is applied natural ircl
soil" insult without blow others again trust tu hc
Northern people Ia arrest he of their politicians, anc
declare that the time for action will arrive until they
fuse Ia do il. In Shor, The measures wona have had
adopted and would have STILL il practicable, have been
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dead i'm Virginia, and il impossible excite
in regard ri,n because il is known and felt that
they dead Those who sl urge ,fe do but advocate
a phantom. Should still press this phantom upun nu
adverse people, il would look iactoI!s; should do with
violence incline Ia dn il would he Ictions; and as
SUCH would be unbccomin9 and mi-cievous Excess al
zeal and opposition part would bogrt nicmpcrancc
on theirs and thus with the tendency "i masses ni men, 10
60 much farther when reused than il originally intend
"a they should 20, would rush into extremes and waste
strength in fierce domestic conflicts enemy aNin
stronger al the while. Already there the germs o 4
disunon and an abolition party in Virginia: mcdi-
atnr sentiments which they do know themselves
crian and which they would be- shocked perceive in oi.
And though il forced decide between these two,
could mol hesitate Ia declare for e side have csporS
ed know full well that would bc overwhelmed by
numbers Union is potent word with omr opponents;
and anti-Savey is popular .ca an is perhaps
rlly SUPPOSED Many "i best and most enlightened
regard slavery Evil in Tie absac and h. hc lew
classes generally, emancipation docs not present lis hide
and aspects; they think slaves IN their way and
cannot hc made Ia think dicrcnliy The masses wish
slavery c;adicacd aud had better be- driven
that wish ior The next thing might br attempt 10 act
upon H. aud then should have trouble indeed True il
unanimous, they would follow. they did lately in
Kentucky; but we are not unanimous.
II hc doubted however partiSans mny rave, that
those who differ with as hIay" patriotic, wise
~ ourselves ready advance lle interests {" the Conn
onwcaii a. prompt dangers thai il when
ihcv ihou Each III has hu 10 book auou h- own
friend. Ia SCI, ths we can neither claim nor feel supc-
rorlv them. Their convictions. however erroneous
deem thcm ar" ~ strong "nrs: they maintain
them as sioutlv and with better fortune Tie majority is
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The only weapon could USE has failed " Sigaiy
| W. are beaten
| What shall b. done next! II seems thar should
oppose obstacle 10 the passage o' the compromise bi
aink several In the FIRST place ot two
Things csdenr: this compromise. il accepted viii end IN;
controversy ar viii II it end il, then shall have
attained security ior the future ~ comparatively small cost:
if il does mol then shall have abundant occasion IL resist
hereafter; and future aggrcs~ions must necessarily he
more lagrant and nolerabit sna have 50 much the
| better prospect oi complete union among ourselves
To defeat II, would hc 10 open the whoi 'S-
nr here :lt home" aruent d-cof cn"ondcr bitterness,
ensure an nnolnl1s defeat and deprive its opponents al
n, future influence r good The MINORITY ot
ni wish II; and they mean Z. i'' IL - ""'" - '"''
have fr ms ,rorst be reserved Tor III" new hooks We
-,,l ooc ii Is useless although think II perfectly
true Ia tlt the people wrong, that they have mol
had lime r,eci. They 81" not take Time I" reflect and
b, strife thai follow rejection o the compromise
will mo-, allow them do Ii is questionable II they
would any how questionable though i may be treason TO
sac 80 il they cDai Very iew do; the people as 4
| bniy hardly ever. Would that they did.
s. lone - there wa cone OF unanuiy, it well enough
10 hold out But hope has been ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
10 for the present, perhaps forever. There were only tw"
rs iy which We could ever have expected to operate upon
lin, North by the moral influence oi unanimous appeal ana
wnin.and hy disnnon and physical resistance II heces
ary But the failure o the first o these proves inc n-cS'
scnce the sccond-ior wc have not strength or an aP
neal how contemplate the scrnrr form ol resistance!
The COMPROMISE say some, Is as baa rs Tue Nlh'' o.
,i.o sell Granted But II worse, now can We tp
,,s.v,s1 If the Wmo Pro, passed to-day, and
b, 81, udard Of resistance sou b. raised here t." MORROW,
M ,nple wpnI So ovn til" act that few would dare I"
enlist Certainly army could not bc iii~en III 'lf.li'.
II wau b. like eac. district conventions to appoint
iarr,,s to Naslvle-an ahorion. What shall bn done
tb.n answer nothing: lnr nothing can hc done W. h'
,y,d ~ home And 81 long VIRGINIA does not choose
her rights long II Is her pleasure, n'r me
influence Of sad dolusion submit - lai"hlhy ana d"c
in shame we have hit 'l' ''''i' " ~
Acauiesccncc expose onr weakness to the Norm
more than The nj events already mas uhe. -
hnb Il wil hut let hcu know the irtt and II j useless
,,n, to nv creed Ia attempt disguise that at any
finn, should consider such disclosure very lare
,r misfortune have heard more ilian once ana on @oa
authority that the avowcd ultimate design ." 'h' NoI'
not of thr lbulonlSts proper, bui ~ me '',l' "
nar, o H. stops flee territory but cNt'na - 'io
,vithiu In, themselves tnl thcy cu"iy uee'ic
nnsc when ,ey become strong enough so TO amend hf
constitution give Congress The p"we: WAch ne o.'
infatuated Of them claim 10 prohibit me n'e
le ,r,lr and thus pcnnin@ up slaves wllhn narrow "'
H. In States which, bY the progress oil agriculture anu P"
uaiion shall have become unsned 10 us coh''h"a''
| iprc.enanclmiion . , ,,,;,,. ,,,.,
M nSnre rejecting portion Of The North do sernusy nsi
late This design. That ts or some similar ch' - n',
,ioed 10 form 'hc grand finale oi their an,.Sa'ey cl"S'
o ,rc auh III infer from the whole history o iahat
c-n: and i. an" unite our people Il iusl y. sur y
| M a,cupt >ow or one ! do not desire thus system o
IN ~, ssion 10 continue would rather look upon
, ,s wc oncc did and would again. II they would let Us
os our friends for veal or $50, our brethren IN l ,' "
uo. hu if this aggression Is 10 continue gathering
,n,h and confidence, and lnsocncc from each conces
n linen do desire them propose some measure :
wild and monsous as to unite US once more anu " II -, ~
~ l,te 10 wage equal contest al least enable us 10 ai
,chcr Ii submission will hasten catastrophe whicl
,cd and determined resistance might easily have avcrte
,Icn il being likely come am perfectly wiling !" sno
% and EXPEDITE its arrival But do not despair o deichd
in, ourselves then II Is hard IA subde brave ans
I,nt people where independence Is the feeling al eac III
di,II rather than the sentiment nj the mass; more par
,icnarIy where the bread Of millions and The commerce
,he world depend upon their prosperity And looking "io
c South as the instrument chosen by God 10 hii"c Wv
African race and siich the most highly favored cop
an earth do not presume that this justice VIII sllef ,S
,r to ycrtakc just the time when we nave laiiy ''
tered ON the mission appointed by His providence H.
JoMe Editors Of The Enq"rsr. -, ,a,o
The enclosed letter copied from the Dallas Ala 'a"
,vos written by a native OF this county, whose s'""
c worthy of full confidence, and seem 10 me 10 %
interest nj the present iimc showing s"lrihinS :" W.
history of the Constitution of California and he ee'ihss u
,st ol the people ul Southern part OF that country.
Shoud YOU deem il sufficient Importance please give III
ie,I,r n place in the columns OF the Enquirer
'''' Respectfully, &c.
N.Rnrosa MINES UrPER CALFoRSiA, Jan. ! is3o:
We rct prny of ycnson bear and elk here i'it plh'i
r thc San JoaIuin pronounced in English SAINT "nar
hnnn and the mountains filled with this kinh III sahc
Ne have great sport in hunting them when we canio
,nr, Their tamsness j. almost shocking and II s'm',l'
hnrns that man is killed by the Grizzly Bear i,ey aehs
ycv lcrocous and powerful beast AMI no way alarmed I.
thc anpearance of man. and not regarding rue s"o'i WI WI
h,rar most liriouslv upon pusuerS, and hght 10 ne Ia
Iah have better success with my bic shot gun 'iih III