Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-11-19
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
TUESDAY, MORNING. NOVEMBER 10. 1880.

"we frankly you concerned The
| Columbus (Ga) S,a:iEc.
Such specimen narlic,ions poured orh by The ds
nonists Of Georea-who, fortunately compose but c'i'f"' ~
OF the & feai popular mass En2I,s+
Why will our frends Of the Enquirer (undessnedly no
doubt thus the of Northern enemies =
Is this extract from the Sentinel fair specimen o ts & ~
and manly bearing Of majority of those who wouio u ii
the Union rather than submit 10 dshonor ana rohoef ."
Ia it the bravado of hol-spur some OF whom may De
found in any party Arc enemies 10 nc prevented from
further appressons upon liz by being told htt they who
would resist those aggressons compose out corporal
guard Our friends of the Enquirer look 100 nuch 10 me
people of Richmond fair sample OF the Southern people
We hesitate declare ourselves for dissolution o The
Union, but protest against being classcd win mon OF
temperate words acons-[ Fredericksburg Recorder
Our friend the Recorder did probably design any
thing but courtesy and good eingbut certainly does
sound So when hear ourselves charged with caer-
ing the taste of Northern enemies and with 'aoS-
ing too much the people of Richmond instead oi to the
State of Virginia and the South The above is certainly
singular article when rerorct that the Recorder one
week since did the compliment 10 publish the following
THE ENQUIRER-Onr friend of the Enquirer and our
self are ,oeeer and shan stop enquire how we
met. but tender him brohrrs hand lie says:
1--WE have sought stand nnon the platform that Virginia
laid down. and il she has somewhat modified her attitude II
is not fault, and we shall follow her 10 the end
/ Well we'll agree lo Our contemporary has met us by
following Virginia. She has brought him over 10 us, and
thus together and long may we so continue. We
follow other lead than convictions of right
which always greatly strengthened Iy the approval Of
&c all think with friend of the Enquirer, that
Virginia has somewhat, modified her attitude, and like him
have determined 10 follow her lead Tie signs of
The times clearly indicate that the hoe Soh rW rally
under the same fag.-t Fredericksburg Recorder.
IT. week since, together, most wonderful
departure has, in that short me taken place The Reco
der "esutea declare ourselves GselD for dissolu
tion Of the Union" Our readers will bear when We
say that have not given encouragement to such
doctrine account Of the Lutte acicn of Congress. With
Senators Mason and Hunter have pledged ourselves
to abide by the which Virginia shall pursue. They
have given the world believe that they favored
'dissoluon of the Union present-nnd the Recorder is
the only paper and Editor almost the only dun In
Virginia. that has boldly avowed the policy Of mnedia lie
dsunion We sincerely regret the the Re-
corder handed has thought proper pursue To
nothing of other considerations such is calculated
defeat the very result which that paper week SINCE re-
oced in when II said "the signs of the times clearly ndca-
ted that The whole South will rally under the flag
and which result alone protect the South from CONT
nued aggression and ultimate ruin The whole South
not" and indeed but very small portion of the South
be rallied under the Recorders flag of dissolution of the
Unon' and the facts give below, make this perfectly
clear If the Recorder TO that not prepar
ed to resist further aggressions entirely misrepesen,s
our whole We have sterny and consistently insist
ed upon platform which the South would stand, viz
repeal or nuly the Fugitive Slave Law, commit other
aggressions which have often specified We still
cupy the groundand had hoped that the Recorder
had determined ''with the whole Souh 10 maintain the
same attitude Indeed, passage In its last quoted article
gives color TO the hope that that is still its meaning
l. Upon such platform the whole South be rallied. II
the Recorder makes immediate "disolnon of the Unon
for what has been DONE the ssur the South will be split into
rreooncilab!e scsms and will fall easy prey to the
Northern fanatics That the Recorder is fur ahead Of public
sentiment even the States South of shall show by
the declarations of the most decided opponents Of the
on of Congress Our Fredericksburg contemporary
not have watched the signs Of the times in Georgia for in
stance 1t is true time the hoarse cry of disunion
was quite rife in her borders but change has manifested
ITSELF which be mistaken There scarcely press
or public meeting In Georgia. which advocates presen,
"dissoluon of the Unon Mr. Rerricn the selected cham
pon of the party of Georgia. and candidate for
the Convention repudlaes present dsunion and looks
other remedies within the Constitution. His speech Bibb
county is thus stated in letter TO Mllledgevie paper
He held that secession tho remedy be adopted
The ev!s that threaten lst Because he thought there
were other remedies within pnwer which he believed
II adopted would be eectua for security. 3D. Because
the inevitable evils OF secession great be hazar
ded before all other tried; that In Of
son he said the South could be united; there would
ever be in midst strong party who would in OF
conflict side with the free States and against the cedng
State States that civil would be the
besides the brnes of the Union were too great 10 be
away lightly but said he there is greater evil than
cisunon YEA than death itself il dsonor The South must
her rights she mus, be treated as an equal a
and said he be deferred from The main
enance Of The rights of the South by the senseess of
Onion nor should he regard the ISLANDERS ut those who
brand all dsunons,s who for the rm defence of the
South though may lead 10 dsunion. His love md
ration for the Union and Constitution, he trusted equal
if It did exceed that Of those who cry Union Tie loud
est for party purposes
He said plain well known principle of the law OF
nations daily operation that border States should not
permit the citizens of either 10 plot conspe against the
peace and tranquility of the oher-ha they may rghully
demand the suppression of all such plots and conspiracy and
that iuIre respect such demand is 6eNi
that much should this law prevail among kindred con-
ederare States like and his plan that The Georgia
Convention should aolemny demand 81 ne people OF the Tree
81 States the prompt and total suppression OF all abolition
n ciees ard abolition agitation. And that the Convention
command the Legislature lay prohihory upon oil
foods brought into the State which have paid duty the
Custom house, thus far he clear they may under the
Constitution and he had doubt it would be cectua and
the would advance State TO great power and
prosperity He aso held Tint The people should require o
their del gates the Convention pledge that the
mencemen Of their Session they should pass odinanc.
requiring their action 10 be submitted 10 the people Tor le
approval or rejection.
meeting of the party In Baldwin county takes 81
nilar ground Their platform, according to the Mledgevle
Union which s willing To stand upon H. eontemplaes nc
scceSsion-no dSlaioa-no resistance without beyond
the pale oftc constitution for any existing wrongs Ii is
narrow for those occupy who believe the South has
cause Of complaint agnnst the North who see in the
late aggressive acts nothing but 'omens of good YET
broad enough for all who believe the South is wronge und
are determined in constitutional way redress
for grievances Of the past and ndemniies for security the
future"
| A Southern Rights meeting in Walton county, Georgia
adopted the strongest resolutions but expressly oppose pre-
sen, disunon We give few Of thc shew the charac-
ter of the meeting:
Resolved, Tha, In estimation tho series of
passcd by last Congress- touching the institution Of a
very and which constitute the so-cae Compromise Of Mr.
Clay possesses ut redeeming entues and upon the
whole, worked serious injustice 10 the South.
Resolved That the admission of California into the Union
without Territorial Government being first established
when that often and imporingly demanded by the
South without the authority of Congress her people
form Constitution, and without the taking of her
also with her extensive boundaries only Irregular
and set dangerous precedent but in our opinion voa.
the spirit Of the Constitution which intended 10 vouch
u safe equality the States But, naamuch the letter
that instrument, which contains absolute and uncond
tiona grant of power Congress- admit Siates
Got violated do hold that plain has been made
oui rarranfg the a!erpoon Of State Sovereignty against
the action Of the General Government
Resolved, That the passage of the Fugitive Slave
IT, &c