Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-02-01
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
WEDNEsDAY MoRNING. JANUARY so.
REMEDY FOR THE SOUTH.

| Ii o, ,hro,obou, the State and would moreover,
the manifest effect correcting the evil Perhaps
the only thing that will do it, short OF dissolution oil our
glorious Union Warmly approving the proposed southern
Convention that the States may uehoefae canS anu "
,oreber az 10 the proper of redress and for
the salvation of the Union we ~ouio nope his plan "ou
o recommended by it to all the Southern States and
Ia - ,;rned os one of the objects Of that Conven-
~ !, woud he gag in the mouths Of Northern fanatics
~, No., - ,;ndate the wavering by the mad-dog cry Of
AGAINST all who in favor of that Conven-
ton ,,.
Inn merchants license from being issued to any one with
ont bis first taking oath to give an account al the emu Vi
tho vear of all goods and merchandise which he may
ha bopoht sold OF received from North OF mason ana
Disons line during the year, or which may have been I'M
ed 40 far as he believes through any oil our
ros North Of that line and in addition to tho present tax
hs, he will pay equal TO oneourth or one-half Oh o
coa Of such articles Let it be made felony WITHOUT BALL.
- s,, arch articles without license to violate such an
oath.
The effect would be put stop to all purchases IN hal
ouarte The whole trade and commerce OF the South would
be carried on through Baltimore and tho other Southern
nors Foreign ships would directly to thcn and re-
turn 10 Euoe with their rich productions of cotton tooac-
co rice beadslus &C. and the sober second thoughtoi e
"wse men & the East" would soon determine that 'hls
game of annoyance more expensive than wise iney
wou,d say 10 the abotionists and fanatics awe willing
to vote way your support when II COST us no
thing although nine-tenths of thought you were wrong
all the time; know it, and cannot consent to lei our
ships the wharyes manufactures become dru on
our hands factories STOP Shoes boots readyaue
clothing furniture productions of machine shops
and SOIL potatoes hay and the thousand DINER articles
which found market the South greater than ni the
world besides all be thrown back on our hands, IN
order that you may be graed in your notions oil sck
pbianthropy." They would add 1--WE have been wrong in
violating the Constitution by meddng with the suoec' OIL
slavery at all We will henceforh conform TO the spirit OIL
the Constitution and by way OF earnest 10 inc oo"' We
will put you down at home first"
We will not here stop the acts of outrage
and violence of which we complain We have remained SUBJ
missiye MS long as il possible TO do We have be-
como aroused length resistance of such acts OF ag-
gression and should nou settle the uhole account The
Wmo, Provso is merely the last in the series It, in sub
stance saws although the States of the Union partners
confessedy equal rights yet of the North are the
strongest and choose under the forms OF the con-
stituon take all of the newly acquired territory ney
deny this terms and say, "a white man from the SCUM
can possess himsclfof that property as readily as White
man of the North" This is an insult TO our understand
ing for they know the master will not go unless ne IS al
lowed his slave and thus the condition amounts 10
an absolute prohibition But as this is subject not SO pat
pabe 10 the understanding ALL lie, permit the con-
roversy with tho North 10 on il. Let us Keep IN pro-
rninen view the laws especially Of Pennsylvania, New
York and Massachusetts, which make il felony to attempt
TO reclaim runaway slave Southern citizens are now in
dungeons in IRONS for attempting their admitted
rights under the constitution See the recent message OF the
Governor of MARYLAND to the Legislature. None are so
blind as not that these laws against the spirit OF
the constitution
Yet, what can we do? We have warned and rcmonsra-
ated again and again. in vain We powerless unless
we resolve break up the Unon adopt some ere re-
tala,ory measure We do wish to destroy the Union
We have contributed much they've are as proud
of its and of its glory they are. To admire it
love it, is sentiment at the South, while some nave
thought most regarded North for the benefits it a
ord Wo love the Union and for tina, reason let us
90 into Southern Convention adopt means for its pre-
servation is impossible for las under such outrageous
violations of the Constitution the fanatics and their allies
have enacted and threaten still to enforce They know their
laws be against the spirit of the Constitution, as well as
wo knowt But they fancy we can do nottingham VIC
tied hand and foot against all resistance BY the edcrave
compact "Feeling porrer and forgetting right they laugh
at legislative resolves threats which they profess
despise Very we'll We shall Let Virginia pass the pro-
posed law and then, through the agency of the Southern
Convention united Of the same kind; and
these fancied task will that return
the chaice their lips and may laugh in their
writings and contortions.
But they will excaim "Such laws are in violation Of the
spirit of the Constitutions you leyng duties on the pro-
auctions of the non-slavehodng states" We answer 81,
will BIO time enough enquire into the grounds of your
complaints when you forward with clean hands In
the meantime, enforce the law, and you
help yourselves You appeal to the for
reliefyou must look and witness thriving COM
same proportion" The tables will be turnedour
ports will ourish-ncw manufacture will spring into exis
among u.s. and these Northern lords of the loom vii
find out when too late, the mistake they have made.
/ They will threaten dissolution Of the Unon-that such
wrongs cannot be borne We will descan its gores,
denonnce as traitors all who would for resist it.
When we shall have taught them lesson which they viii
be apt to remember for least century, repea
laws Of nonntecourse provided they give unequivoca
evidence of their readiness obey the spirit of the const
tuton as understood at the date of the compact.
i We write with warmth, and the language of defiance
and dcrson only In retaliation for their unprovoed obst
nate and logged inermeddng with our private interests
and their revengeu and cruel outrages against Southern
masters for passivey and tamely submitting withou
effort, 10 her VIGOROUSLY unconstitutional
Maryland is already in flame, but, as Virgnans
anxious that State shall take the lead in boarding this
lion, and putting ring in his that will make him gentle
lamb These Northern gentlemen have grown fat
ouexpense and have too vclya perception their
terest gre for continuing in force for many
years laws just and necessary retaliation But if the,
were continue always dare say il would be much
the better IL We should establish every
kind within limits would get from abroad every
article buy from the North about the price
while the of the Southern ports would increase
and thousands Of public officers would be appointed in them
to receive back of the refreshing showers of th
public bounty which is given almost exclusively thu
North One half of the 700 officers Boston ant
New York. would be sufficient collect their diminished
duties who the other hnf might be scattered among The
Southern Cities which would Immediately feel the benefits
of such government patronage Many other advantages
might bo enumerated but wish is entertained TO pro
duce any dissatisfaction at the South elsewhere with the
terms of bond of union, when properly carried into e
| feet moro need not be snid on this poini.
But some of Northern brethren say great body
their people are with u.s. and should adopt such harsh
measures for the of the fanatics We may answer "You
mus, be hold responsible for the evil doors among you
40 you chose go with the current instead of
the tide which you could easily have DONE you must take
he endure thom till Won and the wse mcn