Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-11-26
.~R1oT1c LETTER FROM Ag. BUCHANAN.

Jog 10 ','o "n which need specify viii DC
nrye M of the pleasure and tho privilege :" uih3 WI.
The greg patriotic and enlightened colnut o, yoi
and cn,nty in maniflstng their attachment io M 'os.
ru,ion s The Union in the present alafnihs eiiss ID 0"
political affairs ,, -, ,,,,o, NJ be oporur o
= VII rn ,oriion Of our great Central Railroad iron
ph;,IaIhia to psburg said that lie cnrc!a SUPPORT
thai n,a1fcent improvement was platform On ~','s. ~
nnsyinnans Of every political 'osh
,oae,,r hnrn,cny The sentiment elected an en'nusias
~; ra... from all present, whether Democrats OF wings
now on that the platform OF our blessed Union Is s.ron
enough AID broad enough to sustain an tfu n which ,h
Jor len nations OF The earth gaze WIN "pe a"u uese
with Animation and astonshnent our Innn 70 ne gu
in the W,; whose genial and steadily in'feas. ., w.
will ~ a; should remain united peoiis' u!sl' m
,on1 &c spoiisn from the anc.en; nations OF t'ie "o'iu
s moral over will prove TO be more potent tan l.on
Of armed ne-crnarcs And shall this glorious 'a5 81 Il
d.rrness foro il has accomplished hall Its mission re
Ven fn,Md Let nil cxclum with The heroic 'acAsoh
The I-nin must and shall he preserved
And VIII Union this has been The history OF tils hu
ma 80 es.nrs no parallel il. The biz OF striped bun
mo ,,hir was he swiftly swept from the ocean ny Tue
British nav according The prediction Of British states
man nreyi The Of 1872 is now displayed IN every
sta,s nd pes The flag Of country, now protects 'ne
rc,ns in erry cline. II am RoIan citizen was once
the nroud exclamation whirh everywhere shielded an an
cies; Rou1r from insult and injustice II am an American
citjzen - now au exclamation OF almost equal potency
hrughou,,he civilized world This is tribute due 10 Tue
power and esuurces of these thirty United States III
spectacle which has astonsed even the creates
Capan o: the age. A, the call of the country an resis
bic lost OF armed men, and men, TOO Skilled IN TIE use VI
arms anu,g IN like the soldiers % Cajnus, from the noun
rain ard nics Of Out great coe;cderacy The struggle
amv!e fh,a; who should remain al nce oh' VINO
shout enjoy privilege Of bravins !e dangers ana inc
p-yaions foreign war in defence ic!r country i!2hss
Hea.u:bd that the question o slavery should ever prvs
10 behf stone thrown Into their midst rs Cad' 10 make
thenufn their agains; each Other ad rsfsh IN aiaa
conl:,!
The ruAc and assaults OF foreign enemies wha, has b. en
our caddon honel Here every citizen sianGs erect IN
the pna1 proportions bestowed upon him by his Maker and
feels Ind equa Ia his fellow man. he i projected ny
yuverfnt of just Laws in the enjoyment nj life liberty and
properyl He sits down under his vine Ind Ills own tg
Tree rr here is make him afraid vast con!sde
facy ~ n.ai ct ,i.ftyo.c ol.,eigu ah independent
States zen hoore him. in which no feels himself 10 DC
every Will a, homo and may any where throughout lis
EXTENDED limits seea his prosperity and happincss in hs
own wy The most perfect i'eeo'n oi in'erc9iTsr prevails
amongaltn ne States.
Her, M blessings Of free trade have been realized under
the Cosion OF !hc United Stea and by the consent hi
I'll, tc! Se!cr extent than the world has eyer Witnessed
Our dnss &C tonnage and capital employed III t:- .ade,
excee. beyDud all conpar5Cn HAT employed IN trd
with Al thresl OF the world. The marine. ol Maine, after
orav hti4n9crs CT The passage around Cape lorn nds
nmse al ie,e in his country, when entering The dis
tan prt Sal. Francisco The other side Of The world
Hra en- emp have hoGac these STATES ioge:he. by ada
nian.e bods Of powerful interest. They are mutually de-
pended on ZACH extraordinarily necessary 10 each other
weIic. The numerous and powerful Commonwealth
which re ipread the valley Of ho Mississippi mIs.
seek mskets Of lie "or.d fur their produc;ons hror2
the meth that father of rivers strong naval power Is
necessy keep this channel always free IN lime OF war
and shnnnse commercial marine Is required to carry .ha
producons the markets OF The world and uiins back Their
return Tie remark applies Win almost eqld force
10 the Itton growing and planting States The Gulf Of
Mexirand on the Atlantic. Who is 10 supply ths naval
powcrnd Ills commercial marine? The hardy and enter
u.osons VI the North, whose home has always been
The m;nain wrys. Neither the pursuits nor the habits oil
the pee Of the Western ana the souhc Sq:eH tit them
for employment. They are naturally The producers
whistle Northern people the carriers This establishes
: mriI aud profitable dependence upon each other, which
is one the ,lro:gcst bonds OF our Union.
The ,mmon suliesnsS Gr9 common cor!es OF the past
the proery Of the present. and the eian hope; q me
fu,ureut impress every patriotic hcar; with deep JSe and
dc;c! for the Union. Who, that Is nos citizen ol his
vast Rubs extending from the 81. Lawrence TO the Rio
Grand and from the Atlantic TO lie acirc; does mol shud
der al idea Of being transformed INTO c7.n or one vi
its bren Jealous, and hostile iragmcnsi What patriot
woioi srd The as drop CT MS blood han see the
lhry0e brilliant Stars which no" Heat proudly upon GU:
counts nag amid the battle and mo breeze slcGef torn
from national baEner and scattered in confusion over The
face o:he ear,hf
Reslssurcd that all the patriotic emotions of every true
heart, pennsylvanan in OF the Union and the Con-
stitutl are shared by Southern peope What battle
field moi been Illustrated by their gallant deeds; and
history haze hay ever sh:unS rom shcrhccs
and serings in The VI their coGntry MAT then
m.antlIc mut,e.i.a thunder Which hear roia TIC
Soul The sirna Of Inc tines are truly p1'lcnto1S
HhIany In thu South openly advocate tho cause OF se
still IDLY cling 70 the Cnioi awaiting with deep anxiety
the uon Of tho North the Compromise lately e;i1ccd
in Coress Should this DO disregardsd and nLied oy
the cens of tito North tho Southern people may become
uni,e and then farewell long farewell, 10 our blessed
IJnior am alarmisi; bu, brave and wise man looks
DANCE steadly in the face. This 10 the best means OF
,yodr H. | am deeply impressed with the conviction
that tNorth neither sufficiently understands nor apaeci
aes II danger For my own part, have been steadily
wa,chy It's approach !o the last fifteen years During that
neodhavc often sornded The a.s bur n.y. feeble warn
incs he boen disregarded now srnniy docire as the
dsbes conviction of my Judgment, that two things are
necesay preserve this unon from the NEST Imminent
Atation in the North the subject Of Southern ella
very rs, be reoaksd and put down by strong energetic
and el,htened public opinion
II fugitive slave la% must bcexecu,ed In It's letter anc
Ia its irit. ,.
On oh of these point, shall offer few Observations
rho are greatly mistaken who suppose that he isnNesi
uslrh now raging in the South has been r6.s1 snry oy
,hs ~ or omissions of The present Congress The minds
+ h.outhern people haze gradually pr cr this
eynos by the events of he last fifteen years. cch and
d.vo,fy az they love the union, MANY ol them are now
RANCHO believe that the peace al Their own hreSdef anG
the 81 rity Of their families" cannon DC preserved Without
.enaron from u.s. tbs crusade Of the a5oiltloni..s against
,bc;r mesc peace and security commenced ~ 800 e-
~, ck son in his annual message 10 Congress- IN Deem
her onn year speaks Of il In the following emphatic ls-
opapcI must also invite your attention To the painful e1-
e,an,t produced in the SgGn by attempts 10 circulate
ho, the mnl. inhanmaury appeals, addressed 10 the
n,ss of the slaves prints and various sorts OF publ
cation calculated STIMULATE them TO nsccon ana pro-
,ure "the horrors vi Il servlc war;
Ero that period the agitation IN Inc Norm against
so,ihn slavery has ncsssan by means Of tie Press,
- 81, legislatures State and County Conventions, Abb
i,iorccu.es every olhnr method which fanatcs and
dn,,su,s could devise. The time of Congress has 6een
y,ste.n widen; haTrangues tho subject OF sivrry In
smmory appeas have sent forth from this central
MINI roighout tho country the inevitable effect OF "alrh
% h 10 create geographical parties much dreaded by
th. Fac, of his Country AID Ia esange III Northern and
Sn,,bn divisions of the Ta!on from each oiher.
R,f, the Wimnt pro,isn was !nirrposcd The abolition
~ .l,ry in the District of Coiumbi had been the cher
.amaJ agitation Petitions this purpose, BY thou
sa,ds ON, mrn women and children, poured into Con
rse ssio. after sessi,u Tie rights and the wishes OF
,h oues Of slaves within the District were boldly dsre
,rd.d Slavery was denounced as naticn sin and ma
sorare which the laws NJ God and The laws of man
nnbt abolish cost what il might. II raitercd not TO the
cthat The abolition OF slavery in the District woa!d
nnrv.rt into citadel In the midst OF two sa"ehoidln,
S,ss .on which atoton.s could securely scatter
pyramids and DEATH all around 1t m1ered not 10
,hou IN the abolition Of slavery in the District woud be
nl.,i Of The spirit OF the constitution and OF The implied
fIh nIged 10 Maryland and Virginia. because the whole
ld laws that States would have ceded L"
tho n had they imagined could ever be converted oy
(,onrre into place from which their domestic peace and
secnI,,mcht br assaiIrd hv fanatics ard ahntiuniss-
V,v ,bnbotionists still further They ae!taled
or hs rrposp of nboshing slavery In the forts arseras
and n,yyards whi- the S:chen Siaee had ceded 10 The
Union uder ,hs constitution for the projection ard de-
fence OF re country.
Thus sod the question when the Wmo Provso was in-
,crnosed fuel the flame and 10 excite tho Southern
psope 10 ra6ness