Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-11-19

dsunion; but declared that the Southern States should t'c
immediate steps 10 rsiublsh commercial nanc and Fich
direct trade with Europe will render them indefcrh
OF Northern merchants, manufactures and shp-owne-
Also that lie repeal OF tie "fugirive slave law the 10
on of slavery in the District OF Columbia by The Fef'a
Conge s. VIII be such indication Of settled osIl' u
Southern institutions as 10 justify and require, as ne'
of mperar? necessity and safety, The secession oil VI.
Southern States from The Union.
Let us look to Mississippi and the policy pu:sn' "
ha statesmen who hive gone farhest for sorAefn
Rights. Judge Wilkinson o: lazo writes that Mississippi
will not go ont of the Union unless he Georgia Conveon
resolves in favor of sccessinn Jefferson Davis wh mas
been regarded among the foremost in defence 'e
South publicly rcpels the charge of Icing "H'u-
nionist" In discussion nj Raymond, - rept'e'''
tie distinctly declared himself in fnror o resistance o''
snd there many knd- of resistance aside from " "'
!orcr-therc The resistance offered by meetings lh
people pro,esliug against cncroacmcnls upon their rei's
resistance in the form Of non-in,ercoursc &c., &c he
would say thai he COR the resistance by roRcE-h'
would leave il !or the people say what the measure o re-
sisiance should be- while he should follow their dictates M
pici,ly Tho ugh conending that the South would BE- IN
fni,ry benefited by dissolution oi The Union, hr st'uy
declared that Union and Dsunion The questions,
and Tint should raise that Issue with him rights
nf lie South might possibly be maintained in th tnon-it
not in The Union, certainly on, of it,"
Mr.. Davis concluded land ask the Recorder aiterion
s wise suggeson by advising The people olhc Souh to
ransiing among tiemSeiresto form common Vdf
form rhich all nnie-;o calling each Gief
harsh names rs he doubted that al parties Al the Sith
equally patriotic, and equally determined 10 prfV
the Union ii il could be done without dshonor.
The above decisive indications of Southern sene we
take indiscminatey from our Southern mail which racl-
ed after reading the Recorders article They a. The
revelations Of subassions;s" ba, of the most deided
opponents of the action of Congress- tie strongest nnm
pions of Southern rights. The facts cited Ga sho' that
present "disunon, remedy for the past is sc;;ceIy
thought Of in the Southbu thnt all parties will
rally practicable and safe platform We ;ppeal
TO the Recorder Ia rstrace its steps and lei - be
once "tngeher." Against future agercss ms
10 which il specially aludes. prepared 10 unite
with il in maintaining the most stringent Ineasgcs.-'
er than submit ~ the future aggressons set lorhn I'D
Georgia meetings woGd sadly hui serny raise te flag
OF d;sunon The whole South is aying such asis-
ANXIOUS TO avoid dissolution possible but ready meet
il, should 1t be forced spon by the North, 3her. nov
cluster the strongest band OF disunonsis.
In conclusion, tempted TO adopt the following ar
Gle of tne Richmond Republican embodying or own
views, md defining our pas, and future course:
SOUTHERN pLATFORM.--7hc South Caroi:nda, +
copying and commencing the views OF Ibis paper in refer
ence Southern Self Dependence, presses the wih ha
the Republican woud fully the platform Of Soa,h
crn Rights and refrain from echoing the applied by
Northern prints TO those who 60 something further than IL
| sefin The advocacy Of Southern independence"
We glad 10 hear haI South Carolina only goes "Somc
thing farther" than ourselves in The advocacy Of Southern In
Dependence But what is that sonetEngf Secession Dis
solution? Ii either Of those be plank Of the Southern Plat
form, voluntarily stand upon it, at the risk
dropping into the unknown abyss below Our motto In
dependence the Union Dissolution regard as peril
Gus remedy, TO be used only in The last extremity Wei,
the Siamese twins perpetualy To fight and threaten cac
Others le il might be worth their while 10 call in sur
gcon and try The experiment Of separating the gamcn b.
which they united IL will be equally hazardous op
| Grafton which sewers the Union of hcSc States.
The CaroRian, however, like tie Raieigh %'andard
wrong in accusing this journal OF echnng the nppc
b. Northern journals Southern sccessonsts. We den
the charge Our readers will bear witness how uni,rm
and siudiousy have only abstaned from the employ
ment of such erms but have condemned il in others w
have often expressed admiration Of the real chvnlry
high moral tone of South Carolina md may now an
what unfeignedy feel that, barring her distractions
there people under the for whose
courage and moral elevation we have profound respect