Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-12-06


anu fearless stand taken by the gallant Governor
2" IeNs attribute pacific solution whole dlhculty
IN p"i VI idrt IN acknowledgment of Tie claim OF Texas
To The disputed territory and liberal indemnity for s 6.
,' w. The manifest results Of Governor Bells policy
'l na'n L" Know, matter Of fact and not infer
cce a neither The President his Cabinet intended his
message as threat 10 Texas, but us solemn warning 10
w "lole country more especially the free States
cls war likely il would inevitably have rnsur il
,ne oounuarf Question had not been settled. You NAV
,hk WIN SIR liclns Olrggrr that il was pity spoil
uy hn accommodation 80 pretty quarrel il lies.
lon rxus had right 10 settle lor herself But il seems
a' ieAas is surrendered four degrees OF latitude
save territory to Free-solsm IN point fact Texas has
not surrendered one inch of territory in which slavery
uu eNist ior Two yelrs. Slaves might well be taken
e arclic coasts 10 The territory in question Ii would
'h gang OF negroes from January tn Christmas u hunt
buialo TO support themselves r the yea ANA do nothnp
else Their hunt for for ,onihs in the wear would
be lar less successful for the clouds forget that country
o7Pnse iheir bcneactlon from ir vern7 the aulun
mai equinox cursed with the ardy ol Arabia Deserla il
mas The agreeable alienation of clnn. which brlonos IN
he Equator and Iemhas frozen coast will venture Ia
lsset la premium oi five hundred dollars with the con-
oloh vi keeping lln there, would in. slveh.ir
10 carry ms negro and plant him abovt III fl Paso II he
escaped The cocrci:e grippe and theft Of the Calmanch he
would le fo be invited of liberty n
er inc raternizns hug of Mexican Anacarss Cnos
me ide OF slavery in such country il too
u" entertained for one moment. But if it il desirable an
exotic or honse plant that should b. reared in such
nnropliious SOIL the end il easily accomplished. So far
from slave territory being restricted By the Boundary Bill il
has M point Of fact been enlarged from hirtysx thirty
n!- 10y an express provision IN the Territorial Eill
The people OF New Mexico will il that slavery shall
s'ute one OF their internal lnstionsit is fully in their
powrT II The people OF South Carolina wish establish
slavery IN this Territory and indeed in all Mexico, will
stake my life the issue TINT thousand gallant sp
rits, as know be- found among her sons and five
thousand negroes will accomplish in x months should
ko 10 $50 the HampIons and the lIeywards with their
llon o slaves in full march the III puso The Jews in
the wilderness would be light journey This As
sum IN political economy even II slavery had been permit
ted IN california by The silence of its constitution this
snleci have scarcely doubt would have proved great
cure 10 the old slavchoing States
see That my esteemed friend Mr.. Burt Of Abhrvlr, has
told his constituents that the inhibition of slavery in Caiia
na has prevented their realizing fifteen hundred dollars per
annEin Ia The hand. in her mines. Admit this be
serltnbe vacinhtion would like Ia ask how negroes
would be le in old AbbcvIe, under such tempting lure
to cultivate lis rigid and reluctant so Why such pre-
mlum on slave labor wonl have drpoula,ed the South
The Mississippi bottoms and The auval levels of this
could not have sustained the competition. We would have
lost our negro labor whilst ague and congesyc fever
would have abidrd Many fertile portions the South
would be cursed by the blight Of revcrsiblc esolaon
The fern and cnc would have aken the place the
Plant, and should have had restored for every negro
anspored 10 California Of the aboriginal settlers of
the cnnny-the fox and The wolf Does Mr. Burt suppose
that ihe nabobs, who by going 10 California from Old Alb
hevlle could realize fifteen hundred dollars Ia the hand
would return 10 Long Cane, the far fasluna
bic locality of the courthouse, spend c princely for
tunes they would realize in this new Elorad1! No.
Jenny Lind tunes her notes in that locality. No fo:toa
eNlansts in endless luxury all the opulence Of gasonny
OF which old lelogabolus drean in his sto
| mach visions between sur, and another. They would
20 and spend their wealth in New York Philadelphia Paris
and London where these voluptuous pleasures Ia b.
tombstone in Old Abbcvillc. How short-sghed is
We urged 90 into Il civil because, perhaps we
nave been provldenay prevented from running ourselves
seems that another ustabc for secession 10 hs
found in the bill providing for tho suppression OF the traffic
in transu, in slaves in the District of Columbia 1t is 10
be remarked this subject TINT almost every slave State
in the Cnnederacy has enacted far stringent resc
lions this trade within their limits than the provisions Of
this act which has been the object of so much odum Al the
South
cannot say for til, passage of such ac which seems
to belong even 10 The municipal police Of city, like Wash
n9ton ITSELF ought 10 dissolve the Cnion and precpitac
the country into all the perils Of II civil war.
have gone through now ut far greater length than de-
signed an analysis Of the measures OF The last session OF
Congress- My object 10 show you the REASONS why
majority Of the people OF the other Southern States do not
consider that these of themselves amount To sui
fcient for dissolution oi the Union; and ii South
Caolna alone il will be against their authentic sense
OF public policy, AID with little prospect Of their sympathy
and support.
beleacured by the Federal Government, all the other
Sohcm States will rush to the DO not lei us lay,
with much confidence ths nttering JUNCTION to our
souls Wise do into danger that other people
may help them out of IT, But we assume for the purpose OF
probably procuring this sympathy that the Federal Govern
ment going 10 do the favor OF bombardlng Charles
ton and marching Mr. Clays army OF mule drivers
the mountains. Depend upon it, if they wise they will
do such thing; depend upon it, they will leave very
much ourselves Ii declare ourselves out Of the Unon
and abolish the cusiohouses and postolces in Charleston
Georgetown and Beaufort they will probably anchor naval
steamers Of the arges, class OIL these ports floating
toousos protected by the whole naval power OF the conn
Try need be- Until Convention OF all the States which
formed the Constitution shall decide power OF
single State 10 withdraw from The eaguc-a power which
think manifest without dispuc-l 10 not believe gun VIII
be fired except in clfdeence to resist an absolute on
slaugl these floating officers The mail will pro-
baby be carried from Wilmington direct 10 Savannah and
shall noi for love money! coax the enemy 10 lire gun
on ils except to cpe on our part absolute assault WIN an
intent to KILL In the meantime the whole OF our inland and
export Trade will so Savannah and onr kind neshbnrs
after all their bser will be rcapins The full fruits Of their
patriotic moderation.
Yom will doubtless tell me You are prepared be nnnhi-
lated 10 be crscd To be buried under the walls Of your
city, 10 every house. and burn every Llndc OF grass
within The limits Of the State know that God has given
you pluck enough to stand all this. But States and nd
yduals little born for this sefdevoon for commit
Ting suicide. Whilst freely confess rather than that
should be laughing stock for the whole civilized world
think civil war preferable with moderate euslnn ol blood
and that therefore, might be constrained To attempt 10
blow up these floating custnnolses rather Than be ag
ed AT should however deem the separate action OF South
Cnroina, ut the present moment greatly 10 be depeca
ted First doubt the sympathy and support OF The other
Southern States without prcdcang madness and iov on
the part Of the General government which scarcely 10
he inferred But believe need not hurry cvenls-lh"y
travelling with accelerated velocity TO an Issue III WHICH
we shall arrive quite soon enough. ~, 9 ,,
under the Constitution Of the United Sthirs ) ~ W rou
first nj the North If Governor Seward and Mr. an fjnrei
with the Free soiiers and Aboioniss who the ules OF
that portion of their respective parties, "" have gone OIL
with them should obtain victory over alr Flmore Mr
| Cay Mr. Webster General Cass, and Mr.. buchanan and
elect their President the crisis will be upon us ~ two
years form of repeal of the Fugitive Slave Bill and
The abolition of slavery in the District Of Columbia. This
makes up ssue which the whole south will be united
Virginia then be in the lead she is eiernay disera
ced and dishonocd This Union must then be dissolved
What would then be the consequences Of this great evol
on deem act of supererosation now 10 discuss IL
is enough believe that The entire south has within itsci
The elements of power with which might defy the hos
ty of the whole OF the of the Cnnedeacy, and yet
resources commercial and agricultural fully capable OF pur
chasing the friendship and adhesion Of the rect Of The world
IT, the other hand the friends Of the constitutional
rights OF the South should triumph rights and interests
vii! be secure, and fresh lease will be given TO Union
thrice renovated and blessed The question: then presents
itself Ought we, BY premature ac0n 10 weaken the hands
of friends in the free States and by necessity strength
those Of enemios With any OF Justice or
with any feeling Of magnnnmy, ought we TO indulge IN a
policy little in unison with s and well considered
sympahyl Would the secession of Sonth Carolina at
the moment be playing into the hands OF those Ne"
York parois Seward and Van Buren,? Would not our so-
lated action be regarded with The decided dsnvor y
the other Southern Sriesl 1t will be answered tat the
Union being positive curse event which VIII BRING
about its dissolution is 10 be regarded any thing bn'
calamity. have supcrstuns veneaiion Tor the Union
you all know but trust have rational attachment Il
"ih Constitution is and the Union as il was II rose
with the majesty and spendor OF the morning sum- God
grant that may in blood If II can bs preserved
with safety and honor ourselves Lot be preserved
and be perpetual Ii not let the league be cut forever
hope nm sufficiently understood But this is not the tint
for applying the knife At moment when we have arouse.
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