Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-10-15
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made speech to his constituents at Columbia The STATES
Rights Republican publishes outline OF it, we make
few short extracts for tho purpose of commenting on
thcm hui TO show tho people o Virginia the schemes 1at
are boldly avowed by lending South OF u.s. For Inc
Old Dominion the disunionists seem TO cherish any hs
but good will. Mr.. Woodward sad
"The newly acquired territories under the oah Of
free soiism and the North by their aid nearly @
nothing TO hope from Kentucky, Virginia or Maryland
There progressive emancipation is taking gigantic strides
and from these Indications 1t is reasonable TO Xpcc ha less
than five years will bring about all that the Nol - walt
ing for
Again:
"He, Mr. Woodward wanted Georgia and Mississippi to
be competition with u.s. We in the advanced posioh
acting Independently of her sister Sines il was necessary
should there be any urkewarmness, that any Itae 'h
could 20 in advance should But II was desirable ha we
should have The cooperation Of three or four States eo
gin Alabama Mississippi and ourselves are sufficient to
form Southern Confederacy We should ihen afas fs
MIA and North Carolina aiter U.S. nnd push FLORIDA ana LOU
isiana before
"Mr Woodward then alluded to the Georgia Convention
md expressed hmselfn favor Of Compress OF the
States and asserted his confidence that Georgia WI"
mississippi will act. He likewise stated hat Ne a!'er
the consumnation of the fraud pcrpetraed upon The Son
by the admission of California advocated The withdrawal
OF our Delegation cm the halls Of Congress though not
from Washington Objections, however, were taken 10 this
course by parties who deeply syapathscd with u.s.
and gravo matter TO make an issue win friends
ward still thought they should have left not only lhen hlt
years ago. when the first petition was treated VIA tne
respect Of being referred committee and thai me "hoie
of the Southern Delegation should nj that PERIOD have done
the same
The scheme then, is form petty Southern confedera-
cy of four "Cotton States" and "rag Virginia after
II. Virginia has generally taken the lead instead OF being
humble follower and is for her proud enlightened and
unteed people say whether she shall be dragged IN
to any scheme that Mr. Woodward and the South Carolina
disunonsts may We cannot doubt the response
OF her loyal people.
The Union of the States Mr. Woodward characterized as
ian imugnaonnn doatrisn-and he knew not one single
reason why the South should separate from the North
The history of the world presents arguments favor OF
Union Twenty five separate States existed in Asa Was
the union of Ireland and England blessing curse to
the former countyl Was it e2peden that France and PIus
should be CANA ted that Russia should nnd help
pae2 the Union that dcmorazcs md one almost
bushes think that the Congress OF the United States mad
Wing l.owndes amongst its members, or that the
earlier fathers of the Republic sat In that Senate Chamber
where now honesty s longer virtue and truth no long
er truth"
Such sophstca and views will meet their ovn
efuation by the counymen of Washington, Jefferson and
Madison who helped to build the Union and who not
prepared sver il TO pieces save on tho occurrence o
gross and rreparabe violations of the Constitution Will
bitter cup of dsunion for what has been done MAJOR Jas
Garland In letter to the Charlottesville Jefiersonian says
eloquenly and forcbly:
"Suppose these could effect their schemes OF dsoya
y 10 the Union and its What Them would
that compel California TO repeal that part OF her consu-
ton which inhbits sayery7 Would il the terri
tories OF New Mexico and Utah the institution of slavery
Ii is idle think of it, What then is 10 be gained by disso
ution will it extend the institution OF slaveryl In such an
event. you could preserve where is. This is not a
In of dissolution have you reflected upon the large
number of that II would be necessary to Keep con-
s,antIy on foot guard frontier of more than Two thou
sand miles length approachabe almost every mile =?
How large and expensive navy il would require 10
our ports defend harbors and protect commerce
How much blood and must be expended in
test unnaturai
Enthusiasm for the Union may misead my Judgment,
but do assure you, cannot imagine calamity great,
to the American people, might say, TO the world as the
dissolution Of the American Union. But while am loyal 10
the Union am loyal the South, and IT, right wrong,
she unsheuthes the sword which may God in his mercy for
bid rse or fall sink or swim with her.