Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-11-29

would be constant warning and safeguard again vIah
ncol oppression by the federal governmentana, mfeoVoi
1t the lamentable catastrophe Of secession should Feom
necessary II might be ei crd peaceabv and wiiof sah
ing the rest Of the conrderary. Indeed able N9lne
ing,on correspondent of Northern paper the Ne i'r
Journal of Commerce. takes the ground that The wdia"a
Of of the States would necessarily lead TO dIsso
luton of The Union. He SAYS:
The proceedings of Congress- at the late session. refer
ence 10 Washington, and the improvements both of puo
ard p. lite nature, that going here ard the ' ~
rise of propery,-a seem dlScountenance any ica u
genera; breaking up OF the Union, al lenova .! W
sest of government. No suppose that tf MOI
will be destroyed by secession temporary permarn'
single State, Of several States The wit!;awa
Of Of tie Staes represented in the Nashville Cnven
tion would not necessarily lead dissolution of The MON
II would be theoretical dssolulion but il might, phu
tend 10 strengthen the bonds OF union between the ret
States. Nothing in fine, Is likely 10 occur that cal a'ef
the rrrmanency Of the seat of government
Washington correspondent Of the Baltimore Srl pre-
srnts the same idea
There Lisunion majority In ans Of the States cNep
perhaps in the nation of South Cnrol;na. Ttrie ii vii
necessary TO insiia fresh love for Tie Union into The sr
generation, or 10 dlcw Tie State 10 ri.hdraw peacsld
were II but for the purpose Of !ng her feel the Lonesome
and helpless position in which she would b. ont q e
Union The Union can spare South Carolina much 9eiil
than South Carolina can do without The Cnion Lt III
maintain for while the relations OF independent Sia
and INK her peonle for the glay Of being nation afr lie
fashion Of the duo decimo States of Germany, and rhls
they will get tired of III year two uni throw hf pc
sen, eacers overheard. Why should the world asa n
pocket edition of Republic rather olrarhy, veil
os large one In folio for the edifcaion OF the @lo OF
mankndl The condition Of the independent States Cn-
trail America furnish, doubt very inviting specict To
South Carolina, worthy of the imitation vi the STA Snan
and patriot.
This would doubtless, be all true II view Of IL sb.
lect were generally entertained especially by those p.
session Of the Executive and Legislative Departments
the Federal Government For instance, shonii Soih g.
roiaa, unmoyed by the solemn appeals Of Vginn nd hr
ss,. States mady persist in her purpose Of scccsson
would allow her 10 withdraw quietly, and then htrest>
the States would peacenby pursue their respective os
within the circle of the Union Once of .c concra,
South Carolina would I've foreign naIipn, and sh,ld Sc
behave herself would be treated with kindness and respect
but should she attempt inrre the conicdeacy by cl;ir
of commerce other means she conll t!,a 5 :
garied in any other light than hostile foreign Al
word /, treated accordingly
II the yltws Of the Wing, however are 20 be carried
secession be peaceable but end In actual Il
union, and bloodshed That paper says
"Sach right secessun) is neither defined BY const. &
lona provision regulation, and whenever exercised
der circumstances which would deprive revolution Itself
all just retext rould t' src 10 bs m by those eOafH
obligations Thict require The organs and G.eatS Q ttla
PoEer 10 eTer"fe tie tanS cf tie Cnion.'
Here is invitation President Fillmore and the Fed
raj Government to bring the whole power of the na,ior
compel BY force the submission OF sovereign State
DEGREES of he central Government Would not In that
the neshboring States however opposed in conviction
the justice OF the controversy be dawn hy sympathy an
common interest into the struggle; and what pen CT
calculate the dark events which would cluster arour
such an ila,ed contingency Take for example The ca
of the Texas boundary which, but FOR liz happy adusmer
would have involved the Confederacy civil war res,l
in dsunien-does any suppose that Mr. Fillmore had
carried the unfortunate ations ct his spec
| en-da IN nj II
az would not have aioGsed feeling in The whole Sou
which would have broken the pillars o the Union into ir
menrs? This is strongly put by Go:c:nor Roane
his late Message the Legislature OF AisaaSas. he p-
pery thinks that, California 10 admitted agitation NJ
would be unwe as IL wonld not introduce slavery into
terrtorybut he full justification in accession, in
of any attempt of the President force Texas into subm
sion, sit inmaed some time aro would be done
Texas marched troops into what climci n New Me-
CO. He Gays
Permit Texas 10 be crushed and horne down hy ,hc
of Federal power, and what security have tha;
same fate may brfa u.s. Concr.e the right OF 4
President Of tine T. States TO the ann? and navy aglt
the States of this Union, and the contest rtween
Federal and State government is al an end for ever n
there Is no barrier 10 the Prcsiden, from crushing
detail every Stale In this Union which might dare r'.i
his march supreme control. Let but blow be- sire
In execution of the dsgreeei threat OF the Executive
longer talk the Constitution ,he Jnin
No earthly power can preserve them They will M
worth preservation. am no dsunlonis Rn! ratherh;
yield this principle and conccde the power Ia the Ciner
Government 10 enforce obedience 10 her unjust laws al d
point of the yonct would say di.eore the Union for the
can be no security under it.
RESULT IN GEoRcIA-ELECTloN TO cONvE.
| TION.
At2P. NJ yesterday received Il ,riegraphc jeapa,
from Washington ne follows.
The following despatch was received nj the Union of!
al II o'clock:
MACON GEo Nov III
"Thc Union party have carried The State By oyerwhe
Ing majority perhaps thirty thousand. In r"enty-n
counties the dsun;oniss have carried but three by
gregae majority Of less than hundred The Others
Union delegates by from Ia thirteen hundred. No
knocking at hs door any more y" Jo9raa' Gnt Mes nr
While pleased that Georgia called by Southe
Press "the Empire State of the SonA,' has thus prov
herself conservative and refused be dragged premature
into disunon the tail of South Carolina, s and 81
cerey make the appeal that the Delegates in ef convenit
which month will boldly and broadly ami ;irm
lay down the line of atcuiy tu.ars, beyond which
North shall step nchthe line which we have sn
commended; which the whole South Should and we
ieve will, inilexbly adopt For the sake Of peace n
the Union would acquesce in what has bcrn dcne b
shond the North do justice and keep the faith in
lure, WE shall be for stringent nay extreme measures.
I heard Sunday the 18th instant from the very bt
authority TINT the President had ordered the OF Go
Quman and thai he be tried for TREASON, ak
part and furnishing from the Mississippi State
Gen. Lopez and The expedition under him. in their desce
upon Cuba. | would have given you the information
once but took it for granted tn" able corcspo
dents were on the look and would furnish you with
news
No doubt ere this. the valiant Gov la,man is under
rest and you may be informed hr telegraph from
South before this reaches ynu.
The President, il seems, is determined Ia maintain
laws of the country well at The North the Son
and has sympihy with any who disposed set
laws defiance and thereby eudanger the union Of,
!, States.
The above appears In the Petersburg lnteigcncc sem
ingly copied from another paper The intelligence s,ike
us apocryphal.
The Mississppian Of Nov. l5th has tie following IN
cogna,e subject, and, much regret Gov Qlnan'
brsqis and prccipate policy the question O. "eces
sion" prepared fully justify his course oa tn
subject here explained
From the A1iss:tsi;ian of Nov. l.
| PROCEEDINGS AGAINST GONERNOi, al TITAN
The L. S Conr, New Orleans is pronce .ac "a tran
presence Of the Governor in that city, oany.r feIa
charges there pr.fcrrcd against him. regasdr The r5a
petition We believe The whole 10 he ffivols!s mud uolE
dcd and intended hy the Fillmore admins Aon I, eiec
interior political objects. The Governor iltseyer i: read
and willing undergo any examination vhen his oficif
, term expires, and will voluntarily do ow. if ie CT
lawfully absent himself from The sea, cove,nmer
without dern,ent 10 thc public interest and in OBJ
! dence 10 the requirements of the Conriturion W