Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-12-03
eIcHM0ND ENQUIRER.
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49,, ,,nuEuI, PUBLIC SERVANT.
" -.,.,. violent denunciation, needless ana'"e
~. AGAINST any man. under any oad and the
''.o -, emotions In the breast Vi tue so0. ha
o.s h nischievous disregard OF S"o',
h. drocard arises from fear arouscS .s;.o q, re-
s,,on in the Chief Executive ohcer Oh 'e
aha'on' ..oe GROSS defect which testers Ike gun
'ao'' u.s. ,ha ssrses of the citizen and the man. "eu'
s'"e I'D , Republic emphatically IL So'e'n".'" y
@ d,;ss of the Chief Magistrate OF the Na'o' OF
~" "a .;,,le. They demand an execution Oh 'h''' 10
- Go ,ha, duty the nation has ohy NO u.s..
80, so,.nn pledge, truly most a~iu' Po'''i0. ~
''Oo ,r,e who fails TO do his duty unoel 'ia' jam
. ;s,,nce of a direct and positive defiance u ''
~. government TO which this iealty Is s"o'n '''' 49,
49,. -, omen and undsguised default has hiaiAou '"'
oourse of the Executive of the Nation VINO "as
.yc,v species of device 10 shelter MS hlscohoue'
The open malignant oppossrs Oh inc Jaws ''''N H.
hon, rebuke and without arrest No effort Is mace 10 uc
"i''o"' .-,aro A minister marries two fugitive slaves
: p,.on and hands dagger 10 the man, ana oec's us"
. ,h tho blood of thous ands, rather IMAM return "
,.. This reckless outlawry occurs in Boston III '''
the barpies exult in open and unolsSl's'u y.
cf n. whole system of laws An lniuliaca "oo'
~ negro is found narading the streets on ho'''-
hr swearing vengeance against ci'iSeh VI q
c., willis, nc is in the hands of State oHice', oes "
% mi, under arrest, for saying privately "na' "'
., IN open court An excited mob SURROUNDS ''i' mus"
,;,;o in the pursuit of his duty, and when nc ia' ~
w., 49, ho had \ right TO do to the Executive OF Tue va
ion he il answered by sayng II can do nothing a'"0
- h, The whole land and sea forces al MS aiSPo'''
,ho,cb the same man had asserted his oe'er'na'o " "
THO rv law executed in spirit and to the ieef' anu ''
this very Chief Magistrate had ostenta'iousiy s'u Nc
| order this same army to put down Inc sovereign
Tsxasl Where has consistency gomez 'nous'"u 'e1,'
oni,o,c. could not wash out the mischief 'hal Has oe'
49, and which might have been avoided by prompt u''
| ~ oc,ion nm tho part of the Federal Executive
W. Zoo, chilled upon BY our position TO urge our fellow CHI
sneedy retaliation upon these gross outrages upoi
tho South We call the strong for hep we appear " w
oys,oture for manly and fearless Vndcauoh Oh our o
NOR by a, once enacting that our citizens sha hei WV
MIR se any of the commodities OF the State Oh
ses and we would ask the authoritative remuneration
| the timidy and want OF hrmness oil ne eoe'ai HAe
who has thus neglected his constitutional oohsa'o"'
will w orc NAMED and mortified partly consoeo
knowing that Virginia will rebuke IN just ana 'hu's"'
,erms this unfaithiul public servant lhereis ihesy ~"
~ 10 patriotism In this and-we keep the ashes OF 'ei
ferson-we will ourselves righted-usucc sa U' .0
- hs gs Of the citizens of the Southern States we nav
0,,sdv our redress shall wiring floods Of tears from
vs that looked on without dropping tear over tho recAs
onr.ces which have gone unpublished in sister State
We throw away our fears; we hoist the banner Oh e III
terrified old Commonwealth. We mean to DO our ou'y.
We are no aarns,s; have given our hopes 10 'hiS cue
,ccu,ye officers have put trust in VOWS anu oas
". have ostered in dissatisfied people expec'auohs m
are now dsappoined we, therefore, can no longer nuus
IN the "eenerous confidence which the Republican invoices
bur demand vigorous and practical resistance 10 these en-
cro,chmcn,s We have been the aggressosi We are o
me dnsive we lay the tho root OF the Tee We a
nounce commercial restrictions, commercial non-ihet
course with the agsresing States, as the CONSTITUTIONS
remedy We hope TO adopted and, In doing So '"
tu,a with confidence every Southern state ana ash It'd
thew shall follow suit No need be done-our Jusied
ton is complete We will quietly submit no longer-Inue'
-. we have feared this last remedy we are now ready
ADOPT i,-touch this vital spring. and the pu,rd mass
folly and ou,lawry with all lis ades and aoetors, WI" 50
the tomb unwept and unsung
We enter the conflict although the Wing is giving NOR
mime 10 lis readers In discussing secession and tile Times
bella boring apology for the derellcons oil the
L. these Journals write their essayswo shall cnoeaVof
do our duty and to assist in saving the rights OF III
South and the Union of the States.