Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-11-19
A SENSIBLE AND NOBLE LETTER

We ask attention the following letter from Rchar
Rush, ESQ.,, the high toned gentleman and accomplishe
statesman and scholar. 1t throws food of light upon III
Constitutional rights of The South and powerfully appea
the people Of the Morrill, TO regard the action Of their fo
fathers and their violations Of the chari
of our rights and liberties The meeting whose invitao
he declined earnestly recommended Mr.. Rush. who ha
shed honor nnd dignity upon himself and State for the
United States Snnatorship from Perns yania They n
endorse the principles of the Democratic party rromuare
a Baltimore in 1871 and si9 "lhe platform for us
stand upon" and commencing the immortal advice oi tn
father Of h country resolved that TIVE will protrc, and d
fend our glorious Union, founded ii was upon the frs
blood of foFeathers every hazard every risk and
ry sacrifice :"
SuYpESnAM, Philadelphia Co, Nov 2, 1850.
Genrmea: Your kind Invitation OF the 30rh Of October
on behalf of the Democratic citizens o! Penn district Ia nj
tend the celebration Mr.. Trimhlrs the evening of III
day after morrow in honor Of thr succc"s Of hr ent
cratc cause in This county and State the Late r~iion vi
received yesterday. The invitation the gratifying
recognise among the signed Ia il. those whom
have long known neiga5ors and been in friendly ntc
course with here around my own home in the connyc
cunsances which increase regret al being prevented
cepting il by previous engagement not in gi,
up iou have rightly anticipated my readiness 10 reoit
with You the of cause and although am D.
prived of the pleasure of being with you in person
evening, will be with you In feeling.
Festive occasions like these being generally improved r
express of mine. II duty all their counlr
and should shrink from il nj time
public affairs II is of the slavery question would spca
for this has become vital question, absorbing ali others
inn am OF those who think that Mon has be-
in danger from i'no visionary danger worked up in y
heated iances nf few utas al each end of the rnio
bu, danger decided fearful md widespread The ques
has such deep broad roots and they have been gahe
strength long that Tho Compromise act Of itself howev
good il may have hecn far it went, (and, for one
would have voted for i'll the bitter diss
ota aoh hoap
asperatinG. That act framed ns il among complicad
difficulties and supported IA was by extraordinary men
force exertcd by great 10 whom the nation looked ins
difficulty, be followed up by mutual Cancellation I'd
orbearance-above ALL BY the faithful performance of c
siiluiona obligations. Oar Union is otherwise gone
ever and than we think. IL is not good speak
good witing any array of s advantages hower
pontedy eloquenty put FORTH That any longer
It, Ii must br saved by deeds by conduct by things paa
bic to be done and abded by. would aiude, ii wi
The sentiments lately expressed by Judge Ger o.he
law. l would approve them with my whole judgmenpnd
heart. In this same connexion would ask permissd 10
mention u that under my own knowIedt,
Il this When Judge Washington on the bnch
of the Supreme Court OF the United States and holdg as
such circuit n phiaGephia he lost one of his saves
Whether he had away from Mount Vernon the homt.
Of his immortal ancestor and then the Judges hone had
with the Judge from Mount Vernon body .rvant,
and absconded On reaching Philadelphia, sur. wri-
Ting only from memory Al all events he had abatonded
and in Philadelphia then attorney general ot
Stale IL shortly before the war Of 1872 Judge
Washington applied me assist him in the LEGAL steps
for the recovery Of lis slave did, and The slave
covered There nothing than brief heaing be-
fore justice of The common pleas of this county No eN-
element aiscd-no noise of my KIM. 1t was simply
question OF law and evidence under the constuiicn DID
the slave belong 10 Judge Washington, aad had he abscon
ded Both points being settled in the a native lie Judge
recovered him matter oi and al arluescei 10 The
decision.
Now mark the difference. Nobody deamrd that judge
Washington was an inhuman man or bad citizen Like ms
Immortal ancestor he owned slaves General Washinet i!
liberated his by WILL many other Southern people have
and thousands would if The northern people wout
inIure and insult them this ead The SontE
tho efficient pioneers forming the oniza:cn Socs
v They organized they put nu operaica on purpose ha
they might be able send their emancpnte slaves Africa
Judge Washington was its first presidents leading patron
Mr.. Crawford another distinguished Sou'aern mar, was
think, its second president, and Mr. Cly It's third. Blu
mark the difference | say-mark the vas, the almost in
credible strides Of intermediate papaoc aggression po
the South. Witness the northern uproar not alone sine
the fugitive slave bill passed. but for ten t%eny AM
rior when southern man has venred upon claim for NJ
fugitive slave! Has il been treated an ourage-a
enormvl Has rage been enkindled Have not blast
been blown, tenpests raised from 'Boreas and Euru
loud!" This is fact-his is hstory-,he.e is no mstaS
about IT, Men. otherwise good citizens, have long been III
culcating resistance 10 The CLAIM and nj last have carrie
their opposition TO the very verge Of treason Yet The clali
has rested on hs ltutiona POUNDS the sam
DsttutioDal guarantees as in Judge Nashipptons TIM