Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-02-12
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For the Enquirer.
,, rd;,ors.-I, is humiating as i'll deeply uniortu
MessIs If liberty every where, that bitter dlssen
; hamd now divide this otherwise glorious hepuoic'
SONS I'm, few who dared dream of the practical
blity of republican governments anu .I f ,antnd when
ed ~ he riyeted forever around tho nccAs OF mahku
Gu bus, the sayish bonds which enthrnled hen
and entrusted to us the high duty OF lsacng e 1oia ~
nr that men might be Free yet prosperous ana nap
our "a ~ n,ssihe thai their sons so degcnerated In this
short space time, and so lost 10 inc ~ "
great men, that The priceless Je"ei ~ m ai
,endcd over This wide world without hand being uplted
TO resist il? Such is the inevitable result Oh .e a Oh pe
~ hec-or us, the eyes OF nc h , ;;n
,be desnots arm has been pascd ana the struggling ons
M e 49, nuraced by our success. We have assumed
tha championship of rccdonl ana io ou'seis,e' anu III m
discharge of solemn duty 10 MANKIND we are oouna 10 pre-
a.,nco i,s cause with fortunes, our lives und
omr sacred honor vencratc and with my woe ove
this Unions and accursed be the man VINO d T
1 doom ne that which settled upon the mead OF Arnold
as ue.p 90 him f,rrycr-but much love it, before
w1d sacrifice my liberty, would see the onlon ana an IN
it which is most dear to me, perish '' ho a
so deeply rolsed and where is the Eosltaus VINO eoVss
Tho infamous nooriey of applying the loren 70 inns splendid
temple the cherished object of the lovers oil liberty III all the
world .,h,so, :, ae,
If The sacred compact which binds us together 10 trapc
the rights the South in the DUST and ney au press on
IN ,her nhoy purpose regardless Of tine Constitution OF JUS
,rs and our liberty have passvey borne through years
rho ISLANDERS of the North her aunts and her denuncaons
She sent her emissares among Us 10 @ 10 s
INSTRUMENTATION They have been taken from US ana when
we sonpht peaceably and lawfully TO reclaim the the law
and Constitution have been decd and we nave een forced
10 Weld up the property secured TO us oy e solemn COM
, and for daring 10 seek restitution OF his property al
one of our citizens has been murdered and another now
| lies in one OF her ielon Jas .,. . l.. .
only provoked her 10 further aggressons until II is evident
Thai if we do not promptly and firmly resist our homes VIII
be invaded our property wrested from US and we WIN leave
"a ou children disgrace their sole inheritance we have
forbone TOO long most propitious moment was oHeFeo
when the Governor of New YORK refused the demands Of
Covernor lmer Redress then in our power and TINS
mich, have been arrested for years probably forever
NAV not yet be ate-and believing tnat my moue ahu
measure Of resistance may be sufhcent oHef II 10 your
The rade of New York with this State is large and
profitable TO her. tina, any interruption to it viii be seriously
fell by he-so much indeed that she would sacrhce even
her right 10 preserve IT, But when we merely seek ushc
and REQUIRE her to fulfil her constitutional obligations to u.s.
who can doubt that she will speedily rcace her steps
roposc then that hold State Convention, the dele
oass 70 which shall he empowered pledge the State TO
hold no commercial intercourse with any OF the Norheh
States which have tramped upon cur rshIsi .aa our
merchants be pledged buy nothing from them either oil
recty or indirectly and that our citizens generally oha
themselves neither make any purchases from those states
nor in any wav encourage councnnce any merchant
rho shall violate this pledge would also employ foreign
vessels in preference theirs as far as shall be possible
and think little is hazarded in predicting that the NORM
would soon come a OF It's duty ana he imminent
danger which threatens dissolution oil THIS once eio
rious Union be avertcd 80 -, - -
Rnt shoud this not succeed it will least build up our
cities our manufactures, shipping our commerce. IN
crease our population and general prosperity, lessen our
vassalage North, and she is determined 10 iorce as
union upon u.s. will be the better prepared 10 Weel Lei
our State do this without waiting for Convention OF inc
whole South? She act speedly; ana possibly py
cnnvircing the North that we earnest her hand may
he STAYED from acts which, committed will so far e1as
perae our people, make compromise Impossible, IN
the meantime, let the southern Convention go on 10 Sc
cond This action to pass similar resolutions for the whole
South and rely upon Messr Editors the appeal OF oven
Virginia alone through their money interest VIII nave more
effect than all the appeals of all the South logether az
dressed to their sense justice and right These delegates
to the general Convention might also warn the North that
hevond certain point VIC would consider the Union dis
vd and would proceed to carry the into execution
but have an abiding faith in the efficiency OF non-lner-
course and believe that would be sufficient without auhor-
| izing our delegates TO go farther l.