Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-09-03
RICHM0ND ENQUIRER.
saTTRDAY MORNING, AUGUST al


r., d exces.es and reasonable violence OF the North
ern fanatics have the effect OF exciting the
the masses there and produce reaction against the per-
formers in the scenes of outrage The good and wise men
the North who have patriotic regard Tor the Cohsuu
ton and the Union will be stimulated TO concentrate puoc
opinion against the workers of such inques The ioui as
saans the rights of property OF law and the feder"
compact The Pennsylvania for whose conservative and
patriotic course we often asked the approval of the
South meets the crisis manuy and speaks out boldly to the
point, We ask attention its stirring article below we
believe that the Fugitive Slave Bill from the Senate should
become law from the stingcncy Of its provisions, viii
prove an efficient guard the rights OF Southern slavehod
So far from regarding 1t as sinister movement OF
polcy" look upon il as wise and salutary measure
against growing evil for which its author and champion
Senator Mason deserves credit the hands of the South
THE PRESENT ASPECT OF THE SLAVE CUES
TON-I is not be disguised that the subject of slavery
is now more exciting and dangerous question than ever It
has been any previous period OF our political existence
And vet how rarely that hear discussed phi
osophcaly and calmly The extremists Of the North, aid
ed BY such politicians Seward, Van Ruren and Wlot
contemplate ii in single aspect and without the ss.ts
regard To consequences They upon the motive That lis
abolition must be effected by any and by all means Force
openly invoked by the motley gathering at Cazenovia
few DAYS ago. force il reechoed by the insuecona!y
blacks OF South Societies for the purpose OF encourage
ing the absconng of the slaves of the South now open
organized in the North and those who assist in the wnrN
celebrated warriors, or canonized as saints Inc
condition OF the North is estimated by these Ia
natics il their mad schemes shall succeed They VIII not
see that in several Western States negroes forbidden TO
reside They that in all the other Tree States
inevitable necessity will compel the adoption OF the same
course To every intelligent comparison between the cen
tion of coored population here and that IN Tue Souh
they reply with contempuous denals and bitter denunca
TONS Infatuated by the obstacles nteposed by the Constr
tuon and encouraged by the aid afforded by desperate a
bankrupt politicians they now conederahng 10 eec'
the release 0 the slaves BY the massacre Vi le
Ii is folly deny the design when at the same Time lnal
we see them protesting quarter they attempting
10 iptn ul pDdhl nndv
That later these efforts Will come 10 Polh anu
that shall be called upon meet the ques on IN It's WORST
and fearful aspect before many months nave passed.
| We do NOT doubt We ore aarmis We can see where
the design deceive by rant and sian and we ARE nor
slow place proper value upon all those exclteeh IN
cdenta to the times and to latham their depth we ook
now upon the combinations and conspiracy We nave auaed
10 real, living und impending danger II IS true u IS
guided by fanatics but is also that these fanatics are
aided by Others who hypoctcay deny the doctrines OF
these no, and mpetuons enemies Of the general peace 10
we daily passing before eyes the evidences mat
the bold bad who sustain FRED DOUGLASS IN MS as
saus upon the Constitution and the Union ana HARRISON
in his assaults upon the living God are "n the other hand
encouraged by what is called the sentiment oil Inc NoI
against slasely! Fourteen years ago. an aroused puoic
opinion sanctioned and applauded the throwing 81 abolition
pamphlets into the waters at the Delaware Now we SIT
unmoyed while fugitive slaves hold meetings in our midst 10
excite a servie in the South Thirteen years ago, an
Abolition hall consumed in Philadelphia, and the pco-
ple declared that the ghtu cure was asked Tor ny inc
alarming character Of the disease. Now we hear Engish
.missarics assng the father of our country and See r.
wards paid 10 the agatcs who the South 10 fan
the fame instruction. 1t but day two since The
town Harrisburg made scene Of violence and al
most of bloodsed because certain Of slaves came
iuw ard demand their property The recent disturbances
al Cape May may be traced The nsolsnce OF the negroes
that Island and The repeated attempts In Ire eaonG no.
there believed universally 10 be the work OF one OF
the same class Wherever see the signs OF the
same spirit The prospect is certainly not an encouraging
suspicious one ,
In the meantime Congress sits quietly. and does literally
nothing while this bad state o affairs continues to increase
The South daily called apan witness new assault
upon the rights OF those owning slaves plotted aud carried
into execution by the fanatics OF the North and thus iul
is added to feed the flames OF uaism both sides II IS
painfully apparent all eyes that there imminent danger
in delay and that the the questions now before Con-
gess disposed of the better for the whole country The
eac prosperity and the very existence Of the Inon are all
np,rild By the manner in which the settlement has bren
put o the excitement and bitterness omened by those
who will only BE- poweess when the subject entirely dis
posed OF.