Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-12-03
, and oyi,o,ed condition has not ariser

distressed and agated condition mas not arlssiI
Iii, fon The recent aggressive measures lii, o,;ro
so'ey HUI. These effected BY illicit ana why coiloh
Government roysd forever the balance OF power Re.
io'S, H., ,wo sections, the equality Of llc , s a mo
onitv of right in the people Oh le os domnaot
a evidence of the fixed delermihaao - - i; ~
~ consunmate its perhdious purpose :. "e
iaw II Us own enactment, the en'ire ine h ,nJ 60
mon ANCESTRY The startling tru' ~ t of int,u,
Ieyealea' ~ zone forever The final act OIL inc drama
vr and when the curtain which screens .' ,h, ,h d.
the eve OF the patriot shall oe .c' ,h Standards wayin,
,,o bo nnrr will be seen, among ot'lei SUM I'D T.,
,immpbant people, united in institutions as Az ae.
a.,;on 10 maintain with fidelity their nc" p
III nerepns and the nations OF the ~oto; DIV u i,
~ Alwise Disposer of events In MS hscI
;denc. 10 assign the condition OF ne nil'r.n as,ao'
IF ,e West and rivet the chains WIN m'In h IN
VI ny 10 neone of South Carolina WILL az least DC com
nacea @ The assurance that while Ignorant OF thelr DEP
inv they were not unnindul OF inc uuy ,n'' o"eu
n,seIyes their descendants ana thelr couy d,,
on. .til ngcr In your bosons tia .ie ua' I,ouo
hp, envelopes the political horizon WIN ye, NC uispeea
at the enemy will orego his pemeoltaleu
IND vour hunored Commonwealth 10 coionlai
rs ,bese oucs,ions sasfaciaetory answer WI" We oune
- ,i,o nlanchoy experience Of the pas-lie
mo influence of the General Government ihn " WI
asccndancy of the sectional paIy NM. ais
The humiliation of our property-ie hissoi ~ ,verv
h naw.d and augmented agitation OF the slavery CUES
tion and the recent practical yerhcaon Oh our ,eIa
~ tho North the provisions OF the Consiilno ~ ;a
Sm,hen rights cannot be enforced without Inc sneuclng
tad r. IN that section, which now has Inc cohHoi
every department of the government, uie peee an VIZ
conirderacy is Indispensable TO the complexion VI S"orf
of Dissertation and ruin, to us It's dssou.lo, 10
thirty one States ia necessary TO our SOCIAL M pc
IL, nu;o, and the safety Of our institutions oioslned
m,o establish Justice insure domestic tranquiy ~
the common defence, promote Inc Sehciai "e @
cure the blessings of liberty 10 ourselves anu oui
in relation 10 each and all OF these essential INC
Rnnd of Union having been Deliberately mualed oy ma
;orty of the contracting parties, The minority a'o ~ IN
DER any security for life liberty and properly r.
Tho lime then has arrived 10 resume the eAecis VI NC
nowers of self-proection, which, IN te toui " W. ~
H., confidence we surrendered 10 forega hahas we .ps
our noi,ical system some surer anu saei u
clio There Is no power moral or physical that Gun
The even, is indissouby linked with its cause anu nag
-. destiny In the admonitory language OF our a'.
,,,esman the worst calamity that could oeia US W.
a Isn our Independence and sink down into sic
If acknowledged nferority, depending Tor security upn
S,rbearonce and not on capacity and dispos'oh "
icnd ourselves ,... .,,o ,,ao,;on of seecssio
The riuht by State withdraw from the Union I1 r
from, ,hc nature and principles Of the CONSTITUTIONS Go
n,ct IN which the States sovereign parues. "ii "
herring faithfully 10 the remedy Of Joint ota'e acuoi o :
dress of common grievances, oescech you " -
that no conjunctue OF events ough' 10 lnuuI I,i
the right of deciding ultimately on our own aes'ihy
In recommending now do that Sontn oa,oila eoa
;n,crnose her sovereignty in order 10 protect ef
and that BY cooperation with her aggte'eu $751; !;
she may be enabled aid in averting inc aooii "i -
p.nd over the civil institutions of the Sou IL Is NJ d
ppronsr that as Commonwealth, we should al an eur
day 10 be designated BY you, implore the Zoo VI ~
for The pardon OF manifold transgessohs, any I ,,i
protection and guidance in this our day OF uouoe any =
,,on Thai ho would rraciousy youchsaie 70 eniehleh
winds NJ our Federal rulers the North and It's cl'lhens
direct them In the way of truth, vi reason anc oi J'
and preserve once happy political iah'y nom '''
speakabe horrors OF civil STRIFE. -. =. ,,rrrf
fTnmorrow shall address you subject oil MOURN
interest still fresh in tile recollection ana feg'cS' o "
of our own State, but of the entire SCUM. ,,,,oov
- WI ~ WuITEMARSH Is. SEABROoh.