Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-04-26
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
..s,.,1,,1SIMoo RNING, April Fl, 1880.
Tur Dirty OF THE SOUTH.

% coy "a nroe the people OF Richmond, on Friday nlehl
nay, 70 sustain the resolutions OF the committee Inc oe
we hear and think the SUBJECT the more thorous, Gun
a are we that il would be fatal policy TO abandon the
onoscd union and consultation OF the South dece'eo ny
h delus;ve aspect of affairs Washington Does the ap
&c ha compromise committee of thirteen by the
son.,a .ettle the difficulty Admit that tho compromise
m naas tho Senate has still to the the merry ofoea Vi
the House where we have strong majority aga"s '
South That body fear, VIII either sever 'ho u'9'.''
nd nass the ee-so California bill alone or WI" 'ack vi e
den, Of Carter of Ohio, recognizing the Mexican
l,a ahoshinp slavery. The Senate may al hrs' ecc' e
endment lint the House will insists and inc senate "iuen
Give way-thercby sanctonng most un~arrah.eu ouaee
o. .dmi,,inq California alone, in fraud of Southern rights
and honor so far the new territories ana lhe iueie
H., Ill, s concerned THE fear, will be the result
r,; m ro certain will he the result, if the South now
IN bar fine words show the white feather and abandon
tho Nashville Convention The power of the Northern ia
n,,cs is beginning exert its influence anew 10 tne
active organization may trace the TACT That "eosei
o. his recent moa courage and last week voted against
Eootes compromise committee Webster was TO nave ac
commando the remains of Mr. Calhoun-bu his attention IL
diverted n bo dangers Of his own political safety at home,
and he s about address meeting OF his renoS al d
nen Hall 10 aec, iavorably if possible the public mind
Of Nav England Five Wing papers TO one in New Eng
land ia said arc opposed Webster and sagacous persons
0o,o ,ba, his sacrifice by the aboonss is certain aho
Tho, no cannot be reelected the u s. Senate on the
five 10 ono OF the Wing papers in New iork are
in favor of the Infamous Stewards nccndiary docrnes
win these evidences of abolition organization staring us in
rho fare will il not be folly in the South now TO disband
and give new said and comfort" TO her enemles'
Such cts should tho people OF Richmond 10 the
unnort Of the Nashville Convention resolutions The true
issue is between united and hrm auoe on ne
sou,h and an adherence the doctrines of the SUBJ
a hy Ar VIII
,onality of the Wmot Provso and Of course cannot be
repadeo as heartily agreeing with the Virginia Legislature
in resisting it tat all hazards and TO the last extremity MI
got,s In his letter made the ISSUE and we cannot
that Southern community, like Richmond Will ne iouno
arrayng itself under the banner of the submssionists
In connection with this subject ask attention to the
following strong views of Danvc Va Register ("hg)
land the Tuscaloosa Observer
From The Danpiue Register (Hhig)
ave too first looked the Southern Convention as a
scheme of doubtful propriey, say the least OF It, we
could but suspect there was something oi parry
with IT, the object which TO throw suspicion around
the patriot Chief who sits at the helm OF the shp oil
Sn,e and we were unwilling To give connenance 10 any
such purpose did not participate IN any such
dis,rust On the contrary we had then and nave sum sf
in The President believe that he would to-
morrow veto the Wilmot Provso II should be presented
Tor his approval But were induced to take larger ana
calmer view of the subject We not willing TO conte-
Mate il through the medium OF party glasses alone we
coud not forget that had country 10 serve as wei as
IN
ring the horrors of dissolution We saw the who'e Noit
uned in opposlon institution of slavery, and gam
Ing confidence from repeated and almost unessteo
boastfuy threatening subject US to sun TURNER
nv DENYING To us equal participation in the dement's 10 M
depryed from the Territories, Whilst we "eIe 10 DC
crnned NJ home by the abolition Of slavery in the District
If Columbia Southern by BIRTH principle and feeling,
we determined snk swim with the ooutl rega'uiese
of party and mindful only OF the obligations OF pauo'
This VIC might safely do, as the South was rs'
and the North was wrong And hence we adopted the
scheme of uniting the South by means Of Southern Con
venon nor has the refusal of this District and perhaps OF
Virginia. endorse that proposition at all impaired our con-
6dcnce in tho it. Let us appeal to iacts
4 From the Tuscaloosa Observer.
friend has called attention elaborate and able
; S;ansd nRandoph of Roanoke in the Richmond En-
quirer of the l4h u that we might we coWd nol ma
room for length publish extracts from H. II has been
suggested 10 us the writer citizen OF TINS place
MANY wears ago and represented Tuscaloosa county IN the
Legislature in the years 1926 and 1925 We think TINS ao
gch probable tho gentleman referred TO- is regarded
vigorous. writer and believe is soJournlng at wash
ington-"A locker on in Vienna"
The author traces with graphic hand the state of feeling
Washington upon the great Southern question two or hree
months ago-deplores the change and attributes II with Jus
tice to of union at the South he comments 10
becoming manner upon the California questions SHOWS ua
the South much stronger now than II VIII be al he next
session of Congress- that each succeeding apporonmcnt
of federal representatives will diminish relative strength
that we have the power if act 10 concert to coerce
adjustment satisfactory basis aud npais adniona'
strength and stability the Union He regards the Nash
vile Convention measure OF WISDOM, which. concuf'gu
in by the South would prove emincnty conservative In
all these views Randolph OF Roanoke has our oil repeated
concurrence.
We have also been shown letter from distinguished
gentleman Washington far removed from bitter parti-
strife any other, who is exceedingly desHous 1oI
constitutional adjustment From this letter. we arc permit
ted TO make the following extract:
The adjustment of the slavery question has within few
weeks past been rendered much difficult from the fact
now well known that many Of the eavchodng States VIII
not participate in tho Nashville Convention and what l.
equally unfortunate In nearly every Southern State II Is last
becoming party question: and is used tor party pu
poses and obtain party trumphs Some weeks past inc
impression general that this vital question 10 Inc
South there perfect union Of parties; and that wings
and Democrats would stand shoulder shoulder in the de-
fence of their constitutional rights This produced state
Of things the North which called forth meetings. whose
proceedings Of such character strongly 10 impress
us belief that the Northern representatives would
forced by public sentiment give their support To pro-
per adjustment If we now fail TO procure such settlement
il will be owing unfortunate DIVISIONS
viii the people of the South allow themselves to be du'
ned by the concatory spirit, which their own apparent
bodness and concert caused to be manifested al washington
shortly after organization of the House of Representa-
| ves Let us maintain the decided stand, which then
seemed be taken throughout the entire South Let there
be no receding aerng until the adjustment complete
If those selfish politicians who look To the favor OF the
party with whom they have acted the increase OF its power
and tho weakening of their political opponents as OF para
mount importance repudacd and denounced as they
should be in the South harmony would soon be restored
We have number of such who 10 figure by no means
inappropriate earbunces the body polite Some
they stand up boldly for the South but for fear they
have given offence, they gradually withdraw and qualify
until they have destroyed the effect they had produced
AS germa the merits Of the mighty question, we ask
attention. 10 the following OHloU
ruehear,ed representative Of Mississippi He dssipatcs
the msy and andeous charges of foes and places the
| Nashville Convention on its true ground:
! To the Editors oftae Washington Union.
Messrs R1roHlE & BURKE II has occurred TO me, on
reading the enclosed from the Mssssppian paper
published Jackson he capital OF the State of issssp
p-he place. far am informed at which the idea OF
me Nashville Convention first suggesed-lhat thee
would be propriety requesting you 10 publish IT, The
of this request arises from the fact that there
systematic effort being made to prejudice the public mind
against this convention and produce the mprc thai
disunion was and still is its object. Now know that
this is utterly untrue Jackson is situated in my congress
sional districts well understand The public sentiment
If that community and have hesitation in making the
declaration that there people in the United States
more truly attached the Union than those who repre-
sent The real enemies Of Union those who at
tempt 10 strengthen hands OF the abotonis and Free
soiler and their allies and who join them in the hue and
CIV against every made for the purpose OF protect
ing the constitutional rights of the South The resolutions
adopted by the convention the best evidence OF what IL
did and what were its intentions The convention was
composed of an equal number of wings and democrats and
| am certain thar no had more unanimous
support than was and is still given TO this hope the
public will read the action of the Mississippi Convention,
and Judge of its motives by what it has said and done.