Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-09-27

RICHMOND ENQUIRER. :
THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER go.
THINGS AT THE SOUTH.

venlion oi lie people OF Georgia, "to take mo 'o""
the measures rendered necessary by tie late acts oil .o
gress" We regret that Gov T. has felt himself called upon
10 throw This additional of agitation fol The oene
fit OF party The South. who bent on trying 'e IS
sue of isunon They boldly raise the flag Of secession and
disunon and appeal the South in the most inflammation!
language resist the action Of Congress- even should ais
nion, with a its horrors, follow in lis train le most
maddened organ of this party Of disunoasis, is the Co.
lumbus Ga Times. Ii is rabid and feroclols-l ou'-
Rhes Rhell In late article il reoices al The auspcous
signs Of public discomfort, from all quarters o the oo"
and al 'he mutrerings which precede The coming so'"
From Alabama Mississippi and South Carolina II has 'hc
most animating And even Louisiana trnduceu W
the Northern () press of New Orleans craven and sI
MISSION shows sparks Of the true fire OF ihe i.'
The bounding editor lands upon orr own State ana
ventures 10 endorse the Old Dominion for disuno!n as
follows:
"Vgina too is shaking herself for the contest, and VIII
brush her the lreacherous lles, whose oiicos
bu22ng has drowned her patriotic voice and committed is
n esecation Of the immortal principles which htr states
men Patriots have inscribed in letters oi yHg gt on e
bannes of Southern Rights We rely upon the people oi
the "O Dominion TO be yet 10 her ancient renown
ithu To the Virginia doctrines Of 9S, and shoulder 10
| shoulder with their brethren in resisting tyranny
We advise the Editor stick Georgia. and 10 take care
lea. his State may not patroticay break from the
eshes of disunon which Of her reckless sons seek
10 weave around her. We do believe that Georgia her
self lie hurried into the false movement 10 which They
would lead We speak confidently, when we say, that old
Virginia never listens 10 madness. She VII be true 10 tr
ancient enown," and will be guided she ever has ecen
~ The voice OF reason unseducd 10y the empty boasts o
dsunionists We venture 10 predict, that Virginia VIII
rown upon all attempts break up tie tnon for what has
been done Strange say. that while hand the CO.
lunbus Times eoices thai Virginia is "siaking herself Tor
the contest the Southern Press the oc bewa's the
"apa'hy Of Virginia., and relies upon tie Cotton States
alone rally the flag of resistance! Virginia will only
smile with incredibly upon such eNravagani and highly co.
ioed so.m sketches the following liom the Columbus
| Times:
"There no time 10 be lost Strike high strike boldly
and efitctualy. Stop halfway measures. Draw
swords and throw the scabhard and utar in mind
that win i'll the fight who 50 into il doubling OF
victory.
'Rtmembcr another fact. The continuance of the Union,
| is longer prolemacal. The last len days work al
Washington has sealed lis fate. Ii is virtually dissolved
and became so, that moment the ch fruits oi e constin-
turned ashes the lips of the South Its spirit its
e cement have Departed and the question at ie isso-
luton of its physical irane is only one OF time An acci-
dent may the skeleton 10 fall I" pieces tomorrow. II
hang together for five years But abolition has struck
its death wound. IL must die"
Such rawlings impoen when is considered that the
No. of the Times denounccs the public sen'inels Of
Georgia. entrusted with the defence OF her rights hav ing
"thrown down their arms," and adds:
"t lamenrabe fact that of all the Southern States rep
resented in Congress- this State Ceoreia) has been most
shabby represented the Southern question by her dele
CATION. With the exception of Messrs BerIien and Jack
son. and perhaps larason, whole delegation a, Wash
ington considered by Southern there, false and
| trtacherous 10 The South"
Now, is it not likely that the representatives Of Georgia
reflect the honor rights and public Of her pea
pie as faithfully this er0Ne Editor? The Times excerpts
Mr. Berren froEi its sweeping denunca,ion. Why 50 ??
He made very strong speech favor Of the adjustment Of
the Texas Boundary-a measure which has received
mlga,cd dcnunciaon from that paper and liz sup"era
The disunonsis without their host upon the
operation of Alabama satisfied by pensa Of ar;
c!es which appear in the Mobile Register and Huntsville De-
mocrai leading journals in South and North Alabama
syecyey and decided opponents Of l!c compromise
Of the Committee OF Thirteen We give the following a
Gle OF the Register, without comment:
1he great questions which have shaken Tie Union lis
foundation are, last, disposed ~ and ii The settlement is
such approve and would have voted tor ii is just
ui rejoicing that the country IS rcey ot Sspcise
that the subject Is put 10 rest.
"The question presents ITSELF what should the South
do! For ourselves weanswer, acquescc. There is
dunn ground occupy between Submission and dsunon
We watched closely the current g pute sentiment
believe that majority of people cW prcter aSSo
ion IF lie Union 10 aequiesce in The settlement taken
rhoe The South has fought good fight, considering the
uign influence in midst We have had 10 CONTEND not
only against The northern enemy, but against among
ourselves who insisted that We had nothing complain o
in the action of the Norih-wo counscIel auie
and till enemies had riveted the cainS dcgrad-
upon us; had consunnated their aggressive
had actually in terms excluded us from all participation
territorial acquisitions and then, when il late
they would consent that The Southern States should take
counsel together to the proper mode Of redress And
these regarded themselves with heartfelt conpucency
the friends par excellence of the Union With many
and around Us, fahless o duty and pa
riolism and northern enemy, overwhelming in numbers
we have gained much when we have not lost all.
"But South contribution the catastrophe does not
stop here The California nonsrosiv, is the offensive
feature in the settlement. And who brought in California
Why, is il notorious that the South furnished the club
oi Hercules beat out her brains ?-That the South
supplied the under of whose magic name this
deed of darkness perpreated? We accustomed
regard the constitution the panopy Of rights that
have think great wrong be done by those
power long the letter Of the constitution is not yio
lated But when we look al gigantic proportions Of this
California Iaudat the fnonstrOus abuse Of power il ey-
bits rembe see how feeble barrier that great charter
nterposes against the invasion of popular State rights
by sinister when the is in their
All the OF violation Of the constitution bv Congress-
since the formation of the government united rang
with half the danger TO the pemanency of the Cnon this
SIM gle abuse of executive power.
awe shall not dwell upon the subject. From the secret
ncpient steps in which Gen. Taylor, his cabinet Butler
King Gen. Riley and others PLAYED such active mn ~ ts
final consummation, most Of readers familiar with it,
At every turn the painful truth in the face that il
the work Of Southern President No Northern pres-
dent would have dared to venture upon STEP
The late cabinet had they been the counseors of North
executive would have suffered maryrdom rather than
advise il. They knew what they about and how far
they could go. The love and confidence of South in the
President OF her choice presumed on furnishing
safe for the abuse of power the most outrage
disregard of popular rights that our political his
tory. And yet what provision of the constitution can we
finger having been clearly violated BY that act
We all know hop accomplished and by what nsu-
menta,ies; but yc; California after ALL has come into the
Unon by similar irregularities as other States
have without serious Objection and without producing the
least excitement
"Cnder such circumstances will not advise resistance
but the contrary acquescence Duty and polcy alike
anand it, and hare doubt majority Of the Southern
people pM agree 1riA IN opinion We wish TO saw more
other branches of the settlement furnishing reasons
for the advise but have neither time nor space
for it to-day"
The Huntsville Democrat contends that the South is
debtcd 10 the "much abused men, called "uras and dis
unonsts" for whatever there in the bills adopted avora
bic Southern rights and interests The bills as passed.
justly argues and shews very much improved upon
the form in which they reported from The Committee
of Thirteen
Thc Texas bill which has passed is The one offered by
Mr.. Pearce Of Maryland and gives to Texas from 25
1000 square miles than the Comnee's BILL enJrac-
almost all the raiuad portion of The territory dis
pue The Committees bills for establishing territorial gov
ernments for Utah and New Mexico had each clause pro-
hbitng the territorial Legislature from passing any law
respect to African slavery the eec, Of which was to deny
all protection to African slave property which would have
eectuay excluded Shareholders from the territories The
Utah bill which has passed. is entirely silent wh respect