Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-05-24
RICuM0ND ENQUIRER.
: wEoSEsDAI MORNING, MAY 22, 1850.

article Of Defence is not unworthy oil cohsae'-
~ Will, :, touches the Cuban affairs, II brings hohc
~ Il, reminiscences in our own domestic relations
W, have rcentI conve,sed with several respecaoe "f
&c pernsvIvona who assure that there are men enough
!, ,hor Siate who would take great pleasure III hi''"s
The STAKEHOLDER to recaptuc his property, not on!
would be acting in good faith to the provisions VI ~
stitution and laws, but ii would save thei i'o' @" " 49,
, f ,h mas, m;schicvous and wretched population 'a
ever infested community They assure Us ''i' ~ ~
small towns in that State the free negro p"pu'''''' .
little less than tina, of the whites lha' i'
, r., ,b. paces for protection, and that they are not III
any case disappointed if once they reach s". ro
- Ma, onlv no public officer, but no white c@ch ua'e
.,,,v in one of these sronghods. when
heretofore it was occasionally done, swarm Vi '''N
Gu, a des.cnd uron the victims OF Their malice WIN
M foroc;,v of herd Of buffalo at The bleat "i ahoeu %
and mn, rho law al defiance. Indeed masters nave not os
,s ih,ir propcrty their lives in attempting u "
To the citizen of Pennsylvania WHO would no" uu ~ ~
p.enend runaway, every name oi repfoae'' "o"''
oed-to his houses fire, and 10 ms ilVe-s'och "o" ~
dco,b Such are the weapons now USED III ie ''ee ~
nc we are assured and cannot doubt what tei'e' '
cypec,ed from aboli,ionists who have the 'chels "
on 80 and stir up onr own free negroes to deeds oil
malice? c,r
While we safely say 10 the world that sc have no fear Tor
| ~, .,s If the Southern States from any conblna-
|
,i ~ ,,oos obolonisls and other conspators o Hai-
, 80, rho vast amount of moral evil and domestic ms
ch;of which NAV be perperated in every neishoo'oo''
,hrouyh The insrumentaity Of the free negroes anu M
cnnno, be reached and adequately edessed by Tie o''
copr,s of Justice cause of little concern 10 every s
cizen To avoid these crimes the people oil 'ne 'ou'
should look 10 their own sclfdcpendence ana
We must do Justice 10 Others and demand II Tor
Ii we are unwilling unable 10 protect our own n'''' ."
hn, ,ve cannot cxpect others do for us abroad.
For the Enquirer
INVASION OF CUBA. CO..
,,, i, ,ro FAR The people If the slayehoilhS o'aes
mouu low far il NAV be prudent in them either To give
aid or tolerate the invasion of Cuba Whllc me
Of that country is unquestionabv arbitrary 'iu b sn
90, II s not proper that vi the South LOT 'ha ie'so'
bold set The example of getting up invading army 10
conquer IT, If the peaceable relations ana treaty
between the United States and Spain DO nor hu' Ill.,
iuence over actions sufficient 10 restrain us ~" I'll,
considerations al this moment which ought 10 wesl hG.'
anon the minds OF all well disposed men OF the SCUM W.
as people, the South approve the n'aso" ~
b,,inr country because dsapprove the Cover
noon what rrincple OF Justice we complain OF ouef
ope for invading because they dlsnpproVe our
uentl Cuba would be valuable acquisition ~ ic -
States Blu, tie manner OF acquiring II MA! ue'e' s lr
vnlue-nay may make il curse Lei Us th'i , @
more the defence of our own States against uc
sions nj Northern aboonsts than 10 new nquests uoE
ruhborinr nations The time Is not distant when w w
mol unite better than we have done on me oouen ~
v,n,ion an armed invasion will be mace IN our coas' =!
northern abolitionisis (back, yellow and wmlc) of we
urnse of testing the capacity OF our slaves Tor
These are not idle words. The South mas gwen a'o"
,lnost every question Of Northern aggression lhii's
ye,rs oro the North demanded the whole OF me waste
- - ,be nitcd States for free States After great eHce
iasut we divided BY the Missouri COMPROMISE = NJ ~
amount Of territory has since beeh a'iuiied a. ;,b
,,,nd nh that TOO And. when we propose ~ wv
them agan and make another COMPROMISE 'heir
il only equaled by the injustice OF their dc'u i;io
none is now their cry; that we must submit III uisNe'
'' ''" HOME DEFENCE.