Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-11
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RreHM0ND ENueflREss'
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TO AVERT I CRISIS.

>, ndiustn,en, have been feastcd and hon"''d 0! VIC
cuishsd citizens of the State now asse'''ieu g.
Convention nt Annap polls The signs n'"s' W = n,
decd therefore, when euch an ar'ic'' q" -:
published BY the Baltimore Argus, the pc''''1'@ 'e" "
thu, fourishing city . -o,,ru ,,
VIZ. W 80. ~ y,rt and Oiio have by Tie action
of their respective legislatures declared Ia -. ~
OF III. fugitive slave law and coi' ,,,h~ H., III
.rrts I.r;sl, urc have taken step iiuc' i' '. 1 '
yis ,t navsmrnts in connection win the Tact
that there ure not Than aoL. r. nec.ssuy ~
nnn. sayehpI.ing States which adFo'u'' WV '.s va
nso;n;ny e nuvc suve law, we are cohatFIiheG I" s!
10 our Southern brethren, that thsi' iu a. " H
the North few and Tar anfuy did It's duty 10
ORR, ue n r;.,,ed for the want Of supports and there
are now lett but three papers III @ ~ ii, ILL i,
the h1pes a rIninr faith with the South The Tribune
.bch dues more than any other paper IN .e country 70 SUI"
port the abotionists and 10 M
ern md Ihe Evening Post and all other a6oirtlon
journals appear be dourisfing ana prosperous - io'
ncwsn,ners cannot exist in any northern cry or o"n oe-
d Ok what does argue but an utter nder-
ence in that quarter about those measures the STEADY main.
Of which s nds Which nnocnr in Al,
ms all the Northern newspapers against the fugitive slave
law and the generous support given 10 such rank abolition
and paners do Ought they 20 exPend one dollar
in ha, quarter either directly ndectyf Ought they to be
deceived BY resolutions adopted at Union meetings hed 10
thar quarter when have every where such unnsthkaoe
EVIDENCES of hostility Southern instiluonsi President
FILLMORE and DANIEL WEBSTER with all tneir influence as
nen and dispensers Of patronage bolh cannot appears
hnp ,hei, Northern brethren proper sense CT Their duy
~ ill., Unon-on the contrary find them denounced a.
in tenths OF the Wing papers in that d!Tec
vn because they have dared 10 undertake the senniEe OF
the abolition For their support ot the fugitive slave
law the only article In the compromise measures "ich Sc
cures thing the have made so many enemies
in the vchodng States that cannot otGtH s1e role
ofonc ortkem in National Nominating Conrenion his Is
FAD and tells our Southern irieno
in language as plain AS il Notwithstanding that they have
fhtN
look for nothing in that quarter but continued war upon
their institutions In such emergency what IS the Sou'h
d. 10 bring these rebclons Northerne+ 10 tneir dnly -
Ne tell them again. TINT MUST PINCH NnRrhERS FocN
sTs by refusing 10 buy dollars rorth 81 them hey 'u-
cease all intercourse with hem until the! traeh horace
Greeley and his kindred spirits 10 preach something a'so oe
;s rank ,ras,u under the gusc OF aUoitionisn as 10
arearatory steps this lei them have their own
ss and ner.anics-et them bring them from Tho Norh
and ,ench Them as they the New iok-6orn Qnitnhn
nj Mississpp 10 b. tho foremost In devotion 10
Southern institutions, whist they teach Sorheners l,s
mech ,nIc and aTta NoSISTEacIrRSE WITH
Trr NORTH is the only medicine that will The disease 81
it then be resolved upon, und Carried out
tai oil hazards aud 10 Inc last extremity
The Argu: is right Fer many long months we have
thought that the only 10 save both the rights Oh
the South and the Union of States appeal TO the
interests of the North We have been willing stand upon
the Compromise with the clear understanding that was
to he carried out by the North in al its paris To secure
such result we have advocated The adoption Of legal ana
constitutional means off intercourse with The agrees
ing States In thus pursuing middle ground between
dsunion and submissive consolidation, We have been
opposed, not only by the consoida;ionis's OF the
North, blu, the .e!f-vaunted "Southcrn Rights" men
aud real dsuaioniss OF the South, out OF Firshla-
For the reasons strongly forth by the Argus, W.
believed that The marked would bring he North
to Its Senses would the Unon-we believe 80 still.
Already sonu Of the Northern papers, aud MEN {" ina-
ence bsgn look this matter in lis tue light The ~
York Day Book na,ra;cs the iolIow wing incident:
II tell vc1 y said one o. the leading committee men aad
merchant Saturday 10 company CT !tTchlntS-"H:
snail have intercourse win iae Soutn IN LOSS man
live yeats aud shall prepare L. Se",: IL as Cunning
d.v and AMBITIOUS as Ce:-zr II" haa o=n here
and NADIA Union speech! he tinNs 4"vl .d make Us
cTe him iri@nt and has n.ci good nlany bat
lie Is devil and he the u she ter The state
completely unGcr the thumb OF Ne,d nd Greeley u, the
81 catholic church are uncr the ihul' 81 The
us.cp. W. Jccn cheated ana humong! ali ~: hives
y these co~si we paid Tor printing bundled thousand
cJples Ct Stewards lg- law specch wien paid u"nvy
Draper aud !'nre for the Wing parity an! 10" vs.; are
usya. pr.r counteruci:. We have pad Tor
and supported Tribune for ye1r5 because we thought
Wing naucr. and now we are getting anas1 from H. In
snort, gentlemen, have turning tie srIdstonc ~
sharpen the knives whlc; are l. cut oGr thToais
The iew Y,rh Dry Goods Reporter also makes SOLEMN
and powerful appeal tho business men o! tho N'r TO
rally together and the crisis il discusses tile conse
qaences of the secession of South Carona-she"s the rum
Ina. would Northern trade and urges them TO the
good work Of saving themselves and the lnion We have
room only for the conclusion VI its able arce-ou what
publish is we'll calculated to shew that present noe
intercourse with the offending States must have Ac effect OF
opening the eyes their people and crushing the agitaors
who infes, them:
the United States will no icuae: present 10 them the i'm.
posing attitude powerful and consolidated people OUT
c!usto Of broken and dsuned Provinces sdoi' OF eich
other and telling victims in the supremacy oI tic
strongest for The tiac This struggle commenced by this
solemn .. secession which will dehrore the Cunstu-
on and Invite foreign nations 10 the plumber OF our cr
III the National Government III arms under slcn crcunstan
ccs probably controlled by the ianaca politicians VINO have
produced tins disorder. We no" personal fears or per
suna ambition have already clouaed the vision o: para-
lied the enctgi"s Of the administrations that il has acted tor
the Union only by empty and uncniorccd prociITaion
Eut from this POSITION viii DC necessarily driven when the
Legislature of South Carolina attempts the collection OF the
inpuss The General Government having possession ot the
forts in the haroor OF Charleston, and navy support
them will OF COURSE its custom house 10 the forts,
ant there demand s duties The receipts Of the United
States Collector will avail the importers nothing reach
ing the Charleston whavcs Duties will again be demand
ed and the Inevitable consequence will be- The utter rain OF
trade of South Caroina appeal ny the STATE TO
their ships when rudng with sovereign and IN
dependent State Il will not be long, under such an invita-
tion before conflict lakes place. costing us our best blood
and .easuc exciting every in the country TO The high
piic ard drawing forth the now restrained sympahlcs
OF other Southern States.
Without contemplating this probable termination OF such
conflict to the happiness OF the people of this country Tor
ver let what effect this would have ON our comner-
cal prosperity The national credit would bc struck down
Ut once OHr uunealC crGalt "Ouio suCcuHu mat i'!
cgncr what American capitalist would about hold
ing public stocks If any kind, when the fabric which sup
ports then, was giving wa!l general panic would per
wade tho country and the security and confidence which no~
give such aud TO its commercial operations
would depart kt the basecss fabric OF rslon nor leave
t. wreck prniri.'
As Of all Southern business, would be
abandoned at the North Most existing debts weul1 De
Cund prccariuus In contemplation Of being generally drawn
into the contest debtors in the Southern States would cease
- Pay. Bankruptcy would down merchant prn-
Cess while The demons who produced all this mischief would
nothing Nay they would fatt-n the hell broth they
had brcwcd in their internal cauldron.
What IS commercial p.osperi,y-wha the Of thu
honest and upright nercldnts-what the comfort OF
honos-what tic peace Of minds, in their estimation If
these wretcies cln G1y raise tempest und sweep the
foundations of the Union Suppose the city d! New York
De the emporium OF commerce, what do they
it they have monetary triumph with fectious
leader.
It would unquesonaby be quite impossbls to carry on
regular business with the &uu. if seeded Stale
had the power divert itself by absence Of or
low graduation of en the trade winch had diiusud itself
under general constitutional system.
No uuub such Determinations would DO made ~ Euro.
pcan powers in favor Of s.cc!cd Stale would compel
u,hr: Suites fall niu c1lp,r; with it, and Nus t,=