Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-08-05

a rho n,tric spr, with which il was animated e.in
- ON, ,;,h ,asnlvc which 1uyerned those who
ecu Tue 'ii' , r. ,ha state with deem t.uarc
I, The momen,Tus consequences which were involved.
| AT the appointed hour, Nelson Mitchell, Esq moved the
organization Of the meeting, and The appointment Oh The
| following officers:
| President.
| JOHN RUTLEDGE, Esq.
Vice Presdents.
NJ, DANIEL E IIuner Charles Aston, Senr.
| IT, Thn,aas p.nns,t WIN Henry Howard.
i I'm i niiT ,;E mr. lanes hInu,re
o. 80 p,.a Henry 4 Middleton
Hon J. d. Grmbal. Arthur G Rose
Hon Mitchell King, James H. Ladsnn
Hon T.. l.. Hutchinson. Geo. N. Reynolds, Jr
| Hon. John Schnirrle. Charles vi 'cbeih.
Gen s. Crulksiank. DIR. Th"s. I. Simons.
Dr. Samuel II Dickson. Thaddeus Street
| Or Henry r. Frost j. f. S'einmyer.
! lanes ,d.ar Dr. ST John Phillips.
| H. w Perronnaeu James Chapman.
VIM Bali Prlngle. Col A. I. Hayne
| Chos T. Lowndes George Thompson.
| q G Memminper John Klinck
| ! T. Bowie Col. b. +. Hunt.
! nr R,n, Hnper Col James 5. Shnger
w c. DUKES Col Thos 0. Elliott.
! Dr. Elias lubbock Edward McCfady
! W NJ Lawon Edward P. Mullkcn.
| fam v;nv,,s Col A r. Rrliu
| l.m.s pnv.s Johr H. Hunour
LII y pnLs lanes Lamb
III ma Tbmnas RYAN
, " NAM n"u n - r. prtchord
| =, =, ,,..; lanes N Caldwell
VI. y. mo'uec 49, I: Wnirar
~ II ciiI"md Henry Gourdin
| ~ !! ctJ;nm Jamrs Robertson.
" " Secrearies
| n ID Iwd /
Thomas Frnst John Sieglire Junr.
Sol n s,nnev Chus West Junr.
nv, u; ,,,o.. ,or, ,,o, ,.,d bv A q Maorath
Inc following letsers were 'ilen ieau Wy -: ~
Esq, having been received In reply 10 tne " ,b
had been addressed 10 lnese gentlemen W oe s s,in
meeting Inc reading oi tiesc e'lets aIo"seu le h
10 The highest point Al Inc announcement VI e 'ahI
venerable Langdon CheVes repeated ciees 'oA e ~
deep was the respect chei.sea W n ZION Of our
eminent statesman SO 'fnV worthy VI ,e @ oI Or
NesIor' !" 'hlS ,n W. .. ,,n wbich nv. ,uhis,ed
ana iuS" Iol 'iI o!',i f ~ h;,as, nnnrnhaiion
/ "ttc "'eo ieeei''u WIN ""'' va ~ "
! Letter Of Lanydon Chtres.
SAvASsAm, July &C. 1851.
The s5a instant, ann both battered and obliged by the invita-
lion which il contains as wei, as by Of il; and
regret very much hat II IS a"se,heI ga. % S , hc
a + - s.,,,I Times within the last twenty
years entered publicly my protest uguinst separate State
non On The rirh1 Of State to seccde the Unon
have never had sh,dow Of doubt That right is The right
of sovereign State A right OF which, sovereign State
cannot be vescd; and the only real question is are the
Staes nc The Union SOVEREIGN States OF which SUPPOSE
no Southern man will venture 10 express doubt. But,
think separate SECESSION though und uoIed legal and pub
lie rht IL scarcely moral and social one, part Of
ono Son:cn STATE in her sister States Of the
South Their relations unity many 5" honogcne.
aus and 50 strong amount 10 destiny. God and
nature have combined them by such social adhesnn
such huniu4eneousnc.s Of Interests by sucn great anu
| brnpn syrlpalhics of blood uf character and hIsto
cui ac,ion rs 10 make their separation deploaae dan
rerous and unwse And what reason Is there pair
Their union? The precise question under deibera'iun
wear old think indeed this is lnurc Than time enough
yuus and ~ satisfy us that exist under the
government Of the United States, without benga de-
graded and oppressed pee But should hink it never
tnclcSs time, within which, for people to be re-
ouired decide question mumcnous az great re-
yoluvnary change ot government; such undoubtedly
secession considered. Fnrmyse think We ought
10 scccde-Ju alone and have ardent hope and
sangunc belief that Southern States will resist By uni
red ,ti though not on the instant We few, perhaps
no examples vi such speed o nations and
il we have any, be ye the results will be found to
have been always happy.
pray God inspire deliberations with his wisdom,
his truth anu his power
am gentlemen win great respect ynuf "oeaiGnt serVeh
i'ANuooS CnEVEs
Messrs a. ". maera'h ana o'hels' Coa'ni"ee, ee'
Charleston, ). u
Letter Of The Hon. ] l.. Orr,
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Oei''e'heh' ~ 10 s'u'ee W p'o'o" ~ wv" '"a
pfe'"us engagement, plec'nnts te Possoihy Vi my a'
'enong your meeting On inc ]s1n lns s,;;;
al "st' tv @ S W W.. ~ 10 IND r ' ,h
per"'Ntiy ue'anueo' II ue 'n - " e. I'e no", NV.
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ooseI'.u' ''' ne.,i. al ,ie eH'io'' =. oe i'''1 "
linO. " j.; INV us, " ,r f nosrr1,in
sloh district IN 'ne p'ss' tsd.cG " i" ., oscp'i"n
anu , in, ,;t "sa. vac ~, ~ , h ,i ,,
=, De",.''." '" 80; ' ny ~. . I j.; w. go,
, ..i W. -, 49,. n All ~ ~ H., ,,r,,, rh;n ID,
wolf gives to the lamb.
Ii the State is be put upon the pers nj separate
cessinn and your beautiful CITY TO share the tate Of Mos
cow in Gods name let II mol De- done 10y minority OF the
people 1.-THE Immediate ucioniss have, by accident sccnr-
ca vi TIC are ieso'eu pushing
their advantage 10 The uermust limit we have recourse
left but instruct the delegates elect, through public meet
ings the people had hoped tn. tie Convention would
b. left untramncled, with wisdom according cir
cumsrances when it assembled.
The late proceedings OF The actonls wherever they have
the strength has dspeed that illusion, and if the
schemes of the leaders cannot be frustrated then secession
is fixed The people, however, in my Judgment ara
with cn and whenever the issue is made ;he sefap-
n,cd leaders will be by the voice or
the people rebukins their temeriy In such ISSUE gen
,cn they will he bea in thu mountain districts Our
n h. 70 mr., NET o are for revisit
ancs and for ccn, resistance 10 The CLAW Compromise but
,hcv have ,, II, he that they ave more couraue
and pnnism than their Georgia and North Carolina neigh