Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-10-17
WHO ARE THE hGITaTORS!

Who are Justly responsible for the present attempted ug
taon OF The slavery controversy in Virginia Who are
those o would rckindIe The s,ou!eng fires OF an excite
nent which has Just burst upon the people with almost VOL
canic fury and well nigh destroyed the Union?
We will answer the question We 10 carry The war III
10 Africa We show lat il there now exists or Is 10
be coEmcncc r,newa Of the slavery asiIaton the ials
is at the door OF political opponents They are those VINO
rise the hyrocrica cry OF peace peace when themselves
the why there is peace Not content with iu'
highest evidence which The Democratic party of Virginia has
given of its devotion the Union, willingness TO regard
measures which, in themselves, many oi them Geeiicd
unconstitutional and oppressive, adjustment ol
la pnrentous CONTROVERSY which threatened the un!on
they charge upon willingness and wish 10 break up
the Uaion With all the fury of rabii pazans, they Essail
those members Of Congress from Virginia. vino would not
consent themselves be the Instruments ol drrvns their
constituents Of what they believed 10 be rights, most clear
y defined and secured 10 thctn by the CoustitGton
We could imagine more unwisc, more Inpat-
rotc more Esciios or more encnty characteristic of
Wing tactics. The lru! il, the people o Virginia have
heretofore been united the slavery question: The Wigs
scckn:, divide and distract them. No greater
calamity could happen to people than 10 make sIch
question element Of party discrd and strife. "cwlIl
sail any man. whether Wing Democrat who would be
false 10 The South In matter ci suc! vial consequences;
unlli:ciuyy devoted Southern cause 10 mantc-
nance o Tin: true 1cnqs o Sou,harE Independence and
Sou!h.rn rights.
it Il. legislative session of 1867, both parties united in
t,n3uncng tn rinp lrGviso and sail Alrtu ,nsasTca
Is oppressive end uncynsutiona and threatened resist
such sat all hazards and 10 t@ last cS
trcnlty" The resolutions rcaiirfncd with sorc me
dicaons at subsequent scssr both parts, with very few
cyrcpions uniting in The rc-a:naIcc. This wns bfore The
,assan,. Of the Compromise n,usues There dIc
encc OF oaicn acknowledge, al tie tne Of the passage
hcsc MEASURES, 10 the po'cty OF their being voted
m y Southern t. Eut Of one tlne we assured Since
the ai,3finG nf the Compromise both paics in Etginia
haze sccuaie! practically the platform. can FUR
nsh proof We can set this al rest at once and
fo.cycr and thus expose the glaring faIseaooi OF
the cl,afgs that the Democratic party OF Virginia
is a secession d;sunon party. We speak not
OF the abstract right, bat o the charge that the Demo-
cratic party anG Democratic politicians favor any thing like
i,na1 dsaion account OF present gic-
ynnccs Hu for the ponf At tc last session Of the ie2is-
.rrr the -u!;cc; Of South Carolina secession AMI =" a
Southern Congress proposed BY her, was brought before that
body. RESOLUTIONS passed by an almost unanimous
vote of both parties OF which the following the second
40 Resolved That regarding The said acts Of Congress
of the United States h Compromise Laws as an ADJUST
n,n Of the ersing Gutstions toiith My reiue ard cher
iiuu The hope that II ay executed they viii restore to
The country that harmony and confidence which u late have
ben 50 unhap;y disturbed the State Of Virginia deems
unr.c in the present condition o The country 10 send
del gates To tho proposed Southern Congress-
The whole Democratic party sustained this resout;jn-
yc, they arc row falsely charged with aSorrg disunon