Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-03-25
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
uEsnaH MORNING. MARCH 25. 1881
vIecINIa AND SOUTH CAROLINA.

IA on this subject will report resolutions on winch '
whole Legislature OF Virginia can ana VIII STAND u'eu al"
will send forth an unanimous voice OF response. II WI"
.nch m expression of sentiment, will hamonizc with In
universal opinion of the South win rare exceptions ""u
Carolina 1t is true the front of resistance and
v.r-and in portion of Mississippi, expect TO hear
secret pledges dark and dire import of maps drawings
and lines of demaycaon for Southern Confederacy-oi
President embryo Foreign ministers In expectancy ano
in short all the parapherEaia of Southern court. '"
have watched the horizon with steady anc Seei
eve and with the slight exceptions alluded to above we
not but regard fixed fact that the SCUM mas aea
acouesced in the Compromise measures. we MAKE soo'
our position by brief from Leading Journals mos
decided in opposi,ion 10 the Compromise As We
,, o,,io, The treat sentiment Of the South seems L
he ,hs f The North will now her aggessons IN goot
faith we will stand 10 has been done; but we VII
aubm;t 10 nothing more The Compromise having been
final settlement the exciting questions between Inc Nof
md South must be disturbed for II shall be- we sa
be once again upon the wide sea OF confusion a
anarchy After all the excitement, Georgia, we find he
at last settling down quietly the adjustment.
The Miledcevle Federal Union says empha'lcaiy
Now as ever we love and this glorious Cnon an.
or love and reverence it, prompt as 10 preserve II no.
by submitting TO- but manfu!ly resisting I'LL up
Dnyno the canvass members " the late CoaVen,
TO-; h.;sr;ng The questions involved should harnonze all
nayties and all interests whilo We did not aose io mo
ment our devotion former PRINCIPLES we were wing 10
ION manu- ad ,snaa comnon danger That Conven-
ton has acted From its decree there has oeen no appeal
An miro in sustaining H. Upon this point there Is no" no
dixsion II nav ne. Then be formed, where shall
we GOT To the dsunion paryf 1ht'e IS no s"ea parry
To the Union party We already belong 10 liz we belonged
tot in 1892 and have abandoned IT. MAT Union party
adopted a. lis creed the State Rights Republican principles
Of hos Jefferson Iai,ewards assumed the name OF Dem
ocrac party but its principles are the same anu III pfincl
pies not names we follow.
Tho Petersburg (va) South Side Democrat says with
great force:
mBut what if as asserted y some the spuations OF the
compromise should Dc siry and strictly fulfilled by the
North and the Entertainments Of abolition should cease al
together; would The South consent nay rejoice 10 re-
main in the confederacy We believe there hun
dred men in Virginia who would for their State
in an emphatic y.s Let the South them abide the opera
lion Of the COMPREHENSIVE the experiment tell whether
abolition Is dead only oslep-et US lin exercise OF TIT
cautious perhaps timi policy walt until another
gression upon slavery rallies the entire South in solid pha
lanx the defence OF their rights. The most extreme
friend of secession dsunion, could justify this policy by
fact that secession could under presen
circumstances possibly be sIccessu but would inevitably
result In augmentng the already exoroant power OF the
Federal Government and in postratug State sovereignty
In ALABAMA the current runs in the channel. The
Tuscaloosa Observer defining the position of Governor
Collier says
and 10 afford to the friends Of Union the North fair OPP
portuny put down the Abolition and Higher Law fac
lions which have been the oenaors and ara now the per-
petrators of all the mischief doGe the Republic How IS
possible then consistently with truth, class Gov Collier
with these who ing to abide by the compromise,
who think enough has already been done justify the
South seeding the Union and favorable to the
immediate adoption Of for the accomplishment OF
that object, Gov. Collier has never taken any such posi-
tion He Is willing the past should b. obteated provided
the future can be secured"
The Mobile Register publishes "The Virginia Platform
the resolutions adopted the 18th Feb by the Democratic
members of the Virginia Legislature and of constu
tiona Convention which Says truly that leading Southern
paper)
"Show the that the friends of the South
In the Old Dominion are determined take and such
are of the importance all the Southern States
Virginia leads the vanguard OF the South and the i'm
petuous spirits among defer somewhat her
pe She takes f-m yet moderate and it will be
by the 9th resolution that she has determined that o
appeal TO State soreregntes to attempt by resort TO
measures TO undo chdt has been DONE is to nroke them
good hich too precious to be jeoparded that
tohaterer be- nhich lost and uhch cannot be restored
This decision is in solemn and imposing contrast 10 the
secession recommendations of the Montgomery Convention
and would webecome the advocates Of the doc
rines there propagaed heed this voice from he Mother
of States and Statesmen They may approve the line
of policy she has chosen to they may think nad
equate the demands of the tme yet, it Virginia. whose
fortunes Identical with who is indeed more
posed the aggressons of the abotonists if She with oil
the prestige of her great fame and power refuses to enter
OF disunon why should Alabama be precipated
into that desperate revolutionary resort?'
Such Is the position of Virginia. rs her Legislature
doubt not will manifest it with harmonious unanimy and
effect. We know whether the Committee will recon-
dear heart and which have urged with all yea!
a!lude to the appointment of commission in 1882,
but enlarged in numbers appeal personally to the Legs
latue Convention of South Carona-and ask her
ye, little longer The South Carolina Legislature will
sem5le in November next before the reassemoing OF
own, and may precpitae action by calling the Convention
together early period. We still earnestly think that
Virginia should leave undone this wcigh,y appeal OF
friendship and mediation sister State. Many the best
and wses both here and farther North entirely with
and impoo the adoption Of prudent polite and az
believe entirely efficient remedy. We again, in the dis
charge of duty and with solemn conviction of its pro-
priey urge il upon The Legislature. We would do nothing
In the calculated disturb the harmonious. unanimty
which hope characterize action this subject
but we cannot but regard such policy OF mediation
efficient element Of the wise system of action which all
can agree There be difficulty finding in tho broad
limits of Virginia four five wise and influential men, who
invested with the wishes and speaking the solemn advice
Virginia. will be enabled appeal with South
Carolina and dissuado her from shiyering the Union On
this point ask serious attention the following sound
Elections Of the n. y Journal Of Commerce. paper which.
deserves high credit for devotion the rights the South
the Constitution and the Union May It's strong and sensi
BILE appeal not be dls,egarded
ave are firmly convinced that the fear that the compro.
mise may be maintained North fairly and souarey
and consequently that separation is essential 10 secuy are
the root OF the whole difficulty even in South Carolina and
tina, to be sa,red that subject would quc the whole dis
turbance We speak after careful investigation and inquiry
when advance this position. On that point believe
her be wrong The duty of uphodng those is
every day becoming apparen for begin
il no light matter to violate solemn agreement the
of which the interests and security Of the whole
Southern country depend There be question what,
ever that dissolution of the Union would ensue if the
promise repealed in which grants potec
tion in of habua disregard of its provisions II
would show determination the part Of the North d,
regard the rights and interests OF the South objects OF
III nkpHk
great section of the country They constitute the objects
for which they entered into the and interesting relation
which they occupy with the Northern reopic-ntees,s
which must be secured them either in their united
separate condition. These views. which partially
overlooked during the progress of agitation becoming
familiar and producing their desired effect throughout
the country and feel convinced that they will be acted
upon finally throughout the Northern Stotes. We in the
North have great stake IN this Union Our rights ber
ties and property depend it's maintenance cannot be
ndsnfasred oy force; II Only be maintained by fair
honest performance of the compact all parts and pro-
visions; and he who counscs non-p erfor an.c would
destroy the government and The blessings which
flow from IT, DC Is traitor 10 the Constitution and 10
all that is dea. 10 Our course in order 10 meet the
threatened proceedings Of the South one herfore
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