Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-27
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
DISUNION.

who look with much upon the progress made by
the Southern Rights Association OF Vieina article
which publish below, from the New Hampshire Nashua
Gazette of instant upon the consequences of
nion and they will thar the firm stand taken by these
associations defend their rights in the Union will dis
spae all danger Of being pu, that necessity out Of it,
Tho arguments of the Gazette Northern men, against dis
union fail reach the hearts of the people, and thost
people will reach the aboltonsts in oil their notifications
society and public employment. Well If cutting off al com
municaton WITH and dependence upon the North ou
part by open rupture of the Unon will lead the
quences in commercial point of view indicated by the Ga
zette, any doubt that safe and eectuai re-
medy exists in our hands, by peaceabe constitutional
practical restrictions Northern commercial rapne which
they daily make upon by peuceaby constitutonay and
practically whiting and ouselng in every thing we
sell TO- purchase from them Every body knows that if We
will deal with the Northern States, they oppress
u.s. without trade their population would diminish
almost rapidly has recently increased That tho more
bird ourselves them by commerce. hey having gotten
the advanage the they and will opprcss That
the more trade carry with them tho more rapidly will
their strength in POLITICAL physical und moral power gain
and consequently every merchant trader and con-
sune who contributes unnecessarily his patronage 10 The
people Of those Sate contributes to the injury OF his own
in proportion the increase of power in the competing
States, thereby given.
i, NAV be thought that the contribution Northern
terprise the purchase Of trng articles amount TO little
but many of these contributions amount to much To say
nothing of the higher branches OF manufacture let any
calculate the amount of capita! annually transferred from
the South 10 the North for booms brushes buckets
and chip hats and bonnets shoes, boots &c. amounting TO
more than fifteen millions Of dollars And is this 'rife
unworthy of noice in articles easily manufactured in the
South requiring but little capital and less skill And The
persons who manufacture them would quite as
much of the products of arms If residing among Us;
and zee think rather than where they reside.
We commend the principal article in the Constitution OF
the Central Southern Rights Association Of Virginia to the
Southern people, II is as follows
"We will as far practicable in various vocalions,
give decided preference in purchasing selling using and
consuming productions directly, imported into our own wa
ers produced in own State TO be had upon air
terms
We think this course much better adapted The meridian
of vreina than that indicated by some of the hot-heaoed
Southern Rights Associations In the South We can see
the effect Associations upon Northern trade nPon
Northern politics, and Northern abolition. We caicu-
late with degree of certainly the 7ecuniay loss 10
the North and the like gain the South. We can look our
Northern neiphbos in The face with degree OF pride
and exua,ion at the superiority Of position both in
moral and political pon, OF view. If true 10 ourselves We
shall raise no armies navies nor have any occasion 10
build forts asenals; but we shall nevertheless conquer
and our victory will be bloodess. 1t will not be the less
,oo,e 7, will be mora and political victory, go-
ous and abiding indeed than If won by all Inc horrors o
b, srs an well deneated BY the Editor of the Gazette
by no means Improbable wandering o Inc magma
on of the Editor when he shadows forth the breaking up
Of this Republic and the founding OF several new ones' IN
cese Of South Carolina going All would depend upon
rho nrudepce of the Federal Government And OF that the
men of the Republican party 1--WE aude 10 the old Repub-
nsry in the days Of Jeerson have but little conf
dsncc or course the Democrats of the present day will
have "a little Prudence must beg in at home II must be.
rim with the people of the South They must disuade the
huhcaded men from leaving the union Let them content
themselves carry measures more pacific, and which,
in end will give greater power and capacity 10 the South
Tor her protection by force If unhappy The day should
come when forch shall be necessary bu 70 he article
rom the Nashua Gnzctte:
THE CONSEQUENCE OF DISUNIoN.-We are al
most daily hearing discussions ON the raue OF the Union
We have heard aboons argue in favor OF dtsun'on us
tesab BILE hing-they call The people OF the South set
pr,,es" nest of 'heathen" "oppessors and other hare
names which We shall not repeat Others among Them de
precate disunon, but at The same tne 90 NJ" regard a.
,ho greatest of evils and would be glad 10 brough
bont f such state of things would tend TO punish TIT
,owners of human cattle" at the South
On the other hand the South hereis large party who
ooeny advocate disunon-So strong has the party becom,
N Mississippi Alabama and Georgia. that the old party lines
completely broken up and the people are asoea nl'
Srrnhens whg declines for governor in the latte
STATE and urges the "Union party to go for Mr. Cobh dem
ocra, is an Of the slate of public sentiment mere
whether the "Unlon party is in the majority or minority II
those States remains to be in the result OF he apPoac
ing elections. We believe and hope the Union party WI
rlumph In South Carolina, now Convention Is II
session whose avowed object is take the preliminary steps
towards leaving the Union. ),
Both these Northern and Southern factions are .enehe
towards the same point separation OF Inc STATES Oh ht
cnnfeeracy is the leading element in the pocy Oh oon
Upon this point these extremists meet and coaesce
These are alarming signs But we nave no 'cars LOT W
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South have virtue and intelligence enough 10 frustrae te
objects designing ac,onists When they nave reneceo
upon the inevitable consequences OF dunion and the So
thought has had free course the honest portion
of the uras themselves will repudac their designing lead
II REQUIRES no fertile Imagination to fathom coSsE-
auExcEs OF plsrSIoS. The abooniss rainly suppose,
that Mason and Dxons line would be the dividing line; ano
that there would be savehodng and sarehodlng re
public. no such thing. The great West, from the Lakes
TO the Gulf of Mexico would unite with the South. The in
eest of the West is bound up the Mississippi Whoever
n The outlet of that river holds the KEY OF The Vest
The trade of the Mississippi valley must find its main renI
through New Orleans The West would never permit for
on nation 10 hold possession OF the mouth Of that mighty
river II would be for her interest TO form conederac
with the South and she would do 81 TO secure free
cess ,hrourh that river to the Gull.
The Middle and New England States might be formed into
oher Repbc though j, probable that we should be bro.
cn nm into as many fragments as there are States Ou'
commerce and manufactures wouiu ue cppgo; os ' eou
would refuse to trade with US or sell US dollars worth ol
cotton For our cotton should be compelled TO go 10 I'm
pland or some other foreign country. besoes ORGANIZED
pHl
wnnlJ be war boodshed and finally military despctsn
would wind up the chapter of Republics in The New World
And then there would be aubiee among lie crowned eacs
n o., The other hand would dissolution do away with g Ta-
veryq No. Slavery would be farther EXTENDED , lns
S wond cross the Rio Grande and conquer ana annex
.io Cnbn would follow. The South would iai upon
CUBA like an and wrs it. from he as is eur bae
weak power Spain with perfect ease - o No, cr.
Tint dissolution Of the Union would cS'eno' anu "o'
| TAIL slavery. .h, .o,roonences of disunon
r. o;d them the people have only to iro%n upoh any
~ I rho fcIionists North and South, and sand og e
and the laws lie! us abide snS Sy ali All s will
promises of tina, sacred instrument aho rs much as
Well Bny is beyond our CONTROL and as far as LIS re-
aova is concerned have nothing more 10 o' of that
,;,ron we are bound carry out in good fan: - y"
~ v out all its requirements, the Republic is 'os
Death OF JAMES sHoLLlDAY.-James Holiday aM
,,sobsr of the bar at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is
=, .a :, ,be courthouse at that place on Inc io''