Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-20
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.


The Washington correspondent OF the New ork Hcrau
r,drr date OF May 9, writes ~ iuows: a..
"1hr news from South Carolina although serious III is
-, d,ps moi excite alarm here The Government OF
nnrss cannot recognise the right ut SECESSION LHe sO
LuJs of quicksilver these States when once un'e .! m
Federal Consiiiulon formed "ng glorious osl G;ovrrn
hir local organization, but Welding to the ueneu
n, All other existence. The Government, sNolta oou.
T.Ina nrcbly sccede and she can seccde IN no oei wa!
Iii nn take cuunizuirc Of masses or Slate o.""o
w., o individuals who will separately DC dealt WIN as Wv
s of The law or guilty Of treason, ns the case may W.
@ Attorney of South Carolina s now here rece'
ing ul! instructions. ., b,;.vs ia only
,s ns to the fact OF Mr.. PETioRu bens in washington
We have understood that his business there was oi
,or.tI,er different from that whlrh is here lhllHalc"
@ ,he fnyoc scheme of the Administration Tor conque
ing South Carolina is such as this writer represents nv NM
think highly probable The National ln'elisenev' M Can't
. M ,mr, ne same notion 1t is improvement on Eai
pb,dirs method of subduing an encmy oy klls ~ ~ he
non in secession of Gnels. There is one oosIae ~
way that strikes US as rather grave soun hinn as Jn
oded from The Union there will be no such ,liIs s 10 U,
S officers or officials in the State, anu any i5
Iaming such authority, and attempting toeSsl'''' -
be put !" VIC IChareSton Mercury
n, ,bis impor,ant point we find the following views eA
---..,d :, ,xo leading Northern Democratic papere:
From the New Hampshire PatrotJ ,,s,
1r h. administration have determined TO ploceeu Us
The lending statesmen of South Carolnan Us % The peo
,sv friend of the Union trembe Tor the icsu and nm
io n south Carolina united almost 10 s, @ nnlsss
nccss for treason could be executed IN 'a a,os moi
od hy The Ut the u Olutee.
,r ar cannot foresee that the moment INC ain{ " .
f,,ad States should South Carolina ~. @ rand
IN rho ,vhole South would be in 4 blaze OF eHceu J ,I
and disruption must be the lneVl.au&e & h,b hi5
S nnesa the administration be afflicted WIN os,
w, w. md madness it will do nothing go sure u h, p
fatal results The question then coes w., .ct ,yboI
ba he adon,ed answer let the adhlnsauu az, h
M =, rho ,fsnsipe-le its counses De soIenea ~
jno @ md moderation and do nothing "heItos = w. 10y
Ill ha creo led for South Carolina, 10 .e ''Hs " ~ PC
vS S n,her slavchoding States The hst 81
0 p Iii M f course be 10 seize the custom mouse Win. m
~ ~ t I;ve The government officers OF all oescr9hs civil
III ; a, d ;udlcal from her borders or cSpel ',e. W
mintsIy aa novement What then7 Let the government
Tn IN sbn Of war in every harbor where there IS @
sup where vessels land on the coast ana on
on ysssels collect the revenues ana "nen lese ae
ooaiu tho vessels to If nfericfed win oy oEu
Pau 10, the most office arrangements cease al le he,
fre;gn government-ln iaci iet me goYeinsn.
s bn net upon the defensive-do nothing 10 rr'a.s
,hing 10 excite sympathy for me mao mslatoie. anu M wv
g., cure ITSELF and SoGth Carolina return 70 hes
Above ALL government 40 ~hat II can 10
ou'y d;scontent by Giscorn.enancns the aei'atois
lne WHO have brought this deporaoe state OF al
o u be country und who rejoice at the ruin IN pros
a''s "i h traitors Of the North be first put down. hnu
pecl 1 80 NO occasion dealing with the people o eoHs
Carolina as plcato!s VI III -
try.
ia; ;de to attempt disguise the fhct 1naI ~