Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-10-03
WILL SOUTH CAROLINA sEcEDE1

.c discussion MONDAY night Mr. BvttS urged, as a
:;n. an"nt why lie sh, lid be elected 10 Congress, ms
.s n ani preGiction that South Carolina wou!t cera'h%
scbas,- his opinions iEly upon te dis,iaon oas;S
II South Carolina The Ain ol July last. MI CAsk'e on
he other han expressed conden, hope that the people o
S,u Cvca would be governed By spirit oi good sei:e
at Hui be prepared in mad hour, TO sacce me az
nElagcs oi our glorious con!eGerncy.
II the norientous action OF Souh Caolna does at all real
depend upon result o .he Congressional election 10
;s district, every in>igen man must DC aware 'ha mel
:-.ai !Sua,n vii be much sooner Precl2liaeo
y tie c!.c:ipn the b;oo1-,h y Mr. Bots WHO woulc
"sgOgl t,:n "ar .iow-cit.EG7 OF South Caroina, ln
b: s Mr.. Caskc. WISE slsi12us and plrotlc states
Eln who w"ult in the name o calmnn Interests and ice
a appeal - sister State withheld her hand o! passion
an; u;4:lI.-s
HG even this fln.sy arumen: will lil Mr. Bolts With
NJ >Ki. entertain the strongest nope that South Car
DINA III pause in her movement. reaction ls EVIDENT!
gon, oa t!,:e-and even the Washington Republic Mr..
smrrs special organ in lis last ISSUE seems TO indulge
.gc Go2e and argues that the South Caronian far
from being prepared people, 70 venture on the rulnous
sic y:il.! is being urged upon them" The Republic
gots language of the Charleston Mercury in regard 10
he great ceng held in that city depecate the proposed
separate secession the State and which addressed BY
sDc!, strong as Mcmingcr nnd j. ". Hayne Never
says the Mercury, has there been exhibited more enhu-
sas:ic and overwhelming demonstration whether in re-
gard 10 numbers enthusiasm.
long address was presented by the committee Of fIgi-
lance and Conference in w!ca they reason most cogenty
against The suicidal plan of separate SECESSION and declare
acir own determination to resist it the of their
ability. They say
We have deliberately n,eposed ourselves the further
Prosecution the separate secession OF the State because
trngs promise of good, hut much Of evil In II
only discover the beginning OF that, the end OF which
,tiSl,
!cpras remedy for existing evils il must be because 1t
operates redress for the injuries they produce We see
III II" remedy for the wrongs which are complained OF
dnd than this, s surrender OF all those rights that
H.: yet untouched because ot some that are now invaded
|; urged and with perfect justice, that the legislation OF
The Federal Congress has bcen regard To the saveodng
States opposed to the letter and spirit OF the Federal
pact IN attempting prohibition OF privileges TO which 'hey
aTe entitled The remedy OF SECESSION by Withdrawing the
State from the Union without combination with her sister
SAFES ALIKE agseved confirms that prohibition, by voun-
'ay abandonment Of the only arena upon which battle
oa be iuueht and Is concession TO our opponents OF
every advantage their Ingenuity could have DEVISED or their
!1sacy dcsred.'
They argue that the grievances OF which, in their
Judgment South Carolina has right 10 complain are shared
o M the sareoding States, and that she secede shouo
BEN conjunction with hc in opposition TO their wishes
lac position in which the Secessonsts have placed South
laFoiina Is fully appreciated by the committee:
We stand lhen upon the verge of revolution Without
Eeng ii, we have been brought to hltpont from wcn
we can view the consequences 10 como upon US WIN
@ HenEg force unless the people VIII rise IN ter mieh
fatal step ~ 49,
NV e'""'see, therefore, call upon the citizens oil the
r0n'uncc in the mos, emphatic manner, against the
fp'-1 W 'eaSGes, as unlike uncaled for and impoltlc
lne candidates nonnu,ed by the committee the South
e'n congress are Hon Nm AlyeS and the Hon W. D. PoR
'"e Charleston Ersn,g Ns,rs declares that "the
,' 'cspec'aoiiy, Intelligence and moral worth which
'"c'''"eo Tue aoove meeting afforded demonstra-
c' no less gratifying than feel assured i, will prove
we oplne says the Republic that this view
U' e'"onI'ed In BY nearly the entire press of South
Carolina. ~ f
connection with this subject we are pleased to repub-
eA''"cs from late address OF Senator Berrien of
"''' was induced BY the course of Union nomi-
s convention IN Richmond county, Ga, condemning
e''a 10 The Senate, TO put forth full. exposition of
60 i"ese extracts we find in yesterdays Times which
s - ana rom his address tina, he [Mr. Bsrrien) ad-
u"s9u'S'c'y TO the Union, and opposes dsunion as
.'! 10Y any existing evils to the South"
. ''ei abiding TO the contest now going in his
state, Senator Beren saws:
nave hot witnessed this state Of things with indiffer-
80 'coEcern On the contrary, have contemplated
j. u"cp and painful interest, feel that wasting
" e ooestic se those energies which ought to be