Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-10-08
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almost hardened in that hcEesy old Massachusetts, He
put it you, whether you levcd that the South would
ever have consented into The Union without The re-
Of the right of recnimng their fngives! You
declared We all know that. Well. now put il you
as Northern Nnrhera mcn after the South
into the Union under tha. rdge, do wc mean becausee
nave majority of the States 10 cheat the South ou; o that
solemn compact made By our fathersl No, TO Why
every honest say WE'LL then, il the NorthH
having the mority should cheat the South out OF that
compact would il not he total notification of tie whole
agreement under which Stnes entirely sovereign and nde
psncn of each other, surrendered certain to the
General Government and secured certain enumerated rights
aud reserved all powers aud rights granted? Clearly
then fulfill that Is treason 10 the Constl-
tuition, or it be revolution mutual soutiap Of
the Union.
Mark the contrast Dir. Ha!eu Norhern mah-~ad
Democrat from Massachusetts, speaking Norhea men
and Democrats IN Pennsylvania, says in substance TINT the
fugitive slave law Is but the cXrcuton Of solemn conct
made with the Southern S:ass without which they woud
not have entered This UnoU ha; It would n cheat upon
the South to refuse IL that honest could
50 refuse; that do SO would Jr violate that compact
would be the Constitution ami result IN
luton dissolution of the Uaion This had supposed
the language of all Southern and OF pare patriots
every where. certainty ve:y r from The language Of
an aholionsi. But Tie Wna, Southern paper protesting
70 speak scntimcGs of the Scn slaretoIdcrs.
junction with lis Northern abolition allies tells that this
law is ;hars measure" hur,Iu 10 the tender sCnsioites
II those allies who DO 10, co.siier it ;saSarf fulfil
this compact no will therefore be ialed and
led BY being called 81 and Of it produce
good result require them do il; and the inevitable
conclusion would hr that ought not 10 be required
and that the law shoul be repealed.
We demand 10 know OF Wing, it will learn lesson
Of patriotism oi Mr. Hae:t whom it has heretofore de
nounced and its condemnation of the fugitive slave
law If il intends 10 stand III the position has assumed
or itself and party denanding that law, of re-
..c, .,F,,
ing To its repeal.
In with this we take great pleasure IN
publishing the following manly and scathng letter from or
1aleu 10 gentleman OF Louisville which find in tho
Democrat of that city
Os7eRvllLE, Mass, Sept 10, 1852.
Dear SrkennCky We lp"H 10 with Interest and hope;
if sic comes in, every Southern State viii show lis union
with Tie North in putting down uboltons. Ii the S"nh
would &c firm in having fellowship with democratic
sin, a5,iunsts but Gepcuoce and repudiatc them all,
rou would narrow the evil down To few inpracll-
cable Gurrisunitrs. But long rs the South treats
a Northern democrat whg Just tie same, vatther
he supports opposes the fuqticc S!ire hr or ketpS
cnr OF or cvalcSceS 1ri.l Qo5i0niSts
5"urA PREMIUM ron SoR.MERS As'LiTI1SisM =
When The SoGth comes 10 night discrimination IN 'hs
matter the national democracy VIII put down uhoi"nsn,
bur not till The national democrats oi ihe Norm VINO
sacrifice loca. popularity III order 10 maintain te general
rlpn,s and special domestic institutions oi the States, are
and disous,ed with seeing South taking by the
hand bunbuners coaitonsts, any set OF ing
OF the North who play into the hands o me aooon
!sts get their and lose no national cast by al
the South They also cd nf The course pursued oy the
South in permitting the lies OF Northern nboonss TO
,ant Northern National Democrats WIN ahr!l'ionisN.
Il il not vilainous that Southern slave eludcfs should
use the testimony Of Northern fanatics ("honl ihey
would hang if caught stealing their sltses 10 destroy
80 the South the naioual reputation ol such men
is Pierce and may adj myself, vino have 'bofd Tor
Ilstice 10 the South in the md. OF fiery furnace /!
,nd yet such is Southern eh'taly on '!- score u "'
ls. abolition lies TO destroy the influence .! he men, With
Ut whose influence New England wout ." one band OF IN
cendiares against tie South. , = ,,, ,,,,r
Ecry truly is. h. EAILEll i.