Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-11-29
NOVEMBER 20. 1863.
'HEHARD SHELLS AND rHs sorr SHELLS OF

NEW YORK.
we remarked last week thai VIC supposed sympathy hac
M 70 do IN arrayng plzans in the controversy between
scftlary hi the Treasury aud The late Collector nf III:
ou''ons nj New York. The evidence that That supposor
founded IN fact daily accumn1lin2. In all fo'ilica
"Sis IN iG non s!avctoiiGH nr Free Sail Sialrs lh
s1''ol1cr has heretofore only thought necessary
e+ln which 81 the factions cnlerainGd the eas
Ginnhay towards slavery bc.urc b,sowng his sympathy.
IN has bcen the only criterion BY which he has been guild
In every case ir has been rcrd TO the necessity
.'sfs between Grila5etwrLn cntinlca, by iu measure
!" ieif eGy and by The measure u Their friendship
'i We are persuaded that th" New York broil a not
EXCEPTION 10 Tie rrlu. But beiDfe lerm sympathie
nlrray Us either s!a--wih the "Ilards' with tht
n'ts-wc should exercise Judgments. and let reason
AL mol prejudice be our DnhGs
II matters al all la In: AvEhoier whether his enemic:
af mnrslari under the broad banner uf A5GIionsT, o
"" Disguised ani inFid"us Of Free Soism ii il only
so lar t't tie lorHcG Ia open, manly 0r While Ic lat
Ia disguised assassin who, uh1cr The garh OF cnship
strikes The deadly b"w. Their cnmty aud hatred are thu
t'inc the motives which prompt ti nni The end they de-
ire 10 accomplish, thu Will neither then should
me s!avrh"lcr permit his symraiea 10 lead him 10 fratc
n2e But II he should tG dfven The dire necessity
h raicrnizn:. with eiihcI Let him hy all choose the
Abbtioniss for his fcnds wic he hnda the Free Soers
rs his denics: Twas FiGa.SuIsm, and Abo
IiuOnsm which robbed l!r stakeholder Of hs blood bought
rights in California and Gisnembcrei the State Of Texas II
add 10 lln ii Free, Soil. Ii Free Snilisn aud
Abulnni'in which has endearored 10 surround Tie slave
Sa'ea :;i GORDON ~ Free Soil in order destroy The
Institution Of Slavery. Ii is Free Soili;m and Abo
tOUsm which PruIpiing The slaves become unitiYrs
from seTvicc and labruc ihei. hands in their
blood Ii s Fruc-SoI!ifm and not hbOti0n=m, which
10 The slaves in the words Of Green c. Gnson tho
moment your masters bring you upon free soil you
much right 10 command Them as they have TO command
you. 1t is FrecSoillsm which denies all the rights Of
hr master, while Abui1nsm admits those rights their
fullest extent is clearly cvinccd by their ince.sln petit
lions TO Congress iUI ticir abolition.
We believe il is universally admitted that tho mast fatal
blow which has hsem srcE al Tie rights Of the slave.
holder the decision OF Judge Payne Of New York. in
The notorious Lennon case by which that gentleman was
0bbed n his property. So mfOrtaG Indeed has This bio"
bcea considered the Of several Of c slave
States have b.Guah. prominently before the legislature Gi
their Satca. For this decision the Judge has been justly
held u fit subject :Or the bittes rxncrutions of thG
stakeholder. And yet Judge PApnes decision Ia wholly
baacd upon Green T.. BronsOn'a platform. Hear him:
Tne relation OF and slave does not exist by the
law Of Mature: has the claim of The matter a property
in general been recognized by all civilized communities
Slavery cannot exist where there Is no positive aw 10 up
hold it, IL Is necessary that should he l1bijdeni il is
enough that s especially authorized Ii the owner
Of slaves with them sends them nn any country
State Territory where slavery does not exist by 1w they
will from that mumCn become free men, ard will have as
good ri. command their masters they will have IN
command them See his letter to The Aboitonis's in l5]S
tx. Collector Bronson al the time hn delivered this 0pn
ion Juage ul the Supreme Court OF the State Of New
York Judge Payne only applied practically in the Lem
case and yet the former receives the sympathy of the
South while the latter receives s btcres1 cxecrR0ns
Is Mr. Bronson claims 10 stand upon the Baltimore
ratum and s loud monhGi in hs professions Of regard
from letter Of his dated New York OCTOBER o6
553 long since he got upon The Baltimore PLATFORM in
which he says, referring 10 lGc above opinion:
"i}ut yet have lelson 10 change my opinion
upon the sub ect"
Here we have Mr.. Bronson the BIlimore platform
claiming the friendship and sympathy OF The South, while
Tho time he is rceralng the decision OF Judge
Payne 10 lis fullest aad most fla! extent.
Shareholders Of The South, prepared TO discard
Federal Administration from which you have had the mos
sacred pledges OF fidelity To your rights and which has
committed no other destroy yonr confidence than
remove Green Bronson from Office make room in your
hosoms for such viper Can you raten2e with that dla
bolcal hypocrisy which your friendship, while II stands
pledged 10 unite with aboltiuniss of every shade
cnde YOU and your property from every loot Of soil where
that property is authorized by special law Can you
synpaize with Green 9. Bronson, who tells the abolition
iss the shortest way destroy slavery is adopting the
PAYNE decision rs thrir PLATFORM instead Of pcti!inniRa
Congress 10 lr.isiac its destruction We will not believe
it, Ii would great reflection upoa you, intelligence
10 snpnose possible that yon could hesitate in choosing be
tween friendship Of President Pierce and his Cabinet
and Ex- Collector Bronson and his Frecso ucon.- Che
rT,r Ga:sts