Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-06-28
KICHMONp ENQTiREN'
rDcSn,x un,S,NG. JUNE 2~, 1883.
SEI.ESSIDNISM.

TUESDAY MORSaNS> "s-'.'
SECESSIONISM
w. p,;,.,, h,s appointed scccss!oniSt "a lice
from the fact rha; see i''.n' mas ~ 's ,'
nd ,evcr viii have gain while the present pei",ta "
nrm the basis OF executive congressional ae'"n
io''' '''"' m Y. National Dew0crG!
The Richmond Times yesterday makes great ro''s'
ov, the above Il cites ssnihcan tact that IN" 'oteo
inc massage is quoted and endorsed by the fesiue"
gan a, Washington This III connurS)
us The ground upon which the Union now nrsu rinhIs
lion of IN. administrator 10 appointing o,u"I." .,
men 10 office Ii alleges in substance 'iia e ~ - ,h,r
Secession abandoned that doctrine %hen e' I should he
adhesion the Baltimore platform Ms,,v savannah
clad 10 learn whether The Charleston 'ree" S,,,os
Eo,s;n RichmnnJ Eoouircr and other pemocfanc H'A'e
RphIs papers of the South are pc.aisH ~ o,;,,oon
of Ihia assertion Have Messts Jcf Jaws s - Sd
VI ,; Rh.trnn pickcns 81 South Carolina SEQ
- 80 c.E, and Others OF Virginia ceased 10 90
Seccsalnss? W. venture 10 say, VIZ ~ -, ,h contra.
NV TX Dgmo, rat and Washington ohioa 70 me
j,ns,,ndn, ma II such lnterrosaipIy were l'o
founded 10 these s"niicmrn ,hty "ouu iesan = ,hs as
= nerso,al laiput4tor. Aud yet II - mp1h We ~
s,p,,iUn ,hal they and their States Rights 'r'cnss
navs nm, from their faith that the organ = NV
President jus,ihes the appointment OF .ns d tn;nn
o,ana "a ofc The anpuaa III The Democrat anu .'o'
49,, v ,,,ncs mat ough not 10 be appoint
ed 10 office and that but fer The alleged suf1en"e' W ~ ~
gentlemen of their fisoe doctrine es w. h Vie -, Tor.
received this mark oi executive avur 10" 40 W.
rIi,h such OBJECTIONS as these The idea tlat the oo
sro ui,tas abandoned scccssionism wnen 'hey az 40
Baltimore, PEt form the highest degree aosutu an"
.,ns II viii be- rccuec;eG that the Virginia resolutions
OF '9s AMI 80 form pat Of thai platform, anu 'hc ~
Rights Democrats u the South an c"nepu .'a' i
Unions aft IN The right VI Snic To scccne ii"'h VIC
n, h.r ,,nsur, with or without So tar thch rom
having rcnounced sccrsonsln al haii,m"'e 'ie
may argue with grca; show Of rcascn l' he s". .n,
on the other side, and lhai their 1tcuhai cree"
occasion accepted and sanctioned ny the ca're Dec!
there assembled.
Now with all due respect conen! that onr nsihoofs
of the Times have discovered "mares nest lhcs "a'
utterly distorted the language of The National
That paper never say that The STATES ll's h'
,s in accenoo office had abandoned their doctrines;
but simply that, long as Franklin fierce was ." ~
If affairs with his strict States RICH. constitutional con-
s,ruc,ion there would attempt 10 carry oHs mo ~
lice the doctrine Of secession of which there was 50 mug"
Imminent dancer when Gen Taylor under the influence OF
Seward and Bliss threatened march Ipon HE sovereign
Stata of Texas down her people by force ahe o
shed Nothing than this was meant, anu VIC arc sur
priced that Times should have been nisie" i"'o "
miacons.tucon With our views OF me ieueta' System -
our government can never give up Inc aoc"ihc y "
right of a State protect herself against UNDERSTANDINGS
oppression by peaceaoy Withdrawing from he partnership
but we have yet seen any cause 10 lus'''y suen "
tion Such we dcub: not, IS the view Ui an VIC "'a'e
Rights men, who have taken office under Inc pf'Sch' "'
minis,ra ton and the National Democrc. was ''ete'
foro right in saying that practical Scce'sioniSt h''' ""
have an existence "wn The present Democratic pario m
-.nafns the basis Of Exccut, and congressional ocoh IN
other words President Pierce, in cdmple" concordance
with his practice and long cherished 'Ht
pas will 40 administer government with Just regard
for the rights of every section Of The conedeEacy a u"
pnrty will haze the least justification for giving active sia-
" 70 he doctrine of State secession Regarded III s
light the remark Of the National Democrat 10 IN every W"
proper and rue and will meet with cordial response !"
every portion of the ccnledeiacy
I LA
The New York Evening Post has examined the fun pre-
ceednps Of suit brought by the Of Tie steamer ~
lan,ic aeans, the propeller Ogdenbutg Tor damages result
mo 10 them from The loss the Atlantic produced by col
sivn with the propello L viii be recocrtcd iat ' col
son took place Lake Erie and resulted IL the loss {"
some hundred lives. Tie eu'i w"s brought IN me 1
ted States District Court oi Oslo and thu decision maze ny
Judge Leayiu q, Columbus It nv"l"ei Tie value .! ie
Atlantic which was S15 900 side and 'hr
damages The Ogdcnshufg Which was liked ~ . wv ."
the other and il aso involved o ar more important Hs
ton whose door the deaths OF re two Hundred drowned
nasseneers mus, lie The facts collision 10 be
proven follows:
The Atlantic steamer III s0O turhcn, LEFT B"ia"
On the evening of August 49, 1882 for Detroit The night
was starlight but with haze on the wafer wheh fc"'sie"
II Difficult, 10 see objects distance There
was 90 one on deck the time OF collision except me Sc
cond mate The whcean and passenger "ho were az III
the pilot house II the captains watch but he had lei,
the deck during the whole watch III charge o Tue scc"
mate who moi 10 have been competent Tor me post
A, ,bout halfpas, o while steering s. w by W. 4, the
Of Is miles hour and some three or Tour me' from
the Canada shore she discovered the propeller about mile
off, point her artu.rd how. The propeller was
steering NJ F. by T. for HE entrance Of The Wcand canal
and was on norh u the the steamer was taxing
The helm of the steamer was when three four lengths
bn,d
s.eaner under the the propeller which struck her on
the lar board side just aft The eungway. The propeller
on discovering steamer had been checked not entirely
stopped Will. speed o the steamer was broken ONLY b.
the coil son Then headed for the shore hut Sank
before reaching !: i, twt.ry seven i:et .! water.
Tec.ulac, o, III. cfIc.- Of tic Atan,c provcn 10
he highly Inefficient and culpunc NJ" only wc;e no ,iiJs
made aim The passengers q" 10 direct them what 10 d"
when il was found that lie sinking bat they even
mt our the lights the cabins drove back. with clubs pas
ss,.ers who wished &c, upon The hurricane deck h'
MACE Of greatest ssety left the vessel IN the small boz
without attempting passengers who were drowning
and even threatened Kill who attempted TO get inio
,h.m-and What is almost Incredible, il proven that The
CAPTAIN Of he steamer WHEN safe himself urged the cap
tain propeller not 10 near the sinking vessel. rs
there were six hundred passengers On board he said who
would sink them.
The Judge, in bis decision, !rnarkcd
singular feature al 'te case
Tint the owners III the Atlantic responsible morally and lc
oay for the misconduct and ,rcumpetency of the officers
and agents whom they had placed IN charge q" their boat
.houd ,sk for Jess aiisirg clearly from then
reckI.ssncss unsku!ness A. 20 the master OF The AZ
an,ic some conclusion may b. drawn. IN relation I" ms pro
fessonal character nd qualification from te TACT that al
though il was watch il dncs not aprcar hat lie wa:
on deck from, time The boat left Buffalo until nc was
aroused from his SUMMERS by The fatal collision AMI alter
wards distinguished Tor his mascriy in"c'!V IN
everything bur carrying OF measures TO save MS own
life. The second mate, who invested win The sole
management Of the boat and 10 whom was committee Inc
safe keeping than Grc hundred persons, was not
qualified for his uGai apparent from ihc iacs atsanS
noticed. In word s Impossible to review Ire ncien'S
of tina; sad catastrophe witho: painful lnrtcssi1n ina
those occupying official stations tie Atlantic were :ss
" deficient not Only professional skill and intelligence
but in The higher moral qualities OF trustworthy navigation
1T would be well II the which recorded The incidents
night of dsusier especially those occurring after t
collision aud while the lives of were suspend By
thread over watery grave had the li2ht i
reveals picture Of se!fshness and uhnmunity the cunteHi
plann which is by means pleasant, and the &c
tails Of which il is not necessary 10 dwell"
An attempt was made 10 the propeller "a i,u!t, In
not having proper lights and in not Changing her coutse IL
the iaboard The court however decided that che in
respect in fault while the Atlantic the If the