Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-10-27

|.rGc, Whilst caunot allow myself TO soek nonli.
zion fr the high oihre OF Governor OF Virginia,
no, peruit y narlc 10 be presented by my friends
he approaching Democratic Convention, without
,,l,sn INV sentiments any subject in respect to
r,,cn am properly called on 10 make declaration.
|yu ,-c ,he elro, liberty 10 publish tho accumpa-
yac paper. ...u
HENRY a. WISE.
ONLY, NEAR OSAScocK, VA, !
September lSth, 1854. !
Do.r Siv-I now proceed 10 give YOU the reasons
n ;5s opinions expressed in my lo,ter Of tho I'd in-
.,a. rs fully as my leisure will permit
aid that d;l no. think that the present statc OF
s:rs ia this country is such JUSTIFY the forma-
.oa by tho people, Of any SECRET POLITICAL
|>ciCtr.'
The laws Of tho Cui,ed S,atcs-F Fedcral aud State
.ssaeciaro anu defend the hbcrtics OF our people.
ey are free in every sense, free in tho sense OF Mag
|, Charta and beyond Magma Chayu; free by tho
,rpa.siuv franchise of AMERICAN Charters, which
skes them Sovcre,rn aGI their rails the sources o,
Institutions and Lars.
Ii the Archbishop might Say TO King Johu'
Lot every Bri:on, his mind. BIO free;
HIS person sse: h:s property secure;
H,s ncuse sacred NJ tho tanc OF houvon;
HRcalnS ERsGcH, ms erer open door,
Bia:ca.Es :aH r,a!r., At SPIRIT Of The Lars:
n. f,;e Gt:srn,rti ny the Tuiss OF riSa.
N. rJlc. enacted in :de Common rgics
X.I general Suffrage gi III dssenab''d reaf'7,
\, gSaG tnrIsGte 10 rr!t has doom;
No drnoa s:srias at the n,!niRM hour,
To arqr H., ca-ta:n, cr 10 drGS h'n a"1H
To rlr.,ors or d..y1,r. Vide 10 :he roT!d
Ir.eV,: me s,c-s:s q I.e PRISON nai1s,
lad 81: -. yrunninss Of the dungeon 1tr''s
Tee ouyn. cr-inrs0tatte prcserve
+, ,ac,ei shield that coveTs ali the irnd
TIE de .r-n.cUnierr'G psilrciGm OF the i'le
To i,r i0,. Q sol. tiS juaS mfHt ~ tse,r peers,
"a :...a srrsi pillars: freedom Of fhe mmd'
1-3 n
Forc-r e-.asinx. sa tortr" sare
Tie i.ss e BrE0H rests.
We ,,sv ssv ,h,, Our American Charters have more
,aan confirmed these laws C: The Contessor, aud our
?cpie have given 10 them "rs free ms iui'' ana as
sr,rri,n q consent' as was ever given by John 10
he B;.nops and the Barons, "at Runniu'ede, the
field Of Freedom" TO which it WAS said
I;itan's SONS shall come.
Shall ,rc,d wa.r" he.oes and whore patriots trod
To wo..G ..'a,v walk
In this Country, nj this time, does any man thnk
anvthiae, Would he think aloud Would he speak
rnyihing; Would he write anything! His mind IL
i've, his person Is safe, h,s property Ia sccare' ma
snuse s his castle, the spirit OF the laws s his o"E
rIori and hs house gard toe fate OF one Ia the tate
Il all measured By the aaEle common rule OF right
l., voice is heard anu lei, in the general suffrage OF
ermeu his tra! ia in open court, CONFRONTED bV VII
..o. aud acc.ers his p!ison house hos no secrets,
sat he hos the Judgment of his peers and there Is
aough 10 make him afnd, 50 long az he respects the
piopagGts Truth Truth is free to combat Error.
Would he propagate Error Error itself may stalk
.yroad ami do her mischief and mako night Nsci
gov darker. provided Truth IS lett Tree 10 follow
iowever siow!v-wih her torches 10 light up the
wreck. W.y, then, should any portion OF The people
e.ire 10 retire in secret, and By secret means 10 pro-
Isgais a po.i;ra thought, or wor'l, or deed, 10y
,,eal;h' Why land together exclusive OF others, I"
10 something which all may not know Of, towards
ome political end II 1t tee good, why not make the
:ood kaouai Why not think it, speak 1t, write H.
.ci il out, openly and aloud Or, is il evil, which
.r,th darkness, rather than light When there Is no
vct;l:y 70 Justify secret association for ToinieN
ca!,. vnat else can justify ii caucus may SIT IN
,a"rc; % c"n. The general policy OF great pub
!c party. That mav be necessary or CONVENIENT; but
no; ss" "a r"pchcnsbe, II carried to" far But here
proposed great primary, national organization, III
/, rcepaon-Wha;' : No6Ddy ka0cs; To do what
.N''ots s-o,'. l!oY organized 7 Nobody k"ors.-
i"v'rac! by whom .Nobody kaors. How bound
By wa:: r,- by what test osths With what Il;
-a'i"ns an! restraints Nobody, nobody knows ::
4! wr saow s that persons Of foreign b,rth and OF
'S:nst itsa are prescribed, and 80 are oil others
10 don't Prrscrib them at the polls. This Is ccrtain=
!: a-aln:: the spirit of Magma Chartu.
Such IS our "oati;ion Of freedom at home, showing
70 'nccesy for such secret organization and its an
Hcons;n 10 he very basis Of American rights. And
'gr comparative native and Protestant strength at
@Te rele!s the plea of such necessity still more
~" sdisicS oi immigration snow thQt from lo&u to
.iJanuary, lSt3 inclusive, for 81 years and more,
~piSio !VEeisuers arrived i'll the United States. at
3, average rate Of luU.l5 per cnnum; that the mum.
~ OF persons of foreign birth now in tho United
Hs-s s22l ,S}9 that the number of nusivcs, whites,
! 'HTS'iIS aud of persons whose nativity is ""n.
'!"r". Is @l"I. tQuere, by the by:-What will
la'-.N"h!7g> do with the "unka0~a!) The num-
T oi natives 10 persons Of foreign birth III the L.
Yates is as 10 /, and the most of the latter, OF
"l'sy, are naiarai:cd. In Virginia the whole mum
~iY White natives is Sl3,sol, Of persons born out OF
= State and III the United States, 81 ,5G2. making II
''l o. natives OF 81 ,9S; aud the number Of persons
IN n foreign countries is 22,9o3. So that IN |T-
ma lie number " natives is to the number ot per-
h' born IN foreign countries, nearly as 5S to /.
A:AIa:-;he churches of the United States providc
.Noumodalioas for l4,23l,S25 yotaries; the Roman
.a'lcs or but G67 ,sl3 the number OF votarles in
tTo.es,ant to the number in the Roman Catholic,
a .e United Statcs, In Il to !. In Virginia tho
woe number is S56,I36, the Roman Catholics
H%% itsiol
>. .at number of churches in the United States is
''Si, Of Catholic churches l22l; more than 81 TO
~ ~ rv;esiaat. In Virginia the number OF churches
sH Of Catholic churches is Ii more than l4O to /.
9, lie whole value OF church property in tho United
.s slts s. 32S sol, of Catholic church property is
's'oTS, ,U-9,ol. In Virginia the whole value OF
,. -usen Property IL S2S56,076 of Catholic church
~rrp.ty, SlS,l0o, or - to |.
tn Inc lNd States thore arc four Protestant sccts,
Ts rsues I,T ~ which Is larger than the Catholics:
~ nc Dap:.sts provide accommodations for 3,2f ,Es9