Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-03-21

FIr nc EHqUTeT'
GENCER.

TO THE EDITORS or THE NATIONAL lNIhLhi-
GENCER.
Gen,lcmcu-Psrnll an humble Individual 10 soy passing
word or Two 10 your cdilOehns merely u sho" you
whatever may be your Impressions as t. Inc suPs'o
dom and dignity OF your paper, ts contents are no
md received with the unquesloncd reverence
you have long persuaded yourselves Is lie que h
you have recently found il expedient, ana 10
with The unparolic instincts which have Away h -,
ICED you disguised however under hypocrcsl sa1o oI
Dparlialily to espouss The cause oil ao"ii'ion
and viiainy, against that ut run an" l"'h
Yes ss language can scarcely be- OuGd ly ID express '
cha racte of This vile unr.heous unouaded contest WINCH
for Than half century The non :saveholuine
this Union have waged against The South ana al nus
cal point Of which, you stand forth as the champion Vi o
cling abolition houndsm Not Que single loa OF T'g"!
have they 10 The matter; and not mo 'ah.est snauo ~
wrong has been done, or even Imagined lo"aios MN, ~
IhOse HON they have forced to regard mem as cne'es
And yet for sixty odd years have They advanced rom W
10 STEP undermining the peace ard quitt VI li7 oou'e
people. spreading discomfort and INSTRUMENTATION among ou
happy slaves; lhwartng in all our schemes lor the u'e
Grafton Of their condition. including educal0n-eVen rs
sous education-an orcngus in defence OF our ives anu
property tighten the rens OF discipline and contrary ~
our interests and wishes withhold from them the blessing
OF mental culture Yes srs If II be In any measure proper
TO say OF thcse beings, that they are
Evoked with the brues, and feuercd 10 the coil"
their ranng hypocrlical friends Of The North are respon-
sble for it,
But trust the South has length made stant win inc
harmonious purpose of redcemng Its character which, 200
knows has suffered disgrace enough In The failure OF us WIS
'''o
mise" eaven save are numbered; mat our eyes
opened last see what common sense ought to nave
taught from The rst that there Gun oe no compromise
between right and wrong without injury TO the former
and increase Of the latter Sfs, you and your CO Ia
boers may weep and rage. lament and ho", aoout WI
olaon Of faith and all such suli out you are VOTE.
ing without materal-thee is DO such issue between
u.s. All these Compromises" from the MissouFl down
that Of 1850 inclusive, have been nothing moro man
reluctant promises extorted from the Noin 10 ~ VIVA. !.
WA morally and legally and regousy bound TO do wthou.
hc far The South Is concerned never was pound
by them and even had il been has been most triumph
any shown 1t is now released entirely, oy 'Hg @ TO-,
Missouri compromise hud been enacted hy an unanimous
of Congress- It might, and ought 10 nave eeen 'ia.
Piled under foot by The South on The st occasion wncn OIL
ered because professed to 10 what could not De save
by amendment Of the Constitution upon me .'orM
aacred obligation not as compromise out as an &C
acknowledgement II could add any force 10 existing dutes
of those already resting upon them, and OF the rights Of
The South the concession of the right OF ihc people oil
territories South of certain ne 10 determine the question
of slavery for themselves virtually confessslon fo
dem rtrbis, that it was constitutional right and be-
ouecd equally 10 those North OF il. Congress mad no
control IT, and therefore could neither give nor take
il away The representatives Of the South unwisoy be.
raycd the interests of their constituents when They con-
scented il and subsequent generations were not bound oy
the contract. 1t made for tho slKc oil peace ana Inc
result has been increase the presumption oil the Nof
and smboldcn it 10 make more and moro serous assaults
upon our constitutional rights. Talk OF Compromise
Faith Fddeslicks We have been begging like dogs for
faithful adherence these rotten bargains ever since an
acre OF territory was acquired what has been the
swer1 "Hiehe. Lawn and "Honor" That's the word
filling the mouths of those who have heretofore laugh
ed in our faces every appeal 10 honor Their conduct
would TO have developed no such principle ou ihat
whieh,reed, on orol,ans tears and widows groan.
And Stakes l,s mpioua thirst in brothers. blood"
In the National lnleigencer Of the 26th ulilmo s
rac, from The Boston Daily Advertiser, giving an account
"a large concouse OF citizens Tor me purpose OF 'emon
atrapg against tho violation Of tho Missouri Compromise
&C. Do you imagine that II will strike terror INTO Inc hear
Of Souhernsrs hear of so unusual an occurrence as
meeting Of citizens In any free State esPecahy 10 hassacnu
settle upon any subec, touching the rights of the Souh
The annals of Massachusetts history somewhere aoout the
wear lel3 can tell of things than that But as
Senator Brodhend we'll says 1--WE have heard OF these abo-
tioni storms before and nobody hurt" Tho Union
would have been dissolved several times Massachusetts
70 wdiss had the power TO effect IT, Free Soil emonstrao
cesn hare had their effect: but unless greatly msnepet
the signs of the tnlcs they no longer regarded With
more awe than the caneo OF The eathered VISITORS we an
nuay entertain from Northern regions In the same num-
Der Of your paper which have referred Is line from
Letter Of Southerner lady in Washington who, In
the SPACE OF TWO weeks has taned by peraonH OBJ
servnon "thai the universal sentiment OF
Nebraska bill is passed the Fugitive Slave Law shall not be
executed Now gentlemen, you really put forth this piece
did not tina, these brave citizens If they could have
done b with lmpuny, would long since have cut the
throat of every faithful officer who attempted to re-
"o tho d.S sie% that the Of 1850 hnt
! converted the Stewards and Garrisons and Bsecheri
and Stoves and Parkes from advocates Of lht
Higher Law" into willing victims upon the altar OF Com
pTomlse3 No. ss. These culate gentry "euJcdi
they gorions and proach and resolve
sstance or 10 rasc Of bacss and vagabonds drive
of Southern claimant CT runaway negro but this Fugi.
live Slave Law with an honest administration enforce it,
IL not 10 be trfed wth-things exactly they used
to be- But, mark II, gentlemen Wings OF the South and
honest men everywhere: here we have the great dened
aw.loving, peace making National lnteigcnccr endorsing
the threat OF small number Of citizens, that il Congress
dare do that which they havo perfect sht 10 do
which they bound patrios and by their oahs 10 do
namely undo the uncOnSliluona! work of their pedo.
cessors practicable and bring the Ishiion OF the
Federal Government into conformity with that Constitution
which they have sworn 10 support hey the said
bOoksa law enacted for tho purpose enforcing ono OF inc
solemn and explicit guarantees OF ihat olne Constu
ton Yes say boldly that occupying Inc hoson GOES
10 publish without such threat Tor Inc sole 90
eol OF working upon our fears 10 virtually 70 cnaose
They give currency and aid In producing the desired e
feet upon those whom cannot conVncc by sober arsu
ment The National lellgcncer. joining In this poor pitt
full game of endeavong u ghten The South from the as
scrton of it's ghs Tho gauntlet OF defiance 10 speedy
decision of "lhe ssue by force was but recently
thrown down by The New York Tribune and the National
Intellisencer is the first to back IT,
Well gentlemen you may rely upon II that the other eide
this question is much serious one han you lmag-
ne II involves Only rights under the Constitution,
but safety, our peace our properly our ALL 10 you
need to be told what s likely TO be he CONSEQUENCE OF
struggle In which one side ia inspired BY such motives ns
these Ia the fact that at this moment the vital IN
of the South In the principle consented ior s suh
sn. e'5s su bes enough 10 e
sist every othc. influence, and array mln against
man In almost deadly hostility, enough TO Induce yon 10
reflect before you hurry in your course under
the deusion that you the injured party and zoe the op
presso Is nothing In your that TOR The time
Whiga aud Democrats have forgotten that they were ever
divided and sand eide by side In The National Councils set
ting forth their manly protests against tho continuance OF
this groundess warfare aganot their constituents Be as
sured there spirit 10 the breasts CT Southern people,
uuveraal sentiment" too which however il has kept quiet
and yielded TO your assaults has only donc so because
was accompanied with abiding consciousness that We have
asked nothing Justice and when found ht
will SATISFY know rights and knowing dare main.
tain them. God forbid that should speak lightly Of such
an Issue Blu, this complexion il may have to come; and
we but lay hands upon hearts, and appealing 10
that God who has fit TO lay upon us The burden lt
be such from which pre,ends to see way OF de-
yerancc or to besiow upon the blessing, which we
choose 10 enjoy do best and fulfill destiny Hall
century would surely 10 be long enough to test The
policy OF compromise every Thing like 1, has failed and
would say with Senator Badger: "if we cannot dwell 10
gehcr peace in Gods let part In conclusion
gentlemen would suggest that from present appearances
you wilI find another Nashville Convention so easily
ssneled the former The people Of The South see
nothing In your calm appeals with their cant abou!
tho inIlItution Of Slavery and "what they
(he Not consder surprise upon their generosity and
forb.arance," but Insult added 10 injury. g. F. 9.
p S.-Can you give Sumner touch for the explicit dec.
aratun In his great speech that the Norh are not bound
By the Compromise OF S50l' What need further, to
nrip rohta and