Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-11-02
FOR Tie ET9'Trcr.
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MASSACHCSETTS-AN ADDITIONAL RENE
DI.- No. g.

Gentlemen :-Thrnkthl for ;hc onpnriuny You
gave me, during III" month q! S"p:"mhrr I" address
your readers upon ;!Ir relations % Massacmsci;. HnG
the Southern States, am r-iurtHn; to ask c";'iinGa
tiun OF your ind ,':r,., Tor hc small space i'll
the E,a auIrer requisite 'r ;S very brief md hGsty
communication. Eat fear jtIe recent ci5f fI7'HcS
from Maine Pennsylvania nni bhlo, !nHy Serve +"
divert the attention ii :hc publrc mid from thu "n-
chaagrd attitude o MH-ei,'a$cit; ami thus TINT the
golden moment &" retaliation a bc lost to u-, when
our right arm ui viIdcatum j. T!rnl-ed I" intct up
on her q b.ow OF rctfibGivc justice for EGr mann
told sins and trureCrrsG0aS " towards us. | invoke
the peopie 10 look, wIt! eyes that never wink and
hearts that never quail upon the proposed remedy "i
,.on.iasrrcoursc amt h0'. Invoke the approaching
Legislature adopt Ii promptly hnd dG'diE, ana III.
woke the Southern Prc>-, everywhere, 10 rrgnIDnd
and SPARE no., I'll the work s,Ioae. When, by this
mems we force that rcG,i"us State 10 repeal her
obnoxious and n.urC Lcgsleinn, ibut the o;Hrr
day So bitterly denoum ci by Mr. Winthrop hinlsc'f)
she will probably never GgHIn venture up" an un-
provoked aggression nj ": ris. 10 Prove the ri!i-
,ncy of the remedy, must refer, gcnl!"mcn, 10 y"ar
own statistics. You say, arc"rdinS'to the Census
tables, her manufacturing, mining. and n"chitlltii
exports amount aLTufiir IL cHc k""SFcE 1hd Ntty
,n,itons of dollars. Er il 80. Then suppose one
bulf this amount strrhjnirt mWS0RS, or ole
third tjy-m N.Gar. In the Southern Sh'rS ar
nually aud they all Iass laws al Mpa'nLrc0"rSr ana
trnGr how long sc pity at the game "t stealing;
say tr"ny Frs or th'r'y ha""%d"" d0'h'rS w"iih "i
rnnwnv negroes from MS, aui losing in return FHy
,,,Illoat of dollars, Annually No. she will right
herself in double gici. Sane: and ever alter dis
cbarpe her ,lu::cs The CONSTITUTIONS The Uminn and
the South: and then she shalt have our friendship and
trade too but not III ii"n.
There are different wavs, among States md Ma
tons OF werfin:, ssa:nt; each other. IL may ne
dome inst A, cnr,i,n!y by ho.t.c legislation. Is by
Ioud.rnuu,hcd cannon md rating muskctry; and let
Massachusetts adopt either mode, in sGy;n her, III
the language nt the Revolutionary d"clnrann--"Wc
hold tII m "a VIZ dr the resi- UI End, cn:n'c- ~
war: in pcncc frirr!,.' Nor will This impair the
energies of tho NucGil.ra Democracy IN support o!
our Constitutional rights. They will respect us III
rropor;ion a. respect ougsrrc.; and II hey see
we have not TN. @i! ~ maintain oar rights, they
rilI not undertake the oil ,uGs in-k at volunteering
their guardianship Ia preserve lilc;n l"r "a. ihty
nbomnat., rlr vicons legislation "i massachusetts II:
much AS SIC de-: al nvs The accepted time for all
thr lovers of the Union ui tho Constitution in l!ne
their counscls ami h"i- Efforts t" euhdu" the itnnic
snrit of f;,naci-n that las swept. ii!" resl-tie-s
tornado over nnc aa; q! tic States ct i!IIs lioh-
"Cypm 4,ns pcr.ifrc r,h J|1". ID dfn"a,"'.
In conclusion, gentlemen, a!"W .na !" suggest a''-
thrr remedy j.! :.,i.iIun - 'u-r h':cHy proposed
il s TO make I-,rns competent witnesses a@ule n"
Tortbcrg yrr whp ,"IE" here. Tx" E"f-4nht
Smith aud Aunmrm. aivI>' tri!I tn ni'-c"ni Lacy
make their negroes CnIc;'i "'!n''S-rs against 'iT
and | would rc:al.ute tn. .nrHc ki"d '' testimony
against them, al f.ua aIe>: i'.r" secret h. danger
ons mrtLu.tui. q: r"r ,irc": corners ana wi;hln ihe
bolt.d doors of our h,t:r ;hc dark an silent h"ir
of midnight. i,'i'--''