Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-12-18
THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
BY RITCiIIE. PRYOR IL DrNNAvASr.
TUEsnAY 71siis17Ss., ,EECF:It.Ets -.

they were mere aprlngs.sI took hail WI! p'''''''
T,cy cuufiucl the defence OF slavery I" mere "c
GRO slavery; thereby giving up the slavery pr''P'e'
,a,;.,;ur miner form. pf slavery t. be wrong an"
v.,iju.. ND the authority Of the Bible, and q! '"c
history. practices aud experience "i nHhN'h'' ,"''
enos admitted the Bible 10 br false, because II ar
dein,t authorised und enforced whit" slavery "''''
they asserted was morally wrong. hn'''' e"f''r
ercr showing the universal success oi save s"c',
and the universal failure Of free society, was "'"'
sbl TO them, because they were preclude" tr"" '"'
p!oync il by admitting slavery III me a"'""' -
wrong The defence Of n"r" reg" siHF''! ''''',"
them in a still greater difficulty. The laws % ~" ','
Southern States i;i.te'l H." ho.'''nE w.'''' '''" "
slavery, provided through he m"ih'r' the! we're ~
Seconded. however remotely, .:nm NrEr" save '''
h.;,, ,uul,;,,rs according to their theory, were
wrnn.,iuy held in slavery.
70 make their position sill more 'ha''e''''' '''
np,eu. able they Invoked the a'd "i INC '":!S''"''
This !nvocaiul was pregnant Win Ia" H'''''ss'',
,hat alI slavery was against c"mmnE r@ht ana "o!''
Is wrong Therefore, the ah""iiista f'i'''1' ~
must alter and amend th:a Constitution "''''" pes
mj,s and urhn!s what il wron%. What Is ii.':"''
and r,,l..u,l-. r;sh il - our solemn "Ai! |" l""
,sc, nnd cGuav incumbent on us 10 get r'' u '"'
i,,..n.p,s t.nt stsmd in tho way oi tht perform
o,c. r ,ur dr.y. Constitutions have been chaii~''
,.G,r.t,.iov. We, at tho North, hf.t the FTench'
nrc ai.pts at at-r!g anu constructing t.%;ii' i"'
institution Of slavery, spreading over '."T"': '"'
MIRO ,nd rn,u;CcI with tie feelings and interests u
millions of whites, is vastly stronger than 'He
t.,;on To in .oke the Constitution i" ''s "'"' :
.,-.n,-thcn;ng Gibraltar y" masking Il "''" ''> 8
miami Tn. institution of slavery et the S"''' - ~
;-s.f ~ much stronger Than tHc CONSTITUTIONS " -
Ly.l,ar j. stronger than uch l'!"'H /. ~" ~ ''
Smith admit slavery 10 b" wron;' you S"o!'" -"
,f ,h North to change the CONSTITUTIONS II 30" '
| - I, ,..oo,os ,ur dat, 10 dissolve t'r ni"E, '':''
,,.i...u. the upi.niler. oi Il sinful irs.:"t''"'
! ,,, of defence however, is uo'T CHANGE ar
.,,. I,r,b is completely cornr-cG, oad dumh rs an
,..tsr. The South now .naintnins that slave! :
r,hr natural and necessary II SHOWS mat al ''''
and slruos. all human, nu;nori'T ln-;ih"s Il I"'
South farther charge. thH; the Ei" experiment
free society in Western Europe hsa Geen iF"'a '''
beg;n.n. cruel failure an' tni symptoms "i ir''
mr.. mr.. abundant IN our Moth. Thc nhoi:ti"a."r
! cannot be provoked TO deny the ci.r,'' :" "'''
vh.lnn are Tie facts, Authorities and admissions -.
which il tis su:aiar1 viii they answer IL" I''"~
;inr !, o:.cu put 10 ,hem, What ha'" u""p ~" fe
scI,s # Ia. experiment Of ire" sn"ie'y' Ley ai
wholly urwi!,irc Ia ipsta." q comparison ut ic 1"
.-s.i.. ,,c sori.tv, and determine ,hs' 70 n' 'ih
which hu pronrte- i'uma" wei n"inF ;'i'' i io'I'
,;,d l,y mos; of Lpr.an and d.;:ne authority. /
daa! with The ,n!i,cy III 'is way. ""nl, ~ "A"'
BE- 20 .n:rcni~r their cause. lhcy b".in L. r"".''