Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-11
cnrvCu oy HON. X. NJ. T. HUNTER.

P.t,rsburc Sana,ot Hunter r"nseh''u 10 'i' puo'"
.;o o ,bs .neech which he delivered in that city on
NV" o,ar, couvnss The speech was
the ssnes" ''' t'' ,.;,,;, h., ~, ;,,o,,o
received with enthusiastic ""'' ~ ~
,,c,urso of people. The admiration VI tnose VINO
,,,.s ,b- rarc prvile-e OF hearing the address, will
Gu. A. f,,.i nv tho c,ln, cr;,;,;su, NJ him,
pc 'H''e ''''
who studies II IN e qnie' ol the closet lhere Is not
more eloquent appeal IN behalf OF religious liberty
,hore j. NOT finer specimen of popular oaory in the
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Nc'"'"'' W '' S"t''
The delay in the publication OF the speech, is the
r.lut of the numerous eppnrements of Mr. Hunter
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"N"'"'' P''' ''''S" ''''' '''H' 'S"'"o - ~ ''a
81 an earlier period.
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Fellow. Citizens of fetcrsburg:--i eppcar before
- III. evening not merely to show NV appreria-
,i,, courtesy of vour invitation to address you
w., .i hacause in the present critical condition Of
,bTc affairs desire 10 commune with nv friends
mS constituents. also wish 70 speak 10 the people
r ,b;s GOOD civ which has go well won its soubr-
o,,, oI ..the CocknJa of Virginia." and who have
rnynh b, their past history, that whenever the SAT-
= of III. Government or the honor Of the State de-
,or,s service nj their hnn,is tho call will not be
I ~ MN tha,p in vain stand hero This eyen-
"Nv ,,r,, ,o Won, in lhc name of both these high
U.s. lran,;,,s nnd il fail 10 make good that appeal
" ";W L wIn,r ia nv fault, and not because the CO.
.n,.;n, L,r, moi iustiiy it,
o., no. ;ts .riuis as we'll rs war: and thr same
it"t;L ,.baraI r,,r snrs nround the hap of
p",,rv in th. war of 1872. will rally them 10 the
.t,c. oS .hn nnti.,l hammer of their native STATE.
~ ,bv 49,. il nh,nt 10 he urostrat.l and trampled in
:, ! Ln,. s,iJ ,hu, tha nre..ut ia n cri,icn
l"e Tus'. n",G n ''", ~" ,f ,Tn sins nf tho
. ~ ~ ~ -, ..rr,,,, ,,,a in ,hus chsrsc,cri,.
;'' @ :. " ~ ha wnrlI ,viIh,nt We hay, war. upi
ms ~, Az ,;,,,,,, l,nor or ..rlor,a tho d.,i of
e.i'"l' ~ ,; :, :; ;n,n,ss;,l hnt linn sam, or IL.
"si"'ou. .;c go II. ,,,n,nr;n, j., o,,,ry liz
" uo..' go :: ' @ ~, ;h on,,;,t,, .,,r,7 'Ths
SI i h;t 20 g. m T, - bos Lmrr in tI Eor,b E,s.
t'p ,.,, - ,,. -, - la.,,r a,J ,,,rLo mr.
eri Hut!vIi w 'u' "'' M -'i'' - ia Ho w ., w n.y.
ai'd Is Vtso! hSa,'s "S III Io Instance w "en aS
NtHe' oei'ie' 'h", h""'"y VI ute p'Pr", " ati'
Q. .ons, "oTIG M too"uts oJ III - =. "b"iIim
slavery III 'ne b'su'c' VI Solui'o'a y. ao"rSt'i,
wha' Is ca'eu tho u"hest'c siave tiaoS vi aoosit
slavery Wherever IL may exist IN Tue iesrI"res' anu anu
t' Eepea' '"e tu, NV = eia'S ie",u ea' Es | ~ m m
restoration" vi 'ie oa,ouS .'>Eo"'i iest ~ w
happily ren'o'ed hore thai' one y. NV ' ~ r. r.
States harc declared inst Tue execution .. sum. 4, y. u
these measures "ouu ?ios'"' ~ "o' 'p" p,n,,,,;a
"rgGs '@aeF'> hsei' anu se' ~ aue"
will the present. House ~ representatives ue Piooa
by willing 10 drive us az the next SesS'"i.r
Such ar" th' 'rihis ior "HCn We nave ""o"'.
hsa warning 70 prepare; r"r tnc
Democratic iresldent ana bcuo'''''~ 'o"e''
sand. Us 'ihe lion IN the ratn' between lheuh
una tine execution "i thcir measures n"t ieeo a'
slavery 'ncn boast that lh"y nave aie"e! seeu'e't
tho Church inc ochooi anu .he Ha.' .., ' ~ ,ha,,
natural corporations oi MI h"!ii"n S''etS, ~ Wy
have oerh not ihap'IS uoh"'h"i.'eu' ~ " - - M
are thus possessed oi all inc nam hVon"e' t"t"uS
WITCH Vnric sentiment III tue -,oi'n '''t 10 -,
t'sieG ana poured upon .he co'o'e" " ~, :, 49,
what arc our preparations i"r this contest :. 10
dent that we must d,peho ulo, ilu''' .h I ~
ton, the sacred c"iiac! ot reoT' i,""' "lu SUI - ""
fences We may make III tner ochH i"f "u' 'oi"''
aui peace. Arc We hnra,-inS our eei'pt iSr 'ne
light Are We making tc''S II" .'t" ~
are come OF the tnF:'S upon "n''' "''"e ~ wan
mune Win you I'M. eFe"'hs' .,.
Fcl!"w-'"|"ns' II Scc"'e ~ i''o go " 80 -. ,,
cfcu'ns'""te "is"li mus ~ :; .h, ,h.oa ;ssn. bs 200
regard 10 tne iu"ie. ~ -, - - .h os;tonna nf n
gen p,oniu i' , p t.;, G m ha.N> or.n in our IN ;dst
y" - ~ ~ XIII tL f go, mr. in son,e at of
'-"'' y! 80. ~, i,a ;,,Ir ..,b, Knn,v No,biny
'eVN'"e 'o''!' :; 'a ~ - o ,,,. ;n,n,rt.nt suhiac,s
party "n"eo op',' t VI - ;;jy - IN ra,,,rJ ,o .n,ns
are u'h"""i' onu mnoo Ftt' % - ,iI 49, -, ~ ho
%AsF s"''fc!s ;" ID. ~ d,,'.'ro", '''N
AiSG'! t"''cneInus '" rai ho. nr,c,;,,ta1
lh"'e Hh" 'ne' '','so '''.i. M -. - :, ,h 'E,,h
1N 90 ".' a"I II, nr -, Tb.v constituted a nor
"a" ' - i. ,,,,.l., o., .,,,,, ,ut yn,Iuy
non :" '"c !"s''"9'S m''V 'o"s"' y" ~ ~ -. ~ o.
p":S" "' i"W": 81 n"u Se'' ~ 81 al tn sui
Nu'''" "HN !";S 1" "S ~ ,,,rr, ' In Illinois.
st!u'% itt-so'M! 1T! ~ ] @ ssrd. The o,ll,nt
SH,lI" II, Mo.syrh, s.t;.' the Know -NothinSs con-
,;.,i , ,,;,,.;,,. nf ,Jo. ,vbo sen, Wilson TO the
S.n.,s,,, ,hc I:ri,cI S,nia. wher. his declarations
I.ro 49, ~ CAV mn doubt of his extreme and
d,n,,r,r. nnn;ons rnon the subject of slavery. In.
SS | nd Ju,jro Dnuylas n n debate in the Sc
r,, ic,rc ,bu, in IN. non -slavehoding States this
new pauv sn far rs he wa. acquainted with its hiso-
rv bsA ;rvn,inhIv cn-, It's yo,a for the an-slavery
and nni.N. .bru.Es candida,es and he challenged an
Instance , he rnlncrd in which they had voted for
,nna,n,. j., tpynr uf ,h,. N.brosko hill The cuso
cond nn H. urn,iu.,d eyc.o, that Governor Seward
,o,,,inr.I sn,,. cr. rr,u in S.y York who had
L.,n ,ltd To- ,on,. o,Gc, Iy tho vote of the Know
No,hinr. To winch JuIr. DourIas well renlied
TINT ia New York ,h.r. were ,wn Know-Notlinr
81.
that there might ke ,,rnve mistakes in rpfprriup 10
their action in New Ynrk for an e,nlsnn,on Of their
principles Now all this nrov,. nne nj two things
either thar ,i,i, ,,r,, -, 81 %, ~ -; T,,. ;rc".et
with ,b. sh,I,,;,p ,I;r vs. i .I, - :; S ~ i;,r,,
nn"n ,i subj, .ba, :, =; ;i; @ 80 o,"o, ,rn, ,rIn
womb iriy, The snu,h +, any nxIrertv md eynnsc
~ - 49,. ' ".,' @ W any eN"en''., ",i" eHP"''
Us !" INC most severe anu dangerous trials HOW,
men, can We ".t ''h men w'l" seem !" CONSIDER
'' peace ana S"c'y vi u'e n"ui rs nc cheap mare
ra! upon which ras!i experiments may oe tried win
lnpuItyi Ought IL NOT 10 make US anxious to hnd
t" Inc "vertnres ior eih,la'ieh' i''r ny Sue Par-
y, nave 10! oee i"S'"'iy i'J'''ou u! '''"''n '"c"
"rh scorui
II secn- I" me- mar the very a.pHlt"h W sUch u u
party IN our incS Is cai'u'a.ea u spe leeEs -,
uSiFuN ana apPrcaehslon mne' "s I IL WI ,e".
Sl before 'hh' Pa! cuuu 20 fi;h,I lJ' ~, ~,
n''"' P"'p"'cs al ;'''' os"'I' nu e Ss
"''oI III secret Ill" 'o"eu 'ho ieiy n8ee =. .us
mimhrrs IN i'np,ne!rable mystery "neh WINS II
ever before th". party could nave existed here'
aSowmS itself TO BE- strong enough TO selze upon
The administration OF public atfairs IN this great
e"nirderacy, and yet refusing 10 declare hs opi"hS
rp"n oil the leading questions which have heretofore
.""r'rtrrise! cur political d'vIs'enst when oag!.
HsreaN' !" silent, and some OF me sentiments t
u%e' speHS IN my opinion. ought neither 10 DC enter
"'"r ',' nr.S' ha w'at can oe Tue purpose vi
ha =! 1" i;SF u! .i;ls country OF "n"a Gun
men. oi IN" J r,,l "aGF .ne T 'h nr
/ ,",;,,,;n ,, H """'', We nave hear1 oi sncH ot-
llyr power II ,hr >,s: ,IJ ~ o. ny q. ''e ~
their .l,hrraons ,nJ aa,; ,'e sonrea,tu 7"t o'.f
a their members Lns o'' h'S" ,'c hI'ies VI
their rnlers wonlI ~" ,'n, IL sne, nau o1en hno"'
poscs tnf punished M rt or
hem. Under srch circn,n,,,, o Nv o,, sn go