Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-09-25
,.,,,II,TION OK TUE NORTH.

Sor,b nv commercial regulations could be surmount'
"a We also expressed the opinion that it was idle
for Virginia to attempt single handed, the task Of CO.
srcuc Massachusetts, into all observance of the Con
,ti,ution. As VIC thus dissented from opinions ex-
prcssed by others we promised to afford them an OPP
portunty of returning tho compliment, and now pro-
ceed to fulfil our promise
In our view, tt policy ofthe South is a very sim
plo 1t is to look quietly at the battle raging
in the Northern States between tho friends and tho
enemies Of the Federal constitution, to trust to the
sober second thought Of the North, and TO prepare
calmly and without threats for the revolution 'hn'
may 10 forced upon We have already indicated
what in our judgment, that preparation should oe'
| Ii will not hasten the revolution II VIII not oe
thrown away if that revolution never comes, out' Oh
tho contrary, shall only have done what We oush'
| to do in any event
| An attempt TO coerce the North, or to punish
Northern State by commercial regulation or oher"Se'
will, we fear do more harm than good. we mu''
not mistake the Northern character III our inu'hh"'
ton at their conduct. We shall be very wide o' 'ne
mark, if we consider them only controlled by '""'
icism and love of money, and thn each predom'hH'e'
as il is more vigorously wrought upon. Inc! H''
both fanatica and money-oying, and are Dy "'
means, high minded people, but they have Anglo
Saxon pluck like ourselves, and do not take
kindly. No matter how aggressive they may oo INC;
will be irritatcd aud not subdued by retalin'"'' -
loft 10 themselves they may return TO thoir 'e"'e'
sssailed, they assuredly will not Hence We "'' "
favor of abstaning from everything that VIII ''"'
| irritste them We would have no aenuhc'a'o! ~
.,Iutions no acrimonious debate, but thcy Shou ''
from our attitude and preparations th"t we ha'' "''
tho most distant idea Of submitting 10 inc
of a slave State or tho repeal OF inc 'u9'',Fe s."'
luw Nevertheless if, contrary TO our op'hoh' o'
o,.rrnod 70 retaliate by commercial restrictions OF
o,bsrw. we shall pursue the course adopted oy VIZ
siuia, with heart and hand
Nv. only beg that it may be suitable t" The occa-
sion md not more empty ebulll'ion OF spleen IL
xa .,rike blow at Northern commerce. lot II pc "'
tho root and not at the branches Let II % o'o"
that will resound until the echo reaches Johh Do''
and calls him ovor suppant his rival sl Us put
Nav Ennlaud out and bring Old England IN! II
.esisr TO prohibit, than t" regulate commerce Win
,b North and easier 10 extertninae than to cripple
:, So long "A We leave free State ON the htinn
,urrestrcted she will be the channel through which
o,bcrs will trade II is in vain to shut ont Massacu
,.,t. if you leave the door open to New York More
aver they have all injured and mono arc entitled
to e,.nptious New York set free the Lennon saves
> and refused to give up kidnapping. Pennsylvania
c murdered Gorsuch mud liberated Mr. Wheeler ne
proes. All are implicated alike, and noneran COM
nlap of non.intercoursc with the South. We should
embrace them all, therefore, in whatever measure"
may be adopted.
To make such measures effective, they must be
| IL. al N,ntos IS he H.
Certainly by those growing cotton. We must cut Oh
Northern factories from Southern cotton fields, ana
Northern c;i.s from Southern wheat fields We
must counteract the existing tariff bring IN The E@
l;.h and continental manufacturer. and throw com
r,erc hack into it's ancient channels. Let work
shon. he nt Manchester and Birmingham, as OF Old
, until they arc erected on our own soil. John Dull
!, NAV sboii,ionize rs much he plcascs he can't
stenl our negroes or violate our Constitution. lie
mover can do Us thousandh par; of the wrong that
our Northern brethren hive inflicted on u.s. He will
civo US better articles and direct trade. lie Will
come to our own ports, and ,hall SEQ our waters
white with canvass, and wharves lined with ships
Southern commerce will ugnin and Southern ma
nufacturers freed from Northern competition, and near
the raw material, will soon give III commercial ndepen'
= dence We shall be crampeI a. first but it will be
better for us in the end We shall suffer less by sub
stitutinr foreign commerce for trade with the North
than by merely harassing and crippng the latter
We must have trado, cnnEot do without 1t, ana II
will be infinitely better for 20 bring in the foreign
trade fully and completely than to be hntins between
. an incomplete foreign commerce and crippled do
mestic trade.
But how shall this be done7 Hero is the rub we
= confess. We are not permitted by the Supreme
Court to tax imports until they incorporated with
the mass Of property in the country. when it may be
impossible to distinguish them. We cannot require
the importer to take out license, or tax him. or In
l. !, terfere with his snes.
+ But, there are certain things may do that VIII
render the position importer any thing but comor
! table, We can declare that any person who shall I'M
port goods manufactured In any State, the Atlantic
prohibiting slavery by law, shall be incapable OF
holding any office Of honor trust or emolument ui-
. der the Commonwealth, Of being the President Dl
rector or Cashier Of any Bank, Of being President
or Director in any internal Improvement company VI
h suing in the Courts Of the Commonwealth oil taxing
out license to sell goods, to practise any pro'e'
II sion or to pursue any calling licensed by in"' III
, short no may be outawcd as ian enemy OF the Ioi'
d nonwsalth. The purchaser Of such goods from tne
J. importer might also, be subjected to penalties anu
disabilities although this perhaps would be encfoac
ing upon the right of sale guaranteed to the importer
y by tho decision Of the Supreme Court.
We do not see how mere personal dsnbilltie" Oh
the character we have Indicated could be held uncon'
stitutional. 1t would be great stretch to consider
them "ar regulating commerce." far greater than 'he
Court ventured upon iu Brown w. The State OF Mary
land Nor do We seehow an importer could get along
who could in the State Courts or sell anything
but imported goods, TO which the want oi ancehSe
would restrict him.
We are conscious however, that provisions OF th'S
kind are difficult to frame, where there is much temp
tation to evade them. Nothing but continued eg'S'
lation to defeat evasons, and that woud nave
{ TO be reRorted to when needed.
We aro, by no means, welded to these OPINIONS
and give them as suggestions to be considereu l"'c
than plan proposed for adoption Inc 'u'9e'' ''
difficult one and many suggestions should DC n'aue
before the adoption of any measure.
We repeat, to avoid being Inisunderstood' 'i"' VIC
do not favor retaliation. We prefer being ether ID
or out Of the Union. II we are 10 have uhion' "
should be under aud in strict accordance WIFI '"o
Constitutions with evasons of that lnstrullch' III
letter or spirit on part. If our fidelity VIII ho'
secure reciprocal good faith, wo had better sepata
Union any other terms than reciprocal goou ''e''
ing and good Offices will he too hateful for
Retaliation will bauish these and be the entering
wedge for separation
The cornerstone of an immense granite monument, T.
commemorative Of the landing of the pilgrims rs 70
be laid at Plymouth the lst of August, 1870; LII"
Teen years is the maximum of timo allowed lor ~,
nayniticant monumental structures in the world.