Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-01
MY TRIP TO THE NORTH.

Hsn.eil'ei III. o,tsr feel that shall be amena-
hIe n The charge of egotism but have written d
hook i'm which | undertake 10 ue'enu a'.u I"s'i's
slavery and to advise the South h5 l" IFS 'u"'
-" In Tint am esostical, M every one Is VINO
,r;,es n hook | have "stcpped IN 50 lar t'iai re-
| ,rrn;no were more tedious than 30 Ger. WIN hot
5n things by halves. When wrote that DOOR, oce'
d that government, law, religion, and marriage WERE
bouud victims and fitted for sacrifice 10y Northern ao"-
lition What then matter OF doubtful OPINION ~
ference and speculation has become since III. P ~
the North, a subject OF fixed fnliii ana coh' @
enioyed the warm and elegant hospitality o SUM- "
the Liberty party Of the North WAS III s"cia l''tei
course with many of them. | have receiver n'"s
pamphlets books and speeches from mem. ,,nI mn
no private condolences to betray because i,sf
secrets. This party is CONSCIENTIOUS oc"IN Ia
right, and courts discussion ana n';" ;hl;c convey.
conversed freely with strangers III PUBIC 1,"jy
nnces and hotels | think with my previous s.uI!
an the subject of Slavery and Abolition ! may '
able to make some useful Suggestions ~ 'i'e "'
and the North 4. m>,.o uErec
II seemed TO nue. that, in attempting to prove
Society Failure in my lecture Il. :e" ,r,a brr
as but carrying Goals to New CaS'lo' ,if'ro J1
~ party at least, discovered ti"t long ,,.t;n,
ana are AZ intent on subverting and rec"hsi"c''nS
soca,v at home as on ubolishing slavery WIN US.
mart of Them will not undertake to say nov i''
nport;on .ra in6dels who find the Bible no inpeol-
nsnt 10 their schemes Of soc u reicri gey"usc '.!
assert that it is false TIN: wing u, p"
party is in daily expectation OF diScorerl M ne"
Social Science that will remedy I'LL the Ills mat III"
man flesh is heir to- They belong 10 tiie schools OF
owen, Louis Blanc Fourier, Co'nte' ana INC herman
and French Socialists anu to''S,s ,n,r oI ,h
wing, and probably the most numerous wing I" 'he
nnrty ia composei OF the Millenial christians-men
who expect Christ, either i'll the hesh or the Sprit'
.oop to reign earth; the lion 10 lie down WIN the
lamb every man to sit down under "hs own vine anu
6e.tree" all TO have an interest in lands marrying
aud giving in marriage to cease, war 10 be abolished,
and peace and good will to reign among men, They
are as intent on abulishing all church government
l. II, Moe. t..Nill InnlIp
with them, trample on all law and government be-
cause liberty is" say theyl Gan nallenable right
and law religion and government continue To Proteet
slavery. Marriage christian marriage whiGh re.
ouires the obedience of the wife, Is slavery ana hcy
would modify it or destroy it, Land MONOPOLY, 1nrs
say, gives to property capital greater power
over labor than masters have over slaves; hcn'e,
they very wisely and logically conclude thar laha'
like air and water, should be common properly
The Liberty Purity is compo"ed oi very nbe men,
of philosophers and phianthropists They have de-
monstrated beyond doubt that slavery IS necessary,
unless they can get up millennium or discover new
social science. The increasing CRIME ana poverty ul
nank ind and The ut .r failure Of all social experiments
like those of owen and others, indicate neither the
advent of the one nor the discovery OF the other.
This Liberty Party the best allies OF the South,
because they admit and continually expose the utter
failure of Free Society.
One Of tho most distinguished al TINS party mus
writes to Wendell Philips, ESD:
81 cannot refrain from expressing, m THIS conner,
ion, my grief, that many aboftonists have allowed
their faith in the Bible to De shakcn.
In my short trip to the North, was struck with
nothing 90 much rs the avowed inldcliiy Of many,
and the "Christianty melting into inhdeity, oil fhe
great mass of the balance with whom c"nversed.-
have no doubt, however that although such state
of things is too common at the North, yet my pecn-
nr associations made the evil appear greater ihn II
really H. The religious and conservative like the MY
of the valley, are silent and secluded. As "Specen
OF this religion melting, as think INTO lnhielity WI!
frntyn
fps: ,,.,. 49,.
'"You have been much censured for holding thht
the an-slaYery cause can reach success nhiy over
the ruins of the American government anu American
church. Nevertheless, you are right. Inc reHGioh
which tolerates-nay sanches-slarery, must neccs
sarily be conquered ERE the devotees and dupes OF
that religion will suffer slavery to be abolished
Again, so long as the actual GOV ernmen' Is on the
side of slavery the bloodless abolition OF slavery Is
impractcabe.'
Mr. Philips, to whom it IL addressed are gentlemen
scholars aud christians They are besides, historical
characters. We violate no privacy III holding up
their opinions public view and general crit. l"ln
Is theirs not "Christanity melting into nhdelity'-
have lately received book, III two volumes en-
titled 1.-The Democracy of Christianity, from ITS au-
thor William Goodell of New York, a member OF the
Liberty Party. The author eyinces much ability, IN,
eenuty and research. He is le ot the nIlIrIal
Christians-obyiousy pious and sincere. lie secs no
exodus from the appalling evils OF Free Society," tN'
and security that he like the men OF Cromwells day,
thinks ia promised snd predicted in the Bible. !
cite the following passage from the conclusion "i hs
work
"GIance over again the items included in these
pl edictions The general and permanent prevalence
of peace-thc result OF justice equity, security and
the actual possession, by each and every one ot ms
vine and fig tree OF soil sufficient To produce the
neodful fruits Of the earth, or III some way supply
of his physical wants"
Ii this state of things occur God will bring 1t
about without the help of AbolItlunsts.
Wa do not deem it necessary To quote from the III
ide agrarans and abolitlonss, because 'hrir spieh
did promises and bloody and disastrous failures have
been matters of every days history and OF every
days occurrence, from the times Marat and the gull
otiue to those of Lamartinc aud Cavaignac.
The Proletariat of France, ithe n",nadic paupcr
banditti OF England the starving enanry of Ireland,
the Lazzaroni of Italy, and the half of Hay
IT, are the admitted results of practical nb"lition.-
But, say the Liberty party, abolition has stopped han
way abolish churches, law government, lnhrrlaSc,
and separate property in lands, and then the scheme
will work charmingly.
Well, possibly it will; but we are very happy,
comfortable and eontented in slave society, suppose
you try the "eIperimcntun in vie corpus. BcSnl
at home, and if the experiments works WELL we at the
South will follow your example. You have little
Eden now near Luke Oneida. Some hundreds ot
Oneida perfectonists, living in primitive simplicity,
among whom there is "no marrying or giving III mar
rcse'' no separate property, all things enjoyed in
common and suppose, neither Priest or officer TO
disturb the harmony of millenial soclety.-
ave but tell the tale us twas told to us" Does 1t
work WE'LL II So why not form all your institutions
on that model!
You of tho Liberty party seem to think that "Fas-
siural attraction and "attractive Labor will keep
all men up to their duties aud dispense with the
cessity of Church and State, Law and Religion,
Priest and Officer. You think you follow nature, but
in truth YOU superb 'inl observers Of nature.
Nan, il is true, is socla and grcgari"us Animal but
like all animals of that kind, he is, by nature, law
ruled by dfspotc and cXacting governments and, by
laws aud rdg ulations, wise and less changcale than
those of tho Modes and Persians But man il not
only law-makng animal, but religious one airo.--
In re,ntng him 10 .tate of anarchy aud ntideiy,
YOU would not remit him to state OF nature but one
of continuous DISCRIMINATING warfare, such us France
witnessed during the reign of terror.
find, Messrs. Editors that | nm somewhat wan
dcrng from the subject with which | commenced,
and will conclude for the present, At least.
Very respectfully, your "bt serv;, e. F.
LETTER FROM GEORGE b. LORING, ESQ.
| To he Editors Of the EnqHu"r.
SALEM (M ASH APRIL 2G, 1870.
Messrs. EditOrS:-l have written the following note
to Mr.. Wise in refutation Of certain ISLANDERS which
! have been perpctratcd against him ana myself by
tho Know Nothing press OF your State have stated
| to him ihat have furnished YOU with copy.
GEO. b. LORING.
[Copy.] SALEM, iMAss.l APRIL ri; 1855.
Myy Dear Sir:--I have Just learned that the Know
Nothing papers in Virginia taking advantage Of
II mistake made by the Richmond Enquirer, in ascr-
bling to Judge E. q. Lnrins tho letter addressed TO
you by myself some weeks Ago. to charge You with
designing TO deceive the people by "atempting to
put an abolition scoundrcl upon them, for dslin
guished constitutional Judge. Of course, none but
| knaves would make such charge, and ne but
fools would believe it. The instant the mistake was
brought to my notice, addressed u note 10 the En-
quirer correcting it; and am confident that the peo
ple of Virginia, or ut least that portion Of them who