Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-04-20
From the Wheeling A.sua of April IL. ls55l
NDM-. uNEISM AND AR0LIrIONISM.

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The two lending organs OF Know Nottingham in
this part of the State are the Wheeling Times and
the Wclisburg Herald. II i. in the memory nj our
readers that, about Il year ago, the Times published
several very violent abolition articles. which produc-
cd great excitement in this city, insomuch that the edit
tor found il necessary IL modify, if not retract, the
most offensive parts Of his articles such rs his i'll.
ccndiary threat to light the torch of freedom on the
eastern side Of the Blue Ridge; his billingsgate abuse
of shareholders an disgracing Gpi's fnotstool, Nc,
&c. While he was shivcring under the Indignation
of our people, the abolition presses OF Ohio, Pitts
burg, and elsewhere. backed him up, aud the Wells.
bur@ Herald upheld his hands. That paper published
the following, for example:
at il undoubtedly the interest OF lie entire StGtc,
and particularly OF the western portion Of il, +" get
rid ofslavery rs quick as possible with safety to the
State, and Justice 20 the masters; and the WAY 10 b:inG
il about is for the influential editors of Wheeling 10
grapplc tie question mantully, aud strengthen the
public opinion of tho Western majority in favor ot
Gradual emancipation. We shall perhaps Lc read 9Gt
OF the State fr such al avowHl, but il is our deliberate
opinion, and as r native born and bred Virgiuian have
no hesitation in advocating il on every proper Occa.
sion. We conceive that TO be the business OF Virgin
ians and of none else
The Tincs, on the LIST nj April, 1851, had 4 very
long article intended tn prov" that the editor was not
I'm abolitionist, in some technical Sense, and 70 cX-
plain his position precisely. In thar article, he said
1--WE oppose the extension Of slavery over territory
now free, because SiGrrry as OPp0S'd 10 tie 'ct0i' t',idr
on OHr TIISfSHlOHS, rs telHbllHilcu ny our lOr"iulIl'iS'
fought for by them, and LETT TO us, not for the one or
the lew, but for all, not 10 build up m idle aristocra'
cy, but to secure happiness and protection 10 Il vast
industrious: useiul white population, democratic III
their character and condition., equal in .hci- righ'r
stations and privileges, and io6kiag TO the grcatc3t
freedom practicable under law, and the nearest go quail
ty available under the natural constitutions OF men.
And again
I've are in favor of taking the earliest possible
means for getting rid of slavery in the State Of Viz
rinia, with Justice to the master, safety 10 The State,
and comfort and convenience 10 the lab"ring popnla-
ticiI Eow in it,"
From thcle extractJ from the two principal expo
ncnts of Know-Sothinsism in Northwestern Nirgi-
mia, our readers Gun make their own iItoronCes.--
About the same tine the German Democrats al
Wheeling held n meeting, in which thoy expressed by
resolution the most sound and conservative scnti-
mcnts Oh the subject Of slavery.
We have rrfrnlned from quoting the most violent
articles Of the Times, lest it should be thought tina,
they did not fairly express its deliberate sentiments.
We have quoted from lis most studied effort to adapt
the expression OF its views to the latitude "f Nir'
ginia.