Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-07-06

Legislatures will suffer themselves To be controlled
by the spirit ot tie Constitution when not tied
by its express language she can judge hv the coU-
duet of her own Legislature, when guilty of a
| wan!ou aggression and not stimulated rs the South
| will be by Il thirst for rctaliatory revenge. BY ia
king away the protection OF her laws from the
ownership of slave property and by inctins her
citizens 10 the theft and robbery %. such property,
Massachusetts repudiacs the duty of comfy which
she her sister States and uuIragcs tho moral
of the South jus. grossly il she had done
the hing in regard 10 cotton ar tobacco. In
the estimation of Southern men, there is difference
between the twO In a moral point of view, they
consider the one much as the other violation of
her duty, purity to the national compact.
Sucl mode or retaliation, adopted Il. II Ii likely
to be by nearly every Southern State, would be more
injurious to the commercial Interests ot Massachusetts
than III embargo on her foreign commerce. Most Of
her uc:orlrs ana the lur,cr part of her manufacturing
labor wcGld be stopped in less than year. Her
capital and her labor would he transferred 10 other
Stntcs Being without redress under the Constitution,
she would seek her revenge by an endearOr 10 dis.
solve the Union. II there be any comnon sense Ore-
Thought guiding her present action, that must be her
ultimate aim. Before she pursues her project further
will be well for her consider carefully the chance
| iGr success in l.!et project.
What she can acc ;npIish in New England she her
self best knows. The South will feel particular in
ertSt IN preventing her from scducng the whole OF It
INTO sccesson She will have little chance OF carrying
any other portion OF the Union with her
The following is the article from the " o. Bulletin,
to which we have above referred:
| MASSACHUSETTS NuLLlrIcArIuN.-We commend
to the attentive consideration of readers the arti
cles which have been published III the Bulletin under
the above caption, the last of which appears in the
present issue: They are the production Of one OF the
best legal minds in the Sate-a man Of ciear head
| md pure hearta devoted patriot, and all a-de:t
lover of the Constitution md the Union.
The eNigcnry is a pressing one which calls for such
n rrnc'.i: coirsc us S recommended by our CORES
pondcut but desperate cases require desperate rene
lies The courageous and skIlliul surgeon, by the
time use of the knife the cauicry, saves the life OF
the patient, wheu death would have been the inevla
Bile consequence of incertude and delay. The South
bv concerted and prompt action Of some kind, bul
energetic and decisive III its character, must arrest aud
anticipate any net ot treason on the part OF the
infatuated people, we were going Ia say but mob Is
| the more appropriate tcrln OF the dominant party III
Massachusetts. There is sound conservative patrI-
otisn in the time honorGi commonwealth but ia there
enough OF it 10 neurazc the virus which the profit
| gate enemies of the country have generated, n.d
| which they are nssduously disseminating! We
were in hopes that there would have hten some de-
nonstraton of popular opinion, nj ert in Boston, by
which we would have been assured mat the infamous
proceedings Of the late pro.il@nte Legislature had
! been Indignantly rcpudiated. We have waited III
vain; most certainly the occasion called for fee ex
preston Of popular sentiment apon ell outrage which
few out of Massachusetts will have tho tencrity tC
| defend or extenusie.
Our friends Of the old Bay State must not ilattel
| themselves with the dcusvc hope, that are going
10 submit patiently and quietly t" such gross viola
ton OF our Constitutional rights, il contemplated IL
their personal Liberty Bill At the proper TIM
and, doubtless. i'll the proper way, there will be de
.nun.:ration. and followed up, to-, by summary an'
effective action, I" b:n. these dis"rganIzerS and re
| vouuaiS:S to their srllsrs. In the meantime. w
commrr,,! 10 their notice the views of correspon
dent Fear iay"-let them weigh well hi, counsel
and heed the import and consequences ut hs sugscs
tiuus; they are the words Ut wisdom, moderation
I and IN iirI