Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-11-09
IL tie Editors Of Il, Es?u"s':

WiLM:SorcN, NovEmDER i. la1t.
Gentlemen: would like, ii you have room, 10 re-
sprcriully ask the people ot The fifteen Southern
States if they are w:rg to dissolve tn1 Irrrit"!ia
snd Government ro-pnrtnelship VITA he CORN, u!
FLOWING the suicia! advice OF few rash and nnpiu
Of, mt ro!Iticane who contend tor The unconstitutional
right OF tho Northern Ssi'ns~Si'd majority oi Con-
yrrss 10 sit in Gnul judgment: OF 'o.r."dicM P"-
lilcu "rarty yeas am nays III tnelr 0''A cause u"
fraud. in long preinediia,ed and wtul "brcnch OF
trust" in vocation CT article 1. section s. OF the Con-
.ttu,on which iurh:ds them "to dispose OF the Ter
ritories hch belong 10 the Quilted States propsr"
under euy rules regulations, to tho prejudice OF nc
claim. Of the United States, or auy particular StdeF
This injuaC lion Is D1stSrs on the Northern insJ'ry
OF Congress, aud they have wi!tuiiy violated It IN
"breaca OF lrs;.
Hive tn.y no, disposed OF the claims" dees and
treaties cot the ffeou Southern States In p'Vdice,
fraud and public crime by statute OF making
or,uk State Of the vast vacant Southern territory OF
California y iricl; unJ stretuccrr; with their old Nu"'
England, Puritan, !audrub6:ry sixth article IT the
Orlimauce OF l7s7r Is not the robbery of C"iitr
mia, Crah, New Mexico and Kansas, in wantnn pre-
iudice," breach ui trust against ''tne lawful claims
of ia. whole Southern States and pe"plei Inns be-
iny the constitutions, fact, that '.preiuice' aud
breach Of trust s null and void, AMI in"peraiivc III
"law ead justice, us we'll rs any "isi.r rpeces OF
fraud, in the Supreme Court OF III. Cu;trd STATE
with "urisinal Jurisdiction in all controversies BE-
tyero two or more State. .sys Tie C0a.ttp';on =
which is The proEe. tgIyum. - establish .Hs'."= ID
AL questions OF !as uuG gvl nee OF '': = c-?f "-T'
.LiuIgud. IN t!- y-:ru! agtia" \J-i=.: :-.":e('s:-
III and rex Jr:-:.. 81 tue; ::.ai,l, IL Con.
-e.> - cay r :he;: o. -. G-4'i::' ii.7 SCUM
.at III, r. r.ic.
IN. -. -: cu--tios ig7 tss sort.etn :e"pie
- s-;' ~. into col c'.ps.: ana prudent ron,
.y:.l :.c s,:f'. n. Eo'as, s-:uc~ tn"
-. :a= -s-1 .1d i!np'ug-I!i advice OF amv South
- o..:y ..1..:.c.LI - "t.-=y.Te the N on, III su'
81 ma Last, w;a the coo! Of the Supreme Court
tFpIf ne
81. .... s.t ,-a"e Cc.!vGun, Utah. New Mexico,
a,.....d ~ ,HU tJ d"s.- ;Dr th- Ireaes and MS"
to- s,..-r! A.f -: tn ar1ni, munitions "i ''ar aud
IN. u... i.hlrt III II: !.=U:z O! tL=- Gv"TrG dc--
poi.c p-r..gG e2".a!r= o: ne Norm az "a 1cK L"
break ;I-r owa heels hereafter and grind THIN ani
,-,--. :ys.! lie GREGG. l.,:c al, Poland Hungn-
r. csl iu.s.y 70 ev-..es:;U- degradation, vassaiage
ADD tribute.
l. no: more honorable Ia Jet the proper tribunal
In hi. vi;s, ce-e--.he Suircme Cvurtfrst decide
IN. cu..u., Of ,aw end evidence OF title, and ''-s
,nl,i.n iu.i,c-' rs commanded III III. caption, which
il tho mau Lending e-!rie of The Cons'Itut!nn than
70 ub.pou IN, country, the Suuthern att Ut Tho army
nna navy, and leave il all IN The unprinciplrd !espot-
ic cuu,ro OF the Puritan "knDw-No'binS Gram:
Council of Treason al the North, 10 crush the Mouth
aad Nor,Lern Republicans 70 the i.nonlni"us condi-
lion OF Ir-luui aud the ra'" sa"es ot GREECE, 20
lana and Hungary
Southern party politicians, - Dissolve the Cnlon l.
perfectly fslucios. Their. il no hope OF pence ant!
PROSPERITY in tho Inefficient idea OF a5a"don"'"' 81:
lawful acquired coumtry-twrnty million doiars, ana
the VERY means OF ssitd"Jegce-ile "!Ighest law ~;
nature AMI leaving 01S.tiOnDt fraudulent despotic
power in the polluted hunds vt the Puritan Grand
Council" t. destroy Southern and Northern liberty
and the republic, M rctsnnahlc League and Evan
secn sllauc- with Erglamd, ireland and the oI""H
m0pcy ul the Fr,v Church OF Scotlnnd.
The South had better and with more manly honor
und Justice 20 herself aud posterry 70 int" the SUI
preuie Court tr,c' provided for i'll the Const!'u.
;io", and "recain' her right OF jurisdiction snd "f
labor and il her own territories, Than Ia dream,
ia mnd n ui party j>ranm trcnrHS, Ufdissolvlug
The tn:"n; an'. fr>t yet the power OF the Supreme:
Cour; OF Justice, which will be "the law of the i0"d
aud Tile her side and also, the power of the army
and navy if necessary, to carry out such decision Of
"lhe law and evidence and then, if the Puritan
Grand Council Of the Meccn OF Alassachuset,s' and
the North will not let the South and her negroes
uIonu, aud contae their d"sp"sm within their
own half of the country, Of cn.partnership deeds,
treaties. title and jurisdiction, il will he tame
enough for the South 10 talk about "dssolrlng the
ruion," and abandoning her lawful acquired country
deeds, treaties aud ti,Ie and thut too when tL"@.
who iIuv advise her u in So have innnlirs:rl lao 81
.aci.v, skill ur sound Judgment, to prepare anuhei
country for the Southern people 20 escnpe Ia beyond
the reach vi Puritan tyranny, oppression, pcrsrcu.
ton and perpetual tribute, IA avoid being "wal!cd
up" la the Southwest ccra:T OF the contemplated
brand Puritan D->put!c Empu-," from ocean to
ucenu with three million turned !u0$e negroes, by
,c;-18mIs ."aP->ta:S's "f r,ltscatlon OF Congress
without crime Of III" owners lar negro anarch%, iaIi-
ness, iDsarrectiun murder, cr!n- rauper!sin aud III
t..iiuc war, njOrify ni poor lands. md the bA
luca fast wearing cat, for ultimate famine aud ainIl
i..,uu ui g"a!c art 5gtt, Oh tho same old Pu:inl
| principle I'll ''wali'nS up the eb"rSnes OF New
England to "the last uf tue hnE.c Ms
These are al! important vHi Questions, Tor the pe"-
pie of the iice; Snu.hcra States 10 take into cool,
ispassupate consideration, before listening +" the
suicidal advice OF any OF their heaG-i", parry pnh
ticlas" 10 Dissolve the tmion. without l.s"! effort
20 rc-ri1im their country FIR which they have pail
twenty million dollars taxable revenue, with h GER
fanny in The Gurl ;!; Ike loss of country Will end
in the luss of Liberty. AUD besides, they sn"uid
consider! that they cannot escape !hrir o~E Southern
history ut inpruIemt suhGD:ss sion ot lew unsuih"r-
lied leaders, THAI The Puri;g"s u! Sew Eng
land vau escup. q b's;cty vi PEI ldnus co'lr:t
ncrslip with the South sri,cc the revo!ut:c1, wi;i
their religious aaa political Gapci;y about slave Ia
Dor IN the Southern territories, beyond t!cr treaties
title mud Jurisdictions wi their ianC robbery Article
oil 49," in whch they have been ilir 2r-n and III,
,t,u,ncutnii:y of bringing down dputlc Disgrace ana
everlasting lEta'ry upon The public c!n,acer "t thu
whole fifteen No .h,rn States from which they have
| now no possible chance "t escape, except by with
drawing their ar,;l-rubGrry "Ariclo "t l1S1' from
California Kansas and tie Southern territories, and
let tho South and her negroes aloue This should he
the i2e.l Of The South, or We are no ioiScr
| Republic. free people.
| l. the public character 1T cc-partnership. honol
aud integrity, WORT. llnuC {" the fifteen Northern
States. and Liberty 81 the republicans 1T the North
1t would Seem reasonable il they would esteem lhc>"
ta;ngs of more ,G!;s i'll ibis world End uey"nd tue
craze than all TIC Southern territories end u. Sr"cs
beyond then charters de.dS reatics, title aud luris
| diction.
1t is enough for toe South TO save her own disuy
soveryiEsy tEoas1s country Liberty and pos;e.:!y-
aSI' tho North aud ~. Puritaus 49, ~: live aud
essais With toe South in koaor AID co-partncrsh r
inseS'ty leave the IS partnership ct u, or::o: &
"aissolSe aud honestly d.ridc the Army. munitions
OF war; !ls Navy, aud all joint asocsabls public rs.
ren at a. Il a,,l
| Public Treasury.
| an sus respectfully,
! Your obcdent servant,
W. b. DAVIS.