Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-01
To he Ed'torS Of nc Eagpircy.


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To he Editors Of me Eaguiycy.
c EfRRirpsrowS. Aor;l 18th. 1855.
'en'ie,nch:-lhe Richmond Wh!s has tsk.u tn4
speech delivered by Mr. Faulkner in Is}p IN trc
House "f i'eicga"s on the policy of the State wi,H
regard 10 her slave population, snd carefully 1un.'
i"h IT. sue" disconnected extracts ~ il o. ,c.u!d
make appear IN such hight Ia crafty the o;rN-
ncn- o! Mr. rankucr, and tn prriuljcr Nj Tau.i.-
ner, II that journal possesses the influence IN ~ n.y.
judIcc any one in the eyes of the people ui virginia
The Wing not onl relies upon is own pow,so' Xtra.
tnn, but avalis Itself nf hc aid ot the Vermont -GHr
nj the American Organ. Ia connect the question 90,
slavery ms 1t was a"atci in this State in l>}9 With
The abolition movement Of the present day. suuu-
er does the Richmond and WASHINGTON Organs a.. faa
grand national order oi the Star $pang.d Bar@,r,
starr THIS cry on Mr. Faulkner than til" hide pom"
"h'A!"' "dslr paper organs of falsely styr.. iwlf3-
rahis'n III tins State. take il up, and rcsouHd !: wh III
thc s'Tehgth or weakness. NOR" properly # fl.r:
pnny sreahs. III" Federal Wing. Know No,h,l.-
American organs at Richmond, should rrcu!.,cl bow
many "i inc present pets nj the hetrru: rai:v,
o which II Is the mouth piece STOOD uun.g ;h, sar,a
platform III lSE5. with Mr.. Faulkner ~ the iou-"u;
l,e'rgates. II this depomcnt mistake ;hu Win
chester convention contained some, NJ ra>' one "I
the aforementioned gentlemen. I;ur looking mo :ht
"h"ie organization III the State and s,r them
every where. LISA libel upon the character ~ some
ut The brst men III the STATE. upon many 81! whunhe
shhd"" "i The grave have already descended :" """-
meet the movement in Virginia in 1882 witt the ai.'-
iIti"n movement Of the Present !rv
This l. no. III" FIRST time that this cry has :. "a
raised upon Mr. Faulkner mud L., m. ~ On, .. =
matter Of justice 10 him. to r.pubsh 'hc ,;',r r.t-
dressed bv him 10 the editor n, ,b. Marin hfr- ,.
Hrttc in 1852 on the slIrr which, !. u s,,ai , ..
swcr 10 the publication, -, rh. ,rrs,rr linn.
JT~TICT
TO Nh, Edhoy nj, ,b, u.,,..,,.,n.-,, -,-.....
S,p.--Iu vnpr r,ro, ~, ,,, ,,,,,,,, +, ,,.,..o ,,o
fpll,wiuy nor,~rsrh. '''' '''''7'
"Nor ,liJ he tVr R,,olor, lo,, :, ,,,,,seorr D.,
bring before the uubI, dnc,,;nes ,f IT. EorIkncr',
snacrh In ISlJ run,, SI,.' -: -, a.
condemned n,.rhons 80 ;,,.,r;:, ~ ,' I,a.I,,,,
dent system Of cinnnrina,inn Nv no Sta,. M
selves bur for the rnbesrI ,ur.a,.,onr.
IN his I,t,,r IN Il anal ;,oI ~; uit; ,',,,,,.
IN the r.ucrsI ,Ir,l,rn,nn ,Ln, i, , Il, ,,'..,..
the doctrines Of Wn.hn~ron wy,bc 'Tnrt.r J.r.r
snn 80 ,nl ., ,,h;., -, i'LI'. T. " ';,,, -
that sI,,', ~ ",'', =" %"H ~ w. W
,,,,,,,y,, H. H., J,,,,;,,,.,''. .,,., ,. =. ,5,
S '? \ ,' ~ -" '.."'' ."',"' '>'.,''
nj ;f h,. o,, ~, ,h ; ~ :'' :; \. .t "
nnn,i;sn "' " '''' ""''s' "''''''7 - ''''-''
~
i ",' "po' p; ''o P''I"'''p'!t'; NC 80 i'
I "9 -; 'v i ',','n WIN '"e WIN. "'' -,
p,l, - , a',.s ~ 'sem,'i7 ny cur, i I''
,. pace - !" !o" power |" '''' '"' P''F-'
i.t 'iil mn, =, ,,,. .,,,h :, 1870 i,,,.r,,Ict
,s' u'u ~" III my sPscrh III ino~' "'''"'' ','Hn
~ s ""''"'''' rs" ~. t'' %. . '
Pr'n.'Pls VI nuisance ~ nm illustration "i ,''."f
80 pm. 'T'e VI H"''.H' p"t III no par. ~ "!
'' S''''"' wv ''''"''N' va 90,
i m""'Sa"'' ana proper 20 be abatcd aS anth' lac
ioiIowinS extract VIII snow tile Only cohn"AoH IN
WHICH the Term was used:
property IL the creature oi clv society !EH
gentleman lrolh DruiisWIck, end ihr gentleman I'N
p"wll'i'r hold their slaves" hy amy law ct NJ
,urc--not by any patent from ti" ~ the latter "t-
trm"n On Yesterday aNsumed-but solely b. Nn'r'
"t the acqu!rsccurc ani consent at tie society ~
which they live ;" !on- rs that property IS "' "a',.
Scrons 10 Inc GooH order "i society," II ma! "'' "'
be toeratcd. bu s' hs SOON hH IL noes D"'"i!' ''.
nIcoils-so soon .s It 10 HScer;anrd tol"opmGa" '''
pence, The happiness, the good ord'F-r"y' tht very
rXstrncr al socic:y-frnm tat moment tersh' 10y
winch they hold their property Is gone. A'''.!N
ceases ito give rs consent. Tho condition uHH
winch ill"y were permitted :" Np" II, i~ N."'"'"'
their right crasca. Thi-,sr, !, ii" suPr"n" law 81
-ociciv-n law above ard paramount I" al oih"I 'h"-
IA law which cannot y" quesiIoacd-wE.ch '!' u't
be d, med
why s'r' II is even r"c "i mun:cvn' 'a"-"hH
use ths "''''y Us ah "'"<''f''"' ~ 'i' s'''. .t
| cPtS 81 S0c'c'g-S!r WrJr f"D, H.e't'"t H'N '''"'.
>" hold Your property n no; IL IiJWc the p;'I'''
stu less The I!vcs ana hlpp!,s o' your hr'-"h'T
Ana inc hl"iIehi even III 'hr p'St ''"""'"" ''''"
mites, thcr" is III prnc,'r" departure from TIE l,."-
clplc You inny ah"ic tue nuisance IL ma! 'hus" N
but It II what our black r'i'I'd gentry tti'h' ''"-
man d5SlHc hy'rtG--a loss l"r winch 'h' Ia" "'""'
nu remedy
"Sir, II may be- very plausible IN our "lp"h'h,-'
| contend tH"' ne ime h"E H" y'f G'I'""' VIZ" !" ~
sort T." ,h." s'e" Ia" STATE Necessity oai. b' J"-
hcu' ni' W n,S,',' in", 'r ,. @ '"' ,",,, ~
eomn''ily a. nI'c', aI'"'r, "id ''',,'.'.' I''
rsh, !" Pto!eet h,e" i'o'" ",aio' .''n - '..
| w I'' r,, ,IF.. ta.iI - .,,, 49,, T. "a ,,.,j.t
p"D' p' y, o,i ,,, .,I trnLo =, m" ,,nrcI ',.,,.,
eul'' T." '',' ~ law anu w ''
nIu pnHs'a' P"Tri W .o'"',,iiI'"3 I3 ~ P'... ,
"nI' VIM ": " '. -. = ri, -. ,,f.,.
-, ~ ,] - 49,. ,h I , i,,,r ,I,,, ,
"o'''i"' W ."'''! y! ~" NJ 49, ,aIN . 700
ic''o"' i' ,., ~ .o ,o,,' ,,' n'r a',,,, ',I, L..
| % ',''ea @ '"'n .t''i' ,n', - - fi ,t ,H',,..'
.i'", @ n. .o.s,' -. ~, "'.' ; '"' ,I H. pI,n
NJ ~ " "U' % ''"e 'i'"l i'c'l"iLu ~ '! '.',-' a.,
Spit "l ,'cieFs"' iaS' "eP'eioci' III i'l.'., -.
| hcrch"'"i-u'"' I"'nSH nSp, p"'h WIN .', " 49,. .'
oph!n'E I ~ ~ ~ ,l ,'t
s.ttp'' ~ SGT ''''' !" Wv ''0
'e,",: .a,, ,,,,o,, ,,, ,.,,,h ~. M, r,,riol ,
| , "en enc "t,i' H. -! !,,,,,, !, 80 ,,. 80
Ina ,,'n' ,' " ,%h ,rrtcmcI n .,,,ri, q, ,,,;r,
@ aiir "'I -; raa,"rr ""n d.i.,,,. oF olyonred ycor
Iur,hcr when reflect upon iii. ,A,cnt 10 WHICH W.
we're urcd To- prompt and decided action by Irr.gl,
of such commanding positions as the cd"T l.a
Richmond Ennuirrr, rny feel Iyratiiied at rlr tom.
| of sentiment which thus iell from me iAo: occa-
| sion
| al, tho oucu;nr nj nv snocch sav-'l b.- - 10
urJnrs,noJ Tim, p, tL,S r5yer =, I.gsr nlu u. ,..
thrsiost nm mn f,untirI ,o for 40 A,raa!..u ,s,.
"inr no cout,ca;ion Of ur'pcr,y-iog -. Wild n.u
cLim.rical scheme. OF abolition. Ny yi,Ns, ,u,.
,hnw oro will mo ,npnd ~ H.. s0uction,I by ih. .t
| h, ,'l H.. ,L, NO., ;urs,riou. nam. which ra,,,
NJ nJ'rnsI ,h, s,,,n,s IF ,L Ernullc.' .'-rag. l.
,rr;n.Im nil ria, detail .. ans sclcir If ,sor-
cipatioI-in providing Tb'H and hO" IL" -N''.l" rhn'
~, ,o o,rcrn,;onI ,LvnIi be-. disposed to deter utu,h
. ,ha a' h,s n,,;rinu. INV even +, the Uy..adr, Of
| ,h. T. 81 '-Pa,r :,
nv ,@,;n.In rnprlusiou, permit IN. aca.n to r.p.n.
,h,t ,I,bnurL am dcclrdvin favor al ronc -,L..,
- nnm,nisson ,Lat will ultimately relieve NV ,uuu-
w. , ,,, ,L,, not,.,,,uL, which tbrcnt.u. H. i., rr
r:,,Is,nan sunrose. from WIN, has fallen from me-
,hot a' IN Itvor Of nuy rash violent, or hasry a.!..
ln,;nn s,n for ncii1n-but il must be ruE,r r.r
"n.,,c, ,y.Ilconsidercd action. | nm t,,run man
49,, ,,;Il ,ro,Iu,I in ,g..rf
,iam M"'" .bn 'i "Iyocst No. r.chrmr that do moi m
snrct th. RIGHT of property 50 far as il i. entitled M
rr.nrctnd With lust regard 10 the safety nu r,.o
| c,s of the S,nt.. would npproach the suh.,' a-
nnr nf yrcn, uonrnud. md drlicacy-a- ol., 81! ...
".c VI s'r%' "r,, n,ns n",s.o.mcss i..,.a ,i