Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-07-13
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:, o.or , ,i,,n. in tie h!.tnr" oi oar n''
Invrd country, when the true ratfi.t n""" go ,Lr
drrpcst suliritude' and most ichriui w" ;,.,i.
,s,r If tl,. Union and the perpctritf "i GU. ID '
-, ,h,, finn. is now. As ccrinIniy rs t!G i%'-', u.
.,;u, ,hu!uw indicates the approach VI "''"
darkness, 80 certainly does the l;i't'"'''- ,n. on
ners,uul ambition urd sectional a'riIt' WV I"I ."
ur,t,,upily ariiate and divide our country ''"'"'
a. Ill., Lsrrmy,t;on of fine Union and the overthrow oil our
free, institutions. 1t is impossible iIla' INC :"
of the sectional strife which now cNS'S ~
Northern and southern SECTIONS d 'Wh INV" '"a'
uc,rr;setl rs il il bv the most bitter hatre"' can con,
,;u,o ,rr,b l,l,rrr' without producing these diretul
ruL,m;tios. fear the intensity ui The falnc Is AREA
Jv sn rrna,, that there is not PATRIOTISM enough III Inc
cnuutry 10 cxtinguisl il. Every day, every hour the
bitterness of the strife ana Tue hcrrelesS vi 'he con,
hnr;,on more. and .mare threatening. Ii ever the
Storm is TO be avcrtcd, and It's direlul elects avoided,
man, il The time for acilnlI--h6r ~ the time when all
true patriots, every friend OF the Union; should pun
rnrih his strength and rescue this great, this holy ark
| nj liberty from the wreck with which il is threatened
Tn.unrrow may be too late.
The sag,s unl patriots who achieved tho inLeprn-
d,uce OF these States, and IraMed the Constitution ny
which, aud by which alone, for any purpose, We W.
one people, iorcsaw. with almost prophetic cert"'nl.'
that from our extended territory, varied liI'c.ea,'
AMI diversified lurSuits, a consolidated go or
nrut could not be Sustained without "lPiesS''S W.
nrglecting some important right or liiisrcs' r' ,rnrc.
ducing revolution Or attempts at il. lhrl' MS, IT,
saw that To leave the States. as 81 many lndclelluent
"' Wv wv a.. N H., ,,,,rers OF
republics, retaining each, in ITSELF, all iie p ""n
peace ana war, would nc Dnt 10 pn"u a, ssuLn,erye
wars and collisions. which would niilina'et1 Ia
them IN the gulf of uumitlshtc" u''p, J;r.c,l
avoid these extremes, AMI Their I"ns'I"rm such
results, they impaired to the federal government. '"n"
powers, aud such only, n were in"isPc.h"" ' ;nr,;cn.
Sary for national purlosc:- all o' "n.'n tN a.. .rJ
larly enumerated, leaving al offers =, .m.r,,rI,
10 the rr,plr. without power ar authority
upon or mrld!c with them. They did not ucslSn .nu'
the federal government should hnEt ~" -, s,r;rtIv
or authority Ia NEEDLE WIN Any n"a 20. n,,c mr. con.
and distinctly dcIe-at'u; .H;.nIs M, L.Irrutrd,
troll IN any form, over 'i"St s",!.1 ;rIiv;IunIIy ar
but expressly reserved Ia 'hc nv -, r,I..,I INV
the people, is n sheer usurpatlni'. 'ei -, 4,
crnuIcni, from lis very ha'u''' "'''" " ,Ln,. which
governments, can hh'' '" f'J
are distinctly granted AMI r'iaihcl"''"' uo oow.
That attempts would lc made l" P'r'',' wv i""
,s al this Government ana ctllurSe us sphere ', az
linn. ~ the purposes ol PcI'on" "m'm '". =, bn rr.
and SECTIONAL interests m'@'' itl""n, ~, Li.,nrv nf
pcrtrl. II was only necessary l" rH'" ~, Tin,
mans culIiIty ana iiho''l""' ~ my" 49,.
whether the powers "t TIC Federal ""''innnnii
should 1T: ri.illy and strictly c"iisir"cu' "I '''"nII
ty inference and Interpolation, "T NAV =" n'
hc Il sound nntl"iiHl policy W""'' Slf' ''r " -
rncrs aud conflicts "i "pliii"il' ANA INC ,o'"'a''"" ~ ~
parties. WAS, also, To be cNpcc'td' lHc h's'''t VI u"
governments, where there WIS any iree""'' u "i''
ion, proved that. | pom these 'l"'''''Hs W. "'n"
in our country very speedily grew up, ana WIN more
or less intensity and Zeal, wasc'i iliclr warfare l"!i,'"'
formation al the Constitution until the last irr'iu'"'
iiul election, with varying success. The party man
tanning Il strict construction ui the Constitutions hms
always been known as the "D' m'rt'H" !'hi'!; ~" ~,
the opposite party, ~ first The "f'fc'"!. next Wv
".NHmnH RrI"H""H." and next The "|i"iS P"',,
81 long ~ iIlrsr party divisions existed ilr"nSn'u'
the Union without regard 10 SECTIONS, nnd iIl"ir W
SONS "i opinion were founded upon i"''i'' "Il.'t'a!
national, they were not only not misrlhcv"i3 u ~
lutary. The v!.ilmit watCliiu!n"sS winch il'l n.y.
one upon The other, WIS II Safeguard 1" 'hr '"h,''"
fam nm! "A barrier Ia the INSCRIPTIONS aslhrati"E '"
,hr umbi,iou- and corr,p,. Party contests con!lllcn'o
uues,inus Of constitutional power, and measure. u
national cy,,,Iiclry, directed bv Il spirit III patriot
i.n. cnn never br numerous ia liberty or free iIlsiit'i..
,;'". r. hcrnn,,s JnI,,r,us only when prnStlinied
. g. - ,.IGsi, ,,uI,iri,n or currurtiun.-
II;,r,,in ,La ,no;n ;ssurs which, divided the Nv" great
,,r,;rs of ,L, nn,inn have been upon the alien and
lnJi,ior law nj I1pS. the national banks of l'S9 and