Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-10-23
THE NORTH AND TIE SOuTIT-EETALlA-
TING On THE ISMS.

Until the Maine c!"c;i"E, all luuket! threatening,
gloomy aui torcboiiug al he North. 1t is true, in
Virginia. aAl several o:I Souihcrn States, the lsns
had bn.m swept by tn" h,nr! This but rcndrre'! the
,ro-r-r, OF p"nce an: Iniuu .vv.i'''. 1" me
lower House. oi Congress- ;e North stood represent
ed hy an almost undivided pnlaux "f Ab"li,ionlsts,
rca is. We feared, 10 enact the vulgar, disorganz-
ns ab,urlcs of Rum" Parliament, or Il Hiss l-e-
.i=!a.urc. Added 10 thi>, Massachusetts had nu!rd
hc Fugitive Slave Law nnd even our old friend and
nl!r, the Keystone, had suffered slaves 10 bc stolen
rnm n Southern guest. The T>ms were rapidly null
;pyin. in number and increasing III audaclty. The
Press of the North the kostrun, the Lecture Room,
ti. pulpit, mud the Convention hill We'd with each
other in licentious usrarianisn, profanc n;idety and
reasonable Abolition. The very women OF the North
in some instances, with more than Ainazonlan cou-
rage h,.un tn tin- defiance i'll the ace ol Heaven
They srurd u; and denounced the Bible, nssaled the
p;,riry Of tn. 'lIoly Ordinance of Marriage aped
tho ,!rcs, ni men. and more than apei their coarse
ness aml vu!gGr.ty.
such was the North some three months since; for
cs" vile Ism held the rcins Of power and rode as
cendant and trinphant With South lns it then
.ccmc,n all Conservatism; and North with ireason
a..arami.m and riilcty Ascendant, we saw lille
hope. OF n peaceful solution Of difficulties.
Little, however, rs hopes were we felt It our
ity a- palriul- not 10 despair of the Republic. We
then, alternately invoked the South 10 measures OF
defence and retaliation, and warned the Conserva
ti.m If the North TO arouse from ts torpid ethargy,
,s auiridn. reasonable inaction. We oft attempted
10 show, that the i-n. which but vainy Threatened
the Suuth-culangcrrd the North. Suddenly, from
Mainc tu PENNSYLVANIA, religion, morality, patriot
Ism ,nd conservatism, have aroused from their sleep
,,J un;t.d cordially with us Of the South in war
,r,iu.t the i-rn. Two glorious victories have nj
ready been won, and the awakened interest and ac-
,iyi,v OF our allies in every free State, convince III
ta these victories are but the harbingers Of many
more 70 be achieved. Let patriots and conserva-
tiyes. North and South, continue to avcnge the
,yrnnc, we have suffered at the hands of our COM
mon enemy This is the kind of retaliation We should
prcl,r, for whilst il will vindcatc the rights of the
South il will cement and preserve the Union.
Should wc be disappouted-s the elections
next to take place in the free States, not afford
guaranty to the South in the character of thn repre-
.cn,ativcs cccted-wc shall be ready 10 urge IN our
active measures Of defence and retaliation. Nay,
now We invite dscussiun aud pledge ourselves when
yir.,in takes her stand 10 plant our foot ~ tnr for
wnrd ms the far,hcs and never 10 retreat whilst we
have Il cpnpuuiun in III" field
TIE SPREAD OF CORRECT SENIlMENls.
The manly and conservative sentiments OF Judge
kanc's opinion in the Passnore Williamson case,
hayr ,riyeu great satisfaction throughout the South
an, s4cd II broad g!eam of hope on the hearts Of all
patriots Thi. feeling Of qualification will be greatly
cnchunced by the perlsnl OF the following bold action
taken bv citizens ofInwn, young and vigorous Stare
md ,horourhlv Democratic. notwithstanding her 40
h.rotion from, the right line last fall. As the ~ l.
Day Book saw, this is novel stand for pcopi"
in the Northern States to take but il is the right one
and the one that !. bound TO soDcpeud upon that
meeting of the citizens OF Sidney, Iowa, was held
an ,h l5, ,lt I, express their views on the qucs.
,,n of ,Invery They prcambled liieram ct etverbatlm
,ha, ,L.v "i.tl;eyc the negro ~ be both physically
uud INTELLECTUALLY inferior IL the Ang!" Sh1on-not
susccntih, ut the same degree "t cal'ivatoa ana I'M
urnyrmrn,. and consequently incapable OF occupying
the same position in he scale VI oeiiG-"hNh l"c,'
.r,.rnIj.I ~ the difference Of color between the
races clearly indicate the rciniire ana true p"1'''"h
of the ,w, RIGGS when existing together. should be
that uf master AMI slave A''c' ""'e" 'hc! ''S'
cd amongst other things.
,rI,o. slavery being necessary 10 the South under
c;r.umstnnces and guaranteed by the compact unHes
which w, live We deem the agitation ot the 4nes'i"H q
r H., snIi;inn rs useless md hurIiui 20 tho ocs '
trr,.t4 of our common cnuutrv.