Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-11-06

/ Representatives to Congress--Yfen they can form
the formidable politica; pa.tiea-sn hong US they
can seiIe and hold such States MS the venerable mo-
ther State of Hancock an0 drspcrate Faneuil Hall
)" long they can carry Ohio-so long as they can
DISTRICT AMI divide ani dwarf in the Union the very
Empire State Of New York Whnt, then, is to b.
iouc The "envy, hatred, malice and all uucharta
| brue+-" which this eIgcndrrs cannot continue -
sm"lder much longer without bursting out into ge
/ neral and Gevouring Hame. The kansas Nrbraskl
bI! PEAKED ths odiOus mark whence malice and mis-
cie hurled inc' nary torches the border lne
IL removed q bcirt-bnrning stntute Of sertiaaSIsm
and attempted IL restore peace under the .:9s Ut the
Constitution. Eit The cry i now Repeal "f tho
knnsas NJ bruskn bill and restoration OF the MIss0n
ri Compromise" This ra!sos ths issuc: "SiIal the
Constitution reign it did reign from the yrnr TS
tn the yenrs lSlg-2Dr' With head and heart. might
and s"u unite with you tor tn. reign of the Co,,sti
| lnton over uil c0mprn.ni-rs' y" higher, no !ow"r
| law than the Constitution.
Are the Fu>unist., indeed, fatally beut on dis.
| solution Of The Union, civil, sectional war!
tell you sOlennly gentlemen that depends upon the
strength, nerve, virtuehld wisdom n the sound, con-
scienpns cofserv ntve purior IN TIE North. II yon
can c"a Ia the ai uf the Constitution. Al this crisis.
big with lhr iutc OF the Union. il may be sayed.-
! God Almighty grant it, The nun, say 10 you, rs
have sald to the South. as have suid first and said
last and delight ia rrprat-he Union Is one vi the
most precious rights of the SIate-. mever meant
thereby to express the sentiment implied by the pdt
form Of the PandemnIiuns at PLiadrp phia--thai
per- 81 II Ii the most precious q" rights. and must be
preserved at every sacrifice. never uttered such Ct
rUr as that but do say that The Union is the sacred
palladium of our highest aud hucSt rights. Ii H. II
you please. vi itself liberty il s not equality il
not sovereignty. il is not iudrpcndemrcir is not es
pvciallv, the end OF our government but II Is the
means by which all the end, ought To aim at are
secured and II IL the means which Washington Relied
"n liz Indispensable {" our rNI>eEc. rs p'npe. II
Is the IL Purbus Unum by which one 10 made
thirty-one in strength, by which Nirgina's sovc
rei,nfy is fortified thirty-told. Measured 10y what
| il il capable of attaining, by wlut il binds aud
holds fa,t. by what it has done and nay do yet tnr
this people aud all men, il is nestimahe. 1t achieved
| the American Revolution the Declaration of lndr.
| pcndrmre, the Constitution, settlement Of the public
lands. the land system, ts petcc policy, the second
war inr free trade md sailors rights, the prnci-
pies of neutral ri sts the long lirc of measures tor
development aud progress OF the human species, the
acquisitions from Mexico md IL the bnwnrk o tree
,,m and the hope oi the oppressed throughout the
world. 1t does not consist i'll the mere con"d-rhcy Or
Joining OF States. 10 in the Constitution,
the love and affection and brotherhood of our pro.
pie throughout the country. Ii these links be bro
ken is dissolved. Il broken nnd II binds at Hll, II
will bind chain and 1t will gall as chain, and
il will cease bind when trtt.rs lind foes who will
not be bound by them. for one hnd rather see the
continent shaken by earthquakes than to sec tho
Union q! these States dissolved but II Is simply the
means OF nuumerable and ncstimabe ends Of good
and 1t 10 subserS" them, {" secure liberty
! equality, sovereignty, Independence, pence. pUw.r,
aud -eminrncr among the nations OF the earth. lei
! it meet its fate Why make sacrifice To save II !
We will not count its cns-n" mere uiaterial Interest
could weigh il down in the SCALES but it Is will the
political union nt the States II Ii with the nntrlino
nnl Union o pcrsoIl-: the oath of the ALTAR love- truth
constuucy. fidelity reqElre devotion, devotion I" the
last rXtrcmtylU bear and orbear-to ms Ike any and
every honorable sacriice.-n count mere interest No.
thing; but IL honor BE- touched, then the instant,
To dissolve the bands which bind tU infamy. though II
break the bands which bind To life! Aud, ask, will
the slave States he dishunorcd il they a"w them
selves tn be prornciaiz-l by being "xclutet from
equality in the Union The Fuaiuii~ts intend that
they shall be disiunDred. Their intent shall never
be executed We will cling To the Constitution. Rmd
when that il a,shi!ed, will defend It with MI fh'
means which Gud ana nntnre have put into our hnnis
aud when these fail, the CuiOu. the eagle, tile nag,
will be but em5Iens of past Republic, drsroyr"
by 4 weakness and wickedness unparalleled in tile
folly aud crime OF mankind We demand nothing
else but good faith in Keeping the covenants oi tll'
Constitution. We demand not that any olner p"opi.
should be shareholders. We will certainly hot force
d slave upon their service. But We do demand ~ b."
.rt alue"-tu be left uudstl..d i'll our rights, ana
unmolcs;ed TO ENJOY the property protected ny our
laws. II we are not allowed 10 Ge aud remain HI
ueucr, We prepare for wn.. The hypOcrtes ana
pGseH Il the r;ion will R:d Nnpn 1t'is tooe ','r
| slavchuders can be driven sef-dcfence, and thh
| they eau tru,t-but forbenr! We will Unite to pre-
vent horrors Which it s painful to Imagine III tii'
| worst even, Of contingencies TO come.
| AZ 70 the secret "Amcricans"-ihe Know .N"-
! tbn.s-Cav has broke upon them. And It !" suIu-
sing TO seu Sans bats and owls oi midnight nlteii'S
and haIplng, blind, about IL IN. sunlight. They are
seeking sorrily To skulk from light AMI sCat-he''
some hnp unck n poor deserted Whigsel;. nGd thrr'
some escape 10 the "K.publican' fusion. lhe d"y
has dissolved the charm. The true bird OF America
Juve's own eagle, is on wing that never tires,
IN the lambent light OF the mid l'eavrns. oncle sam
has reused himself and shaken oil the sluinoer anu
,tupor of tn. night Dreams and at his active work
| 10 broad day. .
The devil baited the hooks Of some preachers Wit'
the politics of the Poprs big toe and the hooks "'
some politicians with the uncorghteonsness oi II
knavish prescraft, and set them b"bbinS together
for the souls of dupes, for the corruption nt The
Church. and for the destruction OF the Stnte N"hea
but could have ever welded such iu''"tn l'
the Shades they raughtthrir parts bythe Eiooh
light ot the Dark Lantern But
The sun 10 in the teavsLs and life Ola oartb =
Day has caught them in their incanfaons, aud light
Is ii.urng their IN vsteries The next you VIII oet
Of SAM he will he his knees praying against slave
ry an John Barlrycorn. He has dropped rope rus
| Sopus and has ust discovered, utter all he mas
,nid about His Holiness supremacy thai every natu
raiizrd Catholic takes oath expressly To rrh"uhce
all allegiance to any and every prince, power poteh-
tutr king sovereign state, and particularly 10 me
priuc. puw.r pntentap. king sovereign Or STATE ni
winch h, WIS before .ubj.cl And he begins 10 AL
nit that il an extra; Judicial oath may Dina hh'"'
Nothing Ia passve obedience a!ld hon'resisahce 10
an unseen intangible Irresponsible secret "'garrhE,
tln prrchaucr. may rely IN iit Judicla "a'iis I"
premacy wl,ae>rr except the sovereignty "t the M
ted States of North America.
| Civ. YOU the right haud I'll fellowship IN oppoa'
ton 10 the sumptuary laws which have OF late years
dispraced the codes Of sulue ni our Atates. hhf'
some LEGISLATURES seem to have lost the horu'DookS
,i pet .ona liberty They for free SOL anu ir.'
negroes, but war upon the liberties 'i irre Wn,e %
| men, They seem to have never known 'ha' 'hrI'
were such things. hrst invented " '",. i,'aIn"hl.
bills OF rights, defining those which are iiai!rh"ne
., f,;n,r thr limits of legislation w here "aH th-
urinrp. Of Liquor law I" stop y" where sh"it "'
invndu., every inGrnahr right ut indlvhAnI man
Ii municipal law cannot "n'n VsS'eu M ;ni;v;InaI
Ir.. can il invade the natural rights OF me ihhlVuu"
persou IE such Il dominion rs that Of England they
may hardly dare Ia cnniine the rights "i the person
f., .uir To light nnl ~ flowing water, ~ lN's "ay
but here there never WIS mIoiheh'' since c"'o'"'
tinr. when the rights of per-uns wrrn NOT IhhhlleE
x.ndrI beyond these out Of the reach Vi lrgls!nfl"n
oh, but they say that such laws ARE sanitary MOI
SUMMARY And who made them ltosp!taicrs ol
Uyy.ia health nurses for the people! lical'h J.
about us private IL pussIsSlon about a. "'v"- IS !"
rut," uer.onal IL any man be- endowed with
Who CREATED u government 10 turn Cuhck ana pro-
scribe ph, sic! "l'hysc t" the dogs lhers are
other things which destroy health hsa!dcs alcohol
Euriu, IA we'll aa drinking, gutouy as well u drum
kennrss hurts health. Will any one say that less!a
npps,t, and say wha, shall eall Ii they may pro-
h. No, urnhibit his planting and snwirg on his OWL
s;,nnr soi of hi. huyins nnd selling the corn ana
roe frnm which the whiskcy Is dIsti!r'ii ASa'n
French corsets have hurt NOR. the heaIfh o.
Who'll. senrraons. have crippled for their owl
lives and for their posteriiy too, more wont. r
"nd ,;,Idr.u than ever John Barl-yc"rn s'-"
~; mani Shall n IIiss COMMITTEE. he allowed bylaw i'
"."rrl IN " Mndnmr's and Miss chambers and see VIII"
i'.p ,h.I,hnne and hard cord encompass la'ilrs
waists too tight! The idea would 6r ridiculous IL !
was not SO insuilernbly tyra'n'u lou ,hh'"' l s'-
late men to morality; you must educate h'ni 10 lo'
: 80 and virtue Manners and morals n!Ist begin n
tbe mothers knee; mast be trained in The sch"'!'
, and hone and domestic teaching must gave 10 'n ~
country pupils tit for the schools, "nsltne s.no"n ~
must give tn the country pr"pl- VIII" w.i' require ~
surl d.spoc laws. They don't sn!t people nj a !,
!. he Tree; thcy corrupt nnl drinorsi.te people IL
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