Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-10-05
THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
HRlDAr MORNING, OCTOBEH ).
THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH Va. THE
JSNS.

lSMS.
The re,en. election III Maine, covering with over
ulein,ins defeat the allied forces OF raiicalism am
,ctiona!i.m, ,,recel,d by similar results in 'lrS'H'"
IN several other Soa:hrrn States, affords u''"i'@'"HA,
bic evidence Of = sulutary reaction OF p"''' "p'"""'
from the extreme Nnr,'. 10 the iari''est ''"'"' "
hail .!sse victories ~ the h]arain-e. oil
ofk!nJ.r relations between Tao conse'
parts snd OF every section. Ii'ey nave " ''""
,,5 ,I.,,,r,rs .,ou,v 70 cpn.cu! with, VIII" makcs NJ
,u- 81, .. a,;.rc IF numbers by his zeal and activity.
The world has exhibited no examples eN'ep' 'at'"S
The bloody paruxysn OF French revolutions OIL d par'!
Drnt on such su5vcrsivc and Destructive purposes Us
;l,e,s Isms. Misguvernnient and famine weht taf I"
excuse the French. These lsins, IN me CAL" "l
peace. pleuty and prosperity, such as no people ever
rmirvcd before, ired b. the rapf:cious sp'ri' "' 'h'o'
vIlom and OF change. are busy IN attempting I" "e-
sl-ov the fairsst social ediiCe ever cTcctcG ny '"' Il
al nan. To dissolve the onion Is Il small part %
the;: object. To dissolve society /" Tao cncrisnee
with o., their hearts. This makes them more aan'
.4r,us a; home than abroad, aad We hope and behave
rhs. i il HE realization vi this fact, that is al iehSih
ayy.sin- into action the hitherto torpid conservatism
of the North. L. is both impulitic and unjust i"r
Southern men 10 dcnouuce the whole North, yet the
S,i:l nav 10 wei, excused for Ioin. 80, wiIrn tue
North permits the lsais ~ acquire the ascendant AMI
4, ei,;,lov tina, asccudsncy 10 ia,ult ard annoy the
snu,h. Until couscr, atives em0"iy themselves, a.
in Maine, it is impossible for lis to distinguish friends
from enemies.
large and Influential portion OF the North are no;
only from feeling and conviction. but from the strong
ar ~. nj sslf> interest,". attached 10 the South. The ton"
and temper OF a respectable number OF their political!
.,..j, Io,,o l;,,i, rn,p u, 1nubt tlns fact, Inc
community Of interests and mutuality OF dependence
Of the North and South, appear upon every page OF TIC
census. The North is not more remarkable for It's
vast shipping, commercial and manufacturing "ca""'
than tho South for is unparalleled agricultural re-
sources and productions. II the Norm eo"i'''"'' ga
admiration by the wealth., the ~splcndor. and the rapid
growth of he: cities. the South e.ic'is ei"'' "''"""
ti,n, AMI more of APPRECIATION, by the immense "'u lex
tie territory, which, uuaiiod by ein!Sra;i"n' II an'inHi'
IL settles, rocla!ns and brings int" successful cuI'iTa'
lion. Each day il is opening a larger and 4 rene:
market Tor the commerce. the manufacturers, and 'he
shipping Of the North. The South, 1t is true Is De-
slowing additional attention on their hitherto neglect
9! interests, ba, the character Of her climate ami Ter
soil, and the character Of her labor, wi.I ever maze
agriculture her favorire aud her chic. pursuit. Though
she may vary her industrial pursuits, and make more
within herself, her Increasing wealth and population
will REQUIRE and cnnble her 10 purchase increased
amounts Of Northern products. Nature, art and in
Gusiry, coHbiue TO link Us together rs one people
Si,all we permit Il mere handful ii l:!schiev"us inf.
da,s and fanatics 20 rcnd asund.r such ties rs these
Shall we permit our common enrriy {" control our con-
duct and Involve in angry icuis or open aost'!'ttcs'
those who have so many uryen! reasons TO be TRENDS
We know tina; the rauks of the Aboiitl"nisis are
often swollen by men who az; with them from mere
sectional feeling; aud thus their numbers are made
to appear much greater than ,hcv really are. Ines:
recruits begin to be operated M by stronger motives
than mare sectional prcjudicea. S-,na'! pecaniary IN
icrest, and the conviction that their allies arc assal
10Y quito as v.ru.cu:!y, AID With better prospects al
success, the institutions OF the North, as those Of the
South, will d-tach them from ~" ''"""'. 49,.
d"".. and the factinni-'- Nix "'c'm" fewer III a''
hers and contemplate in strength. This done, anl
instead of sectional hatred and denunria;inn, the
friends OF Union, Law, Government and Religion,
from every section. may shake hands. band together,
aud prcpar, Ia attack md cytrrminatc the vlics,
pack Of incendiaries that ever diff arrd and dis
cracc,l a nation. There has been too much %! lmlis-
eliminating rensure and abuse employed by oacI sec
ton. b. sHch q Course we play int" the hands OF
the !>,ns, and -~trenYthen thei: ranks. Let Us "l the
south hereafter spare the Conservatives "f the North.
and reserve our whole strength and all our missiles
Tor united assault upon the common enemy. Let the
good and patriotic Of the North cease to aid in ahu
slug anu annoying us OF the South, and JOIN with us
III n war against their Int ally, hut worst. because do
m"s'c, enemy, the enaTclical, ngrarian and infie'
IsIns. IL reason mud common sense had sway. tina
bonds of the Union wonld be stronger now than eror
before; and reason and COMMON sersc seem every
where 10 be arousing from their lculargy.
Yet, il would be affair and impoli;ic not TO state.
tia. there are disturbing causcI - this glorious r~.
action that has recently set in. The legislation %:
Massachusetts, violating ani n~uiii:yin@ the provisions
ot the fugitive slave law, must be repealed. or re-
taliGting Legislation will he rIiac:at by every State Of
t'.e >ou;h. The subject, ~rroDuhiv, could H.. lrc;lr,.
IA q more digni.irl and efici".t manG"r, In, pa->irn
herct- passion, excess eng"mlcrs ex"r.s, md tho ~
sailed South will he sure to follow III" Example o.!
;lc nssnilirs North. The want of ordinary natinun!
comfy and courtesy, in many States Of :hc North, ia
DENYING 10 Sou;hcrncrs. with their slaves, a secure
p@,sa,2 through th,i" territories, will keep up irrita.
ton, and, if Ierssvrrci in. emil il iisunioh. The
Northern inter, en,i n III Tho r!omestic affairs of Kan
sEs, will prnvoke like ;,tcrvcntion by the Sprtl,, anl
w,"t bccins IN II domestic f.uti may end ns n see.
'N''' 'f- " "'s N'h'N' '"'N " " wv -''''h
an! OF tho Sput:, must look :" tEcs" things AMI
s.arc!: for u rcnadr. Massachusetts,, il She retain
one park Of her "lden spirit aud her o!lcn chn:actor.
met b" tired and d;s.uStr; With the loimes Of the
Visa Legislature. She ia rot ;rnid, and wall not re-
trace her steps f"r fear "i Southern ri.,iculc nr south.
-rn threats; but ii shc have left one shred of stlr-rc.
,pect, she will ha,tea 10 blot on, l:om her statute
book, and fron k"t remembrance ii she could, tho
f,,crnnus nnI trpusornhl. ~ .s,r. M E.r Int,
vulgar. immoral mi isaorGns Legislature. Ii shc do
n";, she will not Dissolve the Union, but may he OK
ciul"d from tho Union. She wishes 10 Iu!i:y-she
,aa: b. torcei 10 s"ccic.
The refusal of Northern States to pcr.,il lis 10 vi
-: 'hrir territories, accompanied hy Il s,avc servant.
~ even 10 travel directly t.iousl tIcm with slav.-,
@lEy le no vocation u! ;he letter cf tie c"istituiion
bui i grossly violates It's spirit, tor il Is nn: calculated
i'irn "a more pcriec; Cn:on, aa: rather IN time :"
G.s-Gp: the cxis:ia. onc. As Il matter rf interest it is
i""',ics:iy Ia the advantage OF the North to grant
ihos" privileges, Tor they would thereby greatly en.
o"ur"G. trade aud travel from the South. a. II mat-
ter Q; courtesy and comity, ii; is equally clear that sh"
sa"iEi grant them. The difficulties IL Kansas. ii iit
10 Inc peoi'e Of Kansas 10 s-t,l" for themselves, as
they Should be !e!i, r:!er 10 inpedimcn.s to a cordial
good understanding between tn people of the rest
o! the Cuion. l; woa!l be mach easier To incite the
South TO angry an nasty retaliation than Ia restrain
her i:om such retaliation. Bu, a short tim. since. err,
the symptoms of reaction appeared ii, iii, North, we
feared that such Il Course WI, inevitable. Nr;.hc.
section can be successfully batiYl M, u,.asu,,.-
Neither need fear that lis pat:cacc unl-r iuiurv MI
b. inpL:ei - cownrdicr. W" o! the S,u,Il cu, ,it,r|
t. wal, awhile for redress, stree We = a,r,n,,n,..
%: II returning sen-e of Justice nj lii" North. Ia. as.
ccudcncy OF the Isms is ~pro5uoly an accident. and the