Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-11-20


After your organization, We will address you again
from time l." timr. and in detail. Let all Your
proceedings he P"bInr: You have secrets, no con-
cranrnl> rom the people. To every Democrat in
our noble "d county, We now appeal. Your conniry
cdtN. Lei every man then do his duty; let Old 1rrks
roll up such aiority in lSaG M will be living
trrr"rt" know. No,hng- and their allies. and mo
nunrlt OF patriotism Ia your Constitution aud your
Country. GEO. w. BRUCKMAN Chairman.
phviD krrz, JoHS j. WINK,
EfSRY Bk~R.r J,cnuS ynnru
.ACuB COLEMAN D,SIri X ,rrrv,y
WILLIAM L. LEIB, M,HIOy A. SELLERS
CHis' kEILtK, lWash.) WILLIAM NJ. IlIE,rgk
JAMES Doy,GIS Dawn 4. Sruur.
CHARLES II. FKIrX, Levi =. KSrrk
HEADING, Oct. lG, lS.ii.
10 ne EAt0rS ot N" EaY""rr:
WuMISGroS, y. e., NovrMnrR II, lS5i.
Grntlrlnrn:-I ask leave to make this ono rxrcp-
non from my resolution 10 desat from troubling the
press with my views on the grcat Southern question;
but thinking it may, perhaps, be acceptable 10 the
people, Tor their reflection their territorial cu-part-
ncrsiip rights and liberty Of jurisdiction of their own
treaties, think that t.r following extract in advance
from the manuscript part of my "circu!ar tn the iii.
teen Southern Governors, contains such mportan;
points oi history and facts i'll relation to their terri.
tnrIal r".parncrsp since the Revolution, that they
should have thc benefit if amy can be made out ul
| them, Tor their consideration; as follows:
"lt i certainly time the South should pause in her
career Ol "pHry strife with the Puritas mud their
leaders ii the North for is them and not the North
| crn Republicans, who continually y originate and agi.
tate the Government aud the country with their dcs-
potlc petitions and schemes of di.hol"rblc cO.purt
nrrShlp, constructions of the Constitution. To tNrO,>
W the cupartnersip deeds, treaties and jurisdiction
Of the Joint acquired territories without n hair ;.
breadth concession equivalent tn the South, te-ti
hrd by Alr. Webster ~ Buffalo in lS,l; and, there
fore, Il Is inal error in the South Ia sur her
.l.l
trriiy, 10 be Mcu,i'd in the arena OF political party
spirit because deeds, treaties title and jurisdiction
are question OF law mud evidence and not qucs
ton oi legislation.
"rhe Southern public mind and baot-bnx had bet
ter Ii" iii! q" temporary rest for few ycnrs the
Presidential political party question:, than for Tho
South 10 lose lcr country, liberty and the Republic
at least until that Puritan androbbcry article ii tn,
Ordinance Of l1s',' can be Withdrawn from vacant
California By irgnl amendment Of that premature
State Constitutions against the consent and right n
liberty Of the Southern people in their own Lawful
ierrtory and also from kan-as.
The danger I" the South and the republic does not
lie in The Presidency. II lies in the northern "D0
,"riig OF Congress- There is whcr" the @rcut dan
.cr les together with such a-sisiance they may De
able 10 inveigIc and deude among the Southern
members aud, therefore, il is, that il the majority al
Congress vii! 20 straight the republican principle
OF equal benefits aud burdens" the President has
10 power IN =" crOOhd.
better stand still few years until this great ri
| land and taxable robbery in the machinery can hc
honorabIy extracted and repaired than 10 20 wr"h@
| l. ia inst leading III. liberty Of the country To- inin
cOnScqu far worse than -eces. 0t Congress !ni
4 few yeur. pu-pOncmrnt of the Presidential "lrt
-, nj least on the part u the fifteen Southern States
aud lei the officers Of the various departments -! the
| government 60 on with the laws now III force, uni;
the ''brearh oi trust" in the territorial n-partnc:.
ship, since the revolution, can be repaired either by
ItN
Court oi the United States. This, think. should br
the <U. ana ron uf the fifteen Southern States.
! The Presidential or Congressional election are
among "tie reserved rights of the States III the Com
Stitutiuu and su icct nj any time, ir sound reasons,
Ia be taken into dispaSSnIInic consideration by the
hrcn injured States, in Convcnt!on VOID ri pnlI'icn!
party spirit. II might som" little noisy IN
convenience t" "partIzan "icr-scrkrr@, 10 postp"n"
the next Presidential election i'll the fifteen Southern
States. But i; is certainly the right and one Of the
reserved rights Of III" p""pr." 10 TAX" the subject
int" consideration aud jaigr ior h"m"i'"S, on t!':
most prudent policy Of their sa.ty, postorlty ani
liberty. This il seems to me, w"hl be ihr more
wise and ju!cin- policy than 10 run sul"da!ly nad
with iuy of the idea ot 'secesso., "r dissolution ot
the Union" and abandonment "f lawful country, taN
able revenue the Southern half OF the army, nnnl-
tiol- Of war, the navy, &c.
The merits the case are. that the SHIP REPuB-
Lie has become diS"bi"d, party-rijdcn and 'w"iin'
eaten in the New England Puritan dcspotic storms ="
the Ordinance uf ISL mammoth land robbery
"w0rn like Sra-Serprnt, knawing at her keel ail'i
constitutional kelson and undermining her rrpub-
can "plnfnrm" tmbrrs, until IT Is indsp"nsb!y nc
cessary that se should put III to the nearest port Tor
r,yoIrs" like other iISnLcd SHIPS, and then 'rcSn"
her voyage" The vital Importance Of the subject
requires that thc people should examine all sides
of it.
Wuuld il not be deemed By the "underwriters,
bad and unpar,lonnble seamanship for the officers and
Ia. Il Siuio in a Sto
was within their 'f.servedrights of Mt. t.pr""rr"'o"
and duty to put into the nearest port for safety aud
repair! The same aw Of principle and sri-prescr-
vaon is equally applicable TO Southern statesmen,
with the ship Republic, her crew and the cargo rs II
il to scancn.
90, therefore, for Southern Treaties, country and
liberty ia preference TO any other "pury," aud would
be happy Of company, but if can get none, will
go by my"L as far Ms can, with my old and feeble
pen.
think know the general character Of the South
eru people after living among them IL years IN all
their States except Missouri and Arkansas, COM
mrnciny with Virginia in lS0J; and although they de-.
-ire pence and honorable co-partnrrshlp. dealing q"
,ural benefits and burdens" i'll the G"vcrnn"nt
vet they are not people to hcN r their pockets {"
be p,rkcd with their eyes open. Ii has been done III
their ,ir'P under the meslncra'c Influence al l"-"Iia+
ul "tlc glorious compromises, without cent "'
ruuivmelIt, or chairs breadth of concession on IN"
pnrt Of the North" as Mr. Webster expressed il nj
buffalo l.,l when they had all;urmed out to be base
cour-r-iis, hcca,sc there can be no "c0n!D"0m'"
without an r1i OF the subject matter in controversy.
For this reason the 'Sxth Article o! the Ordnahce
of lTS as a Drirr 0t k,rc of the New England Puri-
tan Delegates To come in and sign the Constitution
for Republic, WAS "compromIsr,' because 1t was
not the end o their land robbery and slave labor sub
i.c nulcr in controversy. And for the same reason
the same "SiAh Article was no compromise at the
admission of Missouri, 1870. And for the same res-
son the same "Sxh Article WAS no compromise III
FORCING vacant California, Of iIh,2S' square miles
of vacant country aud wilderness iorctd al once ntn
the Cnun, rs the mCdms 0f'TdHdi, to roD Tue onuth
of yacat ncuunry, and fifteen million dollars paid Tor
the treaty, and also tOrccd upon the shoulders OF
few legal scattered tax payers and voters In fhc
Southern agricultural counties OF California tc U.
pressvc and dcsp0tic burden of the New England
Puritan counterfeit State Constitution and 'c"hi-
terfeit COMPROMISED and, IL Mr. Webster Subsequent
" said ut Buffalo without hairs breadth OF con-
cesaion nr equivalent the part of the North. -
And for the same reason, the D"ugla, ,love-'nll.
ed Nebraska Kansas bill,' lSjl, is M 'conpro
mise because there is ye fad OF the Puritan subj
icct of land robbery in Kansas as well as California,
and 'anti-savery lectures in their Temple 0i lren-
son in the Mecca ot Massachusetts, AID New Eng
land"
All / ask, gentlemen, is 10 spread these historical
facts far and wide hcIure the Southern people. know
our people ars intelligent, and abuniantly capable to
JUDGE Cor themselves between LlBERll OK BUN.
DAGE," and ii they should deem beat to choose the
latter will be compelled to 20 along with them but
claim il as right Oh the Southern %'dc of the Con-
sttutional freedom of the press" to hold up my
protest to my fellow Republicans south and North.
Nor can that he "incdental, III relation IN specific
duties," which is done by dssign Of despotc fraud
upon tho taxable labor and internal consumption of
the whole country
May GOD, in Ills infinite mercy, rule America"
and not the dcspofc New England selfstyled Puri-
tansl
am, respectfully, your obedient servant
w. B. DAVIS.