Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-07-27
p -. .ud Aha and, We ouah, to aim at,

-. ~.r.,n free aud tho snds we ought 10 a'lh Az
, ..a.f,ne+;,uti,yns. Ssn.e and Federal wh.ch are
the standards and the touch.ssones Oh our p',''."
,ction.' We'll, ought we uotl 1t we th'hK vi WI"
w.. are shall we not perceive 'h" we 'oiiSS' "'''''
49,, md N,,;hern me.l, --lat the circumstances ID
,birb ws orc surrounded now, the sNie ta;'' 80"
,ouuded us at the period of the Revelation, ah1
the same ;ha, proved the necessity Of mutual toroen
,nr,. and love- of leaving the Southern people to at
tend 10 their internal relations and the Northern u
attend to thnse which concern Northern men, ""'
thus to move harmonuusly on in the CnloN' "''"'''
interfering with nslitatiuns which We ouhu III e"''
ence and which We cannot and ought nor 10" " az
tempt TO con;rol Ought we not |" re'iV" ''.'' va
,;,,oI s.nsel Oncht We not To abide by the Consu
,u,;us S.n,e ana Federal! Ought they not to be thu
standards and te touch-stones OF our poltcai ac'"h
Ev~v linz, of this letter is full of subjects Tor renee
finn. nrl might be amptied into volumes.
NJ Wis, coutiuurs:-"There must be revival
.h lovs of law ORDER reverence for sound morality
and respect for private uud public authority. Legs
;s,ion must be so restrained not to invade in"ena
| lie rights Men must he educutsd-not leglSiated-
TO no good christians and good citizens lhe '''"''
mus, no, lay s hands on political power lot TIC SUM-
If persecution or any other purpose l"e'e .1''
40 Pupcs here, either Protestant Or 0a'ho''' N'
powe must dare toiutsrp"sc between "hr e"hNe'e"I
anu our God. The CONSTITUTIONS ana Laws y, Wv
;.rd ,,, "a. obev,d-be union Of the States ana 'i'e
-;h,s ,f ,b, Stu,.s must be preserved and perP"u
a;cd 10 this end we must revive nc" .'""
f,eIng, in the fusion of CONSERVATIVES y. Ill
apaiu.t the des;ruc,ivcs who w"u'u o'''s '''9
~, confession upon US all By combining al inc "'o'
s.r,,rds ,aIl the isns iu one omasnm Sa!arTHm-
is,n of Know Nothing ISM
v,w We can see why Khow.NohinSs arc 70 up
-oo.;o,. s-o;u., Mr.. Wise's letter. They would give
N ,sr bsart and all their head 10 put HIN DOWN an"
his conservative doctrines with him. DUO" No'''''
will not suit their Wilson's and high priests u '"e
North.
Mr., Wise proceeds: ~ beg pardon-l wish could
accent YOUR call; would gladly If could; cannot.
Nv b.nltb i, shattered. I have been absent from
hama since LIST January. am worn down, in the late
canvass: must rest; my lungs are Suffering, and
cannot for a month TO come either labor or speak
NV heart and soul arc with you with all my might
am your obliged servant and friend, Henry A.
Wise"
This is the whole letter. "My heart and soul are
with you with all my might" With you how As
no said before "in hat you propose TO restore the re-
public to sense of the individual rights !; must and
shall defynd or cease to exist" Fairness aud candor
will saw that this is the just tho true, the only con-
struc,ion that ought can be given to the letter If
taken together, and not distorted by prejudice and
wful misrepresentation.
In order that all may havo an opportunity of read
hing the letter it originally published VIC copy
i. below it appeared in this paper on the 4th inst
The following letter was read at a recent meeting
Of the "Young Mems Democratic Union Club OF
New York: 49,.
AccoMAo, VA, June s. 1855.
Geutlemeu:-I have received yours of the 2bth
ut., at this place from Washington City. Ii breathes
so true tone ot patriotism and SOUND Wisdom, that
you almost tempt me to forget myself and make Il
promise which could not worthily redeem. III any
thing is wanted it is exactly what you propose
store the Republic TO sense of the individual rights
must and shall defend or cease to exist The issue
is Shall the republic continue 1t cannot, II nole-
rance priestcraft, seconalism. bigotry, higher law
are to reign in the elections And If bad men will Sc
crey combine for the purposes Of political assnssna-
ton, good men must openly band together 10 con-
serve the liberties aud the iualienable rights which
neither mobs nor legislation may assail without
bringing death and destruction to our whole system
Of private rights and public property.
Cordially, then, with all my heart and all my head,
devutedly unite with "the Young Mems Uemucra'
tic Union Club" of New York in the noble enterprise
they undertake of restoring the old feeng-the heroic
revolutionary feeling-nf this blessed country and its
happy people We must rccur to fundamental prn.
ciples. We must revive the national sense of who
we are-of orgin-Of our fathers faith and sacr-
tcrs-of what wo and should be- the necessities
which constrain Of old 10 be united, in order 10
remain free and the ends we ought 10 aim ut aud the
Constitutions, State aud Federal, which arc the stand
ards and tho toucs!oncs Of our political action There
must Ue revival OF the love of law, order reverence
sound morality, and respect for private aud public
authority. Legislation must be SO restrained ~ moi
to invade inalienable rights. Men must be educated
mot egislate1-to be good Christians and good CHI
zens The church must not lay its hands on po-
litical power, for the sake Of persecution or any
other purpose There must be no P"pe6 here, either
Protestant or Catholic. No power must dare 10 ~.
terpo,e between oar corscicmces and our Gnd. The
constitutions AMI laws of the land must BE- obrycd-
the uu on Of the States aud the lights and sovereign
tie OF the States must BE- preserved and perpetuaied
To mi. oud, we must revive new national feeling III
tn. f lion OF conservatives Of all parties ag"lnst HE
destruc,ivrs whu would ufirg nothing but couiusrn
upon us Nil by combating al the odds and a the cns
OF all the isns in one ON aam ga.crumism Of Know
Nothing ism.
beg pu:don. wish could accept your call; |
would gladly if I could; cannot. my health IN shat.
tered. have heeu absent ,om h"nc since the lst OF
January. 1 nm worn d0wn in the late canvass; !
must rest; my lungs suffering uid cannot tor Il
month TO come, either labor " rpeck.
My hcurt and svul a.e with you with al my might
aln. Your obliged servant n.l friend,