Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-04-04
BLACK REpUBLICANIsM IN VIRGINIA.

"The iniouitous and dishonest repeal ot the MIS-
souri, Compromise. ~ National American
What i, Black Republicauism7 The word implies
bstrsd of sayery. and porends ruin to the South
Every patriot amongst US regards it with unutteraoe
I,,,,;rr and .version. Instnctively shrink from
the thing as from the touch Of poison What is it
I. !, .holt;on;sn; avowed, straight forward, recnt-
sss ebolitiousm They who profess it protest that
Black Republicanism is not Abolitlonism. Garrison
and Gsrritt Smith are at open war with Sumner and
Seward These individuals lead distinct, independent
and, indeed. antsgonstic parties The Aooiit'onS's
PROPOSE the immediate and complete overthrow OF
slavery; Black Republicanism burns with as intense
hatred of the South, but its ouly avowed object IS
tho rs.estabishment of the Missouri restricton.-
The pupers and leaders of the party profess all re-
,rec for the guarantees of slavery. They would not
brssk down any OF its safeguards nor disturb its
ou;e possession in the States. They only propose to
keen i, out Of territory covered by the Missouri Com
promise In other words they aspire only to the res
,oraon Of the restriction from which the Kansas
Ssbrs.ka Bill relieved the South.
The platforms of Black Republican Conventions
all speak this language and proclaim this purpose
The sag!e principle, Of opposition to the kansasNe
Lrasks bill les at tie bottom Of lhe Black Republican
,,r.ni-aL,on 1t involves no other issue, and the
,py ,neasur, it proposes to accomplish is the re.en-
scmept of tie Missouri restriction. Amy person, in
ry State of The Union no matter what his opinions
nm other ouesions il invited to join the Black Re
publican party on The condition Of opposition 10
ire rspsal Of he Missouri restriction. That is the
only test Of genuine Black Repablicanlsm.
Now, the Know. Nothing organ Of this city delibe-
rstely and empiatically characerzes the repeai OF
the Missouri resrctou an in'qu'ty and dishonesty
This is the identical language of the Black hepuoh'
can leaders. Th, word iniqnHy is plagiarism from
the foul columns >f the New York Tribune 1t is IN
corporated in evey resolution which the Black he
publican Conventions have Illuminated against the
South. We ',hak thee, Jew, for the word 1t Is
the lthurel spesrwhich detects the disguised devil
of Black Repubcarsm 1t is the password into the
Paudemonium OF tie upos.ste spirits who hold week
ly concave i'll the capitol of the country, and as
; uirs to usurp a resel sway over the government.
. Tue Know.Nothing organ in this city repeats the
phrase glibly i'll were theoa sesame to down.
, own cuvert
Plain people will ss-aud, indeed, the inference is
. irrssistbe-that the nan who denounces the repeal
of the Missouri restriction dishonest and in,qunomS
must wish to wipe out he stain the South by right
), ing the wrong aud ato,ng for the outrage. Every
person of the least cador or sincerity Of conviction
who regards the repealOf the Missouri restriction q.
inqnity, must regah the re-esablishment Of the
= Missouri restriction imperative obligation OF
I. honor aud justice.
:. The music Of the Know-Nothng organ Of Virgi-
MIA is in perfect harmony with the dismal notes o,
, the New York Tribune. Together and with equal
ZEAL they denounce the repeal of the Missouri re.
strction as an ,ntqnty ant dishonesty.
The editor Of the organ of Know -Nothingism in
this State, stands on the same platform with Horace
Greeley and Wm. II. Seward. Unless he wants
their honesty and consistency he too desires the re-
enactment Of the Missouri restriction-the only e1'
piatiou of the nqnay. Scripture enjoins the duty OF
four fold restitution to the brother whom have
wronged. The imperfect morality of sinful man moi
only indempifes injured innorn""n hrtre'"t'- -nea-
the editor Of the Know Nothing organ repudates the
obligations of religion and law, he must burn with
noble desire to repair the grevous wrongs which the
South has inflicted the North. He wants not only
to make restitution to the Abolitionlsts but 10 chas.
tise the inguty and dishonesty Of the wicked slave
holder. The South must give back the Missouri re-
strction must deliver its friends i'll the North to the
vengeance Of Black Republicanisn, and must then
submit to the sacrifice Of it's interests in atonement
Of its ini1uHy and dishonesty The innexible judge
of the National Amer,can initiates the virtue
of the Roman Consul. He imposes penalty that
violates all the instincts of nature.
10 this extremity Know Nohingism reduces the
South! 1t corrupts the sentiment Of the State
and seduces one of own citizens iuto the ranks o
Black Republicanisrn. To arrest the coutagon We
must e1tirpate the source of the power.
1t is enough for the people Of Virginia to know
that the accredited organ Of Know-Nothingism in
Richmond, denounces the repeal OF the Missouri re-
strction as ON tnqusty and dishonesty. If such be
the language Of its Southern papers, what must be
the sentiments of its Northern candidate7