Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-10-21
THE PLAIN DUTY OF PRACTICAL MY

THE PLAIN DUTY OF PRAlll'' .
- H any circumstances the right to vo'e . ho.
= and power which citizen holds IN II "'' .n,s.
4 neti, of his country, aud which lie eau ,,,,,
ya,or throw away without breach "' '"'
8 obligations. Suppose the nation u" e1''" :,
= from abroad or by domestic msutre''''"' Nv -
tina community could deny h's i''e OF Ills ''''N"'
,o tina nublic service. The welfare oil The eo'ii''"
a,,,b NAV be as seriously involved III Po''o"' '''
a. in an issue OF arms ana rs III Sue'' ''"
,;s3cv ,hs only mode of protecting anu proho''ns
tina interests Of the State ia by an exercise OIL the u
,o-.,e the ps,riot will be- careful that his vote Is
no, lost to the country. II Is almost rs e'''''
III. o,ns TO rust as to turn them against his
country. .,, >. ro oh .
W citizen of the South can be insens'oie 10 '"e 'o
,;,,,ons which press upon him in the present
,ure of affairs, when, by universal co"ceSS''u' '''
;h,s and security of tho South are III aS '''''''"'
hazard IA IL the foot Of invasion were upon our ''"
Tho Sou,h has claim upon ali his faculties anu Gu
sres. and hs can neglect no opportunity vi ue'e"1
;, H. honor and lis interests without iha"''eS' Wv
,a,,u d, the mos, solemn and imperative oonHa'""..
,;. nat impossible that the single vote Oh a' '"'''
a,s,ci,;zen may determine the issue OF Inc
.,,,s., while in any event it will contribute 50 uiu'u
>, ., safety and security of the country NO Pa'o''
49,. with a lust estimate of his own dignity and au
a,r,,. nopreciation Of his responsibility ~ "o
c., w;l withhold his suffrage IRON the Hou'" III
.,.,.,.h;rp election. He cannot observe all III
r;,n. inactivity and neutrality when the enemy are
.br,,.rug at the gates OF the capital.
~ ~, c;,;zsn of the South cannot in conscience
5,v hi, vote to the cause OF the country ne" >'
r. throw it away upon an impract'cSo'e chi'a'',
The right Of suffrage is a privilege WING" ."'
man can neither decline to exercise nor e''p'''
r.,e.s and abortive purpose. IL Is "u"p'"
,,,;h he is armed for service, ana lot e"e''o", '
p,ar inde.d would it be if he should ho'
Wv" .,o ,,or. rather than wlfully throw away |
Ms ,,;,s-s,;ops are sufficiently trte and obv-
49,, ,hav are not without pertinent application 10
th- present canvass. .,-.,,. sa.sdod
The people Of the South are ALREADY '"'''n
. H., r.c,ssity OF an active and Jealous pa''c'
.a.,, in the contest. They have no" 10 ue'e''
, ,,b.,her they will so direct their Efforts as 10
.,wn;.h the end TO which we all asp're-'he "e'e"'
nr ~. BLACK Republican party aud having reso''eu
,,,,, nj, duty, they have then to inquire ny "h"'
e,rc, they can most usefully employ their energies
:, suppor: Of the common cause
~, ,,r,isaps of Mr.. Fillmore have conended'
;ho, the least show OF reason, that the result vi
49,, ,,,;ops in Maine and Iowa demonstrated II 10
,bs duty OF the South to support him i'll preference
NJ nu.hsnsa. We say, without the least snow
.,s,p. for although tine Democracy were defeat
,boss States, yet they made gallant effort ana
,;,;,i , ,,wer which might be triumphant i'll tho
s,s, struggle Mr.. Fillmore, on the contrary was
,,,,rnr,ed Ly the pre,ence Of party. His friends
n,,s, numerous in Mane and thcle they poed
,boussnd votes, TO the forty five thousand
xo,ss of the Democracy In Iowa and Vermont n'
.,fupore orpauizs,o appeared in the contest
m. elections in Pennsylvania and Indiana have
,,.a this controversy, already sufficiently concu'
a;ve syan- the Fillmore party For the basis oil the
.a.(,,. ,,,,pment was the assumption that MIR. Buc
,,0, .ou,d not carry Northern State Despite III
-, a,,horrsssmep,s aud diic ulLcs, the Democ-
victorious both in Pennsylvania ana inaal'"'
and even though the triumph shouiu VI o"'''
other States it sti iusares the election oil Ar Du'
chauan Since the recent Dehoeia'' 'u'''
Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina peN'"H'e' W.
ia and Arkansas, nobody doubts thar Mr. pue''ala"
will carry ;he entire South with the possipie eA'ep
tio, of MARYLAND. But Maryland may oe give" up
and vet Mr. Buchanan will be elected by Inc Vo'es''
psonsylyapin and Indiana To these aud 'he 'o'e'
nj New Jersey Illinois and California oil winch NV
Dsnoorscy are absolutely secure, ana We unue ''a''
how utterly absurd it is to pretend to doubt mo ee'
tion of Buchanan.
It's. then, practical question for p'a'" pF"cucA
men to determine whether they may vote LOT r'h
NOR, consistently with their convictions OF duty
m. South A vote for Fillmore is 'nd'spu'ah'y
vo, lost TO the South. Why may not patriots {"
every party unite upon the candidate who promises
70 rescue the South from the int"leraoe misfortune
and DISGRACE Of Black Republican triumph