Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-12-12
TIE SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL CONNhN
TlDS.

The Inn-i dangerous ,i"inlrS {" il,' Snn'h hir u"
h.. inuIid within her own hnricrs. Though i"ch''
IN nuImn.Is iri ch,r.ri"r, they tmgm" I" Northern
G,mnI.s materials inr assaults upon the South and
pnbuium i"r renewed nSntI"n a-ai'r-t "nr Instu
;inn. Ealrd with the vr,."n ri IRE Iu'cc AGAINST
the South brcarlsr of her devotion t" the principles
uf the Democratic: party. srmariii under III" Ingl"
sins defeat "f their selfish sc!.rn- 10y the election of
Bnrhamam and BrrrkiriLs- through tho voices al the
united South vnn,I,Ii-h,"l IN th"ir former pnr!y
slrong-l"iS by the verdict n M indignant people,
ihc4. internal cn.nr4 "l tlra South indulge III the
,.rn-t violent and malignant n--nuts upon all wh"
Stand up for the constitutional rights q" tn" South.
nui fnr The peaceful development "i her great IN
iurai resources. Among tho l"arrs "i ihlA d"sp"
rat. crew stand the ouI.y journal. which nrv"r
-.~ m "rcn-iun "I STRIKING nj tlrc South. li.in
..ur.d hy u spirit 81 m"rtiiiratim mni disaprnn-
u;c:,r ,,t organ If frantic Know N"ihiueSn dsto
nr- the almost universal -"mlinn! ri "ll parties I"
.hc South, and goes beyond the frrr"si journals "i
Black K,puhrar-rn in 'l,n"un.n, ;h" messing" of
President Pierce and his ont going administration.
Moved hy the same b'tlrr and malignant spirit, The
journal make. rrnrinis war IN advance upon ti.
(,rnn,rial Convention in session nj Savannah,
md avuLes the t:"rgon "i DSmm"m ns having con-
trnlI.d all n these C"mromti"n". r"'nr"7nd ut nrs
!,,rs nl the urs Intelligent. patriotic nmd popular
,u,, of all parties nr prof ssI- Here ia what The
iuisviiI, IuulrnnI Gays al the Commercial C"nvrn-
ton ut RrhIm"nd:
.Th.. X edmond Convention of t-t February was
..rr,,rIiy a Convention "i dsln"i..S;s. The afro.
,I. Na.hy lie Convention I;Srll WIZ u' h"r' r"nl-
r!triy a.. Ihn srrni body "i lis m-nhcr", u i''i
every u- of them. wee bIrAri laced disiii'"s'a'
uuL liz whole proceedings hrrnh"d spT'i I" it'rr''
and deadly hostility against the nnti"ntl rA'-l"rcc
II WAS n Convention ni blazing r" cnicrs. u MIS-
,,4 thoroughly trc,.s"nahe ~ the rr8i r""Iav" TINT
ever l'u,d tn. soil u South Carolina ANA has ~
the srMmlnluus budy which II ab"i " ,i'-'iiiD'" III
Su,nuna Tor ls W" S.;d, this IL /" he but m nj.
iournr'l m"r'InS.
We shaIl moi stop tn rrfn;e II snt"nl"ni, III" SIAN
L,rIS character winch j. familiar Ia all or lr"-
uln W.. r,o!cc sn"w that the mnii"r * regarded
in the s;r light by good men every where. ln the
larvuugr Of the Nashville Union, "wh" before cv'r
,larr! to rnrutrrize swrh body "l men NJ msscin'
hlri al Richmond. tI"r purposes c"mncrt"' with
Commerce. Agriculture md the general develop
meat ni S"uihcri Interests rs 1m "t"''''"' C"hN"n
iiona >.ni,i,ns body "i 'bIazn.; lir".cmters and
.braznn faced d-rnonista. as thoroughly trraF"n
bic NJ fin. vc, r,iInvr liza; ever polluted the soil oi
S,u Cnrnmn, br,.Ihiuf spirit Of fierce and Ici!-
Iv hostility arainol the national ryi-trnrn' Con
ysntnn composed principally "f Nir&in!nns, the
mother of States and Statesmen, llrat sl""d foremost
in ih. rrvoIui"n that uiginnt-d i!r Constitution
and that has irrn loyal and true {" omr rcui,-
Ii,nu institutions Such excess "i viiuprrainn well
.ry., tr bnir,y the cagornrss with which any cxr-
is seized upon Ia vent i!s spleen against Ihc South
ad scnn,aiZ- her people, who may be i"nI"n, "I her
ri.-hts Whoever l-Hr'i before TINT such II ruason.
,I,I. ronclavs hal r"r:rr,nir! there! y" one II
Is the conception "G brain nu heart from which
malice and bitter curses at the South IL naturally
,n,r. forth ~ spring The prolific growth 81 noNious
! weeds IN dirty llac"s."
We il,r South against Mi such organs hs the
Iouisv, journal that s,.'k every opportunity Ia de-
;,r.,.nt. S,mirrn men mud Southern m-iItu. ions.
| Non. bui n bitter enemy "l the South cnn grossly
n,iarrpr,sert ami libel Convention 81 the w-.-t al
OH, some praciicn plan for plarn. the South all
elevation "i higher prosperity nn commercial indie
| pendcnre. The success al their deliberations will
no, only give new power tu " South but strengthen
| Hucu,e uf Southern cr!r-rr,at!-m. We look hope
fully Ia the Savannah Convention for benefit 10 the
South arui to the Union-and We regard such jour
nala ~ the Iouisvlc journal. AMONG the real dis
unionsts who playing into the hsnls "f the Black
Republican agtators and Union breakers