Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-01-04
GOV. wINsroN's INAUGURAL.

| We extract the following Just views from Gov
Winston, address, upon renewing the robes of OF,
| fee as Governor of Alabama:
| The existence of race among us-inierior ny ma
ture 10 ourselves state OF scrvltude-necesssrl-
~ adds 10 the tone of nanness and the character oi
the superior race. | conceive this fact is fully ex'
hibtcd in the Southern States. In the S"uth' the
Whit. man feels and deports himself rs belonging To
a different class of humanity from that Of which he
would feel himself member, but for the existence OF
the slave. He is higher in the scale OF human INTEL
gcnce than the poor white man III the irce o'ates'
| and is above those mental acts of servitude that
white ,ncu and white are so ready tI submit
| to in those States. We have abundant evidence OF
the manly bearing Of tho Suuterncr, III all the rela'
tons OF life, both public aud private. IL The honor
of his country drInalls his service, he Is prompt TO
obey the call and in lighting her battles feels that he
is only doing his duty. Then, agnin, IN his polite
bearing to, and his chivarous defence OF the tairer
and better portion Of creation, he evnccs The highest
evidence of civilization aud enlightened nanhood-
In no country is that respect for, and admiration OIL
woman 80 constantly exhibited Us III the slaVehuld-
ing States Nor are these sentiments peculiar to the
cultivated anu accomplished gentleman only. lhcy
belong 10 tho Southern man, without reeard u us
position or rank in life. The South, according to
white p"pu'utiun has produced vastly greater mum
Der of soldiers, generals nnd heroes, tnn any othc
section of our cuuniry-as well as orators, statesmen
aud sases, who Lgrv served their country i"r ihe
love of country, rga made the name OF America
feared loved and honured throughout the world.
The labor OF the slave has developed the iniShty
resources of country 10 degree that would nave
been utterly impossible ID nave accohPlisneu WIN.
ou that assistance TX hns enabled us TO attain thai
power wealth and influence, as people, winch have
.stouished and dismayed tho mighty powers oi the
earth. Our enemies imagine It TO be weakness III
our government; but 50 lar from IL, IL IL one Oh Tue
greatest elements Of strength i'll times CT war, that
any people ever possessed. 1t enables lis, when Il
large portion Of the military force OF the country Is
engaged in actual warfare 10 furnish supplies ready
and to conduct the war without nutcrl"l dimluutlon
vi The products OF the country.
Without the successful cultivation OF the great
staple OF the Suuh-only to be produced 10 any great
extent by slave labur-those who are now so camor-
Gus Oh the subject would be n that state oi lnsgni
and poverty which the laws OF nature assigned
them and from which they have redeemed them
selves only by the INSTRUCTED trade OF the South
More important interests and greater national
:nc;isu res are dependent on the production OF slave
labor than before IN the history OF the world
were known 10 be dependent on any one Interest,"
As au evidence of this, witness the great excitement
winch recently prevailed among the English people,
aud which threatened the government with popular
dspsasure, upon the mere apprehension Of the III
terrupn of the peaceful relations uetween thls coun-
try aud England
The South, with that regulator OF commerce and
lever of political power-cutou-cau control ques-
tons Of peace and war, and maintain all our polltca!
rights, whenever convince the world that we are
in earnest and resolved to do In truth, cotton is
the great civzer, the great pacifca'or; and in be-
lug so, proves that slave labor of which it is but the
result, j. a great blessing to mankind
Should Northern anaticSm and bigotry drive US
To an eNtrelnty-that is, uut of the CnIon-everv
power would endeavor to be the first TO
colr, friendship, AMI to ask commercial recipro-
city, The danger 10 section Of the country, Is
uuy in The fears OF those vino have the nerve 10
meet to propose for an inevitable political neces
Sity.
1t depends upon ourselves 10 preserve the rights OF
the South now, aud 10 extend the benehcent inhu-
ences OF African servitude TO the Pacific We have
but 10 remember
This above ALTO ourselves be true,
And it must follow, ne tins night the day.
We cannot then bo false 10 any