Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-08-29
Ioov THE FUTURE IN THE FACE.

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oFRlDAV MOKNsNG'
LOOK TIE FUTURE IN THE FACE.
- s,,.rieuc. uttests the truth OF the
that, very often, the way to arrest danger 10
Nee, il half way. 20 prepare Tor II ID o,'e" y
{. The ostrich, by conce"linG lis heaa In NO '
Noe, not elude or disurm tho hunts:na"' AZ ~
sur ewes TO impending danger, will nut unN,
danger, and precipitate our ruin. l"y'e" U"
IfculhTcauism will neither mollify us ""s'' ~
~ia,e its hungry rapacity. Give up -
give them all the territories; and ihe'" "' 49,"
.thcir thirs, for blood will increase oy 10
Teach them that thcy can conquer, Il "
Anti. and tho Hush of victory VIII s'''hu'"'e U new
Norm COURAGE for fresh prctensions ana iur'her '''o
'r;s treason 10 cry, Peace peace "heh ''ete
=. ~.cs" There is, there can be, no peace no
LIZ. rnio, b.tween the South and Black Reput.
uo,n;R, Ei,b,r tina, political heresy must be effectu.
ol,,ld cor.v.r nut down, or disunion is inevitable. IL
, ru.. ,be sooner il comes the better, Tor cur
.r.,,,ies increase bv the half million annually, whlis'
our OWL numbers ere almost stationary.
=, mul,iruds, like which tho populeus North
Pourd mover from her tr zen loirs. to press
Rhine or Danube, when her oaio u h'"'
C,uno like n dcluse On the SOUTH ..Jp
And .prsad beneath Gibraltar to tho LVo'ah
The u,iltitude, ready to rush uoWh oh ~ "o"'" 1"
greater, hungrier. more rupscious than them. ine
actors are the same. The prolific Teuton or uo'h'
roc, .,ek;us homes and food, on the one hand; me
descendants Of Southern Europeans attempting 'o'e
ma, ,h.n On the other. The scene only changed from
tb. banks of the Rhine and Danube to those Oh III
Ohio aud Missouri.
..For.rarnsd, forearmed." Wo see the numbers
the character, the designs of our Spem'es' Let us
p-.nare TO resist them and drive them bacS. 10
Weld To them, to conccde to them, to ~subsidize the'n'
ms the Romans did, will but increase their rapaclty
and encourage their aggreSsions. Give then all the
unsettled territory North Of ~,hirty-six thirty. to-day
and 10. morrow. as Free-Scilers. they will CLAIM q"
Snuih Of ~thir,y.siI thirty. Yield that, too. anu the
mex, day they will invade the States. expel the slaves
aud seize upon our lands for asrar'an'sm II alie''y
ap,rt of their p~rorramme-th baIot-box tne'f o"''"
OF Brenuus.
Tin, election OF Mr.. Buchanan may, aud probably
will, originate a reaction in public OPINION 'ha' W"
su, cu,s rc the extension ct ,hc conservative INSTITUTION
,.or, ,rt III. extension Of the British aud South
49, Enropeau rsces, for the very purpose OF stem'
m,rc and turning back the torrent at 'nhde''ty' ms
tcr;a!,sm. sensualliy. sersrisuisn and anarchy 'ha'
Threaten. IA cverwheln us from the prolific hive o
Northern Europe.
TIA rl.,,ien OF Mr.. buchanan would be a reaction
= yn,xnnan.; in favor OF slavery aud conservatism.
The election Of Fremont, certs'n and immediate ds
un.u.. The election OF Fillmore wousc suosioise tue
Bar5srians. BY yielding them the lands North OF thir'
iy-.lx ;h,r,y. increase their numbers and their ra'
psc!ty. aud only postpone disunion to a period wheh
il would be more perilous than at present. Besides
hi. election might so far TO wesn the Affection conn
csuce and attachment OF the Catholics from our IN
situations. who are now their best stay and support. !
They might then think that the rule OF the rope
would be better than no rule-.he government ot pr
,a,,s better than the anarchy Of ~lntidelity. Conserva'
tive, ~ Mr.. Fillmore and mos, Of his friends pretend 10
b.. the compromise which they propose Is but a step
towards Black Rcpublioauism, u subsidy offered To
The Gp.hs. The South must not yield one inch-the
religious, patriotic and conservative North must not
yir.! al inch, bu, to vote for Mr.. Fillmore vii! be to
Weld an ell.
Let the South present a compact and undivided
front. Let her show to the barbarian. TINT her
spu,sc population offer. l;t!e hopsa OF plumber, her
military md self. relian, habits. and her mountain re-
tr.a,-. little prospect. o fv:ctory; aud her firm uE!"n
and devoted resolution no chance. Of conquest. Ii,
hr!, ii possible, ds,ach Pennsylvania md Southern
ono. Southern Indiana and Southern l!iin,i., from
IA. North. and make the Highlands bs,Tnsn the OH"
anI III, Lakes the dividing line. L., ,hs south treat
with California, aud, Il n-ca.ssry, ally hsr.sf ~iih
Russia, with Cuba and Brazil.
A common danger from without. and q cnnmpn
necessity i.lavcry) within, wi! he safs 10 mako
tho South u great, a united, p Tiz!.n' sad a -nrliks
people. Outside pressure and In.tGs nscessiiy, are
III" only parents Of true na'i"nni greatness. Greece
Rrnp, Juisa, Carthage. Pnhaic's, A.! owed their