Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-09-26
YsvCrAGE OF THE NORTH.

Here is the language OF the North-the appeals by
which the public miui ia irtiarned against slavery
and slave States, or, in the alternative, against lh'
Union. This is the ~brotherly conteinY. with whicl
mn e.,Judge Sf the Supreme Court OF New lork IN
vokes the courage VI Rev Workers to 'Jrar net to rs
sail slave property, assuring their nerves that the!
will have 10 deal only with towards T''9 dare not Flsb
the Union, who ara compelled to adhere TO ine Norm
because they are spiri1ess ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS "''ho"
arts or srlns-because the slase power mnSf stay IL
the Union and behave itself! Now, how can a prou'
nsonle hear confederary with contumelious hostlllty
like this? And, above all, how are we To bear muc'
longer such speeches Is those OF Bolts ana Henry
w. Davis, TO our own people, when suf are 'he sen
| ,iments in unison with theirs in the Aorth' "ouu
Hurlhut not be u Butts. or u Dav5 IN the noutn =
Would A Bolts or a Davis not be a Hurlbut IN the
North Ii Richmond is 30 unsound As to peiin't
such ineendiarism in tGs Metropolis Of Virginia, no"
long will the planters in the eCSntry remain qniet al
nome aud not march to the capital 70 save IL rom Tie
conasgration which such speeches are klndAns'
The following is all extract from an oration' ue-
liversd before the citizens OF iterkimer county at
Little Falls, New York, July 9Th, iSai-by l.. r.
Hurlbut, late Justice Of the Supreme Court;
CITIZENS OF THE EMPIRE SrArE! luu can al
ford to he brave. magnanimous anu just You arr
masters of an Empire, which. compared with the
Contederated Colonies at the period OF the ReV"!u-
ton. has as large a popuia.ion-iar greater wealth
aud resourccs, and possessing TO a larger extent al
the elements Of immediate national success.
You now supply about oue.thlrd oi Oil the revenue
of the Federal Government. .
You have in your great City, the Metropolis Of
America.
In your sons you will yet find -ths Ugh slumbering
now-all tbs sacred fires Of patriotism! and love u!
| liberty, which once " warmed The boSOlns Of their sizes
You can alone maintain your bag ON any sea.
You can alone maintain ihs dignity aud sovereign.
~ of a separate aud independent State. 7Hen, "6s
yust and fear not"
Around you, in Il crisis, will gather eli New Eng
land, PENNSYLVANIA. Ohio, Michigan. aud all tn"
great, growing aud beautiful West: and, tDgcihcr.
you would present to the world a~spectacle Of ualionai
strength and prosperity, equal to the virtue, Justice
and honor o: your unblemlslied national character.
BE just, then, ard ienr not BE true to th" IN
stincls of humanity, Gud fear not; and "let Justice b"
done, though the Heavens fsll.'
Does this SAVIOR vi disunlon !: fes-or no nv j
will explain.
Rather than lend the resources and power OF the
present COnfederacy. TO the propagation OF Aifi'irh
Slavery into the territory now free, l would d'sSoi'e
our present political union.
Rather than admit another Slave State INTO the
Confederacy ! would dissolve it..
Rather than endure the curse OF such hnUiuef lour
years governmental infalny us Pierce, Douglas ana
Company have inflicted Oh u. | would dlssol'o IL
60 help me Heaven!