Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-02-22
We shall continue this subject in our next.
THE NEW STATES RIGHTS SCHOOL.

of new school OF politicians. This inevitable
for the human mind is in motion, either progress
ing or retrogressing. We would fan indulge the
hope that its intervals of rerogrosson bnt the
cedng Of continually incoming tide, and that
man. when he TO fall back, is but gathering up
his strength for farther advances and create. achieve
n,ents. Such is the hopeful and beautiful theory Of
Mr.. Macauluy but Mr.. Macaulay everything
eouicnr dc rose According to political economy, |
which has had full and practical sway in Great Bri-
tain for nearly century, every body ought, by this
time, to be well fed, housed aud clothed educated |
vr,uous and concntcd. Now. he is devout believer
in political economy, and thinks the swelling stalls
tics Of crime ignorance and paupcris, the account.
of Irish and Highland famiues, and the reports
of committees Of Parliament porrayng the over
worked and unIcrfed condition of all the laborng
classes tales entitled little crcdence the Ara
ban Nights Entertainments. lie would say Every
body is now free md may got rich ii he peascs and
if he nesects it, It's from secr ohsnacy, per-
verse disposition TO refue the benevolent doctrines
of Adam Smith" 1t admirable thought 10
select him as the historian of England for he ia the
only scholar aud thinking man III Europe who would
attempt To gid tho purid corpse of British society.
All his writings are exquisite glings hence he is
the best essayist aud worst historian in the world
All this has some connection with that new school
of politicians, whom are about TO describe. They
have seen the nadeqIacy oi the mere "ct alone sys
tenn, to govern, educate, support and moraze mtl'
kind. They have discovered that, left To himself,
man is prone to Incidence and sin, and the strong n
clned to Cypress the weak. Carrying their obSc:va-
ton still further, they perceive the same differ
ences of capacity and the same disposition +" OPP
pres and take the advantage, between commu-
mites, States and nations, as between Individuals
They have come to the conclusion ''hat the world s
too much governed" is not the best maxim to govern
by; that if you leave individuals or societies 40
slide" they will "sde," and slide to perltion.-
Rulers, they have found out have something else 10
do than "to let every body do pretty much every
body pleasos."
Such beautiful maxms, though enforced by the
logic of Say, and gidrd By the rhetoric of Ma
cauay, will ruin any concern, from family fac
tory TO a Commonwealth or an Empire. This New
School then, is 4 working, hard working -chno.-
lts true it works by rule aud adopts the distractions
OF the old States Rights party, i,s basis to build
on. But it is not satisfied with mere distractions
1t adds practice to theory good works to faith. l;
believes, that men aud money internal improve
ments, schools, colleges churches, ships. farms and
factories, cities, towns, villages soldiers. authors
scholars, in ine every thing tim, increases material
aud intellectual wealth and strength and begets State
independence essential To the practical assertion
and enjoyment OF State Rights
| "The Resolutions of '9S," "a frequent recurrence
to fundamental principles, "he inaienable rights o!
| man." plain and sef-cvidcnt truths, compacs, con-
declarations, bills of Rights aud Constitutions
good things to begin with, good foundations TO build
on But we Inust 6uHd on them. All the abs.rac-
tions in the world will not frighten al invading ar
my defend bcseged city, or feed, clothe and edu-
cate an ignorant aud starving people, The Old
School relied too much distractions. The New
one sees that the rights Of tho strong are always re-
spected the rights of the weak often violated, des
pite of the most har.splittins logic, and the most
learned eloquent and minatory Prcainb!cs ana Re
solutious Pretty much every body in the South has
enlisted in this New School, and gone heartily 20
work. to build up material defences, by encouraging
commerce and manufactures, endowins schools, col
leges and universities constructing roads and canals
and aiding and improving agriculture. We hope
shall, Gre long. have Southern literature, n
Southern taste, Southern commerce aud manufso-
lures, aud Southern fashions. Now, we ape New
York, New York epes London, and London mimics
Paris Gne cannot rely very steadfasty on the pa
! trotism OF people, who have not srll-resptct
enough to wear any clothes, ent any ond or use any
words until the doubledised cockGuyisn Of New
York and London, has pronounced them the genuine
| LIZ Parisienne.
The New School waits to see every thing q In FIR
ginicnne, and We bid them, God speed in their efforts
to nationalist the South and Vrgnianse in Virginia.
"THE TREACuEROUS SIN"
Were we not thoroughly aware Of the dcmoraliznc
aud blighng influence Of KNOWN Nothiugism every
where we might be disgusted and panied to see the
efforts made by Southern KnowNoshing presses to
apologize for II. Winter Davis of Baltimore, and his
five snational" Know Nothing colleagues, whose re.
fusa to vote for Aiken, really secured TIE election of
the Black Republican BaaIs. We arc glad to see |
that there are some Southern Know Nothing journals
that have the bold patriotism TO place the response
bity on the proper shoulders, and to hold up The re-
cusauts rs they deserve. The New Orleans Bulletin
says:
1t affords rs no solace or comfort that Mr.. Banks
has obtained his election in consequence of the |
reachery or detection of his opponents, rather than
by the force of numbers OF hls friends There wore
not Republicans enough in the House of Representa-
ves to elect Banks il the National mon had remain
ed true aud faithful. Ball, Know. Nothing of Ohio,
and Edie, Know. Nothing of Pennsylvania, who had
persstingly voted for Fuller Oh the last trial voted
for Banks Had they voted for Aiken he would have
been elected. Or II four Of the sir National .snow-
Nolhinss who voted for Fuller on the last ballo:ing
tnd cast their rates for aiken, tscs ~o"H hare Sc
cured the election Fl a NEl''aat G"''n Spr"kcr.
The constituencies Of some of these treacharous Ma
tona Know- Nothings will hold them TO strict ac-
count for their treacherous detection. We give the
names of the reacherous SIX that they may be held
in remembrance. They are bro1lne, nt fcnnSylV"-
fnllp pT D,.s Dny
of Maryland, MiIlward, of Pennsylvania and Whit !
ney, of New York
ton against Mr.. Davis, of Maryland, and his constit
uents in Baltimore are handling linn without gloves
The Baltimore An,eri2aa says:
We have from the first considered Mr.. Davis vote
M totally indeensible, and cast in violation ot what
he must have known to have been the wishes of his
constituents. The case is too plain to permit OF mys'
ti6cation and the apologies and excuses that have
been made for Mr.. Davis position even IN the est
nation of those who desire to think well of hum have
G,led either to explain Justify his course. lie was
elected not only the candidate OF the American par
tv hu also with firm belief in his national position.
When it became evident that Mr.. Fuller coud ho' u"
elected and that the choice was to be between the
candidate of au open and avowedy sectional party,
and Mr. Aken-who though Democrat did not
stand upon q partizan and offensive platform that
had previously forbidden all idea oi unlon-he mus
have bean aware that with this change oi
circumstances there was also some change of oh-
legation. Having discharged his duty to h: party
as far it was either necessary or proper, his f"e
could not be careessy or wilfuy thrown away with
out heavy responsibility for the act. between Mr.;
Banks and Mr.. Aiken there existed broad line OF
distinction, and that distinction was the sectlonalsin
oi the one and the nationality of the other Mr va
Wis ought not to have hesitated to which ste OF
that line be would be found Oh. lie ought to have
voted tor Mr.. Aiken or any other gentleman VINO
opposed MIR. Banks and who did not stand upon
mere party platform. His conduc: in perssiins TO
vote for Mr.. Fuller, appears unaccountabe. To use