Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-10-10

s;iinii"iI. An ;ih.sn,s only are permitted 70 vnt
",'' NM .l.rtin which Is provided lor' l"'e pI W.
| i,a,,.d uunu HI alleged preference =" 'no ".,;,,
| ,,,hIirnus inr what was called Tue i"PThn H' ~"
| ~; eskimo for the admission vt Kansas US ~
S,n, mi. pr.,endrd Constitution was not 'ie "o'
al ,he ucop. Of Kansas. as Is proved ny inc "uN
| Of i; thelnselv out oil six ,houS"iiu' ,
the territory, they only pretended 10 h"Se
In,l,.I But besides moi being The WORK "t Tue peo
Is ,rbo wore ,o live under it, provision WIS liscr'e
i, !, tnk iu,, away from the people me rEit I" t
,rrJ !, FIR nine wears. This was the b. they mss
iced unoua bill aini.repuhcan in It's origin ana s
more 50, il pussiblc III IT. provisions nu m cnn
characteristic disregard of public interests anu e"'
temnt for popular intelligence, they refused lhS ui
.Ycrntionable" bill of the senator, when gave ,no
than half they demanded and everything 1ney h
| I, have desired for it gave security nhu lcH'e o.
distracted territnry-and all this they alu ~,
snke of uerpctuating violent sectional striie'
th,v hone TO carry the Presidential election. AN. ~
with an etfrontery which has no paralIei ~ PM
tory. they come forward and charge the
with the responsibility of perpetu"t'iiS w - ,rber
what they are pleased to call the "Dl"ou dsfsatsd
fine repesl of those laws by Congress was
nv the BLACK Republican party itself IL these
meal laws prevail in Kansas If civil war TIES
ris Marty alone are responsible for ooth. i.i1 80
they have in view is manifest. II y :,a .to
ton which dces all hope OF rrcnhc''n,'" emonocu
F.llow-citiZer,s, it may be that ''' "o i Inn
s,;, bos M connection with the natural ana e.etn"
enemies of popular sovereignty a'T w ,hnt II has
rule But for one, have ana ,sc ueHa; no in the
its origin not SO much in via :, 81 an,ncrnts
nl nuscrunulous calculating cabinets VI Nv,
omI nnnarrh ", stand here upon Inc shores va .,'e
western h.msphere not only repr1acn ~ ..1
ties and tyrauuies Of Europe, Oul Nv ,. ~ n,
man capabiy Tor seh % ,
(Applallse.) Our example Is Ghnse With the nr,,.
sr,, rin,Led in purple and fine linen WIN a',t p'"'
".o aJ ,,rions career of America before me eyes
f tho world where the MASSES govern men , M
narrnwy into the titles OF those "n" 'iai. :" -, 3
rivbt divine The people there VIII 10 ,;'' &C
I'm. original patent, signed WIN INC 81 ~ iii in,
,rorh Thcs. inquiries ars always aliehueu WIN. III
S ."l nIt-n with trouhe-a cheaper net'er'
n.ir answer far very fur, is to point 10 .lo ia,i"
and miscarriage OF republics Here are 'ne ns ~
cnluups of AtheIlian denncracy-hrre 'nE 'u"'
dnnnr,tic Rnne there the disinenbered lragiiienH
of th. American republic. The despotlsln OF France
w,nd find more potential safeguard 10 usurpeu au-
th,rity i'm this thar from the stal"art "'Is y. 80 n,
constructed sod guard of the heroic e'IP';r' Ir
this great fact and transcendrh'"' n,,,l.ss
many would repose in despntic security i"' countess I
,nnnra.ious IN come Italy, the land ot Ei"y " ic
rnism of pruus of suffering, but recently % nSp
ration and hope, would scitlo DOWN INV u''n
tivr ,ulf Of helpless despair. Hungary the cohs"'.
the sfawart, the heroic, emoalh III .ne 81 ,ha ,rns
nil Chrjseudom for her etfrcuhi defence OF '''c ""e
,;,h AGAINST nidcty aud the Turk, wou'd see III our
overthrow the star, which led to- the nope OF SAVE
ton extingushed for ever Felio~-c,''zehS ;-tno
disrnpton of our cOnfederacy wonld De reas".
the earth. (l.ong continued cleering'l .,,;,
Rut there is still another empire, more interested u,
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the Union IMAM any in"oe,
NAV saw than all the others together. II 10 .un iu'o
nf tl" seas-the mistress ot inc oceah-H'e"' N'''''
herself .,or,.
nm not to be understood IA saying that our exam
,L. oC free Government gives England much concern.
Hers is probably free enough tor her peoi"e. ~!
rather Ike that unequal liberty secured ny .ne sysI
,.,u of kings lords. aud commons. They love :" az
l,ne dow
r,. M 10 some one, (aughtur.) Their governii'e"
suits Them. But the commerce oil the Wort" Is o'.
the earth il laid under contribution I" Tue "
England was nothing before sic oe'"''''
She will be nothing when she ce'ses "
be the first commercial power on the globe lnere
Iut one degree ut comparison III inttrnailon" com
n.rr. and that is the irst-ryro Alexandra, Rome
Venice IIolland-each in turn controlled li'e uesu
lies of the world when they moE"pol'zsu me com
nercs of il. England does the same thing HOW
Each sunk into iussniiicance when lis commerce de-
,arted. England will follow III the footsteps "i h'r
iIus rinus pretecrssors She has but one rlva upon
,arth-and these granite columns mark Tie pof'a' vi
hat rivals habitation tremendous appiHhSc'l
Bui The other day-nUthng of tune scarcely IN u
nations history-and Tue sea.bIfds Inhabited 'he ~
ICONS within the precincts ut your city. Al"" hSi'
ny snacks aud little craft nestled along your muddy
,hvr.. aud now, the ships and tho workshops W
New York are the wonder "i the "orlh. ah''' "H""
ua Ia say to YOU gentlemen, MW the pride anu the
glory of the Coniederacy.
Il is ,ru,. Won huyc more tonnage than Great Br-
ain. II eighty years of un!"n and fraternity give"
his il is n mere question "t time, and "i sil"r' '"e'
900, when New York sta become the centre "l com
n-rcr for the whole earth. lChrrrs.l
Gentlemen, do ynu think England VIII ylrlh 'iiis
n.sti,nnbl. franchise without II struggle! q" NOT
snow that statistics have the power e. show what IL
has COS: Great Britain Ia attain her prcSel' position
countless sums of money and nuumernhle ho''S n
mon have liren sacrificed Ia win it, and sh" Ia rendy
At ANY moment To exprd "a much I" rctnin H. she
was never before IN half the danger she Is tins day.
and was never moro perfectly aware OF her peril
rms will not avail her, my countryine IL Is MOI
", thin the power Of sspe,re to give her salvation
I'm. hnuJvritin. is already an the wall mad The in.
thereof is: "GUd hath numbered my
KINGDOM and finished it, ]! arms couid avail, We
would not bo blessed with peace through tie riSors
%, the winter but they will not. we have pussen
In. poin: where any earthly combination from with.
ont can do NOR. than give us temporary check. IL
we be uverthruwn, it must BE- from The inurder"uS
blow Of brother at the bosom oi ms hrother' we
W III not be. We ar" not yet struck WIN Jnu'C"'
blindness. Frlluw-ci;i2rns, ! will not believe tha'
The. pupable, but almost inconceivabie hiesS'iiGs
which the future has in store tor us, are not seen Hiu
appreciated by the people oi the thiieu Sta'eS'~
ii .rics of .Yr-, ""Ycs." "Thcy nre, "lhey hre. J
[ have thought sometimes, that with Wise anu Pru
den; administration, with ordinary foresight and dis
cr,!iun ". are Just entered upon our career vi pros
p-rity and glory. We etlrctlRG, with certainty,
aud rnpidtv too, change ~ the cihnntl which tue
commerce of the Ea-t has followed i"r some rtn'u
r!es. We are shortening and chenpennS Inc rou'r
Tn. inter. oceanic communication will he ours, Hnd
then Nav York must be the centre vi commerce Tor
all the world. The depot from which eHsterli pro-
duets have been distributed throughout Europe has
been the centre of commerce Tor The world ever shcc
the history Uf commerce began. 1t VIII continue 10
b.. so. speak to men who can comprehend What
say and that which to others might seem cXtrava-
CANT you know to be the words OF truth and sober
ness.
The only danger which be.ets US, is that arising
from internal strife. De'potsm will nnent u; Eng
land will fnment it, treason will fnent IT, AMI 80 VIII
fo,.y and fanncisn. Cannot the patriotism ana Sooa
sense oi the country meet and vanmsh Inc enemies
of The country! Ilru.i in God they may, aud do
believe they will. ICh"crs.l
know gentlemen, the difficulties which oes-t me
path of patriotism. am conscious Of the alarming
extent To which sectional pre- udice jealousy and ais,
ike have gone, under the influence OF hnaticsn ana
These agencies have been long,
uncensi:Ig and systematic in their Efforts they nave
not been without their baletu! influence.
"Ihe South has been held up to you ms monster
crashing reckless INSCRIPTIONS, revengelui, d"inl'
neerng and aggressive. Feilow-ciiZehs, IL" uicn
take tho trouble TO investigate charge when u Is
made. and fewer still troubs themselves to set rSht
a INSTRUMENTATION II is more agreeable 20 adopra
charge Than t. 20 through the painful operation oil as
pertaining the authority upon which.it rcstd. Le' us
now briefly look into this charge ct southern az
boldly assert here. and VIII prove ue'
tore quit this spot, that the SCUM mas uI'piayeu any
snr,, hr, TINT ni aggression. She has manifested
feeling nr fprbearance and concession from the origin
of our Union, aud before it 10 the present moment
few notable instances will suffice To establish my
proposition. -,.-,., .r.,. ,,,o o,,,,a
nj ia. R,voutun, was tho ce--i0n by Nirginia, OF
Ohio, Iutliann, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Mill
nesuta. =, ,c. r
Sh, rave to the common Union, for the benefit OF
all more than four times the amount OF the posses.
4 nr.lu I'M hIs ult A.
shirt but TINT of aggression was shown In the no
tubls contest Of 1900, between the advocates OF a
strong government ard the friends of Democracy
the Souih took the part Of the peope, and popular
principles prevailed. tAppl"use| This surely not
such aggression rs the North will now condemn. But
let u come ut once to the controversy between the
North and South upon The subject OF slavery. In
1891 the South made every concession--sle gave up
IL. IL, Ii.