Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-07-08
For The Enquirer.
POLITICS AND RELIGION.

has made the discovery that "puliticians with lne
newspapers, are the cause nt nearly a.' most
troubles" whereupon the Editor P1;.;ams. Now
incuntinent anathemas upon the P"f'm1 d,ubt whu,
Mr. Riyes 0ucht to know, beyond M ars. Car the
wicked, troublesome fellows p"'IlJd ga bcourinu
time is not long since he was reti .ra IN naughty
to that fraternity himself aht or rather that Is
ss m think that il is not ms ta9l'' !" ,la scuI,I
a: " n H., ba !, not S0mewhcrc now III 'iis sceii1
fur nnltcal honors. But we mus. uo wv er;Jancs
tTs nsce not to let Mr.. kves .urn ',"e J;'annN;m,.
hnt he has been laid upon the shell 50 ion
hot n, thinks the world has, and 80 he comes OUT as
courger general of the very class that $1,000 III i;s
wsy-q"ornm pas; e 80, s upo" ' latter Of Mir.
RIyes which the Editor of the Southern ChureIi" !,
thinks "worth thousand times its weHh, III Sou,,
il lust .all my eye and Betty Martin sup " =,
ridIcuous-ri-lic u-ous. venture to predicl !.ia'
will not cause the sdop;ion OF one single Que OF me
..neaus of correction" which he is 10 generous 10 W
indicate; such as "law and order meetings g.,
upon factions" "sctttng faces against recruiting '''
| Kansas" SC. ,,r,o ,b, uut
| terly eschews partzau, political questions pun c'n :.
CLAUS such US our country has been c"'Ma Will y"
score OF years, the cause oil our PeSei'' ;ns,.
Now wish TO ask, who are the 'heh ',lus . L,,"w
| a. pultclaus Ii is proper that We Sho"'u Ah n -
B.cnuse if there b. such set amongst U.s. "',o "
the cause of the present condition ot the count ~ ~
must be very bad set to be CURSE ni'u ,"1 49,
Do~tytni set to have been able 10 pr'"e ,i'o ,
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pe 70 the verge of dsuniou and civil war anu we
only kaow who they are. we can mnch oet.e' appy
the ''means Of correction discovered ~ Mi. i've
| Ii they are the Summers, Chasts' H'no,"s' 80
and all "sic eaiic" freely admit inc ruin o,
| the proposi,;on that they are CURSE 10 ms anu
wouId be To apy country. Bat, as against MtS'' we
| have been holding Flaw and order hiee''iS,,, ]
| ing" and "setting our fnccs anu u"'"5 III 'i".
of good naturcd things for forty years ana Ill pun W.
| cether have not proved of rs much cihcacy a.
| "m.nns of correction" as a dozen whHcks WIN
gutta percha cane So that If these are tne s" III
"potcians that are referred to as the cause VI t
| onr woss" | would suggest that the war shou"' pe
carried into Africa; and that Martin Van Buren,, VINO
has probably contracted some of TINT same cohe1'
for .'politicans" that his old friend W. Z. hFes n"
be requested to write letter specifying ne"ns W
correction" and that the Rev Henry "aru pJeu
instead OF the Reverend Editor of the Churchi'an'
act az tugleman. :: ,,os;.,,sd to
But if This epithet of politicians" is designed l."
embrace Southern gentlemen as well as ' m w.
have mentioned ask again. who are theyi ouI 81
majors and Representatives in Congress nsse,ho'eu,
upon whom our beautiful literary weekly ihVohes a
blessing OF Godl Is it my who have 1een r.
70 the country for a score Of years.! iruy 't''e'
he said them ''out of the same mouth lanu ut'
tho same mani proceedeth blessing and cursmg
her leave to toll the Editor Of the Southern Cnur. Gu.
man that Mr.. Rves is not as good aulnoi'y ha
character of Senators now a. he hHS oeep; 10
possible that they do not "care 80 much lot 'en
rn ner,onaL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT they once u:u' or
NJ MIR events they secure it by honesty, consistency
and fidelity to the principles they have always pro-
fes.ed. r |
gious papers, cergyme and tx senators: all thsc""
about "politicians" is mere huinhug. lou d"Tc "o'
put your finger upon the lnen whom you are thuS
blinly striking at as politicians and az CURSE 10
the country; they have neither local ha6itation nor
deserve any such name. You ''eschew" what you
call .'partiZau political quesons until you become
,GSoRAYr of the state of things in the country re.
tanning your old political prJn4tees which ever ana
stirred up, and You blaze away al SORT o,
curses his head. Even supposlng there rere such
class Of selfish villains i'll midst, 1t Is an un-
lntgated Islander upon the intelligence ana hGIn- |
ness of the people of these Southern States 10 say
that "our present troubles" could be gotten up |
by dishonest men "for their personal aggrandze-
lneut." We all politicians, more or less, accord.
ing to opportunity aud capacity and taste Tor IA,
king an nterest in the measures OF government ana
il is the distinguishing, glorious feature OF our rePuo'
can institutions thut it is 80. We are sometimes
carried too far by party spirit, pride OF ophoh &C
Bur We follow the lead Of men, as general rule no
longer than they representatives OF our opinions
and feelipgs-and hence, We have rettred Senators
sometimes who though in the full vigor Of talent aud
physical powers, don't suit us-they have not our
confidence. 49,
We are roundly rebuked by this same editor as
'apologists for evil because we have not joined III
the gentleman Brooks for Gaming the by
pocrtcal slunderinS Sumner. As professor OF
Christ's religion, do not justify, upon principle the
departure from the divine Injunction, return GOOD
for evil" But where is the man, entirely without
sin, az TO be able to cast the first stoue Mt him. lie
does not live. And what IL to be effected III the way
Of "allaying excitement" among people who have
been goaded beyond the possibility of endurance oy
rebuking them for .personal violence, anu preacn,
ing forbearance! We are human nature; we are men
of like passions You ard yet, challenge the
history of the word for an instance OF as long, pa,
tieut submissive iurbearauce, as has characterized
this Southern people for thirty years! We have had
rights Ioss OF property, efforts TO excite serylle In
surrecton and all the evils that the hearts ct demon'
could conjure, to bear with and our SUBMISSION mas
done nothing but embulden the perpetrators TO still
further ou,rages aud people VIC IRE still patient
aud yet there those among u.s. who, instead ot
word of caution and solemn warning to those who
alike tranple upon the Constitution and the !'oei
who have "come out against totk, 8s against
thief, with swords and etaves aud rlhes; are iouhd
filling the columns Of newspapers with rebukes ct
"persoual violence far more deserved than that ~
relation TO which our Lord said: "suilcr we thus tar
which take to mean, yom dcserre II. For II the
mere "serrant Of the High Priest" who was exscu'
ting the commands Of his master, deserved to SUI.
fer for what shall be said Of the SreHt head
and front of Abolition iniquy, who ID caned Tor his
venonous assaults upon virtue anu patriotism
mean light allusion to This sacred Incident. use
it to show that He who should be- our great Exen-
par, whilst he encouraged US by prunOuncng Bless
ngs upon him who "cndures being persecnted wrong
fully - yet, "could be touched with feeling OF
our iufirmites" could refuse to condemu; could show
some discrimination between virtue and cowardy IN
science.
We are pointed to our revolutionary fathers, who
tasted and prayed, &c. Yes, they did, and oil reve.
:, to the seutimeut OF pious faith which prompted
them. But do we hear of any "appeas, or ser'nons
or editorials, letters from fallen "politicians' I'D
miustering rebukes for personal violence, aud pro-
| uouncinr curses uIi somebody When the tea was
thrown overheard in Boston harbOr, were there any
claw and order meetings" h,ld! When societies were
formed against the of articles Ut British nanutac-
lures were there any "trowus upon factions Witness
ed I When Patrick Henry electrified the world ny
e1claiming, "Give ms Liberty Or give me Death -
WIS liz denounced n to the country Tell
e not that thtS il different case-tha It ia contest
between brethren. What WAS THAT Tho CHILD
against its MOTHER, As brethren Of the same taln-
w. we sought freedom from maternal tyranny; we
won our rights secured them by mutual compact;
we cluim them nor.' Has lurbearance done any
thing! Like Abraham, we have said "Let there be
no strife between and thee, for we he brethren Ia
not the whole land before the" II thou wilt take
the North, will 90 To the South IL i-oh SATISFIED :
Let Kansas answer. Like Jacob, we have propitiaed
Esau with prayers and presents: il he conciliated!
| Now, in conclusion, we have simply to say let 's
have the teachings OF the Gospel III all It's strength
aud purity, but let make the practical app'caoh
for ourselves We cannot recognize the right oil Ex.
Senator Rves aud his eiIdurser 10 do 1t for us. Ana
when Reverend Editors denounce politicians gen.
era CURSE to The country, We will Oe beer sat
ised 1t they will at least mention SUMNER Wilson,
&C., ~ Ddrtfcniur. AGIIcoLA.
OPENING OF THE CAMPAIGN.
To tie Editors IF Tie Enquirer:
BURLINGTON, \. j., June go 1856.
Messrs. Editors Here on the banks Of the Della
ware where su many battles of the revolution were
fought think il probable the fate of parties and of
tho Constitution itself, will be decided this fall The
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