Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-09-05
For the E'R9uirtI
NO. |.

WILL THE UNION BE PRElERVED'-lF DlSSOLl-
Ed By THE TRIUMPH OF THE BLACK REPuB-
LICAN CANDIDATE, CAN THE SOUTH MAINTAIN
HERSELFt
The way to overcome dangers, whether physical or
political is to look them in the face The mariner
who would save his ship and bring her into port
watches the winds and clouds as they ARISE, anu pre-
| pares for the coming Storm So, men OF tne SOUTH
it behooves you, at this appalling period OF our ma
tona history to sean far and wide the political horl'
zon in order that you may catch the signs Of ap'
pruaching dangers and be ready for them when they
come Let us divest disunlon Of its terrors by con-
tempatng its probability by preparing 10 meet H.
should fauAticism force upon us Let us, when We
find that the Union is gone save from its ruins tla
section to which We belong. and preserve refuge Tor
liberty and All abode for freedon in pl, ut least,
of the land Of our fathers. Let Us iorty ourselves
by guarding the outpusts Of our honor; and should II
be necessary to appeal TO the God o battles, let the
approval of cOsciences as people, sustain us III
the appeal. Then vii! the giant forms Of Truth and
Justice lead us to the fight.
Although the writer Of this article is Democrat,
and believes, with conviction a. strong as the talth
| of the Christian in his Bible, that the Democratic
party alone avert the tempest that threatens the
Constitution aud the Union, yet he will strive to ds.
cuss his theme patriot rather man az Parts"h'
The time has como when there should be but one
party at the South An issue il presented, IN the de.
cison of which the verdict OF Southern men should
be unanimous. Impressed a. am w,th The beliei
that before the close OF this Presidential canvass thr
unite in opposition to the wild crusades OF ianatlcisn,
shall, a. fur as the weakness Of human nature will
peruit forget that am democrat, and address my
self without distinction of party, to So"ihfA mtN'-
And if shall seem 10 urge the CLAIMS III the Demo
cratic party to the support and confidence of me peo.
pa il will he not because il my party, but the par
~ of the patriot because it is that party can o
what name you please, which maintains me Prnol'
| pes upon which this onion WAS formed; aih upon
which il can alone be perpetuated. siia! spchh VI
| - in tins anirt nm
as Senators Prarce, Pratt, and ah"st ~ "'''er o"n
loving and Constitution abiding men nave "ou' ""'
are acting with il, not members OUT Us P''''''o'
| But let us return 10 the questions We PoPrs1 4"
discuss. "Will the Union be preserved: ana II as
| snIyad can the S,rnth maintain herself ! shal
non,;Jr tba frat branch of the subject hrst, wv III
the Union be preserved or, TO stale tue question:
! J;fr.ran,Iv "wl the Democratic party triumph III
| tba appr1uching Presidential election + l thihN II
nownble 10 alter the question to this form, because u
,ba oniuion of most of the national, conservative
men of our country, that the triumph OF the Demo-
| cratic party ,riU preserve the tnon-ceTa'hiy io'
| E,ur wears. This opinion is entertained by d,sn
| ruishsd men, irrespective Of their party ASSOCIATIONS
also state the question in its modified form, because
TO know whether the Union riHbe preserved WIN oe
necessary to ascertain how it has tcen prrser'ed ana
these enquiries will lead mo 10 consideration q" the
nrnciples upon which it has existed, and "a likely TO
| .1ist This view will enable TO See which ot the
parties at present in the field, by IT'S creed ana ny Is
history gives us the assurance that It has departed
! least from the pflDclpe5 oi TcPuoHCaH government
That party which by its history and its present posi-
ton, is nearest to the Constitution, will be the party
10 preserve this Union. IL succeed, ihen III sho"
| inr that the Democratic party is such party. that
they will probably succeed in the coming e"hsr', thu
| the election of their men; that they are uhhet tne
Constitutions will not have considered the dues.o"
Twill the Union be preserved ~ For inse p",y ,h
alone can preserve the Union, wf'rh n""'' ,. 'm
Constitution, Depart from the CONSTITUTIONS ''''
| of Union, and the Union il gone ,,.,,r. r.or,
Let us now see whence originated the Departure s' ,
IN. Constitutions which threatens an" "'.'',"- h
! IT, 7, or;g,nted in the Northern S;ac- "i th''
Conederacy Bu! hi: bare % a'fIGn dmnns% nTj ' i "w
= n', mr,duce the proof! by sho~in: TINT they
sr" and have been, great social, moral ana POM.
ar ar ..mse. nj the North which hav. been grudu"liy
co. and undermining the very oundaton'Stones
sS'P Of republican government By showing shst the
Sor,beru States have been running so hot race 10
r.s,h the goal ot physical and material prosperity,
that they have lost sight Of the maxim "vis'lanes is
the price of liberty" FREQUENT Ferurrelss m to to ts h
fathers of the republic, the sures means of pre-
serving our liberties investigation will convince