Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-09-11
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NoRTHERNISMS.-INo. ILL.,

as,emblsye of New England politicians, who, with a
| few from New York. met at Hartford, Connecticut
during the war of 1872 to plot dissolution OF our
| glorious Union; sad would no doubt have very
coon committed overt acts Of treason, if they could
have secured the cooperation OF NeW York; bu;
failing in that direction, they took solemn oath IL
eternal secresy and adjourned, never to meet again
hi. side the Internal regions. John Z. Adams, how
aver got hold of some perhaps most Of their secrets
and when candidate for reelection to the Preslden'
oy exposed them, hoping thereby to succeed bu' ike
| the negro who went to hear MIR Whitehe!d preach
found when too late, he had "drtIed his new coat all
| over for nothing" This Hartford Convention" un
doubtedy commenced the fana'ical abolitionism OF
| the North, which, under several DIFFERENT names,
continues to the present time, and Will CO the means
| Of severng our beloved ana giant hspuohc, not
| abandoned 1t was probably the means of shorten
ing the war of 1912 greatly TO our disadvantage for
at the close of that We were successful al every
point. The English had no effective force left on
sny of the lakes; were most InglorOusy defeated at
New Orleansi and had that war continued TWO years
longer, we should have e1tinguished the last vesge
of British power in North America. ihs leads Us to
...bolitonism;" but ought TO live among tEem a
few years, in order to credit the truth when II -
stated, that men, claiming common 'ense' would OF
fer petitions Congress, twothirds or more OF the
| names on which were those Of women and children,
And even those of infants who were hastily named,
for the express purpose OF having their names aftsed
TO abolition petitions and then presented TO Congress,
when in fact i, would be very small business even
| for the nursery.
Tina Legislature of Maine was once msnoriazed
by long catalogue of names, on several copies OF
petition, from many sections OF the State, ITO re-
pea! all laws making sdlstnction between olacks ana
| whites" when, upon examination, it was found the
only difference was that negroes were exempt from
doing military duty. and we're forbidden to intermar
ry with the whites, aud many OF tas.e petitioners
were "adies" ~ females claiming rank. Il is not
unreauen,y the case In the North, that abolition ie
males seem to think themselves honored ii a negro
lecturer will take them into carriage to ride with
them, This looks more like amalgamation than any
thing / have ever yet eeen South OF MASON aud
D1on's line" The preachers OF all denominations
preach abolition politics. instead o. the Gospel; de-
nouncns slavery as a sin-the greatast of all sine
while they cauuot quote one single 'thas cath the
Lord TO support their naked and impon assertions
Their hearers generally pay them well for thus delu
ding them aud, in their tari, tax very graVey OF
stirring up the negroes 10 murder their masters and
mistresses. with their families thus showing forth
most conspicuousIy "the stern virtues derived from
their pilgrim Fathers" Well will 1t be for North
ern fanatics IL their courage all ooZes out al their
tongues ends. But tune would fail mo 10 do any
thing more than barely allude to few of the say
ues and dongs of abolition fanatics. Slavery once
existed far North Maine; aud would nov be one
Of their institutions, if il were profitable in that eli
mate and verify believe there IL more OF envy
against the South, than humanity and philanthropy
for tbs negro race in their ravpg and ranng agalns;
slavery.
I viii next mention "Cochraneiem," 30 called be
Cochrsne. lie commenced his lascvous and i'm.
moral operations in tbs town of Saco, Maine, and
fourished there, and in tao adjoining towns most
wonderfully for short time, but vas soon arrested
for adultery and asciv,ous conaGot aud MS career
of crime somewhat checked The famous 'Joe
Smith" then young man. was one OF CochTale's
followers and fled to New York, where he afterwards
organized Morplonispl. This last ism, with Free
Love-" "Womens Rights" "Millersn.' and "Splr'
itualism," seem to be but variations of what dsem
their original. viz: Cochrancism- although each of
them have grown to be much larger than the same
denominations under Cochrane. They are alike in
appealing TO The basest passOna OF the human heart;
i'm dealing in the marvellous; in encouraging the pro-
mscuous intercourse of the to greater or less
degree, without regard to any Law, human or divine.
The course of the MornoDs such, and their numbers
80 considerable, to attract the attention OF our
General Government; aud, it seems to ms very pro-
bsbs thgt wsr of determination against them. will
vet be necessary. Still, they have as much Bible,
aud az much Constitution. in support OF their pecu'
liarlties as the sbolitloasts under whatever name
they may rally
red from its name; and it seems to be iasafsrabiy
connected with "Women's Rights.
"Mill.riam" is 80 called from Ills author. Miller
was Massachusetts man, and taught that the world
was coming to an end in 1919; ano' When thal tlte
was passed. and the world still ragged on some OF
his followers found slight mistake, and went about
waking up the sleeping vrgns;" and there are slli
q few who are looking for "the end OF Inc Worio
every dsy. They had vast MILLER taoernacle ID
Boston 1T one lime, with sky-lights to turn up on
hinges, and lot "the saints 80 up aud, at t'me
6xed. they sevess hundred beds into u; hnally
the city authorities intrtered, and drove ihe out.
They did lack 20, females for most Of the sisters
of Boston, of doubtful character, Esre found among
them.
As TO "Spiritualism." know less ahogt it than OF
any other Northern ism. but 1t Is sufficient 10 ny
md 10 warrant s condemnation, that il ia NortE.
crnisn. Still i, possible for SONS good thing to
"coms out of''-ths North.
In my next will spsak of K nono .N0hingiim Free
So'tt'm, and R,publieaaism-,hre political sms.-
Also, Of Maine Law ISM which at times has been
political ,snl. and, other tnes, religious or moral
.sa T. c.
CHLsrERsIELp, w. Sept. 1857.
FROM WASHINGTON.