Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-02
For ths Enquirer.
On tho Consequences Of Abolition agitation,
ani Of the separation Of tho Union.

| In the foregoing nuu.het~ !: la. bean maintanec
har w.r "nm!d m"i ne either necessary nT prGhr
nir result 81 pdrsti0n: and a,-". il; lie inpr"hshl
r,ino- al war, FIR any cnr". hat his iin
y 10 Ice thereby pro uced ~ th- south IN rr2rrd t'
Is ssva iuiertes. ~ou!I D. l.,s than Will b" suit red
| mdrr the pr, M uaon. Bat II-i1 !. sti.l another
In., III consider. This IL. il wHr; fr3nsaIy cause
r'nn1 occur here af Ct between ihe severed north
and south, what will b., tho comparative abilities oi
rhese ptrtca I" Carry The waf--'t hrnSsutIs ssd
(as is anticipated 10y all wh" pr-dcr lis certain
Gurrenc-, tina the nth would b. The aggressive and
! f-n.i,e, ana III south III" H. f-Hsiva parry.
Orr no, thern fellow riZ Iit ~" accustomed 10
.ruf ri N. alleged T-rknrs't the southern ,'a'es.
n military m:'i-rr, and haC Use 1T TIL ti'atinn at
iav-ry, 'har the h-ir i'll 10 u opinion il WILL rseb
| i,he,i nn"rg Themselves. Should Al uc'as'nn RI
,n,e THIS npni..I wi! be found ia he much mis-.
ra,r.. e. any other a. ''l- rs io' 'inn- ubuun
i,uglir.in. With III u-iis al K 'n,n-, aud Nil
Ih'r ", The military o nrciri nrf"ns and I'll
of III I'M s!.vt!nId l1ti'ns slavery did !iu npnir,
| ,, on the cu, ary iucreat,.d IN Il military inrrr.
Vt their slaves were If IN" saln whites with
| I eir 0Wne-s; anl e. lrn, III mind aud rduraf"ll
,ticn -Guu ar in intuy nilvInur cns-d, oup-r"r Ia
! ne!r III ts.er. Yr' history fss nnwh-r- .irwu rha;
rh,, holding -!nves deemed csusc -. la Iona:
| weakness in wnr. Among hundreds nf holding
| n OR, AID in thu cUurss at thousands OF year,,
riler. have b ell CONS ia.u'"oriions ut slave, and
some sw r-rviie wsrs, Of srticlef importance ia bn
t-crdrd IN h-t,uy or a.! These, the only onr whn h
WIG rr q .r-d by tre masters, WA tbs s-rvio war
| If 81. Umuinsr; Grt that ws' b"'h ns!i2a'-d and
reinforced by the abolition eu4iiGsu Ut hs trub u
;n,srnIr.n of revolutionary France aid Tho t'Iri
.,"ical turdnea8 al the iuis clas "f that country
such inst; atinn .uG encouragement and, u'rrotiy,
N- prrlais uf the fuiur, sii Of armed supp r are
6 red I" urr slaves BIZ mr. "un:ihrrn hTenren -
But thy have very different p-npI- !" dial with;
,nd they vii! equal '!i'rrsuc!:aIo.s VI ST. DoClins"
only in Intention and effort
Where, In Ill past tiI;.. there has hrrn ~, ireti-
ing, rit, uu:br.rk Cr reb"l''pu Of ZONES ria'es
hare li.ve b.en hundrta! Q! great t'np"r"n' .,
f n. 80 called fru suit ut. If IN. gdver"'nri 81
the world. Ii vt,ut the G-!uding prrrrn's ana
Stimulation from IA. "Turiiurn tr-f'ir-f inei5
would be- less If discomfort among our Waves and
=. of dl-,,,-liin:i rs wed MS iHGucriEett ." rrb-i,
man there is nanng tho l:boriiS class vt England,
aim 81 the niy free as. cr.auiy the t-"i govern
man: Of eli Europo-cf ii'n n ~ e"on vii G. am NIX
~, mus, uarG, nisd wei aus population cI The free
uiri!cr:i si..-- at tits urInn And tier" Will te
much s,s prnhahility, after Il ccar1'inn, .y in
purrGHt lIsurrtc;tn IL our slaves, IN even
temporary hiI sr:.lir-d auGrrs. iam there viii he
ri TIE great cities Ot Is i-i.ri t'vw Iura and Pa.
,leph;-, and oi;.r;s huiUt secaei ard bG:T;, aud
their woaiiira; inbsbi:.n:a ng-sacred, by their ow
,lc,tirute. vic'rus, AID desperate p"puaii"u. And
C.. horrible .:'lrs III no northern q lca Will not
5s VERY itrprbbhie evoti,s, after the severance o.
the present auiu;l, Gad IiIb Cessation ri tbs prUtcc
nu OF the present ccEsrai government, aud !irr"!i.
-rrvstvt tntuuucr cscf;u through tie federal ilun
Of The slgveh"iGiug ssi's -rvg.ervave IN !rr!ng
tmG .s'in" tooaUss "f the * s'u':cc n' slnvery
IGr Ec"tis aud Contend uuu5 opinion vt tn north,
in reference 10 our military woakuess should Cans
III nd ut other AID stronger cnuadr raiious 10 All
noush ua To hu we'll prepared tor war ihu only
pUssIbe danger OF the recurrence OF any wa.iko
aggression, ur iuvssiuI from tile north. will be The
effect Ot belle; III ma wuaHnsSi 81 iiinioiiy III Inc
southern states. Of-r 10 tia abolition naIrs sure
easy victory siow them cOth eniiy 10 expect
il, and n-y viii III liaI 4, aud that "uly, attempt
aruyd ciun SUD conau-rt th~rci re. 10 pTenrF-
J,nue most e!fcciua.iy aud c-r;n!ny We s iouId DC
la comparing aud bhni:cng Tho resp GIVE advan
tagcs tHnd especRiiy III new r''utes) :" sia'e hhd
e.iug labor, Shlr claiming superiority t'r III" f'r
iler in lnst nngs il IL ia lily conceded that there
d;e sons superior advantage, Ia Usually under
>tu,d, III the later. Under the sys'em Of hire.
tag t:se abur, ID re WI! he 'iesrT pnpuiafDn,
innre nbnr nI ih- uvUrag. ~! rnch inGi"Iuhi hire.
ling iabnrer aid murr lad viuats, ~ csplias:s nr
uInpuyrrs o. LABOR, r'.rly eLX", ID III and chnrdt 10
ueir ahy busncss, than in slave husing cuua'r.es.
CiiS qG-Iily, ~ ih- ahs-Ii'e III Gun-sc S!hve y,
hare will b. more pTducii N from each Individual.
nuln pour aud rrin0re ui gsn-ral wealth will be p1o'
.iureu AID 40, uIHuGt. d, mad more population KEEP
together ~ gr!u.l :"1c j.; ifrii"fy. The tyrisin
III eigy- labor r,qIir-- ln"rs :,i.s - r"lii;iGG-
al nj 'rl rmd -o.s Tor t- inb'Tc's rttn ~'ni
aud sIrT;n. permit the destitute an'T U. rc
s ~ md :! ugt-. !,e- lHDu. from ikb Lave iE:l
The rr-- .2Hrri u. cuuH;r!s dvnsri! populated mus:
rr:i,,rlI. ua bread II There Uge Gl7givGuaGes
~ The w!:rl- puca! community, Il. :Yii.-. .rs- Ia
UJT, pT,,i ;u G:cui.li.o- 81, EGG.il, gud .e.!
uinyrusatlur b-u,fIs ais" III ercii Individual in"'n
DER -! community, ~, md tree, u 'sIng more
space ulnro c'n!"rt and .erY'r III e,Uury aggins!
y retnv prvGtlon H'. tbs prop lr:Gry CaH5 have
leisure aud u. II more 80! e'si a and iut-llcc.
iual Improvement mi ry;rent, u sn cTD 0s up
proaohed IN ID. elass ui property -E"d-rs whore
slavery Due hot cyI,t lu; ihrso very dr:-c'r (es
ry se rsinnl-d 10y "ihersl "t "ur system ot slave
ry Decides sth.r much greaiur brth's. pr.vie nj.
ns,n1s class OF Inc bsrl pu,stic nsier.s uT military
atyr g! re.uuiu o! the country. IL vary south'
rrn c,,un'y which sinS make une third r more
at the pupus:i"B, un I'm average Gi:G hundi men
could bu raised any suGdrm anc urGr:!t ucra'
sion, ready Ia inarCG al "aJ q n'iic-, AID Gblo !"
cn,tlrue in mil AIRY ,evic- month, If n5sdzd wnh
Out any important !os3 10 III" ps'sUmo s" tig-gs;,
{" the pr,iau.,,e s!aes .! D.. cuIiry Al lnrgs Aud
it tie camger of The country -eGu'rcd or the want "'
government -upplirs, ~ 5Isi, hh.! ." n sGch has;y
ev;es would Lc volunteers, 70 united IN their own
hnrscs curryIns their own private a,Ics, aud with
enough ui Ih-Ir own prursiui ar money IL buy y,
~ srrvv iog wera "! !!"ut my aid Of the govern
n-rt. la the busy, iruga aDu hard-w"rh';ix D"!fh,
in.r. is Ii" suc cn.s u. w"ttly iani trust worIh,l
eli zeis able Ia leave their ua y laiI"rs mi employ
,neur, or WHO r,;tlI "a wi bout great los, aud
.utf-r ny 10 lnlnl.le-. II. liz ni a. sudden
call inatu ',y tine north tor 5hGOn rneH only, they
c.,ai moi Oe smpp-d, iur The siuil's TIM, without
stuppil / ih- dniy ind ssary Saur ui neary re
many IL Il b., inrr- destructive 10 spr'sperl
~ ut Any p"rt !,,o urFiE-rn stn''s I" !uiu e.
ore four II al It's -. iiury AZ, tor sho!t err
virs, than would L= ir ke :;ri!"n OF The south
furnish Nil 10: tlra! ma an army "a Volunteers
from lie north, 10 uyRuu le south, Will DC IL ib ~
ss recruited from The rich merchants and capitalists
~! New York, l.uIo t!i.' iiuslrinus and worthy
{ tn ,a-s If Itisans I'D rb":ere. lhc number
II young sut ., the Grs in.ieflai, EhO cuu.d ho
rend, and qa Ckiy ras-d 10 defend southern soil,
10 inuct veuseancu in reprlsa!S, would b6 limited
QUIZ by n du nar5 Q! Tho cnEniry, aud The means
10 arm aud feed thuee wio could pnt AMI feed
E
.nnll ever require osl sivs rersss, and sln al
tns ellrnys country is suu;h will DO able tc obiain
ten volunteers Tor su"h Service, ~tere would
leave ,u mnrlii for sich distant warfare.
There is anu,b.r tupr1i r military advantage, or
nursery f,r rudirrs, irs the northern s'at hav-
in The many US uds uf tins Tng,1n', IL su:e ami
ious pnruiei"Ii, ana w"rtt W: uucrs CT their
crss ci,i,, For materials for rrgu;hr nr sGrting
NJ N.Y. and for long, prnrncied war, requiring r"Ru.
lar .rces thlce nirn, you'd TOR nothing tsr, aud da
y,ruus CT sr::,,, wru! fer valuable SUPPLY. But
such soldiers you'd be destitute Of every higher
qualify than ;;,<gU ihysua! force and ob.dence ia
under the s'rct,g Of discipline; 10 des7otic military
rule For ely u IRA! or ps:rlQlc PRINCIPLE OF con.
would bs as respectable; and with the ike sur!
military rule aild d6cp nr, perhaps, would be eqIa
III mill! aIy ay hiii CONDUCT 10 tie ao'Ibsfu oaier
and convict snideTs.
Ban il may be said that there -vouii b. no reed OF
land fn,css ir. inva,ii, ur ui military up-.g'iOIc OIL
land, bes:aulr, the north, posstesig nearly ali IA
rlerga,. T;iuri-, and, P-Thnps, returning I'll tle
r,vyur The pT-seut unrn.tnuid blockade every Sou'i
s-n river aud .re-po.' aat ilIu', saviy and EASILY
produce great ptlvn'i"i 81. l"ss throughout the
southern stgs- t; L ;hus C";.ip"i Submission.
Tie a-st part { this Proposition sc may snfv!Y
for the ars.rc-"',) sinht ir Us probable or even
celai,l-c,:d ,ei The CONCLUSION will be the Iss
(; npo.sinc. Trey wh3 2rppote thu, tEis people ut
tbs sou \ ~nud succua ~. IT, eT.h b. seriously al
trctya 10y III. mere prirnfi"a Of 'uprr.iiies and
Du1urirs, hsve innw!sase or eIp, .ielce in this
resp CT. uf our people, ~ HE nsiur- uf man.
st 81 pTuYl,ilug Tor the necessities and ordineTy
comforts ri our iuseh"!as, ia ."d, r!uth'';c iue
and lodging. nearly all The remainder Of the i:rornrs
of ,a- community: is used f'r expenditures for 81
psisu"us &: j-ci- OF luxury and d-rlsv, IL CRAFTY
the mind, aud rot rtQcIei - the 90 ly-aud de
Signed II tie ..yrs ;:! -! ~ U o'her peop!-,
rnu, h l,,ure :,r any tVnf,!r nr bert6t 10 III.
n,ssss.nrs or Inthslr "a MITES. 40 ssrh Gsessa and