Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-08-14
4 GLANCE AHEAD.

lions OF bopuar feeling. whether pel9ain'ns " Po"
,c. ar re,rion originating right or wrong, pre-
ya,los throughout nation or connned to sectl'o
s- n. sure 70 subsde, sooner later. as that Toe
.npest Ia 10 pass away or the heat OF summer 10 %
succeeded by tue frosts of fall As there 10 oounN
beyond which human strength is impotent ei'ne' W.
GOOD or evil. SO Is thsre bsight above WHICH LUZ
PASSIONS aoi pre,udices cannot reach. Auu GO >.
,hysos projecte forces are somewhat con'lau''''t'
% stationary positions or equipoise IN mo'ar' ~ ~
ethics or politics, those powerful pr-luaoes "ni0"
I'D and fan tbs flames OF snstclsn, must eNoet ID
o,..sa ~ dsolins IN Intensity and virulence. And
hao,a o hold that aboli,ionsm has either passed Its
,,;,, IS elimination. aud is waning with each sue
csedin. dsv, or tbat it ia still mounting higher and
higher upon tho bsttlements OF the CONSTITUTION ano
the Union and raging with Increasing Jury as IL al
,emps 10 scale the walls and run up tie daS over tne
Federal capital, to tell that the citadel OF the oou'n 10
taken II too passionate. 10" violent 100 oasoie''
,hin- 70 rest FOR az hour. 1t knows no equipoise'
= ,u, AVIAN necessarily TO the side or the other
=, ,r down its consran. tendency is to notion
7hs ;.,, Presidential election proved that until toen
lis numbers had been multiplying and It's mahgoiS
and rarco. increasing. Whether encouraged ny Ito
astonishing demonstration Of strength, II nas s'ueo
Unlisted r its cause those who we're too tmiu ~ GU
trust thsr fortunes TO s keeping before OF "ue'ne'
,ts stti,uda az defiance so seriously assumed ny Ill
,,;,s3 South has served to convince the skepticai
=, ,b dancer Of disuniou 10 the eyert OF an aooi'
inn triumph in contest for the Presidency. and To-
sues them TO consder seiiuteress rather thsn tns' OF
.rh,ons Black Republican leaders, it is exceeding
~ difficult 20 determine. We have hope that We
.sve hesrd tbs widest howl OF aboi;onism. sno 'oa'
;h- National Democracy have beaten It oaok III au
onset more terrible cnSn any will ever Do enaoieo
20 make again. II 10. ko~ever, but nope. Ano u
.sy that We have not eax TOR the result 10 looo'
would bs TO express dangerous nisspprehension OF
ina signs OF the times aud az illconsaersd disregard
a: .ne strength and vpdic,Ive determination o. the
Sack Republican party. which we do not entef'a'n'
Wcis ,e is well TO bs conhdent enough 10
ena6ae us sincerely to encourage inc I!ienos
Il the Uuiou 10 their arduous eH'rs 10 CRUSH
ou, every other political element than Nationa' oeo
crazy it would be highly haEsrdous, perhaps SUICIDAL
70 underra,s the power and resources OF the enemy
With reference to the declining o. ocresslng strength
=, abol;,iopism We say We have hope, and stl we
sprsss doubts aud fears Tbs, is true, IS Gu sVo~a
.nd.,is,on, and i, must necessarily be so. 1t is i'm
data winch are furnished by the certainties OF the
past the appearances OF the present, or the toreoo
dincs of the future Aud yet we thlaE there are
cheering indications OF an Increasing conservative
sentiment IN the country. which alone can save the
.o,oo from the unholy bauds OF its antl'saVery as
.a:.1is.
The Black Republican party ia composed OF colo,
calculating. selfish and ambitious politiciaps' men
700 appeal 70 the passions and prejudices Of the
nssses only for t1 purpose Of acquiring peace apo
power and Of iguorAct. deluded and honest people,
who know nothing OF slavery, except through the
,aricstures and caumuies o; the demagogues who
deceive them. We divide it tals into two general
classes only bat it is susceptible OF subdivision also
Among the leaders, whose oaly aim ia Office, there
ara some who have besn led by vindictiveness, to-.
ge,her With a misaPprehen'.on OF Southern charac-
LEI. TO entertain earnest doubts thst the slaveholdpg
States will refuse to submit to the election or inaugu
ration of an abolition executive. And, therefore,
ShsS have been disposed to press forward in their g.
saui,s upon the South regardless OF remonstrence or
, IT,. I've A., .S S.SHr' looked upon he s6inSs
.ashes 10 the Uol-on OF the South as evidences OF
terrible storu in the event of sbo,ionism being
lied too far or being pre.eed too precpi,atey in its
attacks The one OF these glasses Of Black Repub.
licau leaders a. probably earueS = lesson from the
spirit of the South sc discovered on TIE eve Of the
election last Fall and those who constitute n. doubt
less begin to believe that there is something more
Liam bravsdo in Southern chivalry sitter all The other
who les always had It's fears for the result of The
ezceess of sbotiopi.n have probably been strength
ened 10 heir origina! opinions by the same demon
atrations aud warnings which were rightly construed
IS adnonitsry signs OF impending dissolution OF
the Cn,oa.
The MAS of the abolition party may also be d.
vided into two olasses-those who $40 hopees,ly be-
psh;ed on the subject of slayery, aud toy who are
anxious to investigate the question. Discussion OF
tns merits Of tho institution of slsvery 10 the public
joursee in the halls Of Congress, and before the PEG.
PIE by the politicians of the country must uecessar
il lead 10 ,cdyidus! enquiry the part Of Northern
.nen.
There are National Democrats interpreted through
,,ys.y State OF the North, nSay of whom bold
able, earnest and active i'll eudesvcrins to dsabuse
The popuisr mind oil those preudioeS against the ill.,
situations Of the Go.kh, which are produced by the
misrepresentation q sboiiGu0 orators and papers
And recognised, as is negro slavery by the Consti-
;a,iop to nothing OF S intrinsic merits as great
conservative, political aud soca! icstiuou, it is in.
S,eSo,e that the opinions in relation TO il
,snro b in some measure altered by truthful repre-.
=en;s,op, sound arguments aud patriotic appeals
]; is not urnatarsl tLa, the Northern people should
regsd slavery With rspugnanca. uui they are taught
70 aplsagGe it, by ap insight into its workings and
patriotic confederation Of its Importance to the South,
aud indeed 10 the waoe q: orI con1op country. 1t
impossible that superficial Cud ielsc views on the
subject continue forever 10 contrcl the Northern
mud.
~.th:n the memory Of thousands now living. there
~ss t,ase wbeu large proportion of the Southern
people themselves considered it evil. and were
anxious TO adop, come safe means OF sboshpg it.
That very doubt OF i,s policy and propriey led to
discuss,on to Investigation to analysis Of the cub
iect and that investigation, examination and analy.
Sic resulted convincing the most skcp,iGa. of its
practcaby It's morality. rs necessity, aye. It's in
3ispensableness TO the Sou,hero States Of this Con
federsc- IS 40 institution politics aud society
well as IL ine0s'ria enterprise and prosperity May
se, then, not indulge the hope that il the Northern
people cannot be brought TO believe slavery bess
80, that they may at ess; De convinced that it
ssntiai &c the South ani acknowi- lying its le:
macy according to the Constitution OF the United
states tina, they may be willing 80 leave it to tbs
SsteS which !, e1s.a. TO the people Of the Terrific
r,ss TO the lave of commerce and clinste aud indus
try. and consent TO d-sist from their reasonable az
ssu!;s upon it. While we sbtoS an Abolitionist. as
every American must detest tie memory ct
feoedc; Arnold, still We cannot but believe
MAT smons the antislavery fanatics OF the
North, there are ignorant sad misguided meo, who
nave TOO much ns,arai ability and patriotism and
sense OF Jue;ice sad hoaor deny and battle against
The rights OF the South. With proper understanding
CT the question Of slavery the provisions Of tie Con
stltutlon and the relationship of the Sstss to each
other and to the Union. The DUTY rs en,ehtan;n, |