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

w"rshippels of Federal office and pow.r-do,,,or,
OF party-devoees OF The Mon. who hold the Son,,,
anu her institutions very subordinate To national, pol;
cy and interests. Right or wrong. those will Alway.
ehdeaVor to have the high way between the Capitol
! anu The White House op-n To their tread. They. We
suppose, will support the Government if it drives
slavery OUT Of Kansas, any other Territory of the
United Stuttn.
IL ID 100 iate tor the MerTmry TO recall any portion
OF fhe coarse and most uni ust abuse with which j.
ms oeen assaiiIng Virginia Tor weeks past. We have
already furnished our readers with occasional speci
mems of IFS venomous assaults upon this State
The Mercury, in Il former isaue, said that in 1850
Virginia fell and dragged the South with her." She
Tell As Georgia, South Carolina Mississippi and
Alabama did, when they laughed the dsunionists 10
scorn aud repudiatsd the teachings of the Mercury
at the polls Her Congressional delegation, with a
few exceptions, opposed the compromise measures in
1850; and Virginia Legislature re elected MIR.
Hunter to the Senate who opposed them. How,
then did she "fall!" Why, like South Carolina
anu all the Southern States, she submitted 10 the
laws OF the United States. What Cotton State "
did otherwise
This M'rcnry bestows s Upas tree applause upon
Certain Virginia politicians. who, amid The general
detection OF the Virginia Democracy, have stood
arn' unseduced by the temptations of federal honors.
we know not VII. "i Our lsading politicians have
Won The appreciation uf the .Ifr0uj little Charles
ton cli4ue-hGt il il will name them W.T. feel assured
that taey vii! turn I" bs the hrngriest and most
eager huter after iedei... honors u this State We
guarantee that the Grrr's pets are politicians who
have sought federal hOnors aa keeny any of their
tulio0 hethcrh aud %ho look upon Washington
as the Nscca where ali their hopes reT'rr.
lh"i;soe.iest office hunting cormorans in thi. State
lilo shsrpes and hungriest political pikes whn have
heon awsys eager and ready 10 sasp Sp federal II.
ices. great and small have hssr tas very politicians
whose ooerous pruteats.iols OF affection for the Cot
toh States, ths .IsreGry 90 loudly appsuds When
there nsys Leeo spos to distribute the gros5sat
aIa cst gluttonous u party hsSe basn the very
men ho ara constantly assniioG tner political rc.a
rem NTH selling the South ior mess ui i.ter. pot
| tase
lie an CID Roman A5nstol :; saia never I" haT
made speech without 1ssiring or predicting the
downfall OF Ca:tsaFs and winding up with the words
'dc'esG Sit Ga,t.aso SC the editors of tie u rcir. :.
rever write an editorial which does not cc:tain a
Casssndralike prophecy fspproachins e.auger. The
press it does nothing frcrc year end 10 years end
but announce in q gloomy and sepulchral voica the
speedy dssclSlion of the Union. 1t is always pointing
the Soa breakers ahead and predicting the speedy
;shpwreck Of our institutions,
| No undertaken on duty. Slts those imposing and
sad su1ilsres g grief and death, the haarse and
Psll sud back feathers eTer vas half as dosful ss
the .Eerc"r;. 1t spends its time ia ions the funeral
kuell Of the Uuion Ever aimee can recoliect the
Mcrc'rs, it Sas Geca q, i,s melancholy work, like
AIelibsous' 'till Eading raven 81 il has croaked o
nothing but impending danger to the Union. Inc
Union has doubled In wealth, population and territory
since the '!erc"rss first prophecy OF spsey dis'oa
ton, yet the Nerenr5, from force Of habit, goes on
croakIg, for its stock in trade consists Of gloomy
prophecies. The t;erc 'srsply TO article would
have Of coaree, Ssa2 iucomp3ID without the follow
| ing su,u3! Of Svh
4 Ihe tune is enning when ii il is itself true TO the
South, It will want the aid OF every man in the South
whose maintenance of Southern rghts although fee
bic and bhfed, II Ia now trying 10 dateat and dia
grace. 1t will want it for the South-i will want il
| for Virginia. The hand OF consolidated Federal
Government, with those Abolition innuences which
are the inevitable resul! o. ts unchecked predomi'
nance will be laid Srai sad heaviest this venerable
|
| iutons sEd sOhcr may he long aud FEARFUL but III
them G che will have the deepest sympathy OF every
ltrus heart which beats in South Carolina
/ II the .Rrrcnry is go deeply impressed with the ne.
G1y Q united South vhy . !. ~: 10 to
il impossible lor Southern meE ci good common
sense and discretion edv.se ii. hsresesI Why does
II persist in Gssefps shat tue interests othe "Coson
States' a,e snissouis!ic to those of Virginia. Ken
atucky Maryland snd TENNESSEE II it believes that
the South should present an undivided front. Why
does it, by denouncng Virginia ss "fslen aud "dis
graced" seek to break the ties OF s4ecs,on and an
cient love which unite the Cd slorainion and her
gallant sister of Me- pa!.S-s.oeeF Why does it scat
Ter it's fire brand mo al, the Southern States, telling
one Scrtse.u lnsn that he is "loya to the South
and his ueyhbor that he is TRAITOR corrupted by
federal honorsi Why does it seek 10 plant the seeds
of discord in States where the Democracy sSould bt
band of brothersl The bane OF the Soath are such
papers as the Mercury and il Iuch Journals are tt
be regarded as having tha authority of the "Cottol
States" to dsnoupaa and viiiify Virginia, Kentucky
and other gran growirg States, the South can never
be united.
For ourselves, we shall not permit the unauthor
lied rawlings Of the H,c-r 10 separate Virginia IRON
South Carolina. Until that journal can show Sin
gle instance Of the "Coiton States" having endorsed
its eourse at the pollS we shs regard It as no mor
the organ of the South than the few abotonists il
the counties of Virginia, bordering on Ohio ant
Pennsylvania. are the organs Of Virginia. On til
question Of slavery. The "natioualists" and "Unio
men" Of South Carolina are daily Increasing IN NUN
bers and talent. The most accomplished and talent
ed men in that State ara deyotedly attached to tn
Democratic psr.Y. There are many papers in Sout
Carolina o.g.aater ability than the Mrcmy.w which ar
devoted TO the cause Of the National Democracy, an
nothing can he moro absurd or unfounded than tb
authoritative way in which the Mrrniy preiends &
jpaak for that State. The teachings Of the kirh
mond Ea9nUf, have never been repudsiad by tn
people of the "COton States" at tho polls Can 'h'
! N,cury say as mr.!.,, And il iae .RrrrnrY Intend
answering our OH, -fina si il do so in rational ant
we'll hammered way, snd not by exploding under Gu
nose meSa dins of abuse. Let it keep lie nnsaSo
rY words or the delec'tlun ni lie clique OF Charles
ton admirers for if il indulees in language often
svs to tho taste Of cur rompostors Ste' not aFa'T
impose upon them the offensive tact OF transferring
i its editorials 10 cur columns !hs t"i.7. however,
ito last editorial with feS exceptions, is much les
objectionable than zas its srst and ws hope th'
Nrrcary will 3optprs to improve in manners as vel
as in poliical ethics under our kindly supervision.
With the aid of the talented organs Of the Nationa
Democracy 10 South Carolina, We do not despair o
eGectipg apandid cure OF the Mer'my. although
its na!sdy il one oi an exceedingly malignant an
chronic type
The WHIta lHE GOVERNORS ORGAN
We admire the temper snd humor o. the Richmon
nh;g, in Its article Of Tuesday .asi upon "tns En
g;..rs, and Ih5 S5ah" is EatHr al that it shoul
bs pleased at the skirtGisA between two Democrat
papers. 1t 10 natural that it rhoud fall upon II
knees ard SitL clasped hands, and eyes uptuTned I
HeaTss, like duck in thunder storm pray
xiud Providence to supply both OF these chirslri
combatsuts With health sud strength, and msn-
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