Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-08-07


A rr;l adherence 10 the rights Of the States has
a yer been a salient characteristic of the principles
promulgated by Democratic Conventions And !"
the North as we'll as in the South, State sover''s"S
and equality are recognized by The Democrat o.
the chief clements nf their policy, inV'iVi"t '"9 "
heren, truth and strength Of the Dsm'cF"''' '''e'
and embodying the hue spirit OF or go'e'"''''"'
To be State rights Democrat Is I" oe :,,:., :,
of the Iou AS long the Sou'u 10 s"''
and to hold in reserve scc.SS'o"' aS '"e
. ,d the Constitution are inadtq'iate
49, ,c. or Southern interests and the
,,..,,., 81 Southern honor. To be Disun;on Demo
.,,, il 70 !.uy tie efficacy OF tho Con'eoe'aey !"
.hsnaou all hope Of peace and desire i'r i'aIc'i"
e.n1shp With the North, and TO cohen" 'nA'
rarutiop of the slave and an.l-save o.aIes Is " "o
r.hed aud worked for earnestly and iudus'ro"syp ny
.ba nsople of The South The one only ASKS That ,he
Government, shall be administered mpsril"iy' as Il
was originated and designed for tho oeueht 'i IA
parts and portions, each Stat" anu sec''o" VI ' 'o
u.ou country demonstrating against every 'uea''ou
Of aggression upon the States. bat un"'i'Hs " u!
out for dsunon Oh account OF every '"iSna'y
prievsuce The other looks with an eye OIL pt'Juoice
mon each act Of the Federal Government REGARDS
with d;srust ,ls a,ious aye the manly acts OF
rr s,es aud friends at The North, aud il argu
ing or rather rsnting to prove that Tue oouh u ssc
fciue herself for the sake OF the onion tnat 'ho
| Constitution is altogether annu!ieo' ana tnat lnefe
is no security for slavery except III separation
The State rights Democrat is he who would raise lie
war cry of Southern secession, i'll such an event as
| the election of a Black Republican President, or
the restoration of the Missouri Compromise, bu:
who sees as yet nothing to justifya disruption OF
the conederacy. and hopes for the perpstuy OF the
Uuion, by au unparalleled and impartial enforce
r,.nt Of tn. Constitution. The Disuniou Democrat
is be- who reckless Of consequences, aud regardless
of the fact that the government is sti in the hands
Of able. honest and patriotic men, that aboitonism
has bevu beaten again in its efforts TO seize upon the
re;ns of power aud that the South ia still secure i'll
her rights, would discover the North ana Sou'h TO-
morrow and find no regret in the thought that In The
burial. ground OF nations the resting place OF ths
| Union would be marked by q broken column. Ihe
S,aterights Democracy unwilling to abandon the
Union yet, But. while they hope to perpetua,e il,
should the rights of the South become insecure in s
keeuipg they will not hesitate to unfurl flag O. nde
psndence with only fifteen stars upon IT.
These remarks have been suggested by an nTticie
in the New Orleans Courier, portion OF which We
annex:
1t has long been favorto maxim OF the able
minds who control the Charleston Mercury' ioat 'he
true test of Southern craftsmanship c9ssteu -. Se
ting ready for dissolution of the Union. ",hnt
.eparats sectional political organization IL the only
means by which the South can be- respectedat ASH
jpgton or save its Institutions Now the widest
gap the brosdest abyss, lies between the Mercurys
school of pol;tics and the State Rights Democracy
which is protested alike by Mr.. Buchanan, MIR.
Douglas, General Pierce, and Governor Willard OF
tie NORTH and Governor Vice Governor Floyd
Trusten Polk MIR. Guthrie, and Governor Wicklife,
of the South. The State Rights Democracy does
not believe il to be true statesmanshp to prepare Tor
n dissolution of the Union. 1t has meyer invoked
that calamity as remedy, as long as the great prin
cipes of State Rights and State EquailtJ were pro,
fessed alike in the North and South Disunirn az an
euu-as a thing lovely in itsef-has never found
n Judgement in the bosom OF our party God grant
II b long ere il does! The State Rights Denocra-
CO Of Louisiana aud the South ara not oslieVcrs III
the dopmas of the Mercury THAT this great South
must be her own counsellor and her own redee!ner
: and 'tlat il Colonel Fremont Instead OF Mr. BUG
hauan bad been installed i'll power IN w ashligton
The rights Of tn. South would have been sate-ss!e III
Ksnsas--safs every where" The States Rights De-
moc-acy of Louisiana do not agree with the Charles
ton Mercrry. wheu il speaks so lightly of th- gall
ing stigma of the Missouri Compromise on The
South rs 10 compare II 10 mere seht'pen'an'y VI
Uncle Toby. the mass OF the South thinks tidt Inc
Missouri Restriction was what Mr.. Calhoun termed
TIA dangerous measure, "aDhoirent IL hls feel
ings." aud the South will always remember with
grateful affecton the great author at Inc hansas.Ne'
bra.ka Bill and 'those National Democrats OF the
Nor,h.W who wiped that stigma from toe statute
hook, even though their "eyes Westward aA.en.
sion never sleep" The Mercury, differing with Tho
vast body of the differing with The vast ma.
TIE b as! Sa!s Rights parry Of tue South
in seeing the legislation Of the government and the
decisions Of the Supreme Court all brought back 70
1and 1f thpsp 10 hsy
which accomplished would, we L@lieve,
have added years of joy nud vigor TO the even.
ing fs of South Carohnas great statesman, ars but
bitter ashes 10 tue Mercury. And why Because |
every vantage ground tue South has been gaining |
has been another bond to this Union and another |
earnest tor It's endurance. TIE Mercury is for dis
nuon, aud these triumphs Of the South make s
cause dag and weary. eau We woadsr then that I
fair rs Is the Mercury's wont il should look |
askancs at an Administration which, having no
future but its own fame and glory, ID de.
termined that nothing but strict and impartial
Justice shall he melted out TO both North and South
Ii the State Rights Democracy for tisuuion al
so then would it be we'll TO follow the of the
Mercury, but until then let us give the President
fair and impartial trial In conclusion, We invoke the
attention of readers TO the following noble sent
rnents which published in the far.iAmed address
of the Southern members of Congress Of lSiS. How
far these gentlemen from claiming it Us duty of
the government to extend slavery may be Judged 10y
their language. This address was called forth by tho
was penned by Mr.. Calhoun himself and signed by
sach men IA Hunter, Mason, Robert johnson, Butler,
Barnwell khett, Ac!ii.oD, WIN. X. King, jeff Davis
and Jacob Thompson:
''Wehoid that the Federal Government has no right
to extend or restrict slavery no more than to ests5
lsh abolish il; no. has 1t any right Whatever to
between the domestic institutions Of
State or section and anothe., in order to favor the
one and discourage the other IS the Federal repre-
sentative OF each and ell the States bound deal
out, within the sphere OF It's powers, equal aud exnct
Justice 10 all. We ask uo-as the North alleges we
do-for the extension Of slavery. That would make
in QUO favor ui ust and unconstitd
ona az the discrimination they ask against in their
favor"
We ask that the Mercury will apply this test to M
Buchanans Administration after one year has passed
over it, aud if is found lacking TO that standard the
Courier will not hesitate where il now defeuds, then
to censure. As TO Governor Walker, we believe his
acts ia Kansas will redeem the errors Of his iyordS.
and whether Kansas be free slave believe that
the Territorial laws will be viadicatsd and strict
traliiy maintained by him.
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