Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-06
TIE NORTHERN PRESS.


,rn sentiment and with the mods Of ito creation csa
all to have observed how potent s the influence OF
he 60 called religious press of that region Chet'
conducted by msn who have very little, II any ae
luautance with the practical working OF the inst!tu
tons OF the country, wbile they affect to know 81!
about them, these paper. have fur series OF years
nduged in the most urjust arsaml:s upon Southern
institutions and Southern character. Trained up to
regard hyperbule as e!oquence, and eAtraVa.ast
abuse SATIRE the who conduct ihe religious
journals Of the North have hsedlessly and wantony
heaped upon the South violent and bitter phi!lppcs,
more resembling the beching4 forth the Internal pit
than the gents aud quiet uttersnceo ofthe holy gospel
Ia no little degree, is the present. agitation OF the
Union to be traced the handiwo!k of surh Journals
The political press has, /, is ,rue, caught up the song
but tho tuue frst vt by these Pharlsees who, IN
dulging In the true spirit OF their exeinpiar, have
"hauked God that they they were not III other men
srs
To reason With such men 10 madness. They have
neither the taste the capacity to understand what
10 rational ard true. OF choice and by educa.
ton and training perrerts, The plaiuest deduc-
lions of reasoning, the cleereas demonstrations OF
fact would fall to make any impression upon their
mind.. II O century spent in their erlighten-
msn,i if a Paul Or Apoilos preached to theni they
would stll! hold on TO their preudioss and swear by
the living aud the dend, by all that is venerable and
pure that it is crime to hold men u boudage!thst
the Inspired men them false teachers, aud
thsir te.mony unworthy OF credit. Burlngame. tue
MASSACHUSETTS apostle to Canada expressed the true
sentiments of this cia-, when he declared they want
ed an anti sluvsry God aud az anil slavery Bsbe!-
II is want they will never have supplied.
Turning from .uch Journals it is, indeed gratiy-
ing fact to witness that other couns-s given and
ssbsrer action advised BY at lenst part Of the po.
cal Northern press. Such prpsrs es the B ston Post
and the urler and the y. Y News. Journal of Com.
IN .rce Day Book, Ponnsy ylvsnan, and Others of the
% n. STRIPS, who, thsoushuu. the recent Canvass
maufully fought for the Union and for The whole
Uni IN, In all ito interest. aud rights. d,ssrve to
csivs comnendaton from every southern man. We
sways read them with fresh delight, and rise up
from their perusa with the confidence that the South
will always And in them true friends, when the issue
snail come. We cannot believe that such consistent
ivocnoy of Southern rights has characterized
these Journals eau bs the resul, Of any other than
truthful and sincurs devotion 10 the country.
1t is also gratifying to state tina; these journals rep
resent the large aud influential aud intelligent
Northern classes aud that possibly under evorinG
auspices, the leaven Of the wholesome sentiments Of
these papers will be d;ffused through much larger
and wider numbers than now. We confess We say
th is much with fears that the event may not verify
tho prediction. Up to this period, unqusstionably,
the anti.slavery advocates have been rapidly aug.
meuting In numbers. During the recent canvass,
the abolition fever became almost au epidemic snd
seemed to have infected oil oassee But will II not
sop1 Has il not already reached It's height and
will the future four years, OF ~iss and thoughtful
administration by the President eect--of oalm and
quiet recognition of the rights of all secIionsof in.
vestigation into what the true interests Of the
whoe-brng about change, d deep and thorough
and lasting change, i'll Northern seuliinent7 We
should hope so if the religious press were out Of the
way. But for the bugbear, which the funcies and
ulies Of thess will create, there would DO reason 10
expect that 10 sobrsty after the late violent
excitement wruld be in the natural order Of success
zion, an tina, then the Snuth might find among ber
| btterest enemies and disclaimers, men who would
valianty defend her.
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