Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-16
Development OF THE so. III.

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We publish below an interesting article :.om the
Ksnawha Valley Star, as showing the healthy stale
of the public mind in the Western portion of virg.
MIA. The Star which is conducted with ability AMI
spirit, has been transferred from Putnam county 10
Charleston, where it is now published:
TIE SOUTHERN CONVENTION HELD At sAvAN-
NAH, GEORGIA.
We bsh in todsy's issue the proceedings of the
Southern Congress, held at Ssvanoah. Hark. Let
the South give ear; let the people shout power has
arisen that promises TO foster her development her
commerce, her progress; power has arisen that
holds ont the colors and the flag around which her
people may rally 10 sure and certain triumph-s cu.
minating eminence where the mind, the chvalry, the
glory and the majesty of Southern thoughts and
Southern ideas. Southern morals and Southern honor
may cluster and grow strong and shed e.ound light
and genial rays 10 penetrate aG dispe the fogs and
the msts thar Northern art and Northern fraud has
long spread like dark pail upon the material de.
velopment and moral standard Of the Southern peo.
ple power has arisen upon tower of strength, like
beacon Of fire by night, TO guide and direct the gen.
erous and chvalrous people oi the South from the
more than Egyptian bonds the North has rivetied
upon them. Here in these Southern Congresses the
mind Of the South has found a raying point, where
her lofty thoughts and conceptions her high moral
and mental Standard the lofty and high.born senti.
ments of her chivary, may have tul sway and
sweep, unbiased and untramelled by the Yankee
canting and Purauical hypocrisy that meets and
sails them in tho Congress of the United States uu.
biased by the fear and partisan neglect, or
tho hope of partisan reward. Here, in these
Southern Congresses, the men Of the South, whose
education and whose morals, whose calm thought
aud great contemplation Of things they are, made
and osered the farms and at the bar where all great
thoughts do grow-may assemble and give forth that
wisdom and that greatness Of mental and moral con.
ception which the din Of party strife and trcksry Of
office seekers has shut out and buried, by driving
such AZ these from her councils and legislative
hals Here, the great and the good, fresh from the
fields OF their contemplation the closet Of their stu
dies may and meet together and hold council for
the safety and the honor the progress the power the
commerce and wealth, the greatness and the glory OF
their country. Here, not the canng politician, who
fears to speak great thought lest il may offend the
petty village party managers but the great and pure
men OF the South, from every ayocaon i'll life may
come together, give uterance TO truths and princ.
ples to new policies, and means of augmenting
the increase of Southern productions, and leave the
rest to the people and TO that God who gives spirit
to man and inspires them with understanding. But
one great and all potent reason why the South should
give ear and the people hail these Southern Congress
es is, that party divisions are not represented and
cannot be heard IN them. Democrats, Wings and
Americans, all meet in these Conventions, and here
no voice is given TO that party strife that has hereto
tore divided the councils Of the South and victimzed
her to the rapacity and unscrupulous fraud OF the
North Then, we say, "Eak. let the South give
ear let the people shout" that Southern Con-
gress has arisen which promises to hush the
fierce partisan strife of ber people and unite
them into great unity for their mutual protection
against the fraud and nhumane purposes Of the mis-
guided and fanatic of the Northern people. We re-
gard the Southern Congress as cloud by day. pill
lar Of fire by night 10 lead the people ot the South
the people of all parties, from the mesbes which the
Northern spiders are weaving spinning Tor them and
their children. As her people shall unite to
gether, forget their destroying party divisions aud
elevate to place and TO power those and those only
who will stand up for oil her rights all her honor, ali
her progress and the annexation OF those regions Dor
derng her territory, the future seats of empire so
soon will her productive labor, her commerce aud her
empire give to the South controlling power in the
Union, majesty and force 10 win for her respect
from her enemies and terror from her foes. These
Southern Congresses the entering wedge TO effect
so great good. They the assemblies OF the peo
pie, above party and above prejudice And here lei
US do uatice and give honor to our high toned, chr
vurous and lofty Governor, for appointing delegates
10 the Savannah Convention, with imparality and
discretion, from all parties. The honor CT Virginia
and the South is safe in the hands OF the high.bred
high htoned gentleman now clothed with her guber.
material robes whose great Southern sart nils and
aniInHtes a busom worthy vi the soul "f virginia
Ghivairy.
The Southern Convention is not legislative body
II is the guardian and watch OF the Soun II 10
Congress TO advise, to recommend measures, 10 pro
pagate thought, 10 dev eop ideas, to direct the mind
of our peopiet those inquiries which may guide this
great Southern movement for commercial and manu-
featuring independence, for the development OF South
cru progress the dissemination Southern thought,
Ideas, principles and morale
We regret that this Congress did not Introduce
some inquiry upon the subject of protecting our
slaves fromI the infamous ro5bera, praes the soul
lese viilaus and eowardly asssssns that come down
upon US from the North, TO deceive our slaves Wlth
visions that can never be realized, to mako them dis
contened, to break sssunder the paren;h. bonds OF
mutual love and attachment that bir sster and
ola, iuto 0ue Harmonious aud euG-e.s.s unioh la
there no way TO shield ourselves and faithful,
q rG.rfa
s,ruction that these prowlipg, skuk'r, wolves in
sheep's clothing are aeeking 10 bring up. both mas
ter and slavel Why should these scouuIr"!s from
New England be allowed TO deceive ard esfrey, to
disturb and TO poue the slaves o! the Sou!h-tbelr
supsriors in morals in manners in religion In every
human virtue. We hope the next Convention VIII
take this subject under calm and stern conslders
ton.
Vile Tennessee. We hope and We believe the heert
and the SOUL the great and the good OF all parties III
the South will then COME together in all thelr chva.
ry, in all the glory and majesty OF Southern wisdou
and foresight.
The Northern papers, we see are barking, howing,
whining, canting in all the fraudu;eG; and treache-
rous designs and principles known 10 me Norm, ored
in its hone and tOstered in s mothers milk, against
these Southern Conventions. This ~e may have eh-
pected lust az you may expect The robber aud the
thief TO prepare destroy those VINO are seeking 70
wrest his prey and unholy gains from them ihls
fact proves that the North regarGs these conventions
as the CHIEF through which the s"ath may eh'
pect to shake off the bouds the ignobe bonds they
have put upon her and would rivet with hooks OF Q?
steel. Blythe by, the hn"airha Republican IL
yillifyiny and seeking to destroy, far lie puny
hand can do HARM the moral force and the moral po-
sition of the Convention held at Savannah. The Ed
itor of the Republican is New Englander, and, al
though his home s in the South, we fear bis heart
and his sympathies are in New England. But it may
be that the editorials Of the Republican, on the Sa
vannah Convention, are written by some man born
on Southern soil; il so, We Recommend him and
all who think with him, to seek home IN some CLINE
and society more genial 10 his soul-more in harmony
with his prejudces and sympa,hes.