Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-23
uTIIE IRISH

ity, and Justify the character OF our critIcism.
"TTE IRISH BRIGADE"
The famous Henry Wiu:e- Davis OF Maryland III
the late Congressional debate on the fref'aen' c
Message, snarlingly attributes the recent great DC
mocratic victory to the votes of "the irish Brigade
which stood firm in The hour Of danger. WIN stili
more bitterness the Abolition Know. Nothing Cover
nor g ardner Of Massachusetts,, mskes war upon our
adopted citizens for having "s,ruck down the noble
causo'' of Fremontiam in other ~'rcs' lot ua''R
paralyzed New England Black RepIoiican treason
| and yindica;ed the great charter "t American liberty.
Two wears ago, this same Governor e'aruher us
banded the military companies OF the same "lr's"
Brigade" as unworthy TO be trusted WIN Inc INNS
If ,bs State Of observation-disclosures he still con.
Times to hunt them down because they nave con
tinued to be attached to that perty wh'cn Is oonsef
vo,ive Of the Union, and leaves the people OF the
North and South, Eas, and West, to manage their
oun domestic institutions in their eeveral States. AT
| Nav Orleans, under Jackson, the Irish em'gran's
came forward, promptly and gnllantiy to fight for
\ their adopted country, aud against their hereo'ary
| enemy and oppressor. With the same noble spirit
| in the late Presidential canvass, they defended the
| Constitution against the destructive machinalions OF
| Old aud New England, and in spite of persuasions
o, threats, they still continue TO stand by the right
and by the true principles and interests OF the Anne
rican confederacy. Ia it not proper, then, that the
patriots Of the land should feel grateful towards the
adopted citizens, who dehed the myrmidons OF BLACK
Republicanism and so effectively oided the cause OF
the Constitution and the Cuioni
l. o..,no,; NTH this ;ri1nta 10 the patriotism OIL
our Irish fellow ci,izens, we take great pleasure in
giving circulation TO the sound and just sentiments
of the New York Citizen, the paper started by John
Mitchell. The Citizen quotes and comments upon
the following passage from q long and elaborate re-
view lin Blackwood's Magszinul Of Mrs. Stoves
"Dred," which, while administering q cutting re-
bnhs 70 Mrs. Stowe abounds in misrepresentation
of our institutions:
"The question ia happily no, al English one;
though England is deeply Interested III ITS peaceful
solution. Plainly Ii is desirable that Anerlca siouao
! remain united. anI equally evident-to ourselves al
least il is-that she cai, only maintain her unity by
\ arres,ing the progress of s!G"ery. This Is The .hrst
hing which must be done: and III order To effect II,
two more arc essential; the strengihsni"- OF the arm
of the executive, anG The allaying Of that bite: spiri,
which N.s. Stowe would lsep alive. Guided 10y the
| lights of her wisest statesnen--Qf the anclents and
sages of her history-America shou.d revert to the
law which forbade tho Incorporation oil lsw slave
States in her system. SerijoE should then supplanl
slavery. The trade should be s5aiished the slaves
become inseparable from the land, sad 10 the mas
ter's interest made one with theirs: linus maze IN
! separate from the land, they should form the peeu.
| liar care o. Sss State executive. They should DO tue
| peculiar care, aisc, re think, of the Government of
America-of the feds.sl executive rs much as ut the
executive Of the "State." Why ehould not a CON
| mi. sion be issued from time 10 time-.Gs mean n com
mission from the President-tor the doing %. Justice
- 49,. t.,a .a,ulnfinpg Nav ADMITTING The I'M nos.
.ibility of preventing over severity OF punlthTlent
when ~ha.tiiy-thougi Justly perhaps-admmlstern,
why should not the iI~.truEea,s OF correction be pre-
scribed, and the number OF ias!:eS limited Tor Inc
more formal occasions Oh chas'iseinsn' rpese are
hints-we neaa them for no more. The prascabi.
!ity Of such susgssiisns r, SITS. first. upon the general!
resoRuition of the evil 6, slnvery; aud. secouc, on
the purity Of the srlniue M AIl.rca anu the sharp
spirit aud the nourishment Of patriotism depends
,nsin!y tho first Of ii,era questions. Slavery wll aot
De recognized as an evl 10 The commonwealth ny
men who 1e.v lost all sympathy SIth q moIety OF
the commonwealth Even Mrs. Stowe S'mits mat
the desire tv aLolIrh il. IL not absent In tie south
Weracommsnd her to reassa OG The question, Out so
IA we can read her reasoning. We aG'iss her ny MI
means also to apnea, to American aSarts t7hich che
p - ;'"., - err =; r. issS .sTsT a1I her u];e.nre.
incong.uous."
In this passage %ltosei.iy says the Citizen! us
manifested tbs usual ieuo.sacs OF the American
Union and Constitution, and even OF cII history e1-
hiuited by the English press. The writer URGE
America 10 .rever. 10 the law which forbade the in.
corpo, ation of slave Ssss.es into her systcm.' We
should like to know where such G law Gun bo found
among the Acts Of Congress. 1t Tc2.'d be q curlcsi'
IS 10 sce a Law which contravenes the Th0S i1sa oi
the union OF sovereign and Independent States The
right of every State to hold slaves is distinctly re
copnized IN the Constitution. Gut provision ls even
made for the extradition Of ~"fugitives owing serVice.
Again. the critic in Elaskrood speaks of a commits
sion from the Federal Executive, issued from tune TO
time, for the purpose of ding Justice to inc slave
population. The m"st pnenlightsnea irhoref. native or
foreign, that tolls upon our rail roads OF canals, would
laugh at the absurdity Of SUCH f proposition as this.
The President has no more power in tLs matter than
the Editor of Riac:cood'a. We go farther: and per.
haps this WI as,onish writer's who ne constantly in
the habit Of ta!kiIg of 'the omnipotence OF Parhn.
msut"-ws go farther, end say that Congress it.eii
has not, and Ouyh. not TO nS2e. power I" give the
sligktest redress to any maltrea,e9 slave. Every
State in which slavery exists has its own laws FOR the
protection of slaves, cs well as OF masters, and nti.
,her the Federal Executive nos the Federal Le2lsia.
turo can Interfere with them in any shape or FORM
The Federal authority j. limited BY the Constitution
10 the rendition Of u fugitive slave to the place
whence he came, aud any !aw extending or enlarging
that authority would be subvcrsive OF ti.at ius'ru-
ment uud tantamount TO q disnemberlnent OF the
Union. .
ut is not from negro alarery that any danger I"
American, unity can arise; but from the wicked
and insane attempts Of the people OF oGe State to in.
tsrtere with the domestic concerns OF the people of
another. AS well might the critic of"Ebony" un
dertake to poke his nose into the family affairs OF his
%neighbor, and regulate all the relations between him
and his servants. The question whether negro slare
~ is ali eyi, or not, and whether it ougf 10 b.
in tie Southern States or not by the people
of those States, is one tsi9g; an attempt on the part
a m.iority in the Northern States to force their
Southern brethren to abolish, or even u modify.
slavery, is another. Whenever the Southern States
are convinced il, il for their interest TO abolish negro
slavery, they will do il. They cannot be made TO do
before, and every attemp, OF conpulsion, every
effort to crit, cabin, conHne,' mast end IN defeat or
"
THE THEATRE.
Ms. Eatman's .Ncr Poy-Set.
We had the pleasure Of witnessing on Wednesday
evening lust, the representation Of this new play,
has caused SO much sensation in the principal
cities, aud in ST. Louis, and has won for