Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-07-27
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FALSE PATRIOTISM.

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The following thoughts ksv. been Suggested r,
reading the address OF Hon. w. Newton, oetor. -.
Literary Societies at the Lexington Institute. Til. o.s
tor OF the occasion has some reputation, which, VIII e,h.,
justly o. not, | trust be is not willing 10 risk on II.
merits OF the last production. Indeed, it would b.
unmercilul to Judge OF the capacity OF any man ~.
tending 10 craftsmanship, or even 10 literature by IT,
narrow restricted Effort OF the address. When ops
contempls'es H statesman, the fret idea IN that dir.o
lion il surprising him To b- q patriot. a man WIN
loves his country. not his firm only, or bis asieh5o,.
hood. or HE STATE, or even Strer0L Stairs, but n,
country. her lars, her ,nstl"tions, her flag, by !s,t
and by sea.
In all the qualities of true craftsmanship, N,
New lUu Is suI passtd by few II any, OF the puouc M,
of the country" 81 writes the editor who, he SAT,
in his literary production, combines the '.y,scs al
Addison, the rich luIurisnce Of johnson, the strsu,,h
vi Bacon, and the sG5iimIty OF Milton"
Gtcat praise, truly, the one o. the other, but ,hsi
quiet citiz -ns of Is happy and great country c.npo,
resist the temptation Oi asking Themselves IN. or-.
ton Was this great Union of sovereign Sia,.,
wrought into compact, scaled by the blood all
patriots, merely for their work 10 be tanns,
I'd with, and irl'fed away, and boys taugt, ,oI
value II AS An oppression instead OF y safety spt
4 rttugsY God def-nd US. ss know he wi q
from such ~statesnanship. The address argues hal
80 the anti slavery population has increase Nh
lie Tree States have n majority in Congress OF Jo,b
ilnu-es, the only safety iot the Southern portion al
the Union Il IL dissolve the COMPACT Of Union sylI
set up 4 Southern Republic, when. by mlgir. rys,,I
good and pertec, gilt" will be show-r-d on us. NJ
propose 10 examine The wisdom OF the above stated
nanrhlp. not ~ 4 statesmen. or even A. A politic,
writer, but simply u citizen who loves his who'd
country, and the Southern portion especially. In ,h.|
first place i would Ask, whether ths South has mad
asd the control Of Congress1 The assertion ths, ,h.|
North has gained II, renders il obvious that the SopthI
has lost 1t. That being indispensable. youdI
Ask, did not the North serve under Us. adj
che not prosper under our Legislation, ctI
che dissolve the compact There was no c,n.t
plant. How did she get the sscendancy ~
BY usurpatlon, by force. by traudl BY none o. these.
Then howl BY a steady, constitutional, lawful
growth. II they thus acted under our government
let us thus patrioticaily act uuder them. The chscksl
and balances Of the government are dss'roytd"-
How! Is the Constitution changed Is there g prod
POSITION from The new lnhrrliors OF power 10 chsny4
II No: the proposition comes from those who havJ
lost authority; but il Needs no change. In the lan(
guage OF that chiVa!ron' patriot II. A. Wi.e{
no man has fsthomed i.s depth or calculs.a5I
lts length, breadth or height" Blu, why shoat5
halt the Union be- in danger. in her property al
her liberty, because the power to l~egislste i, 10 til
hands OF that portion "f The country where domestic
slavery does not exist All my possessions are al
slaves. uearly; | have no fear. OF them. They AL
citizena OF q common country, "bone of our bousy
and teeh OF our frsh.'' with wisdom eqrsl 20 ouyk
with patriot SIN equal; do not speak OF tsns.ics b.l
longing 10 either sactlon,l with talents and love Al
law and order and justice equal-t Is undertaking it4 u
patriotism Of our couD:ryinen TO t-ar them in ,hel-
legislation, il is undertaking the spirit of the "Cay.IL
)ier" stock of the South 10 imagine submission III
wrong. ! have neither i-srs for the preparation al
wrong or The proper resistance should il come. Thl
humble writer c~.udidIy thinks it a mistaken patrN |
lsm that look, on di.solulion IS q reuedy Tor avn
evil. A remedy indeed. i: is sacrilege-,o think MI
Northern s.stesmen would leopard the Uuion il -
feet TREASON on them 10 suppose that power will u
used for the obstruction. rather than The prosperity 0 &
the Republic. Little Delaware still Retains a l.N
slaves in their midst. and has for eighty years! Al
remedy, indeed. 10 bias, the hopes OF mankind, ou&
earth; To atop the car OF regulated liberty; 10 cru,S
the noble ASPIRATIONS OF the genuine patriot, wh{
looks through the medium Of this Republic tor III
realization IL man OF all the excellence to which BID
nature is capable Of reaching, and realizing The grrsk
truth OF The power of man to govern himself, thsN
life, liberty and property are cafe when regulated b j
laws Of his own framing. UEIoS. y