Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-02-02

eyinca by giving the right hand of i-llog.bi, %,
who would help 10 crush ua-receiving us, )
roof strangers TO our hou aehold enemies 10 Or, %
This is no mefaphorical exaggeration of on. ~
nor is the dus apprehension OF it confined 10 re-
sion or subdivision Of party. We have sh,Ba
views Of one of our leading journals. Scsrc. q
f,rcible or dscoursging are those Of another :, q
to be, and perhaps generally esteenad, The Us
organ of that party which for more than hall, FL
~ has governed the country; especially th,,
which most pumes itself on devotion 10 the r. a.
The "Enquirer,' to which sl!ude, ia man n,
little dubious Of ia Northern Democratic al q
altogether di-trustful of i,s political adverssr. 3
same quarter. who comprise, il is to be fe,,. &
more powerful and prosperous of the two A, u
In sn article Of The same date with that in, .f&
from The South" Friday last. Dec. 49, n. IL
speaking OF The Democratic party, warn, d. N
.y,e Them 10 feel SIS The people Of the Sor. u
mite out of tn question " AZ To the opoona,. ~
democracy the enquirer" danorrcss ,bs- 4
enemies of slavery, who "once possessing ,hs NJ
of th- country would overthrow the 1sfi,utior. "a
South"
With this prospect a'srinc US in The face; ~
percsptibly downwards a. we ara, by the sti i, iS
Ing force of Northern power; shall We row ~ VI
current. or sit with folded arms till pre,ioi,., p
TIA r.sistl-ss cataract Shall W. NOT rs,bs,
plunge at once willis there ia chance Of esc.,.
But how are these 'eIem-s' to be prevent. 4
po.sessing themselves of the control OF the o.
How may the institutions ot Ahe South be nair,f@
Truly, "a the enquirer" s.ys, "only by den,t3
that euusIity which ia recognized bv the Con..tft D
and rigidly ronfnng thr FEDERAL Governing, y
legitirna.e sphere" Bat when thu; journal !, =
10 tell Us, ths. these objects are TO be s:tanet,,
the agency Of the Democratic party alone !, ~
rapose OH reed quite as frsil ss Northern luz ~
Party poljticisrs can never be relied on "a, -
adherence 20 "p,inciple." Their true watch, ~
oolicy. their means cobes on. their motive sslss'
Aiui prom ptu,a IN hngua a!iud riausnm in y,
Their lips ara ever chanting hymns 10 Iiberr' Z
Justice, and patriotism bur il is mouth honor ii
To expect from them real devotion TO either ~
AZ vice AZ 10 expsct the w:nd-swayed wea'hs ~
10 point invariably TO the North Star. lie vi
them who does NOT verr with the shifting brss ss
popusr opinion or self interest, IT, indeed, ra,. ~
The Democrats Of to day point To the Sor' =
morrow ih-v may poin. due North, or be sup; =
BIZ Fra. .Soi!ars and Ahoiiiionists M
Sill less may we Of the South look 10 the A. ~
ted admission of Kansas for protection from Ne 10
injustice. Viewed in reference TO our security ~
than worthless in my opinion. will that ADJ u
nroya. if Internationally authorized, whaieve -
he the issue OF The furious controversy IN and "a
Kansas SO long wagsd and still raging. for the ~
lstion and control Of its domestic policy. A "
victory, indeed, will the ardent friends Of the Fs
scbi.ye even il they succeed in bringing Hans, We
tbe Union under the Lecomp:on Constitution Ey
not bsrran -rsrher fruitful Of evil NoMinally ~
that Constitution y slav"hold'ng State. che v "
nav. according 10 the evidence before us, is nosf4
.unlIy in The possession Of the frrssollers. llr "
tors and REPRESENTATIVES in Congress-. none csl u
,v;Il ri no distan. date. il not from the first SD.
he all Of that political complexion. She mr
wear the fleece of the lalnb-she will soon s.,f
teeth Of the wolf
No. II ia not by trusting implicitly 10 II. "a
faith of our Northern cont-deraes, nor to ps-ri q
sis,.ncy, nor to the friendship of new and - Z,
cal ally, that the South il to rxp-ct par'nanst'
from insult aud aggression. Nothing. in my G: y.
will afford us chance OF such rellei' even ls,,aj
riy. short OF a restoration to the South Of 49,
voice in the Senate; nothing render that .-.s-2
i,self nermanent, short Of constitutional gusys
nj ouch equality. or Of some equivalent ney y
self protection.
In aIludny to the early admission Of M:,,.u
and Oregon, both the popular journals havsr.,
to, though seemingly afquiesclng in tho antt:Hs'
concurrence of the Southern representation. ~ 81
" regard the event ~ pregnant with dangs'lE
South and to the Union. We doubt not ths c IS
the fixed belief not of Southern journals. nor ~
entire Southern people only, but of every mar "a
biased Judgment A government embracing o.
communities, one or more Of which are di"ir
cua,oms. interests and institutions from Others.
sad of superior political waight and physical .'s.
however mildly administered at first. must te':s
in a tyranny unless ihsre be in its organLa altos
impossible barrier against approximations e.
means of selt.pro:ection. So thinking, somsc {
pinias ablest sta'osmen and truest patriots prof.
ed the Government of the United States fr:'~
frs. 'general consolidated government a.
Judgment, zone Of the worst curses that can p
befall a nation"
Mr.. Calhoun, whose transcendent ability ao:l
attachment to the South none ever doubted, 10
thoughts anxiously turned 10 this sub ect. lst.
seems to have been dual Executive. NOR. =
teal and effrctual protection, with unfeigne: r.
dence may | be allowed to suggeet, would, p-s
be afforded by constitutional provision sutht-i-
separation of the Senate, at the desire OF sp-&
number of Senators. into two bodies representing
speciively the slsveholding and nonslsveho!dIt. :.
tirns; and declaring that no law, or nj least Ic'<.
fectiug the domestic institutions Of any S@
States shall 90 into cffec: without the concurre,
mhjority, or other specified number OF Sena'oI !
pre- sentirg the section to which such State or ~
shall belong; or, without the lormsity OF sett
chambers, declaring that no such law should psfs
nesatved by a specihed number of Senator 81
either section.
The door 10 peace and Justice, by way OF an a. -
ment to The Constitution was wisely left by its fri
ever open The hols thereby inspired, it is Gui,8
bsb!a turned thu scale in favor Of i:s adoption
Virginia Convention. Accompanying the ve-ta
of ratification that body transmitted to CongreahS
dry amendments. Other States, also, Ct The y
adoption. expressed desire for further decsrts
clauses; and 10 less than ten new clauses were,ss
previous to the close of The year l79l An eie'ts
amendment WA adopted in tina; year. and II
in 1904. The Virginia Convention Gnaliy rstif, 81
Constitution by a majority Of 0H ten rotfi OFT "a
aggregate of lGS. Had the warnings Of Jane, q
roe and George Mason and Patrick Henry, WI
five more converts to the side they espoused, Va
had withheld her accession. Had thu sis:e If II
now submitting, the wrongs api the insults sh- q
endures, aud the still greater injustice with VIII
is menaced, exceeding their worst predictions
foreseen, the Constitution would have been re- Il
most probably, by an unanimous vote. b
/. IL time some effort should be made 10 ares
impending downfall of The South more 'iIi:ien' 3
complaints; aud any measure likely to r-etors ~
and friendship should be seconded by every tru- ~
OF the Union. We have no reason ever 10 eXgips
period more proptious whether We look To- III. Y
siions uf our Northern brethren towards u, or II
own relative strength.
''Now's IKE day, aud now. the hout." Z
According TO the almost universal belief k.k
will befor. admission or immediately after pr z
slavery. Minnesota and Oregon. decidedly iun.
that institution, are now, it is aad ready TO apf i
admission. Should all be received, there will BE-, u
ing to Kansas Is eventually acting with tho W
a clear majority ia the Senate Of eight 8gains =
lber- are now OUT t~O-Rn advantage eurrept' e
obtained by our sdversaries, or yielded "a We K
since found 20 our coat, by the magnanimity-
folly, should va not rather say-of the South 10 I.
sen'ing Ia The admission Of California. BE th. .
rnsy there is at this time sectional majority
two against us. Take from that majority our ~
cratic friends, and our adversaries are reducett
msagre minority. Let US then bring our No'i
friends 10 the test. LIT us, in the language OF
" Enquirer" rot only demand that equality of
which is recognZ ID By .he Constitution butt
adequate protc'ionfnr all on. rights, State and "
raj, from the aggressioDs u. our allies III D
social or separate character. II now, in the
emf condition Of the Senate, sectional and u
war and mutual aud enduring hste-,h- S"r =
people reject our appeal what ARE we to exp-c, ~
in the lapse OF n lew yeara- perhaps of u few N E
in addition TO their oyerpower;ng ascendancy 3
House of Representatives, and Their undispu,-c p
er TO elect the President in future, they shall seq
large aud constantly increasing majority in tn n
a'-! When, in word. the entire powers of the n
eral Government. legislative, executive and iut =
enormous AZ they are, shall be permanently y-s,rS
the people OF the North-tha. portion Of them. Il {.
be. who delight TO honor tho Bsnkses and The "
ards, the Burngames and Summers and Giddms :
Comforting on them high official power and dr1ss,
toni And why! Why, but because they hs'r (;
libel the SOUTH With these, or such AS these il
ascendant, who believes that another State, WI
shtu;lons siml'sr to our own, will ever DO siu
into the Unionl .lnd3us, non ego. Shall we
farily encounter the hazsrd of their tender met
and lick the hands that spnrn us1 <
lrepeat, il is time there should be an end Of l.
porlslDg measures. They have only served here'
has .U,.II =. a