Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-02-12
CARRYING THE WAR INTO AFRICA.

One OF the most surprising episodes that We remen-
Der in the Issues raining to slavery has lately been
exhibited in the lower House of the Massachusetts
Legislature In that seething cauldror Of Black Re.
pubcansm niger philanthropy, Abolition howlers,
and all other elements tending towarda national dis
order Mr.. Caleb Gushing, who by come happy acct.
dent was elected 10 saat in that unwhoiesOme body,
pitched live she'll into the camp, upon motion Civ
ing the petitioners for the removal OF Judge LoriDg
leave to withdraw. Mr.. Gushing in fact, has abeo-
uely begun the came plan OF attack in Massachusetts,
that the men that State have seduiOusiy carried
out In the capital of the country for the past FIVE and
twenty years. No may safely predict what this
renewal Of agitation within the enemy's lines-upon
their most cheriihed though fragile prncipes-may
yet achieve; but we believe il by no Means improba'
ba that before another quarter OF century goes BY,
here may be en- Overwhelming majority in the State
Of Massachusetts i'll support Of slavery, as an insifu
ton; and much larger capital than they hive a, pre-
cent invested in the importation ofthe coored labor.
ers themselves
To return, however, to the opening Of Mr.. Cush-
ing's campa;gu He INDUCED a crowded Legislature,
Tuesday last with clear ehnrp singing piece al
logic which must have been i'll the highest degree
dissstfu TO his hearers. lie told them. that they
shrunk like whipped spanels under the lash of Lloyd
Garrison, who drove over them in the car OF the Ami
Slavery Society that the Legislature had been in'l.
Undated and bulied into voting the Hall for negro
agitation though the Society had merely played The
game of compulsOn, and refused to accept the Hail
when il was voted. In word Mr.. Gushing told his
hearers that il was question whether the members "t
that body were freemen, acting without restraint,
whether they were covering under the menaces OF H
society which openly advocated disunion in lis worst
and most reprehensible aspect.
We may imagine what must have been The effect
produced by these hons thruss of our late able At.
torney General There he stood, alone ia that arena
Of nggerdom, goring his enraged audience from tail
to brisket; and not a man of them all could find
words reply TO him. 1.-The behavior Of the House.,
however, as We learn by the Daily Advertiser "was
admirable. When he closed, although at least u
dozen members doubtless, burned to reply to him,
with rare but most commendabls forhearance, no
member of the majority accepted his invitation to
wander away from the legitimate business of the day
This We can readily understand but We go further,
and believe that the majority will yet burn IN much
hotter place before any Of them can shake the po-
sition taken by the new member froN Newburyporf.
Of course Mr. Cushings proposition was voted
down He need not despair. however, OF eventually
bringing the Massachusetts Legislature to it's Senses
hands, we would suggest to him to bring forward an
other resolution 10 inquire how much money Gov.
Banks borrowed of Messrs- lawrence, Stone, 81 Co.,
to build the Little back building at Waltham." ~
Warrington States.
LARGEST CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES.
The African church. in Richmond, Virginia. has
long been the largest church in this country, though
it il second, in point OF numbers, to the church
in Beaufort, 5. e. of which Rev. J. NJ. e. Breaker
10 pastor. This Clergyman writes TO the Examiner
IL have baptized Sos persons in the fellowship Of the
Baptiet Church, at this place, beaufort. ). C.,j
within the present year, 1850 all OF whom are
coored but eight and thI makes the present number
Of its membership 35ll-probaby the largest church
in the world. OF these lS0 whites all the rect
coored."-[ Columbia Soaih Carolin,an.