Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-04-19
From the Huntsville (,la.) Advocate
GOVERNOR WISE AND TIE ADMINISTRATION
RrcuNoSD. Va, Jan. 3, lsjy.

- ever 0Rct' II is a selfsolacc Of mine thai
never lost a friend once won. and never won
n enemy by any fault Of mine for which !
IN re 'rm'h myself | hope that Won don (
rcproach me " tn hlying forfeited yo;lr esteem
in the least dc rec regret that the lapse o.
.lue and dista zee have remove It's so far alrlr,
hat We have n,t had the opportunity of NOR,
""1ucmr interchange "i personal attrn'ior. hu
hope that the re ard or respect Of neither for
the other has dirui is e'i.
am sorry u be inform ii 'thot the South il
,or q nidoW." A willow is 4 { rlnrn being
ind demands all my sym athr ! true that
IN m,rrled nln alr, q ly. and can ten.lcr the
lady in weeds my true and gallant; dcvo
torasa "ausbaRd." And were IN n state
.in.l bleS>cneSs i; would still be agtnSt na
turc for Inc to tender ms hand to the S ,uth il
'oy wedlock. fJr ! claim tn be born of her
vo;nb and To be as loyal son As ever sucked
The milk Of his mother, and to be ready to pro
.cct her in veal or woe against every cneIn,
md every evil accnr'iing 10 the best ahil,,
sith which Tod and her nursing have endowed
me. Protect he Az, if do not IN " my righ
and forget its cunning! From what: From,
iholiioni-,s and Proiectioni>tS and land lnI,.
bers and ;reasIry robbers. Yes, rs alwa, $
the trcachery of sons of her own. and from the
folly OF her sincere friends, too, mean to try
la protect her. A. have tried Of late in vain.
lwouldprotcct her from the authors Of Kansas
Nebraska blllS-from the frceS0illsn Of Badger
i'ncnt mcnts-'rom the cfftc's Of repeating law
establishing AMI protecting slavery in 'rerrIt"
les RON the LllSc protection Of n0nntcr
vcnlion. withdrawing all pretcn>ion to protect
ii persons anl property equally and alike oi
the common territory of joint settlement from
lcronpton policy that hu'l not the wisdom even
# Il. ops COCK in the fable -irGm the c,mpro.
misses Of Enri.h bills which stripped Us oi
every pIrIrie murl prestige We bad left
from the wickcincSs oi force and tr,uf' ani
he f'lly ofa minority attempting 10 establish
iue OF ',tis "Ri m.tc,S IN the face ol an un
,crnpnlous majority We were strong on thc
moral ground OF cq':ality. We iclinlu>hvi
that in attempting t" assume mere than cqurl.
tv. and we lo,, ail character for l'IStic'. We
wcrc wi>c once in demanding M more than oar
ln. AMI wc have i,ecn foolish since and uf lite
III tryin. 10 deprive others Of their due .E.op
ausht the cock in the fable to say to the horse
when he cn'ercd hi- ,ta |. III vDn won't tread
1n my toes, | wont uIco yous. l;ui 0ur
:ock ha> crossed Ike rhanticccr the defiant
note: "Wt,4t..f fe,,i ot lie has said t
lron.,hod hcot>. "I'l stamp yonr toe, OIL
We have tired TO play the same game ot
snatch as snatch can, with the most snatch
in: >natrhcr, in the world. ". have
challenged Il competition Of settlement.
with thin siaschndne, Agricultural
population or our part against = III ority host
of ccm,ncrcia trading. free white. frcc-,oIl
pcoplc. who have not all homes, and who are
Keeping sharp look out iur them, ard who
can u>c >harpcs = 'ieS, put into their hands by
lanatic,Sr To acquire them. All they ask is
Tor the rule To- bc once fixed th,t yoa can take
al you can and h 'ld all you can take, and thlt
no power Of Congress or other power is 10 in.
trrirrc IL hinder the strongest III taking ami
holding all Now, | have raised my warning
., late against this weakness and wichc,llie>s
IN o'w nart have tried To protect II widow.
cd l. OF lcr the S'uth hv giving hon Il ii al
coui,,cl II .;,insf the vi ole household. The Ru.
ne Is have tried to sill me into Egypt for my
dreaming" But an, nevertheless, loyal 10
the house Of my father and lo.ing to my mis-.
guided brethren. and mean 10 rc'ionblc my
efforts the more to save the house OF Israel. u
| must be driven out a dreamer. will At
. ea, preserve "n.inc iutcg ity, and time and
the tlay of famine will show who>e counsel and
whose course will have saved the household
and e it and all the land If the stranger too
Ave. and i, Democracy, aS well as the South
To lave no out 81 ok, n. hOI c>t counsellor! Are
We 10 hc given over tu the icdrIa gods oi Pa
rit. rail rrad> Are We 10 ont )d:oo ld1g0?
r. out Adams Adams, III putting internal I'M
provrlncnts by the general government on the
most omnipotent and ind iin'cy stretching
power of all powers of the federal govern.
mcnt-thc ,rQy Josr, r' Are we tu abolish al
valnrcln and adopt specific duties TO supply
tariff for revenue, the standard Of which l.
llIeady 81 millions Of eXprnhitu on 32l
average rate OF lnpOrtatlon>: Are We to III
crease 81 millions of expenditure 20 the I'M
known lmllcss AIN, un, required fr railroads
acI o., this CONTINENT for post Offices tat don't
pay expenses; for pensions unhta"d "f III
character and amount; for land ticc which
gives away three aci,S for every OF sold and
brings Us in debt; f,r increase OF standing
army such as our frontiers and Indian wars
and proteclorates of foreign territory propose;
and for such Il navy as I>thmian war, with no
less than eight Powers Of the earth, England,
Spain. France. Mcxr o, Nicaragua, Cost, Rica,
New Granada and Paraguay demand il threaten
cl only: Is protcc'in to he turned into pro
hbitio,,? II 50. what is ''iir.rf torF' l.
h,Md tnr the only one whirh can b. zap.
lortinned1" Are L land owners u pay
all the cost Of IL crusade of Congress
.,nl manr.t dc>tiry; l. strict cnnS'ru''.
ton ard are State rights 10 be abandoned.
and ale we 20 give W. State corp rIt''!.> {"
The Lauh hruptci,s of Il federal commission -?
Where would have been our people an tlcii
effect. last Year II 4 f. Ter Il pp"er c0uii have
put our STAT. banks il to- course of q ,ilation
under commission of bankruptcy Is the
Smlh--i> any portion Of our country in i Siu
i,icn To rlsn into war-wars invited 10y the
President with three European and five Amcri
can powers? And are we Ia hc Il grand con
>o;latc,i. elective. North and South American
! inpc lali,n: The question is Mt. 'Wili the
U,i IN bc ,iisSolvcd:' That j. 4 settled 1uc>-
,lon. But THE QUESTION Il, "lS THE OLD NWGf-
.,xI, DEwoomAr,c FAITH TO BE AGA>D"XEn. ASH
,pr WE To Kusu oN WITH 1uE PRESIDENT iNr" \
rIrI SCHEME ~ FEDERAL POLICY. WHICH ~ Ir>
H!i"lE OUTLINE ASp F!LLI>" rP, EXCEEDS A>r
Federalism. Is ALL IT. FONTS. WHICH A ll,Mii.-
TnS or ADAN4 or Any OTHER L\TITrpiNAHiiN.
! EyEgpAHrp To Project nE PROPOSE. Eormy part
take ground now firmly and 1t once against
thcror ,o,r,r. am for the Washington IOlcy
y, peace, and against all entanglIng ALI Incc>
maniiuc nothing but what is right and sub
mittinc To nothing that ;> wrong" and for pre-
serving and protecting the South and whole
country from ambition, and buccanecring war
Of which the landed and planting interests
would have to bear the burtlicns at n great sa.
crticc of present prosperity. am against in
trrr,a improvements By the General Govern
menr. M re than ever since their obstruction
i put OF the uoj' 7over. If We could beard
Ensland up to so 40 ten years ago, without a
roa,l or known route to Oregon--"hy can't we
wait for emigrans to beat path on their way
To gold mines and hold California without cut
ting a military road in time peace! aIn tor
retreuchnent and reform of all expenditure
and for revenue only for All economical ahm'''-
i>tration on scale Of pure old Ia>h'"nr1 re-
publican simplicity. discriminating no more
than l. necessary 10 prevent proiibItioh on lin-