Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-11-02

Inc old Richmond Enquirer u leading /
Democratic organ. and truthful representa-
i've Of Southern sentiment. II talks without
Disguise, aud speaks by the book. One of the
significant productions in connection with the
Hspers Ferry afair-morc significant than
the bushels Of chaff found in the capet bag Of
Brown and doled out in the National Demo.
Gratis the following article from the Rich.
mond Enquirer Of October 9Th. 1t points
with unerring finger to the step the Sham De.
mocracy Of the North must inevitably take very
soon, and we commend what the Enquirer now
says to the serious consideration of all North
on Democrats This is its language:
The Harpers Ferry emeuic seems to have in.
vigorated with redoubed zeal the friends OF
protection TO Slavery in the States and Terri
tories. When the Ounfederacy, as at present
governed, subjects Southern States TO pillsge,
and plunder, and murder, the unprotecte'
STAKEHOLDER in The Territories would fare h1dly
If left tO courts of justice. The conservatives
Of the North must see, in the Harpers Ferry
affair, that the only settlement Of the disturb
ing and dangerous question Of Slavery is in the
wledgement of its constitutional rights
and their protection This is necessary TO pre-
serve the Southern States from the coIsequen-
ces of "irrepressible conflicts" like that at
Harper's Ferry, which endanger the Confeder-
acy, and unless speedily and eifectuslly prevent
ed must disrupt the Union.
Already the want Of that protection afforded
by proper enforcement of the Fugitive Slave
Law has liberated to all insents and purposes,
the slaves of the northern border Of Virginia
Slavery in Fairfax LOudoun, Jefferson, Berke.
ley, Morgan, Hampshire, and similarly situated
counties, is at present an institution not en-.
forced by the sanction of law, but preserved by
| the voluntary snffeTance of the slaves them
selves. At any moment, any Saturday night,
they can bid adisu TO master and decamp to
Pennsylvania, finding shelter and protection,
instead of proper enforcement Of cOnstitu
tional obligations.
Non, ,iRterpentiOn has practically liberated the
SlaUeS of ore entrre tier Of counties in Virginia
Non-intervention has already given just cause
for dissolution, and unless speedily abandoned
by the National Government, aud the CSnItitu.
tiOBal obligation of Intervention for protection
be adopted, there will assemble no more Nation
al Conventions Of the Democracy, and the day
of disuniOn will speedily dawn. The conserva.
tiye Union men throughout the South are daily
giving way before the just cry for some certain
and sure remedy against the destructive policy
of non-interyention.
II the Harper's Ferry emeuts is the necessary
consequence of the "irrepressible conflict" Of
Mr.. Seward, the liberated condition Of The siapeS
of Northern Virginia is The practical effect Of the
doctrines Of non-interpsntioA. II the dogma ol
Seward has initiated the crimes Of murder and
treason, the negation of non Intervention has
paralyzed the laws of Virginia, liberated oul
slaves and defrauded our citizens.
II the negroes of Harper's Ferry did not raj
ly to the black standard and Iist in the "irre.
pressible conflict" it was because non inter
;entOn had already rendered them free, and they
were unwilling to risk the consequences of q
conflict where the benefits it could confer, i
successful, were no greater than those already
} enjoyed.
The negroes of Northern Vuginia are free b.
operation Of Federal non intsrUeHttOn; the au
thority of the master does not exist they re
main in tue State because il suits them to re-
main no law enforces obedience, no authority
Z of the master compels labor, for the enforcement
Of either results in the certain loss of the slave
When this unrestrained liberty becomes Insult
ferAble TO the white, thenegrO is converted into
money, and white labor thus gradually under.
mines the institution. Each year this NortheTr
free labor wave encroaches further upon the
institution, and deyotes a portion of slave sol
) to the future of white labor.
, Thus, non Intervention by the Federal Gouern
leHt is practically AbolitiOnising Virginia, am
gradually, bit surely, undermining the insfitu
tiOn of Slavery. While the "irreprsssible con
fict," terminates in the folly and bIoodshed by
) Harper's Ferry, the stultiiyng, disqualiiyinl
plea of Observation-Disclosures rventionr-quetly
underminas Slavery throughout the borde
counties of Virginia The former we can con
: quer by our own right arm, but the bette
n posOns the very life blood of Slavery in Nir
, ginia, and, unless arrested, will eat, like
u loathesome cancer, into the very vitals o
Southern Slavery. NOn.inleryention, the Lega
ton of law, is no principle for people who's
lawless marauders are not deferred from as
sailing the sovereignty of the States. In tn
days of Harper's Ferry emeHtes, we want tn
enforcement of idioS, and not their negation. -
Protection Of Sldpery is demanded by the bloc
of slaughtered Citizens and the traitorous South
, ern man that dares deny the right is even NOR
criminal than the inmates OF the CharlestowI
: Jail Fanaticism made traitor of Brown, br
political capital makes the traitor of the Sout
D ern man who questions the necessity or dene
the ri ght of Slavery to protection.
D Here, well remarks a cotemporary, we hav
the doctrine most fully intimated that SLAYER
{ is not domestic in its character, but national =
, Federal protection in the Territories is NJ
, enough The institution must be protected b
J the General Government in the Staies! This
g the latest and most extraordinary demand {
. the Slave Power, but one, nevertheless, whic
is perfectly natural to the aggression of th'
4 power, and which follows as a matter Of cours
i. This is the feast to which Democratic voters
. the North are to be invited. They have a
quiesced so long and quietly in the aggression
Of the South, that the latter take it for graz
ed that the former are ready to accede TO an
D demand, however outrageous it may be.
Tho Enquirer's insane rant about disunio
a but i'll accords with the desperate condition
3 represents tho slavery interest of Virginia
! be in, independent Of Federal protection.
: it required tho interposition of United Stat
4 troops to conquer Old Brown AMI twenty OF
A followers, what would become of VirginiI
3 being without the Union, and depending uPC
d her own strength, she would be invaded
q other Browns, who, not having the fear Of Fe
= eral power before their eyes, would be darir
and dfeanti The Harper's Ferry insurreet!'
should have inculcated different spirit in Go
4 Wise and the Virginians generally than that
2 buster and bravado. 1t should haVo shov
y y them, as 1t has shown the outside world, th
2 the impotence of tho "old Dominion" is
4 mentally great.
20 Iiooueut ryIhuta IN tha I,abOrer,