Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-12-06


were declared iclouS or traitors:
Who m.t>i har= them
" WV The honest rnrr.
Tl,n w5uIi the !ri"u> and traitors "h
irnlS.' for there are enough. ii may he--"t
beat thc hony>i men and hang mp them.
Why, ,!u wy lot sec ;hat military lorc
from 1,Jun 10 :.uuu >tT"u. i now assemble!
uiIy armcd and equipped. % prevent the ring
leader nf Il murdcfuu> abolition movement
taken within tn" Limits # Virginia. and doom
cd ly her law~ = tn" very moment write. &
cxpatc his mi>,lrcdS by just but sricy"u'
punishment, from being rescued by his acre>
>air> IT the North:
Buy while Ii" redress * to he expected from
tie Individual States there is ample power in
the Federal autiiorii,>-nay il i ma'c thci;
special ,iG:y--to provide fnr "IT perfect Secu
ritz. Fortunately, Congress and the General
Assembly ct Virginia will both convene in 4 trw
davS. Let the go"d faith and friendship oi
our Northern lilies hc hraugh; immediately
to the tc>i. Let our STAT. authorities and
representatives in Congress d"nand a compll.
ancG "ith tie imperative commandment NJ the
Constitution, which r"r'lra> that The
Uhit'd States -HAiI protect each Stat.
from INVASION IT,. p"""r lr protect iro,il
INVASION iuyo"cs thai "i protecting from immi
Eent danger ni INVASION. in Ike manner
aprrchcpd ;hc obligation 10 suppress u>urrcr.
ton. aul .,ialanicc lo each State 4 republican
form al Government. includes the power to
punish all who may advise. or conSpire with
ctErr> I" rchcl or make inSurroc!inn. whether
such rebellion or insurrection be made or not
and all who shall c0n>pi!c t" >UbyeIt the re-
publican Government of any State, and to
establish an m>,lrpat:on within lis limits
But the mere passage Of such laws H. inter
Diet or punish hostile movements Of the char
actrr in question. viii not suffice unless .ulI
provision be made 'or their due execution; not
hv calling on the militia oi the infected section
from which aggrc>SionS may come, or b,
threatened, but by II regular force raised and
stationed on the rcIui>ition Of the cn'amgrrco
State. within its limits. subject 10 be called IN
to service by the President, ami placed ut thu
disposal ana under the orders Of the c"mman
dcr.inchcf of such State ior 1t, d,irnry.
In word, without goiu: into details, tn,
Southern States Should require from the fcdc
raj Government srCuHIrf: security to The cN
tent of IL ability and Obligation absolute
practical ciirctrral sccu;ity-and n"thin: short
OF tha; should be accepted. In claiming II we SUI
for no favor; wc demand right. Can it be re
fused Then will the United States refuse 10
redeem their pledge, and the compact which
made us :. united people Is at an end-ende'
bv the violation of solemn, fundamental AN
indispensable condition Of our Union.
The Southern States in declaring tins ~
their understanding and judgment rannct h'
properly said to scr,,i6 Secession implies th,
rontinu,d trisi,ncc Of Il body from which ;
withdrawal i, made But il the legal conSc
uuence Of the palpablc violation Of the com
pact bc that the compact i al an end, th'
body polite which it created. Is dct"h't, an'
It's dissolution necessarily releases every S'at'
from the bonds Of Union.
BE this As it nav, whether the severance o
our political connection be termed secession o.
dissolution, the consequences will be the same
The United States, in their aggregate charac
ter, as a body polite, will cease to exist, an,
the States, dSunted. revert to their origina
condition or separate and independent sovc
rcignticS. In the mean time, to meet the pos
sible contingency Of a refusal by the CnitcC
States To keen their covenant, il would seen
, hmt timely precantion to call an immedlat
or early convention of the Southern States, I
. =
, Congress Should these ne incompatIbe wit
our rights aud orr safety. the crisis. will DE-
mani commr>S ~ We'll as courage Rash
po.S mi - r"nr" - r'fHruS. as y pusil'animnu
Submission u",it u" ii, ,.rr ~"lu' II wOuia !
prr,natr.,e a!d I.i c-,im,rE"u- ~. any udlviiu;
ia dictate the mcnSurr> then to b. aiken
The should aud doubtless will. be adLp.-. I
the eyiccncv, and such as will preserve III
rights, the interests and the honor Of the Soutl
crn peoplc. Should diSunion cnsuc, let thos
whose breach of faith and wrongful acts Slra
bring it about. bear the blame, n they vii! Gel
,ainlv gather its most bitter fruits. The Sout
has ever evnced Il sincere and deep prooted a
tachncnt 10 the Union, as it was ordained an
designed In proof Of this We may appeal
unr lOng endurance NJ contrImcl: ana NJ
greSsion Year after year. our institutions an
Onr character as people have been rcrl'"d: an
the property q: our citizens openly or secret
taken and withheld from its owners. But II
suit and pillase have at length given place
invasion and murder; and these outragcS, as a
ready said, have received the open support G
silent acqueSccncc Of the Northern people
! Schemes still more atr0cious arc aiioat, count
nanccd by their representatives and statesmen
/ The Governor Of the most populous State
the Union, and no less than SiAty-eight men
bcrS of Congress are promoting the clrcuIatlo
( Of a pamphlet, designed to Snbvert our StA
institutions. coniiscatc our property, and deilis
our land in blood. VIII not the Representative
in Congress who really desire TO preserve Il
Union, purge the councils Of the nation by Il
expulsion OF these traitors and murdcrcrS, li'
as such. in moral view, must all accom-
plircs Of the North Carolina Arnold be r.
garded)--or withdraw from all political con
munion with them. Let it not be said th
this would hr a revolutionary movement.
world bc 0,,t;.r.:pi''ionajY. and strictly g"
.,i,n,;orai j. l.
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