Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-12-02
LETTER r O BOSTON.
tCorresyoadeDre o. tie hie'.no"d k"y1i,s':'
BoSroN, Nov. Is, 1852.

While the State of Virginia is being attacked
hy Northern fanatics IN her domestic inStitu-
tions. guaranteed 10 her by the Constitution,
and while MANY oI the New England presses
! and clergy svmpathisc with and attempt To make
heroes of those traitors and ISSasSinS, who art.
now under the ban of the law for their rrimr>.
it is refreshing To know that there is Il class nj
p%atriOric men III the North true Ia the honor,
the rights aud the welfare Of the whole country.
We have lately rc-pcrlscd IN eloquent and
soul-StIring address, delivered at Bunker Hill
Nov. !. lS5t. BY lion. Arthur VI. Austin, the
present collector oI the ports oil Boston and
! Charlc>tnwn, and We are i%orcji,ly str:."k with
the almost prophetic wisdom, the powerful ar-
peals and the great political sagaclty exhibited
in The address. Mr.. Austin, viii" may be con.
sidcrcd one OF the representative ineh Of the
: National Democracy Of New England, seems
To have PORTRAYED with logical accuracy the
=. very results OF the Eanaiirai teachings ni the
North, which have now eliminated in treason
and bloodShed.
Mr.. Austin, speaking of The -irt Of the North
West Territory by Virginia for the common
berft fit Of the mon, uiteys the following glow
ing aud patriotic sentiments:
This rich inheritance or which ] have
/ spoken, was then the siit Of Virginia 10 the
North-Virginia, one of those Southern States
that or Northern fanatics would pursue with
firc.hrandS. arrows and death
Ever generous, ever diSintcrcs'Cd \ irginia 1.
She has ALWAYS been ready 10 make sacrifices
for the public good for the common bene!lL--
| have scarcely heen within her borders am
utS!ightly acquainted with an.Y oi her sons, nut
from childhood my heart has always expanded,
rejecting upon her patriotic sacrifices and her
noble history.
Ever glorious Virginia She has given 1"
the world the model Of 4 warrior. . statesman
! and II patriot. She has givcn to this Union
statesmen whose disintcrrstrd devotion 10 the
interests Of our whole country, has never breu
,urlaS>cd-has Fever lrrrn cHuallci ~ the All
mails of a world.
Her mighty dead ariSc-ariSc III matchlc>s
array before me. Among her orators are GILES,
Randolph, Writ aud Patrick Henry. see the
mild, Thoughtful, philosophIr face OF Madison,
the hold, reSoiuir uuGauatcd front at Monroe,
and Jefferson, his countenauce lighted ny With
Youthful enthusiasm, rs when he first pledged
his soul To the calIsc q! his ''ountry. Ana
above all and before: all, tic Icvrrcd and dIsni-
lied presence OF him who was ''IiT.t III war.
first in peace, and first in the hearts oi his
countrvinen." Sir. | was about 10 ask YOU If
we have any quarrel with Virginia, hut will
no, E;lt the question in thar unworthy form:
but. sir. do YOU not feel, 10 yon not recognise
his Virginia of which ] speak, ~ Il part III
your country? And is there any i'll tbs large
assembly, IN void Of niani!ne,s. 80 lost to All
p~a,riu,ir QUESTION. a. not 10 determine in Ills m
mos, mind that She shall never u" a!heg i'"in 3
portion Of lS'coiintry:
And uuw, sir, Il few words a. oacgTc>SinnS
npon the doinc>ii' and municipal concern" oi
the south. There is no instance 0n record, III
which the South has iulrricrcI wi'li our later.
nal affairs but il IS within my oHn knowledge
and observation that for moIc than Il quarter Of
a century, constant. continual attempts nave
been made by u portion oi the North I" carry
the torch Of the incendiary 10 the dwellings,
and the knife of the ASSASSIN 10 the 'hr"a'S 81
thn>, who are Of our common race and com
mon blood, and who are living with rs under
the same political compact. Yes. u portion OF
the North, with h headquarters in Massachusetts
! has cndeayored for more than y generation, 10
invite the blacks of Carolina TO In>tIrrrciinn
and rcyoit-tn make thcm dissatisfied with their
condition, bv throwing ati"n= them pictorial
representations of imaginary horrors. which
should stir them up 10 a>Sall their masters, ana
to destroy the hand tina, fed them. First they
sen; through The post office, and when that
WAS properly clccked--hy white rmlSSnrI">.
and when that became dangerous, hy black
cmiSsarics on hoard ni our coaStIng HrSs"IS.-
And the dOingS Of these fanatics, say Ut with
the derrcst emotions Of mOnruiui regret. hav"
had the sanction of our legislative assemblies.
Sir. South Carolina ind Virginia are not
the only States that have suffered IRON the
constant warfare rnunienauced here. l'ur
wrctchci fanatics. in sone measure sustained
by the v~irionS state Of public sentiment here,
are constantly sending their incrhdia:y MS
silcs into those other Southern commuriiIrS
with which we have solemn league and cove.
~nan,-politira! alliance. friendly. commercial
and domestic relations. oar brethren Of the
Southern States generally, nave h"cn %rnilles =
" pursued for wears hy Il portion Of the north,
with the fcrrcnesS natural I" h'0oil"undS,
coupled with tie tabled fcr"citv Of demons
And for this conduct there * not the shadow
of excuse. They have never intcrlrrcd' with
rs. And the blood Of New England courses
through the union-thorr is not u southern
State where it does n", freely run. The blood
that flows in NV ycinS. hounds warmly through
the veins of my kindred. in Louisiana, IN Ms.
%Sissippi. and in Texas: and ihiS warfare * up
on oar kindred.
"S;r. in vicw 81 oI:. revolutionary suffer
ingS. our common prosperity, oar common
glory, or social compact. commercial w'"r.
course, domestic relations and kindred te>-Im
view 81 these. ] proclaim, tn conduct ri 4 !"r-
ton Of the North towards orr southern hrcih-
rcn, to be- unfair and unmanlv. nng"ncromS Hni
ignnblc." =.
No one can pcruse the abor" eloquent and
powerful remarks of Mr.. Austin, wi'h"i; Deing
struck with their peculiar appropriations t"
the present state Of affairs in Virginia, aIid IN"
! conduct Of the Northern scctionaliStS towards
the South. 1t * fact which no oil" viii have
the hardihcod 10 deny, that the arbitrator
Brown and his miserable band are IN close
communion with Northern fanatics. and that
their actions at llarpcr'S Ferry ar" IN" result
of the anti.Slarcry teachings OF ia" North IN
the ~pulpits, lyccums and presses. IL" cox
ardly teachers stay At home away from danger,
oven now uttcriny their trraSnnS and indulgin.
in their SicNly scntimcn,alIilrS and Winnings
relative to distractions in politics and morals.
Nj these teachings nave no other result than
tina, exhibited in the treason, murder and plum
der at Harper Ferry: and the miScrabl" teach
crs cnlcavnr to cxalt arrh-muricrcrS, thieves
and traitors into heroes. In the rl"plcnt and
patriotic address of Mr.. Austin. he ;h:S speaks
of those leaders and teachers Of III" sectional
party at the North:
But. sir. 10 the di>"rsaniHvr>-to Tie 'i!>.
turbcrS Of the pnblic peace to the wolves IN
sleeps clothing-to those in New ENGLAND with
whom trcachcry to their ncighhor, and treason
to their country Is a daily thought and a night
" dream, | say, beware. The priests and ia"
dcmagogur. vino are sowing the wi"'i 'aav
reap the whirlwind. To those who seek t.
cover themselves. in their impcrlin"nt %inter!ci-
ence in the affairs Of the South, with the riamtie
of religion, ! say | too have diligently read
the Scriptures their deep and pure morality !
acknowledge. and trust it is cngraven on ny
heart-but can find no warrant for their con
duct in the recorded opinions III the gene.
rous scntimcutS-in the sublime teachings al