Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-11-03
The Two Sections.

SOUTHERN ToNE.-We copy the following from
the Richmond Enquirer: a.sr
We cannot but admire the calm and digni6ed
position of the Southern States under the double
outrage of murder and insult inflicted by por.
ton Of the people Of the Northern States. We
hope that no aggravation Of the insult, either by
the Northern press, or the Northern people at the
approaching election, will drive any portion Of
the Southern people to vain and empty resolves.
The voice of the Southern States should proceed
not from public meetings, but if there should be
o necessity for the expression of public sentiment,
let an organized Convention of the Southern
States be called together by legislative action, to
consider the best means of protection in the fu-
ture. " '' -.ai
We have no doubt that very many of the lead
ers of the Republican party will be implicated by
the publication Of the correspondence that has
been recovered. Should the Grand Jury, upon
the examination of these letters, "rolls of lber.
ty," &c., find "true bill' against such men as
Gerritt Smith, Giddings, Garrison, &C., and the
reuuisition by the Executive of Virginia be refu-
sed, serious question will be presented not only
to the people of Virginia, but Of the entire South.
Such refusal we do not desire to anticipate. The
evils it would entail involve the permanency Of
the Union.
ANTI SLAVERY MEET1So-The Worcester Mas
sacbusetts Spy, of Monday last, reports the pro-
ceedings of special meeting Of the Worcester
County South Division Anti Slavery lGarrisonian]
Society, which was held in that town on Sunday,
from which we extract the following: e
Resolutions wero offered and discussed in ref
erence to the position that should be taken by
anti. slavery men in regard to the outbreak at
Harper's Ferry. Mr.. Ballou's resolutions were
thoroughly and intensely non-resis:ant, discoun-
tenancing the exercise of force or violence by
themselves or others, under my circumstances
whatever, for the deliverance of the enslaved,
trusting to moral and pacific means alone. Mr..
s. 8. Foster. on the other hand, thought it the
duty Of all anti-slavery men to use such weapons
in aid Of the cause as they might deem most eff
cient-the non-resistant abolitionist to use moral
weapons alone, but the abolitionist who believes
in force in any case, should use force to get rid
Of slavery; for that reason John Brown and his
confederates were justi6able.
Mr. Mays position was while discountenancing
force in the present instance, as our principle Of
action, yet, judged by the moral standard which
governed our fathers in taking up arms against
Great Britain, the slaves Of the South and those
sympathizing with them are equally justified in
using force to remove the despotism which on
thrals 100000 human beings in slavery OF the
present day. as .-r.
We understand that arrangements are being
made, by some Of the personal friends of Captain
John Brown, in the State to secure for him the
services of able counsel, in case he is afforded
fair trial. For this purpose funds will be requir-
ed, and contributions will be received BY Rev.
T. W. Higgenson, of this city.