Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-12-02
LETTER FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE.
FARYrSGrox, n. H.. Nov. 2lst, j:

Hon. Henry \. Wi>c:-A> you are person.
allv an entire stranger I" me, YOU may tninh |
am rather impldcnt ard familiar in addressing
yon in the manner tlu,t choose 10 At the pre-
sent time. But the only excuse have 10
make is that in = pernSal Of the New York
weekly Tribune" bearing date Of N.v,rm.
Der lgih. 1852. nv eye rested on the following
infamous and threatening letter. pnrporting TO
haySshrcn quoted from a Virginia priur Ivy the
Tribune" Namely:
-ti.,L ", III. .o,ut thr.-ota. !.a"D,u:
sir loI had hg:;rr cnIt,ou your ariHor.ti"- L,
be- ,g.niui aJuH! Wt"t ,ion IL" NH n->awa'i"im."
HroyJ. % sure - y"u hTTI one iIair oi nj head.
mari. NY cord. the 'o!io"in, ,!as y"n VIII 50" ":rry
NV. town. Siilngc. South "l Mason an, h!Xou'> line
~ trnr-. We az determine. To- rG; shaver! down
At al. adds. lorcibly it i must, prareabiy Il II can.
Hrliey" ~ when lrrl! y,g the md i no' Yet. bF q
Ion. Did. All otu .; the Hor:h >yinPatm|" with
IA, mar;,r+ Of ~ilaT1ar'- f.rry
These treasonablc and sran,ialoIl> lines were
post-marhed New York ely. Now. -lr. my
object ia detailing this letter 10 y"r. AMI adh-
.Hng another from myself. i Ia convince you
t,ut in regard I" the statement tiIat We. all al
Il. at the North, >ymIathiSc with the Harper :
Ferry traitors. mur.irrerS and horsc-thirv"s. Is.
a. far rs Tia" majority 81 the North are ron
rryr"d. a contemplate and notorious lie. IN
the contrary, the universal opinion IN this See
ton of the Mon, with perhaps the exception
Of q few abolition fanatics, i. that The traitors
and cnnSpirirnrS against The peace al "ir c"rl-
mon country. richly merit the doom in pro-
ucrt f.. them. " Tor myself, am not l blood
thirsty man. neither i" thirst E.r ri- blood
81 "lI Brown * to; nor vet 10 believe
that Sou AMI y0'r BROTHER Nirglnian> d., ~
rank lholil;oniSiS would have III" believe. Bat
reason. rimi imllcator ot justice, teaches me
that If il va, not fnr the examples made Of
desperate criminals, and the awful warning
given Lv their execution when their crimes are
r,uifni. AMI when THEN ain III HE J. /" >Iibyeri
the laws "i their country >av II examples
aic 10; made al ,I"li crIm!nf'-, so'einin"ni
arl las Hnuli soon "',>r 10 rAi-l. and dos
,rra,In.,. ~...lain> and robbers like Brown i TO-.
wGUl,l run rau;i.rn. Throughout the r"itntry,
North a. well ~ south. ~rrk!n. whom they
might butcher ana rob /" gam their WI selfish
end. which j., III my humble opinion. {" F"Ic
lhi~ ,oIntry orriinil. They had rather r"'.n IN
Hell Than serve IN Heaven. Md in NY opinion,
and dare asset that il IS The opinion "i The iua-
inrity rC New Hampshire. that the future
peace and .niri not only "c Virginia, but Of
hi, | nion. demands ;iIai an example should be-
made ui those bold and desperate" men VIII"
>cught 10 ,lcpriv" not only irgInia, hut the
Whole SnutI. al their constitutional rights, AMI
p,nn.u this country into al The horrors Of
civil var. blood>hcd ana gnarriy-probably
the aanih.la,ion of this glorious republic. ]
an 40 lover Of the in,t,intIon of slavery either
A, i; exist, at The South in the rnslavcncnt Of
the black negro. or ~ II exists IT the North IN
the oppression uf The \ugl".>aNon white opc-
rativcs and employees or Abolition monopolist
manufacturers. whose condition ia worse, III
many instir.c.S- than The negro slaves. But |
am ligTc>>in. from my >uhicr. in this letter.
and to resume New Hampshire, We MI know,
tolerated The institution "f slavery in. her
inid>i. ana abolished i, when she -aw ii, to by
In, free will of her " people. And an
perfectly willing to let the South enjoy TIC
same constitutional right that New Hampshire
aud old \hnliIinn Massachusetts did IN regard
10 protecting or ab"lrShing the institution Of
slavery. Md if the Abolition fanatics .; the
North will not let the South ENJOY the Sam"
rights. under The Constitution that or iorc-
fathers I'D. they can 5e forced TO at the can
uon's mouth, rs IN the case of the rendition Of
the fugitive Slave Burns from their grasp \ lew
years since.
Let them threaten. aud II they dare. attack
tie South on the rNcru'!on al Brown. AMI mark
my word. they will rot have the South alone
10 tight. ~ they seem 10 think wOnid be the
49,. Tor there arr thousands Of good. law-obi-
din. Democrats North Of Ma>on'S and DiXon'S
iirr who are ready 1T the first signal Or word
Of command from the c@.umander-in.ch!ri Of
hi, Republic to rally South and pour u hot a
iir. il The rear ut traitors and inccudiarIcS rs
trev will meet with IN iront from Southern pa
;rint-.
Bat haze written enough 10 convince y"i
tina; the South mas friend, a. we'll a. Il few ia
natieal enemies a, the North. This leIrcr i At
yolg disposal, ci,hcr for public u private use,
a. il contains no assertions hat what can be
easily sun>tantiutcd
Very respectfully, ,our~,
HiR M e.. GORE.