Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-12-26
Aitbuono Enquirer,
pY nrccH1s DuNNAvANT, TYLER & WISE.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1859.
Ncw York Union Meeting.

IT, history u! thu: ci;y, an wicl. We hope will De
.re nerutiv" the roo" IL IT for justice TO the
south, ior the maintenance of rights, for the pre-
,eryut"u OF tn" Constitution Interpreted by the
supreme Court, nnd Tor l"EPeuty OF the Fedora!
Unlon IN 1t. grand IDEA OF ranaly ofthe States.
phi!adctphia began. RgS."n responded. and New
York m"st nobYy carries OF, The great aork o! re-
bukIms Northern ianntic-In. We have never seen
'hc propric'y justice "f casting Suspicion upon the
motives o. those composing tic-r meetings. of the
motives, whether tney be- selfish patriotic, let God
and their conscience, pe the Judge. Virginia and the
Southern people Sil! accept the resolutions aS
pledges given u reviviug conservatism. II Gcts fol-
low these rs:olr,s, and succcs. IN Withdrawing the
legislation and cAccn:!ve c"u;r"i of TIE Northern
States from the management, ani ;rickcry o! Rcpuh-
licani'ru crown thee beginnings, justice and the
right. OF the South nl,t toilogY ana o.- ini00 uR
hs forsrer.
But one subject Of di>,crl,vm exit, between the
Sorth aud the south; bat calsc divide, by Sec
tenal feelings the Union OF these States shall the
ont subject Of slavery destroy the happiness Of thirty
miIlpn> of people and disrupt the Union OF thirty
three Aoverci.n States: The Northern people mus'
these questions tor their own, as we'll
veal or VOC
Negro Ssyery is the institution OF the Southern
States. ~ the responsibility is with those states
for all the ces.,inss aad sin falsely alleged to hang
round it, the people Of the South must answer; We
ask no dividing OF responsibility, sharing Of the
pni>hncn, for savcry but simply that slavery be LET.
70 tne people Of TIC Sourh 10 the Constitution Of the
country: and al! tbs sn of slavery the judgment Of
Il iu-c God. Let Norhcrn charity begin a. its own
n"nc aI. when il has relieved the want, Of all The
,rkde y.olie within It, ,wn borders, and when 10
"tjrc;s oi hro,hcrly love r white nleu can tc found
n al the Northern States sud charity. -til! welliug
Ur demands object Tor It's vci le, creation round
be- searched people worse provided for than the
slaves "f the South, aud !., rtie br extended To-
;i.ai people.
The people OF the South 10 not ak the North 40
fall down and worship negro slavery,' BIZ. they do
expect them not to pretend to greater virtues than
were possessed by the trainers Of the Constitution,
who recognised slavery and provided TO- its pro-
lection as we'll a- every other kind oi proper:. Th.
people of the South do not seek 10 introduce svcry
into any State Of the Union. but they do demand and
will insist upon the right to carry their slaves ito
all the Territories it they desire go there. More.
over they demand full and complete protection in
the enjoyment Of their lay" property during terri
torial existence.
The right of transit through any and every portion
of tic United States by the people o each aud every
State with property Of every kind, is right recog-
mi,c even among independent nations aud it will not
ho denied that it guaranteed BY the Constitution o
Il Confederate Union.
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oi any State but the protection by the laws of Con-
,rs. o; al kinds OF property belonging 70 every in
Lividnal when assaed where State laws cannot pro-
.cct and guard il, is fundamental principle OF the
constitution mad will be demanded by the Sonth.
II the public meetings Of oar Northern fellow
citizens !rcnnrcd TO Insist upon the recognition
OF ,h,r rights, .rd will orgsniSc political actionupor
the basis oi recognising .ll the rights and n.titu'
tion~ guaranteed by 'h, Federal Constitution, they
all succeed in preserving 'tb, ChjoH tor.r,r" But
| these right, cannot b. respected by the North, il
the 'sncr> OF negroes are to be cxclndc,! oy C"r.
grc,-tora. legislation from the To~r;' Jos. or sub
icctcl in the Territories 10 all the "rpne ."d mur!
.a, '.rtci.n has proven itself capable anj wiling
10 .ni,t, and the Federal Legislature and Execute,
stand by As disntcrcstcd spectators to the ruin and
destruction OF negro property: il slave States arc "a
be invaded by Northern aud British ru;!ians, and
those escaping from Southern courts be protected
and concealed, and sympathy and kindness ex'
pressed for the motives that induced these assaults
If tunatical leader, preaching treason. insur'
rccton. invasion. murder and slave. stampcdcs, arc
to be protected by polireoticcro in th"ir unlawful
and reasonable ,ii-courses; IL the hands OF out.
ragged conservatism 10 be STAYED by Northern p"-
lice from preventing these nccndiary mcctng-, and
the liberty Of speech and popular assemblagc TO he
pros,tucd IRON their legitimate cnl Of redress Of
grievances" to the preaching and speaking Of moral
treason 10 dividing the Union into hostile sections
10 scverng the material cords that make US ono peo-
pie: il these acts and evidences Of hostility and in
jury are TO be continued, the asscmbuses Of our
Northern fellow citizens will fail in ther patriotic
objects of justicc and fraternity" But il the conscr
va,ve portion Of the Northern people will determine
tha, ana,ics shall be put down, whether in the pull
pit, on the stump rostrum that no man or party
shall be permitted 10 arouse the anirnosites Of the
Northern and Southern people against each other
then will practical act Of Justice and fraternity
avouch regard, respect and love for the South.
The people of the South have been charged with
intending to dissolve the Cnion in the event Of the
election of uny one of certain Northern men 10 the
Presidency. "undrr the forms of the Constitution
and 10y the VOICE OF The majority" And for this
many OF the Southern statesmen have been stigma
rizcd MS disun"uistS. Neither the form. Of the Con
sttu.ion, nor tho voice OF the majority confer an!
right TO do wrong and injustice, and Whenever wrong
and injustice are pcrretrntrd by the voice OF Tho
majority under the iorus ol the Constitution, tho
perpetrators are the disunionsts, while the victim
vativcs OF the onion.
II the majority wrc.. the forms OF the Constitution
from, their legitimate ends, fy violate the in',rn
ment, thy disrupt the Union.
The people Of fifteen sovereign States regard th'
Black Republican leaders men hostile TO their in
sti,utions and, whether or not they hove suifcien
reason tor tha; opinion, is inma;eral: it is viola
ton of confederate faith ior the Northern maiorit!
insist upon the election Of any man for whom -
iurgc minority Of the States have decided dis
trust. And, when informed Of this widespread dis
trust the election Of such Objectionable men is ar
overt act Of sectional violence, an indication Of hos
tility, which only awaits the machinery o! Govern
rucnt 10 carry out the bloody programme Of negr
freedom 10 PERM; this sectional leader TO posses
| himself OF the Federal Government, would be TO nc
luiesce in IN act voative OF confederate faith, an
TO arm open and avowed enemies with the wca
pons framed by foreiathers for our defence, an'
to invite them. by our .nrincncss, to make the as
sault
/ The Son,h is advised to await the ''ovcrt act ths
:.s>a. her rights. She will not permit the cover
l.,,, k.. ,I,. M, m
nit the treason. The South will not wait for B!sct
Rcpublicanism to arm itself with the powers OF tn
/ Federal Government. and then b-gin the work o
di-nnion; but, by resisting, prevent the Black Ee
publicn- from committing the ''cSer: act' that mus
! ercntUate in disunion.
! Tha, the covert act would speedily tax: p'ac'
! when once the Republican vandals were in rorse,
lion OF the capital lie, the Scw York Tribune les
;ify. It-ay~:
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