Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-10-19
It THE IRREpREss1BLE CONFLICT"
Sentiment of the South.

submissionists of the press anu the MUSINGS,
would greatly undcrrate the sturdy intelligence
and patriotism Of our people. The partlzan
politicians of this section are far behind the
great controlling masses of the country IN the
spirit of resistance to Northern aggression
The protested UnionistS at the South are gross
" misleading the Northern mind as to the pc
silion Of the South. The Southern people
would spill their last drop Of blood III defence
of q Constitutional Union: but whenever the evil
dcnce is clearly presented to them that the Union
of Equal Rights and privileges, handed down
20 them BY their fathers, has been taken posses
sion Of bv the enemies Of the Constitution, Tor
their destruction, We much mistake their charac-
ter if they do not calmly and boldly Withdraw
the lowers which they have delegated to the
General Government, and defend their sovereign
ty and independence, if need be, to the last ex-
tremity. The people Of the South are Tor the
Union, only 50 long rs it shall preserve tlcIr
liberties. when il ceases to Ito this, and be-
comes an engine of oppression, they will Sc
ccdc from il, and look to other safeguards for
In. maintenance Of their rights The sooner
the Northern people find this ont, the better
for all concerned. But the unmanly timc.ser.
yers at the South seem dcterlninc'l to blind
tlc peonle At the North. as well rs at the South,
TO the true state Of things. Such men are
either too reckless, too ignorant, or too coward
Y TO counsel II brave and honorable people,
and should not receive any conntcnance or sup
mort from true men. We extract the following
from Il correspondent Of the New York "!ler.
ald."--T .Wonigomery (-lh.) :ldtcriIse7.
CONSERVATISM AT THE NORTH Slow, SlrG-
,;lsu AND lGSoEAST-Thc conservative SEN
timcnt Of the North appeals TO the people
for the preservation OF the Union us the
means uresrrvutivc Of trade, commerce, pro-
perry and person, AMI also as The means
of national union and universal prolcctloh
Of the national honor and dignity. EXpc-
rience, bought at theexpcnSc of personal health
and danger, teaches Inc that conservatism on
the slavery question ut the North is not only
slow and sluggish, but, us compared with the
actual condition Of things at the South, III
mentally ignorant. | form my views not
from heated Congressional debates, nor from
lire.eatrrs in the South, nor from those VINO
would wantonly dash the Union into pieces,
that they NAV lie elevated into political IN
Aucncc and power. grasp them rs they
come from the cotton and the rice fields, and
the s,lrar charlottesville great and ovrrpow-
rripp agricultural influences Of these Attitudes.
We see here, mere than we DO Mt The Norti,
the power of the agricultural inIIucncc.-
Cities and towns in the South Ito not express
the feelings Of the agricultural population;
Traders and merchants are not farmers and
planters, nor Ito they altogether Sympathize
with each other. While the merchants in the
| cities desire peace and Union, the planters de-
maud protection III the Union, Or independence,
| under their own sc!f.rcliancc, out Of 1t. The
conservatism of the North does not cnmprc-
hend the actual status Of the Southern asrl-
cultural sentiment. The sentiment is in All
vance Of Northern conservatism; and the Hrw
| York stock lobbers and merchants, anu traders
and inanciers, should now begin TO understand
il, In the event of I~.iucoln's election, there Is
but little doubt, from the information have
gathered from reliable and responsible sources,
That there will be an attempt 1T revolution ;
and it is OF this fuct, OF all others, the conSer-
natives Of the North do not seem to be appriSci
nor aroused TO its Importance.
The articles published in the New York Tie
raid some weeks ago about the imm!nrncc ol
4 dissolution Of the Union were, as | found,
based upon Il solid granite foundation. The
best men in the South have told Inc 50. y
planter in Florida has sold his negroes in COLI
sequence of the certainty Of II 'lisruptlnn.-
Men in South Carolina have put the Jack in
their pockets" for 4 like caliSr. Relying upon
the fidelity ur their slaves, the great planters
apprchcnd no danger, and have ncrvcd them,
selves 10 that irreprcssible conflict which Sew
ard says is the beginning, and which Stephens
says is the end ur slavcry--lhc spread Of the
institution.
The State election in the State Of Mississippi
,,I..,, ,1,,, to-,nnrrou. Uh,. runIilutrs IN lac
voted for have been selected without any par
ticular view rs to their political status, and the
result will not forcshadnw the actual political
sentiment Of the State. But that is settled
already beyond IcrndycnluIc. Mississippi
will 20 for H:rckinridsc by twenty thou
sand majority. The feeling among the
IS intense, ami r'ia-e ib" ..ts'siisiU."L. jnJo-p
that the secession and fighting sentiment i'll
Mississippi, in ease "I old Ahc's election. is as
efficient and overwhelming as it is in South Ca
rolina Or ~ticcrgiu. Zen. Accr, Il large planter
and 4 gentleman Of influence in Mississippi, the
proprietor Of the new mir line railroad from
Memphis Ia Erl>burg, and n man who is IN
every way calculated I" know what is going on
in the interior oil his Stale, predicts that Il thou
sand S~ervile Instructions will occur III Mlssls'
sippi as s0uiI aS il is announced that Lincoln is
elected. Gen. Accc is satisfied that the hour for
striking for Southern rights has arrived. lie
told inc, that the feeling which pcrvaded his
section, is tcn-fnld more violent than during the
Fremont campaign. Not only is the Southern
heart fired but the Southern mint is exaSne-
rated. lie related 10 me that during the Presi-
Dental contest in 1856, some person rode by 4
| plantation in Mississippi, and announced to the
negroes that Fremont was elected, and that
they were free" They abandoned their labor,
took their hoes, ~sllovcls, axes, &c, and slowed
them away in Il garden. and demanded their
freedom from their mistress. The lady possess
ed great ~tirnIncSS of character; ami telling the
negroes that she would attend to their business
Immediately, despatched a note 10y L trust.
worthy slave to the nearest ncighbor. In Il
short time about thirty Of the planting gentry
arrived on horseback, fully armed, and the in.
surgcnt negroes were soon under subsection.
Let us Rally FOR the South.
Should the friends Of the noble l,rcckinridge
and the patriotic Lane he defeated in the South,
representing as they do the true principles OF
the Constitution, justice and equality, it will
be deemed by the abolitiunistS Of the North as
an indication that her people are willing To
submit to any outrage, IN matter hos grie-
yous OF burrlcnsolnc, which they may choose
to inflict upon them. Such nm event would
strengthen their assertions that the Union is in
no danger from their aggression, and that the
South will always threaten, but nevcr put her
threats into execution. We repeat what we
have so often proclaimed ~ our c0ncluSion)
that greater aid and comfort will be given to
Seward and his a~gitators by the happening Of
tho CONTINGENCY suokrn OLA more Stapprriap
blow to the prrpctuity of this Unlon--than
any other event that conld transpirc. AS sure
" rs the thermometer rises and falls with the
changes Of temperature, so surely has the
abolition aggression advanced or reccdcd as
it was yielded to or resisted. 1t would be
madness TO Imagine that aggression would