Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-11-23
Independant Virginia.

''Othcr gentlemen may have their tastes
but we have ours. The projected martyrton
is entirely unacceptable South Carolina an,
Alabama may he very dear, but we recoil frou
entire ruin on their account Slavery may bt
q strong bond of union between tobacco ant
cotton, but we do not feel altogether ready L
sink the tobacco for the welfare OF the cotton
We had rather be al independent planet VI
want Virginia TO have an orbit Of her own. W,
do not want her to gravitatc towards New
York away from Alabama, nor towards Ala
bama away FROM New York. If any grarila
ton is to be done let it be done towards her
or let the existing attractions maintain TIT
present orbits We believe the present rcla
ton of the various States is the best that Cal
be devised II the system is disturbed, whcrt
each will fly to no calculation can forescc.-
First one aid then another Of these orderly
stars will 'sheot nadly from its sphere Con
fusion will be general-thc ruin common. LIE
lis say beforehand that zee shall not be dragged
And if the attempt is persisted in, let Sontl
Carolina, and let Alabama 20 their way and VI
will go ours"
Virginia, rs al independent planet woulc
never complete one revolution in her orbit, be
fore the folly Of her position would be the ruir
of her people. We understand perfectly thu
allusion Of the Review in using the expires
son--"ar shall not Gc dragged'-hut we un
hesitatingly reiterate our former remark that
Virginia, "htchcd as she is to the Southern
States, will bc dragged into common des
tiny with them, no matter what may be the de-
sire Of the people" We designed by the re-
mark to characterize the folly Of the independ
ent position recommended to the State. We
arc prepared this morning to offer to our read,
ers evidence Of the fact that Virginia is 'hitsh,
ed, and we thank Heaven, forever "hitchei'
to the Southern States, so firmly that neither
the folly nor the treason of any recreant man
can separate their destiny. As evidence Of
how intimate are the commercial relations ex.
isting between Virginia and the South, we sub.
init the following resolution Of the Farmer 5
Bank Of Richmond, suspending specie pay
ment:
At meeting Of the President and Directors
of the Farmers Bank Of Virginia, this Goth
day Of November lSG0-Prcsent: William II.
mcfarland, President; Wm c. Allen, Jos. r.
Anderson, j. j. Waggoncr, Sam'l e. Robinson,
James Dunlop, Thcodorick Robertson, John f..
Wadsworth and Richard o. IIasknS.
Resolved, unanimously, That in view Of the
distrust which prevails Of the suspension Of Tie
urge money trude uith the South, usual 1T
this season, and Of the pressure Of the law re-
quiring the Banks Of this city to redeem the
circulation of their branches-a law which
bears with special severity on this Bank, be-
cause Of the large number Of her branclics-
specie payment be for the prcsen, suspended;
and that Il course Of policy be pursued which
will prepare for an early resumption.
j. a. SMITH, Cashier.
If the temporary suspension Of the large
money trade with the South which comes
exclusively from the sale Of negroes, causes
suspension Of specie payment Of all the
Banks Of Virgiua-what will be the condition
Of the State when the Gulf States in 4 South.
crn Confcderacy forbid the sale Of negroes
from Virginia within their limits: If Virginia
makes not q common destiny with these States,
Il wise policy of selfdctence on their part,t will
dictate the prevention Of the sale Of Virginia
negroes in order to prevent the abolition oi
slavery in Virginia, and to keep this State an
intermediate barrier between Northern fanati.
cism and their slave property.
But We may be told that the demand for la
Dor in the States Of the Southern Con(ederacy
will prevent any such action on their part, that
their necessities will always secure q market.
We do net believe it-but if this Necessity
should keep open the cotton States, would
Northern tanaticsm, when unchecked by the
political power OF the Southern States, permit
a traffic, which they designate as infamous 10
be carried on, cut Of the COnJederacy? We
cannot sell negroes to Cuba Will the North
permit US to trade with the Republic Of the Gull
when they forbid it to the "Gem ofthe Antilles?
Thus neither as an ''independent planet in
an orbit Of her own, nor yet as IAN orderly
STAR in the Northern constellation, is there
any safety for Virginia. Her destiny, ordered
and directed by Heaven, must bc in tho Union
us it uus framed by our fathers; or, ii that
be denied by the North, then in the Southern
Confedcracy.
The financial crisis of 81 came upon Eirgi-
MIA from the North and evidenced the intimacy
Of her commercial relations with that section,
while the present crash comes from the South,
MS it were to warn Virginia that intermediate
us is her geographical position, her influence
must be that Of mediator between the North
and the South.
Dsunion, undeSired and against every wish
of the people Of Virginia, is almost upon the
country. Secession, which ca. jnly be averted
by the wisest councils and t!, most temperate
and consideratc action, is alrc, :y the expressed
desire Of the majority Of tie people in the
Gulf States. 1t is admitted hy all Eirginians
that the Northern States have produced this
unhappy resut-that their action has caused
the present condition Of public alirs With
these facts patent to every Intelligent mind, is
the Charlottesville (Va.) "E ,iew" doing either
Virginia or the Union al, service in attempt.
ing to assume neutral POSITION between Ala
bama and New York: We must confess the
astronomical comparisons uf our contempora.
ry, having carried his reasoning to the stars,
has rendered his sublunary reflections Of very
little value. When again on terra .frma, we
should like to know in plain terms whether,
should the much lamented necessity ever arise
compelling u choice between New York and
Alabama, his voice will be given for anti-saye-
ry New York or proslavery Alabama? For
ourselves we are for Alabama, and Virginia
will be for and with Alabama-unless the
Northern States, by speedy action, not only
repeal their laws nullifying the fugitive slave
law, but also take such action as will assure
the States of the South Of their safety IN the
present Union.
The Action OF Georgia
The Committee on the state of the Republic,
in the Georgla Legislature, issued an address.