Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-11-27

nor shirt by the S0utn, Will ueuloiisliatc, /
tthcrc be a remaining doubt upon the subject
that the laws Of location are more imperative
Than the laws Of trade; that they Will brlnG
the PRODUCERS and consumers OF Western hl
rone and the slaveholding States in direct
sneedy and economical communication witt
each other. The people Of both sections will b(
: benefited 10 the amount Of millions upon mil
lions of dollars annually by such a consNmms
ton. .,,r,
The Great Eastern will want i frelgh: list
including passengers and the malls-Whlcf
Will amount to SIS, 900. II it be furnished by
the LIST of April, direct trade with Europe vii
he effectively opened by the slareho!dInG
States. and they will then, for the first time in
their history, enter upon L joyous career o.
nrospcrity. The railroad companies within
their limits have a peculiar interest in such q
result. AS il will afford to them augmented ant
constantly ausmenting profitable employment
thrnccrrward. L.. DUDLEY MANN.
WAsnlyGroS, Nov. D., 1850.
Meeting or the students OF Emory aud
Henry College.
To tie Editors oj' tie Eh4"irtr:
EMORY AND Henry COLLEGE,. N,,i
November 18th, 1860.
4 large anG enthusiastic meeting Of the stu
dents OF this Institution, irrespective OF past
marty affiliations, convened in the East Rectal
ton Room to-day at II o'clock, a. ~, for the
purpose OF expressing their feelings with re:
,yord 10 the recent election Of Lincoln and
IIamlln to the Presidency and Vice Presidency
of the United States, and Of submitting their
views as to the course which the South ought
under existing circumstances, 10 pursue.
r VI II kitrhiu (,IIp,
was called TO the Chair, and l.. 5. CEastain re-.
ouested TO act rs Secretary.
On motion Of ". y. Causev, q committee oi
six was appointed to draft resolutions expires
sive OF the sentiment OF the meeting.
The Chairman appointed the following gen.
tleucn tile committee ". y. Causey, Va;
D.. l.. Love, y. c.; ". II. kitchin, y. e.; j.
". Bledsoc, Va; e.. Mcmillan, Ga; F. j. Mott,
Ga.
While the committee were out. the meeting
was entertained with eloquent and patriotic
addresses from the following gentlemen: y. d.
Watson, Ga; j. +. Wood, Va; w. T.. Evans,
S. c.; Il. II. Parker. La: and j. CorPrcw, Jr.,
La.
Meanwhile, the committee returned, and
through their chairman submitted the follow
ing report, the adoption Of which was warm
" supported in eloquent speeches by MessrS.
Love, Mcmillan, Blcdsoe, kiIchin, Ca'sey and
Mott, members Of the committee:
Whereas, we have long looked with great
anxiety and solicitudc upon the ebbing and How.
ing Of the political tide Of our country, and
have patiently awaited fr evidences OF that
reaction in the public sentiment Of Northern
people, which many COOL, conservative and
patriotic men had hoped would cnsue upon the
shameful invasion Of Virginia one year ago,
under the lead of John Brown. aided and
abettcd bv Governors of Northern States, IL
well as BY their Federal Representatives and
Senators.
And, Whereas, nearly all Of the Northern
States Of this Coniedcracy have violated the
Constitution by formal acts of their Lcgisla-
lures, in multiplying the Fugitive Slave Law, and
imposing heavy fines, added to Imprisonment
in tile State penitentiaries, upon the Southern
citizen, who, with the Constitution of his co'in-
try in his hand, goes within the borders Of
these States and lays claim TO his abSc0nded or
stolen slave-a spscies Of property which the
aforesaid Constitution recognized, and in the
right and enjoyment Of which Il expressly
guarantees protection.
And, Whereas, Il great overwhelming sec.
tional party has now seized hold Of the Federal
Governments; 4 party which has for its lounda-
ton, its existence and lis end. nothing nut ia
natical and irrcpressible hostility 10 Il fixed in
s~titution Of the Southern States OF this Con-
federacy; a party pledged to the following course
Of action, TO wit:
lst. The abolition Of slavery in the District
Of Columbia.
2nd. The intertlicion Of the slave trade be-
tween the Southern States.
3rd. The prohibition of slavery in the public
Territories, the common domain oil all the
States, and in all public forts and dock.yards,
thereby converting all these into reccptaclcs Of
slaves fleeing from Their lawful masters.
18th. Rcnodclling Of inc Supreme Court, and
placing men upon ITS sacred bench, who owe
allegiance to a higher law" than the CenStitu.
ton, and a juSter and better God than Him
who commanded slaves to b. faithful and ODE
dent 10 their masters; men who will, of ncccS-
sity, cater to Northern (anaticiSm, and decide
all questions Of law and equity, by the rule and
measure OF their own bllck prcjudices;
Therefore, DC it resolved by US, Il majority
of the Students Of Emor7 and Henry College,
who, initiating the noble example Of our Fa-
Tiers, are ready, when the voice Of Liberty and
independence calls Is, to exchange books lur
bayonetS, and the tireside for the field.
lst. That the Constitution is the only basis
and foundation upon which the MON has ever
stood or could ever exist.
End, That we have waited in vain for con.
servatiye reaction in the Northern States.
Ord. That since the said Constitution has
been violated by half Of the States in the
Confederacy, the conditions Of the Union have
been broken, and therefore the Union IS even
now virtually dissolved.
18th. That the sweep which Black ltepub.
licanism has made Of the Northern States is
evidence Of Il drrp.scnteh hostility to the
South on the part Of 4 very large majority OF
Northern citizens.
9TH. That Lincoln has hcen elected bf IL
sectional party; that he will be Il sectional
President, and that his Administration will
have nothing in view but the rnin and degrade.
ton Of the South.
18th. That the time has come when there is
no community Of interest. sentiment Or feeling,
between the North and South, and that the
hostility between the sections is as great as
could exist between two nations separated by
mountains or Ivy seas, and that We can be r-
garded in no other li.ht than as enemies in
war; in peace, friends"
7th. That We are in favor oi immediate So
~ccsSion.
Sth. That we regard il not only right AMI
eyperlicnt, but absolutely necessary, for every
slnvcholling State 10 withdraw from il Con-
fcdcracy in which she hms no common rights
and privileges.
18th. That welook upon submission TO North
crn aggressors, and TO the rule OF Northern
| fanaticism, rs worse than the toryi>In OF the
Revolutionary war.
10th. That Southern mel, who will accept
positions i'm I~.incoln'S Cabinet, arc unworthy
the confidence Of Southern people, ami Ought
to he ostracised as arch traitors.
llth. That a copy Of these resolutions he
forwarded TO the RichnlSnd Enquirer" for
publication, and that all the an.i.subInisSion
papers OF this, and other Southern States. be
requested to republish.
in nntinn The resolutions Wrrc Submitted