Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-11-13

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for we shall only speak for her-responslVe
to her revolutionary pride and otats non ~,
will prepare to maintain ner Tignts ut W. wv
a,,s,ices Of the God of battles, if need be.
The Martinsburg (Va.) Republican has the
following:
Stern indignation is manifested in different
horizons of the South ut the election of Lincoln
f is regarded, in an issue, fully made up, as
denial that fifteen States Of the Confederacy are
entitled to equality in the Union. Not much
time is likely to elapse before the precise shape
this secession issue is to assume, Will oe ue'
yeloped We shall then endeavor to meet 1t IN
q spirit of patriotism, actuated by loyal ueVo-
ton to the guarantees Of the Constitution, duty
to our State, and fidelity to the South.
From the Barbour (va.) JeHersonan, Democrat
There are men found in the South still willing
to wait for some overt act. What overt act are
they willing to avenge: Has not fanatlclsm
made war upon the Constitutions denied Tue
right of property-invaded sovereign States
and now striving to bring about great Day
of Jubilee when millions Of eniranchlsed slaves
will rend the heavens with shouts OF victory
Shall we fold our arms and tamely submit 70
these accressions, until we are swallowed up
by the black wave that now breaks inadiy upon
our shores; or shall We resist, like men, the
vile programme which the North holds up to
US, and by which she says we shall be governed:
Can the South submit and be free: Would
that be selcgoyernment- -fres-govcrnmcnt? 1t
is destruction. Better civil war, with all its
train of attendant horrors, than an 1ncsndiary
government with its cruel and remorseless
agitation.
Better look this thing firmly and sternly in
the face Danger often retreats when boldly
confronted. But it is no part of bravery anu
common sense to talk about diSunion, and run
away from the ConstitutioR-the very lnstru-
mcnt that gave us our rights. Let us have our
rights in the Union If we can--ouT OF IT If WE
MIST.
FROM the Fredericksburg llerald-Whg.l
Abraham Lincoln is the President elect of
the country! Ile.is invested with office not by
the people of the country, but by those OF u
section. But even this is not the melancholy
feature. lie is President by virtue Of the fact
that he is regarded as Representative man oil
those who declare that free States and slave
States cannot exist together in one common
bond Of Union-that Union to be perfect, to
act in harmony, must be either all free or all
slave. lie is President then, not because oil
any achievement on the battle field, in the
councils of the country, or in the paths Of SCI
ence and liturature, but he has been made
President because Of sentiment that is hos
tile to the domestic institutions Of the South
The Murfreesboro IN. c. 'Citizcn" has the
following:
1t will Lc difficult to induce the Southern
N
transfer to the incoming administration the
traditional respect and reverence which Ancri
can citizens accord to the National Govern
ment lie ,tacto. Acquesccnce in the popular
verdict, so far from being speedy and entire, as
is usually the case, will be tardy and full Of re-
servatons. 1t will bc a mere Submission to a
dynasty which cannot whatever be its policy,
command the confidence Of the South. The
right Of sovereign State to withdraw from the
Union whenever. in hejudgment Of such State
the evils OF the Union shall outnumber its ben
efits, is sound and universally accepted Demo
cratic doctrine. Whether North Carolina
should now assert that right, is question FOL
the people to determine We, for one of hel
citizens at least, oppose the taking Of any such
step at present We say, let North Carolins
stay in the Cnioni Let her not ingloriously
abandon the Government with its immorta
trophies and worldwide prestige TO the cxclu
sive possession Of the North! But, if South
Carolina or Georgia or any other State, shall
decide upon secession, in Gods name, and il
the name Of civil liberty and State rights, lc
her withdraw. This not the hour for rast
counsel, or precipitate action. Moderation wa
never more desirable than now.
Referring to the position Of the Georgia lie
gislature, with reference to action in this crisis
the Augusta (Ga) Dispatch says:
The rights and powers Of the Legislature at,
conferred on it by the Constitution, and thu
| trainers Of that instrument never dreamed Of o.
provided for a contingency like this They
| conferred no powers for such an emergency
and the assumption of them by the Legislature
would be usurpation, tending to produce divi
| sions among the people, who, in such crisis
should be united, The Legislature is now il
session, and like all patriotic Southern men
| feel themselves stung to madness by the insults
Of the North. Passion and prejudice rule TIT
! hour, and it is not at such time that men ar,
capable of consulting as calmly as is fitting upoE
| q measure the most motnentOus in modern his
| tory-no less than the overthrow OF one of TIT
first powers on earth, and the establishment O
two or more governments upon its ruin. WI
are convinced that the people will not be salts
fed to leave the decision of this question to The
LegislatuTe-that unwarrantcd action on thu
part of that body will give rise 10 partisan dis
cords, and will, therefore, not affect the enc
desired.
The Charleston Is. c. Courier, Of! Saturday
says:
The times demand GOODNESS, calmneSS ant
steady resolution, not impulsive dcmonstra
tons or fiery outbreaks of vehemence ant
youthful passions. We rejoice in being abb,
to state that our city has so far, notwitllstand
ing the intense and all-pcrvading excitement
exhibited the characteristic moderation and or
der Of our population. Some symptoms Of i'll
advised, but well-intcnded demonstration, or
the part OF individuals, have occurred; and We
refer to the matter now only to remind all
citizens Of the importance Of avoiding such err
rorS 'I.et all things be done dccently and
in order, and let us meet, as citizens OF a well
ordered Commonwealth, the great issue present
From the Montgomery (Ala. J Daily A1vertiserl
Tho South.
So far rs we can Judge from the signs OF the
times ut home and abroad, everything is favor
able for the cause Of the South. South Caro-.
lima is about to call a convention, merely for
the form Of the thing, for the gallant sons oil
the old Palmetto State will never submit to
negro equality; they are unanimous on the
great question. Gov. PettuS, Of Mississippi
has called q convention TO meet Immediately,
to provide for secession. And Alabama, our
own glorious commonwealth size be the
laggard in this contest for freedom: We be-
lieve not Already the signs of an carncs,
people, preparing to work out their own saliva
ton with their own hands, are everywhere to
be seen We are glad to know that one of the
most prominent leaders Of the Union party in
East Alabama the Elector for this district, de.
clarcd openly upon our streets, yesterday, that
the "heavy najorites given to Lincoln in all
the Northern States had opened his eyes, and
that, ardent friend Of the Union as he had been,
he helicypA that thr ti,np had po,c ,or,o ,,h,,,