Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-07-20

the indifferent, tile ignorant, the worthless, and the I'm
moral and NIL thu, class OF hypocrltes AMI parasites that
~ G :. ~ 3 orn.r IF tho State and feed on some one other
than themselves. Poverty Is no crime, nut "ltHfss me IN
,oisnrr ar. not y~irtucs-and. indeed. u anything - i'm
uo'sn !, IL ;rr eating III The bread ~ :llencss. and the
teasing on that which We do not earn ny cur " ''"",' -
Within q very few months have seen mere |" '-""'."H " "
,oIi,;,al meetingE enough 20 disgust any man OF W ~
IT,. uboi. srs,-m II the want 81 patriotism ana an tuaFe
absence O.! even ~dignifed department tou.u ~ ..:ii,,
Or We may contemplate another rrri' o. ~ - 40 ~. All
! SIM. n az -ntcrtair very clear opinions III "ti'' " { - ~
ni,nrSs Virginia sn.I The Northern save S'a'es ~ ~
there Is certainly the Appearance f \ ni"rM y. len
the institution Of slarerE Is rot worm pies " -" ~ rrufrr
IN ,l,.ir negroes and Joining the Northern STATES III P'eIe'
-nce 10 the Southern $;ates-!-sring The course o. ~ sia
states south Of US 70 he shaped by i!s Iri"c!pl,taat 'r's'
slavery il u safer basis for liberty ihaa Tree S'ilte H'o'..
Events seem TO renier Us the Unsteady ah'nc''tS V,
: lending passions and principles IN which "e ma Vac 'g ynI
Of poIuiallon 20 he fast .i..i?aiins oar "ci:ht IN 'ne ~,
n.N,.sors NJ y 90; Ini. in all. G.!Sj.4ii white persons
axhus, III. free States have l:,St! ."9l OF whites; ana %, ~
rG,ius OF $50, our relation, were. Southern |oit' i'uy''Irn
- Sn,,bcrn votes . gI,...is In the TranS'AlirShhuy as
lrict, in vireiniu, there "r" % slaves -,"D |" p.p".s,h
Of l9I.sS; of nj other. hi'rhiF Sc t'f'' = '',. '. :.
ro,stItu,Ion Il I, lie formed for the state 80 n ID TAX Ne
80 "a nrop.rty and 10. IS persons. hdtia: i'!- -:'nr "
;hr most potent character TO hasten The expulsion ''o'! W.
S,,t. nf tn. slav. population, which has s.o''i Almost s'
,ion,ry .or now thirty years, whilst. Ia 1872. ms stated Wy
linn THOMPSON Brown. III lis speech, 1AiL"tt, -
the population Of the S'air' Norm ' H",''' ,a. ~ "" y
I'm. was $50. ,fM3 soul: Su:th 50. - snI!- va 49, - ,t'
viii N. relations ne for The North. ali Of 1r'VIo" ii'. ''
Sou.h certainly no. more ;han lI,uE't"'v. III '"i' -.
the white rHrul.rion ia ten yS;srs ma !'!:Fttsy,' 80 %n"a
a. nr, or from .;u IS In lein. In ~i.nos!?:. in ie.'- c.'n'
j", .v.Y,. war, - :l:,, -. s!.ru.i weigh oar ac:i"t,
50 w. are nn; without; i powerful clement "i seh'ir
,,ruclion constantly on tfr Increase ana > my" -
.,iiful than the falsely called ;"nserfhi'Fe' NV ~"
Ia. whole OF the q. yrhoidia: position 81 TIE s,a'e ''at we
,,.ht 10 look about us for liz. road al >a'etf :" oH''e''
wi THOR, Thj. lie. In aa Independent c0MIGcrs', ho'
manufactures, for commerce = generous his 0,s','t"aen
aG.l l. genial: hut manufacturing !, cra;'l,H. a'' o.,."
ed. y. have the elements :nr III" Nfs' a"c ,"'G' w
81" -, ~, ,r.Ii .,o.Erd wi,h III. proper labor. The LF.i Is ne'
rrs.1.y 10 The agriculture %; the slave sia'es, am; u =: sa't,
provided It Ii with foreigners Glret:;"u. .hrS".n NV NV \ sn~sr
-, -. Get. ~ H.. Snrsit IL Is l.>Iir - orr EoIti
80 mi degrading TO lis; and whilst We 'hiis r'ini!"' ''It.I
,.oi,ui.., our country will 10; prosper no: WI i r'oPeias
bn safe. or will the generous: earth on Shiti' W. !t'r -
~ H. omf,r,s and iuxu.;gs We cuch, 10 derive from li'i'us
II. specially, e we fall T. reform our OWN laws 90 A. 20 m.nr
BAG ihat whici! We hIrr.n h!!njhrSs aH' i'''' "'''' """'
10 rn:ch nGr enemies.
DIR cn,.sr ms our enemies wish rr!AeI.:" i,e';ecGy az
l~.l.,.Hab.c .!a; w. axe : degrade! an! ii'!tr.ea peul"s'
This evidence, 50 TAR a. regards Virginia ara h:f c"!S"!'S,
i. cir.n H. IN :!r r"T.ialcity with which oar Senators anu
Congressman hold Ola :" their places, Us well rs t,e Sah:Se
us the Virginia Legislature IN .ievr anu III I;o'. 'nrsr -
,,,,.s,nnc,s disclose 10 u> i.S"!uIr crav-il-!ieartrh:ic>S IA
the PRINCIPALS and, j; we may Sl!!iIoll The "S'E''''o" "'
,Iishnnur irngl the senators q: i=d". !! " he"t''' =" q"
srr. of = hubble Southern sentiment IL "!!!c.! Tie "'!Ah%
ncs. 10 hold Office an! place at an; 'acFiht" o. fTt>""''
conviction Of duty. l. 100: Lc>I.lcahlc; for 20 He i''l 'N
trr,ni;v ,h-y submit AMI hold whilst ttn r"''.i''"4 al NE
ulIr.. is considered no: di-houoratlr ~ i!'r'i. s"'s'! 'ie
S.n,to-S rcrld have said L. III" stat" LrS'!a'H:c, II 20"
will falsify ynur words. We will rot represent You I!F
Vnr,i,rrn States witness TIL. and :!cy understand m! de-
nil. Us. a, ,hr bia.:c.iur coward always IS AMI mus a"
yithou; re.ucr,. There was = time when Virginia. !Ar iI-F
contemporary, lrs.ir Mile il the Pirate 81 Fir "a.'trSc"':,
who hflIIrtl utt Irr ub>Itlt.iC 's N'i"I-
IN ,narinrr., and WHOM they paid Il -nr; of tribute WIN "
feeling be;wiNr jest ami earnest. hIii mat "hi Is S""' "GI
resolutions are no longer pce'r's--;h'ir 'ae ""''s VIZ
hiring nn,hinr In n. present day, although We dn >i'ehS at
Washington K Co.: and. like monks. who have l"r t"'i'f?
formerly ow nrl hy the Roman warriors and s'H'rsiirh,
counting beads around The COLISEUM, We can Only rAl'tt
The passengers who look upon ~ 10 say WIN melancholy
regret. the change Is truly Il great one WHITE : sn'st .ne.
Within the last ten years our l%Eisiht"rs = , pes"nt" q
business " Numbering The state Treasury, AMI so inrliai
il this business that our rrrrl; and present STAKE "'n'rT'
do manage to get our State bOr'ls Into the market '"a!!ha''
Is Al par when no body else rnn sell 'ilrm NJ in"tr 'nIh
abor, 3g9 In the mnr hundred. The la; General Assembly,
appropriated many millions without 4 ""!:ir u u ,'S">.
ury, tie money 20 I've borrowed - par, our h"f"' 'eHas
Mu,;h ":ly 500 in the hundred. True, III some 'Es'hir'''
they iii mrrt thr violation n the Ia" absolutely 'hcGiae!'cs'
Lr cIv:n. Ia. Internal Improvement companies ne sta'r
bonds at par, ai uaEnnHn currency !" ho!h our Sohs,h'.
,Iou and laws, and which any Chancellor wnnl'l 'rc!are
n.nrr lr the bonds were passed irnm A., q citizen, "h,
,nn:i,rr rilig-n. FOR hLs note a, par, whilst the absolute
market yalu. WAS oniy a?9. r.. - operations cost The
present holders, In nany iDs:amrr infants ana WILLOWS,
o. the pres,n; State deb, Of ga, ,'t'', about :',","'"V'.
When. in a state. morality AMI cot m Honesty 'rr thrown
away, cowart:re /. Erar by, Az! " .y:hsic other thaa In
t-:ri;y and bravery :nny BE- anticipated. VI aT"E 10 in''ser
worthy Of rcsp.c; IS II people. and soon nj! persona! honor
viii i.un,, from our midst cr the state hriag. a. = money
dealer, a new suhjcc; for brokers 10 'grcc an'i prey upon.
our legislators md pubic officers "'"'" 'rc!.aichl ',HGhtr,
, hanks, tie rrirvUCs sore Enst !'lGcr every EoGssNeii ana
h-.s!lc.
Durirs il. G!.cuss,on last winter upon the special license
Iii. rrrnrteI hy the Committee ni Finance for iaNing lan-
kr.' products. heard the value OF principles denied which
had been employed by Napoleon !. the s-rntcst mind "l
The world for the last three Centuries, AID endorsed hnd
acted on by Jc!EersoI-oaiy a lesser :owrr 0l intellectual
supremacy because his theatre was = different one. rae
silence Of history may not ezait !tr:. 'ii$Senters FOR ne
U.s.. of our true remedy. The Reproduction oil poste';iy
must await the men who, pglsird with fear, abandoned Tor
Virginia the key position IL the face OF an advancing Toe
for her soil wax polluted, and all % her e!s'rr' sa'h, we
will follow your lead" And, M II !eirrln.nc'i 10 n'i ihr
curse Of buster 10 Ignorance and iini"f:i!y, They ]rh' Oh
and bought some arms-aboI; all ~; which ~: NoriN.rn
SthieI and people care about u: much ~ they u" ahct' !it
blea;iag Of Il goa; On the H. malaya mountains, So l":.g d
they enjoy our trade and commerce, and the Use Of oar
su,rlus funds and thi. ihcy have. and viii keep, under
,nr nr.ssnt laws The urDy pf U0ItlClIfls Nhtcn u tNlSl
mist be Superseded hy better materials ard They are IN
~. sn,,md IN -rrrr uarI or the S:a,e-anh u body ot racn
mus; be- seq, 10 The Capital Of Virginia who would have
suffered themselves 10 have been cut :" t;ons before they
would have permitted Ohio and Iowa, and thirteen other
Northern States, deliberately IN Insult al our STATE. hhI
nn,nly cont.Innrd every prctcnsion which Virginia r!nil:cd
a, m ruual, especially after the Governor o! Sirri!la, ID.
stead Of cutting of al! Official connection with ONO ana
Iowa. for failure on the part 81 their Governors 10 obey 4
SUMMONS to deliver criminals within their reach. had refer.
red the question 10 The Legislature. The remedy the people
Of virginia can apply, but think ri! Of us harc much 10
10. Prejudice. have to he overcome, reforms mus; lie reI
frcted, u stale policy Of an entirely different sort from thai
which has heretofore prevailed, must be adopted; and T."
10 This, resistance rlust take the place Of subIniisioi, In Vie
hearts Of our people.
Ihavr advocated for many years II discriminating ;aS on
Northern products ard itnporfaiioEs. THAT Is 10 say lhnt
upon the sale Of these in Virginia there should he q hsav;rT
TAX thar i!a, le"irh CT Southern products and Southern
impoi t,,;ons.) and my object In this letter has been 10 u
!ustratr the value If his coursc. ana 10 show that we can,
without violating any obligation, use The means slIdS sol
lec,ed to refund 10 our importer. The lu;is; or taxes which
may hsyc been paid hc them 10 n" Federal Government,
thus nah Ing The tuwas Jf The S'sIc free ports practically,
and brin.ing down, at one stroke, the whole snprrstruc'urc
,f Sorthrrn commerce. lilnL 70 IL ile weapon which
prudence and wisdom command us 10 Use. The corporation
iaxes, I think, should he Levied on real 'Stnte alone for MI
liz ,,,r,n..s na,. hrrrt.Inr. urged ;tp cutting OF orr
,noat.L institutions MI from Using thee means 10 lnS'
ter Northern cU:rGpTc". have indicated The rcHc.
Leliny .: The pilot Law. Of Ibis State. These sug.
ccs..ons are Il. applicable 20 III" other Southern SiH;"-
IA they are Errr. SOHr MI say ,!,S are small matter.
and car to 10 COOL. You must rrcn!ect tlIt tue uhr ley
NJ per cent. on The goods sold In virginia last wintrr' -
proposed Ia our genera! tan law. and :" the d"!ea, oi which
have elsewhere referred. We wee told that .Gcii Il crhFir
would break up A.! oar large merchants. II woGI! have
done this, and our Senator's seemed In hPiieTc Il, then. GER
l;Jnlv, the levy OF the six taxes. ,Iiirc" STATES and ,hr'r
corporations amounting 10 from Z per cent. '" rs l'I on
IN Iir:inla, then only Il Of | per cent. Ic.sl average q! all
goods Ias-ing through the hand. of wholesale IchbeIs "A!
rrln;lers in :'orfolf, Alexandria and Prtershury. mcs; a'
ru;n,, to- a yr-a' % "n'. foT thu grass which ha- ipr 80 !onS
4 liiur found root in lhrir streets. Tic average in A!cEhn.
,,ria |. quite =, Norfolk nearly n" same, hnt IN Petersburg
|, Is no. so much. /. Ihrr" On" al yUd tina. would send yonr
corn, worth 5lMi per hushci, i" Fredericksburg. "hrr:
We vii! suppose the charges were one cent IN "ach buShel
more than i; is In RIclGion'!, for any local purpose: I
think nut. And her. j. rcRsoE sufficient tOsay, iii was in
our favor, II would control ~. !. there nr o! y3G tha;
would rest satisfied II you Lnew 'our Stat" taxed lii. Gill
z.ls Of Hanover .; c-uts the ton on raci ton of platter
,h,, you used. AMI applied TINT iN aOwlurr" else. aud yet
your Pilot laws 10 ;lIaE operate, rs Et;wecu Alexandria and
Richmond. by the law % III" lac! session, even as You NAV
find b. reference Ia 'ir price Cuyrcnt of this article OF pl.s-
Ter, nj Alexandria and Richmond. Vessel. from ;!g Bli"sh
provinces being allowed to 90 +" : Alexandria NJ 4 clIare- of
cents the ton, TO- whole year, which is. on i plaster Yes.
sci, Only 81, and sHc will make about eight rip, and draw
abou; II feel, whilst Itc same sized lsay :t0 ;ot,s) vessel,
trading ;0 yUIr marEet inwn, Richmond, womb! pay a.,
out and In, ar $3.50 each way, each trip. and ell the Eight
irira 1916. or =: cents im- ton ~ Filoing" 10 kichm":ih, ana
whilst ii would hr ires ;i,an cue cen. to Alexandra.
Two things are nrrr--nrT ;r II tra1e-ab buyer and u sell.
er-any local hurilen on either. i detrimental to both
IF any one Of you was made In pay per cent. to your
n.xi neirlhor yearly. on ra,r ;arm and negroes. your
neirlI,nr would lie richer 10y many thnusanhs, than ynu
would. We have an Illustrations; al The beginning OF This
century, the H"rhern states, were comparatively thiniy
srulu!, an! aharrrr gold, inhospliH!ie climate ,cI He'd aI uIr
GENEROUS soil. Yet they have grown rich, ard Il has been
made ont C! just such acts Of folly rs | have been calm: