Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-12-04

trines, openly anu defiaDtly aggressive an;
denunciafory Of tic rights OF fifteen States o
this Union, places the Sorth in q position
which she has neve; before occupied since th'
foundation Of our Republic
Heretofore, we lave been presented by TIT
North, with Northern mcn priC2Ssns SoHit
Southern principles. 'nen who have not dared
in advance Of their election, TO dcnounce ant
prescribe all the rights Of the South; but now
in aspirit Of uncompromising and bold defiance
utterly regardless Of the rights Of The South
and ignorln. all Constitutional compacts anC
restraints, they hare hoistcd over us their flag
cmblazoned with the ''irrcprcssible conflict;
thereby legaiSng and inviting. in cxtenSo
John Brown raids Abolition crusadeS, and .
war CT determination upon tho pcaceable and
law-abidins citizens of Is States Of this Union.
Snch is the bold game which has been PLAYED
out by the North, with an open hand on the
great political chcss-board regardless Of the
excited movements, ,of t..c South. And they
have succeeded; Abe Lincoln is elected; the beau
ideal Of q relentless Frrc.Soil border rutfian,
Suutherncr by birth, and Northerner in feel
n.s and associations; fanatic in phllanthro
ply, and vulgar mobocrat and Southern batter
in political opinions. lie is the very man for
the occasion; for the 'rrepressble coaAict;' for
the utter determination Of society, and the
coEnpete suhjugation OF lhc South.
Fclio% citizens Of the South, these are facts
which make up Il sad chapter in the annals Of ouI
country's history. And that you may make a
reckoning OF the justice Of your cause and short
the future evils ut present submission, here
submit. for your honest solution, The question
Was the great revolutionary struggle for con.
$titutional liberty and Il namc Of independence
among the nations Of the earth, which was
wrought out by our ancestors, on the par, OF
sparSely settled States, more just and
holy in the eyes Of the Greut Ruler of the
universe, than vii! be the one which may bc
soon enacted, Oh the part Of fifteen populouS
States Of this Union, not for constitutional
l:bcrty alone, Dut against the propagation OF
religious hereSy and ianaticiSn, and Of negro
fellowship and equality, alike insulting and
reYC!;ing 10 thc honor and feelings of every
Southern man, 10 the extent that they are de-
grading to her and those he holds dcarcr than
life itSeir--hiS wife aad daughters y
In 1856, Mr Fillmore declared that the
election Of Fremont would he sufficient cause
for the dissolution of the Union; and so
thought thousands Of good and patriotic men
throughout the country. Now, we ask you,
yc tame SubmisSioEists, to weigh Lincoln and
Fremont in the same scales, and see which
kicks the beam: You arc now at the cross
roads, OH the great tIiGrouShiare OF cur conlede-
rate Ln!on, and existence rs nation and 4
people; there are two ways before you, in one
OF which ypu are bound to tread; will you still
travel on in the same old highway, which
leads to certain submission and death? Or
will you strike Tor your Constitutional rights,
Tor ynar OWE l.omcs and fire sides, for South.
crn liberty aad Southern independence p
There is but one road for the South, and her
response 10 these questions will be given in
one loud universal acclaim III the burning Ian.
guasc and undying sentiment of her immortal
Ilcary, Give HE liberty, or give me DEATH
These are questions, revolutionary in their ma
ture and tendency, but still they are none the
less ;rfcrenta and true, and involve issues
which in,I,t be sooner or later met. And who
among us will not say ll4at tho present
Is the time 70 meet them:
You have cried Uninn, Union until you have
,Hade it a lnorhery, IA word IF Spoltivc Insult
a:ld contempt 10 the South, and Of jcering ner-
rrienl .a,i dersicn at the North. For what
does the North Say to = seeding Southern
State: Let her alone, she will, like spoit
child, come in out Of the cold" The North
has mistaken the spirit Of concession and COM
promise, the spirit of lcre and true devotion
and loyalty to the Union, which has always fill
ci the Southern heart and characterized her
people, for a spirit Of Submission and mean,
iow, trucking SerTlIty. And, therefore. has
shc in opposition 10 our constitutional rights
and regardless Of our concessions and compro.
missing spirit in the face Of the protest Of the
whole South, declared, with autocratical bold
ness and deiance-"Ye shall submit to the
reign and rule Of Abolitionism. Here is your
Observation-Disclosures Lincoln! Will you, We
true lncn of the South, yc, whose ancestors
have always been the first to respond to theil
calls in the defence of her rights, the
first on the battle grounds Of their country and
the last to desert them, will you submit to that
arch traitor Of your country's liberties Abe
Lincoln: tell you, though unwilingly, for
would have had it otherwise that the day and
hour which witnesses the inauguration OF Lin
coln, will be the death-knell Of this Cnion iol
then one step more OH the road Of submission
would forever seal the doom Of the South.
We here close this communication, and pre-
sent 10 y"u Iuc vour serious ard calm consider
alton, questions and facts, which will make uE
the sunjcct-niat!er OF our next, to wit: "Tht
present position ni the South is not one Of hel
own seeking" Secession or submission i:
forced upon the South, against her solemn pro
tcStal;on." Can Lincoln, (were the South t
submit - lis clection,) administer the Govern
mens, OH the principles Of the Constitution anc
the equality Of the States? Can he do justice
10 the South, without giving the lie to all hi:
political acts and principles, and betraying th'
whole party which has placed him in power?
Ecllow.citizens Of the South, these are qucs
tons for your serious consideration, md tho
rough and calm investigation. Will you hell
iie to meet and discuss them? There is but one
way Ia settle difficulty, and that is, to face II
sQuarclv. Let the'South pcaceably draw the line
ol separation, invite the Bolts, the Brownlows
their adhcrentS, and aIl Northern svmpathisers
across that line, and say 10 the North, hithel
ard no further shalt thou come Then let thu
whole South face the music, (it any shall b
required and march up TO her position. Lee
her 10 So learlcsSly, sobcrly and calmly, ard
for one will have no fears for the future.
JUNIUS.
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