Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-10-06

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borer goes to his nightly rest shall in the course Oh
Nature. 20 to it before long at any rate aud wish no
other cpitaph so be placed upon it than ,h5"nRoVGH
rv,, EFrour. AND THROUGH GOOD REroKr, az IOvEOHiS
WHOLE CoUNrRr."
Il is impossible for man of this character 70 oe an
eev Of auy section Of his country II IS impossible Tor
him TO be wiling 70 degrade any portion OF his country
men by taking from them rights guaranteed by the Con-
stiution.
Amongst the people in the free States there are but
few who are not opposed slavery in the absraSt The
sentiment there NAV be said to be universal Even ma
yrs Of the South who emgste to and settle IN thrn to
great ex,est in time fall into the prevailing modes OF
thought end adopt the general sentiment Yet It would
he hhy improper to assert that they all enemies oil
opr institutions Those are enemies who are constantly
,rn upon slavery and seeking to disturb the eompro-
i-s of the Constitution With view TO free our slaves,
or 10 make use ofthe power and patronage OF the iede-
raj Government 20 restrict rights and dualy crush us
There are enough of these, andtis suicidal policy on the
mart of Southern people by Liberal and ungenerous de-
uu ion OF men holding conservative views, to
weaken their inuenee and deprive them OF the pow
er TO render Us ei,ieu, aid against isuatieism Born
and educaed in free safe Mr. Everett imbbed the gen
era sentiment OF Oppos ion slavery, in the abstract
vet ne has never Joined the enemies Of the South in their
cruad, Tor the abolition Of slavery. He has never gone
81 far A. e. a. Cass Mr.. Buchanan and o,her leading
Northern Democrats or even so Tar as Mr. Jefferson
the father OF the party, in condemuns the
I institution as a political and -moral eNl. Indeed
/, the earliest declaration OF opinioa we have
from him. made on the door Of Congress,
| n 1896 he announced that domestic slavery
VAS not in his Judgment to be set down
a. an immoral and irrelgious relation declared
a., o,hsre s,s no cause in which he would sooner
h,tl, kpapsack TO his back aud put musket on his
shoulder than Ia putting down servle instruction in
the Souh" and as late December sth, 1889, in an
eeopent and indignant remous.rancc pronounced in
nub, meeting at Boston, against the sympathy which
had been sboxu in the North for the brutal and bloody
rr,ps Who had under the lead of John Brown invaded
Virginia he spoke of the abolition Of slavery as an OBJ
;s., on,piC s.Iy imara4cable' Had the invasion re-
sp in formidabe insurrectiou, aud il had been ne
e,.,rv age would not have prevented him from shout
rip his issket AMI marching 10 the aid OF his couu
trymcn Of the Oh Dominion As appropriate TO an ez-
bb;io of the good feeling and aud LOYALTY Of Mr. Ever
a., and TO defense Of him from the imputaton Of abo
rtoBism W. mus make quotation or two from the re-
mopsrance Of which speak. After giving an extract
from history Of the bloody incidents attending the St
Domingo massacre he presented picture Of the South,
and remarked-"Cp1u this community, thus composed,
II was the design Of Brown TO let loose the heilhounds
.. of a ssrvile resurrection, and to bring on
Sc struggle which for magnitude, atrociy and hor-
d. ro- would have stood alone in the history Of the
be world Aud these eight or nine millions against whom
u,bis frightfal war was levied, jiiolessis,
"sa.i.le{ oh us 20 DE protection Of that compact Of
"gorsrasui -ich recognizes their relation 20 tbe collar
",f r,.e-1 roapI-i ,t'ci every sc,ra ofisr Of tbe
"L,on or Of Zee Stls, Is bound By Ii, oath 70 support
"Amon, tben, sir, is a fair proportion Of men and We
Uosn of education aul culurc-og moral and religious
ivss and characters fathers, mothers, sons
oDd daughters persons who soud adoru any station Of
soeisty in any coun.ry-mcn who read the same Bible
hat We DO AID in the name Of the same Master, kuee
80 the throne Of the same GOd-ormiug class Of men
from which have gone forth some Of the greatest and
plr,st characters which adogn our history,
tou. Jefferson Madison Monroe, Marshall, in the stu
ole State OF Virginia, against which The first blow has
"been struck These are the men, the women, for whose
blossoms pixies and rdas are manufactured in New Eng
land 70 be placed in he hands Of an ignorant subject
rice supposed most wrous,aly, recent events have
shown, to be only waiting fer an opportunity TO use
"hem" After abiding 10 h.s visits to the South, lie
continued have been admitted to the confidence Of
.,he douast, circle aad have seen there touching
"mau OF ,ba kndes. feelings, by which that cir
Gle il an i,s members, high and low master aud
.yllt can be 5ouai together; and when l contemplate
",he horrors ht eoa have ea,uei had the tragedy on
"ahish Oh, curtain rose 81; Hsrpe:s Ferry been acted
"lu, through 20 e.. scenes Of lire aad sword, OF lust
s MURDER o.. riae and ds-oli,.ol, TO che hn-l cl'as
..rople. .m G-.-l with emotions 10 which no words
..lu 90 jl.tc,.'
For Che sentiments he uttered in 1926 he has been
..f-atssi hy ;ho al5oli s. and Che chief organs Of
f, repu5. cans .,alazs, item ;ae New FORK Ili5,u,'
a. recrssus to the Nlrh aud seryil. apologst Cor lu
man sllyerg; Whilst his Boston tem5us,rauce drew down
uol him ae bi.eres. u,edetoas OF tie cau,ug hypo-
critics aaI negro wor>hgps fanatics who bold hei' or
.. under the lead %. Phillips Carlson Emerson Beecl-
e.. Chye.,r aai g,has y.ada.iye and mercess cuem'e
,. tb, VIII q rae, OF che south NJ man in TIE North
b IS been more subjected to the hcentoas roairy aud
abuse Of abooats and r,publ,ins. They have beaeld
I'm him cousisJeu: aud powerful foe, one whom they
could not indmiie by threats, OK via 10y idyor They
have ever found hin noble aud true barrier between
n and the pror,s, d their wicked All malignant par
plses.
But. ia.e,pos.s som, Democratic opponent, leaving
these thing, ost o view, iiI as Everett. in 1859,
c.rr.-s BIS cone rreuce ia the following ics0uto-s
adopted 81 ls.. Dy .bs Legislature OF Massachusetts:
E.ssis,I That C1nyrss has by ,he Constitution pou
&C. 90 aly. s,J,,rE ..j tLc slave uaic "a the Dsuit
o. Ioluii and tl1i there i- uO.hug ia tie terms or
OF the acts co es3iou by Virginia and Nary
Aud o. o,htr, ouogcius any legal or moral Restraints
on be- exercise.
rs4 from speech uads ia Congress tssG Ly Hon Ep-
s,aD ss Gaes O. atous Register o. hvn'ts vo-
~ it AS any ueubsr. IN t,b poIL
c,s % ahul nu gcut, Souh Caulna sr Ssu-de
ils .l- ol,po.. a. tto.sh power to disturb
- & M ~ in- e. s VI the So.th u wh,a Auet.er
hIse culsf SIZE referred IN p4bheaI'n o which hii
..- a, ,l1.t 4td WIslI uak 10 amO.a aud r sig0ls
~ ,D,-.,, 49,, d ,.r,. il arr,coa AZ he SOUTH am
g ST. ny aud iu 10 Oh In'nity bat there
20 ghJh Scui sooner baAe knspsAo. e. my BAGS
,ni put ua'ssi GA us s>tier uaa .h.I SOFA ,ele NJ
france spla goui Sc suns ntn e bottom OF The 90 'in
PC v9l part q hia aag Amsrsa e'nssttgd ine
c5uaeasl Haytby "a al prose o; h0odhd aud dslt
BY which sachs cas- rvpa could Dc oroag On The
sssa relation OF eyu e In toas o'a 90 other With great Or
h d.paIt the lhelre real eqlay Of
.',. 1913. s,,t I'M ~ ri Il Al in.ttuioa m.tc
save D. though that rm Of sci ue when
ths beucneait0 % NJ not at which
& It r=L- Co t1e slave Is nos 10 n' lias@eni = se SCI
ds s an IMMORAL and rrl l'us relation caanlt ad u ht
rsis pa mas o-' e- . -, i,,,.r 49, ,si,v..
q op-4o4 of earsi riy wi-h gathered master and
olld ths common r1aa n able IRIS unoftHna
irlt disappeared ia europe YET cannot amt that Nhle
"a sists Nhc.e suot IL tlci are not p'efupFoie
ali faa.tu.d by religion Aaltoush certainly am not c'd
o - % say geri subject know the condi
The -i csss ia oiler coa-ei; an latina ely &C
g-uti Nth other uuir and have no heataiion
saying ht believe ths slaves n MS colniey are be yer tloh
aud ei and 80 hArl ~orse than the Peisaatry Of Te