Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-09-14

All elective conS0lluatlOn Never, never
Those who maintain such position, iaisty al
the history Of our revolution, and bring dis
honor upon the master spirits Of It's thrilling
and eventual scenes. Ihe right Of secession
must Js muintaMed Il Is Tho last, tAe oni,
hoge of the >oWM. Let us maintain it witt
unanmity, and We can hold in check the spiri
of abolition and consolidation. But il We yielt
it, the whole theory Of our federative system i:
changed, and we are in the power of those
whose mercy is like that Of the wolf to tint
lamb If we yield it, We not only proclaim il
advance, that we will submit to usurpation ani
aggression. but We do worse, zee admit that 'e,
harc no rigAt 10 reSisi. ASD THAT Is POLITICAL
IvASSALAGE With sentiments Of high regard
| an, gentlemen, your obd't Serv't
lIERscuEL Y. JOHNSON,
10 MessrS Robt. \. White, Turner Clanton
T. W. Fleming, Committee.
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John Bell JustiryIng the IIurdcr Of Fo.
rcigncr>.
We ask tic people Of all parties, to calmly
read the following deliberate language uttered
by John Bell at Knoxville, Tennessee, in lSj5
| His speech Oil that occasion was made soon ai
ter the shocking Know Nothing butcheries r
Baltimore, Louisville and New Orleans. Mark
his language wherein he iustiies the murders
committed by the Know Nothing bullies and
assassns in those cities upon naturalizcd ci,i-
Zens and Roman Catholics:
After full consideration have come TO the
conclusion that the best mode in which can
serve my country 1t the present time, is to
stand by the American party. am not a mem-
Der of the order, but feel that am at heart
as true to the great ard leading principles OF
the party rs could be were formally initia.
ted into one Of its councils.
! If the American party shall succeed in cut
ting of the perennial supply OF fresh re.
cruits 10 the Democratic standard, derived
from the annual influx Of the half million .!
foreigners or more the Democratic leaders may
still find that they will have to fight their future
battles with diminished chances ofSucceSS. But
whatever alliances the Democrats may form
with foreigners and Roman Catholcs-how-
ever the leaders may fret ard rage-with what
ever Obstinacy Of purpose they may seek to
crush or resist the American party, they will
fail to defeat the great end and fundamental
policy of that party.
THE fears of the limd have been appealed
to by the ussailants Of the American party,
aud their cooperation invoked in putting it
down, on the alledged ground that its policy,
in regard to foreigners, tends to provoke riot
and bloodshcd 1t is said that this ncw party
has been stained with blood in It's very birth,
and that from this we may augur bloody lll-
turc Yes blood has been shed, and it may
i0rcShadow 4 bloody future. | will not stop to
inquire who provoked the shedding of blood in
Louisville and other places but this will say,
that whatever party may have given the pro
vocation, it is better that little 6l0od should
sprinkle tie laremehts ant sid61calIs cf oHr
citics noic, than that their streets should be
ircnched in blood hereafter; or that the high
| ways and open fields of our country should
drink up the blood Of its citizens, slain in dead
ly conflict between armed bands---it may be
between disciplined lesions-natve Americans
Oh the one side, and foreigners, supported by
native flctionStS, on the other. And this will
he our future, unless now. and before it is too
late, we erect sufficient barriers to arrest the
| torrent OF aliens and strangers, which threatens
in :! lcw Years more 10 Hood the land
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John Eel on the Abolition Of Slavery and
Lhc Suppression OF the slave Trade in the
District of Columbia.
From the Arr"u'i;. .,.,o. We make the
following extracts
"iith regard to the Constitutional power Of
Congress over this subject, would say that the
only doubt avc Of the existence Of the pow
er either to suppress the slave trade or to abol-
is!l slavery in this District, l.; inspired by the
respect | have for tEr opinions Of 80 many dis
ting,lishcd and eminent men, both in and out
of Congress, who hold that Congress has nc
such power Reading the Constitution for my
sell, believe that Congress has all the power
OYER the subject in this District which the
States have within their respective Jurisdlc
| tons.
But however, great my respect may pe lol
the opinion Of others on the question of power
there are some considerations Of such high &C
count as in my Judgment, TO make II desirable
that, unless by comHi0n consent the PROJECT o
abolition SHALL be wholly given up and aoan
doncd, the remnant Of slavery existing III Inc
District shall be abolished IT once.
.'lr sir, it WAS proposed now TO eradicate
| slavery from the District and At the same
time proYitlc proper securities for the rcmova
| or effective control Of the free cOlorcd popula
tion, am not prepared to say that the Souti
ought 10 resist tic measures"
"But, sir were ! q member Of :. town OF
CITY council, ,inl, should not hesitate t
give ms voice for the suppression Of thos
slave dcpots, or >!"re pens, as they are called
within the prcciic,s Of the corporation.
The idea Of human beings not criminals
in chains. or kept in these stare pens, within
the verge of the Capitol, wounds their sensl
biltics;" referring to ''our Northern brethen. y
But, whatever may be the nature or exten
Of this lrailic in the District, our Northern
brethren call upon MS to prohibit it. They r
form us that there are thousands at the Mort
who have tender conscicuccs upon this point
Remove this stumbling block out Of their way
and one of the chief grounds Of agitation the
aver, will bc removed.
E1,. tie Enyutrer.
I'm an article of the "Eaqulrer OF the 3ls
uit, headed The CanTas in Surry, II is sta
ted that admitted to have made serlou
mistake as to an important matter ol fact. :
| could have made no such admission, as tn
fact is. / had made no mistake. In the lew n
marks. saw tit to make on the occasion n
luded to, | stated that the unit rule