Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-10-19
xye arc for Home und in Preside.

,ye arc for Home and IL. Firesido.
The recent failure Of the fision of all the Gle
,,snts opposed to .Abolitionism TO carry the
State Of Pennsylvania, realizes the consoliua-
ton Of the North in the purpose to seize the
uo w Jn",;ninn No pnrty
eon.idcrations should lead the true and loyal
Ems of the South to pursue a policy nj war
,,.;th her interests and compromising oil Her
dirn;ty and self.rcspect. Brave, generous and
&c, ,ylorviny in her own freedom and love OF
,rnth never having violated the compact, anu
nth shirt sufficient 10 resist It's cncroach.
ment bv others. she meets the issue preHI1.e'
by the election of Lincoln, and ASSUMES AT .'c
responsibility which attaches to her pecu'iaF'
vet proud position. We're the question: ne,
tween the TWO sections one OF lli'heu''t' ""u
sudden growth, were 1t one nnanuciP"tcu ~
the pcople from its novel and singular c!arhc'
Ter. were it one. which did not involve mate,
rial issues, then Il sense OF forbrarancc anu
I love of JUSTICE would animate the South
10 look upon it as an idle c%i!linera, ;ihi
mass it by without Il moments study. MOI So
However The flame has been kindling for
years-the spirit of luminosity and bitter hate
has become more intolcrant-justice and equal
itv have less hold upon the mass OF the Nortil'
and finally. the Constitution has been violated,
w.hilr i,s form remains, by the contamination
If n wicked purpose in the probable election ol
Lincoln. 1t becomes the Soutli i'll the hour 81
her humiliation, TO act wisely and pridently,
and to protect herself while she has the power.
We counsel Il separation from the Union. we
verify believe it is the day and the hour TO ACT.
II is no time for frcclnen tU be tlinId from IN
oycr.cautiOuS conservatism anti 4 drcau o' uali-
yer. The first is the parent oil wrong ana III
Justice, and the latter is the soul OF "cahllcHH.
re the South is true to herself, she VIII be an
indcpendent nation before the army ana navy
and the departments OF the government, are
in the hands Of those whose only cuIl'
science in protecting slavery is III Their want
Of power TO annihilate it not by an overt
act. but 10y carrying gradually into execution,
their designs; by building NJ, 4 ~lrccSoll party
in our midst, hy creating Il sentiment IN behalf
of freedom" by appealing to the clPidily oil
the people, and driving negro labor from CON.
petition with white labor by bringing the
patronage Of the General Government to further
their wicked purposes by circrmvcnt'ng SIa-
very, by resisting its expansion, 10y I"tcr'iIct'
Ing the slave trade, ty denying lis protection,
AMI, in i word, by ahnliShing 1t, when the
public sentiment at the North rl-mS sufficient
IL, and might becomes right. The South has
now the power. Cotton is klng-lt Is the
pcace-lnakcr. She is independent OF the world;
she can take care Of herself. Her honor Is
prcciouS-hcr Sons are true, and though lhe
price Of liberty, equality and equal privileges
Should be the blood of her citizens, she would
pay it, rather than accept the alternative ot
disgrace and humiliation.
Loving our home, the tircSide and its comforts,
its %cnjoymentS, its pleasures and its peace; be-
licying slavery Of divine origin, and SprlnSInG
from the necessities Of Socicty, that il is lntcrwo'
ven in the rulimcnts Of our social being, that the
inauguration Of President upon the principles
of the Republican platform is an overt act "l
tyranny and injustice; that the great Schrlnc ul
human happiness and domestic tranquility AT
the South can never hc rcrpctrated under Il TO
vernlnent Of AbolitiOnistS; that the mon would
no longer be chord of love and lratcrnal feeling
between the North and the South, but i bond oi
oppression and 4 combination Of conflicting III
~tcrrsts. exhibiting an ~antagonlSm aS bitter aS
that hctwccn the Saxon and LauiI; that the
| checks and balances of the Constitution wonln
be no longer Il shield to the South from 4 do
lniuant majority; that the spirit Of faraticiSm
would exercise the spirit Of liberty: We coun'
sci that decision on the part Of the South, that
will realize the purpose of the Constitution in
uniting a free, Il glorious and IL happy people.
Il Columbns (haD Times.
The Atlanta Ca "Locpmotivc' says:
"Sincc Pennsylvania and Ohio have spoken
out upon the great political question Of the iay!
in their home elections. il Is Il general conccS'
SION thai .Ahr Lincoln must be our next Prc>i'
dent And this has produced i different riirct
inar;pirylt, ttiRd": l"r .whlc al overwhelming
rejoice over it as the contamination Of their
dcvoutest hopes. There is Il dccided majority
of this first class, however, and who are the
true inhabitants Of the South, and the real
proprieturs Of its soil, who have written upon
their hearts, with rlrnchcd teeth, Abe Lincoln,
so help MS Heaven, shall never be our PrcSi
dcnti'
Not only will the South non-sub!nit, and
slow that non.SubmisSion in the manner in
dictated, and Thus put United States authority
to the test, if it he decided By the then Admi'
nistration that 4 refractory South must be
whipped back into the ranks, but Il Southern
Confederacy will thereby bc established, and
Judca and Israel once more appear upon the
map Of nations. Not only this We say, but the
opportunity will be afforded for l convenient
combination and attack from the Old World.
The Prince has learned many things while
WALKING with land, lrnin Indications, corrupt
iny,J our daughters. England has already Il
powerful fleet all around us; France can have
any number of her augmentation which has
excited speculation, both Of war steamers and
conscriptS; and Spain, too, if needed, is in close
call, and would delight III buying AIRY amount
Of powder at our expense"
The Corner Stone, published at Columbus,
Ga., submits the following programme Tor Dis
union. 1t says:
ave have lora long time had very little hope
that the South would ever free herself from
the domination Of the North; but within the
last few weeks our hopes have been greatly
revived. We believe now that the Union will
be dissolved if Lincoln should be elected.
"a good many people arc in favor of a South
crn Convention for That purpose; dr IRE apo
m} IL Mat. rte best plan amt Ike only one
il ,far .SpuM Caruiinn, or dh'hama, ar Ms
sissiDpi, 10 30 opt. We arc sorry TO say that
we do not believe that Georgia will take the
lead. But let one or ill Of these States move,
and Georgia will support them in it. and when
the issue comes, lift shouldh he necessary to fight,
We think that the great majority of our citizens
would shrink from the idea Of helping the
Black Republicans to murder their old friends
and neishborS. At all events, We want to see
the experiment made"
GETTING READY FOR THE CHlT>s.-A division
OF the Minute Men" has been formed in Ma
con county, Ala.