Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-01-11
Err liz EunNirCI,
For Me EHfHi't':.
Ought the Southern States so SeccGe

it out Of nv power 10 conclude the discussion
until now, and now it is, | believe, wholly I'M
necessary to pursue it Mt least, for me TO do so.
Events have determined tho question in the al
frmatiyc, and made farther argument, as it
seems to me, unnecessary.
South Carolina, thank God! has proclaimed
her independence, and the grand and massive
paper OF Judge Allen, the Chief Justice, IN TACT,
of Virginia, has exhausted the arsrneat; and
| should certainly 0eSist, ii il were not from Il
desire to bring out 4 few additional Authorities.
Before I proceed farther with The argument,
however, let me render, thus publicly, the no,
mage of u grateful heart TO Judge Alien, and
express nv admiration CT the ,ublc ahd patrl-
otto stand which he has taken in behalf oil his
country and Of the pure anl majestic style IN
which, and the inviaciblc logic with whlcil, lie
has yindicatcl her claim 10 nj that she Ie-
mands, and demonstrated her right 10 resume
the powers which she has granted, for the no
blest purposes, to 4 government which :'as
basely perverted them to the worst nScs-lo
her injury and oppression. Ills p.i'cr wi'i' IN
after time, be fifty regarded as sccoaI '''eiar"-
ton of Independence.
In England, a Jealous Whiy on the iins-
t;ncs, is, in Office, generally !H"nI c'iis'h-
perlnain. Ut least. to Tory, and III ;lhs c0i!n-
try. under a similar charge, the aroSnt
States.richtS man and billions Democrat, is 100
often found TO bc that pnEv nendcScrIp;, call.
ed "cruincntly conservative" Il Is exceeding
IL gratifying, therefore, 10 those WHO have
known this pure and emincu! Jade through
long wears, tn lind that the charms ai office
and the quarterly dip into t::.c treasury, have
not changed his nature, o. confused his iniei-
- , IT,. h. =, r.;n H., u,,,n ;'ni,D ,i.lI T.
mined. clcar.ilcaicd adsocatc CI the rights q
the States and the South, w?;icH ic w*S when
he entered life. Now for our nnA;;"n.
The enemies Of ascension nay &c DIVIDED IN
to four classes.
ls,. The anti.siavery men. 81 ~i'''" tise'' are
= few. and thalk God, only Il few, ard the are
generally we'll known in tic Sol:s''. l"ey
would preycnt secession # they cc",d, ii 0t'!cr
to bring the South under Ia" lower d L.incoi:Is
government, with a view 10 abolish Sia"v:v,, and,
as they believe, get or lands.
end. The p~oliiica! "ltcpS," who hav" sub.
sisted long upon the hope oi 4 good supply g!
Federal pap. as the paurcFs IN i'aris iced on
the odors OF tic ki,c!cn, a':a the iew followers
who constitute their tail. They have nothing
to hope from 4 Southern government, anu
therefore, they would subject The South TO any
humiliation, or injury, in order to preserve the
form of Government for III" use &: the North,
from which their pap mrs. come.
9rd. The modern Fciei.:ist$.
Attn. The stock owners, ana old men, WHO
think of nothing but their dividends and 4 c0n-
Portable old age, and who axe, therefore. always
in favor Of the existing t;oSernrner::. ii II does
not interfere with ,htir case, and exceedingly
revolutionary, if it docs. Any change is to
them, an aguc tx.
There are some who,a sheer fear controls,
but they are not sufficiently nnniero"S 10 lie
called 4 class. The advocates oi secession con-
stilutc on the other hanG. really one great class.
They are the lovers OF wcll-dctined constitutions
n, Government, and so Of constitutional liberty;
who are impatient o. am violation OF their
RIGHTS. and value The African slave, not Oily
because he is profitable TO them, but because
he fills the space, which, il it con!d live in his
cline. the rnoboc!atic element would occupy,
and thus secures the only nobility Of men and
women, which the really Crcc Wait" man can
tolerate.
These constitute tie great sentimental South.
However amusing, and IN s"'ncrc>rc"iS, h"Ii"-
fetal. it NAV be 10 examine the metres o!
each of these classes Of smhmiS>inni>tS. it VIII,
I think, be found to bc entirely unnecessary to
examine those Of ans but tie lfSt class, III
order to determine the question II hand. |
take IN then, the .Aholitionists ard their &C
knowledccd allies, who now cnnt:"! The nation.
And first, let us inquire, wi'E arc ti'e.T ,tho"'
~tionists? They say they are 50. rtca'I>e
"~slavcry is the SUM oI al! vil'ain!es that Il
is q crime, and their President elect has pro
| claimed lrora the stump 1T I.cavcnworth, that
| whenever touched it is 10 be dealt with as a
crime; and upon this ground they profess 10
Justify themselves in TIE assertion, that, S!afc-
~ has no constitutional sanction or protection,
and there shall never l~ another acre 81 the
Territory ofthe Union s0i!ei By TIC FOOT d q
slave. These are the known and vowed Sciit!-
mcnts OF the party, which elected NJ. Lincoln;
and. accordingly, the present House %!
REPRESENTATIVES has rejected Il Resolution
recognizing property in slaves, and the
Committee Of Thirtr-thrcc. in the llo"S",
and Thirteen, in the Senate, have djSband"d,
bpca,se Of ice determination of the Back Re-
nublicans to abate nothing from Their creed.
Docs the leader, who is 10 be the executive
ofS rer Of the party, concur with the PARTY :
I have shown, BIZ his speech at L~caycnwr;!h,
that he did concur, and | submit that his silence
Mt this moment shows that he still ccucurs :;
because, if he does no;, AID has any spa;k oi
natriotism or courage in him, lie would say so.
But it is rot necessary to rely upon negative
testimony, however pregnant with the aiiiriiia-
tive because there is the most direct and posi-
tive affirmative testimony. Thuriow Weed, Of
Albany, is we'll known as political e":i"i 'if"
;n,rir,,cr. Of the Seward and Lincoln school.
lie has lately paid Il visit to Lincoln, d "hi"''
so much has been said IN the newspapers that
he made the following publication Of lns result!
of his visit, which | have cu. Oh: d iia Ncw
York Herald. Here it is:
rHURLow WEEDS OPINION OF TIE PRESIDENT
ELIOT.
AIy,S-. Dec. %, 1SG0.-Thar0T S:ri, Ia na as;lslc IN
to.nirh,'s 'JournaI," aIlu6es 70 his rrc.Et v!ai: 20 sp:!"g.
deldi IN the following t.rAs:
since The newspapers haze made o@r r'c"n: vii: 10
Springfield the occasion Of remark. !; H'iy "ni i@ irnpro;
Der to SAY that an Interview with Mr.. Lincoln has conar!ncG
and strengthened cur confidence in Ms :ta"ss 70! the
high position he Is 10 occupy; Of his c'.ineEt manifestations
for ,he great trust reposcd in him: Of bis cnisiisncd ar-
probation OF The difficulties and dangers tha: SURROUND w.
Of his drsir, that the free States. IL in any thing 'e tuIueri,
shall fulfil their constitutional duiiss: Of lis dc;"r!ai'!elion
to require from all the States an enforcement {: The laws
and obedience 10 The Constitution; and. finally. OF lis
earnest and ini]-1iblr lc"otion 10 he principles ha'l - n
pa,hieS Of Repchiicanis:a.
None can doubt them. Lincoln is ''ntrHtst
and intieriLte IN his .~icr0tt.@l 70 the lritcig'es
and ~Sympathies Of Hep"bicnnjSn3." Aye!
Not to the principles merely, hut TO
the sytnpathies u fcpublicanisnl. SYM
pathies Of Repu5iicanism What arc they ?
Sympathy for your slaves aud hatred CT you,
their masters! Why do such people object to
your seeding from the Union with 'l'em p
Why do they desire to continue iii daily con.
nection with your crimes? Is it or the rt'r-
pose Of protecting and perpc;ua.ins the cTi'or
and the criminals Every one mast answer
No. as Lincoln has answered w. when he
said the crime must be dealt with rs I crime,
Then of necessity it must bc for the purpose
of suppressimg ard ertermjadtj"g 'hs cri"t-
ghich Is sldrery! So determined arc they TO
continue this criminal unica with you, that
the whole North rings with the cry to arms, 10
preserve it and whip the South into snbmiS-
sion. Listen to the reports OF The y. T. Her
aid" of to-day:
PREPARATION FOR WAR ~ MASSACHUSETTS, AND
NEW HAMPSHIRE.