Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-02-22


R''as ~, ;,.aay tie speech Of the Aou HES
We Commissioner from the State
ST ! o'. f.l,y,rsl befrc the Convention on
9: Co., ,b;,b Was unavoidably crowded out o.
=. -.' y,psr Yesterday:
n..,,,rx--iu further execution Of the
IN; ;ac ,;s:, have the hoTor ol 'ntroaa
IL: w. &c yoa tie !l"n. HENRY l. DESSlSo' o.
as ::ss..x,yc came forward and said:
y: ~ ii,r.a..a Members cf the Conrentioa
" .,,s been appointed by the Convention o.
49,. .A =; Georgia. TO present to this Conven
:as 80 ora,nance Of secession Of Georgia
"o' .,r.,.er "' 10 invite Virginia, through this
,.".an % join Georgia and the other Sc
60; SAFES in the formation of a South
w. ~ rrnlcisyacy This sir, is the whole
,..,, $. .; nv mission. | have no power
rs,, promises, none to receive promlS'
=, ,iwer 10 bind ut all in any re-
-. In; still, sir, it has seemed to me that
'.,.,- -rsoec; for this Convention requires
~ .lo1ld with some fulness and particular
I,iih;t before the Convention the reasons
= -, h.ye induced Georgia to take that i'm
,',.. - ,-sn oi secession, and then to lay be-
mo Convention some facts and conSioera'
..;n favor Of the acceptance Oh inc INVITA-
T., br Virginia. With your permission then'
f. e. viii uurSae this course.
;T,,. w:s the reason that induced Georgia
;..Se the step OF secession: inns reason
F. -,y 3e summed up in one single PropoSlt'oh.
vas conviction, deep conviction on the
~. of Ieorsia. that separation from the
E.hw,s he only thing thar could prevent the
H., lion Of her slavery. This conviction, sir,
,;,n- ns;a cause. II is true, sir, that the
z.,, C.; this conviction was strengthened by n
,h,- ccaric;joa tDGt such separation would
..e bss; rc:aedy ior the fugitive slave evil,
L., .!.o he best, il not the oulv remedy, for
T. EDITORIAL evil. But, doubtless, ii it had
=. zen for tie Srst conviction this step would
arr nave been taken II therefore becomes
-r,,,,n; 10 inquire whether this conviction
~gs Vel Iolfcad.
I.;, ,;-us, then. that unless there had been a
&,p,,,ign from the North, slavery would be
&sJ;,hs,i ii Georgia: 1address myself to the
.:aoi, Q! :i;i case
Ia .hs .;r>. place. | say that the North hates
sr,.y, AID. IN using that expression l speak
a:;n,lv In saving that the Black Republican
,;7 d. lie North hates slavery, speak in
.r,:n7sf!r !. there is doubt upon that
..,>..pn III ;h- mind Of any one who listens TO
=. :ew ct the multitude Of proofs which
o.i Il. his room, would, think, te suffi-
N: 70 satisfy HIN. beg TO refer to few Of
IL proofs Ihss are so abundant; and the first
3:., shall adduce consists in two extracts
ioa speech Of Lincoln's, made in October.
SIS i.ey are as follows: 81 hare always
II :e4 slavery aS much as any abolltionlst; |
.,ys always ;een an old line Wing; | have
xay> hated il and always believed it in the
s,s:<e Qi ultimate extinction, and if were in
Csn.re.> and u vote should come up on the
sa;>loa ahcther slavery should be excluded
:sm lie territory, in spite Of the Dred Scot:
t.c;.oa. would vote that il should.
!2,,? arc pregnant statements; they avow
sediment. 4 political principle Of action,
j ssn,i,aen, OF hatred to slavery as extreme as
3laired can rAis: The political principle here
Rvowcdis. that his action against slavery is not
No be restrained or the Constitution of the
A.Ditsd S.ateS. as interpreted by the Supreme
&Our, q the United States l say, if you can
fai Soy degree Of hatred greater :ban that, |
loud Ike 10 see it. This is the sentiment
\; he chosen leader of the Black Republican
..v; Aud can you doubt that it is not enter
lined 5r every solitary member of that same
ar:y: You cannot, think. He is repre-
:r.;..ve u:an; his sentiments are the, senti.
2snis Of his party his principles of political
;i0a aFa ;he principles OF political action OF
ts party, l>ay, then, it is true, at least that
ae Republican, party Of the North hates
aScry.
" next proposition is, that the Republican
part? d! the North is in permanent majority.
lis true tast in government organized like
::ac roYe:..nen; oi The Northern States, and
Sc our own government, Il ajority, where 1t
permanent, is equivalent to the whole. The
-;nca;y is powerIeSs if the majority be per-
lament. New, is this majority Of the Repnb-
-caa party permanent? ! say it is. That
?af;:. IS 20 deeply seated at the North that YOU
ZERO: overthrow il. 1t has the press, it mas
'ae pulpit, it has the school-house, it has
: 'as organizations the Governors, Legislatures,
;as Judiciary, county officers, magistrates, con-
Ssa'es, mayors, in fact all official life. Now,
has the General Government in addition. 1t
aaS that lIeShaustible reserve to fall back upon
Ind to recruit from, the universal feeling at the
Moth that slavery is a moral, social and poli,i-
=! evil With this to fall back upon, recruit
ing Is easy. This is not all. The Republican
party Is no'r in league with the tariff, in league
VIII i"i,raal improvements, in league with
;trse Pacific Railroads. Sir, you cannot over
too" saca party as that. As well might
leu asIcmp, 10 If a mountain out Of its bed
i1t throw it into the sea-
bls, suppose sir, that by the aid OF Provi-
'.Hte snd The intcnsest human exertion, you
were eaaosSd 10 overthrow it, how long would
our Tlctory last! But very short time
!as same aSccndancy which that party has
;sheu now, would be gained again before long.
Il las come 10 this vast maj 6erily in the course
twenty-five Years, from nothing, how long
'oad |; take the fragments Of that party to get
,:'a INTO roaioritvS Sir, in two or three
fss!:s".ia! elections your labor would be
VIZ Than ,ae laoor of Sysiphus, and every
"Ie you rolled the rock up the hill it would
VI 'Aca again growing larger and larger each
ae Until at last il would roll back like an ava.
'a:Ae y crushing you beneath it.
1hs Republican, party is the permanent, do
-."a1! party at the North, and it is vain TO
,iA"k that OH can put it down 1t is true
III: The Republican party hates slavery, and
10: il is 10 Le tie permanent dominant party
a!ae North; ard the majority being equivalent
''ae "ho,e III have already stated, We csn.
:" do.os the result. What is the feeling OF
~ ;esi "i lie Mort crn people upon this SUD
';s; Nan yVrlrust them? They all say that
-R'ery isa moral, social and political evil;
.. .Ssh ice result OF that feeling must be hatreo
'as Institution; and if that is not entertain
-, y mus, ac the consequence OF something
"alc:al CT temporary interest, some
:lis' '''r ctIcc or some confidence in imme'
.'.'t alSancv.ucnI And we know that these
considerations cannot be depended upon, ana
may expect that, ultimately, the whole
s"'h "iii pass from this inactive state OF ha'
- .'a mo the active state which animates the
''IcS Republican party.
ST 'rue that the North hates slaVeryS My
VA, S:& Proposition is that in the past the
Nv; ,";a :'as !nva:!able exert.d against slavery,
.''.e :owtr which it had at the time. The
1'"'i9h merely was what was The amount oi
=: g:"ef il aad to exert against it. They abolish
5. slavery IN that magnificent empire which
y, :'- 3f:,e"tsd to the North; they abolished
livery -. IN every Northern State, one after an
"ae;j tHCr abolished slavery in all the terrific.