Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-19

4th. In ordEI TO put stop To the prosperity
md development of the Southern States, we
must hem them in all round with hostile com.
when the accumulation Of the black
in compact masses will have become danger
for the South, they will be forced to sacrifice
that kind Of property. To prevent the cxpan-
sion OF the Southern States so as to bring about
to send paid elnissaries to kndle the
fire of revolution, are not means tor action
which the Constitution forbidS.
9TH The Southern States must cooperate
with their blood and treasure, to the conquest
and acquisition Of new territories but as soon
as those territories have become common pro,
perty they will not be permitted 10 enter II
with their slaves.
Such is the character Of the programme
which the Black Republicans have adopted aud
acted upon, and which is now pcrstniticd IN
the election Of NleSsrs. Lincoln and lIamlln, as
the next President and Vice President ct the
United States.
In presence Of those facts and of those due
trines SD distinctly avowcd, the Southern
States who are, as all sovereign States that
have entered into Confederacy, the only
Judges Of the execution OF treaties, have decIar'
ed the compact broken, and wish to retire from
the Union without shock; and, above all, with
out violence. The Free Suites, on the other
hand, oppose to that calm and resolutc attl'
tude the pretended right to employ the force
Of arms, in order to compel the States to re-en
ter into Conlederacy which does not rccog'
nze their rights nor their interests, and VIC
lates the compact by which they were united
to each other.
That is the meaning of the dispute now go
ing on between the North and the South.
In 1913, France proclaimed the enlranchisc
ment Of the negroes in her colonies, but she did
not achieve, at the expense Of the slave own
era, what she looked upon as a good deed
She paid an indemnity TO the slave owners
and she granted delays which even since she
has thought proper TO renew and to prolong.--
England proceeded in a like manner.
The Northern States might have protited by
those examples and proposed to their brethren
Of the South to aid them in achieving that grand
act of philanthropy but the worship Of the
Black Republicans for the dollar supersedes
their fanaticism for the Freedom OF tue black
The North thinks it less costly to use serVile
revolution against the South than to proceed
by means Of appropriation and indemnity. The
Black Republicans are but little influenced By
UGH scruples.
The most violent fanatici$m is sometime:
excusable in its excuses. That, however, car
ONLY be the case hen those excuses arise (rou
philanthropy true and candid in its conric
ton and we might easily pardon the Nortl
for her sentiments. if her policy cosld not b'
ascribed to any other motive But, just SEA
how they actually carry into practice that sym
patty for the black which they so ostentatiousil
display in all their speeches.
Does the slave, once carried away and placed
among his pretended brethren OF the North
become the equal Of the free citizen :: No. l.
the right to vote granted to him? No. Is b.
admitted in social circles : No. Or, is he ad
mtted in the family circle ? Certainly not
The privilege of riding in the public carriages
is denied him, and the tribunals OF those ire
and philanthropic cities have declared that b
could not pretend to have right to seat BY
the side of the white in the omnibuseS tina
ply up and down Broadway. The doors 0
threatres are shut against him ne is prncii
cally interdicted from entering upon the hum
bic career of a servant The abolltionlsts al
ways give preference to men Of their own race
for the service Of menals, as it they were
afraid to put the negro in such condition al
to recall to his mind the painful remembrance
of his ancient servitude.
The negro, freed from scrvitude, becomes ir
the North true paria and a prey to the mos
abiect misery and restitution. Then, it is no.
an uncommon occurrence to see the poor ne
gro, deluded, tired, worn out and starving, look
back to the home Of his ancient master, sure
that his wants will he there again provided
for.
What, then, may be the true motive BY
which the Black Republicans are prompted
Is it not because the free States begin to fee
cramped for room, because the population
grows more and more dense, because the ncces
saries Of life get dearer from day to day, tina,
the competition increases without ceasing, and
that the Black Republicans wish to abandon
their frosty regions to so down to the sunny
South whose climate is mlder and nature more
generous!
But, as they cannot supplant the slave labor,
they have undertaken TO free the black, III or
der to eXpel them afterwards or to let them
perish in distress
The North is embittcred in the pursuit Of
that plan from the last twenty-five years ex'
perience, but in order to disguise it to the eye
of Europe, the mantle Of philanthropy has been
thrown over it.
How could they otherwise deny the South
right which international aw recognizes for
every sovereign namely, the right OF
seeding from Confederation which has be-
come hostile?
What has the North to reproach the South
for Nothing but the institution Of slavery,
which existed at the time the Constitution was
adopted.
The Southern States have borne rything
with patience and cour &c, unto the day that
the danger which they apprehended has proved
reality. They withdraw from the contedera
ton seeking for peace--a blessing which they
are obstinately denied b. the Northern States
The hour Of trial is advancing with giant
strides. Soon, perhaps, they will be called
upon by imperious circumstances to defend,
against Northern attack, their rights, property,
families, independence-in short, everything
that is most sacred to mems hearts; and If, in
this struggle, which others have forced upon
them, bloodshed ensues, let the responsibility
of it recoil upon those who brought about
the bloody contest And, now, let Europe
Judge and pronounce on what side is right as
well as loyalty.
Tn the Paris lie Pays" OF February 18th,
1861, we find the following article, which We
have also thought of sufficient interest to trans
late for the readers Of the "Enquirer:'
We have already demonstrated on what side
were to be found justice and right in the Anne.
rican conflict; and that in utter contempt OF
the federal compact, the North meant, with
the help of numerical force, to drive the South
to silent submission. We will to-day take an
other view Of the American crisis and sec how
it affects the important point of It's CONNER
cial relations with Europe.
We have little hope Of changing the rash
opinion so generally expressed in favor, of the
Northern States, by disclosing what dangers
for Europe are in store in the dark cloud that
threatens to burst on the other side of the
ocean. Yet we sincerely wish We could effect
some change in that way; for, ii the public
opinion of Europe could be heard in time, it
might perhaps ward oil q serious catastrophe,
which must put in jeopardy its commercial
interests.