Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-05-07

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Now, compare those figures with those re-
presenting the slaves Of other counties, with
those showing the number in Hanover. where
there are 5000, or in Halifax, where there
$4,000.
Perhaps those gentlemen can inform me
what has become Of their slaves. l ask who
Their the abo!itioniSts have not carried them
away: Pressing thus upon the border ana
slavery from those counties, what, i
ask, is to prevent them from pressing on still
and pushing it from the counties which
come next in order, and SO rolling on the wave
of sectionalism till they sweep slavery away
through Virginia, through the Confederate
States, and into the far South?
Now, sir, / want to stop this fearful wave
to roll it back from our Western brethren, their
homes and families. To effect this, let the
Southern States in solid column leave the
Northern Confcderacy, and establish en- our Tree
State frontier s. line Of military posts ~hlcn
will prevent further entertainments by the AGO.
litionists.
Sir, if the slareholding States nt this coun-
try were ocean. bound, there would be no IAN
ger from cncroachments on the part Of the
Abolitionists. But thoy arc not ocean bound
We have S Northern frontier, bounded eY the
free Statcs-hy Pennsylvania and Uhio-and
as well nigh! you attempt to keep oack the
waves Of the ocean, after you hive destroyed
the shores Of that ocean, as 10 attempt to keep
back the aggreSs!ons of this freesnii party OF
the North, unless YOU interposc sone such
barrier as l have mentioned, to stop them
1t is said that II we separate frola the North,
we will have 10 keep an immense standing
army, to the ruin Of the country. Inc gentle
man from Halifax, (Mr. BErcR,) and my
friend from Albe.narle, (Mr. H%cLcoABE,) have
shown you that there are no fears Of that
War is contrary to the spirit of the age. The
people OF the North are people Of commerce
and Of peace. They will NOT support Il large
standing army, and we will not be compelled
10 raise a SINCE man more than they raise.
But, sir, this idea tha: the maintenance OF
on army of 49, 900 or 90, 600 men is going to
ruin our hoped for Southern Ccnfederacy, is d
most preposterous cuc. low is it possible
that it can be c~orrec:? Ruin such O country,
sir, by the appropriation Of a few millions of
dollars for its defence! Why. DO not some OF
the most prosperous and fourishing countries
in the world maintain immense standing ar
mics of hundreds Of thousands Of men; and
could not our giant Southern country maintain
twenty or thirty thousand: Why, sir, when
our cities were villages, cur farms forests,
when our large aud beautiful stores were small
shops, the want OF a proper military force emo.
bled Tarlton and Arnold, in the half of a short
summer, to destroy twelve millions OF property
in Virginia; but that did not ruin her; though
Young and feeble and bleeding, shestruggled and
oYercame it. When, then, the great Southern
Confederacy is in successful operation; when
the commercial napass Of the world ride in
her harbor.; when, relieved from Northern
taxation, she has grown to te independent
and prospcrous-shc sill nc more feel the
burthen of maintaining An army Of fifteen,
or twenty, or thirty thousand men. than
would a giant feel the stroke Of q pigmy's
arm. Then fort after fort would spring up
along our free State frontier, ard be manned
by this army thus wesId we protect our
brethren, their homes and property. The
federal army is now engaged in defending
our extreme Western settlements, stretch
ing from the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf
Of Mexico South, to the British possessions
North. In case Of separation our federal army
would not have 70 defend the immense terri.
tory North of the line of Sc deg. 80 m, where
you have Aormons and saTages; our half would
be South of that line. The Indian troubles
South Of that line will probably be settled in
a short time. Indeed, ! think there is little
difficulty experienced with the Indians any
where South Of &c deg. 80 min, except in
Texas. Troubles there will soon be ended.
So that the whole strength Of our force could
DE concentrated in military posts on otir free
STATE frontier, and thus raise n sort OF Chinese
wall, end Stay, ii anything will, this tide Of
Northern aggression.
Mr.. Chsirman, | have enGcayorcd briefly, by
historical facts, to show the aggressions OF
those Northern people upon the rights anG in
:erests Of the people Of the South; that they
were ever advancing. no-er receding that gu,
ouly safety was with the Southern Conftde.
racy. I have shown directly where and when
assaults have been made upon US by States and
individuals as we'll Us by the General Govern
ment
Sir, is there nothing else that should stir the
blood of a free and gallant people, excep: in
reference with their rights? Is SANDER no.
thing? Is insult after insult nothing? Is de.
famation in foreign lends of the honor Of our
State and section nothing! Theyhavel ibeiled our
great names, abused our fathers and our fa.ni-
lies, and desscrated the very graves Of our an
ces.ors by claiming that Shareholders are un-
worthy Of association with them.
Sir, neither individuals or nations can sub
nit, habitually, to insult and indignity, with
out degradation so fearful. that they become
ultimately Us base as the denunciations Of the
oppressors proclsim them. The spiritual dils.
pidation goes on; it may be slowly, but surely,
and soon or late moral ruin is the result. On
the other hand, lnen cannot ne made slSYish or
mean, who strongly will to be free and noble.
Before they can be trampisd on, their 'spirits
high" must be bowed to the dust-then may
it truly be said Of them:
"Enou7h-no foreign foe could quell
Thy soul, till from Itself It fell.
Yes-Helf.RbRsement paved the way
To Villain bonds and detpot sway"
Sir, I for one. will never consent to live OF
bold intercourse with men who claim that I
am socially their inferior. The ~insolent pre-.
tension Of those who-whether nations or in
dividuals-have invariably the least right to
make it; the bloated arrogance and impudence
which prefers such a c~!ai:u, will he met by true
men with the scorn and defiance Of border
chiyalry.
II tell thee thou'rt dened!
And II thou said's 5: / am not peer
To any lord Ia Scotland here
Lowland or Highland, fur or near,
Lord Apgus-.hou hast lied"
The fanatical. meddlesome, overbearlng dis.
position of the Puritans-sheir arrogant, con-
ceited and wicked determination to ignore the
moral fact that individuals as we'll as nations
have quite enough to do to keep evil from their
own characters without interfering with others;
their ultrais1n and pcrSisten. claim 70 regulate