Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-01-08

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pambysIn of compromises and pcaceable rene
dies is not conscrratice We a0ant action, I'M
mediate, aecsire-something that wiU Grrest
and repel aggression, and not MUite ats up-
proaches at a later period uhem zee aciN be less
able to meet ii.
If this be not true policy, what is the course
proposed by those who claim 10 be "ConserUa'
tire" in different sense from mine? The most
dcccntly done up formula Of conservative sub
mission or submissive conservatism have yet
seen, is that emanatins from "fre,terac6
county meeting, December l4M, 1850. no.
tice this especially, because respect most sim
ccrely and highly the source whence it pro-
ccrdS, both the author Of the report OF pro-
cccdngs, and the people who adopted it. Il
is the most respectable specimen OF Its kind,
and regard it as the representative OF class ol
SubmiSsionists who are worthy themselves ol
ali respect can only say to them, that re-
gret TO know we arc wide apart rs the poles.
can't look upon them us standing between me
and Black Republicanism, but rs rather siding
in effect with my enemies. After fully and
fairly enough admitting all our wrongs, and
that in truth they constitute insuherabe
ca'lscs Of complaint, long continued, they pro-
pose no Immediate remedy but rcnonstrance,
W!..l mas been tried in vain for more than for
ty years, from 1Sla-20, down TO the lst Junna-
ry, 1861. After deprecating disunion, they
propose directly to split the Confederacy into
no less than three separate Republics. After
dcnouncing the secession of South Carroll
III in the name Of the Union, they propose TO
slough of tho six New England States whilst
John Brown, Jr., at the late anniversary OF his
fathers martyrdom, informs them that the real
design Of tie Northern Republicans IS to
push the linc Of Canada to MAsoS's AND DIX
oNs LINE IN the UNITED STATES. These are
some OF the Inconsistencies Of an apparent fed
era!, political blindness. But what is the sort
Of action they propose? They tell lis:
lst. "lhr constitutional power Of our State
and manufactures of the offending States,
within our limits"
refer them to the action Of the last session
of our Legislature for the worse than iutllIty
Of that remedy. The present nominal tax on
merchants, is u real tax on US, tic consumers.
We punish ourselves to ruse the price oil
Northern manufactures.
end Tho powers Of the Congress Of the
United States, III both branches of which the
naoritcs arc in our Favor.
My answer to that i>:--ior how long: Many
members of Congress were sacrificed 10 elect
Mr.. Lincoln; how many can his patronage not
bring back in two years? But of those there
now, how many FROM the North dare meet the
Just demands OF the South half way: No;
enough TO make a majority
3D. "A Federal Julicary-yet pure and
sound"
The answer is-tkcy are no arJttsrs Jetrec''
sorerti2Hs. The judges too, are old and ihtirm,
and will soon pass away, and even before their
days are spent, the Black Power will demolsll
the Judiciary, upon which it is now warring
mp!acabIy Tic Dred Scott decision is now
no protection See the Vermont resolutions
sent to Inc as Governor Of Virginia, in 1858.
.lth. "Couvcntions Of the people Of the
United States" In them VIC will te over.
whclmed, by the same majoritIes which elect
ed Lincoln.
9TH. "Conventions of the Northern and
Southern States, separately held.
They cant be- assembled. If they could be,
they would only separately show our irrecon-
cl!ablc differences, and that We must separate;
and before they could be held the chains would
be rivcttcd upon US.
Gi!i. 4 'Conrenlon Of the people Of Eirsi-
MIA Why rot that first; Why is this rc'ne
DIV POSTPONED 10 the last? Why not now-at
once: That is what is demanded. Why docs
this rcpor: PROFOUND this remedy at last as
hypothetical too-and why At last does it con-
clulc that III IL is necessary TO call any Con.
"vcnLioM at this time, it should DC q genera!
zone Of the people Of the United Statfs: 1t
is BECAUSE the iiea is 10 suhrncrge US by
delay and proc:a>inatlon, and because 1t Is
avowc1ly the very consolidation contcm.
plated always by all Fedcralsts, 10 ignore and
nuliiry all State sovereignty and State renc-
dies.
They say,7th. I'VE may obstruct the wheels
"oc the Federal Government"
That would be notification ornot according
10 the extent Of obstruction; but what matters
that to Black Republicans who don't run their
"undcr ground railroad on the wheels Of gov
crnrnent Would obstructing the Federal
Government repeal their state Liberty bills, Or
repress their pulpits, presses, iEccndiaTisn,
running off slaves. or raids: Would that res
tore or preserve harmony: Open separation
,r1v1I be far better than Chl9n ~ obstruc.
ton and destruction
Stl. "Or We may defend our constitutional
rights, in arms, under the flag Of the Onion" "
And here I accord with the report, save in
two or three material particulars. Instead OF
pnttinr this remedy last, to be rcsortcd to only
as AN @rytrelne measure less fatal than 'rolun-
tarv secession" would resort to it first, aud
Mt once because it is the most conservative
which can be adopted by the border States.
Though I endorse and mean to back the
secession Of South Carolina, with my blood, II
need he. yet would prefer for lIrgnI" to
aJopt her mode of redress in tie Cntoa.
mean cmphatically to say, that would espe-
cially advise the aggrieved States to act TO-
rether for mutual defence and protection; but
cach to take different line cf action .Jrom the
other, to secure redress by rarl0's modes. be'
cause ,aost embarrassing to the enemy. 1he
objection 10 sighting an the Cnaon' common
IT, made is, that if the State don't separate her
citizens from their Federal allegiance, they may
hc tried lor treason; if she scccdcs, they may
not he, deny the proposition. AS said in
= late letter to DR.. PIcaSants, of Georgia, if a
State is sovereign to judge OF The mode and
measure of redress, she may resort TO scceSs ION
and rcnouncc the Union and its stakes, or she
may remain in the Union and protect, preserve
and defend the Constitution, which formed the
Union and constitutes its very essence. lhe
State wronced is bound to defend the Consttu-
lion and the Union against confedcrates who
have saithlessly broken the one and threatened
ia DESTROY the other Logically, the Union be-
longs to those who have kept, and not 10 thoSe
who have broken its covenants The Union IS
i real, substantial thing, embracing many es'
scrtial and vital political rights and properties
It has nationality, aas, foreign commerce
lands, treasury, an army, navy, arms dock.
wards. forts, arsenals, light houses and other
buildings, capitol, treaties, &C., &c. We ought
not to renounce these rights and possessions,
because wrong docrs attempt to deprive us Of +
other rights. Let US not renounce one ri5ht
to save another. 10 ask our people to re-
nounce the Union, is to divide and suouuc
them at once, whilst an appeal to them to dc, !,,
[end The Union and their rights in ii, VIII
unto them in sentiment and in action, in coun'
ell and in arms. But the question is :-"@1
src srs to "dsttma our constitutiOnalrig"t' I"
arms, undcr the .Rag the CnionE
,rI,o len o6,,nt Il ihI.