Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-05-10
The Gratitude OF New York City.

OF its hglratiTeness, the Pnarsec meant to nd
NIT the proposition that the greatness Of New
York was due 10 the South 1t is needless to
quarrel with his rhetoric; fer ne knew as well
ss we, though he did not say SO, that, as much
to the tug of brain and strain Of muscle Of the
superior race in the South, as 10 the directed
labor o! the subordinate race, was the prosper.
ty of New York ewing. This is the truth
For years New Yprt has acted in the capacity
of factor and banker for the Southern States
New York has sold the cotton, tobacco and
rice OF the South, imported her foreign supplies
transacted her monetary arrangements, and in
the changing and varying forms Of her bust.
ness as it ran its course managed 10 impose
Tees and per centages, so shreHd!y and SO
oftYo, that the lions share Of the whole pro
ceedS eventually found lis way into the pockets
Of Tia Metropolitan capitalists or evcry dol
lars worth CT staple raised on Southern SOIL
eighty cent?; worth has brcn secured, in the
shape OF brokers commissions by New Yolk
And Southern producers, not satisfied with
contributing 30 much OF their means % the
enrichment Of New York, have abandoned
their homes 10 the uTerSeers and negroes ard
spent ne1rly tho balance Of the proceeds OF
their crops anoa; the Northern people. Thus
has the wealth ui New York accumulated, in
creesing with the development Of the indus
trial resources OF the South. growing with her
g,owlh, waxing FIJI from her renewed hounlics.
Accumulation grows upon accumulation. The
larger lhe capital the grander the enterprises,
and the more magnificent the profits. For the
start in Ifs, for the fostering cure, for the
lavish patronage which have built up the
greatness Ct the Empire City, the agriculture!
South is responsible
While this process IS going or, party rises
in the Northern States, with objects which, il
carried ou., will prove alike destructive to the
interests Cl the South and New York city. In
ti.c course =: time this revolutionary party be.
coc.es strong enough in the North tc size the
Government Of the common country. II then
proceeds 20 put into operation the policy we
have Indicated Where stands the favored
child oi the South in this crisis?
We w!l 10. stop to comment uf,on ;t1 -.
lraordinary ieatures pr the ni2dness willci.
rules tie hour in New York. Il is enGugh to
remark that the eneiI,rs OF the inhabitants
seem concentrated np"n enc purpose, AID that
is, to construct, in tlls shortest time, the means
Of cutting up, roo. and branch, Of slaughter
Ing and utterly esterulnatng, the people Of the
South. We desire to alud= only to onc Of the
means used to the end in view, and 10 draw at.
tention to tho diabo!ica magnity Of lis concep-
lion. New York city has determined 10 srtn the
mos, desperate Of her ruff ms and midnigh, cu:
lhroata, and turn them loose on our people.
The world, probably, never produccd e class
Of men nore abandoned to ulL tho uaages ami
instincts of civilization than the New York
---a--.-Pn'n n.nit liza -luals 81 -rn, lin4r
gaIi,ngr OF .ur Five Points, educated 10 The use
OF the pistol, knife, und burglars TOOLS, the
terror Of the community in Shich they lire
respectors Of neither sge, sex, nor condition.
soulless, unreascn;ng, half maddensd with
drink, with no ain in lifa beyond the gratifi
calirn cf Tie present hour, these human h7utes
present all the repolsive features Of the savage,
wilh none Of his Daiiyc n:agnaoimity ror coca
sional humanity.
These monstrosities are being formed into
regiments. Citizens contribute funds to arm
them with bowie knives and reyo!yers Fair
women ply their needles for them, and the
satanic press rf New York, with chuckling
eiee, glnats in prospec, over the havoc these
splendid national fighters" will make amid
the peaceful homes oi the South. Colonel
'.6:!lr" Wilson forces them 70 swear 40 cut cT
the heads Of GIL tho sccessionists they meet"
and the ruttiano, frantic with the unlo )sing of
all the worse passions Of human nature, howl
and shrek il response, "olood, blood, blood !"
Pandenenum could scarcely produce the
couoterpart to this picture.
T!e %estches,er (pennaylsariaj "poinc-
o7a," tells the rualln hurdes pouring South
ward, that Baltimore is celebrated for the beau
Is OF its women, and that booty and beSuty
should be their ra!!ying cry. 1t is well TO be
fnrewarned Of the character Of the foe We are
to meet The arm Of the citizen Solder Is
nervei when he knows that he is in the field not
merely to protec. his material interests, but 70
the women OF the South.
Through all Coming iilne will the South rs
member tho tiendlst hatred with which New
York city turned upon her benefnctGr. AS there
is Just God, that city will yet repent it III tears
o! blood The loss OF our trade, the ruin Of her
commerce, the destruction Of her credit, the
seastrringu Of her vast wealth to the four winds,
! rl2y not bring her to this fate; but there
is az svenger behind who will surely come N
. time She mas conjurel it up from her own
bowels When the armed Tabblc Of New York,
! Released lco1n oil respect for law or constltu-
tona obligation, by The example Of 'he CHIEF
executive CT tic nation himself, turn back FROM
the South, ruuddenel by defeat and dissppolnt-
rnent, the second reign Of terror will be inan
gnraIed in the streets Of New York. Ihs
ruiliats she has armed to prey on our homes,
WI. revel in her princely palaces. The cup Of
gall she prepared for our lips, shO will herself
drain to the very dregs. Individuals rnny be
! punished for ingratituds in the next world.
History teaches US that nations and communal
! ties are punished for 1t in this
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End OF Cnionisr1 IN Arkansaa-
The Little Rock Gazette" probably the
ab.est, and certainly hitherto q nost uncom-
promising opponent Of secession, thus defines
its position in the present conflict:
We fairly and deliberately, in tho Iii ght Of
day, and in the exercise of Our calm and cool
Judgment, take upon ourselves the position OF
resistance to, and rebellion ags!ns. !be present
Government of the United States, and il there
ha anr Rhn wish 10 denoDnce us for this as