Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-05

nothing 10 the Cotton States, That liiiIE,n..
ry and incendary works are circulated smo,,
their slaTcs: presume the gcn;rman l;,.:
self will hardly contend that this evil Is 49,.
fined to the border States. Is it notiir, -.
to the Cotton States that they are de..,ei 49,
right OF participation in the corrrnon ,,,.;, s
res? Is it nothing to them that thcy ,.a;,
the invasion Of Our soil DETERMINATION ;,
sail by violence an institution which ,h.v -,
IN common with US. But, sir. the gen.,I,'. .,:
resolution may safely be lei, TO aus weY t."
tlemans speech. 1t was question for -, s,''
DAYS, where the gentleman from Rockbr,I-'
would like to 90. IL has at last, br!icy. -:
asc.rtained. He would have Virginia 49,.
alone, roll the Storm Us it may. One ,:;,,
Ica,.. is Certain, lie would not pat into So -
.rn port. Sir, | must he parionei for .., .-',
that this idea that Virginia is 10 stand ,.:..
this great crisis, has in tabout the yhiI3,a....
and foresight of him who would ,. .-
npon sand bar in the midst Of pi.,,-
stream, while Il swelling tide wsS br,.,:
around h;m. The gentleman woui ir.t..:
the people OF Eirg ina from union wi;;1 ;:
Southern States with the hob COLLINS CT l, w.:
taxation, Tie re.openirg OF the Air;:.. 49,
trade, and Il standing army to protect ,p- ,''
der. Sir, the provisional govcrn.Irr.: s;.,..i
ut Montgomery, has already put tie ...s,o
! slave trade under the ban; it H., ,,.,,.a
adopted a revenue policy toT the suj,,.;. =
the Govrrnnrit; and sir, for the Protects, :,
our border, as between Us and tie fee S;,,.;
as independent people, it will lie NUE.: ,,s,,.,
protected by treaty stipulations thai i ;,n,g
\ distinguished gentleman from Dct!0r.i T.
GoGGiN) attempted to show ,ha, tie ,oS,r,,
interest Of Virginia would suffer greatly Siuo'j
the State 90 into 4 Southern Confedrracy. u.
read from statistics to show that the cy,4,yr,.
ton OF tobacco from Richmond to tic N,r,I.
ern ports, greatly exceeded TIA, 10 Ell i.
European ports. and he desire! 10 hr,y
If We were willing TO be cit OF from :at,a
ports. take it, sir, that We can, be Gu, &:
from these ports II all. We NAV an;
probably will have duty to pay on cr!crir,
those ports. But beg to inform the cer,;;,,
man that ci.ht-tenths Of the tobacco seat to Ii,
Northern ports, is sent for re-Sh;pre,t ani 6;
tue manufactured tobacco, very large propoT.
ton is for re.shipment TO the Southern markets
Now, sir, let Virginia remain in the prv.sr;
Conlrdcracy, and we will have duty 10 pay c.
all tobacco going into the Southern vos;:
which will ultimately fall upon the Tobacco
growers. Let Us, sir, 60 mo The SoG,itr.
Confederacy, and We may avoid iHr the NOS:
part the duties which may be imposed tr,.
Northern Coniederacy. by shipping cur .oa::
co. designed for the European aud Souits.,
markets. by sending it direct 10 their rr>ew:.
tive ports. Sir, the question Of rcspen>: a;iiy.
for the present condition ct the cpUntI:. la.
81: .. t,,r rlnr, , lt. - =
responsibility upon wanton, systematic az;
persistent warfare upon the part OF the N9r,t.
ern States. upon the Institutions Of the SoG;A
and making this charge make M al?c,
to the truth Of history.
The agitation of the slavery question b.
mcnced with the application Of Missouri j.;
admission as 4 State into the Cniun--,llivf.
tunatcly for us, the Southern patriots u ;55'
DAY thought that the demands OF poiilca! AZ.
billion might be satisfied by conce>>"r. Ia,
spirit Of loyalty and devotion TO the Cnjon q
put to rest. rs they hoped, for ever Gucsl.Cs
which endangered its pcrpetuity, they proFS'.
ct. what they called a compromise but ahicI
point of TACT was a complete surrender Of liz
rights Of the South. The North accepted i
That compromise excluded the South fem a.
III, tSN'Sdltt lJI''II ~ !itS
dom one hall Of the territory acquired igO.
France.
That settlement, indeed. lulcd the anay
passions Of the :E"lneIIt ard gave br!cl rrp,S!
to the country. But with what a prophet.
spirit spoke the sage Of Monticello when b:
said il %as "a reprIeve only, hot tie lina! SCI
l..,cc." Iii few years, the agitation Of tie
slavery question was renewed with re,:oGhis.
violence, and in Il form :nCcn more ddngcro.,
and alarlning-a wild ianatciS,n entered liz
list with lust Of political powcr-anti >ave'I
societies were organized throughout the North
ern States; Northern men contributed freely
their means for the publication and cIrcG.4iv!
throughout the South, of newspapers sul
pamphlets, Of al iE1lnnalury and ncrnfarT
character. They sent amongst US, under eve:
;,arb that cngenuity could devise, hired GU.
Sarirs to inctc our slaves To rebellion ana $40
lcnce The legitimate and inevitable 'r,
suit OF these things, was the tu:Ga;.ga
of insurrcrtpnary plots, which carrie:
a feeling Of apprehension 10 c:cry a;i
side in the South. No man who can Eeco.
lect anything Of tue occurrence, will ever !0r
get the dismsy aud horror that seized up.
nur people as The tid:nys went out Of II,
bloody tragedy enacted upon the sol I!
Southampton in August, 1881. We wVua
think that ianallcism ITSELF would have be
appalled, III tie dread result OF It's own :csta
ings-that its hand would have been s,ayv.-
that il would have made haste to re,race is
steps. But not so; few years later ID:
Hydra OF antl.slarery commenced wari4;!
upon Southern society in yet 4 different !0'a
The halls Of the national Legislature wt:p
flooded with petitions for the abolition !.
slavery. The angry passions Of :nen NO:;a
and South were aroused. The two section:
were brought into angry ct!lision-the per
pctuitv Of the Government put in issuc--a.sL
peace was restored 10 the country hy Suulnrri
corcession-by virtual admission ON the p.:
Of Southern men, that Northern fanatics lad
right to petition for the destruction of the:
property. The acquisition Of the Mexican c.
main, tho result Of the Mexican war a ie7
years later, was again the signal tor the ,:al!.r
Of the Northern clans, 20 war upon the Cgl,:.
tulional rights Of the South That Goll,an Wa
acquired IN part at least, BY the sacrifice e.
the lives Of Southern men and the expenditure
Of Southern treasure. Yet, while it wa, red
with Southern blood, while the bones Of South
crn mrn hiracted upon its bosom. NJrl...a
Elnatc>m and ambition demanded IT,; .
>hnn!l be corsccrated forever to freedom, 81!
lis doors forever Closed against Southern me-:
and their institutions This demand gave Is.
to sectional alienation and hate, which i..:.
time threatened The perpctuity OF Tie Gyyv;:.
ment Again, as in times past, the ii us g
the South were freely offered upot tie :'ts' :
the Union. The Suaih accepted tie comp.
mise OF 1850, by which California was atul;
ted into the Union with n CONSTITUTION, VII
out warrant in constitutional brGcccG!r.
which excluded her Institutions forever fr2G
the whole If that vast and wealthy COUNTY.
Thus ii VIII be Sect, ;:,at whenever >rc;i9"s
strife has cn'ianseiei me Government il Ia:
been tie rights Of the South inai lp;c D.s'
offered up 70 maintain il. Bot. sir, ;.ir:e ~
yet other evidences vi .hc iArd Az; .:
lerInined hate O! The NGr,hrln people 10 Z:
South and her institutions. The Consists
lion Of the United States provides, rhatiG
IONS held to service or lai.or 1t. rnc Sal;
escaping into another, shall be &c ve;v.i "
Claim %! the pers on TO whom such ,,!N.:: Z
labor may be due. They have, II 10 c,,...
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