Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-06-04
,..-,,.piam In the Revolutions

.,,< Francis -Hc::;acr,, Bs1., Nep"Fork
SIC. You. are, I have learned With re
s" rho head Of II rornpany"5 f' "lrisl
f. ~ now in course" of 'discipline,, aht
fE> The avowcd purpose Of 'kiding. TIE
tnsren of our race in the UhiteG
y. ,r,duer and suejugate the South.
F.. ,.sr!y dcpluriug this, yont" fatal lilo
~, Jar from assuming to dictate, or
..,,stion the full right Of your indie
,ani;acn.of thought-xuf acri6n:- 7 am
' ,,vcycr, hlind to. the singular incon,
81" That Irish refugee. who, ip the .sa,
NJ l~sland'S injured rights rebclled
~ ,r. ,,,;s tyranny and oppression oil
-h,;: now buckles on the amor OF
Mis- ;ausuciS,n, to strike down the
s@'. - ocopls ~contendias' otly for" the
sa%" rriv.!eges of selEgopcriImens.
'. me great tragedy of'this drama IS
- ,i,ical spoStacy.: it consists, rather,
!'-' hid YOU, aid other men like you,
's' S~ o! yoar. irfluence-the result. ot a
.,,jdaulal circumstances-in Nheed,
~ -,,,ls into the adoption of q devilish
So s!aS! & melancholy fact, that in
~ 500, ;r;shner are once, more in danger
~ - : prey. to. the Mephistophilean
Eats Of false teachers, false leaders
,,.-io,S God help my naforsunate
~:.r.uen! Without q. nation or, a
' '.,.g: that they could, call their own,
e.. r. ,eea driven from their beloved homes
:,.- points OF the compass-eXiledfrom
7ssa4 aud resting. place of, their an.
n~-oaic, il would appear. to ba invited by
B :. .r,s he hand. that fed, and was frs,
-, t,7;a 20 welcome themS and to carry
,a5a sai determination 70 the hearth.
q, ,hosc who sheltered. their distress,
WIRE :..s champions of. their rights. in the
/ =, ,,.d. wen those tights. were threatened
[.s i-;ss;,a and Subversion.-..:, Sd. ....:
|T.I Aslre, slT, that. this goddess and accur-
>a!c no which they are hurried and
:-.,, : masked beneath the visor Of, insid-
b: srga:::Sy. Even you, Sir, exhortcd them
| .,c;i tie Constitution and to guard the
.; ;ss cid flag: But no other maj Knew
IT, ,g,n YOU did'thst this was worse than
.S..-r-:h.t it was beneath sheer 5lather.
,I.--Ai, it Sas naked deception. You
~ ms. ne disruption 81 the Union waSthe
q. repeated violations Of tie Federal
.,:.. ,oa on tue part Of the North. You
/ .s:; evil var is the natural fruit Of the
,.~s !or . quarter of a century BY Old
-; aad New England Ab6litionistS. You
y, IA: ,h;s crusade; Of Which you Sre an
,c.! fragment. is o crusade for the liberia
= A.! CIV! end social equalization ofthe ne.
Yoi AHo~ that Ge7vit Smith has declared
i: =, ;.:c:. Of the ~inccndiary: Should light
;azas AID villages Of the South, while
North wou!.l mock al her calamity and
/, :. Ter tear. You know that ,Sena.
| seward preached the doctrine of SIRE:
.,a:, c,na;c,," declaring that Charles;
!, al Ssx0r.es1s should become "marts
.-.s:o.a" -seer3:ns to the Massachu.
:. yo:abslsrT. You know ;that,:Sena-
/ 8. ..>gu. srerred that there could. be no
s,,>. - Compromise, no concession, 30 long
lie 10: O.! = slave pressed american soil.
/. aaJT nat these men, their. aiders and
uci> .. I purely sectional organization,
j. r. .-:e4 to the Presidency q man pledged
CO. ME effect their. opinions-a man who
,:y:i32Sly declared that the United States
:: a.; e@i>, as a nation half Slave and hall
-. lean AbrahamSLincoln, Of Illinois,
81 I've become the volunteer soldier o.
|; gar;. Ipn drill daily, tits said, in.the
?-rs, your Irish ZduapcS aud at an.
q ,,,,n: ii the country, Trumbull, Ohio, i,
~ ~, John Brown, Jr., drills. daily, his
.@y u -Ht9ro ZouaUss! Alas! that Ire,
s.ra:-y sIousd be thus degraded. Even
.~ro.>rI IS 10 be rewarded in comtnon:-
H. liz master and dictator of both,
80: TIC. the fair fields and plantations. 81
sni aid Virginia" shafl repay. mol" onlv
F;aose-s OF vouvself'ah and John Brown, but
,a:1=-slnsshmg cut-throats' Of The soul:
j. Boy Wilson. ALSO It's L" me, I assure
=, l;Saeartening 10" reflect that you.
r. ~? PRIDE and boast, aud aison TO the
e':;:as5ie of parents-shoutd Be found in
ka4p. supposed in. the main'of the VERY Scum
>ae,. we. and Rctrfated. by motives that
Is: -. 10 ;tc blush the most mercenarY
:: o, Oliver Cromwell. I know not, sir,
L r.ar iastincs may be, but / would rath-
ssc. @!ta swine. .... ). go.
j., INK hear YOU respond, ."The old
ian must be maintained inyiolate.''
-. thai this had been done in The past.
s;sn tina: the Treaty of Limerick had
: observed. Bn, as"that treaty vas viois.
81 rs the Ain=rican Constitutions Tell
| s,r, did yea ever know a Republican Fnen:
| q congress or State Legislature who:.pro:
: regarded MS oath to uphold the Federal
~S:ji.sgn. or who did not set the dicta Of
.7y .i9ve The opinions Of the Courts? 4
| = nj. 1l: in this connection allow me to
.0u ri i lev. facts. y. -",... \
:.ie;ae election of Abraham Lincoln the
-o..4l pg7iy oi;ycprSection weyoneterions-
rg-se, - the Union, the. Constitution,
l.: :aicfet1ent. Of the laws.n They lite
~.iuyGri the. Constitution and the CON
@c2 compromises growing out. Of Ut.
.is,s>s,y SET 4: defiance 1.-THE decision OF
! >y::vae Court in the famous: cassofiDred
{" II! ir"il-d, in tire coarseSt feEn:of bill.
c,:%., lie Chief Justice thereof: They
.g"A United Sta.es. Marsbsls, OF, De-
%.;,.2Ls in discharge. Of, their sworn
a.; to- aiullited Congressional. enact
10. las ObStructing 1.-The enforcement
.4rs.' they ignored the Constitution by
a:aa; r.;lsif..to surrender fugitiyes from
inaj sr!!it 10. Kansas detachments. Of
+: :-1,as. .arlned.a with BOWEL nifes,,
r.. - anA Coils .revolysrs, for the
~ia:Yo>- oi DISCRIMINATING '.thereiron
.aI.;.> -! t:e South, They invaded pi:
lie s9sercisn State Of Virginia, and
- = their calendar of saints and
:. ;&s c4piain OF the rad. iThrough.the'
i4el: auest orator, they .gloTi6ed the
gro! llayu; inscribing the "aame Of
.!-.l: LOuVsrturs on the. blue vault Of
=, ai;a above that Of. George Washing
Fey have been charged with repeated
S % POISON the wells OF: Texas They
''en. IS a party. even, universally regard
& GLORIOUS negro stealers. And their
%:'sss re frequently: detected ,ampering
x Save population of the South, Gun
ate !nsidiously devising..~ .falsehoods
b !aclte them to insurrection;:mur-
'.."e and escape....r =. .."' = =.
- :h.. his is a feeble and Imperfect pic:
nan !Irm memory in the hurry:of she
*. Q! tha manner in. which tho Constt
AS maintained inTiolate" bythe;North,
Esq 10 the election Of Abraham-Lincoln.
!~.44eilan, On the 4th day of.March last,
/? swore to uphold and. protect, in its.
,iaal sacred charter. Let us see hew
:" 'aSG!"ed his oath. since. AZ 81
I- N:!ef space Of two months he hos
-.4is ;tairuie under. foot nearly every
-: p~.,y,-.cn Of the Constitution. The
r. =stas war upon q sovereign State gas
" 10 yoagress, and the power to,aeelare,