Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-10-10
FRIoAY MORNING. OCTOBER 10, 1862

ful, to stra four million slaves and whole
crnp oi cotton; or to Danish, imprison, or put
to death. an entire nation, unless they will
swear allegiance til foreign power? Never
before lid Government, protesting to ht:
civilized, so want only AID wickcdly, in l.csch
Of -, rnany sacrc'l obligations, attempt 10
sul.jmEtte such States and s,i':h people AZ
our o,|n. That attempt, however prosecuted.
and II dsr whatever pretext is ,,time wl'h-
ont s parallel IN the annals Of ti'Kind. H.
is, III Sell, arepndiati0n Of al; IL The 1G-
raslo' Of onr country fr such pn' pose
enl;i our people to resist lii: i.sy"dcr with
unr>s ained fury. i'',t ut r'crT step hf TINS
inva. ~ The invader t:..i I,ai"p'sd upon Some
priiv ne Of law anh r.9": 1T III" midst OF o
court'y Ind W"Si@ %Ih ti.r ai''i s'eoro,
atn'a',' the aHgni:h al '!':s .!air f'"iilles,
alAoi Inc FfrI"' - :tc deai "hpae
piool, CRIES to taa'tii 1"r veg '!aa'''',, de-
man9 10 khrw VIA i.'F has sci ""nhhs
10 tht: rliii:sS VI "i' .lo an'l ~liat IA" fhhi'
Het G!AscS'3 '3''"r g F"'iii.'t"h' '-'s'E
the ,ral"n' co'.i;"sf"' u At"Aa".'''". ti'e
-NSsh ahAs 'r"i L. '"'!h iIlH "h'''H l''''-
~ VI th' w'f'n ln"S- /. Ii" 't.'i"'.f' :"''
'ttoeL'S' oi po"Gfn'i ''d''on' ""eins w. w"
win ihlilloh Oh solonrS' Oh LILO i'fnne'p.e VI
t,'R' c""isGaI'"n aCt' are "cyohu .n' N'ie-
Ihoush' o' huiilaii NV. iHey are ihe 'ne
Ielrots VI Tie Hghthiile, from WHICH II ~
VAiii " Heeh snelter o"iilDu aiiy rhIhIarts'
nu'lt ny "orlal handS out inc most aeiehce-
less creature may lha protecIion IN siehuel
'ol ,''ut Poih'S " heaNeu' r'o'n hu'htn
IA" th"' ial's 10 P'"tect our unhappy pe"i'e
ai'T'"' ~ 'n' Ia" VI e'o"' |" 'iN 'PPe"-
eoanco may 30, when revenge Has oec"inh
JuS''ce-mneh le'e'Fr ~ H''''-ue'Ihee-"n ne',
iIfonhI 10 .nF'c' ''e'ne'e, " '"e ''''''''''''
10 1 ~ u'i " .''' ''''','-'."''
t"e -"' 49, NJ " '''J''' ''' D1'" eo''
lu1oi''' '''" "y ''e mus 'cs''ai ""'' 'nuS'
pallaAe ''e h"thrG =! 'iisc"hec' ,ee"u~e'
lor "ant All a','i"r'h"'e a'"Rer "el" EN-
theln, ihe u lund hhlion mit't Jnnge OF ltS
own "rHi'-" Hhu :ehTcs' Lhcih ny ltS own
power btln''h fhr requirements "1 Justlce
ami hmFha'fy, | ""'i'd nit even M" carry
S"h%t'''cr ''h" si"Gl' ta!T : hfe'ath. NO.
"'I"i ramp El'':' ~" sacred pIlhclpies ol
lhIr'haii"''"' i;,*. would expand lis prln-
cIp.c~ witi!"ut "'I;!;; hamprrrd by iis rules
1t .-'"'" realization, hat Il pr"Scribt'* ~ par
licuar rule Il rriaiat'on ad-Irs'" 10 ":drraS
or rrprr:> IA" "'' "rii's 81 cir i'fas"ni ne..
In the lGnI "l IL 'nndau'""!ai dt: rni al
Divine AID eternal p'IGci'i':. oI right,
would establish rulc* i"' .;!ir "''hs'on.
nth this v'e". IN" iii before us ahiho'
riz,s tvs" kinds of rerr,bu'I"T. The ore Is the
punishment al actual Offenders, when they
Gun be cnrfnr"r; The other is the p,In!sh-
lnrnl of member, nt the offending nation at
hone.
Lutte need b" urged in vinlcaiiun nf thu
first class, rxa.pt to remind RI" IIrI-r ,h,r in
Some INSTANCES, lnlrss wc establish rule,
the PIrnr.irrr ma. be i.:rpleXe! In deteIn,,r-
ing how lar All r'Iis'iIia criminal should h':
exempt ir"n punishment upon ~. grnnud
that he acts III" instrument "f his govern
ment; and. therefore, HI. government alun,.
is responsible. IlS principle OF The Law OF
nations cannot shelter ,nos- who wilinlly Vi
olatc the law oi nat"'n'.
Tie bill PROPOSE i" 'irciafc that it shall
not Shelter those " 40 c"'n nNnh ur assist lie
grOes IN arms against W.: uT prepare them
lur making war upon US; lbose \" no h"ite
slaves 10 rebci, aouuct liiei'', Or hhrh"F lhsih
in fr-ud OF the owner; those who aitrlnpf to
eni3r':= The Infamous I''nh'c't0h eG';
these VINO moiest our ioysl Pe"l'e h''n"r
lorelgn Claim TO their allegiance; those VINO
take or destroy private properly on 'shd III
violation Of the modern usages "i nations
nor thoSe WHO aetemlD 10 destroy our cufleh-
cy by means ol counterlei'S.
All th''se onehu1rS are 10 DC Pun,Sneo a'
Tie discretion oi The fTeSiuent. MEN "no
c"lue amons U.S. not as honofaoie soiu'ers,
bal As e&ecutioners, kluaaPpers' roobers' ana
""indiera, must expect to be punished accord
lng to ihrlr deeds.
As To the negroes iken IN arms against U.s.
they are mol 10 DC treated as PRISONERS ol "ar'
but the slaves are TO oe turned over 10 Inc
States ana the Tree negroes are 70 DC maoe
slaves. IL VIII not ne insisted oy any can
"id HILL 1hat u community hoiu'i's heeioes
~ SUES puhh' ~ A'nno" ieuso neg oe 90
Ih"iul conoatanlS against tneh' Al "af
against olncr h~lio'is liz employ inci'' oi he,
trnea as sol"'eis may oe u 'iattei puioiy VI
'hiNtafy cohsH'cfaeio''' Du' ''e III
of armed oahu' ol NEGROES among us ~ ns'.
"hicn nnus' pe co''uelnlisu py a. Ju'l in,"
anu n'.,' W. .n''oL -, 'o ~
pon tNe ".r'e eu"Jr'. W 'nI '' W. ",
.ne nes.o l.pu.a.'r a, u". G"nSJa,"n,, W L | ~,
'ie iepi Iset'H'.'1' y. ne" oo's. ",
= - - 49,. e. .1,.~ ~, -,
i"r U"!S"4r's A''' H't ioi oI' sI''e' tuus.
procih''h 'nose pr1nc'PieS WHICH ate heees'aiy
lnT our safety, anu We must MAINTAIN 'nel''
II neea Dc "'tI thH S"oru. we hie .,:, iol"iu. ~
hcn ov no puollc Ia" We are jus'l'!eu W
thn principles OF moianI} anu tno ~ ';S u
,eN-Presei "'ion' 1. ~ aii oui nin 10, W. WV
~ ehioFce elie PROVISIONS u tniS o''l ou. n.
gro population VIII pc n'ain oiemen' VI V''
li'''A'S e,ie"stn. We W NY :, n,
come an cie'neiil ol "eah'css anu ua.sei'
ihe otner CLASS oi Iotil"u.'Ic inorau' %
eu'oiaceu III 'nts uiii is tnat u..n apP;, ~
,ne n!einoeie VI LUG oneuons n"s'vn :,. ".. 80 ~.
o'>cilminatlne thoSe WHO ait sun.y o VIC
particular ou'hces u NC pui''sneu u ie''i Dill
"a ny reclamation.
lhe OH provinces ttac lor any oi 'he ae'e
declared to be unlawful the PRESIDENT may