Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-03-10

From The lay nchhnrg NI'Ein!aa
VnGIsn WooINi TIVE NoHrm WESTERN
SrA1E1.--A mectirg Of tho people Of hihc
marie county YVES held recently to give cs-
~pressirm to their sentiments upon The recent
e~piii:csl manifestations ia thu Moth ~cat-
etn portion Of the United ;Suataa.' "
ro.ret to lin Inst thosh sentLGGnta, nj i:rii
cstad by thn resolutions ndt ptcI, ere :.,:.'h e,
we hoped would not find uttnrhrnahy any po:-
ton OF ihn people Of the Confederate States.
Their ru:purt Ia bSitf. ii a bill To Ihn Moth
w,ss To JOIN tha CONFEDERATION If Sou,h2,n
States. These wnrJH Bet iollh tbs invitation
mos! clearly: THAT while ws should prnirr
that The Inclnucru Of tl:is UoAfc1oracg RhonIh
BIZ characterized Ivy aimil&r Institutions, ytt
np,r, the sdcption i.Y them Of The cnfHdo.
;ata Constitution, 9: should nat 10 un~ill-
inf TO tnsr, a lasgun with such Northwest
s:u S..aicn," &;.
We are 81 \ lnsl IL knpw hnw Southern
n,en CELL reconcile il 10 their & cling Of pa
t'imism ard just Indignation m favor, or
even coneent to, the incorporation of ihlsC
States into our Oonfederacy On any teTms.--
II the-e is anything in thu manifestation uf
an implacable hato in council aud On tha bat
Ito field to foster such desire-if thare is any
VOICE in the Hood of our brothcrc SIZED h
them calling f,s auch 4 course, then The na-
itnlr cpuiusnt n.v be formed. Certainly
these people ct tho Northwelt !ravo proved
,tcm-aiytT DIR mcat fo5inidab!o oacmies.-
Mn!c etoutly than any nf tlloir allies hay"
they etrivon to conquer and tuSlave M. With
f.rccioUs c%:ncl!y they have ovotrnm our scil
AMI ravaged our homes. Thei7 hands arc pur-
p,o With Tho blood Of our people. On every
battle field they havo dora surely thoir work
of dea'h. Ard yet there arc those Of our
people who would take into their fraternal
embrace these murde-ors Of orr kindred,
these daEolatnr3 of orr laEd!
We depIo,c that such is The csa:. II the
naople Of tho Nortl-v estnTn = atss a'o did,
untitled y i;h thai C .vsrrmsnt, let them do
Sc -e have done brssk If from it and :aIlu
one 81 iheic own. II they ara ii ed Of the
war, 1T thsm withdraw ,h,ic s,nies ftom
cur sti!. Tae Confederate Congress will
icuotles. guarantee to TIL NJ tbs free nssisa.
Il II Of the His: iisippi liver, and enter i"lG
CON marcisl treaties with III. IN bat we trust
tic day is fk., vary far, dist mt whuu ;ncy
vii he admitted, reeking ~ they are with
Southern blood. as numbers OF our fArri'y OF
S;ateH. Dow lors wcuid it BIO, we're :ueh
tho case, before Gi;coId, disstn. rIa and
! open up,uis wcnld sgsin eDsuc; low long
would 1t be beryIo their deep seated hcmii;y
10 cur institutions would loIce us 10 break
away fem tbtm? How long ecu nc 'iio
in ~f:ntr,ni y hi.h Lorsjoy and Giddiags and
Wado end the ike; No. no, le. the thought
be far bani he'd from tho minds OF tho peop!e
of thu South-let the syren bs avoided AZ \
deadly upaT to onT liberties.
Oae Of ibo resolutions Of tho hihemario
mrcling proceeds to lscture the press Of the
South for discussing this question. l.. is just
! at such time that the p'ess may ard does
per f6rm most beneficial %Ctticesi it is ON such
! occasion thst its Voice should give forth no
: uncertain sound it is when such hereaieS are
advo Gated that duly impels II 10 exert its
, potent influence against them. Az sentinel
Of toe pubic iiber ties it is bound to give warn-
! ing of the approach Of danger-to sound the
alarm when the enemy threatens. Danger now
! approaches, the enemy threatens, In the shape
of this most psfnicious doctrine OF union With
tho Northwest. and tie press would DO re-
c.eanl to ita high mission ard duty wore it to
rsmain silent. The childish fear of driving
Off d people who arc already cutting oui
throats ia g novel idea. We have no objec'
fion to their ceasipg their savage and feroci,
GUS crusade against us-we hope they vii