Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-07-05

M. ,,,, : ,Iacs uu tho index li our atatute
hn,ka. Susll facts show tho value and the
high n~cceaeisy Of separate Stats sovereignty.
Sion after thu revolution the Northern
States ae;rral'y, III the exercise of this soVnr'
| eiea power 0Str their own domestic interests,
a~nnuiled the Institution Uf African slavery
! within their Limit. Thia %as dono hot as
40 act Of i~ustica to the rcgro, for their enlanGt-
patton lass wcro Irrespective giving the
nraster aulplo tiiuc to sell his negro Into South
ern bondage. This po!icy OK emancipation,
however, did not suit Al The South. and Afri-
can slavery was continued there Under their
| State laws. here, tt.ci', in this eminent ex-
! AN oil Of American history, 40 sab illustrated
! tie NJ questionable wight .sthc separate S;alo
: r.rcrnments to Judge aid dstormins aaoh for
! iisl! the internal policy Of thor oWn people.
: BAT, ci,izun.so!iiars OF Virgiaia, it IA hot
s~niG..",l that we establish cur right 10 self.
fhg.ameit by thO4c citations OF iuG continued
cx re ID by all tho Stntss throughout tho his
r,ry uf the country We Gao show to you tho
iiuneasurable value CT this State, sovereignty
iii its moral as well r.i"its political bsar!ns3
o. tho past history Of Virginia.
IL was under this right VI separate Stats
government that Our f,.shers wooded GU! the
SEEDS Ct aristocraay planted in our land,
whilst VI, were yet tho s!hiocts OF the-l'ilIsl,
! crown. With tho strong aim OF this sovereign
State power they Crushed out the muuarciiica
tendencies that bud srrnus up during thai
connection, aid substituted the more just and
equal rule oc republican principles.
! 1t was in tho exercise nf this State Ho|o-
reigntY that taey abolished the law3 of primo.
ge1itnrc, AMI durouncel tao whole policy q!
entailed estates Thus they struck dnwn tue
lurking tendencies 10 monarchy which still
infested tho laui. aud insured tho vigorous
, Growth ~ofropubiican ilstitutions.
Again: ut the close Of the revolutionary
war, our fathers f1und an established church.
with rich cn'inaliSHs of landed estate, batten'
ing under .,voE n,:.rnt favor. fastened on the
cuuu,ly., II ssory had taught Thorn the dan
gers Of this uniu,. Of State aud Church and
with q bold energy they severed the meretrl-
Ciou; connection. i:y j wise exercise of this
sovereign pawcr oi tho State government they
Forfeited lhe ssah5 iar!!; al On estib!iahed
church, AMI placed ~ tha churches OH OLD
,an,tncn lagtl LaGAra tho people. Tho true
disni,y and use!elno:a d tho churches werc
thereby promoted. whilst tie government IT.
self WAS purified by these acts Of einino1t
craftsmanship.
ben Of Virgins. you arc ~s(liiers Of o re-
aryac,: C,a:nn"wtHisi. whose fame you have
i3-u. :.i.ft l.r v,ar yi:aai leeds. We need
nr: iu"h,r "1T:ii !:'":c = III these m%uninen:a
O.. Ur,.u,r' -, {" al: "":"rument. We need
- ! :".,;.r" IA: ,:..::a :,aIa:o yoa ITO valve nI
. .~an,ru'- So" sovereignty. Ne 'esl 49,
'nr"i t!a' yyA lnliy ,oIiF;cl,r'.d tl.a LiS'i
in:.in: i these Ynr7li1'a. Hast ny at,c1's
tina. Y ar %,;,:. a"yac2: s,.:y il 40 nESti,-it III
~. :..':r: t!iat ~ l. ~ c'se:tts, y ,uhstanca
,~.'.;si. l.: t$4r",t meet l,r IL bravo people II
;.ila. Gar Il, therefore, in your hearts that
":r e~cj.I.,;" STATE sovereignty IL your armnr
# defence: ~ il the temple Of Your Freedom,
:.nd, ~ ypn live, con,iru. to defend its sacred
anITuac;;e".
W. un~ como % ti.a ~insolers outrage UPON
car ri ghtt Of s4lt government, ut this day
ron.cmp'atel ly tho people of the free States.
l. il ~,ri;lio the scope Of tho duty assignci III,
aud w. propose briefly 10 present t." your view
me insuiEerl;,!c degradation prepared for us.
At the close VI tho revolution, ~ has hGcn
before stated. n",rS slavery prevailed through.
nut all ,na S;,r-a et .si,s Fe!era! Uai III. Tie
more N,r!lrri States, ppJn thereafter, ~ u
question al economy. passed prospective
cm.nrir.iiYa lava AMI DISCONTINUED slavery
within their several limits. Tilhir pa(le,
lOseytr. clHt:nucI 10 innks profit from the
African slave ,rado until tao year 1893 when,
lv the terms Of the Constitution, this
"tymk IL hamln beings" wa5 farb;iiou.-
From this r.:i"d slavery became peculiar 10
the milier lI,itulas Of the Southern States
and u dislike an! IL moral condemnation nt
tho Institution began to prevail Among the in
lalitanta Of the Northern States.
The pcopio of New E1glald, looking across
thsir own borders aid bayoai t'!cir own ia
rialirtior, nov a"ra2tatiy assumed - consor-
ship over tho morale ard the domestic jnstill-
Soma Of tl,4ir SNu'hern nti.aI,iurr. AZ frat
!i,c- wer: content To bfmjan the sinlnllncst
ui negro bondage, aud in pioua cjncuiaLi"na
tl.ey %rcturno thanks u their Heavenly Father
M4t they mtre net as Tie wictea psopte ctMe
As t;ms wore Oh 18th, Asin,e" Of Southern
slavery has become the ono absorbing themo
ns pr.ycr;ul dcnuGcia;ion from every pulpit
# ey",y rhiura; n their Land. The mock All!
iowlr ~ u, ,arisht IS tia Siv,our Of luan-
Kind. = ;nd from its tehchinga Ct universal
}0vo erE charity. hal l4ccnms tho vehicle of
bite" ~! ycngrtul hate among them. Moth
rrs have i,cca Taught tho duty Of imgreisiuE
his unri;', mini, Of thor children with the
harl.rr IS ninfuines; Of Southern institutions.
Gsaerat.alls hnue grown up :uIi taken Their
! ,laaaa 10 the theatre Of lie, with this brand
ii Ia.c!inn.l hatred craven upon their lIearta.
.ihoFo teachings Of tho pulpit, thHae Lessons
Of carly infancy, have spread their lalefnl
Influences throughout the social syltom Of
tie free States, andhavo gotten control % their
political representation. Tie habit of 1--we
~ Gcnuncistion bcs become chronic in their
land, aud he among them was tho most tit
representative who most bitterly denounced
this doracs,ia institution Of the Southern
%satsa. Their State Legislatures wero filled
with the 5nqings OF II blind f,naticisui. ml,
m yiulatin.l nf tho most snl;inn clyeH;uti :!Ilt
could l,;rl the hn,ann una:iHnco, they oi-
:ntni ;l."ir l~.araorai liberty LAVE, whereby
they G~orciilY withheld from the Southern
,uan rights euaran!ard hiiu By tho c~nustitu-
tion Of oar ro:am,n country Nay, thoY d.
n,unc,l tho cGptureoCa ruaaWay slave within
their boundaries, and punished tho oct rs Of
the highest felony.
In vain did chr people hold M before them
! their own rrrn rae; which bound them to q
peaceful delivery Of their Loaf property. tr
vain dbl we .rpnrJ u tlIrir solemn covenants
,nnio with nr fathers. IN vain did We hcct
naeltrr u,rirr lava enacted by UmgroA9 t
! rnCnrca tl,eae constitutional r,ghia. l:f"akin.
tho bond, oi p~uI,!ip faith. and in n h.ii con
ter,at Of moral Justice. tho free .a:aa ietinl
:.l these oldigatious "v l'ty aad s%purnol oar
people from til. lawful pT"Soautiln a. sa.air
! righia.
Nj c~,riont Wis. tlne orir.sa within ika:i
ow,. bunniaria-, t.e4n i".nr!c hln'l,l ii,rtr-
! ~nr,yea in ~.s!r1n.: a,narirsnies t. rilis#'!c '!rnr
Tho rigl.ls AMI sacoty ur the S,!th. ]"utsi,i,
and beyond their uwn S,.tn ii.ni;a. Ia u:no-
oiatei strength thoy formed underground rail.
road companies to spirit off our negroes, and
in their educated hatr. then sont emisaaries
to excito our slaves aul shroul our peaceful
! land in tho herrera Of 4 ~servile war. Finally
The teachings 81 their strong minded w"m,r
and the rawlings fran L.oi: ru'rits bloasdmed
snd bore fruits aprr6priato fur such seeds oil
) littsr mlalisniT.
JOHN B:awa. with his l,rl Il ipfnriaied
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