Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-11-17


pended on New York Those who recoect any
thing of that recent struggle, will bear in mind
how ardently, Tor eighteen months, we support !
ed the of principle and Crawford and they |
will also remember that the virtue and intelligence
of this great state were with US, and Legislature
chosen having decided majority in favor ii
Mr.. Crawford
1t at this most interesting crisis OF great
contest between a iederal-, and republican can
dda,e, that five or six psrtizans of Henry Clay
repaired to Albany. and, out of 1873 members OF
the Senate and Assembly, they found means 10 in
| huence some 25, and scene of bargain. barter,
and most disgraceful intrigue was exhibited in ia
vor of Mr.. Clay, unequalled in the history OF our
politics. The friends of Crawford were called up
on to divide the vote of this great state with Mr..
Clay, whom the people did not think of. and who
was at no tiue considered as legitimate candidate
for the Presidency. The old republicans disdained
to sell themselves, barter the electoral vote OF
New York. They entitled TO all by party
obligation, party triumph, and party fidety-they
would have all or nothing, and they were right.
| What was the conduct OF these balance OF power
men -men elected democrats men confded in
| by their constituents They UeRt ouer TO the
eneny Openly sold themselves to MIR. Adams -
violated their political obligations, and transferred
! 10 Mr.. Adams the greatest portion OF the electo-
| raj vote of New York. Mr. Rochester took
active part in all these negotiations in favour OF
|
Clay was appointed Secretary of State, aud MIR.
Rochester Secretary of the Panama Legation.
| Aud is ii, with all these political sins glazing
| upon lis il, when snaring under the result OF
intrigue and discontinue lis it, when member OF
the old federal party is bargained into the Presden
tial chair Gan able, and personally very honest
man, cheerfully admt) lis it, when the doc
rines of '9S revived end obnoxious federalists
| appointed TO Office when the national govern
ment is strengthened and slate rights jeopardzed
| when the total discontinue OF the old republi-
can party is threatened, that called upon 10
record our votes in favor of one OF the active pro-
moiers of this state of things We could not
aid such cause aud we feel that we have been
| consistent throughout. MIR. Clinton was opposed
to u.s. and so was MIR. Rochester. We, therefore,
! ted for neither.
Ii is impossible to say how the vote for Govern
or stands MIR. Clintou's friends, who poor
politicians and poor calcula.ors, talk oil great
majority in his favour. II he IS elected at oil, i,
is by very small majority, because all the friends
of Mr.. Adams joined the old republicans in vO-
ting Tor Judge Rochester and II Mr. Rochester
has succeeded, short year will not elapse without
his being Denounced by the very men who
elected him. Inclination and almost every person.
al tie bind him to Adams and Clay, and the first
overt in their favour will be the signal OF OPP
position, and the affair of Judge Yates will be acted
over again. Such is the result Of affairs,
and such ever will be the result unit, we cultivate
state pride and make the power of this great state
tell by our union and strength.
The election of our ticket, in the city and
throughout the state, Is a real source OF triumph.
We hare both houses, and the General administra.
ton will find that New ~ refuses to join the
g COALITION ". Y Enq.
ANTI SLAVERY CONVENTION.
1t is not our purpose to write an essay on slav-
I cry. Our opinions on that topic have been fire.
quen,ly and firmly stated. We regard it as all
evil in our social and political system. But it is
an evil of origin. 1t began whilst our
nation in the cradle and dependent l, has
grown up with US in manhood and freedom.
That it may be gradually mtigated and ultimately
abolished, is most earnest prayer. But let be
mi,igated and abolished by legal, safe and consti-
tutional methods. Let no squadron of violent po-
liiica par,sans combine together, and by their in
judcious rsshness and their medding ambition
| throw suspicion and doubt over so sacred cause
The legislatures OF nearly all the several states
have already devised measures by which the con
dition OF slaves within their territories has been
greatly smeliorated. In many states slavery
has been altogether abolished. In others term has
been fixed beyond which it cannot exist. There
has been no indsposition manifested by the state or
legislature 10 tighten, By all possible and prudent
means, the pressure OF this evil. 1t is in fair way
of gradual extinction Leave it, then, to the leg
| isatures-- md 10 them alone IS our petition and
our advice. Ii is the most perlous question which
can be asi,aed in this country and is therefore Pc
culiarly unfi, for the interference of designing poll
iicians and sentimental demagogue Its needless
discussion will excite disaifecton amongst the
slaves, and heart-burnings between the northern s
sou hern portions oil the union.
BY what right do such as Col. Stone and
Mr.. Theodore D.vigbi, editors of newspapers, and
lhoroug h-gong party men, in the worse sense Of
the word) form themselves into societies, establish
branches. appoint delegates, and meet in conven-
ton in the capital of slave state, for the proclaim
ed purpo.e of altering the whole social condition
of hifthe unto, /, i, from BEN olence Is
f ON humanity ? Is il from the love of freedom |?
II may be; but, TO our mind, such humanity and
love OF liberty, rendered utterly useless and
discredtable, by want Of temper and Judgment
and they carry with them the complexion Of Off
ciousness and insult. So long these manumis-
sion societies under the regulation and gu-
dance OF the Qnakers, they were less TO be cen
sured The Quakers area pacific sect, taking no
part in politics war; any of the other struggles
which up the ambition aud bad passions of
our nature. With them, msnumission a labor
OF religion and love.
But our new abol.tionsts are recognized
herneni retaners OF political party-of party,
which, by mixing up the show of religious zeal
with the reality OF political intrigue, has wrought,
and is working, great and lasting injury to our
country. I" Anti-slsvery' is she motto inscribed
on the standard Of this patty. Il has been sounded
from the tribune and the press, in congress and
coDyeDticle, with zeal, devotion, obstinacy and
will, useful in better rsuse, dangerous in this.
RUFUS Kings speech on the Missouri question, was
the Shbbolelb OF the slave conspfators al Charles
ton. TO the anti slavery societies Of the North,