Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-08-07
THE SLAyE OUESTION

The public but have observed, that the NAL.
content minority periodically before every Presidential
electon,-when every other topic of agitation ills them
when every other means of dividing the Northern and
Southern democracy becomes desperate 10 the
STAGE Question, to accomplish this purpose. 1t will
be remembered that Mr.. Clay, while acting as Mr.
Adamss Secretary and Ir0rcding Orator, tc secure
reelection of his confederate first broached this sub
ject for political effect at I.ewstown VIRGINIA He
warned his Southern auditory that they weres;n fear
full minority the subject Of slavery and tried 10 strike
panic in the Virginia republicans regard the safe
~ OF their property. Ater throwing the startling
idea, he left the Vrgnans 10 make the application he
desired casting about for the
remedy he imagined they would discover
TO be the support of his coalition with MIR Adams He
as Shareholder and MIR. Adams prime minister would
he supposed be considered sufficient guarantee IF the
South supported them) that their Northern mower would
not be used to endanger Southern rights MIR. Claws
scheme of operating upon the fears Of the slavehoding
States, and OF driving them into abandonment their
great political principles, secure their private inter.
csts, then miscarried.
After the defeat of Messrs Clay and Adams, the pro.
ject oil the new coalition of Clay, Calhoun, Com
Pany, looked to the same exciting sectional question TO
get up strife between tie Northern and Southern De-
mocracy, which would unsette the parties formed upon
the great leading principles of general politics. and make
it necessary TO call their leaders in as the great repre-
sentatves OF the adverse factions compromise the ma
tonal difficulties They played this game first in the Ia
riff controversy; but Mr. Calhoun not beinp able 10 rel
the other Southern States TO unite with s Carolina in the
Nuhhcatlon plot, and the Northern democracy hayn
elected TO the succeeding Congress sufficient strength
to reduce the Tariff to the wants tine Government in
despite of the attempts of the opposite factions of Clay
and Calhoun to battle the measures these conederates
IN mischief were compelled 20 come to a compromise
plan OF reduction falling short of that proposed by the
President, without being able to mbOdy their espec
tive factions force sufficient TO effect any thing but
with the consent Of the friends of the Administration
The great 'oeStcrn atty Of .hesSrS Calhoun and Mcuf
NE (as MIR Clay was called by the latter stipulated
some advantages for his Northern anuac urers which
he could not have obtained but from the circumstance
of the Nullers having advanced far towards an overt
act OF treason that his aid necessary to relieve them
and cover their retreat
They however, made their other
ground of sectional dvision which they trusted would
extend the excitement begun under the Tariff and en-
brace greater multtudes under the sway of their fictitious
parsans North and South. This as Me Siars Question:
Mr. Clay on his side has, in his colonization speech
identified himself and all he influence in the abo
ton feelIng which has its origin with the
Democratic party in the North and Mr.. Calhoun has
brought the bugbear thus created in aid of his designs
IN the South, to beat up recruits TO Notification dis
solution of the Union is 20 be held up by him and his
friends under the gusc of peaceful secession as the ONLY
means of securing the epose and prosperity the South
under tins disguise he and his bandtti Nullfcrs n
come forward the champions of Southern robts are To
blow up the feud with Northern incendiaries and if he
tween them panic be generated which will imbody
majority ia the Southern States under Calhoun
(some dupe to their intrigue, Of the Democratic
party being made standard conceal the prire
pal coDsprators then have another compromise
and coalition and bargain in which tie political power
OF the whole Union will be divided between CLAW and
Calhoun, the Union itself be divided and parttoned
between them-the other Triumvir Webster like ann
ther LePdus being put off with something merely nomi-
nal
We SHALL at leisure, expose the schemes of these
malcontcnts We shall point 10 the various indications
given by their presses and parsans North and South
SUITE, and shall mark its progress now when it has re-
cciycdis birth, 60 become efficient gent as an inqre
dent of strife IN the approaching Presidential election
-G Globe.