Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-11-24
POLITICAL.
ALABAMA.

ALABAMA.
The Montgomery journal grows headv and bcads
IN ITS partzan hostility to Mr. Van Buren, and less civil;
than IS ITS wont, in IFS anguagct 10 US 1t is the gane If
the Nullfers to produce somehow or other an imn -
sion In the South, that MIR Van Buren, is against NJ on
some point connected with savery-and the sJournar
- ia Iu cry win The rest The Missouri question taken
up as the most likely TO be made available The Question
10 be sure, is long since settled and there is no desgn
avowed or entertained any where that we a We ver es
Oh, OF disturbing tie setement;-when it was agoted
700, tr - hufen was no party to it But political ha.
tfed has neither memory conscience and
history IS lasihed argument perverted and facts foned
10 sur up the old question: aud give life enough 10 he
mlschlevous We have done something to res1s, thoo
political ncendares, and have brought upon ourscIve
tie sharp reproos of the Journal In his naner os
te Scto UT, ne quotes statement of the Nissour
OoDprs'nise and accompanies with airnations and
lnerences which surprise and displease US In that sim
PIE saeent OF fact in political history he affects to
"a ,n.', nohsuous' and "irghtinl doctrines
ana win singular want of couresy--a fit accompani.
iEent, however, of the blunders of his reasonng-bs
s'gnaiizes us as Missouri arkansas lcstrction;sts
ana talks OF goring' MS into explanation of our
opihi9ns such vaporings would move US did ,y,.
not MINK IL duty 10 ourselves expose and reproba
she slyie IN which we, and through u.s. our political
friends, are treated.
We said that the cry Iewly started abou, the Missouri
Question, IS the purest humbug because it has been
settled long ago. and stated how it was settled
ihele was no principle affirmed, doctrine defended
nut tact recited The Compromised we consider
contract between the North and the Soutb-whic bofI
nave always so conceded-decIared-we quote our own
words; " Below certain latitude, the question is moi
70 DC rsed III the admission OF States against the exist
ence OF slavery. Above it, slavery is given up by con
sent. ms has provoked the unjust assaults which
IL Is our purpose 10 repel. We Law no stress unnn
ue mIsquotalon OF the Journal, when he saws If
we Understand the Register he meant that bv n cor
tam contract, be disturbed no State Icao no
aultFo mo the Union, IT it lies " beiOLc n certain
lauude without FIRST jor5ng the existence, of savev
WITHIN It's limits. AS SAID precisely the contrary
IA SO many Words we prefer to believe the journal gully
80 4 careiessness OF quotation rather than of
wHiai misrepresentation. But we can find no snilar |
eAehuatiQn or Tic torrent of indignation with which
r Iecltai OIL Inc Missouri Compromise is visited and
uie stream OF unjust nputaon upon ourselves of which
Is made me text We read the 6th section OF the act
admitting Missouri into the Union which section en-
braces what Is called the Nilsson ri Compron,ise in tbe
following words: " ~
mi be further enacted That in all that Terr;lory
cC"su py France to the United States under the name
Of Louisiana, which lies North of tirtysir degrees md
M|ty minutes North latitude, not included within he
nits OF the State contemplated by this act slavery and
involuntary seryiiude, otherwise than in the punish.
m'Ht OF crimes whereof the parties shall have been duly
CONVICTED, snail be and is hereby forever prohibited"
MS Is the act and by the common UNDERSTANDING Of
All parties II has been considered compromise not TO
be disturbed contract binding on the good faith Of
North and South. No one has Vet undertaken 40 ;s
turb H. unless, which pfubable The editor OF line Jyr
nal is an exception to the universal consent
we PGnt 10 his compromise aud to our description of
~ ana .ien ask, what there is them excuse the
journal IN cautioning the Southern people against such
sehtiments;--in calling them ''nonstroIs .tr ohtfo
IN asSng WIN such e&uitng ignorance for the con
u"Ot' In sheerlngy CHASING Missouri res.ric.
u0nlsts, or restrlcuoDsts at a-snd in tfeatening
VITA SO mych competency 10 "gere till we point
out Tue degree Of latitude" 10 all this and 10 an
the like Undergraduates what contract Il issp g clio
made At :: when it made :" what lattnde Is /
u above which slavery Is given up by consent - we
a"Swel as point OF information which he seems 10
need,-there Is the law,ihe compromise and the CON
uact, which settles the Missouri Question II Tic
journal CHOOSES 10 pronounce that settlement
'monstr0us, "frghtful" dangerous To tho Soon I'M
constitutional and the like, he will please 10 recoect
.net we nave not affirmed the contrary whatever lie NAV
u'nh' ne WI also take notice that ne it is not we
VINO, ia that case reopen the Missouri Question n
agiae settled controversy and we are constrained
70 SeheYe, Tor party objects purely lie will al ~,
"a" 10 remember that II I've desires any further dsons
SONS on any question between u.s. he must deal more
airy, quote with care and be- less urgent fo ds
the harshest interences from such utterly unenoIJe
grounds Personally too, he seems to consider onrs
as necessarily Toe opinions Of party, without clamine go
hucn honof we have objection 10 say that when fbis
qles.oh was open we were, mad remain, unresergedy
eg0taa The restriction.
lhcse 70 bat one point more. The Journal asks i'm. /
Pying ihe Affirmative Of the fact If Mr. Van Buren, did
not support Ruins King bv ga written NJ il r.
Vor OF MS vote on the Missouri Question We ansao.
70 that ncUcr lie advocated bis election ON totally c
efent grounds, With which the Missouri Question had
nothing to do--.vo5de Regis'er.
here is nothing IN f,e annals Of party ,roao,cv en-
oespcable as the efforts Of the Star 10 connect
nsI an Boien with tie cause Of Ab,lifion;,n, m
tuity - deep and decided has declared that (, h. i
~ al'7'npt 70 estabiish such connection The STE, I1
N'o"7 ". We leading aboitonsts ia this ctV and cleo
Ntei' are wthgs,-that they were the friends and 60
1890 =, t 'na' paper and its colleagues during the \
Fancs and that nine out Of ten Of them are and b,, &
opposed to the present Administfation--W y INNS
Bcssiso ~ CoUPLTs.--T s leadieo cbnrsc,e,i.,; r.
the Wings, to doubt the intelligence OF the maze ~ ~,
people Hence Il is that they cntreneh themselves h.
corporations With immense privilege where fhev ma, IL
secuTe from The fluctuations Of public opinion ne,o
ascstang lhe dea that the million capable Of ude