Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-12-14
.9bOlifion nailed 10 The table,

Thanks 10 Mr. Atherton OF New Hampshire lie has
saved the time Of The n Of avertrd must unp!eas
ant excitement indicated The rights Of the South and
The sancy of the Federal Compact by his udicous
resolutions. The Agitator Mr.. Adams is ''blown sky
high, and his budget of Abolition Petitions IS now 81
much waste paper. The resolutions were adopted, as
they wen offered The Madsonian cants about their
being ssforctd upon The H. ge in unprecedented
Would this malcontent journal have the House
and country again excited by the discussion OF this agi
tatng subject;
The names Of the immortal Si1, who would not de-
clare that this is Government Of limited powers; and
that Congress has jurisdiction The institution
sarery The sseerai States, follow: Adams, 1.-THE
Agtaior,) Evans, Everett, Potts, Russell and SIade
In opposition 10 every resolution, first the
OF Adams, might have been xpecled.-His CO voters
with rare exception, are Wings.
MIR. Wise is cratic in his movements as MIR
Adams He threw himself against the resolutions from
the very start He refused TO vote upon single Iesou
ton! First, he declared that these not Southern
resolutions. and lie asked that the SOuh mi h noD be
Asard-and ar,cards with the appearance Of the gross
est inconsistency when the roll called he declared
that "as Of the Representatives Of The South he
not here the subject of Abolition. The resolutions
designed TO the tights of the South and 10
put down this insidous and mschievous agitation. We
rejoice that they came from the North. The very cir
cumsnnce of locality, which Nr Wise seems 10 urge
an objection To them, Is with strong recomme M alton
We want the North TO putt down-fDr there is the great
danger of mischief 1t have serious ioothold
IN the South And though, if the North make The at
tempt upon US, through Congress- "the blood Of Doug
lass can protect ITSELF yet It is this very attempt which
not only threatens holy Union but calculated
lead 10 Civil War. For these is, that
glad to see the North taking the lead as Mr. Anterior
has done the present occason-For this reason,
a. well as Tor others, We are prepared 10 stand by Mr.
Van Buren, The Nothern President with Southern feel
legs He stands by that is TO say he stands blythe
great principles OF the whole Federal Compact he throws
all his moral influence side-and We stand by
hin.
4 Sample Of the r Wing Jtairness! The Wing was
In suchhaste 10 charge with want of fairness, that it
fell ntoa mistake, which, venture 10 state diSpas
stonatc or impartial politician could have made for
moment. On Wednesday. it processes some surprise,
that the Editor Of the Enquirer appeals 10 Senator
Buchanan whose time expires the Sd of March. for
al imp ortiaL account Of affairs at Harrsburg This
vas also bit at Mr.. Buchanan and The reader may
judge Of the accuracy Of every thing it says against his
letter by this single sample. Mr.. Buchanan's election
does not come on before the present Legislature
Indeed, the Wing OF yesterday morning attempts 10
make the amsnde honorable 1t couesses its error and
says that at is Mr.. Mexican Who retres the third Of
March" But who else except an impassioned partisan
could have made such a gross mistake!
The Nashville Wing states, THAT Richard II. Hayes,
Attorney al Law, residing at Columbia, Tenn, and son
Of b. Hayes of Nashville, killed in street rem
counter in Columbia, with MIR VIM Polk of Maury. bro.
ther OF the Hon. James X Polk =" The parties met on
the Public Square the 30,h u!t leach armed with
pistols, aud exchanged shots almost simultaneously a
buck shot from Folks pistol piercing the brain OF his i'll.
faed antagonist. Hayes lived through Monday night,
but expire d a, an early hour Tuesday morning"
IL Col. BoSDURAxr's CARD is Numerically post.
poned.