Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-01-07
RICHMOND. SATURDAY, JANUARY :, 1919.

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RICHMOND. SATURDAY, JANUARY :, 1919.
!, THE LATGMER CASE.
/, When Governor Davis refused 10 deliver up The
slave Latimer, fugitive from justice, lie PROMISED
10 send his reply to the Governor of Virginia We
understand that his answer has Just been received
The Executive Chamber. We understand, tia,
spreads over ) or sheets Of paper-and that more
abortive miserable specimen of Special Pleading never
emanaied from the head OF any Governor, than tai
marvellous production from the brain OF "Ifonss John
Davis He brings tie whole question 10 narrow
ground-and that ls, principally, that the affidavit Of
Gray, which carefully examined by our Execute
Council bein.e it dispatched to Boston, does rc.
contain sufficient evidence of the larceny, as IN rs
opinion will convict Latimer. ASST our Governc.
much less the Governor OF another State, could unGe.
take pass upon all the evidence 10 be produced But
we have no doubt that Gov Mcdowell Will do Ai
duty by Virginia and the South, in spite of the de
sneers and the equivocal remarks OF the consistent
Richmond Wing. The day after The election, il &c.
clared that il had 'no serious fears of Mr.. McDoweoa
the subject of abolition'-aad now it asks "~ho Is
ass enough to expect any beneficial result from cores
poncence Of that nature between en- Additions; Go
of Massachusetts, and an Aboll;lons GoverEc
Of Virginia.: We had supposed, that for very shames
sake this same WJig, who an Ultra Domestic Ab1
llions, in % would have been the last to make sucEs
remark about Mr.. Mcdowell. How often has showh
that the two questions rest upon very different prn
cpes--and that wha,e we may please 10 do with on,
own Institutions, ye, that no foreign Aboonist has
| right TO NEEDLE with domestic affars-and t0rtr
orr, that the other States were bonnd by the solemn
guarantees of the Constitution 10 restore fugitive
saves and surrender to ns fugitlves from justice.
| Ii was but the other day the Wing declared,
that "he South is already sscried that question
and now proposes 'soemn embassy of some '.sn
or twenty Of the most distinguished citizens Of vlr
GINA $50 the Legislatures of all the savehcdng
States. We not TO wait the effect of ?pea 10
the Legislature and the New Governor of n. York,
aided though by the late decision Of the Supreme
Il Court Of the United States We rot 10 try sni.
lar experiment upon Massachusetts,, although we have
the strongest reasons to hope that the obnoxious
law Of New York will be repealed and justice done 10
| US By the Empire State.
But what patience can any man have with the r.
Wing, which, either for the mischievous purpose Of
furnishing false arguments to "1onest John Davis,
Of making party capital home, actually puts sent,
ments into The mouth of Mr. Mcdowell which lie never
snnctionedand has the efrontery 10 put under marks
of quotation, two sentences, and TO repeat them again
and again. from alr. Med 8 speech of 1882 which are
not be found there as his senne ns, Shaune Shat
| The Norfolk Herald copies precious piece OF intel!
| liGence about Latimer:
'Loni:g 7b!The Boston Courier the follow
ins item OF Sour: Int, llisencc''
rendr ar,r cf Mr. Gray expected that la,
vii he al The Fair. 81 imo Hail this day and evening
interchange congratulations with his friends upon the certainty
Of his freedom
|
We have the misfortune 10 differ on one point with
Tho Charleston Mercury. The Editor OF that paper
asks, why should not Mr. Saunders "consent TO owe
his election TO VINO votes' Why not; Is not Mr..
Saunders a known Democrat, And does not the fac.
That the North Carolina Wings preferred him as
known Democrat because he s Calhoun Demo.
crat, prove the correctness Of the opinion Of tie
South and Southwest, w: that Mr. Calhoun, ard
Mr. Van Buren,, can embody the accession Of strength
out of the Wing ranks, which has come to us since
| le40: Defeated as Mr.. Van Buren, was then, is il
possible that any man believes there Of his
friends and supporters enough to elect him at the
| ing election? And if the Wings who have changed
since then prefer slr Calhoun, and will not rally on
MIR. Van Buren,, for whom
-nevcr can true rcconciement grow
Where wounds OF deadly hate have pierced so deep
It good policy good democracy TO bar them off from
the Democratic fold because they prefer Calhoun 10
Van Buren, Is such the very policy to eneure the
defeat of the Democratic party in the Presidential cleo
tion-a defeat which be must say would be rendered
very likely by the nomination OF Mr.. Van Buren,, II
there be leaning TO Whiegery any where, every body
knows will not be found Mr. Calhoun his frenis
The Wings know ihis-and for them knowing il, TO
favor him and his friends, tribute 10 the principts
of our party, which every good Democrat shonld en-
courage and rejoice bearing il might have
FOR or against men.
| Our answer shall tc os brief rs We can make it,
/ Did the Wings vote fhr MIR. Saunders, because they
liked his Democratic politics No. Because he
Calhoun man How can that be, when SIR Calhoun
aud his friends have no leaning 10 Whiggery And
these the men to pay ga tribute TO tie principles Of
party Z" Believe it not They voted Tor General
Saunders, because they wished 10 creale schism
own party, and because they expected assist
bot 10 profit by the position in which they would place
the Senator whom they had elected, without, knowing
or caring for The Presidential preferences Of Messrs
| Saunders and Brown We think our only safe rule IN
hrse times is to depend upon ourselves and not upon
our political enemes-to preserve party lrf'
and organization comp!ete-to form a perfect urisn
among oursel:es-and to support the nominee OF ou'
own party. Tnss the only anchor Of our own safety
II is this prIncple which viii give such efficiency 10
the nomination Of the National Convention and be
us in triumph! over "this same old coon, las Mr.. Ser
rick calls thcm Clay and the Wings. De the
minee If the National Convention Calhoun, Van b.
rem, Buchanan, &c shall support him cordially
In fact, intelligent correspondent in our last pa
per asks, "Wbo il canddate: we reply with hiu,
he nominee Of the National Convention for no.
thing but The cordial union Of the Republican party
union, concession, harmony-Meir shanding togcher,
shoulder by shoulder and shield BY shield can make
US trium phant As said on another OCCASION ""e
must march onward with the united force CT Mace.
DOMAIN Pbaanx or rather, Ike the Roman Legiun, with
all their shield, united over their heads
Much cf the article in the Charleston Mercu!
touches The Presidential Election. But, Cor tie
present, IS forbidden ground 10 u.s. We dare not q
into il. But have hesitation in saying, that Il
any sound States Rights Wig should leave his Fcds
raj party, join the Democratic party in good faith, an!
CO operate with US in the election Of Democrsle
candidate, for the purpose Of carrying our prime
pies, shall be the FIRST to give him the right hshd
Of fellowship.
THE EyCURslvE DEBATE.
The II. of r. have broken "horse loose" from The
merits Of the Bankrupt law into the Of party
not Mr. led he he Last man