Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-13

iicman. Let il CONE, though women AID ciiiidI,i
should be slain--ilIousi blood should flow liE'
wa.cf-ihoueh The Union should lie destroyed
though the Governments, bc broken uE-ro matter
though five millions Of the people ol The Souti
perish p
"NIr. Adams, Gin hi, seal, Five hundred mil
lions. Yes lei ii GOMEZ
"Thc remark of Mr.. 4. here excited considc.
relic sensation in the House, and Mr.. Dcllct pro-
cccGcd: 4 am, said h, one of the few who, IL
1921 believed that it was better 10 have a ciri
Ian elected 10 the highest Office in The gift Oft
people than military chicitlin. II was thcr
| voted for lie gentleman from Massachusetts.
canEo, ask my country To forgive me for This OF
fence, but do ak pardon ol my God !or il.
This, too is tie man who perniilte,! himself tc
lie made use Of Z. The instrument OF tn Abolition
ISIS, in presenting aud insisting on the reception
of hundreds oil petitions for The abolition Of slave
ry-a subject as foreign 10 The legislation oi Con
eTcsS, as The Corn laws or poor laws ci Eng
| land-and who has caused more excitement ans
disorder in Congress, md more cSasreraiion anC
bitterness CT ltelia@, between the people Of tho
Northern and Southern States, than any ottcl
ten men inrhc Nation. This, too, is the man whc
willingly presented 10 Congress Proposition
not only II strike from the Constitution the sole
| protection oi slave property, representation
oftwo-.iilhs OF the sa:c EopnIaiion,-a compro
mise on which alon" he Union was established
but also 4 petition ioT direct, unconditional an
! immediate Dissolution OF the Union. Yet Til.
man was one Of thc.c spoken uf;s fit person
F., FOR the Vice President on Mr.. ClayS ticket, ans
whose nomination 70 tia, office, his culogisl
the Richmond Wig, expressed its entire appro
baton We 10 rot dwell upon his being ;nviiej
10 the festival, given 10 the Wing cx.;ep!csen
a:ve of,his district, further than IN observe, tia
il is . vain excise for this insult 10 Nirgin;anS
IL say, ihai it was personal respcc. 10 his station
and his fame. The meeting WAS one OF strictly
par;ixan character ana on 80 other occasion ha>
his newborn !eSicc; Tor this man or his sl3iiol
or appreciation OF his talents and services, prompt
ed any one here, 10 make similar Gemonstra
ton Of them. But such Is he is. he is the crca
leader Of the No;thern Wing ra!lv, and, We icste
to add, the houolcd guest OF the Wings Of Rich
moad.
Next. we have the speech Of Daniel Webster
The second in command over the Wing lcgiouS q
the North, delivered At Springfield, Ma>>achu
>c!ts. in which he addresses long argument L
the Al, liloai;ts. 10 prove 10 them that their in
tcrcsl> AMI ohcc;S il mol all their opinions" ar,
Identical with those OF The VINO Parry, and
earnestly cxiloi;s them all 10 vo,c for Mr.. Clay
The Providence (l,hodc i>laAdJ transcript, u
August 18th says:
"hlp. EsBsrEa's Srsrcn-Thc speech oil
Mr. Webster. al the Springfield Mass Meeting,
is full OF argument and truth. After reading the
whole ofthiS speech. 10 one vino sincerely wishes
the abolition of slavery, can cast his vote for
James X. Polk Mr.. Webster, like Mr.. CLAY,
considers The rcrpctualion Of slavery one of the
worst Affections which can heiall this or any
other country
Next, is the testimony OF Governor Seward OF
New York, md the leader Of tie Wing Party o!
his speech, delivered at Syracuse, July 18th,
the Constitution, iorlhc representation in Congress
ot tHo-!,:lhs Of or slaves, which he calls the
aIi>iocfacv Of slavery 'of the Federal Consiu-
ton" and beS;owing much abuse upon slavery
and shareholders. hc asks his audience, Consist
ngof 900, accoldiE" Ia his own Stalcmenl,) I'll
ihev wenid - TO war for human slavery q 10
which they reply, No Mo-! This AEolilioni>t
and Wig then goes on iodcclarc, "dc8c,irih the
Wings are bv confession OF The people Of Ame-
rica. b. confession of mankind, the party OF
FREEDOM, ot PRoGREss, and OF CtvILlzATlo$"-
"FfieadS NJ EmaRcjwlitoa!" he continues ":Ad-
ccca,cs of the rights OF man am Que o! YOU :
have always believed and trusted that the WIGS
of America wou,i come up Ia the ground YOU
have 50 MOLLY assumed That contamination
mas come An that is dear 10 the Wn;Gs Of the
United States in regar! 10 policy, 10 principle
and to \ administration. is now involved with youl
ot~a Mr0ritc rorr in the present issue. npon the
admission Of Texas mo the Union You have
NOW This great, generous and triumphant party on
the very ground Ia which you have invited them
and for not assuming which, prciaalurcly. you
have 81 often denounced them "lIESRy Clay
is On REPRESENTATIVE You are opposed 10 The
admission of Texas, and you admi,amd assert The
duty of resisting il by the right OF suffrage -
Twill Won resist it by unitin. upon James c.
Birnev! Your votes would be just as eiiectual
if cast upon The waters of this placid lake -
Let us bring New York up 10 the ground She
held in the Virginia controversy !" The SECT
RrTY ;hc Duration TN. extension If slavery. all
depend upon the Annexation OF Texas :" How.
then. can any iriendol emancipation vote lor The
Texas candidate. or withhold his vote from The
Wing candidate, without exhibiting the mere
caprice O! faction.
In his letter 10 the Wing Convention of Yer
mont he SAYS "Rcncw your declaration, that Inc
ccteHSsa ot h,'w0a Sjarct0 IS N waf riM tic PfiR-
.igiEs of ne VIZ Paftp, ami that ne-,yo caGHct-
;nt0l IS egoac TIC arcat ,rorS 10 i"ticl nut party
is der0t,G and you NAV FEST assured that the echo
ro.n the Green Mountains rW b. me m"a rieef-
inc Sopad Lida "a. rlacicGi ic 0"c ~ .iShlind.'
In another Letter 10 the Wacrvillc Mass Meet
ng. he says: "I'aa, the Wing Party, truly, are
the Pailyof Emancipation"
Next in order is Wiiia:n S'aic, tie newly
elected Whg Governor Of Vermont. and the
well kno~n la;c Abolition member Of Congress.
II, WAS a confidential friend of Mr.. Clay, ami
Clerk in the Department at Washington, when
Mr. Clay was Secretary of State. lie knows
Mr. CLAW rs thoroughly a. any man in The United
States Hear what he says in Il published letter.
accepting the Wing nomination Tor Governor oil
Vermont:
Il rejoice to say. (saiI Mr.. S. that believe
Hnru C1av has, ard mW do htorc I" ahoiiSt Siarcfy
m hi, Eajoa MGa am oihcr man. Mr.. Clay is Il
citizen of the South-,hc South know that his
feeling, and sympa:hics are with them, and con-
S.auently Jess ready 10 suspect the purity of his
MOVIES upon this great question Living as he
does. in The midst Of these Institutions, his iacn-
lis arc marc 0mpe f,f wARRISG a.4iaA Mcm
Mr. Sladr, in his Letter 10 the Mass Convention
at Sheldon, Of the l3lh JULY, says:
The Wing party occupT, al this moment, a
position of unparalleled interest. Besides llier
advocacy OF the measures To which they have
long been committed they constitute 10 all pre-
sem practical purposes, the true Liberty Party
because, with their great leader, they are coming
To the rescue Of the Union, 10y resisting the CON
summation OF n scheme whose aVo%ed object Is
To augment the power q! slavery, ana laSeh lis
rule irrevocably Oh the co@ary.'
| iic New lblh l IlDdH'. VI > Wy ~iuii '''''s'i
= l.ucr from Hon. VIM. Sladc, the new!y-clcctcd
U,iig Governor of Vermont, which ii character
i>cS rs II commanding expression OF lofty SEMI
mcnis and important truths
We make tl.c iullowin. extract
''Bui there is 4 new ani icarinliy important
question which hes lccn Suddenly thrown before
the country. 10 b. decided in The present contest.
mean lhc question o! annexing foreign nation
To orr Conedcracy--a question involving, as 1t
seems to ne. nothing l.Ss Man Tie rerg cf'A'sncc
ofNis I-uioa. TIE contamination OF this PROJECT,
which awaits the triumph otourcppeIicits in tFi>
years contest. will I've iananount 10 an act ne
clat;ng Mc Ini1a diss0lrcd-And il actual disso-
luton does not follow it vii! not be owing TO any
cohesive POWER in lire Constitution alter The Con
fedaracy shall have lost lis identity, IN The new
and mons,roa, connection with foreign State.
Again he says Of Annexation
Il need not say, that the success Of our opro-
ncnls in this Presidential Election, would he the
success of this measure. Their candidate has
been selected Tor the very purpose OF carving II,
He is committed to il irrcvocahly, And where Is
HENRY CLay!-op?osed 10 it-and opposed Tor
.,,.,,ns If ,nrnntuai .rccn