Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-06-06
THE Issue.

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TUE ISSUE.
The Richmond Times has been assiduonsly
engaged in hunting down the principles ol The
Democratic parly-tracing TO their bale!ul Iniu-
ence every thing that is aerarian, designating
and immoral According 10 The spirit OF the Times
articles, Democracy is bu, disguise ior piracy
against tie Constitution, Law and Order, alike.
|, is an unclean thing which ought 10 he banished
the land, 10 gire place 10 the pure and bright ena-
nations Of Whisgery. It's doubtless. pleasing
TASK tor an ingenious losician 10 assume general
premises and 10 build thereon beautiful and fine
spun theories II may, moreover, be part OF his
agreeable province 10 aralyze The component ele-
ments oilhe Democratic party, and skilluly divide
them into cold Hunkers," "Chivalry" and Young
Democracy" II certainly is 10 The interest OF The
Wing party 10 demonstrate that their opponents
are split up into fragments, as different in name
as in nature-and thai the seeds oil discord are 50
deeply laid, that the party must fall 10 pieces 10y
It's own want oil cohesion. We would remark,
however that this game was Tried with extreme
cunning, previous 10 The November election
with what success, the records Of the polls will
show. We were sufficiently united al that time,
and We know OF nothing, al the present moment,
calculated 10 sever our ranks.
But il is moi this isolated and unimportanl point
that We propose 10 examine-we go 10 the cream
of the article in yesterdays Times, which at
Temps 10 make out The position, that tie foul
spirit OF abolilionism owes its origin 10 the prin-
ciples of the Democratic party. This Is serious
charge, well calculated 10 shake The confidence
of The people in Democratic principles, il the
Times shall succeed in making il good.
That paper, abiding 10 the proposition in
New York 10 abolish the clause in The Consli-
tuion requiring qualification Of $3.50 in The
free blacks 10 enable them 10 vote, in the first
place does injustice 10 MIR. Van Buren,, when it
asserts, that "he course Of Mr.. Van Buren, on the
question of free negro suffrage rendered him just
" obnoxious 10 The South, and was one great
cause OF his disastrous defeat"
The misrepresentation of the Wings on this
point may have caused Mr.. Van Burens defeat;
but, il is well known, that he deserved the
support of the South for his wise and pa
lriotic course on this question. He il was who
proposed this very restrictive clause, against
which the Times now SO warmly inveighs-
Now that party heat has subsidized, il is but COM
mon Justice, that Mr. Van Buren, should be placed
| in his true position.
But TO The main point. The Times, referring
to the proposed repeal of that restrictive clause,
says:
"The measure results from the same spirit Of
Dcmotrocy which We have so frequently spoken
OF as supremely dangerous. 1t proceeds upon the
doctrine which Northern Fanatics and Abolition
isis have wrested from the Declaration Of indie
pendence, and perverted into motto Tor their
party that All men are by nature free and equal.
The party which has had the holiness to take the
part OF Dorr, in Rhode Island declare that they
wage war upon the great Federal doctrine lha,
property is test OF merit They assume that
true Democracy knows no distinction between
men and it requires very slight extension OF
their principle 10 apply il 10 all men. whether
white or black We believe that this proposition
al the North, 10 place the negro on footing en-
lire equality with The white man, is nothing more
than The legitimate result Of those constant ap-
peals 10 the people, which were mean, only 10
reach the prejudices Of The ignorant and de-
| PRAYED, miiot hare been he nnr0rying Character
iaics Of Democratic poiicv Having enlisted the
cooperation ofal the violent and disordery men,
bers Of The community, Democracy does not
make very great stride in elevaling The negro TO
i the same platform with that dear people, which
| has been its constant idol. And In calling that
principle Democracy, from which we apprehend
! so much danger 10 our institutions, we apply the
term 10 every demonstration OF The principle whe-
Their il proceed from Democrats or Wings We
are compelled 10 admit that at The North there are
contained in The Wing Party, and prolessedly be-
! longing 10 il, some elements OF the same princi
! pie, which, however, do not receive the coun,c-
nance Of the party, and which proceed, prin-
cpally from a strong opposition 10 slavery
The essential difference between the Two great
parties is generally preserved: The Wigs arc
conservative, and tie Democrats dOrsanicing.'
| It then reviews The course ofthe n. Y. Tribune
for advocating this fatal proposition and adds
"We therefore, have greatly regretted IFS course
in relation 10 The subject OF abolition and immu-
mites OF the blacks in New York. We are
forced 10 consider its principles, though promul-
gated in Wing Journal, as in truth The worst
! principles of agrarian Democracy. II is the
strength Of The Democratic lire Of equality which
causes lis application 10 The colored race"
Next follows a long extract OF speech deliver.
ed before an assembly Of negroes in Cincinnati,
by Mr. S. P. Chase, with the following commer,
OF the Times:
sour readers will see it here distinctly declared
by the leading abolilionis in Ohio, ihat trHe De-