Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-01-31
MON VA.
Friday Morning, January 80, 1870.
Correspondence ofhe Rieh"'0na h ne ,o,c
W.sHlsoros CRY, January ~ ie1o

WASHINGTON CRY, January ~ ioio'
Some friend has kindly enclosed 10 my a'o'es'
a COPY Of the Richmond Wing OF The aa'n 'nS'''
in which find "a statement 10 The Puo'ie'
ed by John H. Peasants, ESQ., mat ha'ins o..
forded me no lille amusement, perhaps requires
some notice at nv hands. The writer Oh 'ne
Statement" seizes upon paragraph IN my ieaer
Of the 18th inst, upon which 10 base one Oh MS
peculiar onslaushts upon Washington le.'er-"ii'
tiers generally, and your correspondent ~ pa': :,
cular. The following is the offensive Pa's"5' :"
my letter: ..
81 am much mistaken, if Mr. John Hampaen
Peasants does not intend, with ms new papti
10 'out-Herod Herod;' olake The ieau o. 'ne in'
lelligencer (NationaD il possible, IN ncnius ~
olilionism, by showing Southern WING = mpS
thy in their movements; and mus, iol inI
ot' Whisgery 10 cheat them into Inc oeiiei '"a'
The Southern patrons ofthese gentlemen are cea-
sny,o detest their incendiary principles, anu oe-
ginning, like The Wings ofthe North, TO coalesce
with Them. They agiiale to affect public opinion
al The South; and Messrs. Gales ana fieasdu.'
practically Tell Them TO go on-lhat they are sue
ceeding TO admiration"
No one will deny thai the honest Abollonis's
at the North agi,ale, TO affect public opinion al
The South Nor is it less true, that the kinc cour-
locus, nay, brotherly manner in which, as Edi-
Tor OF the Richmond Wing, Mr. J. Hampton
Pleasan,s was wont TO notice the Abolition wing
members OF Congress, and the style in which II
was his custom through The same columns 10 re-
fer 10 and discuss the question OF slavery, lur-
nished more Indictment 10 Northern Abolition
agitation than The labors OF every other Editor
South Of The Potomac combined. Will not pre-
tend 10 assert that his views and writings upon
The subject Of slavery formed animporant reason
lur the dissolution of his connection WIN me
Wing; but can assure him, that II II IS not so,
public opinion throughout Virginia IS sadly al
fault. | did not derive the impression mat
he intended 10 tout Herod He9od, 10 dig,
cuss The slavery question in the South and
thus 10 stimulate abolitionism, from The ru-
mors which, he tells The public, have been CIR,
culated atlhe North for the purpose OF 5encmhne
him. What his Northern friends Qor VINO but
his friends would essay 10 tcncM him y nave
chosen 10 assert relative 10 his future intentions,
formed no part OF the data upon which my I'M
preston was based. looked but TO every line
from his pen Tor years past upon The abstract ques-
ton Of slavery, upon lis present existence al Tue
South, and relative 10 many individual Aboiit'oh
Wings which, Notwithstanding his statement,
(snch as ii is, yet whisper, that il ne carries out
The intention Of discussing the Slavery Question,
as implied in his pompous Card ne VIII DO even
more than before To srievous trouble Tor the
South BY stimulating aboilionism at The North.
presume The people OF Virginia will duly weigh
the import OF his statement TO the public IN
which be disclams ahoilionism, and expresses
bu, an anxiety 10 end Southern Slavery, with as
much vehemence as did Cassius Clay himself
when il was first hnled that his True American
mighk, in course Of time, prove frebrand in The
South. doubt not that Gas his Card intimately
OF all Aboilionisls, Mr.. J. II. Pleasans hates
Birney with his heart and soul. Nor do doubt
that his reason for singing Birney oui TO be honor
ed with his peculiar hatred, arises from The efforts
OF the later, TO prevent the sixty thousand voters
Of The Abolition Parry from going 10 the support
of the ldol-from identifying abolition'sni with
Whigsery. Those who rejoice that The Govern
ment of the United States is not under abolition
influences al the present day. may well thank
BiIney for that for which Mr.. PleasanlS hates
him 50 much more than he hates his compeers.
With reference to the sweeping denunciatons
epithe,s &C., in which Mr.. P sees fl 10 indulge
towards Washington letter writer's generally, and
myself especially, l have only to say, that were
to reply 10 them, should be forced IN retaliation
10 stoop 10 that degree OF "mendacly," which
would admit The use of language and style so
peculiarly his own. A sense OF >elf-respect will
moi permit me 10 do SO, more especially as am
well aware that he has thus be Pleasanis cd al
most every Democratic Editor in Virginia, and
nearly half the Wings, in the course o! The last
ten wears. As those gentlemen survive under II
nav lose no caste, l will lei my share pass ior
what il is worth.
In Senate, this morning, MIR. Allen OF ONO
moved 10 take mp his melton asking leave 20 ~
troduce resolutions affirming that, IN future, tne
United States would permit no European interle-
renee in the affairs Of this continent, which you
will recolect were voted down lew days since,
after short but very excited debate. His motion
was carried BY vote Of % TO 81. The motion
brought before The Senate by this vote was
Shall he have leave to introduce the resolutions
Gen. Cass first rose 10 the question, and spoke 1or
the most part on the tenor OF The English news
papers received by The last trip oil the dipernia.
Though he thought them pacific, he did moi con-
slider all The news received from England as in
any manner altering, for better or Tor worse, me
prospect Of an amicable adjustment OF the Ore-
eon question Indeed, he appeared 10 argue maj
il had little or no direct bearing on me SUBJECT
mailer. He declared, that ne felt authorized 10
say, that the Government had received no'hlEg
in their DISPATCHES by this arrival, which IN any
manner mi new phase on the controversy
Gen. Cass not only advocated the reception and
reference of the resolutions particularly under
consideration. but the principles embodied there
in; which, he thought, should be proclaimed
throughout the world as The future determination
of The American Government He conceived
that such action would do much good, and save
deal Of trouble in time 10 come; more especially
il promulgated al the present juncture,
Mr. Allen next made speech which was prin-
cipally personal 10 himself He conceived that
| MIR. Calhoun's remarks (made when he fTst es-
improprie,y OF his (Mr. AS course in present
ing resolutions upon subject directly or indirect
| " bearing on a question which had been referred
| 10 The committee Of which he was Chairman,
! without previous consultation with The other
| gentlemen on the committee, were made with a
! view Of assailing him personally; and over him
the administration. He dwell for considerable
time on this point, and endeavored TO show that
! his course upon the resolutions was unob)ection-
able. He next argned 10 prove that his views
upon The doctrine of European interference in
| American International affairs were those OF the
| Democratic party from 1919 10 the present day
which he conceived were assaulted ty MIR. Cal
houn in his late speech MIR. Allen exhibited
much excitement in this effort; SO much as 10
| draw a large crowd into the Senate Chamber
eager 10 listen to any aud every thing bearing
! upon our foreign relations.
/ MIR. Calhoun made but short reply, in which
he confined himself more particularly 10 simple
denial of an intention 10 assail either Mr.. Allen
or the administration; or that his language by
any possible fair construction could be so con.
srued Such an impression on the part of Mr.
! Allen became known TO him only through his
remarks made this morning. He proclaimed il
wholly graluitous and called the attention of MIR
A. and The Senate TO the fact, that j, was his we'll
known custom 10 speak out what he had 10 say
never TO insinuate. In the course Of his speech
he induced Gen. Cass TO recede in great mea
sure from his position, that The late advices had
no direct bearing upon The Oregon question, ano
10 agree with him that they decidedly strengthen
ed the chances of pacific adjustment.
Mr.. Clayton followed MIR. Calhoun in series
Of quotations, principally from the debate on the
question Of sending representative 10 the
Panama Congress, 10 show that most oflhe grea
names If the Democratic party Of that day were
decidedly opposed 10 what Mr.. Allen now pre-
claims as the Democratic creed upon that ques
tion. When Mr.. Clayton concluded, the resolu
tions Of Mr.. Allen were admitted and referred by
vote of tweniy-si1 to twenty-one; and The Senate
then adjourned.
Tie subject Of our foreign relations will be be.
fore both Houses from this day until The "noice'