Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-05-11

Our impression has been thai, while many Of
the political leaders of lhe North had opposed The
constitutional tights Of The South upon the Will
mot ProyiSo, the mass Of the Northern Demo-
c!acy were sill inclined lo stand BY The South,
il the South were united in her own defence
In connection with this point We make extracts
from two spirited Northern Democratic papers,
They merit praise Tor speaking ont in defence Of
The Just compromises Of our Federalive Govern
menl The Boston Times says:
1.-THE President could neger make Treaty TO
acquire territory subject 10 This P:oviso. ma
uiiiy oi the Senate Is opposed lothe cuudil ion.-
Blu, il requires iwo.ihirds Of The Senate 10 ap.
pruve oi any treaty. The sanction OF The Sc
nate would therefore be utterly Impossible The
Wiimol Pfoyisn would therefore have been an
insurmclnlable objection 10 any Treaty growing
out Of The three million bill. People may sophis-
ica,e as they will, IN tbs subject but Ibis Is the
rue slate Of Inc case. This Pfoylso having been
rejected, the President is now left free 10 make
Treaty, which would be likely 10 receive The
sanction of two-lhiTds OF The Senate. Now, can
Mr.. Wilmol himself complain il The President
should negotiate on The basis OF The Missouri
compromise, or any other line as The boundary Of
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10 decision, rejected his Proviso2"
We thank the N. Y. Glote fnr lhe following
"The South, however, has more 10 lose by per.
milling the Wings 10 attain power, than the
Moth. Ii they calculate upon liberal reci-
procity, they are labo!ino under dangerous de-
fusion. The Wings are now, and will forever
remain, antagonisic in everything relating TO The
South; they did not yield an inch on Abolition
,hol 1, ~ inC u a
they do when they attain full power} Give The
Wings the same power which heir political an
ceslofs, the Federaliss of 1877 and %, possessed
DAY, give them The power which they possess
ed in 1912 and l3, when they declared "Ihe Pc
lomac The boundaTy-the negro States by Them
selves" ard how long will they preserve The com
promises OF The Constitution Are The Demo-
Gratis OF the South willing 10 give The wings
majority in Congress in The next Tour years!-
Ii they are, lhev NAV AS well be prepared for The
result; moi a Stale will the Wings permit 10 be
added 10 the South, without excluding slavery, or
in some manner, (tor slavery is meIe prele3i,)
attempting 10 shackie and cut of The power and
influence OF that section OF The Union. War on
Souhern power and influence is cardinal pro.
ject of the Wings, and striking out OF The Con-
si,ulion the representative principle conceded TO
the South, will be The first movement OF The
Wings, when They are strong enough Gan me
South commit any act so entirety suicidal, as 10
place The Wings in powerl We know Of none
And il their own safely, and Inc safely OF Their
property and rights, are considerations oil no mo-
nent, let them Surrender al once 10 their enemies
and 10 punish the present Administration, lay a
train which will destroy the hopes and expecta-
lions OF The future"
The Wing press profess 10 be quite Mortified
whenever The Democrats even hint that any por
ton of their parry are opposed 10 The prosecution
OF The war. But we have cases in point, in lht
two extreme sections OF The Union The Fede
raj Legislature of Massachusetts have adopted
resolutions denouncing The war as every thin:
that is criminal and villanous, and call upon al
good citizens 10 "arresl This war, and in everyjus
way aid the country TO retire from the position Q
aggression which ii now occupies towards ;