Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-11-09
THE ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND, VA.
Saturday Morning, November 9. ls47.
THE RESULT IN NEW YORK.

and adds-"seeing very lirle to choose, so lar
| the slavery question is concerned, betS cen tli
Two parties at The North, We do rejoice that thos
who concur with US on ether essential points c
national policy have lrumpked over those Wit
are opposed 10 us upon these points," II lhel
quotes The New York Mirror, 10 show that Ii
Wings and Democrats of New York are abou
equally divided on The Wilmot Proviso question
with this difference, that the Democrats have &C
lually split upon The question, while The Wing
have mol. Il further contends that MIR. Hunger
ford, The nominee oil The Syracuse Convention
voted for The Proviso, and that, therefore, tina
Convention must be regarded as endorsing hi
odious Proviso. However !hal may be, Their,
can he no docbl that The great split in The Demo
cratic party was The Proviso issue-lhe Syracus,
party, in its public meetings, openly denounclns
it, and the Herkimer party sustaining it.
To settle this point, however, We quote The
language el several OF The leading Wing paper:
of New York civ, whose evidence the Wing can.
not properly reject. They all admit that The
great victory was achieved mainly by the laid
and comfort" Of The seeding Wilmot Proviso
Democrats. The Tribune over0ows with de-
light al The "lasling consequences Of this lorna
do" Among them il Giles The following:
"The Wimot Provso is lriumphanly sus-
lained-lhe Extension Of Slave Territory is ef-
ectively, we think conclusiv,ly. vetoed"
The New York Courier refers 10 The faction
which had become "dissalisfed with The princi.
pies or the policy OF the Democratic party" and
adds:
"This section lhHs combined The strength OF
the Aboilionis's, the Wilmot Pr0viso men, The
AMI War-iIcs, &c, &c, OF The Loco Foco party,
and become poaerlul enough complclelyio over
throw the regular Democracy"
We further quole The unequiyocal language Of
The n. Y. Express:
THE Democracy OF the Stale paused, when
its ilunker Federal Government leaders took of
its blinds and showed il Tor what this Mexican
war was waged, viz: The conquest Of ,'aredolding
tcrr'tcru. When their Syracuse Convention re-
pudloted The IV,laaot Proriso The hitherto inaual-
I'd and hard-fidden mOast,osliy lha, called itself
Democracy, started, and reared, and Jumped, and
pitched ard could not be driven by spur or lash
any further on that road The 'Barnburner' Sec
lion Of he Democracy have, in very many cases,
declined 10 vote at all. aud have given The Wings
full swing"
Need We add any comments 10 this positive
Wing testimony, that The Wing triumph In New
York is an unadulleraltd Wimol Proviso yiclo-
ry, and that the regular Democracy" though de-
iealed will form a nucleus around which the
friends OF The Union and The rights OF The South
will rally2 Can The Wing show in lis party in
New York lie smallest clement 10 which the
South can look for aid against the tide Of fana'i-
cism2 II admits that il cannot, ard yet calls up-
on Southern Wings 10 rejoice al triumph OF the
enemies OF the South over The gallant friends Of
our constitutional rights
The Wing, finally, shelters itself under an ar
gument 10 which il appears 10 attach much con-
sequence II says:
an a word, we think the Wings have precise
ly as much reason 10 rejoice over The success in
New York, as the Locolocos had 10 eIull over
their triumph in Pennsylvania. Il was in both
cases. we believe, the triumph OF one SET OF Will
mot Proviso men over another"
We have already quoted The Philadelphia
North American, The abest and most influential
Wing organ in the State 10 show thai Governor
Skunk was regarded by The Wings as "lhe anti
slavery candidate" and his triumphant election
as an utter proslralon OF the Wimol Proviso.-
AS this authority does not seem 10 satisfy tie
Wing, we present il little Democratic teslimC-
nv and at The 'r,n cha ilenoe Tho, ror-- -
produce any Northern Wing paper which opposes
and assails the Wilmot Pruviso. The extracts
we give from The Two Democratic papers in Phi
ladelphia (and we might largely swell the list o.
Northern Democratic papers which stand by The
Soulh) show that The Wing and the Democratic
party at the North occupy very different ALI
ude on The slavery question. Not one Northern
Wing paper frowns upon The ianalical move
menl while large number OF Democratic jour
mails, rejecting the sentiments OF their readers
boldly and ably repudiale the noxious measure
Referring 10 Mr.. Wilmo,'s ae speech in Alba
ny, (quoled 'riumphanlly BY The Whig,) II.
Pennsylvania says:
"ln that speech, if he is correctly reported, al
Ter proclaimlng the confidential relations subsisl
ing between himself and Governor Skunk, he pro
ceeds TO claim The election OF that gentleman a.
a verdict in favor Of his Proviso-leaviDg The rea
der 10 believe that MIR. Skunk himself was ar
advocate OF il. Now, we do not know Govern
or Shunk's views on the subject, though We can
not doubt they are in accordance with those en-
teftained by every true friend OF the Constitution
but we decidedly protest agains, having the lai,
glorious results in this State held up before Ii,
Union as popular decision in favor Of the Viii
met Proviso. The press, in most cases, when
ever il expressed an opinion, was against lht
Proviso; aud Mr.. Bnchanan's letter agains
that Proyiso and in favor Of The Missouri Com
promise, was before The people for weeks beior.
The election. Mr.. Dallas, loo, was no less deci
ded, unequivocal and manly, against it, in hi.
subsequent Ptsburg speech. From MIR. Whine
liuIe or nothing was heard on the subject &
that il The people voted on the question at all, i
was against his Pfoyiso. The assertion in Mr.
Wilmol's Albany speech that Mr.. Buchanan sen
expression in favor Of his letter on the Missouri
Compromise, is not warranted by The facts :
The letter was SO we'll received by The s,urd,
Democracy OF that gallant county, as 10 prov,
that no ,fIorl had induced its favorable aocep
lance. The confidential clerk knew no NOR,
cl its publication until il was read, than The mas:
who heard it. Tbs pe kn 10"
The Philadelphia Spirit Of the Times also
speaks in lie most emphatic manner. 1t says
"Bolh The Democratic party and ourself, a:
one OF is homes, eypcnenls, are unequivccally
opposed 10 this arcical ariice OF Mr.. Wilmot, BY
which he calculates 10 win The eternal gratitude
Of the Federal party and elevate himself upon
The ruins Of Democratic principles. We con.
scicnliously believe that Mr. Wilmol's exerions
had no other motive bu, the defeat, in Pennsyl.
vania, of Gov. Skunk. The people Of our State
handsomely repudaed him and his demagoguc-
ism What COED can follow the agitation OF The
Wilmol Pruviso! None whatever. To adopt
il, is TO seek 10 legislale for that which, as yet
has no existence. II is but praciica repetition
oil The vulgarisn Of "counting chickens before
they are halched." Besides This, il is direct
and Insulting interference with The local
rights Of new States; for every new State
certainly has a right 10 enter the COME.
deralion as unrammelled as its predeces-
sors have entered it, and it is fragrant acl
OF injustice 10 SO anticipate its action as 10 com
pei il 10 enter il under circumstances less char
actcristic of local independence. We have nc
sympathy for he creatures who would see the
iaresl portion OF our country deluged with blood
TO crafty morbid feeling OF enthusiasm, and
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