Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-04-09
THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.

I drive from its ranks that portion VI c~;,.si
he was pleased 10 denomlnale Tue a.
ry" He also, expressing MS lesie' sna, ;s
Senate had deemed il proper W ~ The
It's power, in depriving Inc eul' s,s,d.d ~
Union of a courtesy here,oioie ~, !, p,e
them, nevertheless he deciai.u ." :: 90 doing
nrennsrerous and absurd 10 say, that, IN SO oo,ng
The liberty of The press had been invaded, OF. ,sa'
,hare va, snv he least smiliIude between 'na'
ac; and he Sedition law. Mr. 3. deheo sehue,
men who assumed The contrary pns''ion, " FL
an, an ;oa q, difference between The acslon "
cana,s in Inc case of Dow & Robinson. me editors
~ the Washington Times, who, pending me Vie
,an Sebaie were visited with manifestation OF
he Senales indignation for libel upon lis mem
hers and The course Of hat body recently towards
Messrs. Richie s. Heiss lie asked emphali'
cally why was Ho The voice CT warning he'
raised, that The "precious liberty" OF The press
was in danger? Why were those who are SO
clamorous and indignant now silent lhen3 Was
NOT The freedom Of the press as precious then as
now2 II is true that in one case, The action OF
the Senate might have been just, and IN The other
unjust; but The principle involved is the same
in both cases. He could moi, and he would not,
vote for that resolution. lie urged The Conven-
lion 10 adopt the substitute presented by the gen.
man from Floyd.
Mr.. Wallace followed in speech, vindicaling
the resolutions of the committee Mr.. WIS re-
marks were concluded on the End day, and will
be found on first pase.l
mir. HARVIE, Of Amelia, then took the floor,
and opposed The adoption of resolutions which ne
declared every member oil that convention knew
had been concocled, whatever dsavowals OF such
purpose might be made, Tor The express and
single purpose OF cutting OF that branch OF the
parry which had been called The Chyalry, or, as
The alternative, TO compel them 10 vote Tor reso-
lutions which their authors knew they could not
vote Tor without personal dishonor II those is
sues should be forced he hoped The gentlemen
with whom he had acted would unite win him in
turning their backs upon The convention. But
in taking such Step, he would mol be under
Stood as leaving the Democratic party: on the
contrary, he was pursuing and still intended 10
pursue, the course best calculated 10 ensure The
success OF the great principles always prolessed
BY that party, by irownlng down any and every
attempt 10 substitute for Them mmalerial and
insdous issues-issucs only calculated TO dis
tract and divide The parry iselt. For one, he
would appeal from the politicians 10 the people.
lie would go home and see whether this wave,
which had been pul in motion by The political
managers al Washington, and reached this city,
had gone on with accommodating force 10 The
country. He would throw himself hefore his
constituents in opposition 10 these miserable,
paliry, dry inTigues Tor The Presdency-lhe
primary object OF which was 10 destroy the grea!
champion VI Southern rights and Southern insli.
buttons, for the benefit OF some "Norlhern man
with Southern principles" or some Southern
man bidding Tor Northern votes. He called al
lenion 10 The fact, that this war was made upon
The great Southern statesman The day after The
House of Delegates had passed unanimously re-
solutions sounding the tocsin OF alarm and warn
ing the whole South 10 unite aud rally 10 the res
cue oil Southern Institutions. Shame, shame on
you! Will you, even in the hour OF danger, turn
upon your boldest leader and lruest trend-lhe
lion that stands in The path OF Northern fanatics
the only man who can rally the SouIh2
He adveried 10 the statement that had been
made by the Senator from Orange, that Tor seve
raj years past all Of the high Offices OF The Stale
with one exception, had been conferred on the
friends of Mr. Calhoun; and said that what was
intended as a bitter reproach was in fact The
highest complmenl-lha, il went far 10 prove
that 10 thai branch OF The parry, small as il was
represented 10 be, had beer found talent OF the
highest order associated with purity and eleya-
ton Of character, which, in The judgment OF The
country, qualified The incumbenls Tor the high
Offices which had been conferred on them. Do
you think, said he, that you will strengthen and
elevate the Democratic party by discarding from
il this mass Of intellect and viIiue} He would
warn The people against that system OF caucus
machinery by which the honoTs and Offices Of
The government were parcelled ont by political
intrisaers And he would tell them, what he
had never before told them, but what is true, that
they should watch with as keen and suspicious
an eye The Democratic party here as they have
ever been taught 10 watch the Wings.
Mr.. II. RlVES, OF Prince George then ad.
dressed conciiaory appeal to the friends OF
Mr. Calhoun. When he sal down, The hour Of
II o'clock having arrived, the Convention ad-
journed-,o meet again on Tuesday afternoon
al o'clock.
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