Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-08-25

ic, fearless support gwen by the most jealous
supporters oil Cass and Butler in Congress from
these same States, 70 The constitutional righs OF
the SoaH, show clearly who are our enemies
and who are our friends in that quarter o: me
Union I will only mention few OF The distin-
guishad leaders il the tree Safes 10 ORDER 10 lur-
nish sufficient assurance on his point, AMI MAKE
The difference between Northern Wings and
Nolhe!n Democrats on this subject obvious 10
all: Dickinson, Douglass, HannSgan, B'ts@t ano
Fitzgerald! The course OF these gentlemen,
and Ina. OF many others almost equally dlsiin-
guished in both Houses OF Congress, who voted
HIo- bn,n lde plans of compromise recently
rejected, speaks volume OF instruction
10 US. But we have still farther assurance as 10
the future course of General Casss Northern
friends on this momenous question. Wheh
Southern Senators had il in their power lew
DAYS since 10 defeat The Oregon bill, and when all
confessed that his bill was completely IN ihelr
power: when we had resolved, il Colonel BEN
ton should Continue obsiinalely 10 adhere 10 ms
motion 10 rccede from our amendments refusing
| US committee OF conference, whitn We hdu 'ea'
son 10 believe would result in satisfactory COM
promise, upon a new plan suggested oy mysei',
and 10 which the couaenance OF distinguished
men had been pledged, including al least one emf.
nent Wing Mr.. Webser) and one Democfa'ic
Wilmo, Peovso Senator, a supporter OF Cas-
and Butler, (tor, thank God all these gentle
men are not pro1oate enough 10 become
Earn: urler>;) when We had resolved ~ az
tea; The bill by Speaking out The remainder I'll 'he
session, The fearless accomplished, cuquen',
siaiesmanlike Democratic Senator from lliinoisi
Mr.. Douglass rose III his place, and aVoWed ms
determination, and the determination Of inc
Noahsn Democrats generally, who had been
heartily cooperating with him, and with me
South, in our previous effort, al compromise u
we should Withdraw all further opposition, anu
| thus permit The Oregon bill to become law, d.
the next session of Congress 10 unie win US
| again, and heartily, in extending The missouri
Compromise line 10 the Pacific. and mus seuiins
this vexed question forever. Upon lnis assuI-
ance, We agreed 10 lei The bill become law; we
spared il from destruction when il was undenla-
| bly, in our power. Who can doubt that ms I'M
Outstanding " ill be carried out 10 good iaIth +
| Surely no one can co so who knows anylnlhS Oh
The high character OF those from whom II eiiia'
| mated. Titus We have every reason 10 oeleVe
that Ibis controversy will be terminated next W ln-
Ter. or al Least As early as Inc succeeding session
OF Congress, by The associated action OF Sou'hefh
and Northern Democrats and such Southern
| Wings as shall prove themselves true 10 the
South. repeat thai il is not al al! surprising,
under the circumstances specified that instead OF
falling off in The South, our ticket should have
been greatly strengthened by later events. In
ieei ii is so obviously true, that leading Wings
from the South have not hesila!ed, in my hearing,
in the course OF conversation not at all private,
10 declare their conviction that the only friends
10 the constitutional rights o! The South 10 be found
in The whole North, are 10 b. looked ior among
the supporters OF Cass and Butler. Indeed, seve.
raj OF late have gone farther and confessed their
belief that il might become necessary, in The even!
| OF a complete union between The Barnburnefs
| and Wings OF the Nuuh in support OF Van bu'
| rem and Adams, at once TO Withdraw Iaylor
! from lha field with view OF enabling Inc Sou \
| 10 sand up as one man agains, the nnpflnciplcd
| combination now arrayed against her, what
/ ever others may think, | venture 10 predict mat
General Taylor will be Withdrawn, or Will
spontaneously" retire. | am OF opinion that
| his friends in the South will be loo Just 10
| his character 10 expose him 10 50 dssraceiul
/ defeat as is unquesliouably in store Tor him.
am OF opinion that his own good sense will in
ducc him 10 withdraw, whether counselled By his
friends 10 do SO or not. | am OF opinion that the
! Wings OF the South will prove themselves too
/ patriotic 10 distract our sectional strength by
hopeless struggle, which, il determined against
the Democratic ticket can only re uit IN me cleo
ton OF Van Buren, and Adams and the destruc.
| lion OF the Union. | shall continue 10 believe
that Taylor will be Withdrawn up 10 the las, mo.
menl when he can be Withdrawn with effect.
will no, believe easily that men can br found IN
| the Ancient Dominion willing 10 expose Us far
| Their 10 the fearful pers by which We are sur
| rounded. Wings and Democrats J Virsnlans
Descendants OF the Heroes and Sages who
we're compa,r;o!s and cO-!aborers with Washing
ION, and Jefferson, and Madison, and the Lees,
and Patrick Henry, and thousands OF others
whose names are immortal upon hlstory's page
by the elores of the past-by your hopes Tor
| the irture-by Inc achievements ot those whose
ancestral remains now quietly rest in your sacred
| soil-by Your orators and statesmen o! me odeh
time whose spoken and written words in de-
fence and maintenance OF Tree institutions
| nave been the light oi a true moral illumination
around the habilable globe; by the Ieem-
| nent character al your own note State, hereto
| tore The cxemplar Of unwayerins political con-
sisency; 10 bahali OF the age 10 which we live,
so distinguished Tor the advance of man in all
that belongs 10 the true moral era ndeur of his ma
| ute in behalf of the unborn millions to whom
it is our fond hope 10 transmit the blessings Of CT
vii and religious liberty forever; IN behalf OF The
great movements now in progress, throughout lie
civilized world which have been inciei by your
| example Il invoke you, b.seech you, ieryen-
ly p.a; vou Ia he faithful in this hour ~ extreme
peril 10 yorr fathers 10 yourselves, 10 your coun-
Try AMI lhr general hopes OF mankind.
Mr.. Foate having taken his seat amidst loud
applause, George w. Brent, Esq, Of Warren,
ton, was called for Mr.. B. made short, but
spirited and amusing speech He alluded in
eloquent terms 10 the new and alarming ce
men,s which were introduced into the present
canvass and he sternly rebuked the course Of
Southern Wings on the Veto power, in which
question Southern rights are so deeply involved.
The war with Mexico was rapidly touched upon
and the glazing Inconsistencies OF the Wings
shown up. General Taylor had recommended
the march to the Rio Grande, yet that was de-
nounced as the cause of the war, and General
TAYLOR is now the Wing candidate. Mr.. B. re.
viewed the conduct o! the "no party Wings in
1910, who had then deceived The people; why
would they not deceive them again2 MIR. b.
illustrated the course Of the Wings by most
amusin. and capital anccdotc. An old woman
had lost her husband, who was drowned, and, in
the midst of her lamentaton, the news was
brought to her that the river had been dragged,
and the body Of her venerable companion found
in the mud, Covered orsr Nth fishes. The old
lady wiped away the tears of distress, and
quantity remarked, that "they had better set the
old nan again,' SO with the Wings, who, in
1910, had done so wei. with their "no-party'
ono principles" trap that they had resolved to
set the old man again!
The company then adjourned, to Pariake Of
liberal collation. spread on very long table
along the banks OF The river, and there We leave
them for the present.
HELEFT HIS PARTY TO GO FOR HIS
COUNTRY.
Capt. Thomas S. Loeser, who went 10 Mexico
eighteen months ago, at the head OF as fine look.
ing corps of volunteers as ever shou!dered mus
kets, decided Wing, has returned home,