Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-08-29
For the Enquirer.
EIGH I DANIEL ESQ

alias the cx-Lieutenant Governor Of Virginia,
alias the chief Wig songster OF Eichhord,
has undertaken the task Of expoundng the Con.
slintion, prejudging the judges Of the Supreme
Court, and enlighleniug the people of Virgins
in regard To the Slavery question as a political
topic. mean not TO follow him through all
the mazes Of his consi ulional and legal disqui
silons. Ny purpose is TO blow away the fog
in which he would enshr I'd himself and his
party, and expos him in hi, true lors and 20
sitlons t. the gaze Of the honest voters of the
South
You say Messrs. Editors, that lie admits the
conslitulionalily of the Wmot Proviso HI,
does that, and more, and worse. He maintains
that Congress not only has the constitutional
right, but i, bound, in good faith, 10 take action
upon the subject of Slavery, in regard 10 the ter
ritory acquired under the recent Treaty with
| Mexico-ttat unless Congress lesislate upon the
subject, the laws of Mexico prohibiting
Slavery, vii remain in force in that territory
and. therefore, that tn Compromise recently
defeated BY the Wings, in Congress- would have
exclud the Shareholders Of the South from tie
newly acquired territory, Inc Supreme Court
being bound, as he contends, to decide that
Mexican laws shall be enforced against any
Southern slave holder who may venture TO set
tie IN any portion Of that territory
Wings - ViTSihi. how can you tolerac yea
applaud such a rockies, raIt.san, IN tins giving
al! and comfort 10 our Northern en-. les in mel!
unpruvoked assaults upon our .ishs2 Shall i
go bt!h u The world thai rro:ninan', talented
and highly honored political eadcr OF The Old
Dominion, boldly and unebuked maintains, al
The very coafs Of our owr Capitol, mat The
people oil the South have no right Ii, set
Il. upon The Territory Of The Unued States,
o o. ho,r pl, IT,.
trineS OF Mr. Daniel in The LIGHT OF truth, and thy
are even more iGccndary Than the dec rnes 81
The Wilnoi Proylso men OF The Nonh They
Contend hat Congress must lrgl,iafe Tor our *
cllsnn from he territory; thereby admitting tina,
unless Creress 90 e2isa'e, we cannot be other
wise pr.ven cd flom participating in Inc o.nrti.,
oftne Mexican trcaty. MI Daniel contends lha'
zoe are eE lsac& atreadu bu PIE er'sing N 1i,on
iaDs, and that 10 cqnnct be perm,tcd iYsn: n,h
saos, upon the TERRITORY If hs United States,
ae1uirtd by that T. eafy, unless De obtain q iey,s
IA inc passJrom Congress. Tbs, according to
my understanding, i, the result of his loyal and
constitutional dispositions; and we have more
TO fear from such partizan law rleadns here in
tho South Than from all of the WiImois and
Barnburners North Of The Potomac. We have
nothing 70 fear from Northern enemies, so long
as We stand united upon The constitutional plat
form which is now emphatIcsIly the Democra
tic platform. upon which Lewis Cass, = lillian
0. Butler, and the great mass OF their friends
ha e an'ed themselves. They protest against
Congressional interference with questions Of
Slavery. They are perfectly willing that the
territ ry Of the United States shall be consider
ed as the property Of the wMoLX United States;
that pc pie Of the NORTH, South. East aud West.
shall De regarded without distinction, without
Limitation or qualification, as equally entitled 10
settle thereon; and that when States are /, be
formed out Of such territory, and admitted into
| the Union, the people of such States, respec-
lively, have the right to decide for themselves,
| whether they will, or will not, tolerate the
existence Of Slavery within their respective
| limits. 1t is against the equal rights Of the
States and of the people of The States, that the
| Northern Wings and Barnburners are contend
| ng And MIR Daniel may tax his ingenuity 10
the end nf hi. '.-i.s 5ut ~ escape the
responsibility of nerving the arms Of our North
ern enemies, putting new arguments into th-lr
mouths, and tamely surrendering to the will Of
| majority of Congress, the equal rights OF The
] people OF the South. There IS recklessness,
| bordering upon desperation, in the concessions
which he has made TO our Northern enemies
lie knows that tho non slavc-hol ling ST les
have a majority in Congress Ha knows that
h own political friends ia the North are mani
| rnotsly against us-that the only support that
we have from that quarter Of the Union, IS from
! portion of the Democratic party and that,
! but Tor their reliance upon constitutional ooll
| cations 10 sustain them in voting with the
South, every man Of them would be swept from
the floors of Congress by the unsparing warfare
Of the Northern VIII gs and Barnburners aided
/! By srctlona prejudice, cupldIty and fana,iclsm
Mr.. Daniel then, sias against the South, not only
| in surrendering our constitutional guarantees,
| and in Strengthening The arms Of our enemies
bul in furnishing them with weapons to strike
down every Northern patriot who dares 10 hazard
ms political existence 10 support and defence 81 our
constitutional rights. How ang, fellow yoefs Of
hs Snu!h, shall We have any friends North Of Ihr
| Pc omac il we amely tolerate the course Of such
paHlxans as Mr. r. t. Danell Tolerate him with
| his iOciriaes, an: break down The veto power, as
the Wing leaders genera ly are striving 10 DO,
and what hope have we Tor The security Of our
| rights with the whole North against us-con:-
mandins a majority, and an increasing and un.
briiIed majority ia Consress1 To talk OF The
Missouri Compromise, aud praise Henry Clay
as ils author, since his rejection by the Wigs Of
The Union, adds insultlo injury That compfo-
mlse was isei an usurpaion. Knowing il 10 b.
such, We have submitted ~ i, Tor The sake oil
peace, and what have gained by in We
Il
as will be seen By 10 king 10 the immense regions
81 the West and Norh West from which We are
excluded By that Compromise-and sill We have
no peace. We are excluded from the fertile re.
eio.ls Nonh Of 36 deg 80 min, North laliiu.e-
wnlsr We freely admit The people OF The Nor!h 20
an equal Participation win US South OF that IA
ti,ude. NJ, sai-fed with that, they nog boldly
demand our exclusion from all that has been re-
Gently acquired by the common blood and co =
HALL
surrender yel more? SHALL we listen with CON
rlacenoy 10 the naked promises Of r J. pa.
MEL, ia pallator OF his reckless eff)ris 10 astiy
the defeat Of real Compromise designed 70 cI.
cluje questions oil slavery from The IA Is o Con
oress, l.aye them TO the decision Of he sup e;ie
Conn 10 regard 10 the newly acquired terrific
nv. until States be formed Ihereifom and thea
10 The people OF such SIate>2 That 'mp,o
mise wa, defeated in The House CT Representa-
uyes bv an undivided Wing vote from the nn:.
sIaveho!ding SAFES, with the helpo eteht Soat'
erH Wigs The rest Q! The Southern WIS
members every Democratic member from The
; South and twenty. one Northern Democrats voer
, against killing il-apd IN he face Of 'hese ircts
our Ex.Leulenanl Governor takes sides with 'h'
, | eiyhl recreant members from the SNuh and co..
! dennis the compromise as al war vi h he rghi
Of The South People Of the South if you vou!C
! pfolcct and defend your equal ish's under th'
Constitution, agains, The assaults OF your North
ern enemies, yen must put down AID keep dowI
T heu Southern allies
"Lst u, alonc' should he our language lie
alons Gs< slar:,y 7.cstion" vas 4 la ,nase .
our National Conven'i.n 10 Congress. That
me language CT Lewis Cas- ana William Q
Butler. Lei Us chdlnc5,ngiy sustain them /!
. lha; POSITION, and leave the people, Who ale 7
form new States out Of the acquired territory II
the free exercise OF their constitutional rights, Il
decide Tor themselves in forming their SAFE Con
situations, whether ihey VIII or viii not 'oietai
slavery. A Woes PaR THE RlsuTi OF Alt.
To he Ed tors nj the Enquirer
F.uoulEs Co, Va, Aug. 10, l648.
Dear Sir: You are aware that ! have been
subscriber 10 the Enquirer Tor several ysafs pas
, have been to'erabiy careful feaG-f Of y, q
,enis. more especially so upon h poH'ie'