Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-09-01

A SENATOR INCoG,-How did 1t happen tnat .lls
distinguished Mr. stephen A. Douglas, oil iihhos na
permitted to spend TWO days Of ls las' psnd Md his
sneecb al Danylle proclamng II TO be Generai CaSs
doctrine that the territorial legislatures may prooa
slavery cause the honorable senue e, would have
been sorry tale for prominent friend OF uon .rIain
to tell, in the very faces OF the authors oil ''''
PaJorm.-I Yesterdays Times mat,
The above is taken from one OF Inc INV
Louisville Journals" with which the "gfea' WINS
party" is blessed in this Gibraltar of WhiageS'
Senator Douglass was detained here by SICKNESS
on his way 10 join his family in RocR'nsna"'
North Carolina. While here, he was waited ou
by many OF The Democrats, all OF whom lake nc
light in honoring every distinguished Demo'i '1
who has and will continue TO stand oy 'ne 0ou',
as becomes an American Union statesman
none has been holder in taking this stand than
the Senator from Illinois, Judge Douglass
While here he was requested to ADDRESS ,"0
Democracy of Richmond, and he expres'su
hearty willingness to do so, but felt 'na' NV
state of his health did not admit OF his DOUG ~
then. but remarked that he trusted it wouiu 10
in his power to arrange his private matters 'on'
nected with the estate of his deceased ia'hef'i"
law. in time to tarry on his way to Illinois, anu
address the Democracy of Richmond. we most
earnestly trust that he will be able to do SO, and'
if he does, we cordially invite our wing iriehus
n hear him. and then contrast his "views ana
.ent;mentsn with the vote of their own dlstih-
ou;sbed leaders, "honest' John Davis OF Massa'
ebuse,ts, that "good Whig,' Tom Corwin' OF
Ohio. and other "good and true Wings" upon
the proposition of the infamous Hale to IN
s,ruct The Senate's committee for the Dis
trict of Columbia to bring in bill to abolish
ala very in the District of Columbia They,
"good Wings Gas they are said to be BY South
ern Wing papers,) voted with Hale to bring IN
such a bill, while Judge Douglass, and every
Northern Democrat, voted against II; ana not
Northern Wing voted with THEM Our recol'
lection does not satisfy US that this information
has ever been communicated by either oil the
,bree .slittle Prentice journals to their hume.
rous Wing readers, who have deep interest
in the matter.
According 10 the argument Of these papers,
Judee Douglass can entertain no opinions which
are no, in unison with the South, as the same
olast5rm on which they rest Gen. Taylors posi-
ton can be equally claimed for Judge Douglass,
for they are both large owners Of property al the
South.
They, however, differ in this: Judge Douglass,
nv the obligations which The Constitution imposes
upon him, connected with his love OF the Union,
has boldly, by his votes in the Senate and his
speeches there, and very recently BY his speech in
New Orleans, (Which we would advise The Times
10 publish) declared his determination 10 sustain
The rights o, the South upon this vital question:
while Gen. Taylor in his McConkey letter dis
,inc,ly states that he will not say whether he is
for or against the Wilmot Proyiso. We again
ask our Wing friends, who may be in frame OF
mind temporarily 10 look at this great question,
il Gen. Taylor does not place powerful lever in
The hands OF the aboi.ioniss when he shows them
tina, he is afraid 10 speak out in bold and un-
manner upon it2