Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-09-22

Mc1ico)- because Of The natural and moral i'm
pediments to it-such as are presented, as he is
informed, by The character Of The soil, climate nd
present inhabitants, and the habits and DISPOSE.
ton OF The people, connected with the FACT, as
stated Iy Mr., Walker, mat before their annrxa-
tion 10 the Union, slavery was forbidden by
law" And because Gen. Cass thus says. il u,ou
be "douItet" II moral and physical causes will not
prevent slavery from going 10 the new territories,
we must oonclud., say the Wings, that he
thinks the rish, exists, and ought 10 be eY-
e,csed 10 prevent il from going there
bu law. What conceivable connection is
there between these premises aud this conclusion,
Surely that mind must be strangely constituted
which can see any, the least, relation between
them; and that man must be desperately hard
run for reason who would pretend TO rea, on
after such fashion. There ia not merely no
connection between the p.N1LsGs aud cJnclu.
sion; they are, IN fact, rather opposed to each
other. If we should say, for instance, slavery
cannot possibly go 10 Canada, il IS loo cold
there it would BIZ strange 10 infer that, there
fore, we thought il ought 10 be excluded by
law. But if we merely said that il was doubtful
il slaves could 90 there because it was too cold,
or because they never had beer there, or for any
other cause, The man must be mad who could
thence infer that We had declared thai, the right
existed 10 exclude il, because the expression Of
the doubt i. utterly inconsistent with the impu-
ted declaration. Nor coull il even be inferred
that we thought it doubtful if any such RICH,
existed, because the expression Of the doubt
would have obvious reference 10 the fact. no, TO
the right. To such ridiculous arguments are
even intelligent gentlemen compelled 10 resort,
in their vain and desperate Efforts TO misconsrue
this letter, by attempting to show that il contains
,rhat is not IN H.
We can now conceive SINE queluous Wing,
fin ing himself cornered is ready 10 ask, Gas We
have heard Them before, Shen they have run
down all their devices il 1enera Cass meant
that The people Of the ttrritfv could only "tegu-
la,c" bnl not ertiuds slavrr, why Gii he not say
So, in so many words TIE answer is as sim
pie as the qar>,inn. No dn'y was made OF
General Cass on his point. Dir. Nicholson aske!
him only Two questions: IRE you 10 favor d
The acquisition Of Mexican euitory7-and, VIVA,
are your sentiments with Sard 10 The Wiimoi
Proviso2" To holh these enesiions-lhe only
ones put TO him-his answes are full, fair, man.
" and explicit. He had nj like Gen. Taylor,
"a principle" 10 Stop his MOD, because il might
suit his purposes 10 keep nt,. No! He an
swers oprnly, in defiance olle piriiul charge OF
inconsistency which nigh, imputed 10 him
in despite Of the misconslrdion OF his motives
/, which i, wouli subl"c! i'm and 10 the face
Of The storm ni opposition thch he knew his
answer must gather aeain>,im in the North
Having, by mature reflected brought himself TO
the conclusion. (evcn asans his frs, very nalu-
raj impressions,) that The 'orth, his own Sec
lion, was wrong, and the Soth, our section was
right, on This subject Of siav,y in the territories;
lha The Constitution fofhat the interference OF
Congress with il; and that II Union was endan-
ecred b. lis agita,ion-he bd!y strikes Tor The
right, the Constitution, AM lie Union at al per-
sonal hazards and fearless I'll sneJsanal conse-
- .p~
are found mean enoIoh 10 qesfion his nlo'tvss for
agreeing nth hemselreg audooli>h enough 10 IL
sisl thai, because he is Nortern man, j, is impos
.ibls for him honestly 10 age aiih US. Shame
upon them! Ma, more: TER constant impula.
lion against our Northern lilies, on This subject,
is ,reason TO the Sou.h. II o Northern man can
honestly agree with Us, hoWan we hope for sue
ceas to our cause, With Northern majority
asains, Us, except by corrmion and ireachery2
With this .Alsc imputalionon their lips, and in.
dusrious'y circulated in .ir presses, is it any
wonder, ,ha; MT single 'pniern Wing can be
found 10 agree with the Sulh a. all, 10 any ex
tent, on anv question coanctrd with slavery Z
WHY, il they did, their cp friends here, al the
South, mus, denonnce Incl as dtsi'nea NORTH
crn men with Southern picipIes = 1t is, then,
hard 10 say, il, in all This hang Of theirs there Is
more Of wickedncss or fos
But, We say, General d>s has answered July
and airly the only two customs put 10 him. !"
giving his sentiments VII regard 10 he WIimo'
proyi,o" he had necessarily 10 consider, merely
incidentally, the rights ot,he peop'e oil The lefr''
tory in regard 10 SLAYER. Had he been asked
his opinion OF The extenlof those rights, We are
warranted IN the conc sion that his answer
w,uld have been as tire as il is 10 The other lTn
| questions Though, on lat account "h'y, u y
no, Ca. il should not haveo.enl as dIrcc, u ), as
we have shown, cqnailyas ezPt;n. His ieHc'
on this poin, a:nlis Of b. one construction, that
ne is utterly opposed 10 ay plan or DOCTRINE 'of
| the Exclusion OF siayefdfom he new ierfi'o
| ries ".or tie short period The iufaiion Of inc
territorial governments" S not worth Tue price
a, which il would b. purchased" tine dIscnIa u
would eneepd.r" "ihe ,ril 10 which II would e1-
nose our Uni,n" "anl Il, evils that would DC
the certain Consequence" land because ne ca"
see no such power in ih.Constitulion. mus
"ior veal or for woe, lhril9h good and through
evil report" Gen. Cass ns declared Tor and Ia
ken his stand with he Sofh. Will any enc 'el
US wha, Gen. Taylor has.eclarcd ioI7 n pm
ciple" iorbiis Or VINCE he sIandsf II any
where. j, is North Of Mason g. DiIon's lire
where most votes are 10 hal.
Blu, tie Times, with he Aid OF us cofresp1n
deat, IA Southern Man. has lately found new
"mare's nest" in this Nicholson Letter. We may
some day help them 10 ook Tor he eggs III IL sac
are very mu h mstak,n if they do not 'u'n Oh
10 be sonss on which ne Eiilors and their if'en
have "aone 10 setting, nas We are told by ponlicf
els their r,cm will s'meimes donor mean
inc IN annly that ,er,nIo those gentlemen LOT We
candidly ADM. they ae our full match in 'n'e''
cence and are only i'd into their mistake ao'u
The Eggs, by their dituy in finding any Of mem
and The irresistible npulsc they no doubt ieei e
hatch up something.
TIE WIG ANpras NEW TERRITORY
IN. Richmond Wing confines 10 sl"s ~
Cnckoo mole mo more terri 'o-ry, mo NOR
terri ro..y," mo more Ier.ri-'o'Ty." i see"'
10 have persuaded sell 'ha' The aeq"'''', 'i ., .
'.erri,ory" is III. ri;nl soar:s q "a'' me -
~, as.b i hc,r 10. Wh,is ~ her quacEs ar
bu,yinp ,bem.elvssto ioy'n' 'Panatea'' % cur