Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-10-06
MARX THE DIFFERENCE.

between The principles and action oil 'ne Two POI
,;.s :, Tho North, than The doctrines aVo~ea
The respective Stale Conventions IN MasS''"'
sets. ,ro,ces,er
At,bs Wing State Convention at worcester
an address was Adopted from which We niaAe
The following extract:
~, The oueslion Of the ordinance oil lioh Inc
continents ri Gen. Taylo are believed 10 DC III
accordance with lhos. Of The Wings oil Massa-
chnseI,s while those of General Cass are Known
10 b, directly opposed 10 them Inc D',hoc'".'I
candidate has told US, in his letter 10 Mr.. "A v.
p Nicholson, that Congress has no cnnshiu'ioh-
a, mower To exclude slavery from our newly "c'
ouifed territories; consequently he Wouid Veto
any bin which contained me provision OF 'he OF
dinauce Of 1851. On the other hano' e'eheia'
Tayior has Told us, in his Allison iener tnd' ~
should leave all questions OF domes &c pohcy ~
the action OF Congress, and should leei oouh. "
carry out their will. IL is true mat ne c'ai"iS
the RICH, Of exercising the veto power in cases OF
clear unconsliuionaity but he SAYS mat me
President cughl not 10 inlerpose his os]ec;iohs
where questions OF constitutional power nave
been settled by the various departments OF tau az
Government and acquiesced in by The people
The address, speaking Of Mr.. Fillmore ior lhe
VICE Presldency, says:
"You all feel perfectly conscious thai, u eiec'ec
and The case should require II, ne wouia give MS
casing vo!e against the extension q save ,e'I!
tory; and il BY any casually the once OF Fie,'
dent should become vacant, the interests 81 NC
country would be perfectly sale IN his hahas'
The Hon. RUFUS Choalc, late United STATES
Senator from that State in speech delivered N
the Convention, said
aye, sir. Gen. Cas- stands pledged today 10
veto the law Of Freedom. The Democratic ne
view, their ab.esl journal, allows Directly, ina.
| phoscphicaliy and pr Sc II il a right ana Soo'
Thing. ire, pcotve OF all parry considerations y
extend slavery as Tar as our flag shall be borne
Gen. Cass, 10 make the masters vote for him,
will agree 10 keep cid slaves and cell new ones,
| in infinite generations"
In speaking OF Mr.. Van Buren, and his claims
on The "ree soil" patty, he INDUCED in The follow
ing emphatic declaration
| But suppose he would not vetu The law oil
Congress, prohibiting slavery in the new Terrific
| lies neih.r will Gen Taylor veto such law
On this ground, therefore, we will do JUST as much
for freedom with him as with Marin Van Bu-
| rem; while along with il you have peace, honor
quiet, aud The whole vast body of Wing doctrines
into the bargain"
Alta meeting OF the members OF the Massa-
chuseus Sale Convention on the 9Th Sepem-
Der, at Worcester, MIR Kellogg, on taking the
chair, said:
"As for his political character, he, MIR X be-
| Iieved that Gen. Taylor would s;ani by III Co
s.iiulion as the North understands II. We t.d
his pledge that he would not veto constitution
al bill Tor reasons Of mere expedicncy, and &c
l,s,,
slavery i already settled under the action OF a.
most every administration; and IS an homes
man. Gen Taylor-ani all admit him u be Al
homes, man could M, and in Mr.. KS opinion
would not his Off 'ial influence against any
restrictions on this subject which Congress nigh
form aud pass.
"When Mr.. John Quincy Adams told Mr.
| Hudson The representative rom Worcester, Ina
he believed Gen Taylor would do more than any
o:her man 10 prevca, the extension OF slavery, j
piah well he believed thai he vas looking for
| forward 10 exactly such slate oil things as nov
| existed.
MIR. Lincoln, who also addressed the meeting
| went on 10 snow clearly and eiuquen'lG, The dan
ger If the extension OF slavery, likely 10 rcsul
from it- election OF Gen. Cas-. To unilc with
those who annexed The new territory 10 prevent III,
exl-l sion OF slavery in that territory, seemed !,
him to be in The highest degree absurd AMI ridicu
| Gus Suppose these gentlemen succeeded il
eiecng Mir Van Buren,, they had no specihi
means 10 prcrcat III. extension OF slavery 10 New
Mexico and CaiiilrGia, and Genera! Taylor, HI
conf ienlly believed would encourage it. anc
would not prohibit lis restriction. But # Gen
Cass was elected, he fell csrain mat the plans o
farther extension oiieffl'ory would be encouraged
and those OF The extension of slavery would nice
no Check"
See how much more just 10 The rights OF .ht
Souh are The following declaration and ,esoln
items, adopted hy the Democratic Stale Convcn
ton Of Massachusetts !
| &C ineIess has 10 powers but such AS have
en- expressly delegated. All power BESIDE is
specially reserved 10 The States as sovereign
! members Of the Union, alike equal lii rights anC
dignity. No such subServiency is demanded o
anv section ot The d. mucracy by any other section
10 is Implied in false allegation that The demo
cratic parry is pledged 10 The extension Of slavery
into territory now tree The position taken 10y
thu southern democracy upon this point has beer
per,inacously misTepfesented Abot onism il
The free States is aggressive in spirit. Ii has for
cel upon the slave SAFES The conviction that j
mus be resisted, in whatever form il NANTES t
i'seli, 10 secure them ia The rights guarantee
them by their civil organizations as States, an,
as independen, and equal members OF The Union
Acquired leriiofv is regarded b. them as I'M
common properly Of the Union, obtained by th'
blood ami treasure OF The Souh as we'll OF IN,
North, and in which all have ne right 10 raIli
cipac as in common inner lance.
Resolved. therefore, That this convention j
opposed 10 the exercise Of any jurisdiction b
Congress over the mater Of slavery in the terri
tories; bur is in favor OF leaving 10 the peop
who inhshii them the right 10 establish and regu
late their own domestic institutions and relations
under the general principles of the constitution
and this is a claim tor hem which cannot be dis
allowed by the aiional democracy, devoted as ii i
10 the libertv, equality and fraternity Of this grea
brotherhood OF Sales"
"Elon." Rufus Choae, Of Massachusetts, apo
logisine t'r the want Of a Taylor "plailorm,
said that il was "thc same on which The elde
Adams was elected" The admnis,ra ion oi rht