Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-11-21

"Really these Southern Wings are noble lei
lows. Would you not lament 10 see The Union
dissolved if for no other cause than that II Sc
parated US from such true, noble and hIgh-mlnd-
cd associates But regard this election as put
| ting an end 10 all ideas Of dsunion II raises
up national party, occupying middle grouh'
and leaves the fanatics and disunlonlsts, NoI'l'
and South, without the hope Of destroying the
fair fabric Of our Constitution. May II be per-
| petual"
COMMENTS.
Though from his unjls and sweeping his a.
The Democratic party, our unknosn correspoh-
dent, "a Conservative" cannot properly ask al
our hands he publication oil his article; YET @e
do not hesitate 10 give il place, especially as i
! furnishes US loop on which 10 hang few COM
mems NJ as We had previously determined II
publish Mr., Filimofe's much laudcd letter, but
with a very different commentary from what our
correspondent has giowlngly composed. Thai
| letter is given abave but 50 far from its being an
"almlabe ant lruly patriotic" production, we
lock upon il as confirming The view we had ex-
pressed during The campaign, and still more
strongly enlerlain now That The election is Iecid
Ell. We shall no, now reilsrac the many points
IL Mr.. Fiilmore's political course. abhofeGt 70
sound construction Of th- Constitution and 10 the
feelings and interests Of The South. Passing over
! mis- numerous an'i->lavery woes in Congress
which h. Cannot OF will not explain away-noT
ha> he attempted 10 DO 81 ior he boasts o. his con-
sistency-lel US lake up mis- et'er Of 1888 10 his
"old friends and early constituents OF the county
| OF Erie" whose generous vole" then as now, aid
ed in eleyains him 10 high off e. He then
distinctly avowed that b. was opposed 10
| he admission Of Texas, as a Slaps State;
! tiat he was in favor OF Congress exercising all
lis constitutional power 10 prnhibi, the Save uats
from one State Ia another and was 10 favor Of
| immediate legislation for The abolition OF slavery
| in the District Of Columbia /. is true, that IL
| gull The South and al he same time hot lose The
support Of the Efie aho.iti0nist>, he wrote cum
| ming letter The last summer 10 Governor Gayle u
| AL biina which the Southern WING leaders
managed 10 palm Of AS "rertecly satisfactory
bui which, howcye! literally construed, could moi
| fairly be made 3 mean anything more than that
he was OPP sed /, the interference with slavery
I
,llvefy IN ihr District an! the territories utterly
uorecancd and in iuii force and veas Again
| NJ wroe letter 10 Mr. Brooks, backing out from
his declared sentiment in favor OF prohibiting the
slave ira e between one STATE and another STATE -
but when wc challenged the Express to ''sand'
Mr.. Fillmore upol he oihcr points, and 10 knoN
| from him whether h, was no sin IN favor of abai
ishn. slavery in the District OF Colombia, sin ~
favor Of prohibiting slavery 10 he NV territories
aud he save-'rade between the Ds,rict Of Colum
Jia aud nc Sta'es an territories, Mr. Brooks va
'as dumb as an oysier," and his silence fully az
| mitlcd he cofrrc ness Of our position Iaec
then, are lie ''palroic ant eninertly conserve
i've sentiments which he Southern people ar
called upon not only 10 tolerate, bur 10 aud %
the skies .!r Fillmore, in his last c'lcr, says
| that the Wing ground secures 70 every section
| OF the country al that i has right 10 claim IN
| de! the Guaranty Of Inc Constitution" and lha
''he Wings 81 the South, wihou a;tns or e.
| pecfiHg any thing more taan what lhc Cons.i.u-
lion guarantees q them n this subject. hav,.
yielded 10 me (Mr. F) mos hearty and cn,nn
sias,ic support" Now, tc believes that he Con.
slitulior iuy Jnsiies the abolition 81 slavery II
the District Of Columbia AMI The prohibition Of
slavery in he ler.ilores This is has vie. OF Inc
Constitution anu he chuckies over the blind par
/ " haliucinaion OF the "Roble fellows (the
Southern Whigs) who have not "askci on cxpscl
!, ed any thing more" than wha he thinks is cons,i-
tu,ional--viz abo irion Of slavery in III Di>ir,r.
Of Columbia aod the Wimot Proviso Nj +.
was sustained by the Southern Wings. knowing
aai admitting him 10 be WiImo Prov>o man,
and he is right IN esnl,ing over them, who have
endorsed his views OF The Constitution. His
views on he veto are what We expected of him.
The PT"T;>o is constitutional he saws, and,
therefore, General TAYLOR will hold his handj
and, il il BE- passed, as doub less il will, by tie
anii-slavery majority in Congress. as not 10 be
defeated ~ he arbitrary inlefp 81 ion 81 III We
10 power" Here's comfort for The Southern
Whigs-hcre are ''pa,Iio'ic AMI eminchiy con-
servaivc" sentiments, 10 cali for The coslial
sympathy and applause Of rel only Southern
Wings, but OF Southern Democrats They NAV
suit The Wings and The conservatives" Of The
South, hn! IN Democrats are no, so "soit" Or so
stupid as 70 kiss the red OF The oppressor They
cannot yet believe that the Wimol Proviso is
harmless and conservative" measure, and tha,
Southern Legislatures and public assemblies
made ridiculous tools OF themselves. in resolving
10 ''fesis, The aggression al all hazards So
much icr Mr. Fillmore, whose election b. South
crn votes We still more warmly deprecate, even
alter reading his lasi wanted ltrcr
We deem it useless 10 common, upon the wri
ter's hgsounding compliments 10 the wisdom,
and moderation, and the blessed administration
Of The Wing party" All history and expe.
rience dsproye the correctness Of these express
sions. The Wing party have had but little to
do with the administration OF the Government
Their ultraism, and violation of pledges when
in power, have invariably opened the ewes Of
the people in brief space Of time, and they
have been inglorously hurled from office For
the sake Of the country, we should be happy to
believe that they had learned lille wisdom
and moderation" and would pursue course Of
equal justice 10 all sections all interests, and all
classes. We shall give the new administration
fair trial, aud shall rejoice at its success. But
It cannot secure the confidence of the people,