Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-10-24

pay ''r rs abolition everywhere" The e'uslo,
OF me sentrnct reads thai Il. prays IL, The aboli
'"h 81 slavery everywhere, WHERE RMS clY a.
hfftcrsD JUSTLY AND PE4cEABLY, AND EASILY > a
DIril rAaTiEs; bar he E4ig5 nsr,r ,cqdtfot mr.,
Np, they s'op IN The mffGie Of a sentence
anu iuf "hai WiLPuLLY To Dyc,lys. by pro
u"c'h2 d" impression on ir minis al such s 10
~ 'e"''' ''"' ven. LASS wished Congress 10 in
l-Iiefe WIN slavery. when IN thar ve,v n.,,nl.,
he says. 1T is MATTER wIrIl WairIi
THE GENERAL. GOVERNMENT HAS M
CONCERN"
Rcrolrci ihi, was said a TAI back as $50
while IN France. But he did MOI stop there iu
his letter of the 2Ilh Of December. lsl7 IA
Mr. Nicholson, he said, II am satisfied fron,
what have seen and heard here I'm Wnshipc.
TOM that successful aticmp. 10 engrai, thp
principles of The HHmoi Irortso upon the legi-
lation Of THIS Government. AMI 10 apply them 10
her TERRITORY, should new tcfriIor, he araGired
would seriously affect ou r0nquj.ty." AGAIN,
III The same letter he says: Briefly. then, am
orP0sfn !" the exercise Of any j"r.sricl,on by
Congress over this mater. Whyi because,
said h.,
u believe this measure, if adopted, would
weahcn II 10! impair, the union ~ lie States
and would SOW the seeds Of future discoId
which would grow up and ripcn INTO an ,uux
| DAST HARVEST or CALAMITY"
/ Again, during the las; session oil Congress.
when the MexIran Treaty was before the United
\ States Senate Tor Rejection or ratification a
motion Uas made 10 amend il, 20 n 10 ineralt
l the principles OF the Wilmot Proyso upon lhat
Treaty the 'hlect Of which was 10 convert
| California and New EeXico INTO rgFf territory
-Gen-ral Cass r0f,d AGAINST HE aneRapfHi
and thus made good his previous declarations
10 these Wing orators, who affect 10 see 80
much aholiionsm III the above sentiments of
General Cass, mean 10 say that Broalnay Chan.
der, Faulkner Mcdowell Randolph, Moore
and Preslon-a all Etoginians, two Of whom are
now Wing Electors were or are AJolitonisfs.
because III the Legislature Of Virginia, during
The session of le3l-'2 then made similar re.
marks, and ro!ed for m act 81 fermentation l.,
the Statc IF Iuginm? Or. do lhcy mean 10 say
that the lion IiHiiam q Fires is an Abolition
isl, because. in the Senate Of the United States,
in tie session Of lS35-'G. he said that slavery
was IAN frii, ctrii, m0rai mt poiiicai,' and Le
would like 10 sec The country relieved IT il? In
tina. same speech he SAID that Congress had no
control over thu SUBJECT but is h. 10 be con
sdered an Aboitionl,t for the otiei remark no
made respecting slavery; Have the Wing ora
tor, on tbs question also, shifted their ground
since 1910, and do they now charge that GiSL.
EAL lAkHispS WIS al iOulilIbHl-t, because mr.
slid ne "hopei Ms hme uonid Soon come ,rhen :.
worth american sn U0uid not shine npo7i y
slafe" II they are not prepared to make these
charges, let them abandon their equally rldicu-
lous efforts 10 prove that I.rw,s CAss IS an
Abolilionist.
Now, in reference 10 General Taylor. We de-
nv that lheTe i ans pubic expression u opinion
from him Touching lnr ii2hi ot Congress on he
subject oi slavery; AMI We deity his supporters -
show, III single instance, here he has SAID
aHy particular tniDg vas unconstitutional. On
tint contrarj, he said IN lis letter 10 Mr.. McC"u-
~, OF Ohio, Il have iaIi il down Is p,llle'Pis
not 10 give ny opinions upon, Or pelJdse IN any
way the .arlonN qn"sions ot policy mac al lsSns
between tie political parties 81 The country" Re-
coest lciluw-ciliZcp>, that fii. aarerg question
is almost he Oniy issue" in the canvass, both At
The North and The South, and then say i! the
principle" which Gen. Taylor ha> laid down"
i Just ~ himself, or Jns - The intelligent voters
q! the South. We would remind The Wings =
thai voice ot solemn warning which once pro
ceeIcd ON The Hermitage, and hes Them 10 lis-
len 10 the words OF wisdom and admonllion
.nhf hJa. nairiA, amt >ai-@"fscIa 'rr'-----t-''It
ii ancient RoGrr, and vote tJr M caniidae VINO
win mol I'm you, with The iranknes> 4. indie
pebdenl lfcsman the principles upon which he
will a minister ne government. That man de-
s.yres 10 b. Saus who would vote Tor NUN
c,.p,p.Tg. lrheycb his liberties me II aakt!'
In reference 10 .MlLard Fillmore We deny that
hr ever CAV vote during his continuance III
Cnneress-six Yeas rom The IN ~ March,
lS3T-eaaina an. aboiition pet8,oR. And wc as
SRI thai Ii, did, on all occasions. 20 ioi the ato-
l;l,on .! slavery in The District Il Columbia. 10
suppress the domestic slave trade att"ten the
STATES and asans, the admission oi New Sa'es
;o,o me Union, nniesS Starry tr.S pratDifcd thar
I,T, Il nor irIa Ms n M
cunrrsry; and, tno,ctrg tiat nev cannoi, we ask
,b.m il lhey viii any longer eiosp ne r'pcr 10
fisir boS,ms?
We would also beg yon t. remember. fellow
ei,iz.ps. lnal while The Wings present 10 you
candidate iur The Vice Presidency, 50 Justly Of
noxious "a every Soulhen man. because 50 pei
,.clly identified vii The schemes and opinions q
our Northern abolition opponents, Ihey have al
"a brought forward their candidate iof !he Pfesi-
dency vino, upto This moment has p'Sfrf" -
fused 10 make pubic his opinions 10 reference 20
The Uila.ot P,oriso, and in letter, recently pub
listed IN RELY 10 ore asking his opinions urnn
ton.>,;ops oi dpmes,i. policy" he has furthermore
said that, rEyGS wEHEnk PREsip&ST Or rHE bsI-
TED STATES Ms OPINIONS WOULD NEITHER Bk ~
| poaTaNr NOR SEcfs aai
This IS bad enough; bat h. has even done m0,c
than lbi, IN his las. c'l"E t. CapaIn Ai!isoD,
| which was evidently written :" c"ncilialt ne
/ Nnuh and ~ eaten Gf1tfi'3H p'f'S 'fH, ~ 'o'
4 declare. Ina, The acknowledged ahiiiies ana
snrxp Conservative OPINIONS ~ WILLARD FILL
MORE. "m,ght hire jn>hy eni TEL i'm 10 r. m
m;caf,on ~. N. P,es,dcu.U. Thus, while rfusmg
| ~ give IN own upinnn> III boldly anu WITHOUT
/ qualification ENDORSES the opinions ~ Aliari
| Fillmore and his language allows ~ T. nier that
! Is, won'd willingly vote IN FILLMORE I" he PRE-
4 SIDENT ol he H. states Aud his too, since
m. publication Of his lelicr, IN which h. says be
i "in favor OF immrdstr legislation iuf H. ABO-
JJTION OF SLAVERY IN THE DIS
TRICT or COLUMBIA"
Fellow CITIZENS, We beg you, in conclusion, q
,;vc no counlenance 10 such candidates, bai Z
Support The election Q: men who aIe S'.%a e .,
,rrl IN ihc Sonm They are LEWIS cASS ard
WILLIAM 0. BUTLER.
In much haste AMI wih great r">fec',
Your telnU -cilizen
FRANCIS r. RlVES.
Democratic Elrcor or The - EI"cloral Diahc
in Virginia.
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