Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-10-27
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VOLUME XLy.-NUMBE 81.

produced quite sensation an NC the Wiz
/ mere. Last nishla mass meeting was held in IL
/! o'ate House square, where Gov Johnston mad
aiesuiar-ouit stump speech. The evening wa
id", aaf. and rainy, and when the Governo
: mounted The stand he could hardly be seem 10
e the only light was tha; given by one lamp sdiml
onfnins" IN Inc nutky air; mol had, emblem OF th
wing party, who support candidate who eitbe
mas no political opinions, or, at least, will no
communicate them except 10 a favored few. leay
ing Inc BODY oil The people 10 grope in the dark
, Inc people around The staGd called on Justly I'm
. more light which a. length arrived; bu, ahb1nof
Inc people OF the country have long cal cd 10,
more lighr On General Taylor's opinions. We, Nc
mole iieh' mas come, bu. rather 'dafKaess visible.
Aho.nef circumstance connected with this meet.
ing IS rather cmblematic Of Whiseery. In The
morning, when the appointment Tor The mertine
al The Stale House was arranged, there was 3
GEAR SKY and promise o. 4 good day: but. alas
When me time cams all was dark and dismal
oo me WEiss, e!ated With the shadow o. victory
~ 'ae iecehs election, boast that they will CARY
inc SAFE iof Taylor in Novembei; bur there i,
many slip between The cup and I'M The al.
dress oil The Democratic Central Ccmmiuee OF
,his Stale puts this mater in iusl light. Gov.
johnston IS toerably fair speaksr-no,hing
eMra, ne belabored he Office holders toundly,
oy "nich ne was well nigh prrpelratns E.io de
SC ol himself, Tor he is one oi ne sane sort His
ereat point was the Tariff, denouncing The act Of
ie4o e1ioiIins the ACT OF 1912, and repeating The
cld lereolyped cries Of "Pforecton oil A msricao
iaoer, nome industry" and other such stuff f.
on,' 40, d Me4ical or Chinese poiico-economisl
IL IS little remarkable hat in SchuylxiIl conoy
a coal district, where The Wings Asserted tba,,he
Tariff OF 1916 had rrined The operatives and g
contse drtren item cj-a very large increase o,
wing voters IS lounc The Wing politicians
| lnfi'e only by cries OF ruin. Gov ]. wen,
| through th@ usual ellog.es OF Gen TAYLOR I'M,
altogether excited tar less enthusiasm han lie
bare mention Of The name oil Henry CLAY
Among other curious things that Gov. J. said
was ina " ne people ought 10 vote Tor no man
whose opinions thy did not kn0r !" This seemed
=. =, me lathei Gneer Tor warm supporter Of Gen.
iayiof, VINO rs no politician" has no opinions
on me SUBJECT, or, u ne has, is not disposed %
! conmun Gale Them 10 the people, The General
IS unfortunate in being under the MANAGEMENT,
OF cenain cunning ami INSCRIPTIONS politicians
and wire-woThers
observe hanging Up in Chestnut stree, a sort
o. picture Of General Tavlor, moun,ed on "Od
Whltey"-and, underneath, The words II have
no hing 10 serve tut my country" Many oil The
tradins POLITICIANS, who are hufrahiue Tor "OId
Aeck would very quickly desert him il hey be-
lieVed that his election would no serve item 100.
as we'll As '1he country" To The one sid. II tho
Generals picture is another with the motto:
"pfnnsyyana demands her rieh,s--Tarif q,
le42, and no extension Of SLAVERY" On the OH
ef side OF Old Zack," is another portrait OF
somebody, with The motto: 1.-THE atoline men Of
America mus. be protected"
Amrne he attractions u he ci,y, have been
particularly rharmed with ,ar exhibition If oThe
franklin institute" where here is = magnificent
array OF the nsetul and he ornamenial-so ysr |
Gus and 50 sneuGid, as TO resemble some OF the |
scenes IN The Arabian Nghs
hlalor Cas-, son OF the Presidential! cantida,e. |
IS hcW 10 this city. He vas blrn. as under
slahd, 10 Virs'nia-his mo!her being native oi
The Old Dominion. 81.
To The Editors OF The Euc4lrer.
Oenilemen-As 4 subscriber 10 your paper and |
a memb OF The parry whose noble cause your
iapsf ably >uprors, claim, in vir.ua Of tho
freedom u Tie press, lLa yen will gic. This a,i
Gle an insertion. II there @ere 10 Other source |
70 ~ii"h ! misn appeal, your sense OF Justice,
am confident, would MT iail ne.
IL i. knoIn q all who know me, ,ha, have on |
some occasions tailed 10 act with my parry When
have had the misfortune 10 find II PROPER am
patriotic To diff, have done 50 openly. When
have illus differed from my parry on minor
ar tieeio,n, On any doc rine or measure ui SER
Gus importance | have not hitherto tailed, 10 con-
sdering that have country 10 love as vel As
a party 10 serve, 10 make public declaration Q!
such dissent.
In The matter which is the subject Of This note,
differ not IRON my party only, bur tfon me 20.
Iicians and The paica papers 81 me SCUM &C.
nera!ly. |, is ms desire al this lime 10 make
only very snccint exposition OF my opinions, re-
serving any expression 0; my reasons ior n21e
convenient season. -.
I am. then, STAKEHOLDER, and deem It IN
being SUCH neither irreligious nor immoral; oul
on the subject Of extending the area oil slavery
have narrower field 10 survey. in holoinG
slaves. consult the oracles of the Patriarchs
and Apostles but in making up my minf Oh .he
question Of extending the surface o'er winch
this peculiar existence of property IS 10 oe
spread. am confined TO an examination Oh Tue
Federal Constitution. In appealing TO that sa-
cred instrument and lis history, ascertain that
il was formed by States, providing Tor an IN
crease of their numbers, and securing TO a J.
both new and old, an equality OF rights. as
certain further, in making the examination, tha'
some Of The new States have slaves, ana otners
none; and when | enquire why thas IS 50, hhu
the fact that some of the old States had slaves
and Others nome then send my inqui' mo
the cause of this different state Of things IN the
new States. and when see that the new were
| admitted by the old States, am constrained TO
| conclude that each class of old States had re-
| snect 10 the equality Of rights, TO which the
other il alike entitled II was in that mutual DE-
ference that the Missouri question was ADJUSTED
and in adjusting that distractlng question our Ia
the:s were governed By The Constitution OF 'he y
| States This generation have gwen new SAM
lion Ia the business that adjustment, in the ac'
i -, y ;,h M = nj
| .f,ee salr anil another part worked ~ slaves
| No man can suppose, if the provisions and qua
ran,ies OF The Constitution had been clear ahd
| uncon,e,,ed. either Tor he exclusion or ior me
extension OF slavery that il wonld Ave oeeh eA-
cluded from one portion and admitted mo ano-
,har marion OF Missouri or Texas l. was de-
fr,snce to,he equal rights OF The Soulh nnder me
CONSTITUTION. that iufu ced the North 10 acqulesce
in The extension 81 slavery and me slave po"er
INTO horizons OF Missouri and Texas. i was ae-
terence 10 The equal rights OF the Norm. uhael 'ae
CouslltutioD, That induced me ooutn - 1eI"'
esce in he exclusion OF slavery from otner Por-
i'm, al Inc same lwo Stales. l. WAS The same
;nansnce ,hatoperated upon President FOX 70
sion The Oregon bill last sumner. AM | am
urtaryy unable 10 perceive The new 5h' mar ma
recently led The Politicians of,he South and Inc
North. 10 take the stand on ihe one s'ae' tna'
slavery shall b. extended into all, ana he o!he'
into none of the territories. humolj
apprehend that neither extreme is ten
able by its advocates, and !ha. 'h'
same equality of rights, in virtue O
which IA. South CLAIM, 10 sena slavery mo
,bs territories, would il Insisted on B, Inc North
.,clnde !, from all. teli:ve there IS gooi sense
enough in each section Of he Union 70 fei!a .
from doing violence to he o hers quality OF right
and Ina, neither will have SO little sense OF goo
feeling, when the tine Il at hand 10 act, as 70 DC
eide on having its own way as 20 al Inc eslHo
ries. T..
,imen,s sound. aud tina. it is the opinion OF IN
people. % co11,rp
Petersburg, Oc Is, 1913.