Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-09-08

| hett. lhera We GGd The distinguished Hhi,
ieacer John J. C;iaea!en, Offering Il ;ropo,itiou
TO amend The bill. Howl
| vi C:i,icndcn then moved 70 strike our from
'he hf'' section OF the bill the words, prosecute
SAID va! 70 a speedy and successful tet NINA
tion,' aud insert, 4of The purpos. q; ,ep,u iue ne
'Hrssi'a. he President is hereby" sc.
! Fer this the Wing party voted. and aro re
sponsblo. Repclling the inrasion. Fellow.
citizens; will not insult you by arguing whc
taer an inrasizn be Just cause Of war, You
would De the veriest cravens that ever crawled
IL you did not SO regard it.. And old lack. how
stands her Was be not created his yefy name
and lame built up-by this much abused war;
,id he no, fsh, The Mexican. con amore and
IKE man fighting in just war; | might refer
70 MS writings prsstn; but will take The great
ahisoh letter, which is sometimes called the
Taylor r at'orsn. From that We learn,
IN the Mexican war our nationa honor has
oeen amply ylndlcated "-[See Allison Letter.
vow, lelIo" cII'zens, kaoG no. how naiara
nonor can be sinflcaed III an uaius war. VIVA,
sad Henry Clay abou! lhe war; In his spsech ~
ne" Or!eiLs he declared that he vas "incl,ur
10 took lor some LILLE nook or corner in ,.;r amy
Wneie he might Stay Mexican acd aycpge me
DronSs done 10 hs country"
Know that Schenck OF Ohio SACRED Al ;his
s.'cch rs oeihS made alter dinner. To me il,
seems II was The Henry Clay Of 1912 'l2 aGi'lJ
.ho pore mus. rms was before the war
question was made parry question, anc Inc
the administration Tor every hing coDnecr.
ei WIN our Mexican relations. Then kaog he
preached very different doctrine. In the one
case The patriot spoke-ln the other the uol,ti
cIan. have quoted sentiments uttered when
patriotism prevailed, and before the war was
made weapon for mere party purposes. Lord
Byron saws:
Il want hero-no uncommon want"
Inc =" hiss may we'll saw, We want an i.,ae--
no uncommon waHt-,citt US" 10 O.! one ibsv
nave assailed The sacred Constitution .:ssl; rh,,
~"Ild TAX from lie Constitution The veto pow.r
oil the Pfes'.rn'. have heard so.rchss h.te in
when that Provision Of our Coasi ulion wa, rc-
n"u'cei As 9.toos, monarcnical and dangerous ID
inc iin-riIs OF thr people. II this ve,o power b,
me .n'ieous efinnins monarchy" our Wing
i'iehds represent II % h., / confess fud il hard
70 n'iirGe ina! such men as Washington
lhuisoh ana most o. other patriots Wou 4
have pm II ~ The Constitution OF mat coun,,v
which they loved, and whose liberties thew b,3
achieved. |. was inserted by the unanim,n.
vo'e Of The Convention The Wings wou.a
lkHn Y 10 qualified negative If The Pres dent
upon me ac's oil Con2tess-o The absolute veto
oil ne bn2iiNh moaarchs Now Tie two are AZ
different as back and white. What conceiyah.r
ana lo2v ca there b. he ween Inc cxcfcIs. n, an
absolute power claimed inherently OF Gods .facr
by i.o' or 1n, born 10 throne, and TIA, al .
quaiilsd power, derived from Inc people. ana by
them Bestowed upon their chosen servant Tor Inc
protection o! their own Tiehts2
Mr.. Z. sal that he mistake Of the Wings Ia;
10 conlouning check upon power imposed Tor
me projection u the people, with power isel
apaf' rom ana independent OF Inc people Alter
Illustrating his idea in connection with he veto
ana MAINTAINING The importance and conserya
ism 81 The power he declared that The Souh
vas The last section OF country tha! SHOULD AXE
ground a2ains' il.
what IS the state Of affairs now upon the
Slavery question: The House of Representa-
lives IS gone II is lost to US The rights Of
the South tremble III The BALANCE Under such
circumstances VIII you surrender that safe.
guard Of The South the Veto power: How DO
The two parties stand upon this question: Al the
South both parties mean right. But the North
has majority of Wings, aud gives las 10 the
Wing party Of the Union II the South the
Democrats have majority, AMI they give law
10 The Democracy of The Union
Mr. CASklE compimented the Southern
views and feelings Of his opponent, ,lr.
Lyon',) and sad that he was happy TO believe
that he hr. Lyons) would not follow the cs
ample oil those VINO had denounced the Com.
promise BIli, introduced by The Clayton Con-
mittee; that he would not like one If the Wing
speakers. ar. Stanard,) call il "a miserable
coniriSance, but would agree with him (Slr
Ca,kie) IN drPlorng the defeat of great and
"iss arrangement, which took Southern ground
and protected Southern rights.
how stand the candidates OF the two parties,
asked w. Caskie2 say that Lewis Cass stands
pledged 10 veto the Wlnot Proyiso.
Mr. LYONS intmateJ, by shake cf the
mead, an Intention to dispute the proposition.
hr. CASklE If you deny II in your argu
uieh'' WIN demonstrate tin my closing speech
Mr.. CasIle Then feyie we'd he position OF Gen.
Taylor upon The Wilmol Provi>o. Al the Nonh
mis- friends all ecc!ioneer Tor hin upon the ground
mat ne VIII not Veto The Proviso. Calrb b. |
omtn, truman smith, Srnenck, Senate. Bald
Wild, anu many others, all take thai gruund TX
pleSsy before lh:ir constituents Challenge M
,lienu 10 point 10 one-aye, even one Northern |
wing, VINO Goes not take the gtouud that
General Taylor will not ye.o lnr Wins,
proyiso. How il il on The ohrr handl |. |
10; General Taylor electioneered Tor al he
SCUM on me ground that he will moi sanction |
'ais same Nli'n"t Pfoviso2 You see VIVA
@Guli De me Consequences o his election. Al. |
mt, u you choose, iaa, his ), u;nefn TREND. are
right IN The views hey have as>umrc-ls il ripb,
% deceive he Nrnh2 (Cres Of no!U know
l.e galahIy aud iransness o; nv opponent,
(Lyans) de would have no disguise On suci.
A sobJec'. Yet he supports General TAYLOR.
who utterly refuses 10 say VIVA, he thinks. or waal
he viii do.
But this is not all Of which We have II com
plain Ther: il a Certain gentleman nov DO.
ninent oelo:e The American peope, wno>e
name IS Mil!aFd Fillmore. 40, II he Wax
ickct .uccssdS, ne will BE- me We Pre>i-
ieni. WI pass by The consequences o! such a
'!aIe OF Ihing>, 50 Tar as res:ai, HI, casting 70
n he Senate oil me Unued States, wacrc tie
N9th.in and Soutacrn Siaes are equal in
inngth Blu, appeal 10 my hoopraal, oppo
lent 10 Know II he ~ prepared 10 risk uaon ~. |
fall tenure Of onc isfs all the a~iul cons qiences
Shich would ensue 20 The South we're Willard
fillmore 10 become President III tue U. Safes
am as onisacd hat Southern men shoua. sup.
'ofi such man for he secon! fficr ulief III.
government | vii rad you ii er provin,
I'm 10 br hniau,h I'D i ionist
hr. Lyons. WAT IS IL :ac q: ne Litter?
Mr. cASKlE-It was written len wears ago
I was written and published IN tn. ,carl3,
shall be happy 10 hear what sew lights, n any
ave broken upon .r F llmorr slnce. :
ers. Blu, great sinners mast fir. convince me-
the TACT, that hey are peniteni. VI CASH.
cad the letter 4 Ir Fillmore, rem,rking, Tia, {
would DC remarked that 1t was IN answer TO an c
ooI'!iooist, and covered his whole ground. /
1.-THE letter here referred i is published il {
lo,her column. C
Al this point, there being considerable scasa Il
on IN the neutrality-suspicious., laughter, &c. y
c. alr. CasSie said "spplaui not these seuti y
mis-, fellow citizens. even in der sion. VII 0
I'd Fillmore, with sorrow say il, i the canli t
lie Of grea. party for the Vice Presidency q
iet hope, That for the h nor Of the South. IN. t
HIS OF the South will discard hin. He stands 4
c advocate OF the abolition b. Congress Of ?
avery in the Oia,ri Of Columbia. and the y
cven'ion Of the transfer r your propert; o.
Jond The inii- Of your State lie was f,r al
o!lshinS slavery in A'exandra no. n portion q
your own Commonwealth. He wnu;i haze =
sroyed Inc peace and happiness OF tho, who q