Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-06-30

dence in their Northern brethren; whist Tue ian
Democracy have been constrained to accept oaai Nd
AGAINST whom they are solemnly pledged To vote u
al the same have SO aenaed large oooy i,
[Riehm0nd Times Of WednesdaS
Our Indictment leads US 10 directly opposite
conclusion from what the Times SO Satisfactorily
to itself arrives al.
The pledges which Mr.. Van Buren, gave were
entirely satisfactory TO the South, and 'hey ~'.e
by him faithfully redeemed; and The effect was ~
a great degree 10 crush the march OF Aooh''on.
ism during his administration. Had ne iais'nea
his pledges while President there would nave
been force in H., reasoning of the Times. Inc
high character he then enjoyed gave assurance
even 10 Mr.. Giddngs, Mr.. Fillmore and Diners
that he would faithfully conform to the pledges ne
| had made; and their vote agains, the resolution
that Congress had no power 10 interfere win sia'
very in the States, could not swerve him from 'ne
line OF duty that his pledges had been given laih'
| FULLY TO carry out. The uuquesioned hIgn cha-
racler OF Gen. Cass guarantees his fidelity IN re-
! deeming The pledges he has given, and hence lne
security that is le in the South that her vital IN
terest is entirely safe in his hands.
General Taylor's Signal letter shows pease
| from him that the vital interest OF the South IS
no, in his hands, but in The hands OF the MAORI
| " oil Congress. This pledge cannot satisfy Inc
South, when il is known that large majority o.
the members OF Congress come from the Tree
States, and, there being an equal number OF
slave and free States, The South should insist upon
pledges from all the candidates that her interests
and rights are to be protected. We call a'len-
ton 10 the relative positions OF General buiief
and Mr.. Fillmore. In the event OF the elechon
of General Butler a. Vice President, we have The
most confident assurance that he would, as Inc
United States Senator for the whole country, give
his casting vote against any bill which violated
The interes, of The Sou,h-say the Wilmot Provi'
Soft there should be lie vote upon that ques
pan. and, should il pass thai body, we have Inc
= cnoorr IN. ,cic CO., 8, akonld Mr.
J. o, ~, vote against the resolution that Congress
/. had moi The rishl 10 interfere with slavery IN the
!. Stairs wha, ese could the South expect 'n"' ,1a
i he would lend all his influence as glce ri. :. W.,
c n mass Tho u,rave General Taylors pledge lha
: i...Is mauer OF too much importance TO be bal
fed by executive vetocs. To The honor OF The De
mocfacy of the non.slaveholding States, we ar
proud 10 say, that Notwithstanding they have Il
contend with The prejudices of some Democrat
and the whole Of the Wing party in me North
and the Wing press in the South, We find on
brother Democrats both 10 the Senate and Hous,
of Representatives, boldly battling in defence 0
the rights OF The South while not a Nor,herr
Wing in either branch OF Congress is to be founc
sustaining the rights Of the South. This stub
born fac, ought TO so home 10 the minds Of South
ern Wings who are moi disposed 10 leopard lhei
rights for such victory as faction might brins
them.
The influence of the Southern Wing press, il
denouncng Northern Democrats, who sustain The
rights Of the South, not because there is any
thing in our peculiar institution that they approve
but because Of their fidelity to our glorious con-
slitu,ion, has done more 10 strengthen fanalicism
a. the North than all the efforts OF all the aboli
tionis,s. The time has come, when the masses
of the Wings should frown down the spirit OF fac.
lion which marks the course Of the Wing press
and the Wing "polit,eians." In succumbins as
they do 10 The spri, Of fanaticism, which marks
their party al the North, they show that their pc.
l,ey is TO get power, though they ieopardize the
interest of the South as a means to obtain IT,
"The heightened visages Of certain Sparans in our
own city, assure us that should the sage OF Kinder