Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-08-18

The principles oil Lewis Cass dhu :, 80
Butler cannot be misunderstood. !hey -
been recorded in the history OF our nduo.a - 20
ellis, and fully announced 10 inc worm - -, oar
solutions OF the Baltimore Conven'ion.ft h so arc
daily approved by our candidates. . ,n5 em;.
both men OF unimpeachable character ana emu
nently possess the requisite Intellectual
lions. .ha on;ce
of President, is conclusively altes'ed oy lhe
whole history Of his illustrious career " us1
ful and brilliant services at home ana aorOau'
in the Cabinet and in the field, and on the moor
of the Senate. His well known position upon
every question before the country, IS IN stflK,hs
contrast with the unintelIigible and unaennaol .
attitude of his opponent upon all questions o u
one Lewis Cas- is an ardent admirer oil .ne
Constitution, under the benign iniiuenceol wiz"
this Republic has advanced with such unpi :ol
dented rapidity in all the elements OF ha.loha'
nrosperity. He will maintain the veto power
that conservative feature which las i0poa sasaa
this country from the drcst caiarn1.''s :" ,iadrsd
not not pledged to "hold his hand" lie IS pleogeo
10 veto any bill which contains .no r form i +
of the Wilmot Proviso, in whae'oa uai 40
may be presented to him for ms aPP.o ..n, of
"does not see in the Constitution any 10 be.
the requisite power 10 Congress, ~ r.onIa
lieves that "the measure, II auoP. ,h s,a,es
weaken, if not impair, the union " -. d;srorJ
and would SOW the seeds OF iusu, IN ohnnd'
which would grow up and riPeh '''0
ant harvest of calamity Coco ,h,, be
Ii has been charged upon zen, 0",s' crsa,ed
nv Congress, The power which ne uen'ea ~ oun
oy,.s itself An aIlemp. has been mace 10 sup
-, ,b;s charge by quotations OF isolated anu &C.
,ached sentences from his letter TO Mr.. Nicholson,
of Tennessee. The whole context Of that letter,
carefully considered affords the most conclusive
RECITATION of The charge. We most earnestly re-
commend this noble letter 10 your perusal. Read
il and cons!rne il for yourselves. You will see
that il is written in reply 10 an enquiry As 10 his
sentiments upon the WlImol Proviso. His reply
TO that enquiry is perfectly distinct His views up
on that question admit OF no misconsiruclon. In
expressing his views in regard 10 il, the rights OF
the people OF the territories are collaerally alluded
10. For, no enquiry upon that subject had been
propounded 10 him, and no question in regard 10 il
had, al that time, been raised. He limits The pow.
er oil Congress 10 The creation of territorial Go
vernmenls, and The necessary provision for their
eventual admission into the Union, leaving, in the
mean time, 10 the people OF the territories 10 regu-
ale their internal concerns under The general prin-
cpes OF the Constitution. The power TO regulate
the institution OF slavery, implies the existence
OF such an institution 10 be regulated, and is
wholly distinct iron, and by no means includes,
The power 10 proain H. The meaning attached
Ia this term b. Gen. Cas- cannon be doubted. In
this very letter, ne has, in our view, clearly DIS
liDguished between the right TO regulate and thai
to ezct1dc. In thisvery letter, ne mas, moreover
declared that the pirtories differ from The STA e.
that some OF their rights are inchoas and that he5
do not possess rs peculiar attributes Of sore
reieny-And which oil US will not agree
with him as to lle propricy OF the regulation
Of slavery by the people OF the territories, "nn
der The general principles Of the Constitution" In
deed, il is believed, That The opinion which has
been attributed TO Gen. Cass, has now no adyo
cafes either North or South. The great question
that divides and sgitates The people OF the NORTH
is this: Can Congress- control the subject oil sa
very in the leniories7
VIM. 0. Butler, our candidate for the Vice Pre-
sidency, is c9ua 10 any station 10 which ne may
be called. He IS known for his services as civil
liam, and for tie honorable wounds he has re
ceived in vindicating his countrys rights Ht
ha. been distinguished member OF the Bar, ant
representative in Congress Lie was soldie
in the last var with Great Britain, and was ont
Of The few bave Kenuckians who survived TIT
bulchery a the river Raisin. He was disin
euiihed win Gen. Jackson al the battle OF New
Orleans Ee has fought nobly in the van of ou
gallant ARM in Mexico, and terminated his ca
rcer as the comma nder-n- chief OF our forces there
lie has baul.d for the measures We approve-fo
the principles held sacred by the fathers OF The
Constitution.
The organization Of geographical parry a
the Nor b, with The ayowed design OF deprVins
the South OF her Just rights in the common pro-
perry OF the Union, gives P cullar character
to Ibis canvas especially when we consider the
relative auitu.e OF The TWO prominent Candidates
for The PRESIDENCY. The increasing strength ant
influence of his geographical parry, cherished
BY the spirit d fanaicsm and by the designs o.
wicked and ambitious men, may, unless checked
in lis growth threaten the dissolution OF the fail
fabric OF our Union. II was important, therefore
that some,hin. should be done 10 allay this sec.
tional feeling, and terminate, If possible, The re.
pealed agitation OF this exciting question in the
Halls OF Congress. A bill was accordingly in.
lroduced into he Senate VI The United States,
which has been termed the Compromise Bill,
which had FORTS object The government oil our
newly acquired territories. BY This BILL those
who might remove 10 these territories with their
slaves, were kii as upon all other subjects OF
properly, 10 rial of their rights in their slaves
before The Cours OF the territories, with the right
of appeal 10 the Supreme Court Of The U. States
This bill was passed By large majority Of
The Senate, ant il was earnestly hoped that il
would pass the House OF Representatives
Bul, il received is death-blow there, in House
having majority OF Wings, by the entire
Wing vote of he North, aided by divided
vote among Northern Democrats, and by few
Southern Wings, whose votes in its favor would
have guaranteed The rights of the South, and Sc
cured tranquility TO the Union As American
citizens, apart from our peculiar interest in the
subject we deeply deplore the defeat of this pa
triotic measure. Awful is the responsibility OF
those who would sacrifice on the altar of party
not only the vital interests Of their own section
of country, but perhaps the peace of the Con-
federacy. When we regard the object in view,
the difficulty ofthe subject, the conflicting views
and feelings TO DO harmonized, the character
and abilities of those who proposed it, and the
Spirit in which il ought TO have been considered,
we lament its defeat, especially by Southern
men. As measure Of peace, of justice, Of
constitutional right, it speaks its own common.
dation.
This wise measure having been defeated, an
other attempt was made to terminate this rexed
and exciting subject, by inserting in the bill,
providing a government for the Oregon Terri
tory, a provision containing the Missouri Com
promise Even this provision, which has hereto
fore been acknowledged TO be measure Of
peace and Cancellation, has been rejected in the
House of Representatives, and in this instance
with the exception of four Democratic mem
bers, the entire North was against US.
The unfortunate decision Of these questions
should teach US that divisions among Southern
men can have no other effect than 10 ALLEVIATE oul
friends al The North. We should endeayor 10
check this alienation-to prevent The increase o.
Ibis sectional party, by The election 10 the Presi
dency OF one whose views and sentiments are il
accordance with our own, and who, from his To-
calily, distinguished patriotism, commanding abb
lilies and weight Of character, can exert an extern
siye influence among Nor hefn men to strengthen
and give permanence 10 The rights 1.-THE Sou;h, as
guaranteed by the Constitution. Such man i.
our candidate for The Presidency. The election
Of such man, a, such crisis, when The poli,
cal elements are in deep commoion, will, We be
lieve, avert from orr Union the danger with which
il is threatened. The South may consider her in.
lerests safe with The election OF Lewis Cass anc