Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-08-25

usage, we ieconme vrntion al Iy nchburg On the
Snh day of September next, ana we Cow ~ a sI,nss
mocrats I'm each county, city and town 70 :oia go
on their next Cour, days, 10 seno 'e'ee"''' y '
Convention. ,, p,rruppFoogD Chairman.
VIZ. F. Richie, Secretary.
THE LAST PLANK OF WHIGGERY SWEPT
AWAY
The Wing, and the Club House orators IN
their desperation at the fatal results OF "sPonta
peous combustion" at the late elections IN NORM
Carolina, 1. diana and the great West, seem 10
be- turning all their batteries against the Presi
dents signature Of the Oregon Bill, win the
hope of making capital at the South for General
Taylor, who happens to be Southern slave
holder but who is ashamed o. afraid to say any
thing in favor Of the constitutional rights oil the
South. We shall not now again answer these
aimsy objections, raised by men, who them
selves, in our view, have surrendered The CUES
tion of Southern rights n justifying aud lauding
I he defeat of the Territorial bill, which out
carried out the views # the South. We point
to the eloquent and ably drawn preamble and
resolutions of the Democracy OF Charleston IN
favor of Cass and Butler, which will DE found
in another column, as the most conclusive an
swer and rebuke Of all the Wing volume OF
slang II will be seen that these resolutions
were adopted after the people of Charleston
had heard the speeches of Messrs Caihoun'
Butler and Burt, and if, as the Wing organs
contend, the rights of the South will be sacri-
feed BY the election of Cass and Butler, 1t IS
strange that Calhoun, Butter aud Burt mad not
raised their voices against such Ssacrlhce-
|. still more STANCE that the Democracy OF
Charleston, as keenly alive as any PEG pie TO
Southern rights. should al this very imPortan.
moment have adopted, with but few dissenting
voices. the ticket of Cas- and Butler as their
standard bearers in this campaign.
We make no apology for occupying so much
space, at this time, with the scenes IN Charles
ton. The course of South Carolina, whose
vote. no reasonable man can doubt, will be
thrown ,riunphanty for Cas- and Butler. is
emineptly calculated TO rebuke the unfounded
objection, OF the Virginia Wing organs, and to
satisfy the Democracy OF the Old Dominion,
tina, 10 sustaining Cass and Butler they make no
sa,ri6ce of rights, and are but co operating
Is with South Carolina, BY the side of whom Vir
s. ..-.ays stood IN defence OF Democra-
TIC principles AND the ,.sr..Y ..--H---.L Tho
attitude of South Carolina, while it estops for
ever the grumblings of s"uihern Wings, indi
Gates, as clearly as light. that the whole South
will stand by the y Of .uss auu Du.iei, Of
the Union, and of the Compromises of the Con
stltu,ion. The action at Charleston is tho seye
rest blow that ever fell upon trimming Whiggery;
and if signs looked blue for them before, their
presen. prospect is filled with 'tho blackness of
darkness
We publish in full the sketch Of the remarks
Of Messrs Calhoun, Butler and Burt. We do
so TO avoid misrepresentation, and 10 let their
views be understood by the country. We can
notyet agree with them as to the impossiblily
Of getting justice in the settlement Of the
Slavery question We still have confidence in
the open and emphatic pledges Of such men as
Douglass, Hannegan, Bright. Dickinson, Sc ),
tn I they will at the next session unite with US
in extending the Missouri Compromise over tn.
new territory. and in guarding inviolate the
rights of the South. We yet believe that The
election Of Cass and Butler will secure the
safety of the Union, and the settlement of The
question upon fair and proper grounds. II this
confident hope be disappointed, we shall then be
ready TO stand by the South in wh tever course
she may think it necessary TO pursue. IN defence
of her rights
We read .Ir Calhouns views far differently
from the Te,.< We can See in them not The
least foundation for ,ha, papers re,narl, tina; j,
"is entirely manifest that he does no, with her
(South Caroiina) 10 cast il (her vole) for Cas-
and that MI. cahcuns counsel will have the Ell
fee, oil adding greatly 10 Gen. Tayict's sreaslh.'
The best evidence of he meaning and effro! OF
the speeches o. Messrs Calhoun and Butler is .
be found 10 The following remarks reported in
the Charleston Courier, made By A. H. Brown,
Esq, the organ of the meetiTg in Introducing The
Cass and Butler resolutions, adopted by The
meeting:
Our assembling here Ibis evening is MT incon
sis.ent Nth me counsel gwen from this spar IN
Saturday night last, By our vsne'a5,s aud .st5emed
Senator's.
They advised tina, no bitter exci'smeni >hond
be ncor poraed 10 The ca vas, and No iFrrconc,l--
ah,e divisions created which are calculated ~ d..
vd. ne Stae on fas, apprnachiDs i,s.. ranre
solemn ant important. To these sugees ioo> W.
bring oaf hearty and most willing acquisscsD
When they cautioned The assemblies parties
against piccipancy, we saw no application 70
us. W. arc carrying out an organization 10
meet one long since complete. We design SIM
ply to communicate 10 the moun'ains Ina,
Cha les on District was not Wing District, and
10 dong this we are doing wha, becomes US.
l. W.. not indicated by either OF hem ,ha, The
Constitution OF our country ronlempates hat we
should aoi think, speak and ACT for ourselves
!, was no, infatuated by either of them that
cain, though determined exercise OF our preroea.
tive as American trsemen, was subject 10 their
disproval Blu thy d,d indicate and they did in.
innate that patty organization Should b. Pit
aga,nst party o'Ranzetion, ana tor tars pur-
pose sus hp. assembled, and the responsibility OF
this acl LEI Us be willing 10 assume.
have been requested 10 submit the following
preamble and resolutions for your consideration,
approval and adoption:
The Times expresses its "surPrise" at the
course Of The Charleston Mercury, which "now
forsakes its neutrality, and declares lis prefer
soce for Cass and Butler" This brings US TO a
notice of the able and patriotic editorial in the
Mercury, which we regret that we have not
room for entire. The Mercury, with great
power, reviews the course Of General TAYLOR
shows how, after his repeated determination to
be = candidate, independent of all parties, and
candidate whether nominated by the Whig
Convention or not, he himself had submitted,
Through the Louisiana Delegation, at Pbadel-
paia all his pretensions TO the Presidency to the
discretion and determination Of the Wing Con.
ven,ion'-how his Independent "friends' in
Maryland had s'disbanded'' and given up his
cause, in consequence of such surrender and