Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-02-11

court. and make some arrane cmerIs, and ehuea'
vor TO have the mailer brought up before Inc ~
eisaure immedia ely, 10 be reconsidered NO" ~ y
The time, fellow. citizens 10 be up and dongi
the bill is lost nov, il is probably lost forever.
am sure that | speak The sentiments OF 'n'ee'
tourhs of the people OF Lunenburs, when l a. a.,
firm that we have been entirely misrep[esenI'eq oS
our delegate in this matter. Won POfoLi'
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN ACCOMAC'
A Democratic meeting was held at The CourI
House OF Accomac county, on Monday, The als'
of January. On motion of John B. A'l~or'h'
Jchn C. Wise, Esq. was called 10 The Chaif'
and James J. Ailwonh appointed Secretary.
On motion of John w. H. Parker. the Cnair
appointed the following gentlemen comiliiuee
to prepare resolutions expressive OF the views Vi
the meeting, viz: John W. II. Parker, W', " n
P. Bayly, John 8. Ailworth, l.. ]. Bell, Df Z. K
Browne, Samuel Melvin and Thomas /. Oiup.
per. During The absence of the commune, .'e
Hon. Ii. A. Wise appeared before the niee''ns
10y invitation, and eloquenIly and ably auur
il-approving in The warmesIlerms oil MT. yin
administration. His remarks on the Menicah
war were very able; and we regret that inc " niss,
who are so loud in condemning the origin oi inc
war, and so solemnly declaring il unconsll'u'ion,,
al, unnecessary and unjust, could not nave he"'u
his whitening denunciaIion OF their course,
The committee returned, and reported oy d
member of their boty-the Chairman DeinS me-
cessariIy absent-lhc following preamble and re-
solutions:
We shall be called on, in the course Of 'hiS
wear, 10 vote for President OF the Unied STATES:
IL is The duty OF every candidate, for this hish mo
responsible station, 10 freely frankly ana iuiiy,
declare The principles on which he will admins
Ter the Government, if he should be called 10 pre-
side over the affairs of The nation. II IS Eot less
the duty, the sacred duty, of The people 10
thoroughly understand all OF The principles ana
opinions OF those Tor whom they may be calleu
10 vote for this exalted and responsible once;
they should be satisfied with no partial or I'M
perlecr expression OF their sentiments. No!hihg
but full and manly assertion OF every pollcai
onlnion they entertain should be satisfactory ~
Them. Ele who dares 10 conceal or disguise ms
political opinions, is unworthy the support OF any
honest neople II is an insult TO yonr undeI-
standing 10 ask your confidence or your SURFACES,
under such circumstances. He who dares 10
conceal his opinions does it but 10 deceive you,
and 10 attain his own selfish and ambitious ENDS.
He who thus acls, we care mol how oHshlthe ha'o
OF glory lha, encircles his name, is unworthy o!
your confidence and the station 10 when ne as
pi!es. Therefore, be il
Rcsolrcd, That we will vote for no man
for President Of the United States who does
no! fairly and frankly make known 10 Inc
people the principles on which he will admin
sler The Government, il he should be elected by
them. We deem it sufficient, without stopping
10 reciIe The events Chat must be iamillar 10 US
al) that led TO the war, 10 soIemnly declare, mat
We believe the war with Mexico JUS; on our par'i
that The honor and interest OF the country required
it, aud the facts OF the case justified the President
in saving il was commenced by The acl OF Mexico.
For the ruth of this declaration, we have the re-
corded evidence of large majority OF The Wings
OF the last Congress. 1t is Idle for The Wings
now to declare that this is the Presidents war,
and thai he brought it on unnecessarily and un.
consliluionally; Tor they know that Congress
alone can declare war, and the President, as the
commandment. chief OF The army, can only wage
war with the consent OF Congress, and The means
which il places al his disposal. The records OF
Congress bear evidence hal on the 18th OF May,
1916, very large majority OF The Wings oil mat
body, under the solemnily OF an oath declared,
that by the act OF The Republic Of Mexico war
exists between that Republic and the United
States; and having voted The money and The men
necessary 10 prosecute il, we look with amaze
menl on the recent proIes!aIions OF their leader,
that they voted "what they knew 10 be lie" and
aided in prosecuting war "they knew 10 be un-
just" And have they moi, By their act VI Janua.
" Sd, 1913, declaring The war unconstitutional
ard unnecessary, idlney acm ted the run oil the
monsirous insult offered them by Mr.. Clsy} 1--WE
trust for the honor OF human nifty and public mo-
rails that few will follow the lead O. men who, in
the same breath in which they pronounce
judgment of condemnation upon their country
admit themselves 10 be, al vnce. peDuTed and un
pTincipled." Be il
Resolved That we, in common with The Wings,
believed and published 10 the world on The 18th
May, 1886, that the wal WAS Just on our part,
ing it commenced by the act Of Mexico. But,
unlike the Whig>, We have not, from policy, Pre-
sdeni making, or from any new light Shed on Inc
subject by the Lexington speech" been induced
TO view lie facts that justified The war in differ
eni light than they have presented 10 US on The
18th May 1876, nor have we been made sensi-
bic Of having in any particular voted lie!-
We still believe, before God and he world, that
The war is just on our par, aud that in prosecul-
ing il we are discharging a patriotic duty, re
bounding 10 the honor and character OF our coun-
Try; and that We approve Of the determination
OF the President as expressed in his message
Of lS47, TO prosecute The war until an honorable
peace, indemnify for the past and security for the
future, are Obtained.
The Constitution of The United States was de-
signed 10 afford equal security and confer equal
privileges on the States OF this Union. Ii says,
'ihe citizens of such State shall be entitled 10 all
The privileges and mmuniIes of The citizens OF
The several States." II the Infamous Winthrop
Wlmol Proviso prevails, and there seems TO be
ON The part Of The non-savehoIding
States that il shall there is clause OF the Consul
lulion plainly violated, and all lis compromises
broAen, and the holding States will be called
on regardless OF all parry ties to band themselves
together and take the preservation OF their inter-
esls and honor into their own hands.
Let us briefly examine how The territory is ac-
CURED on which this iniquiious provisu is formed:
II ii comes by purchase, does not the South pay
lis equal proportion Of that prlce2 Ii il comes
BIZ conquest, he she not acted as chivalrously and
poured out as much blood on the field of baule
as the North However acquired, whether by
contributions 10 the National Treasury or by
chivary in The field, il will not be denied that The
South has equally contributed with The NORTH
II is then common territory; and any ACT or
proviso OF Congress regulating its enjoyment, dill
lerent from thai which regulated its acquisition,
is an inlolerable insult 10 The slavehodins STATES,
which, il iamely submitted 10, would rob US oi
equality and deg rade sin the worlds respect Be il
Re,oired in The language of The Virginia lie.
sisaure, that under no circumstances will we
recognize as binding, any enactment OF the Fedc
raj Government which has Tor lis object the pro-
hibilion OF slavery in any territory, 10 be acquir
ed either by conquest or treaty, south of the line
Of the Missouri compromise; holding it 10 be The
natural aud independent right Of each citizen and
every State of The Coniederacy 10 reside with his
properly, oil whatever description, in any terrific
nv which may be acquired by The arms Of the
United States, or yielded by treaty with any for
cisn power. Be it further
Resolved, That We will support no candi-
dale tor the Presidency o! The Unied States,
who does not Internationally, clearly and un.
equivocay declare his opposition 10 The prin-
iples and provisions Of the Wilmol ProTiso.
Let us not be deceived by the efforts of our OPP
ponens L. in luce US to believe that Protective
Tariff Alernal Improvements BY The general Go
vernm III, and United States Bank are obsolete
ideas When they have everything 10 gain and
nothing 10 lose by keeping these questions from
before the people, they cry out "obsoleie ideas"