Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-10-06
BACKING OUT FROM THE SUPPORT
OF THE SOUTH.

OF THE SOUTH.
Our readers will recuilect that The Wing ha
been constant 10 its abuse of General Cass-par
lcularly in regard 10 his unsoundness upon TIT
vital question Of slavery; and that il has beer
buster than The New Orleans Bee in showing the
soundness OF Gen. Taylor upon this all-imporan
question. And yet, when il is charged with sup
porting General Taylor from such a conside'
ration, IN quarter aehsrc it may inJnre aim, II
enters its fla, denial in The following manner:
THE Boston Republican Qhc organ OF The
Barnburners) copies an article from This paper 10
show That throughput hs 1ct0le .Scatt. Taylor Is
Advocated as II: friend Of Siarery extension -
Now, 50 far as tbs paper is concerned, me aepu6st,
can is ancecthcr mistaken We support General
TAYLOR upon far higher and broader greunds-as
Wing OF naiicaal principles ana leeilhSs' VINO
will respect The rights Of every portion ol me
contederacy-wto will uphold and administer
The Constitution as il was administered by WASH
inglon-who will not dictate his VIII TO the Rt
personalities OF The People and who IS iiiend
OF Peace, and Sil mol invave The country ID
war. We leave petty socsol questions 10 'he s,na''
politicians and Trading demagogues oil Inc van
Buycn and Cass factions"
Canihe rank and file OF the Southern wings
need stronger assurance Of The want OF loyalty
TO Inc South onlhe par, Of their leaders shan Is
10 be found in he hearty support they e1lesa 10
10 the aboltionil Fillmore, and the admission oil
their leading organ Ina, The vita question when
suAccpIy concerns every Southern man Is 10 DC
regarded as one OF he "pETTY SOCIAL QUESTIONS
beneath the police Of Southern Wing leadersi
II this great issue is 10 be- !eit with the support
ers Of Gen. Cas-, then we call upon HE rank anu
file Of The Whie' 10 abandon The faction they are
now identified with, and come ou boldly 10 The
rescue of the Sculh, as Southern men, IN Inc
support OF Cass and Butler.
The Senate OF he United States Is both De-
mocra'ic and conservative, and has the power
and he will to support Southern rights
Democratic Uniled States Senator's from tbe Tree
States regard with svor Inc rights and interests
OF The South upon he great question which is
now elassed by the leading Wing organ OF Viz
einia, as one OF the petty social questions" with
which Whiggery will mol trouble itself iheII
| frmncgs in adhering o the guaranteed rights o.
| The South bears a marked contrast to that OF the
Free State Wing Senators. Among them bul
one beacon light Judge Phelps was 10 be found
when be Compromise bill was on lis third read
ing. General Bayiy, a, Lynchbnrg, was asked
why the Democratic party at The North were
| more favorable towards The South than the Wings
and he well remarked that the difference between
the Two parties was radical, and consisted in The
strict adherence OF our party 10 the principles OF
the Constitution; thai Or the abs ract question Of
slavery The two political parties al The North ee-
morally agree. srict construction Of the Con-
stilulion on the part the Democrats makes them
view the rights of he South with different eyes
from those of he Wigs, who interpret il SO loose
". The rights otnSoulh may be embraced in
four ,corGs-QdheTezc 20 The Constitution.
The Wing, al thsclose of its article says:
1--WE support Gen Taylor mol because he IS fOr
o. rgainsl Slare'p, bt because he is Wing, a
Conservative, REPUBLICAN, Of the old school,
and above all, the Fiend OF Peace"
The Wing here aows its READINGS TO aban
don THE QUESTION 'hich, above all others, at
this time concerns lie vital rights and interests
Of the whole Soutl and that, TOO, while it
knows full well tha the exclusion Of the slave
holders from the te.lory in New Mexico and
California, is THE CUSTOM which gives General
TAYLOR all the strenth he has with the North.
ern Wing party. dr. Corwin said in the Sc
nate, we believe, oat General Taylor would
not get single Fe State if it was believed
that he was with ts South upon this question.
which rises supericto any and all others We
do not quote the l'guage Of Mr. Corwin, but
the substance Of vat he said
The Wing calls5eneral Taylor Republ-
can. General Tslor in his letter TO Mr.. In
scrsoll thought NJ Clay Jeiersonan Repub-
lican; and Daniel Webster the great Federal
"Black Dam cled himself "Jelfersonian
Democrat Therue Republican Democracy
fully appreciate uch compliments 10 their
great principles, which have rendered our
country SO gloriol and great during the pre-
| sent century.