Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-08-11

" Ha'ib6 lutulSEsu !Nctl III u
OF ana "fe-s'aied his positions TO us" and 10 n
!. pujiie. - : "
we again quote from MIR. DIS letter =
- lou say ! attacked the Compromise Bill q
4 d sacfihce and surrender Of Soulhern rights
o.tel uSed mat language, nor imputed such 'sa
!, C''nce ana surrender 10 The many able and uur
4 men mo favored The Bill"
" IN justice 10 Mr.. d. We now say that he di,
If n"I use such language, and We never said h
: uia' bu! low terribly severe he is upon the Rich
: nona Wing Has he seen that paper OF The 81
4 u August In lis notice OF Mr. D's speech, j
!. says
e "Mr' Daniel mex, entered into powerful
! ssasunenI against the Compromise which
'hc interests oil Inc South"
:, Inc Wing has certainly done Mr. D. the crosses
injustice. He most certainly did not "denounce'
!. ,he 6'il' nor did he like The Wing, charge these
I many abe ard pure men who favored The Bilp
WIN having committed fraud. Then why
should lie complain Of us7
lie says lille further on, ~ had no, seen The
DILL" We believe il; both his speech and his
,e . prove it. He made long speech about
oni winch he had not even seen! When we
",o'e our holice OF his speech, we had seen the
''' 'e13 IL anu 'tna'sd il; and yet he reads US
'e''ufe' ana ventures 10 intimate The opinion"
'hds some acquaintance, however slight with
'ne suoIec! under discussion, some lille traces Of
'e'eafcn and enquiry abon, il, are NOT unbecom.
ing IN those who voluntarily sci themselves up as
instructors Of The public!"
nu' we VIII prove MIR. D., from his letter,
"Hiho froViso man, and leave him (or The pre-.
@sl. lie makes the following quotation from
o"anceior henrs commentaries: "With respect
- 'he vast territories belonging 10 the United
ola'es Congress have assumed 10 exercise over
mem supreme powers Of sovereignty. E1elw,vc
anu bnIamHSd power OF legislation is given 10
Them by The Constitution and sanctioned bv in.
ulcIal decisions" And he quotes from Judge
.hafsnaIi, delivering The opinion OF The Cour, in |
.Ie case oil Inc American Insurance Company u.s. |
oah'ef, Isl Peters, Supreme Court Reports page
, !, ms sentence: "ln Iegi.laliug for them, (,be
'efitorlcs,) Congress exercises The combined |
powers OF The General and OF Stale Govern.
meni" And Mr.. Daniel says "lhis supreme pow.
CT and dominion OF Congress over the territories
oeinS es'ablished-an authority pls,,ary and o6u.
1"s-aispen'Ins life or notwithstanding over
property" &c; and he announces himself in IA.
VoT Of extending the Missouri Compromise line
10 The Paclhc-i. e., Of an absolute prohibition I'm
Congress Of slavery in New Mexico and Califor
nla-ail North Of 36 deg 30 inland this, be
ADDS, would be Improperly termed "compro.
mise' as Inc Missouri Compromise was inpro.
peiiy SO 'ermed-an! was, in TACT an act OF Con.
sress "HsduLArlNs" and ruling" the subject Of
slavery in newly acquired territory.
We commend 10 his attentive perusal The
following resolutions, and portion OF The pream.
Die which precedes il, which he will find on
page 2Ss, Sessions Acts OF The Virginia Lcsisla.
ureoi lS46-7. Study il and The rest of the adj.
nlrabc resolutions which will there be found: :
And hi, General Assembly, deemips This (ibe !
" imot) Proviso TO be dest,nctiuc of the Com i
PROMISES of the Constitution OF the United States
IS wen as dangerous and sIaiSssf IS;
y 'he federal government Therefore fN''"'
r. ----i--S ,,..,,',' j
- I4e Iug,nta That The Government, .,
"nIea o'a'es has no control d,rceliv or ind. :
IN =, "Nalatelg, or immediately over the ns;itu. II
:, - slavery ana that IN taking any such CON. :.
~, ua"sseaas n. hnits of its legitimate fun-. II
!. ~ me internal organization OF
emergencies who created H." :;
Wsat has occurred sirce lst7 n worL 81
nous Change in The then UNANIMOUS We've - ar
T. Us Partyf The Nicholson ls,er3 H,. h.
ch an utter adherence OF Lemi, Cau and Of
let leading Northern Statesman thai whom ,bcv -, ~
diy and periodically come forward n s,,rd vi
:" - =. on MS platform" he al once deserts tri
in
'oes ne mean TO strike our flag, and surrsn. 'lo
mo whole question; to place tho las. homes not
'he south upon the precarious, and uncertain did
und OF exPedency' Does he mean 10 90 is a
u among the people of this proud Old Com. , ana
wealth with Kent, and Story and Marshall an.
is hand, and preach to them "that tho Go. 49,
,ment OF line United States has control. III H.
q and Immediately, over the institution of o Ju
CRY 10 inc territories; that, in taking such n,
innate func,ono ~. a,," 'ic limits Oh It's the p
I,i iuucuohs nor attempt any dangerous, and
IN he n,nS Z, p en- Hhi
orc and FOL, ,ha . an aucience OF slave. in GU
cIoar ,nd ,an.," a .''al congress mas The frien
n Leon ,h. iu '', constitutional left /
| rlIIIo
,nIr nI,J''aa NO oe"erai iayior IS most found
itutlonal? If he will, he will live IN w
no day when the name of "Hhirn will be y NJ
o.oru ~ ah epilhel more de. made
Ill or mdh ne now seems 10 mcnt
an ,.. cause
- "ei W VT. u. $ argyll cumse
=, !, -. ~. y. '"e asses cileo oy him cheers
ne future day, when there is moi So great IIons,,
$ oi mailer upon US as at present. In con- in Tho
d., 3 oaJ' ,ia' we never sup. moro
49, oui mug" a''u neauy friends we're not, he
'lasons, or that the speeches delivered to fro, !
we're not public property, or the subjects oun br
criticism. In our notices Of Rough and a mem
speeches. we are not conscious Of ever censur,
departed from that gentlemanly courtesy Genera
should characterize Editors as well as mandin
srs. If we have done so towards Mr.. and cen
here tender 10 him the amplest apollo. 81. wa,
Kermit us TO add, that we feel deeply He il a
IN :, ~ nini LOT having written letter, Whiggc
VIII be in The hands of our speakers so five or
"eaPo" " a''ock upon ms party, them CT
naI p,aceo MN 80 completely at our the Lor
S., "r'cn mas iurnisheu Us win sucA an and Goa
''o u amusement. up; this
WIG MEETING ON TUESDAY moi, he '
Evcn,,rr his cons
'i'u' Stevens
''e "e'el seen d more luSnofous look Cover
ian mat which gathered together at 30. Bright, q
lal! on Tuesday night. The meeting nent, hi:
fla, and Improbable. Deep melancho. debate
d over the congregaled Wings. Blu, il WHICH u
raj. They had heard their orators Inn fr;e,d. .
ne before exulinsy announce The fact Whigeer,
n'husiasm for Gen. Taylor was 81 ereat mire the
onld make clear sweep Of The rnion he has re
he If nyramid of aCeyta;, S,,,.., surer or 81
c,ro,;,, mil, 40 ooo ''' $1,000 in the Old
a,n o,o ~" o'Ooo majority for him for hi
anu iIooo iof Taylor" Staring the Mr. Or
the face. II every other Stale, BY The good servi
disability, should go for Cas- III. Rim Henrie wa
kle folks would sleep so,ndlv !, M twelve o'c
i yyb;oaerv ,ns ,,o.a - We Green.
wb;a r,,,r 'e usual mac Thus, s
"S P"iJ' Dut s0ali We breathe nirht of Inv