Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-10-03

ha.Ween the SoutEelH ia"'St L;,b &c Seen in
n HE physical distress whicG = s1I 1.om,
A it a. rosnl,,no from want 81 iood, anu lon.
r..aturs 10 rigorous WINTER without "H. =,
-; me h.,,eyc i, 10 be 50 rare, DIS ~. -
.'"," ;,s, cIemeu, in the consideration o. .n,,
!olni J' Dr.. ,ba snbisct of The emancipation VI
' ,;,,;n,s = nj n half Of human beings: nv
.n,ona AZ othcr population, OF diifsIehs ,dce a. :
""ror and wih different habits aud ieeiinss,
ona y, 10 sraves, questions which can De SUI,
-, "a ~ society 20 solve. Il can " saeiy ~,
n,lv II ,hus. who are 10 be 50 serlou>'! art
w. !" !, and her. il i left BY he Constitution u
me United States. Hisa matter 's,1 WSSSt ~
General Government has no fo'eseTH = ,ho
This oaye quite different character 10 .is
~; w limos, as different as that between the
lrue reading o. Scripture aud me Atneis's quo nd
,.,;on ,ha, I,hr,e is no God" Read par, dnu
Cen Cass seems utterly opposed 10 slavery 'eaa
,be whnle and he entcrIains the same views upon
Tho snhiect with every welt.inicrmec ooulhei"
gentleman. u,s;or ,vas
During this debate, said Mr. L, a'luslon WE wa,
made 10 the Barnbufners, and the idea was he'u
out. though il was not stated, mat lhey aiu W.
another branch oil the Democratic party. why
the Barnbu!ners, Van Buren, al iheI he"u
and Charles Adams al their tail, ale Tue t,'os
bitter and intoxicating enemies winch ueh. oa
has in The counlIy--not even exce1ths '"e -
parry parry. OH bit Van Buren, was once me san
dard bearer OF The Democratic party. IL %o"u
ADM, il, aud while he was, he was true 10 peii,
ocratic principes-true 10 he Souhi ont as soon
as he deserted his principles, aad deserted inc
South. the party cut him of from all coiheAl"1
with them; and here is difference verify u De
nuied in he course which The Two parties pursue
|. q man falls from mis- faith in The Dcm"claic
pariy. ~ is no longer recognized as a member o.
i. he l. cut of from lis eommuniohs. III 'he
Wing patty il Is not So Some oi US mos
monument Northern members are abolitonlsls
or 10 close coalition with The aboliiynls's'
An know, who take notice Of passing puolic
pglitica events that The Democratic par'y-lht
great constitutional party Of The country, IS lnt
| very bulwark Of The South-lhe deirhcsi VI oou'n
| ern rights--ihe conservator OF Southern interests
and that he who belongs to IL must be scuhd OF
Son,b.fn views. Is il so in the Whig party =
| No. All fish are welcome that conc INTO thei
net; their aviary is open 10 birds oil every pu
mace. rhey have a menaserie IN which 10 re-
ceiye beasts oi every kind. But they have sii
| another charge in their indictment against ih'
| Democratic parry James X. Polk, ih.y say
| has BETRAYED he South. Why did not ne, they
ask. veto the Oregon bill, which contained INT
| Wilmol Proviso2 Was not this an abandon
ment OF me Souh1 And while they say an
ask his, they admit that il will be imperative
and useless Tor any PRACTICAL purpose, in that bill
II The United States ever had any title 10 Oregon
she acouited it through The Louisiana purchase
and hence the question OF slavery within ITS lin
rs, was settled, defni!iyely settled, by Henry
Clay's compromise bill-by The Missouri compfo
mise as il was called; and he attempt 10 make al
issue on il, was, therefore, supreme!y ab>ur,
and ridiculous. Bul not The least exra6rdlaal
part of their conduct is, that while they almos
deity Henry Clay Tor having effected that com
promise, they brand James X. Polk as trai'o
| 10 the South, for having observed II. And mai
you, said Mr.. [.afue, The oulcry is raised agains
| Mr. Polk for not having vetoed a b'll on accoun
OF proviso, which had no more effect on lis ope
ration than il il were not in il al H. and by par
Is who are 50 loud in their condemnation OF IN
exercise OF the veto al al as to make il part
issue. And whence their opposition 10 The veto
which has been exercised more than once BY IN
Father OF mis- Cousry, and BY almost every in
cumben. Of The Presidential Chair since Be
cause il heretofore interered with their viii
schemes OF finance. their stock gambling, an
their e1lrayasani views in relation 10 internal i'm
provements. From This arises their desire 10 an
nul The veto, power which was used Tor The con
servalion OF the Liberties Of the people by me Ro
| man Tribuaes and the exercise Of which ha
been approved OF BY The people in every insane
in which il has been used from The time OF Wash
ine,on 10 the days OF John Tyler AMI James X
Polk The President who will fail on proper &c
casions to make use Of this prerogatiye, or aban
don il altogether, breaks down, al once, the pre-
lection which it is his duty 10 hold over the in
teresls Of one halt OF The States in the Union.