Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-06-15
Friday Morning, Juno Is. ls49.

awaken The Southern people the danger WHICH WV"
The omen and avowed coalition between s ON, .ne
Noy,hern Democracy and the Abolion:''s' q" inc i'a
form Of Free Soil. ,o.,,r,on. The accession |
., No,,hs,n man 10 The Ednorshlp oil the Democratic
organ al Washington, coupled WIN TUG
that paper Wal IN fuiure puieuo ~
policy on this question s,,,.. ~, ps,,o,
ssnstor from a slaveholding State--and the most
nrominsnt and influential member OF me Sr LIZ
naItv and the probable candidate oil tnal party w '
Presidency at the next election s..,o,,. |
These three events, we repeat, are OF VeI! serious
import. They the acts OF people, VINO nave nae
10 protested 10 be the exclusive and pecuih chapo
of Southern rights Who has not heard Of The intense
devotion of the Northern Democracy-"pe aatlrat az
hss" 10 the institutions of The Southf nh nos No.
heard the Washington Unions denunciations asaihs
FIeo Sol-whch is now the corner stone OF Demnc,a-
cy And Benton for IS years has been the Ajai ie'a
mon OF the Democracy. >, -.
In this view of the matter, every accession " ',e
Democratic strength Congress from the SOUTH ~ "
that extent an occasion tbs strength OF the enemies
of the souttfor the whole will enufe 10 Tue oenen
OF Benton. Let the people OF NoIh Casohna Ieees
IN f,onrress Mr. Venable Mr.. Daniel, and poclanso
that stripe, and though for time they may anee.
son 10 Benton yet when the nomination 70 mdue, a''
their abilities and influence will be exerted 10 secure
his election The will be true in respect 10 inc
Democrats Of Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee anu
Kentucky. Every Democratic Congressman from those
States will from the force ci circumstances AND par,
ties b. alder and abettor Of our worst enemy anu
foe TO the only man, who By his POSITION .; can 'e"'e
sion that was ever printed in any newspaper.
There is heterogeneous incoherency ABOUT the
thing, which affords quite as much amusement
as surprise |, is clearly random shot, ana,
if II does any thing, will kill It's own parry us
said that ia random shot may kill The d.
is about as systematic aud connected, as II the
author had taken the rent aud taered leaves
- az W nd
with sort OF "hi ii" fling, precipitaIed Inc
whole tumble into leading editorial. But then
the most amusing part OF the business IS Inc
solemn and porteRtous gravity WIN Whicn nc
announces the forthcoming "Gunpowder Pio''
"THE South IN DANCED Think OF that and
iremble! "Benton is aspiring to the Presiien
cyln Good graciousl can this be true} "He
abandons and denounces his own section, ana
throws himself at the head of the great aboli-
sion movement" What vile dog ne IS Tor
this. II would seem to improve his chances ior
the Presidency; but why does not the Wing
denounce him. and Collamer, and Ewing, and
all such corrupted reprobates and their ass0-
clatss2 "Of the fourteen land half3I Demo
Gratis elected from this State, we do not believe
there is one who will not be found zeaiously
sustaining the election of Benton to the Presl-
dency, renegade and abolitionst though ne be-
Heavens! how the fingers of phrenoIogist
would Jingle 10 feel the wonderful develope.
ment OF the organ OF credulity upon The head oi
the Wing editor who had the happiness TO pen
that sentence. The old woman who believed her
sailor son when he told he. that he had hshed up
from The bottom OF The Red sea one OF The chariot
wheels belonging 10 Pharoahs host, was mere
skeptic, when compared 10 the all-belieVins spi-
rit OF our worthy neishbor. But THE SouTa
IN GENERALIZATION has struck Calhoun Ia
raj blow" What a savage is this Benlnn--hnw
unfortunate, poor Mr.. Calhoun. but that traS
unavoidable" clear case, then, we presume,
of "chance merely" or death BY accidenl-cc!-
,ainly "jusiAable homicide" "Co., ion las
,:..1..., s5.------y. .Ouiu hot hdSo
selected man more unpopular, or whose rh0ls
e0xrsc was more obnoxious 10 severe and just
animadversion." Is his opposition 10 The vii.
mot Proviso, and the aggressions OF the North
upon the slavery question, part OF his COURSE"
so obnoxious to Just animadversion "His last
Cdlh0EnGe is poser; i, routs his adversary be-
yond the possibility of rally!" But that
does NOT PROSTATE the South-the constitutional
aad "Latural rights Of the South" Praise be TO
the Lord, there is some consolation in this
But" says the Whig "il is of the very highes,
moment to The whole people OF the South, 10 know
in time the overwhelming ascendancy which
Benton has obtained in The Democratic parry,
and the stroog possibility, the almost absolute
certainty, that he will be the candidate OF that
parry tor the next Presidency, strengthened by
his deserving the South and going over TO the
Aboionisls;" and herein is found, we suppose,
The great danger" TO the South!
We arc often struck with The genius displayed
in advertisng-wilh the ingenious devices lor
attracting the attention Of the unobserving and
casual reader. Here for example, from West.
ern exchange;
"Mosr sANaUINARY AND HORRIBLE WAR IN
THs PuNAUB-aLL EUROPE SHAKEN TO ITS CEN.
mia splendid assortment OF Spring and
Summer Goods aud Clothing, al vastly reduced
prices, now offered for sale al Spoons Cross
Roads, halt mile beyond Slab Town. Old
clothes will be taken in exchange. J. JoBLlS."
"TnE SourH IN nlNoER" Mr.. Benton and
Mr.. Calhoun have quarrelIed: Benton, (says the
Whig,; has the best Of il. Benton has turned
renegade and aboliiionist" and is aspiring 10
the Presidency, and from this cause springs dan.
ger 10 the South This article is very much
like The Scoichman's definition OF Melaphysics-
THE man who listens to the lecturer dinna ken
what be is talking abooI; and the lecturer, dinua
ken precisely what i, is he is talking aboo hlnl--
sep."
But, In seriousness, there is oaly one charac-
tefistic clearly perceptible in this aitcle OF The
Wing: its hatred 10 Democracy, and Is sleepless
effort TO dupc and deceive the massc, OF the peo-
pie.
|, protssss, TO believe The South in danger he. |
cause Of a coalition between the Barnburners
and the Old Hunkers al the North, upon The |
subject Of slavery. The Wing says, AID SO do |
some other affiliated prints say, that the "nalu-
raj allies" Of the South have gone over horse and |
tool, TO the free soilers OF The Norlh and that |
now, the Democratic party beyond Mason and |
Dixon's line are all identified and thoroughly |
united upon the "free soil" question. This as ,
sertion is not true 10 its full extent There |
il, in New York and Pennsylvania, large !
and highly respectable portion OF the Democratic |
party bitterly opposed 10 the Barnburners or Free
Soiers. But still, We are free 10 admit, the |
statement is true TO much greater extent than |
toe most OF the statements made by the Wing |
newspapers concerning the Democracy
But, Tor the sake Of argument, let us suppose |
that all the Democracy of the North we're in
favor Of the free soil movement, without one
solitary exception what power is opposed
to them theref What party in the North is
making head against the free soil movement Of
the Democracy in that country Is il the
Wings Will any respectable man, a resident
of the United States, North, South, East OF West