Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-09

FIX
COURSE OF THE RICHMOND WHi0
in REFERENCE TO IT.
In The Wing @; the 3lsl e;'mo there appeared
the following article:
up r.IHoJN,S ADDRESS 1t IL obviously the
intention Of The Locooco party ~ hahe w., rmn,ss
refusing 10 sign this address an issue III ',e "a -
,aI aierion next Spring. In order that olf teiar's
nav se, thr course which has been pursueu VIA -
aard 10 it, we publish the following eIIa.. n4m, Wv
ro,respontencr OF the Philadelphia Norm t'he . :,
The paper was urgently pressed upon ''io - -
,y.i,r ~ ,,,Iu usouhLirIEp AUTHORITY TO MAKE
.rc. nopIyic.rIoSs A. THEY saw FIT, oror M
rim coxpIrioS SIGNING THEIR SAn ,,'as ohs.,y.
rnrnt wa, attended with M success ou'' - -u.r
.ns". ca,sfnI examination al The addtess, THAT
s.sy OBJECTIONABLE FEATUEEs HAD sEAN ti.ai,
md in some essential particulars vi so,nm,,,..
shanaa5 f,om that presented tn the Original conii
rs' @ ~ n,,hv If notice because fraud has eeen
deliberately prrpetrated against Snnte' dianaf,,n
fraud which viii b- held up 10 pnu". acssssyv-
shouIi \ defence be rendered inportaht VI - ..nd
M nov -r was de lecated by the recent aueus 80
or modify the address, and IN eTpar3asis 1uIr i'm
grounds of exception, vioi itoh :" sn,aniv commit
isr,or 10 C.. animal offence, has been wan'oy ~
I'D IL was adopted as II stood, ana me 20, ,be
o,nicn was So marked and unmisaNes, mo,ion IN
caucus empha,ically refused III roo 9,ion ne m.
issSs,,Y n. manifesto from the pos' ~ -.
meeting and consrn IL IL the charge oi suI @ ~ III
ais az were disposed 10 assume the iesp""'''''
publication" so.. nj The Baltimore
,,,n canfr,ns his statement And by inns nlsa"S
Mr. Calhoun thus presented for sisnh,ue ~ aront and
its very face character 80 a"uo M, u 70 he altered 10
r. were alike willing 10 aiio" y " ,n iii
ami the views 81 any who might WISH " W. mn as
IL bv this rlle we say that the hde,iy VI r,amrnov
VIM Ballard Preston ana ihos go aai,o,. in Virpi.
men owning more slaves than all tue eatos ~ I'D.
~, NJ, ,nssherare 10 be tried the charge OF hhue
lily To Southern tlehis
The SMALL CAPITALS are the Wings own.
When This article first appeared, We dio DOL
comment upop il; Tor, convinced as we were OF Tue
falsi,y Of lis statements, W. were noi soihc'e"'S
advised of the precise state OF IN" fac's ~ eon'
,roverr them. But in a late nnmner Of 'ne oh'ou
there ia notification hy Mr.. Venaole, Inc 81
c,e,srv NJ the meeting OF Southern MEMBERS
which completely puts to flight Inc m'srepresen-
,.,;o,s NJ the correspondent OF The North Anne
rican. [, turns on, tina, all the ma'eriai a's'"-
rims in the address were made before lis RECON-
ro;,menr and the TACT that they had been maze
ms proclaimed in The full meeting, and was no.
torious 10 every one
Bu, lei us see what those alterations WERE
and whether they removed as Jar as hs ways
,oe,s concerned, "many Objectionable features
The mos, material alteration which was made
wa. in the paragraph relative 10 The Oregon ou''
As il stood originally, il was supposed, oy some
Democrats, 10 reflect injuriously upon The Pfes-
dent, who had signed it; and as they had defend
"a his course, they did not like 10 do any thing
which might seem 10 cast reflection upon 1t =
We give the paragraph stricken out entire;
"a, the last session, they passed bill 10 es-
,ah;sh Territorial governmen, Tor Oregon, con-
tainiog a provision 10 exclude slavery, unaccom-
nanied by compromise, or by making aoy con-
cession or equivalent whatever 10 the SCUM. IL
WAS so passed, professedly 10 assert the unlimiI-
"A control of Congress over III, subject. IL was
me FIRST bill OF the kind ever passed, and marks
an important Stage in The progress OF aSeie.siohs
and Entertainments in reference 10 slavery IN Tue
territorial aspec, Of the subject. II has given
new and powerful impulse TO Inc aoohlionis's.-
Instead OF resting satisfied with so great step IN
their nrosress they are now utgins with greater
eel ,han over towards the accomplishment OF the
object they have in view.
II is true, as We are informed, The author OF Inc
address disclaimed any purpose 10 reflect upon
the President. His shaft was aimed al those
who had passed the bill, "pio'esesiiy 10 assert the
unlimited control oil Congress over the subIecti'
and moi al the Presiden; who had, by his message
repudia,ed, in the strongest terms any such pur'
pose on his par. Still, in Inc spirit Of cohcil'a-
.;on /, was stricken out. and the paragraph, "a il
now stands, substituted.
Blu, will any one say, thai Inc paragraph as II
!, stood was an objectionable eatnte" 10 The
Southern Wings. the removal OF which, a'!ef
thew had soet against lie address, with this par
aoraph in j. was fraud upon thcm3 Let those
who heard their connstan. harPng upon Mr.
Folks signing he Oregon bill, during The late
Presidential canvass, answer.
Another change Ia The address from he orlgi
nal draft. vas the insertion OF paragraph max
ing proper acknowledgment 10 those gentlemen
yeorcsen,ing northern constituents who had UNI
,ormly defended Id rights OF the Sculh. Southern
democrats in SISTED upon lie insertion o. suct
paragraph as but juscc du.ia taose VINO MAJ
resisted a stropg public senimsni ai home
stand by US. Bat considering tina, all, m ina
category, weIs democrats, does ANYBODY oeiiev
that the absence ii srch psrag apa was an oo
lection with III " gs to the original address
and the ia...ti = 4 i - rf'r"'s'"n :" recon
Gle theG
Another alteration which was made was II
the frs, paragraph. In the original address j
vas as follows:
We whose names are hercunto annexed, ad
dress YOU in discharge OF Whai We beiieve 70 o.
a solemn duty, ~ The most important suoJec
eyer presented f,r your consideration, NOT ex
ceotine The declaration which separated you ant
IN. other united colonies from the parent coun
try: NAT involved your independence; but tnl
yont all, not excepting even your saiety.l
The words in brackets were stricken OUT
Did the striking on, of them materially chang
m. sentiment Recoliect il was addressed Il
communities which have perpetual existence
and when il declared 20 the ciuzsns OF the Safe
of this Union which had participated in the Revo
linton that ,hey were al resseI, "a r. sisn-rs o
the address believed I'm the most important SUD
ssd ep.y presented for their e"ns,dera'ion," 4 id tn
addition OF the words stricken oal lend additional
force To The sentiment
Again: Near the end of The address, the words
.s ,hey originally stood were these
AS the assailed, you would Stand is'iied b.
all Ia w., hu man and divine, in repeiiiag blow
sa ,ugernns, without looking 10 consequences
pose. Your assaiian,s, ami not you, woad b
responsible for consequences. I'll would be fo
them. and not for you, to coant the value OF th'
Uniou. Wthou, your tights, it would be worse
shan useless sword 10 assault, and not a shield
TO defend you'll"
The words in brackets we're stricken on,
No one pretended that they changed The char
aeter of the sentence But il was anticipate,
that the hue and cry OF disun,ou wonld be raise'
for facious proposes, aud the change was made
10 avoid the merest pretext for ii.
But we recur TO the question we have alresd,
propounied Did these alterations "expurga'
the main grounds OF objections Of The Whigs3
and is the charge true, that the making OF them
even if they ha been made as is alleged, ate
the address was voted upon, amount TO fraut
up,n the Southern WhieS3 Let The facts w,