Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-01-23

,vc advocated full and free conference u -
ar.ncb,s Il ,bc Legislature, and, even lar'ne'
acou;esccI in The jim, committee Oh W." N
ur Co,yay's resolutions passed Though 81
,hoss c,,.ites with remarkable nnanm''Y' ""a
20 therefore ,e July justified in urging wv
.ta,,;-n =. ,ne sales, nay, The only, ipsah' q
.ua;r;cn The .'unaniu,i.i" SO mhe" ''s
From he avowal> OF MIR. Scou anu M
ns>o i, was cviden' hat no comp'o'"''e
.,;, ,ba,., un,ess j! gave up the whole pf'"''p''
and n.cet Virginia in The position oil ~ n
IN, retreat. Coud it be expected, then' una :
,o,bs If Inc, House should yield 10 NE "e's'0
minority OF 10Th 2 and who was 10 o''". Wa
n. want OF "unauimi,Yp Yet the l'"'' 'a"O
unoa The people to "lebuke" The "Iesi''au. w.
nj. sto men nTamounting 10 l44, Wings ana De.
,nocra.s and 10 uphold The sixteen who oossina'e
i, .oid ,,n, oaa;nsr the overwhelming majority
We suspect NAT lhe' 'rebake' wiz NC oA '"e '
side. u,.;,
r., there i an article in yesterdays wing,
which shews up the baseiess character Oh '"'
Times objections. The Wing, as we nave ''on
lime IN lime shewn, has done every thiog III
- nower ~ rbwau and defeat action hese.-
When Mr. Scols resolutions were presented, '"e
Wing virtually endorsed Them. Wheh W. :
Meade from Virginia, moved 10 Inc tiooSe "
an ain from Congress more efficient measures ~
r.cs;ve o,r tugiiye slaves, he was denouncea
by The Wing as an equal asitator with 1'oa'ngs'
and standing on he same platform WIN MN
.od when MIR Meade made his argument, wnlch
was pronounced by Wing and Democrat 10 DC
snund and able, in favor Of the Pacheeo pi''
rsince passed, he was black-talled by mel mig
or hi. narty "asilalion" The Southern meet
mo al Washington was held up by the same
Wing as band OF political "asitaIors" Such
nm. lis course-bnl owing 10 The vote Cd sa'u'-
dav or some other cause, a sudden change mas
come over that paper, which now seems driven
ioro 'the patriotic current as friend Roane USED
70 say; for in yesterdays Wing we ind the ioi-
lowing
There was ia substance but very stsht,
a;a.,.uec be,wern The resolutions offered By Mr.
.rpomas and those OF the Joint COMMITTEE.
,;,her was strong enough, and As The former
woult have commanded d unanimous Vote, We
mink il would have been wiser 10 aGopi mem
Put Inc majority thought otherwise ana prooa-
b!y the effects pouldno. b. different. whe!her lhf
| one or tie other were adop'ed. Ihsre Is no "
r.rsitv Of s.ntimeat among the people y the cont
mouueolh M tie main points IN controversy :
mi ihat a!er ali, is The most important ihd''e''
The resolutions of the joint Committee have
,een dav alter day be-abored by Mr.. Scot aud
mis- CO. workers as full OF rebelIion MT Thomson
If Jefferson called it "lreason") and disunlon
We, The Wing now says that there is I'm SUD-
s,.nce hut very slight difference between MI
Thomas resolutions and the committees, and
| Mr.. Scot, and his party voted for the former. II
! there was so little difference, why DID not inc
! Il WELD 10 Inc III for The sake Of "nnan'mityi
Th. Whis is right in one particular: There IS NJ
diversity OF sentiment among The people on INT
main point in controversy" so lar from tneii
rrhukine the ia resistance maniesto men,
as the Times would have IL they will be very
an, n visi their ebukes on The minority OF 10 wht
attempted 10 show tina; there toas such "oiVers''!
ot sentiment" in the Stale. Their opposition
nowever will only rufi1e the surface ilile, art
he broad fact will stand forth the more boio
~. that on such a question The people q Vir
siua are fitm and united. Were more proc
wanting, i, would be supplied in the tate oil MI
Scor,,s own famous resolutions. They were ap
o,andsd BY the Boston Atlas (lhe leading Fede
raj paper in New Engiand) as echoiog 'ihe sen
,inen!s OF the Wing parry OF The Sou'h"-fo
onnosing them ire were denounced by The Basio
Courier (Nr. Webster's exponenl) as The JUNO
organ Of slaveiy;" the Marinsburs (Vifsinia
Gazette, taking III. wrong cue, speaks OF Nj
SCOTS resolutions as addressing lhemselVe
ow;,h much force to The good sense Of the pee
nc and appealing strongly to heir feelings
Ioyal,y 10 The Union. We are happy [says III
Gs,,,.s1.o is:s-o On sie Joiiu ,ney are general
aud cordially approved by all who are more an,
ious 10 preserve The Union than 10 kick up
row"
A Richmond correspondent Of he same papc
Certainly neither of the Berkeley delegates wh
voted Tor The Committees resolutions said:
"Of course his Mr.. Scuu's] temperate view
do not suit the asiletors and mere are many
nc House deeply attached 10 The Uoun, and an
ious Tor speedy adjustment OF his vexed que!
lion, who do not THINK his resolutions stron
en- ugh Tor Inc ZINES. J cannot help hinkin
ina! iney would have a beucr fleet than he pu.
uaciaus Resolves OF our tire-calers"
Under ali these circumstances, the public vi
ask, with nstarai curiosity, what has becom
OF these resolutions; where are The "many" wh
| Ala mi th;nl even them ustTOuU PCOuoh for II
lim.s7' ihev w,re not offered by the move
and We sincerely believe, that, il tested by a vo'
hey would net nave received the support Oh an
one bui lrei. aulncr. Does no, this fact ad
Strength 10 The opinion. that on This vital que:
ton, there is, win "a slight difference" re
nar,able unanmi,y in Virginia Does II q
speak in ltampcr-ones 10 ne lovers OF the Consii
non and me Union, North and Soulh2