Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-07-31
RIG II MOND, VA.
Tuesday Morning, July 81, ls49.
JUST AS WE EXPECTED.


In publishing Mr.. Henry Claws letter 10 II.
mass meeting OF The Free-Soers held al Cley.
land, We asked, would The Wing party condemn
line position Tor father The wan. Of posion
which he assuned} We ven;u,ed the pretic,io5
that although they were open.mouthed in abuse
| Of General Cass, who, though Northern man
firmly STANDS by Southern rights, yet they would
| have no word CT complaint 10 u.ler against Oh
Harry. This prediction has been verified Ore
or two Wing presses evince heir disapprobslion
By saying they are sorry that he wrote The leler,
while others see nothing in il 10 find fault viii
Ii is enough for The South TO know that the Flet.
Sellers thought him sufficiently enc OF Them 10
uvic him 10 join them in a convention, and win
such men as Tappan, Ellsworth, Van Buren, ant
that ilk, to carry out their mad schemes 10 De.
s!roy the tights OF lhe States; and it is sufficient
evidence that he had some great Object in view
in coun'enancing them, BY replying submissive.
~, and regarding il as an "6onor 10 have been
invited" What that object was We have only
TO look a! The position assumed by Benton ami
Van Buren,, 10 discover He, a man OF ov.
ering Intellect Of erea: talents, and CT lofty posi.
zion, --cEc who has almost held the desinies oil
his Union in his hand, who has been called The
great Pacicator-now stoops as lowly, aEa
cfouches as humbly as the metesl political rick.
ster, to clutch the golden priz: upon which his
eyes have been eagerly bent for the last lhiny
years.
D,,t, IN
bier and rin!iitire feelings This letter OF Mr.
Clay has exciled in The breasts OF Wing Ell.
Tors in Virginia Tine Lynchburs Vireinian,
although il devoes column 10 extracts from
John Van Burel's speech .or the eiifca,on Of
its Wing readers, has only room for the follow.
inc in regard 10 This mons,rous Letter:
awe publish letters from Mr.. Gay and Mr..
Van BuIen declining invitations. The former,
we are afraid, gives in his formal adhesion 10
The principle OF Free SoiIism though he may
not approve Of a party organization upon 'ha!
| bass"
Truly his is Indignation with vengeancei--
But The Fa:myllle (Virgnia) Republican goes
iarihel. l. says
"For ourselves, We can see nothing more In
| il Than manly and courteous reply 10 polite
invitation, evlncing the same love OF country,
and The same determination 10 ieep aluol fToui
every scheme which may endansef her safeiy
that have uniformly cl!arac.efiz ID his long AMI
cvenllu! career"
We really should like 10 know Trough what
kind o! glasses the FarmviIle Republican 10 ,k'.
"!Noairg mare ti0a many anil courteous reply
I, pol ts inviia ion!" indeed To wba, kind OF
feast was he nyi,ed1 Lei US look al some OF the
dishes served up on that occasion. The Conven.
lion TO which Mr.. Clay was invited adopted the
following resoluti ms:
Resolved, That in The spirit Of the compact
solemny established by the ordinance OF 1877, be-
tween The original States and The people OF the
north western territory, we recognise The duty Of
Congress 10 resist The federation Of slave lcrfilo.
ries ard the admission Of slave States, ami 10
suffer no change in the complexion Of The Uoled
States Senate cecept in favor OF Freedom, and
no addition 10 the slave representation in the
House OF Representatives, whatever may be The
pre.ext ct Congressional compromise, stipulation
or precedent.
Resolved, That the existence OF human slave
rY al the seat Of Government is a foul siair upon
the cscuIchcon Ct our Republic, and ~ Effort,
should b. spared 10 elect Senator's and Repiescn.
'd'IVcs ~ Congress VINO VIII VOC UDHtsIdtlnSlY
lur Inc abolition OF slavery and The slave trade
in the Disric; OF Columbia, or The removal OF The
sea, oi Government 10 place consecra ed TO free
soil.
Resolved, That Ibis Convention approve the
platform ut The free Democracy, which vas pro.
mulsaled at Buffalo in August, 1913, and which
has since been sanctioned by every S;atc slave
or free, where The llec Democracy have ben or
caaZ,t.
Does The Republican think that Mr. Clay has
"evinced The same love oil country and the same
determination 10 keep aloof from every scheme
which may endanger the safety" OF the Union,
W mis- courteous reply" to men who you'd pro.
poga'e such diaboicaI sentmcns1 Does It app
prove or disapprove OF The doctrines advocated in
the above resoluions2 Probably il may wait On
Ill MIR. Clay can be heard. YET we would Ak,
arc such men proper guardians for The Soutt1
Are they such as shoult te appointed our SENT
nels to warm US OF dange.2 Shame upon such
friends The people cannot be humbueged BY
such Southern Whigsciy.