Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-10-02
tuesday Mornins, October ,, lsf9.
CONSISTENCY.

Tuesday uorning, October - 1917.
CONSISTENCY.
We have been astonishcd at Tie cooi ''"Pu'
dence with which the Southern Wing press ca
NOR ont their assaults on what they call The ireo
soi, coalition of the i!unkers and Bafnourhers
Of New York 1t isl true, the RESOLUTIONS o. TIC
Syracuse Mass Convention go 80 lar as 10 a'o"
The e.pediency and cons,,utionali;y OF the Will
mot proyi.o-tut they at the same time ex-
n,essIv d,clore that that question is not 10 be
node q tes,-ard, as the Hunktr papers say, ana
what is no doubt true, thoe resolutions must
he REGARDED as speaking the voice mol ci he
mass Of lie party, but Of the inivlduils WHO
were prescut On This point, therefore, We
contend lLat there las been no SURRENDER 10
free soil''-but, as tie Noii.nai lneiligencef
good Wing authority ssys, The Two DIVISIONS Oh
The party in New York agreed TO hold lhc'F
opinions On The slavery qusstisn in aoeiance'
Bu; ad,ai. that III. N,w YORK Democracy have
>uc.unbef 10 free sod, did they not lid Inc e8-
ample first set fer them By Sonihe:n Wni.s;
wfo.. presses wfG'e. o!a'ois spoke ahd fa'y
yoed, Tor Millaid Fillmore, as thorough lie:
seller SIS the country canlaias2 Win what ia
eau any Southern Fi.moEene co"p'ain of tie
Norlhern Democracy, when re himself, SCUM
en- man, has actually ro.sd fer iail b'o9ded
tr,e soIer who at lime, i: was though! likely
on accoun. Of General Taylols illness, would e
armed with all the patronage and power OF Pre-
sdenl2 We might here well fcs cur reply;
bat recent indica icns satisfy cur minds Ira
The Southern Wings voled not only ier
free soilsr as Vice President, bat also lei
a President, who is A isee-suer. Last week lhs
Union called directly On The Republic 10 say
whether General Taylor was or was moi III r.
yor OF The Wilmci proviso; and whether he
wen d ur would no, veto bill with that udiouS
feature The Union stated al The same lime
that, il the confidential organ declined 10 answer
the inlcrroea!ory, il should infer from lis sIence
ha General Taylor vas in favor Of he Pro-
visa, md would approve it il j. %eIe passed
b. Congress! The Republic has declined IL
xcr, and has virtually admitted The truth
o. The declaration. Tic RsrnbIc attempts
o sneak CT, u?an the un'eEabe ground
III The i.ap;c?riely NJ III, EXECUTIVE !cslins
his views be known in advance OF the &C
lion OF {, ngfess. Bulitis is a ridiculous device
--:ur ali Ohio Whig paper has published he sub
jec! oi q conversation IN Pennsylvania, in which
Gen, Tay3cr asserted ihaj he would chcclfully
approve The Wiimoi Pfcviso. This slaemenl
was more than once published under the Ecse o.
The lwo organs 4. Washington, "a! il has never
bseD .enI'd. Il ma therefore BE- REGARDED as true
But, ieithe!, III iapiy ~ somc s;Iictafcs Vi The
National ln;e:senccr Gil The Vermont election,
W. ayowei GU belief l!la. General Taylor was ;
i.cc .ilsr AID appealed to that paper 10 lc, The
puui!c hauw The tlG!h, and 10 deEy or admit the
opinion. |. has preserved an omnuus sil.Lce
aGd is iaiiufe 10 reply confirms our belief. In
Saturday Iuei!iscmcel there is icag address 10
Inc wings oi Maryland, which concludes with
the following language, that sdmi.s Of but ono
cvastiu cl:on:
"Bui j. mas be remembered lhal one Ct the
lunGs mental positions oi the inaugural IS, ina. Il,
is ioI The mIstem o. Congress 10 regulate mat.
:ers oi domestic policy
II is upon Congress then, aH5r al, ttgt riH
GfpsHd lac dss,Sor u M great questions wii'ca
may (and wi.D b. raisei cu:;:. t!= next tour
yeas, and il vii be ihc sIeraisbl3 .au!t Of Gu:
~ .'is- iin: i.emse:yt II :nif;;'fry IN inc rex
House 81 keFfescu;alites.'
f:ero the omairoicncc Of Congress is FULLY
admitted, a. to All ''thc groa! questions One
of ''t:4e grca, questions is undoubtedly the
" ilmot ProYso--and Tie IntelscaccT loaVes
bu! Gre inference, viz that Gen. Tay!5r viii
moi interfere, bat will make 'the decision" of
his question "depend upon Congress" Is nj
Gen Taylor, then, a practical freq soiler in
thus abandoning the South 10 tie tender
mercics OF Congfessi Aad what night, We re-
peat, bare Southern Wings 10 tlamc tie Sor.
thcrn Democracy f"r ljing ill the fac Of jus
lice AID is., when they themselves, born and
bred OIL Tie soil have niadls sisred away the
rights and hcnur Of lLe South, ~ yytins for
Free Soil President, and Wee President