Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-04-20
ppns-soILlsM AND DEMOCRACY

PREs-solLlSM AND DEMOCRACY.
The Wing press Of The South are now max
inc very strenuous, but disneenuous enor''
10 identity the Democracy OF the North WIN
rho Free Soil movement there. II We could pe
s,rnrised al any act OF efrontery on the part
If The Wings, this, indeed would be sufhcient
from lis enormiiy.
The Times newspaper OF ibis city is continual
" harping upon this striug-and the same key
i pIayed upon from day 10 day about 1.-THE ma
turaI allies oi the South"
lis well known 10 The nation, that Inc only
resistance which is opposed 10 Free Soiiish d'
,hs Nouh. i TO be found amongst the Demo-
cratic marry. We would like for The Times 10
saw yea or nay TO ths-we would De e3leli'ey
obliged 10 The selt-righ,eous gentry oil the wing
press. who ridicule The idea OF The Northern De-
moeracy unfolding and sustaining the South on
,he SLAYER, question, 10 show us II they DO mol,
who do3 Can il BE- shown BY The best informed
Of the great party, which processes AL me de'
c.ncy and all the talent" lha; one single wing
press in all America, situated IN Tree STATE, Il
opposed 10 Free Soilism, or scarcely 10 Aooii
,iuuism itsell2 Can any Wing show man OF
distinction, belonging 10 his party North OF Ma
SORTS and Dixon's line, who is not heart and soul
mind aud body, thoroughly imbued with Inc pIin-
cpes. and identified with he movements oil Inc
Free Soil par,y2 Nj. Webster claimed the mum
der" as his own-and no man, North or Soulh'
has ever disputed his title 10 The distinction. IL
has been reserved TO P Wing President, Tor Inc
frs, tine in the annals oil our Governments
history, TO introduce into his Cabiael men wnoSf
opinions are no, only identical with The Free
Soers, bu, whose principles have been SHOWN
By their votes in Congress, 10 be OF The most dead
", nalisnan, and unconstitutional character upon
| the subiec, OF Southern slavery. The power OF
the Wig parry at the North, the great influence
which Caoine, appointment gives, have oeen'
through Wing organization, and Gen. Taylors
policy, brought directly 10 bear upon The slave
| 80 ,,ns.orc-.iy, --.uyeu against the
| equality and the honor OF The Soulh. II there is
to be found upon The pages OF The Congressional
Journals one vote, more offensive and insulting
10 The South Than all others, j. is that given Tor
Gou's resolution, by MIR. Postmaster Collamer,
General TayIor's Cabinet adviser. That re-.
solution proposed, by an endorsement OF Con-
gress, 10 say TO The negro slave "you are entitled
TO The highest privilege which belongs to cil-
zen-you are entitled TO voTE-and by that vote
TO say whether or not slavery shall exist !" Mr..
Collamer was willing TO put the slave of the Dis.
lrict upon higher footing than the poor laborer
OF Virginia and for this phiIanthropic act he is
put into the Cabinet OF Southern Wing Presi.
dent.
The National Intelligencer is bitter in its
crussdes, and loud in lis warnings and COM
plants, upon The subject Of an alleged alliance
between the Democrat, aud Free Sellers of Con.
neclicul. The lesser organs, and all the little
wind instruments Of The smallest capacity, in The
country villages, have taken up the strain, and
are as vocerous about il as il their viruous
party had never before contemplated the act, ex
cept 10 Iep.obate H. Suppose this union did take
pacc-is il very uicnsirous? Is il thing SO
dangerous 10 the South that The Democrats
should iorsake their party even in Virginia 3
The indignant Wing press would make US be.
levc So Where, then, shall we GOT Into
whose vif,uous bosom shall we fee for SYM
pathy and protection To the Whiss-to
glorious old Rough and Ready-do they tell
us1 Well now, Ill is a fact,-"lrue il is and
pity lis Ills rue,"-lhat the Wings have often
humbugsed US none of The smallest, but there
III,
pocrisy viainous effroniery that stares
even Inc cophding spirit OF Democracy. Fly
10 the Wings, NORTH or South, TO get rid OF Free
soilism1 Why, tn Wing party, without one
exception, Norh. IS ;rce soil The very COM
plant about The receo coalition between The free
soers of Connecticut AID The Democrats, gives
up the argument. |, shews that the union is a
recent one; where hen were The free soilers be-
fore this union with what parry dii they acl7
Why, OF course with The Whigs-lhe free soil
Whigs-ihe Wing party, which is inside and
outside, and all over free soil-ullra Tree SOIL
staodins between tree soil and aboitionism, like
twilight. between evening and The night; no man
can say wnere the one terminates and the other
begins. There is no little animal of The feline
species TO be found in our forests, which carries
along with j, stronger perfume OF its paren! cat
than does The Wing parry of the North carry |
along with Ii the odors Of Abolitionism; and |
YET, because the Democrats act In conjunc-
ZION viii party whose only b.emish is, lha, |
they hold one principle in common with the
Wings the Wings, for This act denounce the De.
mocracy as ira TORS to The Southern interest.
With wha, an especial i'll grace does denun.
citation Of this sort come from the Wing press
Of this city, except the Republican )'afier their
course upon tie Legislative resolutions which re.
Gently passed that body! There was, TO he sure,
remarkable unanimily of sentiment between
both parties, alike honorable 10 the gentlemen Of
he Legislature and TO Inc Stale which they so
,lorously represented. But there was even iu
he councis OF this venerable old Common
wealth, division, small 10 number to be sure,
'ut very lar from being Insignificant, for talent
Ind position. Each and every one OF The recu-
ants was Wing. The press which lent its
i'd 10 sustain, which Withheld its lhunders from
enouDcing The tree soil faction within our own
Halls, was the Wing press of Richmond the
ccredited organs of the Wing parry in Virgi.
ia-lhs identical worthless who see now, far
way in Connecticut, so much terrible anger
The South, from an snion between the Democ-
scy, and party holding precisely the free soil
:inciples which they had no wcrd OF csn.ure
", wheu proclaimed in the caTiol Of Virginia
: svading members Of their own party.
Ii the resistance a, The North TO the fanalical
brit Of aggression upon The rights Of Southern
aveholders has become more and more feeble, +
mus, be allowed that il is owing more to The