Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-03-29

,,,a.d 10 hear 1his though 'r t. thereby runs III "'
of 9Th, Immortal" who swears By the consutioha"y VI
The proyiso Mr. c. has, however, utterly mistaken IT.
r,c,crfor il be humbna, It Is one oi the i'oS
and fanous that was ever devised
w. ,rc now two candidates in The feIL-Nr Grams ihe
aor u,t, over 100 Wings and Mr. August, an IN
,4,, candidate Will there be any more horses III 'e
fieldl ...
Than the factious and unprncpcd course of this iHgl
e,;n tSonihern Democrats nothing more dlscreaapc
nr ,r,nsnred in the annals OF this country 10 aAe
marin eaptdl they deliberately set TO Work 70 ian 'c d
Py c,ionnl controversy, which, for aughf thoy r'te"'
;, suhyer the Union; and will, under the Wses uea,
,ment thot may be adopted, leave wounds when WI" tn
far wears But they were aboring IN their VOCATION,
,erc s,rucnling for the Spols. They were uhuueinS
S,,bnrn Whip Prcsidcntan honest man ana a'iI".
and what did ii 10 them what became Of fu'' u
iice or the un'' WHICH '' Yesterdays Wing.
ru ,ve nrecous unorced is of piece with the speech
= u,.n,y ,bc North Carolina traitor 1t means nothing
A ,on that all the excitement n the South was so''e" W
10 ,bc Democrats for party capital and for the spoS-'a "
deed the South had no cause 10 complain oil any 'es'e
from The Nortl-ha the agitation was all humous' anu '
,. fus ii miserable partizanship. In wha riaie'o
d docs the Wing place itself and party, by such rho
iomor,ode ~ the above Was il for "the sr"ls OF 'c ~
r ,,, ts,t Southern Wings such Norton Cabel o'e
ubons Toombs So broke the letters OF party defeated "
sc,ion Of Winthrop the administration candidate tor Spea
ksrn III
,on in Congress We had thought that they were honest
m o,ic in their course but if the Wing is 10 be be-
rvcd they were the dupes OF the Southern Demo
,, Was not thr Wing itself sincere when 1t pledged
i,.f 10 30 as far the arthes even TO asuaioa III dc-
crce ol Southern riahts-and when ii called on the WINGS
If thu Legislature unanimously 10 sustain the resolutions '
the Nashville Convention though It afterwards eAhioi'ca
on this subject the most extraordinary backing ah' h
Were Wing members OF the Legislature, VIII" '"'e" '
these resolutions playing the hypocric OF were heyi Win
the Wing the upcs of the Democratic game and made u"
fan fine flames of sectional controversy! We ask Tor III
formation.
Ii is true Wing attempts 10 trace back the causes vi inc
slavery excitement 10 political Of the Southern
Democrats in the Congressional election of last yearbt IL
is obvious 10 the shallow observer that the causes then
ystng for Southern ample in themselves 10 call
for decided stand the part Of The South Who can Tor
rel ia. resolution of Colt abolish slavery in the District
OF Columbn and the infamous propositions OF Gidding'
which were oi being passed by the House II Is
true that the Just causes, then existing continued 10 swell
into importance and received force from the lowering
Sims l,no the present session Of Con.rcssbut the gra-
,,o,u wos one and the sae-nd if the South this winter
had cause Ia complain of Northern aggression she had >i-
lar ca.e last year when she made herself heard through Tie
bao,-boA Had the mhcclc Regency done lis duty ana
"S.uhcru President not araycd himself against his native
l
snbcc, ANYTHING calculated excite party celns-bnl the
truth Of history compels declare that The course Of The
Reoency has been calculated FIR from qncins and
surin the South 10 add fuel IL the flame. Had President
Taylor Tor Their his confidential advisers Preson Ewing,
taken his stand by the Constitution and the regular ac-
ton OF the Government should not have seem rs We have
done leading Southern Wings Congress arayed against the
Regency and Wings denounced by The Presidents
organ rs caicd by the nonccep Of the spois Say what
The Wing will the Administration il responsible for the fail
IRE of fair and equitable adjustment Of the vexed quest lon
Ii was Stephens Pendleton and six other Southern Wings
who keep the agitation open for the benefit OF Taylor
election defeated the Clayton compromise As The entrst-
ed of Taylor the infamous Seward one year a9" made
his special work and boast To prevent the passage Vi
Walkers proposition with which the South satisfied,
and by the passage which the excitement would have been
allaycd And this session. find the Taylor Regency.
for fear Of meeting the Wmo; Proviso advising Congress
Il, admit the fret soil State Of California, under irregular
and ustlrpn organization and do nothing in regard 10 the
Territories thereby still leaving them aprey 10 the eesoi in
terest instead boldly meeting The question: throwing Terri
ioia Gof.nmehIs Them respecting the honor and feel
ing- OF h South and aloding equal rights to all portions OF
the coniederacy The administration policy is very
desired and advocated BY The enemies Of The South yet
We hear Southern Wing organ audng this double dealing
Regency the skies and pouring out lis yuperaon on
the Southern Democracy because has stood for South
ern rights and pursued course which the Wing itself
| sionahy recommended.
We can assure the Wing that the dark question il by
means settled The signs NJ Washington are lowering
again and il bohouyes South maintain lis firm attitude
more than ever Ii months since the Nashville Con
vcm,ion thought eXpcdcn and so The Legislature al
most unanimously dccrced it, being invoked thereto by The
Whig il more so-and we call on the Wing 10
unite with in urging prompt meeting OF the citizens al
Richmond an the subject Will The Wing do So, not =!
This is the time for action
A GROSS OUTRAGE.
We Yesterday published the charge of mntiating the Jour
na made against the Speaker of the House of Representa-
lves by the detcsabc free sole Preston King, and MIR
Cotbs prompt manly and conclusive vindication. Ii is
cheering 10 observe the unanimy with which members Of
III parties sustained the conduct of the Speaker.
Mr. Boar offered the following resolution saying that he
lid not wish la make single remark, VIZ:
Resolved That the charges made against the Speaker ol
This House. Of muang The Journal Of this House, BY Mr.
PREsros kiSG Il member from the State OF New OK Is
hy his statement without the color oi reason or ounda
lion
Mr. BAYLy said that this roundess this base charge eocs
upun Journal and is there Ia endure forever The reu-
ation vii only live in The fleeing pages Of the newspapers
As personal and political friend Of the Speaker, and rs
citizen Of the republic feeling deeply interest i'll its so
y lie Wiling that the pctinancE. Journal sl"n:
carry down po-ierts chrf2e without The condemnation
Of the House upon and that vote should appear side by
side with lhc charge itself. hascr charge has never been
made.
The SPEAKER pro TEN. reminded him that such EXPIRE.
slons not in order.
Mr.. STEPmENs. cordially approve OF The resolution oil
the gentleman fro Suuh Carolina, Nlr BURT,l and move
the previous question.
Mr. ScnESck thea said that he perfectly satisfied
that nothing had been done By the Speaker but what he had
right do and under rule what ought 10 have been done
He recognized propricy of the Speakers view oi The
question order The House knows nothing about Cali
orna bill the Committee Of the Whole originated H. Thai
hill is incidental the consideration Of the Presidents spc
cal message If the debate be stopped the message
will stop on all incidents. The House satisfied that
censllre can attach TO the Speaker
Mr. BAYLy remarked that the feeling of Indignation
natural one and therefore he hoped 10 be- excused The
Speaker of this House had been charged with mutng The
IauIa accomplish political Objects his decision had been
gnaiizsd after thought, and alleged that The
Joirna. had been revised suit his views. mere
eliminating charge has been made and Therefore he
preferred Committee 10 stamp the charge il deserved
In spite, however, Of the universal appreciation of the
Speakers course the red-mouthed New York free soiler
doagedly persisted in his malicious nsnuations Mr. lSGE
asked him whether he willing admit that he acted I'M
der Misrepresentation and would Withdraw the chagefo
he KIsG) reiterated the charge he a. unwilling to
onerate him from ccnsure.-KISc in reply said:
The Journal he repeated had been erased and the very
words of his resolution struck and other words substu