Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-02-19
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.

,.ooi Alabama well said on Tuesday, the Pres
10 ,he fate of Acteon-to be torn in pieces by
csh ,, The "disgraceful dodge of the California
no bo sovereign panacea for the evil Of the day. ac-
70 ths Republic-has been openly repudiated oy some
Garner most enthusiastic supporters OF lien Taylor
y, p.en of the Senate, and Messrs. Hllard Clngman
~. Toonbs and others in the House, have torn the
I'M, Message into fragments and exposed the Insult
South in paming the false and mongel constitution
i;n;, on our people. From the South proper II will
, bu, little tavor-hough 1t has been greedy ]umpeo
-, iree soil Wings ut the North, who obtain all they
~ the enforcement OF the plan OF the Executive Ihat
=. .;rs. Z, now phase to the Wmot Proviso-for which
r. .sw Presidential proyso Is now substituted. As Mr.
ln,e oreibly remarks
r. wmo, proyiso proposes the exclusion Of the South
fam California and New Mexico and all the lerrtores OF
I;,n and is enacted by Congress primarily. The Cal
a nryso is the thing in form and substance and
[ and is enacted by Congress secondary, adopted orig
y by the people OF California, in the so-caed conven-
' ,,d enacted BY Congress-; because he held that the
.,n o this is lawless and without effect until Congress
r,, H. thereby enactng it secondarily de thought ne
@ sn,red 10 show that all the recommendations in the
,pe are attributable TO the action OF TINS Admnlsta-
Ne sse the policy of the message in the proclamation
- General Riley which met with the subsequent sanction
i. ADMINISTRATIONS and we gee that Thomas Butler King
was directed follow General Riley and consummae the
,.aa,ogs which he initiated. The South protested
This eor, exclude them and insist on their rights
!, emlerae 10 the Territories with their property The
W;mo, provso voted down by this House Were they
a,,bu,e This the magnanimty OF the North! Not al
N The very individuals who voted TO lay the Wimot Pro-
y,o on the table pledged now 10 exclude the South be-
e,u,e there is another mode in the OF the
Iraculiye The Arm resistance OF the Soutn 10 the Ca-
f noyiso will be at all hazards and every estremity and
thew will triumph They must stand prepared to resist ag-
clessons IN every iornl
Nos, significant language used by Mr. Love, able
and influential whig in the Senate of Georgu, in recent
d,bs,s II is thus noticed in the Federal Union:
Mr. Love took bold and decided stand He said ne was
Khg was born Whig and expected TO die Wing, had
sustained Gen Tavlo because he thought the South could
y upon him but his annual message had excited MS alarm
Now however compelled TO since the reception
Of his California message, the scales had fallen from MS
sscs proved that he had taken ground against TIE South
He Mr. L. in this matter knew no party; ne woaia ac win
who went for the South lie characterized the move
mnl By which California is sought to be brought into the
ron as the Wilmot Proyiso in its basest form as fraud
upon the South After discussing several OF the questions
Issue no expressed his devotion to the Union out prefer
led its severance dshonor and the degradation 0i the
South and closed with eloquent appeal 10 the Senate to
sand firmly BY the rights of the South, as the only means
d preserving il.
In tho teeth OF this 0damnng enough evidence that, In
The opinion OF leading Southern Tayorites the South has
n cheated and insuled the Republic the specia imported
eg,n continues 10 uphold the California dodge and to
npugn the motives of It's party friends who are too
independent to bow down the Juggernaut of "availaoll
~ and sacrifice the South please the monster Let the
South hear what that deectable organ Of Gen Taylor the
co,torsr Of tho Richmond Whig says
Ths truth s that the whole of the prevailing excitement
The work of mere agitaors 1t set on foot by the
as spaper the authors Of the Southern Address, the
Ab,lonists and few malcQaten Whigs who were dsap-
pointed in their aspirations for Cabinet honors or foreign
MISSIONS under General Taylor If these disappointed gen.
lmen and of the Bitter Enders were out of the way,
should apprehend no Of difficulty in arriving at
satisfactory solution Of the whole question.
have heard thu, Democrat Whesng offered copy OF
c Thnp-n speech 10 thu Enquirer for publication many mont
bu The Editors declined publish H. We kno" nothing Of the
.e oasre ba: told be established II hi" be
~, thar support of Col Thompson Is commentary Indeed upon
lsi loud ptaioss.ons iof Southern nsh!a- Whiy
We have but few words in reply TO the above. When
tbs FIRST joint order for the election ofAudto &c. on the 9th
February, up not in the city, but on return
nstwoGays AFTER understood that statement was ccuat-
cd that had months before received such speech
d M Thompson and had refused request to publish IT.
We taxed our memory and could ecal no such occurrence
W" however proceeded ransack our mass OF old papers,
ah found letter enclosing the speech leaving TO our dis
c'ei'n publish not The letter was from one who
had warmly opposed the election Of Col Thompson TO the
'ehaie-snd in the old bundle discovered another
eie IRON friend Of Col t. stating that he had been de-
ated on Of this Speech and moreover the very
opposite ground that Col r. for the "mixed basis and
was Too much ofan Eus.srn Vrgnian in his opinions Col
had be .eieated aud it not for MS TO publish what
n been ssdoy his opponents to produce that result We
put both letters away and believe that could not have
iea' Inc speech of it remained our memory
'ae Two an'agonistic letters dated four gears
S'hachin defence. As to the concluding insinua
'"a o the Whg would say that the warmest Whig op
p'"a'' Of Col T., viz: Mr. Syme, Mr. Wheate Col. Par
0 &C. admit that Col Thompson is not only sound, but
~ Southern the subject OF slavery, and the Whg dare
"'oeny sssa Col T. with charges of unsoundness in the
ss' OF hvIr published opinions In association with Mr..
N the present Minister to France, Col T. acted on tho
uHon /" settle the disputed question with Ohio, in which
,'sy was involved and nothing then heard from the
as his want OF fidelity Southern Rights The Wing
y, 4ey miss IRE in attempting to make capital out OF
This matter