Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-11-15

rb ei.c,,ni il, tie Empire S..e ha-
eG .l,h more i,.-.ss 'saa 'r H"srTn".s election In
!he present on.re-- !" ij>r'Tdi Mr. alk'r and
another hal, and ha nSiis'rd, Its;nn KIM, WHO has
sr.pal down ii ioc I'd and 50 that he can LOOK both
yays at uncc: in liz Congress there will b. sftfe
aoi AID TN" or tie Deii"cacy or his Change
We are much Indebted 10 81! those who nave snstaihca
t5sc wise nc@sus Of The enmr'n'iSe t!ils re ASSEM-
by j. utg YET would an hope, taev are NhGs that
will 10; 90 The bidding 81 Mr.. Seward II they prove Ia
uioc aud ST. tie President ard cscicw Sewa'tsni,
We can endure lie defeat with somewhat more conipcSle
must BE- PENN led Ia express ny o.a: oi the gooc result
in Tho return Of Mr. Brooks to Congress, from The city OF
New York Should there be any Gliphins behind the screen,
he il the ferret Them Aso the return Of Mr.
Schermerhorn the Congress- sure guarantee that
his constituents will sustain him. for his support oi The COM
promise Of the last Congress.
The result in the State of Massachusetts is not yet sui
GENTLY known tu define her position fully Inc senate oil
Massachusetts is however, Democrats, and i, is confdtni
" expected from private advccs that the same result
wl be in he House in that event, Caleb Gushing will bc
Senator in place OF Mr. Winthrop This would DC veto
~ indeedMay tie expectation be fully realised ana air
Winthrop consigned private liz, he deserves To be
Should Mr. Webster not be here by The 18th you may lake
it o granted he has stopped Boston 10 give The citizens
talk. As Mr.. Webster talks 'Eght-up IN sustaining The
Union you may expect that he will not spare The abolition
isis by ncnI his words He has already said that the III
gitiye slave law would be sustained in massachusetts
and as he takes step backward presume he Will see ht
the law will bu sustained before his to this city Tia
President for the present. will Issue no precautionary
proclamation against The negro-steaers, but VII
not say BE- issued on The re.ui1
of Mr. Webster. From what can learn, there vi!
be for action the part OF the Executive; ant
the South may rest assured "f his faithful performance
his constitutional obligations in seeing the laws faithfully
executed" Ii did know this would not assert II
but believing in lie good intentions OF the President DO
sincerely hope that our Southern friends will not fan The
flame OF dsunion when have President doing all he can
10 heal difficulties that have been suffered long 10 DIS
tub the hnrmony of the South by the action OF the abol
zion incenares where found and where found
they disreg riders OF the compromises 81 me
constitution The President; then, should be sustained not
trwarcd il his patriotic eNer,ons.
The lion in New Jersey has been "c!ean sweep oil
Whggery the entire State. Oae HING Congressman
is left, and he ia the last Of the great seal fraud Mr
DAYTON L. 5. Senator, thought il little premature in Ar.
Seward make his early movement for tic abolition o s'-
very in the District evidently leaning that way 10 Keep ~
the sllvcy excitement The Legislature OF New Jersey
will PREMATURE when they supcrscdc Mr. Dayton
so BIZ well done, il should be done quickly
The elections Wisconsin, Michigan, and Illinois, so far
the Indicate somewhat disastrous TO the De-
uocrucy. II may be, that the summing up will prove more
favorable the partial returns indicate Mr. Wentworth Is
returned the next Congress is something gained
reputation of the House II stated in the papers, mat
Lonp John has been cowhided ty Mr. Wilson, Chicago,
and hat Wentworth for his life escape The casgainn
We know nothing of the merits OF the controversy vet this
know that there more deserving subject Tor
the whip than This same John Ncatorth OF Illinois We
say Mr.. WILSON, tire in his prai<cwothy act DO
unto Mr. Wentworth full justice and with the thanks oil
the public, lie will br greeted Tar and near.
Chcplin who stole the two negroes Messrs. Toombs
and Stephens of Georgia being tried in Montgomery
county Maryland. From what can learn of the witnesses,
his case is hopeless lie will have in the penlen-
ary But being nominated for the Presidency he may
escape punishment by hGbear corpus should he be elected
L
must work in the Peneairy his in I;me out
The Reform Convention in Maryland cannot osTee IN The
choice III President They have 81 many aspEanta !sre
concentration OF votes 10 be obtained Oh any VI Inc
gentlemen comprising ihr delegation They
have been voting than week and no choice macr
Gen Chapman has since been chosen, Mr.. H. t. Howard
having Withdrawn.
MOI 50 with the Convention In New Hampshire; there
the gallant General Franklin Pierce was elected On the first
ballot receiving all the OF the entire convention but
seven So in Virginia, Mr. Mason was almost unanimously
u elected on the fist ballot.
Virginia different interests OF the State will work
on re-assemblng Of the Convention, with not much
Q harmony in the formation OF the new Constitution
Ii much be regretted tina; opinion oil this Kind
should he entertained by the press much less the people
Seriously Mess!s Editors these different interests ns not
be entertained The Convention was not called iof iht
benefit the antircorers nor for the retorners aone-bu
for the mutual Improvement OF the hoie State without re-
ference this that interest-ths or that locality Thu
Western portion Of the State have borne her share
the responsibilities Of the Old Donnon and the East has
always with lavish hand poured forth her revenues 10 Try
and prop up her internal improvements We want no T:
valry but firm adherence 10 the whole interests Of 'h
State and that policy which looks ahead for The future
advancement Of Virginia as she --esio perpeua.
Your Obedienr servant, JACOB FAITHFUL ia.
> Ia "a. Editors er re En7ri-s-:
: yixrox, l.oaxprs touxrv, MISSISSIPPI ocr. 80.
Messra E.!,ors General Fooie is here, ana well a!eh
cxcaim, language of The great Roman ~ came,
saw conquered have ever been satisfied that the co'rs
he pursued regard 10 the paciica scheme, known NJ
tie Compromise Bill woG have resulted in the event OF IL
success only removing from the most dangerous
absolutely destructive excitement anu rrrcOn
cieabe conflict Of passions and feelings which country
has Witnessed but satisfactory settlement nigh
evidently have been had honorable alike 10 both secons
the Cnon If he could have obtained the cooperation o
Southern Senator'S Ambitious parIiZaa and cr"aklng De
magogues have been busy work here tew":-to say
nothing ana d,aniunisls. Ea rnaser
vasal here. The people dlniDnl.ts ~ srea''
whose orefhes purchased The independence and freedom
of America dsunionists They are reacy 10 exr!o
one and ALL bc language Of their no5. representative
! General Foote, "Manacle meincarceatc me-tlrow lie
into the darkest and mos: oahsome dungeon in the land
but my country from csunion." Such was the Ian
guage General Foote in Aberdeen yesterday in
the nobles efforts in the of humanity tha, has
been my good 10 listen 10. Deafcnng Ghous OF APP
probation and applause arose irresstbly from tho rnme
auditory who hear him. eyncing state o
affairs highly gratifying while disunon shows its hdeous
ASPECT in different portions the country Gov Qutman
out understand for armed resistance the compromise
and To The laws of his country; but ultman is not
the embodiment Of public feeling in Mississippi He will
not in the language Of another be nble command
poras guard il; the unnatural and unoy in which he
s about 10 embark The event will prove as disastrous 10
him it will be unfortunate in the history of our State
The people have been heard here. The few misguided
ambitious and designing have amongst usand they
be found everywhere whenever there
TO call them orth-nre misleading you abroad In regard TO
public sentiment here. Rely upon il, Mississippi Is right
and the demonstrations wherever Gen. Fooie makes his
appearance enthusiastic return to the post which he
ably and efficiently :ilI with honor himself and
his State will be triumphant. Movements have been,
will he, made defeat him: but the people, whose feelings
and principles he faithfully represented by the dsin
gused part which ho took in tie honorable adjustment
the delicate, complex and threatening difficulties has
ever Deem Tie misfortune oil country through
will show 10 the world that they know how appreciate and
reward merit
Selfish motives and imaginary wrongs have worked, and
are still working more Kiss upon bad and good men
South but change evidently taking place here though
really there has been excitement with OF
the people In my NORTHUMBERLAND there is in
ielgent and none having more at stakewere satisfied with
the Compromise BILL with its probable amendments and with
the lights before them satisfed with the final settlement,
though they would certainly have preferred the thirty de-
srees thirty minutes line through the territory of Texas al
most into at least The hir,yvc degrees thirty mi
nues line running dramatically from the Rio (irandc
TO Ia" indian territory would have squared her Northern boun-
daly; thus rendering rather probable that her
cupicd CONAN would be speedily settled nni nstu
lions built up friendly As the line runs cutting
OIL or rather hcnmng in portion of her territory between
the Indian and the New McxicsG must be exceedingly
doubtful in the event Of the prohibition slavery in New
Mexico which is all improbable whether a!avey will
ever there, whether Texas herself make
profitable safe in that region The Is 80 line for
Texas might have been obtained had Southern Senator.
operated with Gen. Fooe beg leave 10 assure yo that
Mississippi does think that compromised away
her ghs honor pride of character She is country.
loving she is national in Ter feeling she is proud Of the Do.
cal religious and moral character Of the Republic OF whc!
she tJims SO important part. J. T. Y. nj Hdiifar
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