Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-06-03
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THE UNION AND ENQUIRER.


the Committee of Thirteen presented their report,
the Enquirer seemed 70 think it open to very grave
objections, and declined to express positive OPT
Mon for or against its adoption. Then it gave in
sort of reluctant adhesion, with special caueat
8 against the bill abolishing the trade in foreign
slaves in the District of Columbia. The senior
editor visited Washington, and wrote letter home,
indicating his conclusion that the Compromise
Bill was all that the South could hope to get ap-
plauding Mr. Clay's reply to Mr.. Soule, and pro-
nouncng the latter Senator's argument " a Gu
rous distortion of logic" few days after, on
Tuesday, the 2sth ult., the Enquirer published
another letter from the senior editor, written in
New York on the oath, more distinctly espousng
the side of the Compromise, but expressing the
hope that certain amendments would be adopted.
Bad as the compromise may be, then, sad this let
ter can reasonably expect to obtain any thing as
good-whch will carry out the bounden duty of Con-
gress to give government to the Territories will repu
diae the Wimot Provso, and, hope, crush the Free
Soil agitation which keeps the South in perpetual dam
ger. know it is thought by OF friends that
Missouri compromise line, with recognition of the
Shareholders right Of settlement below Sc deg. 30 min.
cannot indulge such hope, and / sought intorma-
tion from persons Of all opinions an washington.
"Mr. Soule's speech, Thursday, eloquent,
classic, graceful, and spirited but thought he evinced
Of the special pleading q 1 Hsry y tina than a the
seemed very much excited moving his hands and body
about, &c.
In an adjacent column to that containing this
letter, the Enquirer published an article on
the Compromise" not merely in editorial type,
but assuming to speak edtorially, and taking
ground decidedly opposite to that of the letter.
The article opened thus:
"This compromise, like the law, is deep we'll
from which every man draweh according the strength
OF his understandings 1t requires to be read and well
considered. A few days ago, when borne down with
tholty from all quarters in favor of the whole compro
mise, without reading considering it with reference to
maps made some hasy remarks upon it in connexion
with California and the Territories, but entirely
der the belief that its provisions altogether different
from what they truth are We supposed that part Of
Texas proposed to be given up for territorial purposes
consisted some aperties on her Northern boundaries,
extending beyond Sc deg 30 min.-the Missouri COM
promise line. The speech of Mr.. Soue and others be-
gan to wake up, when judicious and distinguished
friend fereted out the lines by reference to the best
maps, and found that instead OF trimming Texas down
10 the former compromise, the boundary comes four
and half degrees OF latitude South OF that line Chat
is from 3d. to 32 and six degrees OF Longitude East Of
deg West OF Washington, being from LOG TO 100 West
of Greenwich thus taking from Texas about l40 600
square miles (more than twice the size OF Virginia.
actually slave territory. 10 our surprise, every
ing fact as ourselves The Committee of Thirteen
might just as we'll have proposed taking the two Con-
gressonal Districts OF Virginia, bordering on the Ohio
river, as to have demanded this territory from Texas"
And farther on it was said:
" We are noD satisfied that the ~ Y. Herald is
right, aDhen it says thatthe Missouri Compromise
tended to the Pacyfc Ocean, is The true line upon
achich to compromise All parties will know their rights
at Adopt this, and it slams the doorin the face
of disunion and aggression every where"
The reader will perceive that what the senior
editor said in his letter, of the Missouri Compro-
mse is precisely the opposite of this
On Thursday morning, as we have before
noticed the junior editor stated that the senior edi-
tor was still absent from his post, and that he him
self did not assent entirely to the singular article of
Tuesday.
We now turn to an amusing reflex fthis mat
teri the Washington Union.
On Wednesday, the Union published most of the
editorial letter from Tuesdays Enquirer, with the
following addendum:
lit will be seen by the above extract OF letter in yes
terdays Enquirer, that the senior editor OF the Rich
mond Enquirer is now at the North We refer to this
fact, because the Enquirer OF yesterday contains
ficle on 'lhe Compromise, purporting to be editorial,
and which processes take back what the editor had
previously advanced in regard to the Compromise. -
The whole article, indeed clashes in tone and in senti-
with the ground which the editor had taken in his
paper and which he takes in his letter from New ork
We presume that, justice to him and the country the
Enquirer will make the necessary explanation on this
point.
In Justice to the senior editor of the Dnion must
say that he has interered with the OF the
Enquirer He has in this case as in all others, left his
sons to their own discretion. Whatever course they
may take on this great and exciting question, the Union
will make issue with the Enquirer thousand con-
sideratons forbid it.-UNIoN.l
Thursday, the Union returned to the subject,
with the following very remarkable Illumination
:" We understand from unquestionabe source, that
the extraordinary article in Tuesdays Richmond En-
qurer, concerning the compromise was not written by
either of its editors 1t is from the pen OF man who
had right to write article on that important ques-
lion, which substantially stulied its real editor, and
changed the tack Of the ship in which that editor had
so wisely placed it, We will not give vent to the ndig-
nant feelings which such conduct is calculated to in
spre. The senior editor of the Enquirer had insisted
upon certain notifications OF the compromise, and
has determined to take it the best alternative in his
power He is persuaded that the Missouri compromise
could not be obtained, and he is willing to go for the
basis OF the adjustment OF the Committee OF Thirteen,
to obtain some equivalent for the inevitable admission
OF California, aud to give peace to his country.
"The aticlein the Enquirer is full OF blunders 1t
about the geographical boundaries of Texas. 1t
pleads the resolutions OF the Virginia Legislature as
binding the senators to vote against the compromise be-
proposes to do away with the slave pens in this
city-when the last resolutions OF the Virginia Legsa-
lure, in February last had deSlgnedy changed the re-
solutions OF 40 in that respect appears from the pro-
ceedings Of both houses OF the Legislature. This last
omened article in the Enquirer insists upon the Mis-
souri, compromise as the only remedy the South
when there is no immediate probability OF its passing
Congress.
Let the opponents of the comp omise chuckle over
this article whilst they may. We have no question
that the editor ofthe Enquirer will do justice to him
self well as the country by putting the ship again
the right tack. Unfortunately his visit to New
York and Boston may delay this explanation Tor
few days; though his last letter from New York,
OF which published extracts Yesterday, sufficiently
defines the position he has taken
" In the mean tme understand from the Rich
mond Times that Mr. Lyons, one of the delegates
TO the Nashville Convention, declines going, under
the hope that the compromise will put things right
And the Times also states that vast majority OF the
people otRiehmond are in favor of the compromise,