Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-01-04
z RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
raIn,y MORNING, JANUARY 4. 1880
A CURIOUS ARGUMENT,

A
r,d,v,s Time. publishes large portion OF the aoo'"
-, :; ,ho tJonse Thursday week. between Messrs VIM
,h,n schenck and yin,on Wings on the one sac, anu ~"
ding, Free Soil Wing, on the other. e'iddnes aei'o"
ths Northern Wings responsible iof uie e'o'
sn,be-n Sneaker for said he had they presented "i
Eprovisoist candidate for Speaker, the Free ooi. IT,
HE united with them and elevated nm 70 INC
6rther charged Winthrop with having sho'nei' ~ rrh
IM,he NSrth in the formation of the committees &C
..x,g ;, hese charges was completely overthrown oy
- ,v,,h,on md Schenck who denounced them as Ut
tsrly 'false" -.;..,,,,. If
WI schanck spoke at length show the nconsis'e"!
N. coprsa of the free-scilers in the recent eieco
Speaker endeavorng fix upon them the respoh'o' ~
TN defeat OF northern Wing Prorisos ana 'he ee''o
southern Democratic anprovsoist 10 pres'o' o'e NV
3let Congress. ,,o ,,,.o If
MrsWnthrop denied that he had smothered the voice Vi
IN the formation of the committee on Territories
or IN ,ha, of the committee the District OF Coiumha
ALLEGED and instanced facts prove the truth Oh MS
He also took occasion repel the charges OF virtual hos
10 the Provso made against him BY tho gentleman oh
Ohio elsewhere.
cddnqs was driven with disgrace from the held as as
credited witness convicted hbeler; Tor was pfoVeo' DE-
yond controversy by Mr.. Winthrop and Mr.. ochencA '
Winthrop had shown himself be uue-5lue Provisois III
- ,v "dt, 70 receive the votes of the freesoilers In
dsed while the long contest for the Chair was pending we
svosd our surprise that the feesoers did not vote LOT
Winthrop as good enough for their purposes Messrs "a
bell Toombs Morton and other Southern Wings had aoah
donsd him. Was this in itself strong evidence WI! INC
free soiers should his support! Inc oeoa'e 30
clearly exhibited the anti Southern principles OF Ar. WI"
,hrop the Administration candidate Tor Speaker that MI
Holmes OF South Carolina, Taylor champion, exclaimed
thar one thing was evident hc representatives OF the
entire North had made up their minds restrict the eou III
,he occupaton of the territories 1t was also manifest ha
bev hoste 10 slavery in the District of Columba ana
Tho noer was in their hands and they could exercise IT,
they would destroy which Is the protection OF is o
yernmen, II supposed in the South BY some 'ha' op
position was confined the gentleman from ONO oioos
and hi CLIQUE; but he had warned the people hat e'e
not man in the North who is not hostile TO southern hs
tuons and would destroy slavery In view Oh TINS the
,b assume her proper attitude She no longer
nseep Gentlemen should beware ere 1t be 100 a'c he w
hate few days SINCE had gone hence on the wings OF the
wind and the Southern mind was fixed and unai'eraoe'
with all this blaze OF evidence before it, the Times DIS
srds he no,ye enals of his candidate for Speaker
Mr. Wn,hrop relies the idle vapongs OF discreoeo
witness Mr.. Giddings, and says with exul'ation:
at would be difficult present in more convincing form IN.
the clams OF he Whig party TO the confluence ~ m
Southern norton OF Union and lts title 10 oe
the true conservative party OF the country NJ Uluais
test6es that Mr. Winthrop constituted inc Dlsucl
Tee siae Northern sentiment anu ina o ' sn Iav
lors Administration in the House of Representaives
So Let it be spread far and wide that the PRESIDENT III
Anence over his Northern supporters averted measure,
which oud have shaken and probably severed the ohs Oh
onr glorious Union Mr. Gdcings and his Fiee-soll eng
NAV declare war upon the administration Tor suc cas",
h will aso ensure il the support of the South and all that
portion of the North which not bent upon aggression oil"
d,cord."
We make no comments. Ii the Times readers eau "
hrohuoped into putting moro faith in Mr. Gddings state
800. ber in those of Mr. Winthrop and Mr.. Schenck,
they will assent the conclusions Of that papereu' not