Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-09-05
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pelatlon OF Union part whether consider their adj
y to save the union represented by their strength in Il
National Congress or in the State Governments North
South; whether we look their Northern affiliations wi
l-ee-sosm, or The aggravating and denuncaloy cour
they are pursuing towards the disaieced politicians of Il
Sout whether we consider the doctrines they advocate
party in respect TO the powers Of the Federal Guyernme
over the States and their institutions; whether regard
an1eccdent history OF their prominent candidates for Il
Presidency or the present encts and popullr strength
ose candidates or whether regard the policy they
pursuing, both al the North and the South in respect
mat special test of the Unions continuance cumpr
mise Oh 1Soo There Is stu another aspect in which The
pretensions Unonam remain to be examined Danre,
whether the support which they gave as party TO III
same compromise, when upon its passage entities them to iii
character OF Unonsts par erceence. Be it remembers
tha in Virginia, and particularly in the Metropolitan i-
trct they hold all Democrats who opposed that great
sure 10 be rank disunonss. Not only So but they kewis
mold all who may have renomnatsd and consented sup
port Democrats who opposed that measure TO be dsunon
lsts OF the same violent school, By their own logic by hci
own most distinctly declared rule il follows that if they
nave supported men who opposed the Compromise they
themselves are in the same precise predcament OF rank Die
unlonism In which they seek TO place their Democratic ad
versaries We commend therefore, their careful pe'usal
the following historical article from the Washington Union
which treats this branch Of the subject in so full and salts
factory manner tina, adopt it, in preference similar
history which had ourselves Intended prepare Simply
promising that bur three Wing votes from the FREQ States
for the Compromise of 1850 we leave
contemporary tell the Of the tale of Wing support
to that important series OF peace measures We invite the
quondam Taylor organs Of this cythc Bots journal
especaly-to the opening paragraph We invite the jour-
nails which fly the Fillmore banner to careful reflection
upon the "reminiscences suggested in this paragraphs:
brief summary Of lacts will place this in its
light 1t is not denied that the Wing administration, up
the day of the death of General Taylor openly opposed
compromise measures adopting and steadily maintaining the
coutcrpoicy recommended i'll has message, of the lmmed
and unconditional admission of California with her anti
slavery constitution already formed, and Of New Mexico
with her similar constitution, then in the process Of forna
on II will not be denied that during all this PERIOD while
the compromise discussion was raging in Congress Mr. Fill
more as Vice President carefully absained from manifest
ing any purpose TO support the compromise polcythus
leaving the country to infer inevitably his disapproval The
from the long and consistent record of his sla
very declaration and from the date of his Erie letter in
1885, and through all his terms in Congress up the close
of the Taylor canvass. Indeed, oil Mr. FnnTes history,
and his nomination with General Taylor avowedy
ciae the anti-slavey Wings the North made The very
suppuston that he better compromise than Gen
Taylor supremey ridiculous. Up IL the day OF General
Taylos DEATH dreamed could dream that The Vice
President he was 10 the aboltonsits OF Ohio
"k,oun a6olons' by Mr. Corwin speaking them as
heir jathcr al R!dgey in the fall Of lS4Scoud be hos
tile to General Taylor's anCompromisc policy, the
ground that it was policy too hostile 10 slavery and The
rights Of the South 1t is denied that when Mr. Corwin
sury the friends OF the Compromise with voice. rcoced
that their had thereby escaped his adverse
the Senate Ii is not denied that Mr. Websc! when he
out in his TN OF March speech for Of
promise policy, denounced by fourii,h
leading Nhg journals of the North and Northeast having
thereby aDjured and repud!acd ony his past
rins but the cardinal and Interchangeable principles the
Wing party of the North the sectional issues Nor do
perceive how, in view Of the Northern Whig record
stands in Wing congressional votes in the Gungs of Wing
State conventions and in the resolves of Whig Legislatures
ever since 1885 p e the present hour this charge be de-
stead of denying admit and JUSTIFY Gef.a'. - - a" J%
that the and the journals who are no"
the compromise as Of the Wing party are a. me
same moment dcnouncng MIR. Webster as the great uhs
posate for supporting the compromise 90 SAYS VT. 'o
Vn Ruren 10 The Vermont freeoiers So say The Evening
Pos, at New York and the Atlas nt Albany % hh ahu
cucklcs Senator Seward at AuouTn; ana So II
vu.s his Whig Legislature, throwing comp ihse Fssn-
ons under table time and again. ut inc bidding o M
ThurIow Weed. -.
When II became apparent that General ay!os niinslIa'
n WAS altogether inadequate TO the safe conduct o The g"s
ernnrn the great sectional controversy irn a5anE s
The Compromise Committee ul la!GttCn composed
of senators Of parties raised at the instance eI M
Fooe 10 take the whole subject oil the hands OF the wing
Executive and SO 10 initiate and carry through the pubic
nlcv nded By the crisis The whg who, with
Mr. Clay Joined the democrats in this movement were PLAIN!
~ at issue with the whg ADMINISTRATORS and M Clay IN
ns place complained bitterly that the administration SO re-
nnrded them Nor did the debate and the progress OF events
la 10 show that those whis senators who opposed the com
promise policy OF the conn'tee-ano .'oss opponents m
maority of the wings Of the chanbcr-pactd their oppo
son either expressly implicitly in no small measure up
IN tho around that Mr. Clay his friends had thus organ.
iz,d schsn in the whg ranks, and, SO 10 speak, 6ohea
from the policy Of the whig party, as fIcsladowed IN lhG
constitutional recommendations OF The President, Aau
placed in power Such the party aspect OF the Com
promise Committee. The whg members we're there IN
scbn rro,n their MARTY poicy The democrats were there
on the democratic platform OF the Baltimore resolutions, 70
apply the then cxigency Of the country the consuutohu
prncipe Of non. .uevenon Naturally therefore, the CON-
Init,ee was raised On democratic motion.
Ru before the committee acted, the materials upon when
,hcy were 10 act had taken democratic shape and ready
California BILL the New Mexico bill and the Utah b--werea as
Mr. Senator Douglas t in his speech at Chicago drawn
bv his own nand tIS place chairman OF the commit
,er on Territories and adopted as rero.cd with na
tcra amendments viii asscned by the committee
The Texas Boundary Till was also originally reported oy 'e
committee and preserved its whole principle though
ynred in the line proposed by The substitute bill introduced
bv Mr. Pcarce who the measure the form in which II
@ ,on,ed The fugitive bill reported by Mr. Mason
o Virginia The bill TO abolish the slave mrt in this Dis
trict was reported by the Compromise COMMITTEE IL uie
Compromise whig measure it had, then, most
strange paternity. ;, =, :,
pms bv what votes was the Compromise carried II Is
not nreendcd that Of those six single one oi
the four which framed TO conc,late The
have become laws if their fate had been decided by tue wing
votes cast upon 1t cannot be pretended that any
of these four could live an hour their tate DEEPEN
dd nm the Whig votes the Congress Indeed SINCE
almost the entire South would have rallied against the Ca-
orna bill and the District savema bill If presented as iso
a,cd and independent measures, 1t Is plain that the wig
Marty f the country could not have carried and cannot N
marty sustain in Congress, single one OF the sa'I'es
which make up the COMPROMISE. Inc record Is az "u ;r
esobish these facts but they well known 10 require
s citation 1t settles the fact that he Compromise, 10
s,eud Of being Wing measure owes It's origin and lis con-
Timed existence if il be continue the policy ana ie
onpressiona votes of the Democratic party reversing e
decision upon each of its provisions determined
Whg vote in Congress counted alone II was cououcs
in view of these facts that the Wings Of Ohio in their e
State Convention aoemny resolved that the compsotb, b.
measures were in Wing measures and ina. ;s
Whc party was way responsible for them. This ooc. m
the Especial organ" undoubtedly endorsed in approving u"
nominations of that body. i,
Is The different in the reception of the Compu
by the peope7 Where is one northern whg Stae s main
tenancc on the statute book Not can be found. Mi
is the first northern whg Legislature which has apposea IN
NOT one can be- found In what northern Stale nave NV
whgs par:y ned 10 take ground moro or less pit, M
against it? In all the past or present whg sonenou, nov
The North-in every State where The northern wings n
have power, expect 10 obtain it-n Vermont In nIss
chusetts in Connecticut n Rhode Island in New c,n
Ohio in Pennsylvania legislators and whg slae 1
yentions arc againstt. The cnre Stale organisation =, "
sg party Of the North is pledged in opposition TO II. W
other hand what democratic Stale convention or stue H
ganizaion through the whole Noh but BY the votes o