Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-07-29
MIR. RHETT IN 1892 AND IN 1851.

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MR. RHETT IN 1912 AND IN 1851.
If we mistake not Mr. Rhe,t who is undoubtedly the
leader of the South Carolina disunonsts in one Of his re-
Gently redho speeches. avowed the opinion that for twenty
five years he had been in favor of putting down the unon
which he takes every occasion represent having been
for that period engine of unmgaed tyranny and op
PRESTON He would reckessly break up ConsIitu
ton which only nine years since will be from The
following exlrac, of his speech in 1872 he cryeny trusted
might ever remain las sa Constitution formed by The
hands and hearts of immortal patriots which he attributed
the glorious distinction we possess as the hoppest anu
frees, people in the wordand threw out the Jealous pre-
dcton that whenever any party has fairly developed de-
signs hostile The integrity Of the Constitution they will
be overhowa" |, is but little cedtabc 10 The memory
and 6xedness of purpose of MIR. Rhe,t TO see him now
waeing insane against the Union and The Consilu-
,ion which he euogzed in 1872 and which no sound and
sensible patriot would abandon unless upon the pancst and
most oppressive violation of the sacred charter which unies
the couederacy-and the existence Of such violation,
not all the plausible hairsplttiug Of Air. Rhett and his
school give any decent coor
Extract from q speech delirered by Mr. RHETT Of South
Carolina in the House Of Representatives. July, 1912.
"But to make the will o oil the aw-hy constitutions!
arrangements TO protect the weak and enable the weak
well as the strong rule themselves and thus 10 secure the
blessing Of liberty and free government TO a-tha Is the
u,s Of ul ages and which has s ocen 50 wonderfully
solved in our Constitution. This Constitution was the c-
suit of long train OF e"ansof peculiar times and cc"-
Stances wisdom and virtue quickenrd by The 'ens"si
thought and .atnred by The siernes trials Gshcmen may
succeed in orertarou or there is no blessing man no
capable of d.slSing aud obungbu let them not indulge
the ruin hope that hel orerthroun they establish
Centuries relies. before the BIRTH OF This Constitution;
and ii may take many find people either
bile OF app:eca,ins administering Constitution.
Once jnc Ike The dec0ycd citS Of The old uorid Standing
am idt ruins and Deserts uW be fuller fprertr Ii the
Union i:e.,ld 10 morrrw, il could not he Reunited
Aware OF difficulty Of establishing the C"nslu"n and
It's completeness, when honestly administered, TO ac-
| comtlsh the great Objects ior which u was created
tie yeope he United States hare rouned upon all al
iempts to after and abolish any Of its essentiu fea.urts
Whenever party has fairly deretopd designs hostile 10 IT.
iaeprv tier rare 0rcriroan. To hui thu Con-
siauun usi re attribute goripus distinction possess
tie kappiesi and rees people in rord? and what ere
all troubles and contentious wi'i each other bn provi,
drnib ebukes for departing from its wise Just Povs"ns
Sir go for he Constitution Us il is. want no caan.e III
prOvi-ion hui there is To be any change "hn those
changes TO he in favor popular liberty Instead "i strength
snng the legislative pVwcr!rom which all usurali"ns On
Constitution have originated, and wic now threaten u
overthrow tIe, the legislative power DC sui further re-
strained by limitations clearly defined; let the veto
principle which the Constitution is built, be enlarged III
order that great najritirsun increased number % Wills
may be requej make laws for The people and isus near
-r approach may made 10 the naked theory o! Tree
Democratic Governmcnt-that every man shall RUE MN
self detcst the du,ninion Of one mana King.
detcs, the dominion uf many, because more
rearlless ard Irresponsible; but above al tear hno
uathc and despse more Than tear, the iars, aitesS'
uf najorlly-hrst tile
md victims Ut the bloody desDotsm of some bJ'
bad man. who tho high aspirations Of the people nr
liberty overthrow the Constitution OF his country and
lift himself its runs. Sir Republics provtrbay
,hort-lived. They aim higher STANDARD ol equity IN
government add require therefore, higher standard Of VII
administer them; md being open 10 the aspirations
and ambition Of all they must necessarily be liable 10 more
frequent and desperate contests Of power and darker con-
spracicS against their ntcgry and let US never oget the
sad all history teaches, that every free
The has shone upon has been orerhroun in III"
names Of liberty and The people"
Some OF those will read with astonishmen, the
erven admiration Of the American Constitution, and his
eloquent depreciation of its overthrow will uempt perhaps
modify The Inconsistency Of Mr. Rhes position by saying
tina: he went for the Constitution as it was.
To shcw that the Northern Democracy is no, without tain,
STAIN The Wing Of Saturday quotes III. late proceedings
the Vermont "Democratic" Freesui State Convention
This body had previously nominated for Lucus B.
Peckbu, he promptly rcpudiaed the nomination and the
platform, nasnucn they denounced the Fugitive Slave
Law, which he pronounced be constitutional and propcr
They nominated another candidate and reiterated their obi
resolutions In reply The Wing have say that
this Free-soi Convention universally repuGated by the
Northern Democracy. That the "Denocrac is falsely
assumed acknowledged by the independent papers The
New York Herald says:
This assumed Democratic party is The barnburner Van
Buren, free.soi 70 con and nothing more The old line or
old bunker democracy stand upon the Cuss ground
intervention, and ticket OF their and the why party
heretofore almost Identical with the an-savery party
Vermont cstonshncn declares its adhesion TO the
laws though leaves the repeal or modification OF the fu.
aw-us did the wing Stute conventions of Pennsvlva
mia and Ohoun open the question, or mschievous agta
ton in the uture.)
The following the three tickets for the triangular
pagn in Vermont:
Hhig tiekei-For Governor c. n Williams; It. Govern.
or Julius Converse; State Treasurer, George Huwes
Old Line Dem-Fur Governor, J. S Robinson; 1t Gov
crno G. Harrington; State Treasurer F. &. Remington.
Freesol-For Governor, T. S Redied; L. Governor R.
Fletcher; State Treasurer, u. Z. Thompson.
E- In consequence of frequent applications made TO us
propose publishing in Pamphlet form the eleven Nos OF
Chorepiscopu" the Morality of Slavery which appear
ed in the columns OF the Enquirer As we receive
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the publication of the work.
SUICIDE.-J. B. Marks, active and we'll known citi-
New Oeans has committed suicide While on his way
the Lexington, from Louisville TO New Orleans
few days he jumped overheard but rescued BY the
mate He afterwards sezrd the occasion Of being left alone
in for few minutes, stab himself
places. When the discovered his condition. they
the ALARM and his wounds dressed and
detailed guard him. He prevailed the servant how
ever, give him cracker, and he alone, again
jumped overheard, he rescued Mr. Marks was
on his from Morrill, whittier he had gone
pertinent tor health He native Of Charleston, and has
wife and five six children in New Orleans Before he
sho"eo determination 10 commit suicide, he penned let
Ter TO his wife.
Inc arrivals o. emigrans New York, during the week
ending on the 2lst instant amounted 10 364 Of whom
24lo were from LELAND 1907 from Germany, and the