Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-11-14

he lie has right 10 direct and control his at
tons-a right never surrendered md never acknowledgements
Ia all conventional guarantees Or civil compacs
Such the opinions ard feelings of George ". Sum
mes Ed: IN III" year S32; and Yet the administration
has the hardhoot say that his defence the charge
Of ab1.:Dnis has completed "by the publication OF
speeches delivered by Mr. Summers different periods ia
the State all tending show that he has uniformly acted
and spoken consistently with his interests individual
Shareholder, and with his duty member Of the Common
wealth"
Wing pasans in Virginia have no, gone far as the
Republic. They have only attempted 10 create the impress
that Mr. Summers acuatcd hy the momentary pa
mic oil 1882 and that he has since epencd of his geous
sentiments expressed in the Virginia Legislature. But I'M
fortunately for 'heH the fifth cSrac, have presented
vi Mr.. Summers mind. lie must, therefore, have enter.
aned his abolition sentiments many years before the South
ainpton outbreak in 1872 D!i he rcnonncc them when
that panic died away? We think not; for that four
years atcrio wit on the 20h q! January lS36-Mr Mil
Ter OF boictou moved 10 amend certain resolutions pend
ing before the Virginia legislature, relating abol0nsn
by inserting the :Jllowing:
Resolved Ina: Congress hos no constitutional poeer 10
SLAVERY DisTRICT or COLUMBIA oR ~ THE
TgRRiruRIEs TIE UNITED STATES"
Mr. Summers with twelve others, goG against this reso
luton and BY that affirmed that Congress mas the con-
siituiona power 10 Gbns lccry te Disrctof Columbia
and that Congress has the constitutional power 10 abolish
siarc,y liz tie Territories Of the United States This vote
going infinitely beyond the Wimo proyiso was given in
1886 Has Mr.. Summers rcpuda,cd i'll Has he ever
by speeches ii The State elsewhere, repeated il Has
he admitted tina his hostility slave institutions wa.
gone Has he taken back his argument in favor Of the
r!gHt o. instruction II he has done So we are not
ri tho fact Nearly twenty years have elapsed. set
The only apparent retacon know of is thai rcce
from his pen in which he calls attention 10 the .act ina;
he Introduced the clause in the constitution OF Virginia.
Jus aotrI is:2t!ng ls legislature em1ncipIt, saves
Bot Li :JcS not cove. ti.h" OF tn. gUun! clrriCi ~ Ill
dec ; as r -J3 and besides, the struggle OF the oa
qles Is 10 be considered in any investigation of IN.
motives which prompted Mr. Summers course on slavery in
the late convention.
So much FOR NJ. Summers. We now turn 10 wha, the
Re4e says Of Col Johnson, the Democratic candidate
for Governor OF Virginia That says of Col Johnson
''ooue days ago the Richmond papers showed that hs
wa supporter of the Wilmot provso''
Now, win all Difference the Official organ we must be
permitted to say that neither the Richmond papers nor anv
ote' papers have shown any such thing Neither the Rich.
Gtond papers nor any other papers can say that
CuionGi Johnson Gid not oppose the Wi!no, Pro-
Tlso ~ his votes in Congress. and tina, he
not kuo"H as an opponent the Wilmo, proYso in
congress and Out OF Congress AL that the Wing papers OF
richmond have attempted 70 do consists in stupid camor
!nenied 10 divert The public attention from the uvewhcl
MN inis6ccds Of Mr. Summers. To that end they aver
thai the vote OF Colonel Johnson for the Oregon BILL in 1897
was virtual approval OF principle oi the Wiinot prov
We exposed the hollo OF this charge DAYS
ago; but in exposition did further back than
29ih Congress- when Colonel Johnson became member
that BODY We viii forth the origin OF The res
rc,ivc clause in the Oregon BILL which The Wings Of Virgil
MIA have found 10 caln The principle the Wilmot pro-
slso.