Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-11-04

| "a - ,d,, that rh,.e is ground for otJe:"oh IA -,
| t.s,,,ce :bat instance is duly pa!aceu WIN I
! ,I,rinp can,ls through lwo columns anu na 49,, r.
n, Iob,so While in Congress in Junuary lo4''
~ =, h IN, Wn,ot rroviso engralied on it-"'e
same bill 10 wl;c, President Polk one Oh ''e
Ii ~. j. ,.pes, to the South, affixed ms signature ~
| 49, ,d that the territory oil Oregon 'aJ e"''
above tho ,,;tule OF thirtysix degrees 's's -, ,
| ho,,dorv lin. nj The Missouri COMPROMISE. w. go 49,
in win been assailet by his opponents LOT u'' IS
leaf If ,bs chuplet that adorns his hro"' 4" ~.
| rho nsmoc,,rv has been thereby maze u "''" - -
| sneci.I message accompanying his sish"'u''' "
ho.ot no oves by which he was actuated-aha "hous"
| ~ ~ ,.;,v nf ooinion among his friends, as to me
| = ,is c,urss on that occasion, all admit 'ha' nc
,d :; ;, accordance with what he regarded us 'e oo'
cations of the Missouri Compromise 49,
-, had time TO examine The records 10 WHICH '"e
Times refers but ,ukng its own EXPOSITION we 'a ~
fie, evidence ,ha, Col Johnson in voting ior me ''
was governed By the same motives Which ino
Polk sign the OIL. , - o,,e,d
NJ r, If South Carolina having moved, as an aineno
- IL. o,euon BILL provision recognizing the Mlssou
'"e.'' - -. loo was lost So 10 ll3. How did Col
1hnsn, vote on that question: The Times hseii au't
49,, - , ,ros asrcly sectional and, OF course, Co'nti
t r;,h the other Southern members, OF all saaoes Oh
;or vo,ed in the afrmatirc" Upon the passage oil me
MI ,h Times SAYS Col Johnson voted IN inc ahfiii'l'c
The vote bein ayes 1885, only 3d. he may nave
, his colleagues but he gave exactly Tie same VOC "
cbb Of Georgia and other Southern men, whose ieay "
Inc South The Times will attempt to con'Fo'et oo'
,,, o,d every eJrt 10 insert the principle OF The Mis-
so Comoromsc-but having failed ne voted Tor inc pea
sprs 10 eivea government Oregun especially as Tue Su'
c of the exclusion of slavery could not oe mace p'e
cal question: when applied 10 Oregon tie viewed ''e 'e'e
;,,;ons os Northern members in different light rom ms
he based his position, that the "io pro-
yso as appcablc 10 territory South OF 50 3O was not "
VOWED upon the auth tve declarations oil Surh ea"s
1 ,l Nor,hrn man rs Douglas OF l.ina!s nnd olts,
d.oreca ed the introduction Of The question IN 'hnt o'
IN; io,iua,cd ,i!rif intention, when Preston NhI ''
), u,lI n:tce:y come ~, {, support an a"e'"'" 49,
h vi..,ur Compromise instead vi tic total ir"l.i
hmm, il rpns ,p!aic. in all the new territory we "Eh' ae
o,ire Col Johnson took the same position as Prss!deh
~ -, his question That is the long and the short r
mi, ~ yau,pd up matter and il the Times las III,
mast u.a.,- sea u making any capital on o. The question:
il Is w,:uv mistaken Tie Democracy o! Vagina ask nj"
cu better u,a IL support "Ilashhnea D"iacsn anc
n Cot Johnson has proved himself |Ta'asi! 10 &c
This attack :2on Col Johnson c"nes mos! strangely IRON
TIE Times which, i! mistake n"' sohe i!it since ee
i.dei Mr. at;uT, fist mover 9" the fF"N's" o" ''
-, nd that il violate the Mssocr! IonproH'Se-an"
,sh .ornr is snsa md Mr. Bots whn moi only @!an-
rained the cunsutiolaty CT tie "not fro'iS 3"' sac
,, Rad he be N Northern man. lie .ncul have voted 10
apply ii 10 the territories.
U desire L. secure lie Congressional election, just pas
sei h, fore entering upon thai io Govcin" has hitherto IN
uc,d us t. concentrate "ur attention upon Inc iorml
Nav lha, we have obviously umplcd on he con2tsss"i
al field We shall direct attention 10 tie lHpprdn
slnIacl of Stale eccn in December next we nave
not yet referred the Objectionable Opinions o. Inc wing
candidate IN 1852 upon the Question OF saveiy-bh as TIE
Wing press in assaults Col Johnson and C'I u
Thomosua on this question, have commenced throwing
s,oces they conplI!n .! the Democratic papers
for unrong the curtain Of the past and exhibiting telr
candidate Governor IN his true color. In 1t" Gays
therefore we sn.! pesrnt Tho opinions OF NJ:
Summers in 1892 II Ct, Johnson and Col Thompson be
deemed by The Wing press account Of their former opn-
ions unworthy Of pop u:a support how much strong
~ Is Mr. Summers TO be reprobaed by The people OF Virgil
nj, for his past and umecaned opinions, offensive TO
the feelings OF the whole State!
Small as is his attack of the Times upon COL Johnson
the Stanton Spectator guilty OF still more dninuve
and ridiculous c!ectionesng game. As the surest means
Of notifying this rampant and zeauus ass,innt o.
Col Johnson give his whole aIt!cle in full! as follows:
THE STEAMER Joe JOHNSON"
The Dcmucr Tic candidate Governor is man OF very
SIN II stu:rr aud proporonaby dmnntve int ctual Ca
races The cnfesscdy lacts His own party TREND"
claim nothing "' him tan "iesre table talents h"
i,ica rpis;e establish his title clear very
viabe The field Of literature The TACT Is we d" ana
Mo usce TO "Od Jue when award 10 him the p"sscs-
sion OF mediocre snIaness. Wills. member Of Congress
The Colonel naJr very little noise. We desire however, 10
M him ,u.tice and frankly admit that he diStingu tSf
Ell member Of That body Tie following anecdotr viii show
that he the recpien, Of marked ana memorable conf
pmcnt which doubt not has "cngrdreu sensation OIL
gratitude uoon his heart which will only with The last
7scoI.ctons OF The past" The Coloues modes!y
would doubtless have buried the handsome oue TO ms d.
mansions in profound obvon but the cnmendabe charity
of political opponent published il TO the world "eglve as
We heard IT, wiiiou, vouchins its authenticity The sury
which we have heard frequently was hrst related as We are
crcdby informed by Mr. John Duncan, Of Harrison coun-
| JprIpu O a
Col johnson opposing candidates Tor the Legsatnre.
Whether this line occasion upon which :Oo joe (dec
ing TO return the cDmpner was elected by The vote VI Ills
competito. this same Mr. Duncan, not able I" say
Juggling from attendant circumstances however, We are IN
cncd 10 think that our story dates that particular one %
the Cooncs 5aasted pitched battles But l"
proceed:
One bamy evening single traveller might have
been described vending his way slowly down the avenues
IF Washington City, He man o decidedly scHnty pro-
portions and in respect Of more Than ordinary nnrea
ance Q one would have imagined him an honorable NJ "
and vet such was the fact Tired OF doing nothing Ter The
pedestrian active memhe he sought recr,a'on
and sirong the wharf he stopped and gazea upon
The majestic of the Potomac. While wra' In dreamy
can e:,aiion OF lhe scenery ornund, little ms gnlcant
risky looking pulling and sndring up me
As she came gliding along inc eyes :" our G%
gcssman too" c in glance and discovered on ne sts
the "strangct said he, 10 poatIan
staining near, ''',tiat boat is THAR
"Tie Joe Johnson sir.
'Who is sac named after 7"
"a ne,u,r OF Cong,oss from Of the Western Coun-
ties Of Virginia
Der with evidently Increasing interest
.R.causc" replied the toanan. she Is the smallest man
in Congress- this here boa.s the smallest boa; on The Po-
| kon,ac"
.Oa Joe" (fu he it wa) said to have vanoeA wh"n
further Inquiries Whether visited his naHie-sak:
ag,n, GU dcp,,.cnt s,th not.
Tns earl,rJns oxsos' 10 still M at and is erred
for race VIII III liz ". SrMMEss on the Sih day u"
nrcelnbcr nxi shes SIN ii and what IS mare
there's Lca: in vessel, Ii an trpes t" win, She i'"si
;. ,;c. w!:ic!; viii pc5asy result IN burst
c. 5uiicI.
Admitting Tie whole vc;.;on OF this iaceiioas suryeler
20 t3e true does il 10 any t!Ts else than iArl CJ
Johns on is snail stature? We had thought, after the
co.riu scene presented this district "f tie ce!en' ri
The a,lyt carG dat The Nhig press would !nfcvcr
shrink iron. ,> TIE "s;nali man. rs Gesvs u
their ui oa4us Bur lac BougbCrs, the Whi-s
. l.arn ury';r t;om defeat
rs wi;ii.: sepis s"ch 'h's& 81 this pury
ass Has, If C I,:u>ou ;D!n IL In. sensible aud ch.
lu.nt coi.;n.n, on OF 4 NaYe F:glntn II io-da"
1nnsr lar i,.lAuis # the WING Giant OF tie
" est Sr Snniets ~ii fd that. bef"e