Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-11-25
,ro ruE DEMOCRATIC PARTY Or slN soa,,,rv !,

nrnorR ATTIC PARTY Or 'ioN''
~ liiH :. o,, naner Of Friday last 'ha'' co"'1'i
.;, If the Democratic parry Vs. CIR the
f,c,d upon the questions u 81, rso,Ie Of Virginia
.;.hnss, purpose OF misleading "s PSof, .,;,,,ion
very uS' , ,ur nor,y is responsible Tor t'c "s'1
- the slavery question: ard the ., wore called
$50 1roion nj the time q; the passage VI ~ ,,xe con
''' o''o ,c,snrcs in 1850. Heretofore We go aar
mp ,,o. with lisproving the chafge-ho - -, tho
800 ~ and raj! upon the Wing parry !" S"
~, any other criminal, and plead 10 VI. 49, fou mn.
'",, IN" mi, or Laion' party r'th har'"s' ~
49,. - ,d ,eifsi and trcnchero"s P0.'y' r co ls4S
,.;n avid agitation Of The question" s'' -, Southern
. ,2,o and ,rt haring by me t0!eS 80 70, hc er.
,,.> ds,su,ed tie Cayto" C0mPr0"'s I ,l ,,rautase
press ou he siarery question ua1Sl nc "u'
$" a. ~, Presidency, and 10 thd' a'oHe "'"s
;b threatened the country IN looo DC u'
,,ru,= the PRESIDENTIAL canvass OF Isis a1e sun
,csl, in the memory the people OF Virginia. inc 9ues
Ton of slavery that time a2ated win great Violence
The Democratic party anxious desired the exclusion Vi -
dangerous question from The canvass, ana us adjustment
>, honorable comprom!se-thc Wings ns's"u 'po'
raking it pronnen, issue. Neither Of the candidates oil
The Wing party would make any pledges upon the SUBJECT
nor furnish the public with any clue to their opinions upon
IN. subject of the Wilnot Provso the form in which mat
~, on then presented itself. At their nominating Con-
yrnon in Philadelphia the Wing party refused 10 MAKE an!
dclr atoms respecting the question oil slavery Inc cohSe
of this policy soon became apparent. In the free
a.. the prominent Wing and organs represented
t..r.a. Tayo, as in favor Of the Wimu provso On the
oAcr nand The Central Wing Committees OF Alabama Lou
>ana Mississippi and Georgia declared him TO DC INFINITELY
2c sound upon that subject and reliable than Gen Cas
;l,,h he was declared free soier South he was held up
l. bitterly oppose! the Wilmot provso.
Tn, Wing Ce;.a Committee OF Massachusetts, after pro-
trimming hc why's The and original free soil party
nc declare "t sentiments Of Gcn Taylor 10 be III s!rct
.a-dlnce With those Of HE Wigs Of Massachusetts, :
Similar declarations made in ninetentss OF the Tree
r.s Our time will not permit US 10 make extracts from
ali yrous addresses in our possession. He committed
of the Wlnot Pr"viso by Messrs Corwin Choate,
Baldwin, and Truman Smith On the other hand, com
i.,,e Of the Mississippi Legislature affirmed that General
Tor said them shat he should 70 The pro-
Sims If he Ilno: ProriSo:" anl Baton Rouge,
~ esidcnce Of Gen Taylor Mr.. Benjamin. the elecor for
strict 'aSSured his jeR0lc cni-ens that General lay
.f.ud promptly reto anything like The WRmot ProriSo"
l,r @ specimens cuiled from hundreds, going to show
a. 50 nching not strictly in unison with ideas of pro.
. ty was perpetracd by the Wing party in lS45. THESE
.rs ,crs PROVE THAT DEMOCRATIC rARTr, by
a>. rHE RESOLUTIONS ADUrTEp THE BALTIMORE Cox
v.<rio* DEFINED THEIR rUsrloS QUESTION:
AND DEPRECATED THE AGITATION oF 1.-THE WIG PARTY
EprLousy encouraged the agitation of il for the purpose
ii securing for hc nom!c,s ::e support of the ultra
Of the slave States and The free sellers of the
rec States Under such ccums tie .yery question
entering largely into the eNcitements an! discussions OF lie
~ >iental cunvassit is remarkable that the election
Of General Taylor Presidency should have induced
she very consequences repeatedly predicted by the dmocra
ne party Both sections ignorant Of the exact position &C.
pyi by the President upon The slavery question, and
.E-.cd with hope commenced in Congress tremendous
citation the slavery question. Nong else could have
II fp
ISSUED By the Whi.s during the canvass in committing
,,eir candidate SITS Of opinions upon the Wimo
r"vso. His Inaugural! address let Congress in doubt, as
MS views upon the subject To all appearances he admit
Seward and Truman Smith. much 10 his confidence, as
,"phcns and Preston Uta OF the North and Of the
ou,h had equal believe that the Presden, was
w them upon the slavery question. The first based their
upon the unconadcied assertions OF Corwin Choae
Baldwin, and Smiri-hc latter upon his position slave
badcr and his apparent identification with the South in
and associations. This uncertantv during the de-
the first Congress after General raYors Inaugural
u roduced violent conclusion Of dscordan. clements
the winds OF political tenpests let loose in Congress
Ina Euus. Nous cue
Et Aus;cr crcbcr rruccils.
Frecsolers abotiomi-iS soil Nhigs believing pre-
endin. to believe that they had at last obtained President
that with them in sentiment urged upon Congress their
iaritca doctrines Insulting and unprecedented vn
cGce. We well eculrCt the pu.pD OF the Gutt reS"!u
tons an! The Vermont resolutions etng III" Constitution
a;dcfance TO this Ianlcsn Ae representatives. from the
>,uhcn States offered Joint, bat fierce and determined op
Position: and from this collision Of Northern fanatics
Southern enthusiasts bitterness sectional feeling.
wach, during The 81 Congress in lSi9 and 1850
hr.at.ns, the dissolution Of the Union.
jici Of he great political parties attic country
-n"si5s his nt1r'unaie tFray!ih Democrats uho
G:prec! Ike Introduction Of tie territorial passion into the
cinrGs,o ISIS or the Wigs ,rao, IN he rdy IN m,ich ce
hare stocn, made prominent question during The rhoie
niari>' Can any examining the facts of the
e,+, Tor an.wcI! Does the Democratic
l,,ty stand acquitted al! blaine: Ic with degree OF
opp .mpu!cacc almost unprecedented, the Wings prefer
ns, the charge OF dsunion, and tell Us that they have
been nnnIy instrumental in saving the Union from the
consequences OF the agitation OF The slavery question Any
ouc "h" will take the trouble OF examining. the Congfcs-
nn debates oi the Of 1871 and As, and the ei
"ns ri the leading Democratic papers the years w
500 thai the Democratic Party urgently and increasingly press
a upon Congress The final settlement ii the territorial CUES
'' whilst III agitation insisted upon by The J" my
pa,y. The napo! organ party then edited by Thos.
Ri chic, filled with powerful appeals both parties
to ante in removing nom HE Presidential canvass ques-
ton which has always been i: dscotd and danger
T." appeals oil tia, venerable patriotic editor met
ap,n The parl Of the Viii. press by ana low insy
nj
Ee do the charge against the Wing party upon
ttv evidence alone The strongest is 10 DC read from the
d. al Congress. Is Isis, MEASURE OF c2s-
3. N.sE AID ADJUSTMENT TERRITORIAL QUESTION,
VII. Il WAS PERFECTLY SATISFACTORY TO THE SOUTHERN
SrA rs, "As pEFEATEu EIGHT SouTHERS /
WHi1 CosoRE-s wc REFER the territorial
ai efortc9 10 the Senate by Mr.. Clayton of Delaware,
nom select committee cgh which adopted IN that
"o ay vote OF ty three twenty-five and afterwards
hicI the lower house By the union n eight Southern
y g i'i The entire Northern Wig delegation, and the
re nailscs of The dsairccd ecsoi portion Of the De-
n}cc party which voted against Gen. CaSs. The his.
tory thIs bill can be told. We shall enter into no
aoo;e argument in lis favor II is sufficient 10 know that
met with the app9"o:on I'll The representatives OF The
South with the cAccptou III ,.u Gentlemen who acted
: is IXecu,ioneTs.
Wishing settle the question of slavery in the territories
Presidential election upon basis OF equity
and ia spirit of Cancellation and PATRIOTISM the Senate