Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-11-21
RICHMOND ENQUIRE Err.
THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER go, s5
IMPORTANT SIGN.


(Ga.) Times violent opponent Of the compromise mea
sres and at one time prepared go for dsunon instead OF
submitting TO these acts Of Congress The recent elections
have convinced it, however, that the compromise passed BY
Southern votes has been acqulesced IN by the ~hoe
and that it has become he test OF fidelity TO the Sou
the North to maintain it naity II declares that tine
Union on the terms the compromise is mpregnabe and
now zeaously and patriocay appeals the late
Rights Party rally upon the platform Of the Democracy
which, both North and South occupies the basis OF the uh
disturbed support and the nality OF the Compromise
There can be no longer reasonable doubt that the Demo
cratic party in its National Convention, must unite upon
the acquescence in, and the taithui Maintenance ' m
Adjustment measures For these we cannot out
believe with the Union that Toombs in his late
speech ayowng the determination of the CONSTITUTIONS
Union party" TO act with that Of the two National par
ties which shall plant itself firmly on the grouno Oh Inc
Compromise meant convey his intention 10 make co
mon cause with the Democracy.
AS the Mobile Register well says, the only true ana SAFE
policy for the country for the South paracuary' 10 "
back upon the creed and practice OF the Democfanc
Our Federal Union Is be preseved-and ths can o "
It's purity only by adhering to the good old RUE oi
construction of the Constitution. Let US strive ~ ~ o'
national fuuconaries the plain meaning ana n'e VI ma
instrument Let doubtful powers be exercised .!
grass and the rights of all sections and Of all the States
nal ,enes of tina, party BY them only can our
be saved from becoming one broad unrssric'eu
despo,ism with the head at Washington.
That the hip National Convention never be brought
m advocate an adherence the compromise especially he
uoi,iye slave law evident from the late elections aho he
course of the Northern Whig Conventions and press
New York Times one of the abest Wing organs has 'he
following:
uGoy Brown distinguished southern whg, is counsel
ing the wings of southern states 10 sena W M
National Convention not TO acqu'esce IN "ha hluoilv
of the wings of the nation may DO when hey se ee uI
10 exact certain pledges secede He advises hem 10 suo
nit sagnsd # the he TSg gys saSe w and
case of it's rejection withdraw II seems 10 US not al m
improper impernent TO express the oee %ncn We Wu
deepy entertain that this advice If followed c oo~ tae
ohg party to atoms We may possibly be singular IN .ns
opnion; but we formed it in the digent exercise Oh
VIVA, little power of observation we are oe,sea WIN,
we venture TO say the Register will not pronounce II
nerv sonabe We don't think tina. believes IN inc
first place. that such resolution could Do aoopleG IN
vention that II should be rejected ana e .o1
delegates should thereuPoh ssceoe, ''ie wing p'''
main united
The ~ Y Tribune retorts with bitterness tha 'ne conse'
ya,ye construction OF the Albany Wing PLATFORM oy mo
New York city Whigs was followed by signal aeiea' Oh
the Wing party the city, foT the first time in sevea years.
The great mass of Northern Whggery is under me magn
influence of Seward and can never be brought 10 assu
such attitude as should induce the constitutional Union
Whr leaders reeley the NJ Y Tribune) snees at Mr
roombs as none of the fifty or sixty members who came on
10 the Philadelphia Convention into Tayorsm and
who succeeded as ouaaciy avays does He farther de-
scbes Mr. Toombs "eapable of personating bear with
considerable fidelity when things do not 60 to suit him. ana
adds Wheher Mr. T. will ever be Wing again, we can
NOT guess; probably no Washington correspondent oi
the Tribune says:
Politicians about here exchange strange gances at the
ection of the noisy Toombs the Senate so indecent
length of time in advance the period at which he Will take
his sea certain people say the cards were socSeG o
course. His ap0ued position throws sonle.lme nn'S
ways been weaker party How certain are he socaeo
TO get advantage in any arrangement oil that
nature whether under Free Soil or Union pete3ls oah
| any man tell when 1t has happened olherwlsei
Mr. Toombs and his party will that they have nothing
to e1pec for his platform from the Whig party of the Norh
and that as the Democratic party North and SouIh main
tain The basis of the faithful execution and hnay OF the
Compromse the only of himself and party, is to
rally TO the platform and pnry of the National Democ-
racy of Pennsylvania, Virginia. Georgia and every other
State. ,;,
lF'o" '"s THE FUTURE ''''
We took an early occasion after the late Georgia election to
e,press our clear and decided opinion that the Southern
RIGHTS PARTY separate and Independent sectional organ
zson ought to be dissolved This opinion founded on
two considerations which PROPOSE here not 10 argue bui
simply to state The first that the issues made by the
een decided beyond the hope of reversal against that party
by an overwhelming popular roe in every Southern oa'e
Called into being to resist the compromise .he ea Oh
ance has become chimera, IN which only visionary en-
Ihusasm can indulge The Union the terms OF the COM
PROMISE mpregnab and although we have been unaI-
tcrng belief that the Union could have been MAINTAIN
cd on better crms the compromise gave to the South
We, the people of the South have so feared OF
be conederacy that they would not put it in jeopardy oy
insisting on their rights Southern Rights are obliged
10 in this ecision-they obliged 10 admit tai
is 1recersub and continued struggle is but vain and
booless kicking against the pcks NOT only IS II useless
but the idea Judgement OF protracted struggle IN
our second consideration for the opinion in favor OF
disbanding.
i II is that such struggle would not only be fruess OF
good but absolutely injurious TO the Of the Souh-
The great desdeaion with every Southern patriot has been
| Southern union. In that union every intelligent man has
seen power in superabundance, protect rights
against IMPRESSIONS The victorious party throughout the
South in late have laid down line OF resistance
which they say they willing stand and which they
are socmny pledged to stand 10; and while Southern
Rights men may think it lower than right and Justice
Jenand still is line Of resistance-it is good fighting
ne-it is disruption line, il is dissolution line far
future agpressions are concerned Now the Constitu
ona Union party homes, and in earnest, the South
Resolution of the georgia Pla,form"-whether they will
stand there when the clouds Of aggression again lower
when the guns again begin TO FASH is question for future
determination We favor Of trying them are in
favor of Joining our standards and presenting an undivided
front 10 the Abolition advance, saying thus far shalt thou
| come and no far,her!
or maintains prolonged and hopeless contest will have the
and pernicious effect, of rendering the union party
more unonsh more Northern, and we fear more iree-so
al every shock of contest at the polls The ten
dency of parties when opposed is to run into extremes
We have seen examples enough Of thsone instance will
sfce in illustration The old State Rights party OF Geor-
ola of 1892 that tried to break the unon on ques-
ton of duties imports having taken The national name
of Whq was speedily converted into Tariff party and
held its hand nearly every Southern State, in argument
on question about which there were not two opinions on
| ~ few years before.
To arrest Northern tendency must orego opposition
Ifnnn them all the OIL
css without hndrance and remove every temptation TO
blink the rights of the South in the hot pursuit oi party
riumphs We plant ourselves their platform OF re-
and make that the common point dopput OF future
| action. :, e., 60,
Another thing has decided by the people Of the South
the Southern Rights party bound be governed by
impregnabe actit is that our rights are to be mainaneo
If at all in N. Union. In the Unon therefore, we mus
continue the fight in their defence we must surrender
them at discretion. We for keeping up the hight
Driven from position prepared to take another
Beaten bason for manning the next best DC.
cnsbe captain and who had been forced by stress
orn or battle abandon their ship, would do-wha
surely not sap the of despair but take to her