Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-10-23

The Legislature of Tennessee assembled on
the 10th inst. The message of Gov. Trous1ae,
who received his political quetus in the recent
election, gives pleasing evidence of the wholesome
influence OF castigation upon errng public SER
wants. He conducted his canvass on the p an Of
denouncing the Compromise. He now says
"The subject of Federal relations now occupies a
very equlvoca position The first session oflast Con.
gress was chiefly occupied in discussing the points OF
controversy between the different sec tons o the Uno
and alter 'en5thy n9lta s3ae. tleJ passed Sc
res OF laws called the Compromise measures, which
were intended to finally settle all the points of conro.
versY among the different sections Of the Union
Should this adjustment have the desired effect will
be matter OF general Joy throughout the Union. |
deem it the duty of every good citizen to give this at
tempted adjustment fair trial, and endeavor by all
honorable means to reconcile the disturbed elements
ard to restore peace and harmony to the country. My
views upon the subject of Federal politics have been
recently freely expressed all the State in the pre-
sence and hearing of the assembled multitudes.
therefore deem 1t wholly useless, az they remain I'M
changed, here to express them"
| This must be in very different tone from his
stump harangues, of which the editor of the
Washington Union spoke as follows in that pa
per- after visit to Tennessee
| HE RECENT ELECTIONS IN TENNEssEE-Our recent
ys to this State enabled ming with the people
eecllOoS ana 10 understand the influences
whch were Instrumental in producing the results. The
tuesday before the opening of the polls the candidates
fjr The guoernatora chair closed their list of appoint
ments tor addressing tn. people by speeches at Nash
vile. We heard portion of these speeches. and came
at once to the conclusion that the Democratic cand
date yielded important and fatal advantages to his
competitor. The prominent sentiment with the people
OF Tennessee was not merely acquescence in the med
sures adjusting the slavery aud eroa questions but
1t embraced besdes rebuke for those dsorganizng
spirits who seeking to found upon the disconteus
OF the South plea for dissolvng the Unon. 1t was
IN this latter respect that Gov. Trousda lie permitted
Gen. Campbell to occupy ground in advance of him,
and to enlist in his behalf that of public opinion
which was called for by the peculiar safe OF parties at
this juncure. Until heard Gen. Trousdale we had
supposed his position sufficiently definite to satisfy
the most scrupulous minds that he cordially accepted
the Compromise, and repudated all attempts to reopen
the question under the expectation that future agitation
would afford guarantees Whch not ready provided
Tor by the constitution and laws Of the land. But it
was obvious that the chain OF argument he pursued left
MN liable TO be misunderstood and necessarily trans
terFed to his competitor the advantages resulting from
more distinct denunciaton than he made of the doc
nes that are relied upon to strengthen the movement
towards separate Southern confederacy.
The Union accounted for Trousdale's defeat by
his denunciations of the Compromise We trust
it will have similar explanations to make of some
of the results in Virginia.