Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-08-01
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
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VALUABLE LANDMARKS.
We have not yet found an oppo1luhs rao,,I Commit
.ddress nut forth by the Democratic oa.' "a ooouen,
,ee nf Massochuses from the accomplished h
nov oe Caleb Cushing Esq its Chairman, 80 Tho
The ilstarred election of Sumner inc ho ,us De-
,reacherous detection of such men a. c., have taken
- c,.n Rand of the Bay State nave 'aAe"
"a ho,dcst ground-the only oasis' ihueeo' W.
- h;.h tho confederacy can be preserved ~ ' e
800 I'D bo,I,by CONDITION. II 10 INSTRUCTIVE ~ ''o
hack nj the mast fruits of slavery aei'a'io' ,hn
% ovsrwbelm the unity of our Peope-' -
il has done in the past, SO mat al "o"''. THO
49, a,,o themselves to the great du'y oi .he p' -
di,a, - which we have REFERRED furnishes sor'
for taking such observation. II cites inc
vs., .,ares in the progress OF Tue o'su'lo '
's'eia' 's - have attended slavery agitation:
A'e o.'' o of most Of the churches oil the unico
two distinct and hostile feliglous which
lace Of that, their previous unity bond ~ ,he no.
had constituted one OF VIZ 90
,ical nationality OF the oho of
the country and espe o be par, of the young men
nf nusung the higher branches Of eoucauo u ''
North. e;cta of political interest-the North
'"n,inuuy acquire facilities OF attack ana the
Souh To- ob,uin OF defence md rscm,n,
my Nr,h headed by exaggeraton Of theory ana opn
m Inc South BY of peril arising rom thei, nqneI
cal inerority Congress ana 10 Io Sc n Sav an
personnel amo I'D nasminp and embi,tering the popular
passions to promote its own interested oDec'
OF 'ne Gowi6g upon this less personal es-
and reciprocal hard feeling indicated at the
nIS b., tho yuperave language OF debate, newspapers,
W. 3oe,;ngs and even official bodies towards the citl'
@ of The South and manifested at the South IN inc miro
dnction of manufactures and shipping OF their o" 10 pae
of ours in the encouragement OF colleges fo eeuca
and in abstinence from accustomed acts OF sociai "
tercourse at the Nor'h It.
address next cites the fact that the two great parties
of the country longer that general Gu
extensive with Unun which once characterized mem; ana
ably that the tendency TO party
This agitation has melted WILL unless ePressed, break up all
n,ion, in political action and produce political an
achy ale who denies that there is danger 10 Tue Union IN
,ha adds the Address must be mperecty acquainted win
the facts or so preudced feeling position as 10 suppose
tha, one half of the States of the Union will submit passive
~ 10 unlimited aggression and ncessant attack from e
other States The exigency calls US deliberately 10 III
spect and measure the dungc and calmly to decide what
The duty of good citizen in this emergency
The remedy is plain enough-the national Democracy now
,nds non the vantage ground Of patrotsm-the platform
Of nonin,erfsrence by the Federal Government with the
rights and interests of the States laid down in The Baltimore
Convention resolutions.
To DESTROY slavery agitation by settling and forever
every question upon which bases its baneul acuon Is
now the grea, mission of Democracy as is well remark
a. nv the Burlington uowa) Gazette. That organ OF the
Democracy OF Iowa. though situated in free STATE ana on
the very frontier of what Western boundary SNORT
time since is as sound and national as the Democracy Oh
that gallant State 1t thus rings the note OF warning lh'o
the ears of the Wing party
Were we opposed in this struggle by aboonsts and free
soers alone our labor would be difficult or lis emo u
certain But have present fresh evidence lnat Tue
leaders of the Northern Wing party ne nayed against Us
in this holy cause They blinded by an niauan oF
Office and power They have chosen 10 solicit the SURFACES
of slavery agators by offering then in Inc event Of 'E
success OF the Wing party continued room Tor e "ork
treason To the deliberately expressed designs OF the wings
of New York and Vermont upon TINS subject
we now add the deermn on Of their party in Ohio as an
nounced in their convention nominating Samuel F. Fnton
for Governor ,,oa
There the same infamous campaign policy again adopted
by the Wings of powerful State. Slavery agators are
again informed that they may coaesce with the wing party
and that an entire liberation of opinion Will be allowed mem
ON the fugitive slave law, the exciting measure OF conpro
mse They lnuy oppose in the canvass and stu consls
renty sustain the Wing tickets and victory should reward
this base combination they may still carry forward their op
position in the Halls Of Congress- and still distract as long
az n country remains tn be distracted.
Are all Northern Wings reudy TO unite upon THIS wicked
scheme of party warae7 We PROFOUND TO them once more
the erea, question: which with heavy esponslh
~ upon ali American ciizens Shall the specification OF ooO
enforced at the ballot and be pepe,uated or shall
slavery agitation remain unchecked until the fall OF the Anne
rican Union consummaes its hendish triumph