Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-09-09
nTNr. UNION Parity" "


his IS the which the Wings, Gesrai.:ng ot sue
Cess under their obsolete name u ~ ig' have donncd L
hnr'bGg Tie people ana steal their votes. 5uc ats,Iu
Ihlonlsta have they bcroEc that they rci'aiae eve.
Their own Whis allies who have ever dared 10 think 10
themselves and advocate the union of .hc Soull iIr tn
sake Of The Union! This sIaringly shown in tic lat
bolts Convention, which nominated the "lnsnoT
tai inr The empty honor Of defeat In order 10 secure III
"aTerng even before the body iuy organized by IN
recording "t the delegates present. resolution was Offered
pcueing every member to the support OF The nominee o th
Convention, without regard to persons. \ motion wa
made TO ancad by adding 'providcL lie be Union man
ms amendment accept,d-ard ifs meaning was ex
p!alned by delegate from Hanover who avowcd that h
would support who had beca in the least concctet
with the Nashville Convention. This sentiment ap
pauicdclcaIIy showing that the followers fully carried
the dctaon Of M:. Bots himself wo in his last Pronun
cirncaio designed the political roas Of those lead
ins Wings who had taken active part in advocating tin
Nashvll: Convention and OF whom spoken nt a
prominent candidates Tor Congressional honpr. Wht
matter OF wonder har IN the same bgoed spirit tlcy
should aim their pIny ssstycI "Union" batteries ht
Democratic paTty!
The abstiry uf III: prCSunpiir! ,iai the Wings are Ie
onion party and The Democrats the di-nn"nsts has beer
often exposed hy ustn' il comes up nav from NJ"
quarter it may not hc ai>s Ia repeat the views winch w'
have expressed We have shown that the rwcr Of the Wing
party in the North and its party policy is influenced by
The action U; tic uaJuFy there. We have III vain cla
cngcd evidence of any public VIII. demonstration the
North, favorable the just rights Of the South. We have
shown thai the Seward influence there prcpondc:ates and
that the Northern Wings in .f party meetings. instead oi
maintaining the compromise measures haze arraycG them
selves against them and have cunnlney aad misccr"usy
left open the door iorfuturr agitation. Is il to such parry
that are To hook for cessation of agitation, naintc
o he compromise and especially The lu9i-
live slave law in which ha South is deeply interested
and execution oI which depends the continu-
0i The Union
On the Other hand how is il witl the Democratic party
We have sow t!ia every Democratic State Convention
the North they have planted themselves the Platform
Of the Compromise measures including the execution "l the
la.tvr slave law 81: necessary tie safety and peace
the Cnon. Even in Ohio. The resolutions ri whose De.
moc.a,:c Stale Convention the Wai@s have most unnsy
taken exception the State Journal the leading Wing organ
thus defines by way Of fcproac, The position Of the Demo
cratic party of that State:
" The ,nainancs ei Tic Compromise As IT SOW STANDS,
hereafter the ra!cticord IF tic dsmocratic party Oio-
2s o that jayiy IN this stat: hi fail srcS hs'r an.
dorstntut 10 this measure Even should they succeed only
Ey plurality vu!c 1vcs every item o ;"ir creed the
prestige success Iny kgr and ,rW Hot d:ny Haf Hc
thar ar9rte nitasr while they will after the cec
ton they before, that il not Wing nca-
sure
Is i; the Democratic parity therefore, that the coun-
try look the Union party, 10 pu' down the agi-
ation Of The sIlvary question: 10 na.r,n The Com
promise final settlement, 10 check the asgrcssionS
of the Federal Government by coninng its action with
in clearly defined constitutional limits and at one and
the same time protecting the rights o! ihc States and
the safety Of the Union? As said few weeks since
Democrats North and South should feel that they have in
themselves sure ana safe procctlDu from abolition agitation
in Congress and dismiss whatever o Sec
onal niosity has divided them in the past II Southern
Democrats who seek preserve the Union by maintaining
the rights OF the States and resisting the consolidating
schemes icdcrasnw aid the great republican, consti
utiona party Of the country 10 rcrcl the assaults OF the
Whig and Free soil parties upon the constitution all VIII
yet be we'll the Constitution will be maintained and The
Union saved II Is in the power Of Southern Democrats
By uniting with the Democracy Of the Union upon
the broad catholic, nation platform OF SoSST ERrESTIoS
the platform Of Blnore the platform Of iS and ~ of the
o!en republican tmc OF the Jcicsonian eato MAKE all
well again with The country; peace 10 subdue
jealousy; rcknde in the breasts Of the honest and patriot
ic men who ha temporarily aenaed from il their OIL
Gina affection for the Union Iiust universal confidence
in its penanency; and 10 impar fresh impetus to the
oishng interests and miraculous progress Of our great
republic. Harmony Of the democratic party for the Sake o'
tie counry must now be our watch"ord We doubt not
thai will be. We expect TO sec the BLnloc pilorn
again erected the North the South the East and the West
ralync fraternity upon it, and the flag Of our Union float
ing trunphanily it, That is the platform of the ma
tiona Democracy of sovereignty Of republican liberty
and lie platform of the CONSTITUTION.
On the other haa& how POTENT for saving the Union VIII
he the Whg party in the approaching Congrc5s Eighty
firc in hundred and trythrcc is hc full measure o
teir strength for Eion II this be the only Union party
in the country pray what is become Of the country =
What sad number Of dsuuiouisIs fills the land II the
Union and Constitution, and everything good and vaua-
BILE in our institutions upon their shoulders how deo
rab]r is the prcdcancnt OF all Of them Just now What
grand Inducements docs the pssan! plight for good Of the
Whir pa,,y hold out to the friends Of the Union 10 oin their
ranks What mighty attractions do they present 10 the
lovers of peace and 17nlony qnict and aciy among ni
ncn-of social progress State honor national dignity and
American suprcaacy among young ncnto ateFnl4e win
them
party under whose mbcce an podiing administration
OF allal the corcJecy has been well nigh rent in twai
the Union party squad Of cshtyiSe in the national
Congress- seeking infringe the Constitution oy every
measure ufs policy but npotent 10 carry any measure
the Union party. We hope the yenng men Of Virginia.
wha are ahout the ighcs; prcrngitive {" the c
zsn will rsecl upon the peculiar n'uccm:n4 ana at'rac'
tons viii c presented By these eoasul mpotcn's 10
Join their organization.
Many Whia Journals are in the habit OF damnng as pl
ratcsm tl,o. Americans who 90 assist The CuoanS 10
throw oil lie yoke Of oppression AMI tyranny ouF ccta
views upon The duty Of government, under the law 9"
1873 have been fully explained. Bn while we would aaVo
cate strict execution u the letter Of the law We have pro-
tested in he lc OF liberty and true TcpuoiicanSn against
the luonstrous doctrines tie administration commanding
our shis Of police I" ~ absoiae s''eFi-
mcnt in checking the prisngs oi resistance TO oppression
Ne are bound tv no treaty with Spain 10 fight her battles
and ,i.! her territory b? sending our government vessels
TO CABS. 10 protect the csoisn which rules thai i=n
and TO prevent any aid ba afforded the struggling patriots
T p, the noyc:an.nt watch walters 1nc t'aFi:
league from shore et Spain guard her own sho'esanH t
not the fcemen Of America be ordefc! 10 defend the 7ans
Of Cuba ani aid them in rivctng ;c chains o. slavery upon
iis har!ess people.
As 10 "pacy how it DC pretended tiat 'hosc "lo
30 10 assist Cuba any pirates ihan those WIZ went
TO assist the Canadians il the pairioc "a'! lfh", 'he
irish Government denounced them P:raes, Just a6