Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-10-01
HENRY A. WISE IN RICHMOND.

most attentive and enthusiastic audiences have
assembled in the African Church. We pleased to sc
that several ladies' araced the with their presence
was near wdneb when Mr. W. closed his mastery speech
still very large crowd nearly filled the Church. listening
with eager attention.
When Mr.. Wise commenced, VIC feared his lungs wou'
hardly sustain him. He evidently aboring under ha
cod besides, his physical energies been greatly
BY !s powerful Efforts throughout Valley and other por
tons of the Stale, in behalf Of the Democracy But in lc"
moments he became warmed in the good cause and he pro
ceedGd and spoke for than three and half hours, dc
verng of the powerful I'D ecc i've speeches
delivered in Richmonda speech peculiarly Henry \
Nisss-ong TO be remembered, with pleasing emotions, h
the Democracy who heard him. and which Wing
no doubt ardcnty wish had been delivered.
notwithstanding Mr. WIS health has been impaired b!
frequent speaking his great anxiety 10 discharge the asl
imposed upon him-thet nf Elcctor-nduccs him {,
decline discussing the solemn and important, questions par
cuary involved in this the seventeenth Presidential
pagn.
Mr. Wise referred The greatness of :nuniryto tn
fact, that our agricultural productions embraced every va
cty from the Iurnip Of the North 10 tho Orange of thu
sunny Souih-thai Manufactures were found Ia com
pare favorably wiki the products Of the whole world
us was proven by the exhibitions The Worlds Fair tha
our country is rot only armed with the right of weaitl
and strength the article Of ron bu, also the countless in
gos Of gold from newly acquired State of California
But, above ALL have free Government, which ia in th
keeping OF the people,
The solemn question:, presented What Is beat Il
be done TO continuance OF this free government
To whose counsel and advice should the people loukl-
Ought they to heed the mere par,izan, or take
warning from The patriot asked Mr.. Wise. Should
they be influenced by tho mere anecdo'e TO amu.e
tO thpir nsel he prel
question is what shall do 10 pcpctuate oil the blessing,
we enJoy2 This is the great and vial question All, al
ought 10 bear In mind that it required great thought ,C
create such government and that the great thought
required TO pcrpctua,e it,
he (hr. came 10 appeal 10 his Democratic friends
alone, but 10 the opposition. The late Wing nomination lo
the Presidency has absoved you Southern men, from
obligation TO party The statement here given detailing III,
manner in which General Scott nominated by free so
ers must have satisfied every unpreudced heare that
Southern under obligations for The Mhig
nominees under any circumstances
Addressing himself the Wings present. he said the rs
question Your party has held the Executive Depart
OF the general for four years and what
have you done1 What will be the prominent po;ns In The
history OF this Administrations
In these enquiries the referred in nppro
pirate The outrageous conduct of allowing
in The new acquired Tetrtores-pariculay the latitude
allowed to General Riley by procamation order elections
by the people. and return member OF Congress
who had the audacity claim upon the return of ar
election held under ouch circumstances. How was il hn
Gencra Riley ronli make Thomas Bn.! kina uielSer 81
Congress Way did Ihc administration mlttia
such unwarrantabe stretch OF power The saced paa
dunn OF Liberties rampicd by The politicians. fht
wolf OF FreesoiIism ii into newly acquifcd coun
Try by military All the old party issncs swa
lowed up, the commencement of the Administration hy
the bare question FrccsclIsm Protection, Tariff Bank
.;stTi5uun oi ,hc punic lAnds-nl, all gave way ha
mons rr The only great national measure matued und"
Whi,.rry, brought about by their opron"nis untn.
with them iur The sake If the Union A moment wher
The cloud hung heavy and dark, the Democracy voted fr
that Compromise.
Aud Why asked Mr. " have you (Whigs) deserted III,
man who stood by the constitutional Union party! In an
~we % this question he the letter Of Nj Fillmore l.
il Babcnk Of New York written during the string G IN
i:rIiinorc Wnia Convention requcsr~ Mr. B., who was
d..cgltc, Withdraw his When Mr.. Fillmore wrot
that letter he knew he roui not hc nominated lnr the Pes:
icncy. The head ." cc-soilism had destroy hin
for dyir what he Constitution the instrument which h
had sworn to -dersnded OF him. Mr.. Wise SHOWED
thai letter, that he Alr + had firmly resolved not L
seek ,lrcllon but laying aside his private feeling
and personal interest do what The crisis denanded-td
know no North South, Enst West, bur t" sgr
the fugitive hi and guarantee pcrprnlty u ther
ottcring Union.
The Compromise cnlcted by Congress, ir. Filmor
"fnunj il his duty sanction it, and resolved 10 perform it,
Yet hc deserted by his party and who could
Free Soil voles placed above him.
Mr. Wise paid high compliment 10 Mr. Fillmore, for hi
patriotic coursc-he had served with hm-knew him we'll
slavery til" Abstract The who could thus disin
Iercscdy, he considered entitled TO "wel done faith
lul servant.
But Mr. Fillmore is tho second "a ccilency" which has
filled the Presidential chair In 1910 the Wings elected
.Tppccanoe and Tyler too No had Gen. Hariisar
died ycr too deserted by those who elected him
Mr.. Wise, however, stuck by him And in 1913 Gen Tay
Ior and NiIard Fillmore elected by the rarryth
former dies and again Tho "Accidcncy' is drscrrdrrput
acd because he performed his duty lie who knew M hgh
e law doctrine must be punished Some 65 DO delegates
protesting thai highcr law" doctrine sworc put dow
Mard Fillmore and succeeded. This ahsoved all South
ern Wings and left them free.
The Baltimore Convention found rendy receive thu
nomination. OF free-snsm. And wha, attached
the Wing party Scott who born of Virginia slave
holding mother? TO answer this, MIR. Wise read Gen.
Scott. letter to Dr. Atkinson in favor Of emancipation.
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propositions which supported by Summers, Rolins
and others in 1892. '33
Next Cen SCOTS letter agans annexing any more South
SOIL and in OF taking Canada into the Cnitej
States read mo, he is not in favor Of annexlng any
more Mc1icans but very willing take hug with the gcn
White Benr" After all this ardng the letter just read
Mr.. Wise cnphaticay asked Gen. Scott no, "resdl
cut and dried" for FrcesoIi-m1
4 history in detail, Of the Wing Convention was then
given followed BY with the Democratic ConTen
ton al Baltimore which nominated Gen Pierce in which
shown thai The former only admitted Frsesuli dele
gates but controlled and oyerrued by them. While OF
the other hand single ndvlua-Rantonl OF M1'sachu
sets cf that school, claimed scat in tho Democratic Con
vention-and he denied the right claimed although
backed b. constituency Of 5000 and his place given Il
another Mr. Lod-who backed by only 3CU roies-bu
ey l.ers true Constitutional Union Democrats opposed
FrcesoilisHi.
And Gcneal Scott, himself, nb.orss the Whlgs from hi
support Not satisfied with the Wing platform, lie puts aI
oddendun TO owithstandng the Convention which
noniunisd him had adjourned I've took the responsibility
attaching his iaddtndtm :! Why (asii air. ". address
inu hin self Tie Wass,) There ought 10 t" hnothe
convention called your party 81" ado,' that nd
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