Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-06-01
FoR THE ESQulRrR.
Slare Rescued By he Governor Of N.p Yo7k1He Bali
moro Contention.

FOR TIE Enquirer.
Slave Rescued BY he Gorernor Of NsU Yok-1He Bali-
moro Contention.
WAsHSGros May 80 1852.
If there has been doubts 10 The prorrey OF The
forthcoming Democratic Conventions making distinct de.
c,aation Of the Compromise laws those doubts will
be removed by the recent igrant act ct GoYeTE Hunt OF
New York in releasing fugitive slave fom The Penitentia
nv the day bcfrc his term expired. he was confessed bur
plar and tic Governor exeed his authority against the
cIcares constitutional rights OF The claimant.
The Convention should speak uneqniyocaly on Ike sub
cc and if they do So and nominate Daniel S. Dickinson Of
New York tho candidate for The Presidency that plat
form he will beat General Scott. Ii nominated, Ee would
with every electoral vote Of The fifteen southern states
To this array would be added every Democratic Northern
and Western State and no would be elected beyond pernd
venture. There il good TO suppose he would
lose engle Democratic State. Some have supposed
thai no would receive the vote Of his own Sirte-
There Is reason for such cronhng. Flo has been
Lieutenant Governor OF New York, and United States
pular men In that Stale. as Lieut. Governor as Senator
and in ell situations in public and private life ne has, on oil
suitable OCCASIONS been perfectly anS-and proclaimed his
sentiments the house tops in favor OF the constitutional
rights of all sections of the country In times Of sectional
agitation when other have qualed before the fell spirit
of fanacsm Mr. Dickinson has fearlcssy stood in the
breach met faction face face and ead thus far shall ou
come but farther and here under Inc banner Of The Con-
stion shoH Thy build encroacmntsb arrested He has ever
bpen faithful mis- patriotic sentiment. For DOING he
has been prosecuted BY the Banburners the and
the uboiioni:ts But, fortunately for the country, the
power Of this dangerous fae'on has been broken and
paroIzed even in New York. The Whg abolition
swnr for the last four years in that State, has sa-
tisfed the Democracy. thar this barn burning influence
is destructive 10 the party, as SUCH and equally 60 To the
uIuspcry Of country The Barnburners OF New York
nave agreed to abide By the Baltimore Convention They
will do So and if Mr. Dickinson should be nominated he
will sweep State There is man, '"ho can be nom
ncrI BY the Wings who could resi.. tho overwhelming
ION, ariiy CT Mr. Dickinson He is self made Of
urpeaccd honesty Of purDosc. HIS scope compartments
me hest interests of all sections OF the County His TN
bounded personal popularity home, would prove more
than concrpoise ali the acous opposition of the aoo
lonist. who after al will undoubtedly for Hale Gnr
re Smith Garrison other noted aboiiinnis lnr
President Seward and his Clique may vote for Gen. Scott
but the darker shades of abolonism will vote far sumo i'm
mediate abuitionis. This state Of things would give
easy ureponderance 10 Dickinson tickcii but Stale
pride would come with alacr,y in aid OF Dickinson
There IL always q floating mass who 60 to The death
for a candidate fton their own State But. aside from
this there is In every free State, large Of
true men who opposed negro ugitaons, and who
with my who stands eariessly for the
euaran,ies of the Constitution. All these would go
with perfect for any who had been prosecuted by
these worst of the Republic. This class Of men per-
yadcs all The Narhern, Middle and Western States. They
are the true patriots of tho age.
Its due u The country, TO engra on the Democratic
platform faithful adherence 10 the compromise II omit
al BALTIMORE and the Why's nominate Scott with subsequent
letter in favor OF The compromise shall be- beaten. The
surest remedy is make the declaration and nomnu
Mr. Dickinson its perfect exponent. In sucn
an event. snail only triumph in the election bu, staod
on the highest possible ground constitutional principles
A NORTHERN DEMOCRAT