Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-10-12
''ild'h bofnr hla faculties - meek!y; hath been
y, Clear Ia his 2rra, nliire. that hi virtues
Prid Tx Auge :. .tran;lcI.iunsi,.t against
/ LLn.I I..Al tI-L.n 49,.

! He was surrounded ny Cabinet composed Of some
the choicest spirits Of The and and the whole
by the vpu and Illuminated by the intellect Webster
man pG the brorIcs National and American sentiments, an
an intellect Of world wide Why should the Viii
party overthrow such administration and such minis
ry2 Why, with its prrfrssed antipaty 10 exp rment an
tevo ion to principle should IT, in s own Council, discar
both Fillmore ard Webster7 Something more than trie
honesty -some:ing than concurrence ot politics
opinion wanting; for all that they had in men aroun
w.ou they bcun by every principle pf personal at
uoc,l honor 10 stand What was the thing wanting
Availability And what that? capacity 10 get all III
Whin oirs ard they sufficient 10 elect, caps
city get in, addition democratic votes enough 10 elect
And whv had not Ar. Fillmore Mr. Wohsier This avala
hy? Because they stood by the country and the constitl
ton ana the South They resisted the popular deuson
the North and with Clay and Cass and others preserved III
Union agninst Vaccinations and assaults OF Sewart
Greeley. Stevens and their cOn"eraes; aad when hes
their opponents and the opponents OF the peace OF III
country drternintd that for this, their fidelity 10 III
country, Mr.. Fillmore and MIR. Webster should b
sacrificed, the very men lor whom Fillmore and Web
had made themselves unpopular; in the otlDrt It
protect whom they had encountered and buietled III
popular al the North; these very
deliver up their preserver their mutual
them The pirates from whom they had heen BY their prov
and sapacity protected Now, say, lie, others do a
tcy mag confic in that party again. if rh
III" nf thei. offence The only did this
but they TO brng inu merely the nom
of their opponents. out who in opinion
with their orponcntS one VINO has been chosen ty their
poncn because he dnc, with them and differ with
the rnis nl The Constitution and the South and who6l
opinions if carried into pracrice, involve this
cunnuOn probably civil war and dsunlun-tOr no
sensible duGhi. aud trae-hcar'ci sensible
Will doubt that the repeal OF the fugitive slave aw must
and nughI IN lead to dissolution of the Union Will you
viii the people OF the South place themselves BY their own
Gct and votes, ii fearful condition! will you run
these ha7ards for the sake of adding another premium
those already awarded successful soldier or i
put into power, for the mere sake of the punier a
party which has afforded this evidence of lis wan,
devotion 10 principle and its readiness 10 sacrifice every
thing Ia power and its prfquisites!
But, il is said that having into Convention every
Wing bound support the nominee. he is
This doctrine is absurd md svish. There must be limit
every lhng and the imailun IN this case IL mutual good
Iitha fair compliance with the general understanding he
orcand urd proper respect not merely To right in the
abstract but 10 right founded upon tic known genera
wish of the cOuntry md when the great principles OF right
ana proprirv violated and the general sentiment o The
country dsregarded il is n0nsensca 10 talk OF binding
h- counry approve it. And so OF individuals In this
case both were done.
Any other view Of The obligations Of Convention, musr
b- productive Of the disastrous results the country
utterly snbversve Of oil personal we'll political mo-
rality. Ii makes nomination. for the most part ny office
seekers and nhceholders, equivalent 10 election, and
would place the government not merely in The hands nt an
oligarchy but the worst kind OF ueachy. can neve'
consent To enter into any such bond 10 sell my country 10
ricc seekers But The supporters Of Gen. Scott
of lllem take even more extraordinary view than
this oi the obligations o Conventions which is that while
il does not bind party in II Ia the maintenance OF the
principles proessed by ii, nnd Of which the nomi
is the pretended exponent, it does bind all 10
the support of that nominee without the principles
This IL, every one must admit not only novel, but
unfair and unjust exposition OF social party obpn
ion which, BE- binding should be just and equal yet
state the ppsi;inn oi the Greeeyile Sewartcs Scoles
correctly; r you will recullect that in the Convention
Cen Scott received vote from The Sunth-no elecora
opposed by The entire South, and forced npot
the South by the North Inu will rccollec also thar hi
original strength 49, and that OF Mr. Fillmore 33 IL
which ca-, upon every principle of fnness, the smaller
body should have yielded 10 the larger body but nsrnd
ha the larger body ytied IL The smaller and surrendered
Fillmore and III" South Scott and his party, with th'
snawrdee that 66 of the l3l Scott Greeley says
70) being majority, voted against the platform Thus the>
,u.,y dizzy nominated Scot; that nh!iity vi hi
party opposed and repudnt-i he PRINCIPLES up"t
which alone the South would could into council with
T. that eectual mode 10 strengthen The ene
inrs Of the South 10 for OF them, 60 nomtne
would been Does afford them the strongest in
.ucsnlrn; hang together nhorsing them 10 say, rs
1prs Hr selected the man who wrd, and does WELD
power u the GIvernmc in d-lancn OF the entire South
hre,ch and the citadel, with all II:
breast works will be ovehr0"n. Our party has demon
-rntcd its strength, and, the next election We will ru
inu the Presidency Of cmphac'ly-not merely "nt
wl, refuses dsavOw creed, Sc did, but one wh
ooldy it, Seward docs" But, who is not VIII
me against me-" Is the man. who refuses 10 disavo"
them with them and Of hcm But if the Obligations of
Convention thns stringent then the people must vote
for The nominee matter who he Is Suppose that III.
party Of reedpn and ruerlon had nominated + red Doug
lass Seward would you support him and under The
Cnnslitrnn either Is eligible But this Is rot all No
content with voting against the PLATFORM the Scott party
uenouncc and spit II. Hear Greeley II
TN, Tribune the acknuwlcde. organ of The party
But when ctrei formula is SET forth not Ioatm anc
declare The opinions entertained hy those in whose behalf
presented and correct those Opnions-n
proclaim what The party does BELIEVE but 10 dictate VIVA
shall hrleve-ten the case ls entirely altered anu silence
regard the uSurpaton becomes not necessary COM
pancc bu 4 lagrant wrong.
Hence our emphatic objection and protest against por
tion of The 50 called "Plurm of Principles" set forth
the Wing National Convention. They were never intended
to be- of The grounds whecon the Wing party
united and The ends which IL unanimously nediates Or
the contrary they forced upon portion OF the dele
rales in full view of the fact that they did not express hc
convctons-wrrc driven through by the Argument of me
mace and rammed down by the potent inma
nn "SwaIlpw in silence, we bolt Yet, 10 the face I"
every cnrcIy and threat sXy-s1 o e Delegates seVen
" ~ county vutcd Wien the yeas and nays wcr
called on passage. Here one fourth OF In" Con
ycnun whom moi the impeing Of he nomination
their beloved candidate and The prospect ct breaking up TN
party could deter 0 protesting against the gross wrong
rnc PLATFORM" therefore is not that of the entire whg pnr
~ s the records of the Convention attest but that OF ma
nriry unlya majority which had and could have no claim
10 bind any who dissent from their declaration We are o
that Sort and there many such Let US endcavo
hastily show why, by hasiy review OF ths plaofH
scanning lis various plahks III attiii as loho"s:-
Hear him again:
.put bv ,re question thus settled the plank evidently
,rans 10 all questions relative 10 slavery, and I" de
all discussion, Criticism or cInonsuahce respecting
The exist slavery this Country as pcFilous an
wrong All this is alike futile and prcposIerous-we deiy Il
rxccatcit spit upon H. There Is nothing IN me leaera
cnnstion nothing in Union, which furblds the ndl
nan cxotsi:e O any the reprchenslnn oil any I'M
qulry such as slavery generally s aud perpetuay tends
create The snsavsm"n Ut men and women, thelr com
,.r suhugsiion chities To The VIII 81 others l. an n"nc
God and humanity such hs cannot lll to draw DOW
r;rhuon on The heads oil who willingly participate there
in The existence nf slavery in this land ot liberty an
uht s the rkesr national character and III
g.at unpninu no tate diffusion of freed ,m IN
void hy the bl,ze oi insoring example. II mus
come To- an end AMI white Of The free States have ~
mower under the interfere iegsatvciy Will
Sisence in other States YET the moral and s"cai u~t
that ali pnsscss OF the non but as M"
which no constitution created, and nune can righiiu
take ,ce are bound 40 all other power
far III. dminun oi evil and tn: utmost Illusion 0i good
ave say then in all kindness and deercnee To tue opn
ions of th elder and wiser that agitation ting elaye
can only cea with the existence OF slavery which Is II
imprlnq cause--lhat conventions and Congresses an
nj ,turms can do nothing eiecIual fr Its repression.
were az idle rcsulve that Ges should longer row no
ynI1nocs emit lava that slavery shall agitation
The mnrc Formidable the effort such agitation, IN
mere rcr,an are lis increase and diffusion"
Now ask il the only men in the Convention whom IN
nj ,rCnn wa. intended CONTROL bound by II, ho'
are others 10 be held hound the nomneel Do you M
see the trick of the thing glance The moment SEQ
gets into power, the upon you will be rpcommence'
and wnen The bleeding South shall renroach his party at III
North with breach Of faith, they will srit upan her, an
say
shake your cory lock. AZ Inc;
Thou cansG aoi say did nl
Did We not warn YOU? but you would mol heed. Did
not vote against your platform In the CDnveGinn, and sp
upon il at hurnel Did not leader, the 23i Of Jun
cnefr US in the very of victory or oI rrrsesetiA
Il ltty 10 him SculD and cherished principles
freedom and toIeTaiiun, wel! distinguished pr
dence and magnaniny in the conduct oi The canvass oil
poinnticnnl Dli you not hear him, and did YOU suppo
he ctccred becaaso submitted TO you2-No! t