Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-10-12
TUESDAY alORNEzz1s, zlCr0I.l:Iz L. 1852.

They will escape the o!inns penalty of their condition
however, By n05y and generously repmdang h'ir a>so
cihie you vii Ic, them. never had 10 prosecute par
~ oil cnnsplraors, while was Commonwealth Attorney
mat they dill not invariably do this. But if they sue
cessuy do TINS and sl hold your confidence and obtain
your votes for candidate who supported upon
principles Al tc North and another The South. and wh'
VIII mol ar"w either sG how will they escape lom them
sercs and keir candidate? irr h and them in
your midst, -ngrrs if understand The He il
worse snl-r Than john Wan B1-rn-in while he il
opposed 10 the extension n slavery and cnterains every
opnon against slavery winch John Van Buicn
lie Ia. n" avu"cj and ~l that he ia for main
anlng the fugitive slave las il which John Van Bu
rea has dInr and they are, moreover Wnot provn
which : frer s,Isui.
Frreso bat another phrase to express territory
and free territory that the territory soil, of
couaty Gu!sitI, where there H. Al The time "f the
qnsion vtry, Stall have slavery upon iI-sa
never BIZ polluted insuenl buckhads say By shvrry
and The Wl!not io"i-o IN terms declares The same result
Here Is:
There sha neither slavery involuntary scrvitude
in The said Territory utherws. tnan in punishment;
cfS. whereof the party sha! have been dGly convicted
Nni" IN EHcG II i arnnt, that things which are equal
~ the eq0e another ana II i= IN
ais as II is IN Mathematics thrn lrcr s"!rr and Wm"t
ti"V's'sI ','c ~" l ifin1 So"G VIII say, 'ouo'sss
that uIlinGgl tiIrk Plov!-.
abstract: they will TAKE i. the In other words,
they i.inS il cnTsnrinna they would support l
practice Bat this distinction cannot save trent brcanse the
moment the South c"acrrs the righi III Congress
the "ilin"i Pf"rls" she :ntrEd.r> the who'll "Stl"n
II the discil!n "i the dominant slavery maity IN
Cna-"ss which, "pnclrtin" it "rs in The sentiment of
lis ni,r i,lai ser, i. uyeat moral wrong which rr,
s high nurai Old CATION 70 cXtermina:e ihr: will "d"pt
He "iimOt Prnvis and proclaim Free S"l rhcy ~" be
traitors their cunsCi"ar"s W her have any sud their
truss, and their dearly toYch africans The real rIl Is,
my friends, that the Mhig rrfg Al tt S"nlh "a Becoming
every day and indifferent saj the least - tc
slavery question; and necessity be 5ecnsc II
is The pendant The Tall, nt the Wig party IN The
savcholding Suites and # does approve, II dare
condemn The sentiments Of the grea body Of the party
and you know wha, The etfct ut nahua submission 10
IL necessarily hrgrI- approval upon The simplest
principles human ilrn will admit that what
they haouny dn yii Is wrong, and, when forced 10
de that Justify, the nind stimulated hy the passion ui
sel!-vc, nsensblg commences 'he work of Qualification"
in other words, prove that tho wrong s wrong pni
night But fo7ect The proper limits "i i- address, aud
,gbrnr press this v.w farther with ths caution 10 you:
You hope for safety nr y"ufrvcs proper
and families; y"u protect yourselves and IA
miles from hike ,ha which tsrated The EoIr ut my
estimabe friend Mr.. WINSTON nnrss are IN! I'd and
your resistance Of the ab"iunI<t and their allies
every step they take towards you; and you hope IN"
efficient aid in Cngiessur in your Legislatures h2ars
the movements there o The nnIi slavery mry win rnera'
Scott tic President from any Scott naa who thinks The
WImot prDvso constitutional word more upon General
ScO Canada nEneNatiun letter mud have done win ms
! view Of him WHEN . promulgated and by whom!
When this country peace with Englni und no over
ures were made for but when the writer
thought he in The BtIsh Parliament, the government
the Empire 70! increasing discomfort IN ne colo
mics This letter is written II iumrn it, by rrociming "ur
readiness receive the -ncs Aad who wrote II! Not
quiet cdz"n-not nemhrr of Congress or "a State Legs
Iiure holding representative position which made pro-
per express his opnl"ns such sn'"cts; hh The Nd
tire american cInr'r Tor thr Presidency, being ne mn
Iary of thar division contiguous 10 the Canada
n aud the proposed revolt where it was hls
duty 10 preycnr aid anh punish sYmpaIhzcrs How could
he have drne 81? How con he have bnasht tc American
arms bear upon who might sympanizc IN any mum
her with engaged in rceonipn whirh he hei"r: ha"d
incilci them TO- with IL annexation Ia TINS country!
thought then n do now, dat innch'ry np"n IN" pun
lica auu uf letter re should have been rrn"rei from
all active command. Bat il ca;l"j upan 10 write that
letter by some Irresistible tendency tp the fingers then
which like ndracs Nat!visn 'n'k -nc! ~ oP"o-
size direction afterwards, and sin he has been a. hr
Anti Native Pro Canada An,lSlvrrg, Military Candidate
set
nc throw hs oT2snn - annexation "n The S"rfh side!
Whv-but 10 make the letter more niIu.nn w An
ii SLAVERY pariy2 Not content 10 court the NORTH lie must
Lick the and threatens, in advance ar'.r he
elected put dn"a very in which he si consider ac
ZION or scdiIion, hv military lofcr.
What is ms but IN advance ,li:earn the South
and assure Tie Nur,h that the military power ni IN"
shall b" used - put down what would be called
FlIihnsrcrn Ard vel a Southern man had written
ms Canada Cuha how would he have been de-
| nruncci by lie Scott press Fi5usie'!
What would been thought Errc, rlc military COM
manicr in Canada overlooking our government and secn.
IN The crisis Ul The Compromise question: probable grounds
10 apprehend disun had written such letter 10 nrt" IT,
and recommended the annexation nj III" Nmt States !"
c NADIA? Il the unfortunate and Disgusting al
tenant Al Presidential cec'iunccrng made by any
EXCEPT that gnirg hy the Grn~nl who has the hon
nr first canciae Tor the Presidency who has taken
Tic stamp for it -whc Pierce m"desr aud quietly -i'S
Iown at home acting upon The lm"ra maxim /" the clo
nuen and pa;riufIc .owHh"s that III" Presidency Il an
| iunur 100 great bc sought after, or declined.
could never for fi=u S.Ou, therefore, while Ties"
,,ini,ns ,f his remain untrcanrrd, matter wha Others
ne urh entertain believing, do that this great Slavery
.'in yr,s mounts above all othcr. 1t comes hnnr
TO the bed the board earh and fire side ot every man.
md we must defend it, With the SUBJECTS n IT, we must
live menals and consent to see our women
placed upon the footing of free mnlatt"s sooner than
| which, pray that an earthquake may s"aN"" our
land aud the beautiful South, IN her beauY win nc'
neanty in the deep Of her mother, ana lay
| her l,vcly daughters spntless in unsnl'cd graves.
But it said, that tirn Scott has accepted the pl'i"fm
and therefore no enunrv br rain his pat opin
ions Now be conceded Tor III: purpose {" the hTGn-
| p,nt that Gen, Scott fairly accepted tnr platform, O.
| rl,.t hp
that relieve his supporters! and are they sincere IN
saving past opinions are not to oe aqhr"d ihos anu
were they regulated in the least degree IN rr selection o
Gen Scott By his acceptance O The platform or approval
n the com promisrl hut the contrary WAS lie no scirc
ted because he would not commit m7'l TO the support o
the compromised That he did mt do II IN wrn2 IL very
CERTAIN General Scott TELLS the truth "a nn sure lc
does hv which any writing that was ma,' public
,r he saws in the thri paragraph his letter o accept
ance "NJ having written word I" procure TIE nniha-
lion lost moment after II had been continues! III al
dressing a lcrr' fic did pl"i@" himself IN wTunI
Ecn before hand IL is that he did @r!lr sn1'I note
vhc smoked out Of ''m" one" coat or hTccch~ pn
el merely siyiG@ lhat he woHi not "ne-oat u: "''e
to write, he would write what &c had written am
rcad his friend very much ike his late speech ~ "'ch
he hesns Fellow citizens hy which mean those tha'
ar: cizens ana those that c''iz"n" bni inGnd h
h.rome Ell zan- And vh. Ec committed in WI
tna ard why he not committed IN writing yet Simply
brransr then could be mistake misrepresentation"
ahour it, and side could not hn told that he was nr ,h'
Compromise The fugitive SIlv" law InciGd'' ana me H''er
that h. was mt NJ Seward cnut not say TO MS = rH
of New YJk hi letter pf IN" 23 :" Jane mat IN sc"fihe
Ten Scott 'hrJ secl1tl tI'h 3"'i
oincipre Of freedom and nleraii"n nor could VIZ Hr
vens ha SAID If 2h al August thnt Nr"'t
cuuld relied upnG. hill repeating the thelV
slave law Verbal representations wcre 10 hc relied in hno
what they wnu! would pend unon the hhn"r ahh 'ehrF
of The rercr.r and the Aitni. in which The report "d@
m,de AMI le the "rui b: tolerated oy inc up
rishi and impartial press, who should come out WIN 're
rrpo if il wns unlvorah!r br judged 5f hy the very
gen r,lnlv courteous and Just mnnn" IN which nave
been dealt with Ou.hi General Srnu not n nave sco'n-
ed TO nce himself in such atIiud"7 And nc IS ms
represented his ffrns why does h" NJ" come out anu
rorrec, thernl Mark the difference When Ee IS chaaeh
with being va-pldrrH n" ca. :: "hn Quincy t'ihs
he spang up mn.datclv rs II The ni "f ne enemy '
struck him rrpeed charges but when ne - chl'sso
with being with The snjcrs. ami ag''nst me S'u ne
is perfectly silent II can't he Prcsi enai n'gnly OF c
dcarv Of him. for he IL out upon
the s,ump-and If he may speak 81 ali, ne snou!'
speak To the important points ana iuiY ana Huy-
But nra they pncerc in saying TINT the platform covers
s the past II they are, then MI Sew
ard will certainly be- the successor OF General scott ne
be- elected for Mr. Seward enertans opinion about s'a
v.ry nor believe, any other public uhtier "hich ushe'
raj Scott did enierta,n-and Mr. StwaT'i Is li7 aS
mach ipnn The platform C.nsTai ocG hni ne . 'a 'ie
"LIc man o: tie 2i lis, hii ia hS "cIe$sl
from sration and experience And '.it what F or pro
prely can This pafy then epudate ard refuse u sup"
hImQ They TepuGiae him ucnn ~ e!'ai' ou' tla
upon which they rcpudia'ei Mr t!nors !" WI; liht rs