Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-05-04
RICH MOND ENQUIRER.
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"Partiss undoubtedly in strange JG,nble, and III
shrewdest politicians cannot venture to predict what da
may bring forth. For part as Wings as friends OF tn
Cnion and above all friends Of the constitutional right
Of the South the policy which have laid down for
selves is keep cool and watch the current OF evens
Our adrsrsarits hare 10 make the first more If they fail
come up square the question of the tmcshe
cy Of the Wing party is plain; II they fall TO pieces fror
inability to hurmonze men, or TO rally ineryentonst
and nterventioniss tariff men and anarif mcn-ee
and different line fconduc may be proper for the Whigs
We await their ac,ion."-[ Richmond Hhig.
We shall allow the Petersburg In,eligencer Wing OF
gan rebuke It's ally Of the Wing for the above thorough
selfish course of policy The IntelIigencer in the oown
article places itself right though would have shown bet
ter in emitting its final unwarranabe fling the De
mocracy:
We do know what the alternative line cf conduc
on the part of the Whigs which neghbor hc Wing,
so mysteriousy aludes. For cne cannot how th
action of the Wing party is DC governed by the cnnduc
of Democracy in any other way than hy initiating The
unng zeal with which the latter endeayors win
We can see no alternative course for the Wing party IL
only course is to lay down ts platform of principles and r.
quire that shall be nominated for the Presidency
who has not publicly and unequvocay taken his sad
on IT, This s what the Wings must do no matter who the
Democracy may nominate, and matter what they may do
or leave undonc. We have ALWAYS believed ours 10 be
party of principles and we will never consent that us nc
U policy shall be dictated regulated BY the course of
party whose principles the "scren which John Ran
dolph rendered so famous.
The Whig need have fear thai Democracy XII, "fa
up square tho grave question OF he es Every
day brings forth the garing evidence that the Whie
party party, is thoroughly abollunzed and that the
Southern Wings find safety alone n raying TO the sup
port Of the candidates of the Democracy. Mr. Gentry
distinguished Tennessee Whig said in the Wing
Washington that he believed that "he Northern Whig party
would degenerate into miserable sectional abolition fac
ton and become Infamous that it would be dsparage
ment ever to have been connected with H."
The New York Mirror tWhie) says:
"here fellowship between the real conservatives
and these headed selfish hearted aboonzsd anat-
and is useless 10 disguise the truth The Whg party is
no longer unit There is radical division, broad, deep,
dark and impossible II is like split in Nature-a cracking
asunde from the force Of internal repuguances which csn
neither be prevented nor remedied"
The Fredericksburg News (WhigD in referring to the
course Of Messrs Mangum and Stany OF North Carolina,
whom does hesitate stgmatize "abolitlonists
asks in tones Of thunder:
| And what will the Southern Scott Compromise Wings
say the pursued by these gentlemen What VIII
they say The Compromise Commitids OF their Nus
rious chief? We told by Of these gentlemen al
Richmond that Gen. Scott would show his colors-
that the Compromise banner would be flung 10 the breeze
and on it would inscribed in living characters the name
of their CANDIDATE and his support OF every provision IN
this much auded adjustment. We knew too well the policy
Of his keepers credit tfor knew who those Keepers
were Sewa d and Johnson and Greeley and that black band
OF dark consprators would permit him to commit
himself upon which would forfeit the support Of
election Every commal he has made has been win es'
peciai reference 10 that support. His adoption OF the ex
ploded doctrines of Jefferson and Tucker and the Virginia
Aboonistso 332 were many ncte 10 eaten olrcs ol
that feather He is soft now uf;er having caught
them, TO let them slip through his fingers in grasp Tor
other game.
There also volume of eloquent and forcibe truth IN
the following conclusive views of the Pennsylyannn:
The and the Aboltionists in the Whg rnnks
make up the creed and the movements and select
the candidates Of the Wing party; while the Free In
national principles and eiecuay and constantly con-
rolcd by the Democratic party, the creed OF which now
it has been unchanging affection for md vglan'
guardianship the National Constitution. The phioso
hy of the Thing is that secionasm is the resisess rule
in the whig party; while is the marked and poweress
exception in the democratic party Does require us TO
Illustrate This TRUTH II can be done most insncbly-
Every candidate named by the wing party Tor the mex!
Presidential nomination that has dared to aVo" nnuona
| sentimsnts-no matter how tardiiy-HAs BEEN DAMNED
FROM THAT MOMENT. On the other hand every candidate
named for the democratic presidential nomination. no matter
how many how few his chances are has, without c4cep
ton voluntarily ules'ed his attachment to me boaest ma
ona sentiments. including every guarantee OF Inc
al Constitution How utterly these great facts overwhem
he shallow fippancies Of the Washington Republic, IN us
fnrclv feeble attempts 10 derac from the organic nation.
aly of democracy of this country y quoting
of individual derecous from The faith Tor which we nave
suered defeat and which will cling 10 us long as we
have couny TO love- These individual instances like The
Instances of desertion from Religion ITSELF only serve more
mly 10 attach political creed the great mass VINO
AVE felt its saving ond sautary Influences and have traced
It's conquering and triumphant career
Such The contrast suggested by the recent developments
a, Washinpon-by The action Of the whig caucus and oy
hs disclosures in open Congress- of the whig leaders,
Whatever may be the future action OF those VINO nave
rbu,ed by their confessions 10 establish the dangerous ue
sim of The leaders in the Scott movemente people are
re,rarned in season. The proof has been opportuney una
amply furnshed and all who run may read Lei me eou
pause ponder upon the lesson which comnenas ese
| cialy 10 that section of the country.
As on evidence Of the spirit with which the Seward oco1'
wage the war against body of Southern "hggey
and fires into the Southern Fillmore men, who demand
pledges of Gen. Scott ask attention TO the following
from the Buo Express. That Scott organ pounces upon
an Honorable NJ c. Mr. Cabel of Florida, and speaks Oh
sovereign Stale and its whole representation as con-
tempuously as if it dependency-holdng It's
existence even at the will of the Wings OF the North
Where under heaven, except in the resources oi 3
| boundle.s impudence or a boundess ioiy, q cnep
from Florida can find strength TO say 10 the people OF inc
United States who shall be President who sa! not DC
| President, at q loss TO guess Yet one CaoeI
are that puissnn State iii has whole repre-
sentative the State Of New York has has an
ukase The effect that shall be ,iecied President n
year who is not violently in love with Fmores Compromise
Measures and acils eenuflexon before the almighty
South If the North had Just redeemed this co" ano
his brethren from out OF the hands OF me senos' anu !.
him and his whole State out Of the army chest ana the
sury s,eangs this his savehndng behes would De heae
simply with feeling of meninent But II no" inspires
amazement. It's impudencc is astonishing Mhy S yo'
are not master of your State even handful OF In
diane dsesses you and filings you upon your knees ABOUT
the War Department Your yer! asa'oIs as'y ynu an.
Wings of the North shall do and shdnt dol we can on
say that the party the who pays moment asn
ton to such absurd vaporng The part of Cong
must be weak indeed
From the Whig party, therefore, Southern Wings can req
sonaby expect nothing but to be crushed beneath the jug
Of Sewadsm The only plan left 10 them thcn now
that they must be satisfied what the Southern Demo
Gratis have long told them, viz: that the Northern Whlg par
~ is aboonzed and be trusted is to unite will
the Democratic party. This we'll says the Augusta, Ga,
would make the South unit and give he
control she cannot otherwise obtain, the policy ant
destiny of tho country. Surely the Democratic party, un
der the of any of its distinguished
Ia as much entitled the confidence and support of th
South as would any party which could be formed the expo
nent of whose principles would be Mlard Fillmore Dan
ie Webster When and hoo has either of these statesmen
established claim TO the confidence Of Southern men or
the slavery question: superior to those OF Douglas OF Buc
hanap, of Cass of Marcy, or Dickinson What opin
ion, have they recanted which show them less OF free soil
ers than MIR. Fillmore when ne wrote MS Ere letter.
Mr. Webster when he explained that the Buffalo platform
was the Northern Whio patEurm-the Nimot proYlso why