Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-20

iooous staoDn2 Against Oswald B1tgGwacr, LOT eiony
Against Anthony D. Victor for ielonions shooting; and
against James Martin for murder. They also presented
Martin Iieney in cases. and Peter Wech in case
Tor retailing ardent spirits unawfuy, and then dis
charged.
Jury was then empauecd in the case of the Common
wealth aeans. Hardy; and the trial had just commenced
when our reporter le. j. L. Young, Esq, fol the Com
monwealh; Robert G. Scott, Esq, for the prisoner.
"THE TINES AND MR.. HALLETT."
Had the Times wasted only single day. it would have
been saved the modification of having IL Bitter rd rnus
| fable attack upon Mr.. Halet upon other evidence
than the word Of free soer and uHcrupuous
my Of the South. The mail of Friday night brought The
Union with the strong letter OF Mr.. Halle;t which viii te
found below. II appears that Mr. HaIcs c,r'",ir..r, OF
tho truth Of R.niouls written month ago
and was conded to Virginia representative. We need
add nothing TO the following passages al ihe Union
Taking advantage Of the position held by Mr. Halct as
chairman of the National Democratic Committee, tho Wings
have endeavoed 10 torture expressions OF his relating
the abstract question OF slavery evidence that hc be-
onged 10 the Tribe OF abOtions at tho North who op
posed to the execution of the fugitive slave law. How
grossly he has been msrepresencd and how unusty i'm
peached has The democracy of Massachusetts, will ap
pear from the full explanation OF facts contained in this
| letter.
We ask in what sense is Mr. b. F. Hae any more an
"aboiiioast than Aessrs Fillmore and Webster? Did
MIR. Halleu profess or hold any abolition opinions
which Mr. Fillmore and AIr Webster did profess and
/ r.
at this time TO all the Compromise than either Of those gen.
emen2 Did either of those gentlemen take ground in ia
of the Compromise any time before Mr. Haet
the same ground2
! The special organ should be careful about "hrowing
stones when its own best and cheics friends arc living
glass housesn Mr. Fillmore and Mr. Webster deserve
better treatment its hands If it goes on in this way IN
brand abolilionist every friend Of the Compromise
who held free soil opinions will surely be
| per in disguise.
The Whg demands public declaration" some
"wr,en pledge" from Mr. Hale They will be found be-
low from Norhern-born Democrat who has the boIness
stand up the midst Of The fanatics and dcnounce their
infamous schemes The Southern Wings have demanded Of
Gen. Scott Souhernbo whig and csn':aa'c for the
Presidency similar "pubic teCEara!ioa" and "pu;;c
pledge-but under the advice of Seward and such North
ern politicians the Wing, has Gen. Scott shown the same
manly frankness, and will he dare 10 out ~
The Gimes may prefer to "iisten Robert Kantouwc
prefer to believe in Benjamin f. Hallett:
! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, April Is, 1882
| To the Editors Of the Union:
SIR:-The following letter from Col b. F. Ealclt, chair
| man of the Democratic National Committee, has been in
my possession for many days Whatever Of fault there may
be in making The public earlier vndcaion the
part Of Mr. Haic is in great degree attributable myself
However much may depiorc the agitation of disturbing
questions Of personal sectional character in tie hoso
of the paryhowevcr much may dcprccntc the ac.iua Of
extreme anagonsms calculated destroy tho great
and nucleus of the temocracy--howcyer Tuch might bc
upon lis Fundamental principles calculated to preserve The
Union Of the States The necessary basis the rights of
Sta,es-I know there is something due individuals and
feel longer justified in wilhholdig MIR. Haetts letter
'''' With respect, GEO. W. THOMPSON.
BosroN, March l5 1852
DEAR Sin We fast getting rid Of frrc.srisfn
presidential element in the North Can not hope for
better feeling South The controversies between Southern
democrats their former divisions uPon abstract prnc
plies will give enemies their strongest hopes Of amph
The South may hold Inc election in its hands cqn
cscence in The compromises will secure it, conflict
point may defeat Us.
ask leave to cul your friendly attention personal
perceive that in speech Of Dir. Ranlou lie free
soil member from Massachuses reported having
attempted justify his nationality by acg
ing that all democrat in Massachusetts nearly much
free solcrs as himself prove quoted isolated
part OF resolution which, chairman Of committee,
had been directed 10 report in Massachusetts convention
Mr. Cabc Of Florida asked if the Mr. Halett quoted from
wus The chairman Of the National Democratic Committee
To hch Mr. Rantou answered in the nlrmatiye"Whal
Is called bunker democrat" Now canno! give ntoul
the reply direct as should DO il ince to face because he
has the floor and have not would give the best fec o!
my professional life for half an hour 10 answe him on that
floor and expose the false construction he has attempted
and the national Democrats of Massachusetts,
Blu, wha, know OF you and my friends Washing
ton is whether made false impression such require
any notice from me- He has dishonesty seized upon part
OF resolution, which expressed abstract sentiment
common to the North and suppressed the conclusion which
repud;a,ed political test. Probably in New
England has written and spoken distinctly and uni
ormy in defence Of the rights OF the Souh under the con-
s,tution than have and the independent who
TOO generally, by the South, nscrimnacy classcd with
those who pande for home popularity the abolition party
and thus gain more than their own party vote My whole
political course stamps Rlntous nslnuaOn with luschocd
and readily s political lie passed over the wires thai
truth never oycrtnkes it. While was sitting as rnagis
ra,e irving the rioters who rescued fugitive slave in Bns
| ton Mr. Rantaul attempting another by vol
untceng hgherlaw advocate, and DENYING IN court
the consIitulonality OF The fugitive law BY This
got 10 Congress- and there he attempts TO brand others as
being ms bad himself The South readily seize upon this
especially wings like Mr. Cabe and thus by listening TO and
encouraging mputaion, nmro the national influence o.
those who the constitution and the compromise al
home while the traitors encouraged abroad This nus
ce of portion OF the Sontl mean the 'hgs-is fruit
| full source Of aboilionism at the North
Among volumes Of like speeches and writings of mime
ever since nbocnism became political send you the ad-
dress OF the State committee prepared by cllnan in
lS45 These are my deliberate opinions of ecsoism, and
| Of the union Of Northern and Southern Democrats
The idea of defending myself on s point sesms % me as
absurd if called upon to prove my identity. have
had but opinion this subject, since became Pni
CAL In 1910 traced political abotioai,m 70 !hc Hartford
Convention in 1914. In 1874, the d!h o! July, made the
first speech that uttered in Massachusetts in favor OF
the annexation of Texas, and therein strongly condemned
anti slavery disunon. In 1916 reported ard carried the
following resolution in the Massachusetts State Democratic
| Convention, September lG, 1916:
"Resoiyed That hold 10 the integrity of the Union a.
established by the Constitution and therefor. dcprec1
as dsunion IN It's ,cors! FORM the attempts OF any party or
class of stiEmaze and denounc: one portion OF the
Union for s domestic institutions, with which tho const-
tuition does interfere and Of Tho popety OF which each
! Stats is lis own independent judge"
This has always been my political notion whenever could
bring 10 bear upon this SECTIONAL disunon ssue aoooh
| ism.
At last State convention, after Mr. Ransoul had gone
over TO the eesoi party and opposed the fugitive law ana
when the attempt made by him and others to abolition
ize the democratic party propnasd as chairman Of he
committee that subject, and the convention catIea
| through these resolutions, August 20, 1851:
"Resolved, That the democratic party is prc.cmnenty
national anlscconal, and for the Union whole Union
that has always sustained and only regain its suPTe
macy the Union by adherng TO s and measures
eposinq on It's fundamental principles of excluding all tests
marked by sectional lines South or North East or west
and by leaving sound of the people of each stare
| and Territory their domestic policy and institutions.
"Resolvcd That the democratic party of this Common
wealth fully and unreserpediy adopts the resolutions nt e
National Democratic Convention Baltimore in lsl7 e'
the only true democratic creed"
"Rcsulved That the Baltimore plaorm covers ana waS
intended to embrace the whole question of slave agao
In Congress, and therefore we 70 for faithful execution %
and acquescence in all the compromise measures 'en W
the last Congress" 90
This was the position which the "hunker democrats
Mr. Rnnou calls them occupied when, IS he represents,
they were within step cesclsm asie was "'ei
he joined the froc soil parity and in his Lynn Speech Ap
3d. 1851 whcn ee-soilers nominated him for Consses'
declared his creecd that "the fueitire-svc INV Is