Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-27

essshy means OF carrying the provision OF the constitution
s' u erect such procedure would have The very hes
effect upon The South h, tine 1t would be p.rdee
our sincerity, and of our desire do justice that grca
section nf our common cOuntryn
III Is bad policy 10 beaten horse" they say. Tina
maxim is borrowed from the turf and upon The turf is
very shre one; but II has no application here In iors
race M Tue contest s purely physical one and moral cans
W "ol operate morse which has in actual trial. shewl
denclcncy OF physical powers, had better be Withdrawn
rs no anxiety o zeal on the part Of hs backcr regret
MS defeat by Others supply the want of capact,
10 run. Br in political contest moral cnuses alone ape
ate; and so far from the maxim of tho turf bn.
pecl 10 mem the reverse is rne There is scarcely
VINO Will not run better r second time an first This has
oeen te case through all mc. Who cannot a cree recai
many Instances OF persons who beaten in their fra
contests and ever afterwards succeeded Why, at one
time II was considered r. Virginia almost OF
i'fa man 10 be beaten his first contest. could enume
rate many distinguished instances OF it, bEl will
myself with one, it case and it occurred with
one OIL inc most popular who lived in Virginia.
Gen Dromgoole beaten in Brunswick the first lime he
was candidate for The Houseo of Delegates. lie
oeaten IN brunswick afterwards The frs; time he
GIons;sss he was beaten. le was hsan q
gi's g'S% agg Mtgg q Il oe tns Iime bvaen hoss"s"
when we look 10 our PeSl~-:... contests the oiIy OF
the maxim as applied 10 Them is s.ingy exemplcd. MIR.
Jefferson was beaten in his first fo the Presidency He
was elected in the second General Jackson beaten in
the first Hc @as elected in the second Gun Harrison
w. beaten in the fsii he elected in the second Mr..
Clay nn better in the second Than the FIRST md better in the
third than The secoDd and would beyond doub have been
elected in The third but for his position tic Texas ques
on The same thing has occurred with incumben's.-
The two Adams and Van Buren, beaten in their second
contcss but they beaten by the defeated competitors
in the Turner contest Tie philosophy of This is apparent.
The feelings Of tie enGs of their defeated always strong
er than those of The friends Of the s,ccessu and
ond contest they always active and Jealous in
pairing hSir common defeat than their opponents arc in
maintaining their nscendency The oyerwcaDng confidence
OF the latter than cupcnsatcs for any dependency
OF the former Deses the incumbent avoid dsap-
pointing many OF his original supporters while those OF
Office do it,
The defeated candidate runs better the second
me lan The rst Is as papabe hr fact Is notorious. In
saio when those things repeated they listened 10 with
the indifference hrcc told tales and they produce about
| much effect.
If Gen. Cass candidate we know before hand all
that be said against him. and know how it.
But with another candidate know not what embarrassing
things may be dragged ont Of the musiy record OF the past
The writer of this has heard OF very awkward things OF
that sort 10 store, in tho event of the. obaning for
OF those spoken of for nomination. which have not yet
been brought TO light. With Gen Cass candidate
| will be iOrewarHcd and furCarmod.
So far from the Of lSis showing the weakness
! Gen Cass il shews the reverse.
What candid will say that uny other one our great
."oald have made better under thr circumstances
Of THAI contest than Gen. Cass did. Will him
dilatc NC arc told we lost ennsy lvana So did in 1870
We los New York. So We did in lSi0 We lost Georgia.
Su did in S40 Wr lost Tennessee So we did in 1910
and lSll We carried Ohio So did in 1910 lSll
We carried Indiana So did in 1870. Br dismiss
this hinci ii the argument without running it out farther
| as | mi, DO.
i! conclusion permit say that personality prefer
olner 10 Cass Rut Democrat looking the
OF party ana tie prosperity OF country prefer
him. regard him us our strongest ard his nonina-
on for obvious ras"ns would give lslacon tina
any else 10 he friends Of other cantidacs But if III.
Convention shall decide otherwise and shall nominate Doug
las or Buchanan or Marcy or Dickinson or Burr ar Da
las or, in word any other good and true man. will give
him earnest and zeuous support as will give Cen Cdss
Nay more will give any one Of them Hcrc support
lot however 1e iact may oe IN my opinion al least there
Will be greater necessity toT il. ACATES.
by Rcqus.,-rcn the Washington Union
| GEN. CASS AND THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW.
distinguished State Rights member OF Congress from
the South has sent us The COMMUNICATION which viii be found
in another column stating the course pursued BY Gen Cass
on the fugitive slave law. We commend il the careful
attention Of those who have been deceived by ingenious
Measurements which have been often circulated for The
purpose o H$ % s ' % nn Of he @ ~ noe .e
in w"~Innson has, and over again, pctcnd"d TO find
the final vote WAS given on The assage of that " reason
doubt his Willingness acknowledge his responsibility
now, that il Ire Wing party unwilling 10 accept the
Compromise final settlement OF the slavery question, do
its opponent the justice ahch is due to him as one OF the
first take stand against the Wino Po"so, and 10 vim
dcne the rights of the South far they had been
sailed through defects OF the old law in relation 10 fugi
| tive slaves 7
| GENERAL CAss-THE FUGITIVE SLAVE ELL.
| J7essr, Doneison # Armstrong:
AS the time fur the meeting of the Baimo: Convention
approaches democratic preference to nu!in
upon General Chs as the first chcce Of Ia masses Ui the
party as their candidate for the presidency. Those Ui his
own party who most decided against his nomination. as
well others sometimes nsnnatc and at other times boldly
charge him win hnTng dodgtG thc eOtc on tRe lhPlFc
slave bill in 1850. This charge, true would be very Sc
rous objection the nomination of Gen. Cass believe
il is pretty generally conceded that man acts from come mo-
tive oner Whether this be false General Cass
could have had motive il eynding the the
sage of the bill. fis for the bill It's final passage
would not have committed him more fully and completely
the measure than he and Is without such vote And
is 10 establish this fact Beyond cav doabt THAT nsk io
this communication place in the columns Of the Union
On the l2h of March, 1855, in the Senate OF the United
States the proposition for the appointment IF The Commit.
tee OF Thirteen being under consideration Gen Cass SAID
"My opinion is, sir That should take up the bill
for the recapo OF fugitive slaves reported by the Judiciary
COMMITTEE am disposed TO suspend all discussions
lay aside all other business with view 10 act upon
,at BILL without unnecessary delay and 20 pass In such
form would be acceptable 70 majority OF this body-
That point upon which the South feels most acutcly
in regard which has the OF com
pant. have heard but in this body deny the ex
s,ence OF This evil or Tho justice and necessity oil providing
an adequate remedy.
"Tho act Of 1893 provided that the State magistrates in
the vuriuus cities and counties of the Union should carry
that law into effect This provision haa been since render
ed uuga,ory these officers will nc and
qucny tho Judges Of the United States alone have jnsdic
ton the subject They enough for that rur
pose and the law, therefore, requires an amendment !or
onc willing 10 take u7 the subject and provide the ne
cessGry of carrying the provision Of tie constitution
into full effect Such procedure would have the very best
effect upon the South OF this time. II would he pledge OF
sincerity and of our desire 10 DO justice to that great
section Of cur common country"
Here is as clear and expici, declaration and commit
tai in favor of the principles Of the fugitive slave BILL not
of the Details as affirmative its passage would
have BEEN But tho Compromise committee was organized
and it referred all The and propositions then
before the Senate of sectional character including the lu
gye slave BILL General Cass member Of that COM
mec and concurrcd in the report of its chairman reporting
the fugitive slave bill back the Scrale with
dalion that pass Here was direct and unequivocal com
initial in favor OF The bill, both in principle md denil
On the 10Th day of August 1850 the Senate having under
consideration the fugitive slave bill! General Cas .nid
"Whcn this subject before The Compromise commit
there general wish and in that fully concurred
that the main features of the Of 1893 upon this subject
for they were applicable should be preserved and tho
such changes experience has shown be necessary TO
fair and Jus. enforcement of the provisions CT the Constu
ton for the sarrener of fugitive slaves should be introduced
by way of amendment. The law approved by Wash
ingon and has been in force for sixty years and lays
down. among Others four general principles TO which on
prepared TO adhere:
1.-THE tight of the arrest his fugitive slave
wherever he may find him.
"2 His duty carry him before magistrate In the State
where he is arrested that the claim may adud2ed by him.
49, The duty OF the magistrate 10 examine the claim, anc
10 decide it, like examining gslraes without jury
and then commit him 10 the custody Of 'c master
"a The right Of The master then TO the slave it
his residence.
"At the time this law passed. every justice OF IN
peace throughout the Union required execute the dt
ties rndar il. Since tEen all know, the SnPren