Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-02-03
iIGND ENlsIlEEs!s.
sORNISC FEpnIjARY 1852.

The Enquirer Of yesterday ccscs the course OF tie
Wing Legislature ior leaving OUT Compromise Dtnucfa
and electng Compromise Nhg. Suppose il had been 4
Democratic Legislature, and Mr.. Downs had been Com
promise Whig wauld the Enquirer have had its party
nue Mr. Downs in ollcrl We rather suspect not. Tao
Democracy be very greedy 0! power when they Insist
that the Wings shall elect Democrats 10 office in preference
those Of their party who equally sound section
al questions. Louisiana Legislature in which there
t,ro Wing msor,y, elected Pierre S9ule Democrat the
U. Senate, and another Legislature in which there are
II Wig maturity are condemned lor not eecting another
Democrat This simply requiring the Wing party TO dis
band itself and become Democratic The mest demand
will not be complied with-l Saturdays Republican.
We answer freely that should have wished Demo-
cratic Legislature Wing tho Senate. Blu, the
difference between ourselves and Republicans purity is
most distinct We have never favored the disbanding OF
the Democratic party, or the promotion Of Union pur
y in consequence of the Compromise We have made the
original approval OF that measure party cst-beng per-
ec,ly content with acqucscence In il law OF the
land. The Hhig party, OF Virginia and Louisiana, on tho
other hand far In their exclusive approval and
devotion the Compromises as to make II the cole test in
elections Witness MIR. Bots letter OF decentralization
OF every Wing who did not approve of The whole Compro
mise and OF bis preference of Compromise Democrat
an contemporaries Wing. II enough for him and
the Wing party OF Virginia ,ha, Mr. Caskic and his brother
Democratic candidates were willing ncquesce and
TO disturb the Compromise they were unworthy
said Mr. B. aud his organs OF popular support, be
they had but originally approved tho whole measure.
Tie Wings even went SO far abandon their old
and 10 style themselves the "Union party" To be
sssn with their professions Of love tic Compromise
and the Union they should have voted the reelection
Mr. Downes. But when the occasion arose. ihey showed
the coven foot OF party and csuing in the defeat
OF Compromise man. because he Democrat. We
certainly expected nothing better from that partybut we
could refrain from audng 10 the marked conflict be-
tween their professions for Tho election and their pazan
practice a-. The result in Louisiana will have good
effect 1t will open The eyes of Unon" Democrats the
holowness OF Nhig professions and only path
duty that Of strict adherence the organza and p5n
cipes OF the great national Democratic party.
From the following paragraph in the Republican, ap.
Peara that Mr. Bolts is in favor Of Gen Scott the Seward
candidate for the Presidency:
The Washington correspondent Of the New York Com.
elsewhere The political of which Mr. Bots
OF Fa is the centre MIR. Bolts Gov Jones Of Tennessee
aud lew other leading Southern Wings, supposing Mr..
Fillmore 10 be out ot the question, have shown disposition
10 take up Gen. Scott was agreed those gentle
men That Gen. Scott would be acceptable the Southern
Wings, he would put himself the ground Of the cun
promise measures and declare his determination to main
tain the rights of The South secured by the constitutional
provision for the rendition Of ugtvcs from labor But
has been doubted whether the Northern Wings would be
willing 10 adopt him, advocate and champion of tie
fugitive slave act. Mr. Seward IL has been stated agreed
to yield oil objections 10 the proposition ta, Gen. Sco
should be put compromise ground; others however
speaking the Of the free svlers this wouc
render him unavailable with them"