Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-09-17

;,;on Of the Scott ticket. In doing So VIC o". to
no lead Of some OF the present Scott presses =" w -
nunciauns OF the ticket before me homHao
~ Tho solemn declarations and warnings oil many Vi '
49,, mus, i,0u.nt al members OF the wing party BE-
law will be found more evidence of this kno 0e'"s
r EJwo,d Long Esd lately wing representative ~ |
C,ass Irom the 9th Congressional district Vi hi'Si'"u
THO ,vbi, MINERS cannot with any grace, deny 'ie ~ w
,ancncc Of llr Long, which they once go '''.' '"o
ur oyows his intention TO support the constr '"1
49,. p,ar.. and King, in preference to Gen. Scott upon
whose nomination and position he pours 'loo' u "s"'
f, events that have become matters OF hs'oty'
p C;cneral SCOTS nomination, many papers mai are
80, landing him 10 the skies, held him up as an instrument
If Seward Johnston Wade & Co.. and asserted "'"' nc
,,.o, nm nv them 10 break down the South TO nnnlh
Ian, Whsrcr and Fillmore and 10 destroy the natlohay Oh
h ,vhio narty These declarations have been solcmny
verified by the action Baltimore und H. rom parry pun
noses those Wing witnesses against ueneia 'eo'. 'a.
ren hack their words and advocate ms eiecon II e
more strongly our duty proclaim the ruin anu WAN
Southern Wings against the dangers end disasters poe'
-, ~ choir avn leaders. The power OF party has failed TO
Hind large number of patriotic Southern WINGS anu many
m ve, left 10 proclaim truth from the horseops as aoes
49,, ~ ~ rho 6,owino nowerful and conclusive letter
JAMES NJ BueHASAS, ESQ: -,
Vn drsi,e 10 know whether am resolved to support the
nonn,on Of Franklin Pierce and William r. klh!i lot IN,
ic.s Of President and Vice President o inc o'cu '"
anwrr irmaiiyc,y; and will very briefly assign IL"
"n t t;na lind thought and hoped shortly after
the passage OF the compromise measures, una e ins -
,h linz. Indicated an of good feeling anu H@s VI
w. rnI,ca nat,ics TO a considerable c1trn! INTO an
marry and such believe would have been me iac bu
or tbe violent ana gonism OF Seward oi New i"'h' ''"
TO- ~ p.rn.vlxania and other kindred spirits whose hopes
of elevation entirely depended upon sustaining
cal and sectional party having ,o' us Ia na ~, m
@ -, c reservation Of the Federal Union and as dcnoun-
ed nv th. Father of his Country in his farewell address
cannot look without serious concert upon n"'na'nn
o General Scott, previous TO the bailloie W.
clearly ioeslladowcd that he would DC % VIC
OF such sectional party ana, eecoeu 10
,h sntia chair VIC id be constrained TO distribute The
patronage of government among such iaVoe1 Us au
contributed 10 his nomlna."n ,;b
nominated General Scott and will discover ha on r
XII ballot which preceded his nomination. ne received io
votes rs nf which from Virginia, from m'ssou, uhu
rn,as..r The only votes from sIavcholdng States
.hirh he receiyed-thc former OF when arc uhques
tonabIy democratic States, where no accession " m m
irnaed 10 III. wing party and the starving act u pre-.
scented in bold relief that the NOMINATION "t ueh.in ~
has been ELECTED by Tho votes in convention ~ e non
savchuliing States, where '"c aoohU'" '"'''s " '~
tIated. :, ,,,, - ,,,r,hh
any sustained in the Union by party PROCESSING 10 0.
niu wthuu; The aid u those States winch Tolerate slavery
within their limits desire 10 know what security Inc oonu
can have for the protection of their domestic ns'n''ns !
The abuionss will discover that under the sacred name
yhiu they can reYnutionize the governments ana as ma
,riv of thr States whereby the equilibrium OF the 1onsn
uon has hitherto been maintained IN the oned su'lf
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House of REPRESENTATIVES will come rom Ike constituencies
win President elected by such influences nsk what Sc
curitv The savehoiing States can nave tna me irssh
of The Union will not be adverse 10 Their chefshco i'c'es
And Gan ". look To The Supreme Court hereafter as pro
lection against encroachments on the Constitution Ssl
sectional party is thus organized ana triumphant III wv
Legislature Executive departments o Inc government
and have the appointment OF the Judges wht
viii in such event be only the mnions OF such sectonn
party7 My mind recois with horror at Inc conemp"o'
d of such event ,e r a.
Allow for the sake of argument that the platforms oil th
Democratic and Wing parties as laid down al Baltimore a
equally explicit upon the doctrine of non.inerierence WIN
rh slave question still ask il upon every national pracl
e the influence be esisable that II General Scoll
elected President those who have been most instrumental
his cleo will the foremost in his confluence; ana VII
mi Johnston late Governor ol Pennsylvania, (and "h
was 50 prominent the convention In HE support al IN
recital of whose name the BLOOD OF 'e nu'ueI'u
Of ryau ceh from The sround be one OF MS Caone'
And NAV we not fairly infer that the hordes OF aooons
who Seward their leader ana whose acKno"
lodged doctrine promulgated upon the moor OF Inc Chie
STATES Senate is that the law OF God is advers
10 10 slavery and therefore, human law can egaze III WI
be in full ruon the highest offices OF the government
What avais the late letter Of Seward, that Ia inc event
General Scotts election he would receive no appointment
his hans It the oath which he took as Senator o W
United taes obligatory when the slavery qheslnn
aga,ed because in conflict with the paramount ID" OF uo
VIII simple declaration be binding when the sam
r question is agated2 am inclined however, 10 ot!eV
mat the aspirations Of Seward are higher IMAM Inc hlar
ment Of III. highest appointment in the GIT Of Scout elet
ted In of the triumph of his sectional party
IN. peron of General Scott nothing but the first office
the gift of the people would crafty his ambition, and
would regard his succession 10 the Presidency as made surf
IS 1t il moreover wellascertaned fact that more than MY
Of r VOTES received nv Gen -Scu is rie mat snch vote
sincere in adopting The great compromise measures
the great Belwcuher Of the pnry Seward Is the OF
of the doctrine that slavery cannot be countcnanced
hum institution in conflict with the Disn
law? II be overlooked in this connection that Fill
and Webster both sacrificed to proptiae the c
spirit oil abolition in the convention which nominated Ger
Scott. What the leading and cngrossing
Filmorcs administration but the maintenance in good fat
e Of the COMPROMISE measures upon the slavery queso
l,Ihin hnih .op nr,p1h v
. "unavalable his anguagel What does he a
luGc TO his Mr. Babcock directed the Pcsiden
II of the Wing Convention by Sacrificing himselfF No ohe
response be given 10 these and similar inquiries wit
reference the miserable support given 10 Daniel Webstc
the greatest intellect OF the than that The action OF tn
Administration the slavery question was antagonist 10 III
Wing interests.
The Convention recognized this objection by selecting
Scott and a,crnizing with the Seward and Johnston abO
lonsrs The Wing nomination must be made acceplabl
the abtinnis else there could be no yaiibity in tn
candidate. Now, the members of the Wing Convent ion in
duged The notions of the abolition wing of the party for
reasons either that they fully endorsed abolition
which will affirm, because it deemed necessary
10 fracrnsc with the aboonss although opposed 10 then
in principle in order to elect President. The last is
worthy great party. Defeat while battling for the Con
suton, would be infinitely preferable to triumph where
by the escutcheon of the party was furnished
In such molly Convention as nominated Scott, com
posed of
Black Spi@ and white. red spirits and gray,
, Mrnsic nIugc mlug!c, they That mingie may
[ ask lrumphaniy, what nduccment any Northern
man have TO throw himself into the breach in behalf Of
reward has been melted Webster and Fillmore z?
Let out for moment, the conduct OF the Con
which in Baltimore, with reference the eie
bity members 10 said Conventions in order 10 contrast
declarations with practice. When Rant0ul of Massachl-
sets presented his credentials, representing very urge
popular vote and who nnexcepOnabe that score he
was refused in the Democratic Convention because
he ahi,i,unSt. The Democratic Convention could
fracrnzr with such delegate, because he epeSen-
abulilionism This the practice by which they
proclaimed The Democratic BIZ national party but how
acted the Wing convcnun7 Was any abolonst refused
seat Certainly not for the very significant that
such adopted Scott would not be nominated
and The abolition interest concilated What avail these pa
per declarations Of acqiescrnce the compromise meas
ucs, when in conflict with the acts of the Convcnon7
have already, cUrren.c cdiamo exceeded what intended
to reply you; and have only you shall
support Pierce and King with perfect cordiay having
tire confidence in their patriotism and ability concurring
as do in the doctrine Of the Democratic platform am
with high regard EDWARD LONG.
Southern wing TO the "RepubIic' office 10 get
Scott documents for The campaign but told they
had for him. Another Congressman pretended he
for Scott, got large bundle hour after. They were
found TO be the Foss forgery and the Ems article on