Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-09
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
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sounduess prior tho nomination Fully endorsed as il
course is by such leading Wings Cabe of Florida Mar
shall of Kentucky and Williams and Gentry of Tennessee
returns 10 the and scattcrs to the winds such film
sy considerations been advanced by the Rchmon
Whjr and "W the correspondent of the Tmes virtual
backed by the Editors themselves The Petersburg lnte
gencer says:
"Every days experience proves us that the position
have sken in regard General Scott is in point
view perfectly correct No is certain than iha
If General Scott shall be the nominee Of the National Con
yenlion In advance Of public and express pledge 10 sus
tain tho Compromise in full force and effect and TO Eess
by all Constitutional means all attempts to impair It's ct
cacy The hig party al the South 1oM be Gsbanded ano
causes great surprise U.S. that this fact should NOT be
universally admitted and appreciated. What is it the Wings
Of the South ask of General Scol That he should pub.
lcly commit himself any measure OF unknown or doubt
full or dangerous poicy7 Not athey only ask of him
declaration that he approves designed to exc.
cute portion Of the Constitution Of the United Sntes-
thew only ask him to say publicly that he will faithfully es
i President stand by an adjustment which his friends
he very instrumental E having elected Ihs
is all they ask and il this is no: granted we can come to
but one conclusion the subject, and that Is, that Gen.
i Scott fears the A6olonssha he will court and conciii-
alto them, and their influence for his nomination
Now he should procure the nomination by sneh means
are wo fully justified in coming TO the conclusion that,
in the of his election the eounse!s Of e A6oltto
ists 1oould be felt in h Administrator No one who
knows Seward Johnston and the rest of that damnaoe CO.
hort of political knaves cab doubt this. Seward and hs
confederaes in inqny the to sacrifice them
selves for General Scott or any one else !neir whoe
cure the nomination and election Of any man, VIII De
distinct understanding that when the offices are 10 be
| distributed they are not 10 be overlooked
The New Orleans Bulletin leading Whg organ speaks
ou, the effect 1t .epubishos tho revelations of pr-
vate conversations with Gen. Scott, which slim reed some
of the 'ua Wings" of the South rey-but adds thai,
though they may be true,
"They will the purpose for which they were
evidently designed The Southern people will take no Sc
testimony the OF selecting candidate
fort he Preside They
views what ne will sustain and what nc will oppose direct
y from himself. The Whil: candidate for the Presidency
mus, stand unqua6edly, upon the Compromise PLATFORM
if he looks for the support OF single Southern State In
this regard occupy precisely the same ground we took at
the beginning and which have no design oil changing
let Gen Sco7r emhody his determination sustain the
Compromise In letter and publish IT, SO that his views may
be officially known If he be correctly reported above ne
can lose nothing BY such publication and may gain great
deal Until that is DONE s useless hin, or h' rted 70
erpsct any considerable amount of assistance from The South
Give Us light"
Ii the Southern current :connues in this way,
the prophecy OF the Whig N. o. BE will be realized
tha, f General Scott nominated by the Whg Ccnren-
lion for the Presidency his friends In the North will have 10
take the lantern of Doyenes hunt s supporters in the
South"
Upon this point the declarations of Mr. Faulkner, re-
preventative Virginia in Congress- not without nte
rest 1t seems tina, at small meeting in Berkeley, and a
ter considerable difficulty, Mr. Faulkner was appointed
delegate the Wing State Convention, in this city or
wednesday next. III 10 Tie
ze,te Mr. F. pcremptoriiy "om OF scespec," de-
declines the mission In the first place he does rccogze the
"bndng force of any rcquas, proceeding from few persons
some of whom bitterly opposed his election" But
he goes on and while declaring that he s candidate for
reviews the history of The late canvass and his
Congressional He says that he not elected as
Hhig or Democrat, but member OF tho "Unon Con-
s,itutonal Party of the Soulh and that the ONLY policy
10 which he is pledged the fnaly OF the compromise
IF
fugitive slave law In the of his letter. MI Faux
ner gives conclusive why the Southern Wings can
not safely &C! with Northern Wing party in the approach
| ing election. He says:
No one will OF having upon any occasion ;i eS
loo many opportunities of knowing and apprecians ter
6de,y patrotism ard public spirit Know hey nave eV-
cry where contributed very iair ana oeia p ''1 ~ no
South cannot say that have had the same confidence
in the Northern wings II you refer TO your MES you %
And that as far back March 1896 ina letter addressed by
me to OF Berkeley county expressed hs aeIuc
tancc which felt In cooperating pohticay win III.
This distrus has not been cssened oy Inc act lu. m o
hev naye an almost unanimous vote against the passage OF
,he 'Fnoye Slave Lava measure OF such indispensable
nor,encc to the South, that presume no reecting man
for one that this Union could be MAINTAIN
sd wthon some effective legislation that subject Mel
,her has that disus been lesseHed ny the ac l' Upon
rscen, occasion in The House OF representatives upon
o,ion submi,,ed by Mr. Fitch OF Indiana, there were onno
hut twelve Northern wings willing TO express In he repre-
sentative capacities the opinion that that law ouet 10 DC
faithfully enforced Now when is s ,bsir ar
n6uepce must always controlling and oYcrshadowng IN
Tho councils of party may well become ihe wings ot
rho Souh 10 pause and consider how far 10 Wise ana o'
c,oe un,n their part 10 make with them for
the acquisition Of power, without some bctte, nsSuInce
than have heretofore been given that the wal interests o
the South will be adequately suaroed aho p!oeceu ui'ei
Northern whig ascenddIcy :, ,., 49,
party has % heb III , v rallied to
1.-The support OF this National Policy ana 10 the nness anu
fidelity with which they have since adhered 10 H. am no,
nj snre prominent leader in the Democratic party
snch men alude TO as spoken of for the Presidency
rho are not in the ,zost solemn and eTie manner commit
tod IN b,, preat measures The OF that party al 'e
, ~ oovsrnn,ent has since the agitation of cse qucs.
lions been battling with giants power IN their vinoicaon
and support. Amos, every Democratic Sate Convention
f tho North has pledged the whole power oil The party 10
their enforcement The resolution upon that SUBJECT OF me
Late State Convention Of Pennsy yvania followed as mas
been by practical legislation for our ree presents Inc
oations of the country, manner worthy OF all pfaisc
hesc are matters worthy Of The notice and worthy OF Inc
imitation of the Northern wings And permit ne 10 say
that unless the wings of the North viii mach up 10 ha
roa i,sc with cona hrmrcs5 and fidelity taey VIII gVo
10 their political opponents advantages over Them IN tne ap
preaching presidential contest OF mos. @ anu
Snm,h ~ neriod like the present. meet in National Con-
venton without frank and explicit declaration OF the PTn'
nj, form of s40 and s4S will not be tolerated
lin 1852 Anongs, these principles mus! DC an unqpaieo
lpedpe of faithful execution of the Fugitive Save La"
will the Northern wings give such pedgc So WY
that Mlard Fillmore is without party in the NORTH
moi car there be any union or Of action between
Northern and Southern wings
have referred particularly to the Fugitive Savo Law
only because of the deep interest which have or some
years taken in that important measure CT national pocy
because 1t is the which beyond a questions
this me presents the most unGrrng test OF fidelity to tue
Constitution and the Union The party which canno
stand before the country upon sdeo OF the faithful OBJ
OF express guaranty of the Constitution Is nc
d party for me- II idle for Of the North say ha
no is for the Union unless he is for tho practical enforce
ment in good faith OF that provision for relief wthou
the adoption of which this Union could never have beer
originally formed-and cannot now be preserved II thu
Wigs Of the North cannot ana will pledge themselves
as party the faithful execution Of The Ia law & can 'n
In their hands perhaps hereafter welded by then
for the injury of their vital These are etavo ant
momen,ous questions and well worthy of the consideration
every Southern man. and of every lover OF the Union
twill be the s,rangcst madness in tho Southern Wings
BY voting for Gen. Scott mam candidate 10 seleo' IN
:, mopstrous blunder which they committed In 1915. nj
manner of tho election of Gen. Taylor is honestly confessed
by the NJ Y Times, Lending Scott paper, which says
Active Wings part Of The Northern oaes
yocaed the election Of General Taylor on inc eouha '
he Was far moro disncv pledged 10 sanction law excu