Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-06-29

pubi duty, have right refer his position an, lin
quc INTO his objects and purposes Such inquiries in re-
sau 10 lie ntgect2 lni purposes OF suc man, address
themselves to The interests nf the republic. Ii is always
painful matter be obliged specify any isdi, dual
IN public DEBATE and nothing but Necessity would induce
me 10 do SO now. BrT, sIR SAY THAT MR. SEWARD,
WHEN oES SCOTT IS NOMINATED, WILL DE IEAUGuRATEp
EPhATcALLY INTO THE POSITION OF RULER AND CONTROL
LER Of THE WING PARTY OF THE SAToE.
But the Petersburg Incllgencer has very little usica-
ton for its in the assumed merits of the platform.
Which was conceded the nomination OF Seward )
candidate, afterwards be dashed away and spt upon"
| II Is now glarngy evident that alarming effort is
made 10 Gtn. Scott the North, independent of tho
platform which is already repada,c, with scorn, by the
Pr. that has earnestly pressed his nomination. At
well remarks The Pennsy lyanian, the platform
~ " " merit. If the platform is rot binding upon
~ O "pon those delegates who rOted for il, are
-. 'O,', w nth who like Mir. Symc, did not
- ''' 'a"''' ~ ~ ~ 1.-TWO ballots bound 10 give
uentia Wing paper North Ihus = j., ,i,,or ro,ss
against the platform:
Hence our cmrhltic objection to and rroie apains,
portion Of the o-caiI.a "Pisorm Of Principles, r
at tho Wing National Convention 1h.y were never init. "
I'd - DC statement ui the ground weTcua the Nhg party
is united and the ends Which 1t unanimously mcia!es-
On the contrary they forced upon portion the de-
sgaes in full view Of the fact that they did mol express
convc;ionswcrc driven through by the argument OF
menace and tero'w.re ranmcd down by tie potent nti'
nation, "Swallow In slence boit Yet in The face
vE'TY coua voted No whc0 The yeas and nays were
called their passage Hccc Of the Con-
venlion whom ir mprring of the nomination ot
er beloved candidate and the prospect OF breaking IN tho
party could deter from protesting against the gross wrun".-
The "patlom, therefore, is not that of The entire Wing
party, the records OF the Convention attest but that OF II
majority uniy-a maIoniy which had and could have no
claim 10 bind any vino dissent from their declaration We
OF tha, sort, and there are many more such.
But by "the question thus settled" the plank evidently
settle all questions relative 10 slavery and To de-
noInce all dlscnssOn criticism or remonstrance respecting
The existence f slavery in this country pcf!lous ard
wrong All This alike futile and nreposternns defy L,
erscraie spit upon IT, There is nothing in The Federal Con-
su!ion, nothing in Union which! lpoids the Indignant!
exposure any wrong the reprehensOn ci any inquiry,
such slavery generally is and pepctuay ttEds 10 create
The casavcmrnt OF men and women their cdmp"" sunn-
gao caes the will Of Others is az offence against
God and Humanity such cannot fail 10 draw down e'ri-
button upon the heads of all who Willingly participate mere
H. The existence of slavery in this laEd OF Liberty ard Light
is he darkest stain national character and TIE great
appalling obstacle 10 diffusion Of Freedom the
world ~ the blaze OF our inspiring example.
We saw Thea, in oil kindness and Difference 10 the oPn.
ions the elder and wiser that agitation on the subIec i
slavery cen only cease with the existence o. slavery wc
isils inpeing Conventions and Congress and
Platforms do nothing eiectud Tor It's repression. IL
idle resolve that tides should no longer l:" nor
volcanoes sn a:a that slavery Shall cnusc 10 agitation
The ;ore or,d be the effort 10 such agitation, lc
more certain #rc it, ncreasc and diffusion
Le. Southern Wings well The advice given n The fol-
loving extract The abolition frcaso voters OF the North:
"I'h;nk your own tiouehts-Gct ont your own consc-
this cU'n,il fone.!y 10
scniin!, u: from with wh1m scnse 81 Fuohc cur!
u- nc, cs- c,nsiran you unite ~ Ponoting great
public ea!s !ecned Important alike by them and you
If tho Southern Whi.s cheated after this, il will be
entirely their own fault for they are warned by The North
r Wbi, tina. ,hcy will not be sou By the PLATFORM ard
that agitation and vii! 20 on and this very agitation
is intended 10 be made The chief e.mcn: in Scott myth
"Wr saw them to the Sputh in earnest lt=nsn4ss, this n-
giivn slave law ors create agitation throughout me e
States will create il ust cr,atc il, so long az II Is Upheld
and enforced"
Tic bitter irony .: The nest paragraph about "suasinG
freedom cr.ry 1rhere is full meaning, and is na SORT
OF AGIrA7los which is 10 help Scarr at The North:
We are very glnd h.., that stugc;ae redon erer1
~ we had been leo a'Ss ,3 S E s s9 q s ne I ,.s ~
regard coed Iany the Platform builders IL Baltimore
and these .cy Ir,- sens rhrre is hope OF patty which
f only wod sym?ahises with struggling freedom ere
~ uhere."
This mors,rols Reputation of the Wing platform, by the
leading Scott organ o the Norh is exciting deep attention
with the National Wings Of the North They declare that
they agreed support platform aud The candidate at one
and the same lmc and that the platform ia TO be thus re-
pudiaed they and thousands Of Wings there seeing the
compact thus grossly violated will be released from tc sup
mort OF the candidate In much satisfactory and
credabe light do those Northern Wings stand thar do The
Southern Wings, whipped into The support of Scott, who
wink at tho Reputation Of tho platform BY the Scott men nt
the North and sing Pnans Stewards nominee The New
York Courier an able and conservative Wing paper,
Thc Tribune bolts. In article yesterday of three COL
umns it rcprobates and cpuaics the platform adopted by
tho Whg Convention at Baltimore IT overhauls the whole
plank by plank aud part which does not smear with
its ridcuc brands with its denunciaon 1t strives TO
break it down with sopisms aacic quobles cays
ibcs threats mprecatons everything which mnanty can
prompt and ingenuity devise. denies TO the platform all
ralidy rhatcper 1t knows and il VIC are to Judge BY lis
nresenI spirit il will hereafter know other reIaon to it
Than that of implacabc enmity.
Now this is to be passed over in silence
The interests of the Whig party to which we claim to be-
l., tinrD DnH1 nni M.
inr in regard it, Conning view 10 this city alone
the votes thousand members of our party dpend
npon way in which the subject is now and hereafter sha
be met The Tribune does not speak and act in lis own
name and its responsibilities exclusively. IS ana
has been years the Of certain large Sec
ZION of The Uhg party North Politically it may be sup.
noe to represent in good degrcc their sentiment spirit and
purpose. II ii denounces The Wing platform within three
davs Of its passage may expect mat within thee weeks
the same platform will be denounced by thousands of others
r PLATFORM is TO DE THUS REDUCED TO
SuLLITY il is known the bettef Tor these are
days which wish 10 understand VINO hcy are Vo1n9
| with and what they are voting ior.
The N T. Express Whg, copies the above md remarks
that
~, IS very certain that if the original friends of Gen.
Scnl, abandon the Whg Platform, 'spt nnon IT, in tho
pole pascology OF the Tribune that thousands rh aodf
don The nominee who think more OF the principles adopted
by the Whg Convention than of the nomination made Tor
| President"
We cose these extracts by commenting 10 the Petersburg
nercnce and to the Southern Wing papers and delegates
n Baltimore that now talk of supporting Gen. Scott me
6owing emphatic aud conclusive language Of the N. T.
Mirror manly and conservative National Whg organ. II
bev 90 not heed the words the people of the South will hold
bcm responsible garng violation Of their duty md
their pledges:
! SPLITTING ON THE PLATFORM-Wc should, per-
hans apoogise readers for the word used in the head
og of this article but choose to let the Tribune INSULT
90 forth in rl It's filthy force the eycs ears and stomachs
II those chvaous Delegates from Tennessre, Missouri and
! virginia. tho abandoned Fillmore in the Convenon and
nave their votes for Scott Horace Greeley the CHAMPION
o the Aboltunis,s the pet Of Seward who calls the Con-
stutIon Of the United States aa atrocous barean say
20 the Baltimore Delegates "l uroS YOUR PLATFORM
AND THIS CONDUCTOR or THE LEADING oEoAS or
7uE WHO PARTY For, as we may a me tfms ana
,hsurd,es o the Tribune it reaches Northern read
in i,s daily weekly issues than any otheT ohna
II is affiliated with the Albany Erening Journal and the en-
tire Abortion press u the country. AEt why ere Gil nese
yan,an, radical Anti Compromise journals in favor o Ten
scott who is we'll known 10 be CONSERVATIVE even 10 the
yerge OF aristocrncy by nature habit eiacann eEd voca,
,un9 Is not that they may k Of Fillmore Webster and
eli otlule who have had hand In framing aGcpng ana
scouting the Fugitive Slave Law7 Is il not ks alter
.argaisnr with the South fo Platform, In order 70 Sc
care their man they may insult the vry n7a they nave IN
ycc!et hy splitting upon their principles md r"~iEg
over the Yanses tricks" played in the great Aaona