Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-07-13
OF IIW7zTeF.
RATIFICATION MEETING IN KING WILLIAM.

s,ys tive hear that the Democrats held ratification
ing at King William Court and the whole but'en Of Their
SOM was lamentations tor the and incornpiiac En-
morc There is slight missIa'cTcnt ol facts IN TIE ABOVE
paragraph though remarkable than such as ea-
nate constantly from the same soutccO as well as some eS
cesycy low deniagoguery las u;!a IN the Romance! 81 e
article which, nevertheless contains item OF irui 10
which wish 10 advert
The democrats did indeed The day mentioned, hold
ratification mceng which would have made your real trump
of democratic heart leap with Joy, could you have been
witness OF the II wasn't the resolutions adoPHd nor
speeches made although they were both wen received ny
the audience which unConmony large Tor an uncXpect
ed meeting in the county late of Court evening" but IL was
the spirit cordial hearty and unned with winch Tie IN
hinching democracy Old King William responded 10 the
cali for Pierce and King the Constitution and State Rights
The ,purc and inconuplibc Fillmore spoken Ut. lis
true but in language such is imputed By the "hlg
10 lie speakers in of lament tton. His sacrifice
70 the dcnianda OF Seward " Co, By Wing ConVenliGn
though no man ques lpned The snnrdness OF his wggc:y
was thing Southern of al PARTIES asked 70 pom
der seriously. 1t declared, Wing testimony III vol
umes will prove be sacrifice 10 The demon o abolition
and scctionalsma surrender 10 the enemies OF the cons
uunal rights oil the South who Showed they are III tact
that they the dominant wing of the Wing party IL
was argued that the Platform admitting it, Tor argument TO
be all that could be asked upon the Compromise and
Fugitive Slave Law was no guarantee ut safety 10
the South If that faction got ntn power rs they would
surely do if Scott elected, because he vas Inc man
OF their selection imposed upon the party b. Seward Co..
in spite the almost unanimous opposition oil tic >oh'
and the conservative Wings, ana that they dcpsed ana
wou! rcpudate the PLATFORM they had successfully or
Their Fillmore or Webster. And then tie vote upon Tic
Compromise in The Convention itself brought up and
commented upon 1t was sown that the ant,:s!sery men
and they who insisted repeal Oi the iu2'c slave
aw or such modification, would II the Judgment :"
ali Southern men render il perfectly Inefficient and useless
welcomed the INCARNATION OF Scott in The same breath that
they secuted The platform and asked how they ~ be-
prevented from agitang. SCOTS own position on the
question of emancipation dracd according TO ms own
ircaraton He represented 10 b. "Souilern man
with Northern scnnentsan animal reserved for disco'e-
~ and presentation the world by the Wing National Con-
vention OF l552-a body Ncsrs. Editors which, from lis
orgauizl ton would naturally be supposed endowed WIN The
instincts ard peculiar sagaciiy necessary to ind out ana
bring Ugh. specimen OF natural history
creature actually born ri sayc-holdng pnIens n'he1
IN save-h0!ding COMMUNITY iii he ,ds ut the Influences
of Southern institutions no" "b"as;ing that lie o;ns 40
slaves -lecFing the States where slavery 1Xists upon
their norG Obligation" 10 adopt plan Tor rs gril'a
exermna and anxious upon the lfsl favorable occ-l1
10 magnify the already Overwhelming power u The NORTH
nv Gnr-ring Canada-nrt SPEAK % thousand herese'
Of ducnc besides Such is tc nominee o. The great Nation
al Wig Compromise Union perry Tor the Presidency, Ter
ul md made by those NCrhcrn allies 81 this f"ii
pnrlv hate the South but love c" and VINO dcrar"
purpose cease agatins the repeal or nodica
ton OF tie fugitive bill! cOnsnn!ii.iiJn ME ms, nnd
what prevent :tto Scott is anll-vtto man. aSd 'c
solid column vi ab,onsis wheel and march al tn" COM
mnnd OF Seward not cny be violation al TIE copr0
mise but would anger Of the Union lls) for
among the Union party al the South the faithful man
enauce and execution of the fugitive bill declared
indispensable ID its pressTva on let here Is lie CJnpn-
mise GnJn Party, par excellence casting themselves in0
tie Seward and iG"i,is Southern men AID national
the agators In it 10 elevate Scott TO he Presidency
What misa.s may such event bring uPnn our coun-
try2 With General Scott anti Veto President To approve
their acts and General Scott the mighty man IN war; win
with the military idea OF executing 10 The letter the COM
mlnLs o his peri0rs as he regards The Legislature ana W
iciIrr ready enforce II The swnds point ever: decree 81
Sc wards solid column Predict the InOa f:ghui a.itl-
ton civil war roTc he his hcen in office tvo Ecat'
There vas h"nrnt o.! snch danEef !" his unon
rights ot r several members, hs that viii o. IN
which .aJor General Scott President AM Com 'indef-In-
Chief Of the Army ana Navy, ana ,an Fiiay 10 William
H. Seward takes the oath office President {" the Un
led STATES should he be elected N November next.
VEL! most q: ;.sa things having been said the
ing by the speakers, te % Fiinn.cs overthrow ci
planned Whig authority The action {" the Convention
Ipn: Inc ..aifir,n-:sr.cliy Compromise a:.t ." Il:
irrnitd upon, SCOTS pNti.a! sert Ms dulri over
the Goals and his relations nah tc worst taHr' al iit
Constitution and III" peace vi the country eSflsta ana al
brought chg into contrast w!t tie proceedings n im
Democratic Convention and I principles ana p'TlI'"n o.
candidate upon the grea question 81 ne day, an appeal
made 10 the meeting, not as Democrats hut as Union
men, Southern men, and rs men whp vincd me CohS
tuition and the rights guaranteed ~ IT, 10 ciDuSn between
the tickets. The rtspnnsc gloTcus Pierce anu
King carried the day by Storm and there WEI" Gnd ard rr
Wnrs present who iaciarcj that they would got bow down
10 Seward nor worship The man he would IS over hcn,
although, according Tho Wing, those present neither
liked the company nor the enteFianisnt lnefc arc a
great many Of the sort lii all this region round
about ana tho the is stirred the better Tor us
The people know precious little about Mr. Scott the PnIlti
cian although they know great deal OF his brilliant militia
achievements with which, however, they 40 not IN end
be- amused, like children deceived by stalking horse
that they know be the Invention u 1neics and full ri
deception Al that nced then ia discussion open and
fair II the a'r from Richmond who was present at me
meeting, and whose Egurarc and hyre'hoIcal style "i
speaking about and events, shines out in every line OF
the shu;; Of ratification meeting In the WIZ
Of July The will take the trouble nc INFORM tile ora
tors in The city, (s0me OF whUn understand have written
that they will il wanted inviicd-a delIcacy ana
motcs;y 10 be found only in the wing paty,) that when
ever they wan, TO discuss General SCOTS claims TO South
ern support, they be with little plain talk IRON
formers and county lawyers ereahous that w soon
convince them that pcrccyCs, heroic Piece-te that
has never fatercG but has been the bold consistent and
heruc" champion In md out Of Congress OF the Cuns
tuition of mia country and the rights OF the States, he VINO
surrenGers ab0tonis!s whatever shape they as
sumo nor grows Dumb their bidding, will make The fea
Tiers their military hero dooP ike cocks tail ia rainy
weather. His fuss and his feathers his victories in war
that really glorious his stlted dignity and most unpa
tcle Of The ankness and candur lie used to pretend To- the
country entitled lear him, will be too much for the
OF the soup correspondence All will not and cannot
conceal from the people that he but sings the notes set Tor
him by Seward keys played by The enemies OF the
South the Constitution, and the Union as il is
As the Wing PLATFORM whilst the General s supported
on the Soutn and OF it the North is clear 10 the
humbles intellect that he occupies position in which
former distinguished military candidate was placed by this
great whg party asserted by distinguished wing
formerly representing tic metropolitan district IN Congress-
namely in which cilher Tho North South must De
chez ted" The "ous numerous than the ms,
though and except those who are in and ecl pretty GER
patriotic of the party who value The peace of the
country and their political and domestic rights than
the 10 party triumph lie spells Of office land they,
an sorry comparatively few the WHY'S general
/; viii s Scott suppose. and be Jest Tesdy 10 waite
Tor seward IL 1856 II he s0nld sen ce draHdbfe - 1T
cai!on meetings DC held and the sp. '
zen ocrscy thoroughly aroused. Publish he most porn.c
parts OF Caoes and Genrv speeches. together with choice
extracts from the Petersburg lncgcnce Fredericksburg
News New York Express Mirror and other papers, in hand
bills small tracts and the !ureen letters one and all in
neat little volume to be circulated the country, and be-
fore next November | am in hopes Scott man will be-
.naned show himself south OF slnSon and DiIons line
Be sure 10 give nothing atou Scott however, but wing
statements and Wing authority; Tor the last OF tat
party which 1st four years ago epudate their platforms
declared their oil principles obsolete when ynu prove
him that the Seward Scott ticket is unworthy his support
and the platform, bull, for il ricsey and worthless 10
break off abruptly by complaining of The SANDER and deae
ton 10 which these always exposed swearing At The
same time they believe word YOU have said be true
There whg in fifty about here who has ever read
the Atnson eer the Canada annexation letter and yery
few who believe Scott wrote them You see then what
an opening there ia for activity and ZEAL SO say again.
give Wing authority nothing else work WITH is
enough in all conscience TO sink the ticket into tho bottom
less pit.
Well, Intended tbs outset only to confirm the Rich