Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-01-27

.,nress puposc and they then refused he would 'a@e
sue with them and go before the people on that point
have sa! it," said he and will not take back Sin
IA rue g. there is God in Heaven if living, VIII STUN "
what have uttered ,rfia,,,
The I'm, leasant scene which occurred mol IN '' go;
Convention but ct d meeting in the Sena'e e""' ~.
sc,ibed n.nrc fully by correspondent o. ''''
rer, us follows: ,,x,,.o, -, ;,,r,o,so
az sewn e Chamber and for hours ke his
nr Under spc by his vii his eot uenc' and ms sar-
@ l. was unauestionably the greatest SPEECH he mas
@ dvrred II the m' ST perfect c,ccn ftioh OF oil
towards his revles the most COMPLETE hdlcaon OF
his own course md the clearcs nded pocy
towards tie secession leaders, that could ve5"srby been
delivered No one, but Of great powers Grnnu cu'
have delivered such speech Pentss himself nGyr uttered
severer things
81, was the whole process OF excoraoa made visible and
before him stood many of the victims writing nnne c
ony of the hour suffering silently, though Vsiby' ne ooH
up leaders who had tried TO put him down Pau li
compliment by the by, to Gov. Qultman loi MS NAM!
standing up his real sentiments and Tor ms oelhs too
proud 10 whine and beg and crouch for inc support o
people who had condemned his principles; OUT me o,nc
leaders he scored and casIigaed without mercy. ne oct
their inces and continued attacks upon himself ona paa
them off in their own CON- Little Johnny hchae, Coln ,.
Tarpley Roger Barton Gov. Whitfield, Messrs Stone SIN
gleton and Others were all displayed before ti,e meeting wv
der the dissecng knife OF this most sslul pouca
They had declared upon him. and war; ne said shou
be- war 10 the knife They had assaed the patriotism oil
the Union Democracy, and the assaans should De me-
Ne seemed alliance with them he deed them; denounced
-
Them They must die he said they may die willingly ana
with decency or they may struggle on but die they mast
and die then uN Their Putrd political carcases Should ye'
lie about the in heaps, like piles OF chickens IN Tue
streets that had died OF the gaps
"Senaor Fo, tie referred to the rumo that was spread
about that the Senate would refuse 10 go into an election
for aors He did believe III he could not credltthal
they would refuse perform duty eDIoned by their ON.
ca oahs and add the crime Of moral perjury 10 tal OF
acous and lrailorous demagngsm. But II they did, nc
gave them full warning Of what he should do lhey mao
opposed nem man they at least could not bro"oca' or
put down. He owed only alliance 10 the Constitution and
the sovereign people, and he would stand by the ofme ao
appeal TO the latter. 1t contest 10 which ne aeHca
them If the Legislature failed 10 I'LL the two vacancies m
the United States Senate he gave fair notice. that lie wouG
appoint Union Senators the Vacant places as he mao
the power do; and if they failed elect TO the SIX years
term commencing March 1883 he should call an extra
session of the Legislature in February 1885, for that espe
ca purpose and if they then failed he would take ISSUE
on that point before the people, and devote himself TO tina
canvass have said IT, said he land will not lake back
one word. As there is God in Heaven II living,
will stand what have uttered The response OF ht
crowd was enthusiastic The declaration was clea
one and showed secessionism what had 10 expec thus
far may you go, but no farther"
Now that by the admission of ALL the compromise ia &c
quiesced in by the whole countryand Is therefore dead is
sue-it is deeply be regretted that all the exciting ee
of dssenson fatal the peace and union anc
security of South suffered quietly TO repose
the grave of oblivion How the North respect the
rights feelings and interests Of the South, distracted and
weakened by liz own dissenslons2