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KICHNiOND ENQUIRER.
TUESDAY MoRNING. MAY IS. 1852.
,cur sorrurRN WIG PRESS AND MR.. HALLErT' 'hN'

.,,so,,s n,on politca AbolilionisH' tue ha'o""''
rho bro,herhood Of the Norm anu 'ou'i'
N oo,v of these letters in pamphlet form.
~. cods which here given OF the ORGANIZED ac'o'
Of the National Democrats OF MASSACHUSETTS, !" 'e ''
entions resolutions and addresses, tor Twelve years
.,ce Aho.topism became political, present complete
eradication of the National and Union course OF that party
g., all that concerns the constitutional rights OF the SCUM
and this vindica;ion is of itself the most ample vinocao
of Mr. Haett aguinst the aspersions attempted 20 % ~
upon him. by the msquotauon OF part oil resou'o"' y
the floor Of Congress.
The Richmond Times which pretended not 10 be salshe'
with Mr. Halletrs frank letter to Col geo. '" ino'pson
but demanded the whole of the resolutions Oh 1917 0
which Mr.. Rantoul misquoted detachea pu''' 90"
satisfied by the whole of those resolutions a VI 0,"e
resolutions with addresses and speeches. rom ' 1ae
Cor series of twelve years. which well JUSTIFY Inc state
mon, in the letter 10 Mr. Thompson, that no man. al th
Norh has written and spoken in defence OF the con
sutiosa rights of the South than has the CHAIRMAN OIL w
National Democratic Committee The contrast when ln
facts given in these letters exhibits, between Nofnern ne
mocrats and Northern Wings is striking that no mar
of capdor can read them without being satisfied ha 10 h
Democratic party of the North the country owes H. ina
the whole North become sectional diSunonsts ane
enemies of thu South
Iii boh time that The South without distinction Of par
w. should make JUS, discrimination between s irlends
and foes at the North There is Of manllness ano
common Justice in the personal attacks recently mace uo
Mr. Halett in portion of the Southern wing tie'
is not only in bad taste and worse policy ou'
10 Southern character. If the SCUM is fea''y -
DESIRING 10 nut an end Northern ihteseiehee anu e
.d,;o i,h her domestic institutions, is it not impohc US
well as grossly unjust, to attempt to conouno
IL The constitutional sound Of the North with the lanai
g., ond,o;,o,ors7 To whom them are look for just
ZION of the rights OF the South except
n Northern men who like Mr. Halet since abolition
ism became party TO the country, have met ~ fea
soned it down and opposed IL at the risk OF personal PoPu
lary at home, and for the love OF The Union as "hoc
Union? We know to what asperlty OF ATTACK Ho'h
abolition presses such course exposes every Norlh-
eru man and if this devotion 10 national principles al Inc
North is 10 be followed by abuse and dsrus from Inc
South long will the South either have or deserve 10 nave
friends at the North!
Not bu, tina, the South take of herself if need be-
aQains, the whole North should it combine against her
that is not point We yield nothing of the indomitaole
spt and se.reance Of the South. We defy The North
Whenever the North undivided aggressor But
If we would keep the Union, what better ensure it.
and give the South all she asks-Peace the rights OF pro-
perty and non-in,erfeence with her domestic concerns
than the cordial cooperation OF the Morrill, of men OF ability
and moral courage stand up for The gh2 Why should
the South join with the aboitioniss of the North, in at
tempting 10 strike down such men?
How unjust anu WdHtoH was ~ uiel, oI
Wing 10 ,aun u.s. as did The other day. for meeting with
the Chairman OF the National Democratic Committee at
Washington TO issue the call for the National Democratic
Convention!
That press in March last, contained this allusion to that
gentleman and the senior Editor OF the Enquirer
"MR. B. +. HALLETr-This gentleman is the chairman
Of the Central National Democratic Committee" He it is
tee 61es tor holding National Conventions and
aanges all the business of the party short time since,
the editor Of The ENQUIRER visited WASHINGTON in
Of much importance must be great among the
Democracy. Beyond doubt he is.
Well, SO far 80 good.
Now it appears from statement made in Congress by
Mr.. Ran,ou. Free Soil Democrat from Massachusetts
that Mr.. Aaett enternins opinions Identical with hs
Nothing could have been more unfounded and we trust
tina. our contemporary now with all this evidence before
him satisfied of his injustice to and to Mr.. Haett
Something doubtless is be pardoned the Wing for
the contrast been forced draw between the result Of
the call OF Convention made by the Democratic National
Committee with entire unanimity and the discord that at
tended the call Of their Convention attempted by the Wing
members of Congress. But il does not justify call for
aternzaon between Southern Wing presses and the Ran
tout free golfers Of the North, in personally assailng the
chairman of the Democratic Committee his associates.
We trust that we are not the approaching campaign
have any further exemp6ca,ion Of this counenancing
Northern Aboltonsts, by Southern Wings which so
pon,edy described by Mr. Hue in The speech he made in
the Baltimore Convention May g. lS4S That speech was
published by the time. Virsnians who attended that
Convention will remember il; and it should Of ITSELF have
been sufficient shield against the recent attacks made upon
Its author He there pointed the effect of Southern
attending Wing meetings at the North in which Adolf
tionism the main topc ard yet raising voice
against it, He said, OF the approaching Presidential can
The Northern Democracy will have encounter they
been obliged do heretofore the whole force Of South
ern Wing eloquence, coming among US, consorting with
those who consor, with the political Aboonss, and by
acquiescence least if by argument giving aid and
comfort the party of disunon We shall doubtless find
as we have found, distinguished Southern Wing
standing side by with Wing and address
ing the audiences whom appeals made founded
reproba,ion of annexaon of the Mexican war; Of the
sape poer and of the snbserviency Of the North 10 the
Southland never VOID will come from them OF rebuke OF
dissent"
This faithful picture of what exhibited in The
Taylor the North ind it is for The South
It, that repi,lon of this system of tanning the fame
Northern abolition by the breath OF Southern men, not re-
vived 10 the election of 1852.
And in this connection, we will take the liberty put
upon record an of the Democratic National Commit
lee after its organization in which we are pleased
have had associated with that of the Chair
man of the National Democratic Committee Of whose
devotion the constitutional rights Of the South after long
and intimate conferences and completely salts
fed.
tbs an extract from Inc Clrcular issued NJ Nasnng
ton, Hay 2S l94e by the Democratic National Committee
which prepared by the Chairman and unanimously adop
ted. If the policy of non-commul candidate like Gen
Scott is be revived by the Wings this warning will be
opportune now, as it was in lS4S:
Especially is it important detect and expose every al
tempt of opponents raise false issues for different
tions of the Union whereby they may represent their cand
dates the north the advocates Of a5oonism and de-
Of The Mexican and the extension Of territory
and the south and the incorporating opponents
OF the rs and the supporters of the and terrific
rial indemnify On this pon, opponents should not bs
allowed eyade the issues especially In the south and
10 apparent that if firmly pressed the test, by exposing
he aees OF Inc leaders in the north and SOUTH the southern
wings must either tra,enize with the abolition wings Of the
north and the denouncers of the war or must The
ne ol nonn1erSentson and ofndemnity Mexico upon
winch me party stands in the Of Its
long established platform by the Baltimore Convention So
In the morrill, the wing leaders should ao wed TO CO.
operate there with the party OF dsunon while NJ the south
they represented tho only eposIic Of br
culisr interests To this should your esnec
endeavo detect and expose, by mutual inerchanrrs Of
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