Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-09-28
,,rurp rTrER FROM MIX. JENIFER.

AMI - 60, COO, so,ne of the denuncailonS
i Ti more unjust lnnrat!ohs WIZ" hrnnn npun me
my letter !" you ~ h 10 nnce han TO cnr..s' .
ay o.y If facts into winch some ,,sd = men.
To hive eeep ' ,. National Convention, 'iou.h 49,.
.r, and saw and heard nuch 81 us rl, met FOR IT."
,nrmber OF The State wing %,,iuai Convention,
nsa of SENDING delegates 10 Inc :, ,,.nj II has
p"t =, ,nnout electors Tor the Stale o' liza:
o un,usrly-I will not say n"r"" nv lclie Of the
hcih ,nin,rd an cccIual candidate ny ~ h.l,.,c
hal been appoi",, , have appeared. viii 'o'
o, delegate that convention nas ,hr me,n. of
l"a' u' ~ iTru,,rion Before an' dufi"s ~ n.rmil nv
10 such an hnd been asked BY friends 10 Pc, ILL., -"
t'c 10 sej as an rector al large "r m xn.cred .r
name " 1-,rIanding that other person wa" ,c.,nt
land un1efs 'aa1,', ,d,Ir consenrd. And the F NV
~ ,hc convention did me- the hI,l ~ sim was taken
electoral candidate at large bc?.s nnnher gentleman
;cn ,ros expectrd be unanimous " ,i Tnat H.. ~.
WIN mcd ,y his friend Upon when iio,Iv with.
n,ed To permit his name TO DC use'' ,n number oi
go MINI IN the dissatisfaction "l li'Eo 49,, ruhli.a.
drew ,.' Notwithstanding these facts upon wv ,nor
nm Of ms letter, there appeared ~ o" suhscrlbrr)
whip papcrs (hc only one 10 witch "
G,lInwinu insid"us paragraph: ; ,onber OF the late
mot Colonel Jrnfer an active lne'e in,c for The
wing STATE s ,a frs, distictl Ii he had been sue
rrsslul in receiving the honina''oh' ""u'o -
with his card Z! - r. 49,, souI ,hc man whose |
NV" n nrrv,red and whose heart is 90 deprived 'l' y"
rnn see nothing in the condue: oil T"nor AK any
cn" ~ ,;ar n.ra hut deception and dlsnohcF -" %
ne p'm,1 nms friends who were anxious that shon oe
" cand;d,Ic and to whom freely eAnressIln NY i T.,
'hnr did nor avnw my determination n""' ~ ~.
whether f Wv hin c,uiaatr should The Wing National
Convention nominate presidential Gamma .i
hid n,r consistently give my support MS ~ my h"
am also charged, in that letter ~ nave ,n c s1t
~ tho spoIcll honesty Of me Wig party o. -'IlrWan"
Indnte Southern States VINO now tAiy 10 nc , ,np
n,rr If IN. election OF General Scott Iha' Is Il"
hon which no man has any respect Tor 'Srli VI m
int llrence of others would venture NO such iisnse
fair inference be found in that letter VI !"
h"ra written or said. far from any attack upon
The Uni. party vi Maryland and the Southern oa.eT ~!
Ll,ct was 10 them, far as my eeoc "ph'p"s
; d., aauns, the enemies Maryland AMI the southern
d States and Of The Unon Nor shall be constrained ~, ="
: Mngs Of Maryland and the South his ame or"" !I "
"a his country and sectional party oil Ms co",
he can take of his enemies IN war OF ieae' '' :"
may be saved from his friends 49,, n,,,,
have before stated why could not CONSISTENCY uPrD
the nomn ,ion Of General Scott. will now 1frhV nss's"
ne the reasons why Maryland oil all the States IN lhe on
= hnd mai s,ncriou his nomination. Look over ms vast
~ republic, extending from the Atlantic TO me de,, @
IN m Won find the little MaylanIl Separated rom
p,nnsyyania bordering upon Mason and Dixons line be-
H. ing South OF North, and North oil "ou'n. Ia my "p
lion Of The Unun there stands border State IN pecG
tile field in Her present aim should Dc 10 "rI .
nd the Union regardless. Of party distinctions Q" NV
ne slnns. = , ,,h,. ava cr
- reyying those agiuting questions from whatever section OF
he Union they may II is settled Seu 'iL, I u
ed throughout the South that upon the iahu exc
ay tuton ot the Compromise and us hlten"an' h @ ~
euds the unity Of this republic Let us see whs1e we are
I'M look and whom, for the carrying out Vi o ''"
e, slres. D;.I Nobs,or md nns
ohcr where do Won find upon the moor VI me SEM. y" @
limited States Why Senator from the Norm adf"caun@
ne Smthern Rights supporting the compromise measures anu
on The fugitive slave law n:-,;-,,. -,
81, LINK an the other side: Cass and DicHns)n and
o democratic senators from -sIavrhollng States
NY ung their manly Efforts with Clay ana Webster "
The r deed which threatened plunge this happy country ID
c,iI war Al that awful moment II was nozzle spectacle
u 10 witness Clay and Webster Cas and Dickinson, WI" II
dagger threatened the Union discardlng all Poc pa
~! derences-al sectional eengs-nniting as one man 10 inc
'lc resue of their country. similar state o' hng7 wits
inc eyi.red in the House of Representatives
The two National Conventions have since mel anu eacn
inc Iaddnwn m platform Now if there device cal.
81 cuIled 10 deceive people, il is these platforms o"h 81
md whih have violated ny the representatives, IN
sine, ,hrv were erected Witness the proceedings OF boh
huuss in speeches and appropriation bills ana even ,'
who voted for the platforms do not consider 'e''''
Crrain il is that whether look To either brahch o.
Cunuess or the National Conventions, or 10 me pncpn
ing acus in saveh"ding states. me asM'e'as a.,
onir pon Southern rights and the Enion than the 'r
Thc Of n. non slareholdng Ses If this be the fac "c
mus be apparent all who choose 70 seek me run, anu
IN. cat question be- the faithful execution OF me Com
nrons. and It's attendant II becomes inc Son'h
The Whole south aad Maryland particular TO discard the
at mart. predcctions and unite with those OF me Not" "
We whsr, or they may be called IN Tue pssfrao" "
cry tnr rights and the Union All phtes 10 e ' ,h
l,htu execution the compromise measures except n'
" an,i,o!es Of the aboiunIsts, whose policy tends 10 '
pr sam, results ,,u, ,,,, md D,,i.l W,h.rer
i, wh, w.r. Justly avnres with the South AMI all oti'
whits and administration was rfon'unc'H 10 "e
VI mudl administration, not satisfactory I" me Not''
IKE w!.igs Solely because they were ahVoca'cs Va
far dear 10 the South ,,, H., ,.,, ~
We Many honest wings have been de'%asn ana II.
ec To agree that The candidate. who receives a majority
mo- the IL Of only aedcclrcd unanimously elected
'ar. The democratic convention requires twohirds This il
nj, concession the pn Of the minority which il cpnscre
- oiouS But due consideration .
The proceedings and facts, Minority, ANY portion
vi. hen should find mat they had been deceived and that falls
preencc had been held out by which they induced
les assent 70 the nomination. will that
moi virtually absoved from giving their support sucI
nomination
For instance Governor Johnston of nsyvania ac
BY tive, influential member NJ The Viii. Naon Convention
exercising control over many o his colleagues
Others Of The n"rthern States vn;ed for The PLATFORM wr
"'' knowing that If platform adopted the southern
delegates would convrnton six.
lille OF his friends recorded against II
~ crc,!ulDuS believe that Coy John
sldcred himself bound 10 carry piatiurm One
ATS its provision and the tr whole reclamation
Of fugitive slaves. Since the passage lw Governor
Johnston Chief magistrate u Pennsylvania when
Il the most u,rocoGs outrage which committed BY
the Citizens OF State those Of another enacted
tho during his maaistracy WHAT steps did he take protect
the innocent victims, or Ia bring 10 punishment The often
c iera Let the proceedings of that investigation bea! tc
nony. His democratic did in
,st for The foul stain which wing upon
=. the State of Pennsylvania.
sd Now, suppose that Gov. Johnston who voted for
e. National Convention the presidential cania'" ia
he WING in Maryland or IN HE Syu' who worlt have sup
"' ported the nomination why no2 Governor Jnhu-tn
q. "hiS much wh2 AZ General Scott any other
- II item it be trus that the South hare nothing 10 erpect in
r tTW many honorable noble crc.pons) ard IL be
NJ that tic Of slrriodag Satcs urc s3undcr
IN upon these questions. is MT the SorrH--mE
y WHOLE SorrmT" TIC consequences Of qfiir:ina
nth nea rho hare no E,og in common far mir cout,T
=, Mary llnder By birth where iron
ages past; having participated somewhat in the political
Questions which have agirared the State and general
- crnrnen' do moi feel that inruting upon my friends
~ IN cxPrcs-in. my honest convcnns for doing which
that assaed although hive rnlcavorcd
:" frnin rom giving Just of D.nc" any.
A5strace, as have for past. from
y active political life il has afforded opportunity OF
calmly rejecting upon the probable consequences of the
listing state ii hings-to give proper direction which
It requires the dispass,nac consideration unprecedented
action Of oil who prefer the hurmony Of the country po
70 ical party ascendcncy
% The wings Of The sIaveholding in convention
regardless u" the feelings, the interests
: South dscan!ng their lvore son. whose whole
mnstratiun approved by then, in one only
: vital measure the Sout!is olnii
Holy Writ that heir ultimate object the Treraencc Of
Their abolition hgr ar principles IT. then, the northern
wings abandon their friends upon only vita!
question, hon the Sous: affiliate p such parfy7 Ii
Maryland true to herself, she will Loving my native
: State better than my party cannot.