Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-10-05
fFrrm the Nashville UnlnH.l
IN STISI-ED DEEEI OPM ENTS.


There can no longer be any doubt hat Gen. Scott is 10
49,, ~ an alisiIyury candidate. Ills advocates IN Ia
y.h urge hi, election exclusively upon this ground. Tn
o,i;cn If Col Gentry already realized, and has ialle
, ,,, i, rho hands Of the enemies Of the Constitution.
VA fin, j., Ii. krnticsy Statesman, letter !fon James
i,,o.. Esq = l.aoug g politician in Ohio. We exirac
PORTIONS az il
LETTER FROM JAS 4 BRIGGS. ESQ. OF ONO.
'Grn Pierce is .ceuiar!y lie candidate 81 NE Eas'
;opa%and-s u! The South and iht!r natural .ss o. 'i
North While he Representative ata I,'h",'f II
Congress acc riding to the record made up by Or Bailey
of National Era, (tni his testimony Is 70 o. taken WIN
otl anv doubts, the Doctor has NJ ainl'!ts Ut M
NhaS) Grn Pierce showed himself be the friend an'
bacnrr O The Rhcs and Cahouns every question where
slavery was concerned Mr. Atlerton OF New Hampshire
~. democratic CANDIDATE FOR THE PRESlbEN
icT VOTED FOR SLAVERY, ana AGAINST FkEE.
DOW ilcrc he SHOWN his hIni For the iacrrsI 81
-lavcry h. has made his marx An i!E - THE "a NJ
DATE OF THE SLAVE PREREQUISITES OF THE
sou III THIS party oFlnsts Zen scott ti"y tear hn
,y have read ni~ letter OF 1852 and they know thar nehr
ls IN, or as a President he or would lie be- In favor o
II. titsuu Of slavery In his boyhood when IN the Col
!..c Of Virginia. he was an emancpauohsl. AND nine
wears ago III declared III he had had the honor OF seat IL
The ni~atue Virginia, in the winter OF lc1 lie ""tio
have nIyrn The bill IN favor gadua emancipation hear
support also Il am persuaded mat Is
nigh moral obligation {" masters ami siavsiod'ne Eta
employ ali Incompatible with The safely Oh oo'i
cnlos. 10 meii1ratc slavery even 10 cNEetiniha""
Tnrse the early, the deliberate ard me now opinions
uf ilr Wig candidate Tor the Presidency WIN 'he u"
that these his sentiments on that great que
non which all others has agitacd The public nid :"
This country for the last ten years Gen Scott vas no'na
rca al Blimorc In tia; Convention HE W AS OPPO>ED
BY THE RO.SLANERl PORTION oi the Hhi1 parry
from the first until the last
A. Baltimore friends OF Mr. Fillmore and Mr. Webster
ciImnruus for Platform; undoubtedly for he purpose
ii "ki!Ing Oft" Gen. The Northern anti-slavery
Wings opposed Platform; and when they found III
Ter contest sevtra days, ihni they must lose Scott
portion acceplc.! modified platform, which declares THAT
.,in anti
piyc until time cNpcr shall demonstrate the
necessity OF further legislation -"and thai they Gci!ecdit
all further agitation Of the question thus settled
In Tie whig party there Is large element 81 lce soi nl
% anti Slavery The great m,ss-TtE NlNEli NlNE
OUT OF EVERY HUNDRED OF TIE MIG xxx .rn
rY N TIE FREE STATES ARE OPPOSED TO
THE EXTENSION or SLAYERI-aIc iUT no SLAVE
,tuitDry-n" NOR" slave States.
Gen Pierce ana his party annexed Texas (whcn The vote
prevented lrl--inyoived us in Il with McXiro. and
PLACED UPON THE STATUTE BOOKS OF TIE
NATION, THE FUGITIVE LAW To ali these measures
the whiLs OF the free States were opposed.
A. ~ the Fugitive Law, does any believe that II
Congress should amend, modify or change H. that den
Sr.,it woud M, rive nny such bill his sanconl do not
believe IN the Veto Power Ii should have place in ot
Constitution; only belongs 10 governments where kings
rule by Dlvn. Right care what bill Congress may
pass The President should sgn II. 1t Is wrong the peo
Pile will il that II does not long remain upon the statute
book.
Too often has the will the people been naueh BY
Democratic Presidents who have assumed 10 themselves
That man who says freedom has ~ hope from
General Scott than General Pierce is either ignorant Of the
ls hicl. spread for all 10 read else he uitcrs
deliberate aiSeh"Dd Ii Scott Is elected, slavery Is held
sch, re- is Pierce elected slavery riot In rot-
ing for Scuti for positive political good IN voting
Tor Pierce SHOULD for positive evil. take The can
es they stand with their parties upon the record ana
must Tor Scott aud Graham
Yours .ul? JAMES A. Bkldbo.
We ask the people of the South cnlny ponder the above
extracts They are indeed earluy significant Of coming
events That The should, here and there be an abolition
i'll supporting both OF the candidates natural enough hn'
The Indicate pregnant when ALL Of SCOTS on.
friends in convention anti slavery and when he i
supported the representative o The antslnrfry Idea
Marv shrcwa politicians Washington entertain The idea
that Gen nominated with hope or WISH
o n- election that the controlling motive which dictated
h.. nu,iauDn %a scciiunas. the wing party. II mus
b. there much 20 entertain IN opinion %
this character Certain Is TIA, many % his friends place
his cIy.un ;pon .Touu,- which every sensible man must
kuu ensures his defeat Way do this, unless the abolition
izinu Of the partv is stronger than SCOTS
But read the extracts above Ponder upon them