Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-08-10

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nhr autc hostility II he South and lis Stare HsfituDus
propose s@ea&. We have already seen It's disposition
manifested before tic Constitution adopted In the de-
sire surrender the Mississippi Und.r Washington The
foul spirit Of sccJra! hate abashed Bntlnne'lately up
Oh lie elevation Of eide. Adams it began to exhibit itse
Massachusetts, stood The head Of this party, coin by her
rcTnrac.ancc in We m and popui"n She sui Is with.
nGt peer her dcvo"n 10 Wing measures ana IN her
;r,dary hAr al msa haired the result OF le CO.. Temp
,n4. scr,u in which ancre"oiuoni'y wGnies held
tho .d selfish clntin. crGpeared race OF fn'ian< Viz
.ri Massachusetts represent the TWO parties ho" just
Ina Whin or Federal party that day, Selling upon the
.vnI,hy viii, Democratic party felt for Fancc-then
STRUGGLING wilh frantic zeal for i.cedom-asa preteAt pass
al ;rr famous Alien law In prevent em!9rain or 10 drive
fore iuncrs back al The Carlcu&s WI oil an unscrhPuhus
Executive who genuine native American Al Inc same
time snlanu under the castiealons o the press and oil
rhe rolc eaders who icarlessy exposing its
rupon they passed the Sedition law Ihese Two measures
the Democracy oil The whole Soot ms exercise
of Federal power called the resolutions oil Us from MI
Madison who foremost in declaring, that unless
they were repealed, the Union at end Before the
storm odious measures evoked and upon winch
,iunplanlly rode into power, Adams was hurled
from oice-lthough his measures had been sustained ny
every Northern Stale but one FcdeEais mus routed @o
10 its home in Massachusetts, curslng bitterly IN lis hcaft
the South Whence lis destruction had come, planning
schemes Of revenge and swearing lis sons 10 eternal nos
lilly .s Hamilcnr sworc Hannibal How faithfully they
have Kent their oalls lei John @. and Charles Francis
| Atans-iwo generations OF thenl--answer.
/ In 1903 We find this party arrayed IN sold phaanx
against purchase of Louisiana; then as nov" declaring
that there should be mo more slave territory no ulsne'
rxen sion slave power" To this the most glorious neu-
o Mr. JetieIsons administration IS 10 every o,s'
measure of his policy they opposed UNIFORM anu "'eh-
time. fac,ious resistance To The administration oil Madi-
SON and chiefly The they offered the most uhscInpu-
ous reasonable hostility and sun che1sns ne'r na
red 10 the Democracy vino had carried every ming III sl'e
ol them, they met in Convention al HARTFORD IN 1919
There among traorous resolves thcy irst resolved
that Sla.cs should not be counted IN representation Be-
cnndv that ga Two thirds should be necessary 10 ad-
mil State" Thirdly "No naturolized citizen should ever
hold any civil office whntercr
Thus the three prominent features OF tnat party h"" arc
these resolves:
lar To check the Southern Democratic power, by des-
lroyirg slave representation -,
recurring thirds 10 let in the States iored out VI
"a n h,ck emigration and the peopng I'll the South
crn aud Western States.
And now putting OF view Gen. SCOTS late recanta
ton IN this last SUBJECT how perfectly ne coua 'oi7e
himself upon platform with his ideas oil the mofa ana
political effects of slavery. -:
In 1915 you will find John @ Adams IN me same spltI
ovinr M Texas dsgaccnl surrender 10 our an
mails sud Mr. Clay In 1919, they were arayeo Us one man
In favor Missouri restriction denying me f'shl "i u
State slaves and bringing The couht1y 10 me verge Of
dsuuino In 1894 beginning system of protective pulley
Designed to crush The slave States which was 80 Ubiquitous
that IN 1892 again brought The county To The verge ni
d-un,o Rricrtng 1886 The nvcIu!es of Texas Opp
sing ~ annexation in 1874 Denounclng the MeSlcan war
u 1886 and camong against territorial Indemnify III l74'
Let me ask YOU remember, mat in all these measures
IN. Nhs party boosted their purpose was 10 restrict
slavery within original limits and 10 crush and suiocne
us by lis weight How II makes one shuder III
Ter this review 10 think OF our certain ana neplotaoe con
dton il the scheme Of these Northern Wings had sacceed
cd irdrtd il South and west ul Win
nc Atlantic on East, md numerical strength IN Con-
src,s and population double our own IN the NotI eN
cncc as people would have been exlngnished in blood
he The hand upon the dial which marks the progress o.
liberty paralyzcd by the spectacle would have pointed
l movrlcssIy to the hour perhaps for centuries.
5 Bur not stop 10 speculate nc Mexican war ena
eu war putrac,cd by that party who wished our troops:
lnody hands and nospabc were in
Of California New Mexico and Utah. Al once This wing
party renewed their warfare upon us and proclaimed tat nc
eavch"er should carry his property 10 inc SPOT whee per
hays his had been shed in defence OF our mono" hnc
our rights The Wmot proviso, us II was called was IN
roducsd in Congress- exclude from the Territories
Upon this the party with uncomfortable cScep
lions took IFS NATURAL position denying 10 Con
gress any power under the Constitution 10 egsatc on That
subject and nominated Gen Caas The Wings true to their
instincts all for H. claiming II as the irut OF their con.
Timed hostility 10 i avery dining themselves the
,a,nn OF irrc.soiers and nominating Taylor Meantime
there third party of odds and ends VINO combined IL"
the defeat Cass and assert The doctrine OF e
soil in the Territories ard, adopting platform al Bufial"
Illuminated Van Buren, It's platform agreeing entirely WIN
the pre- Wing Eccvr for The East in asserting that the
Wnot pruviso constitutional differing only as 10 The
cxpclcncy application going as tar as nc does IN
rnyns right OF Congress 10 touch slavery In the States
Whether the Buffalo men would follow him 10 me extent
that he has gone IN his Po"ha'an Speech 10 no'
Bu iicar Mr. Bolts:
:unpose Congress- acting local legislature for This
territory sHoULp RAcISG AZ GREAT MORA
EVIL ASp PUBLIC SuIsASGE q certainly would differ with
them in ths hut would they not, (as in several States
they do now have the right prohibit it, md the ntrodnc
lion for that rurposei SUPPOSE THEY THINK
Gambling 6uT with thcm would ihcy not nave me
h4t 10 prohibit the introduction OF billiard a'n ana on
liv think The Of ardent spirits great moral erH and
puJc nuisance would They have The right TO ineTdc
the introduction and OF dstlecs! Suppose INC small
.noy were To break out in all the Northern manufactures
synr the Southern manufacturers free OF all disease
wod they Tor The protection OF the people OF the lerr,
tories have the right prohibit the introduction OF all
us from the infected districts acnrics ASp SUPP 2sE
THEY TH*K GREAT MORAL EVIL AND PUBLIC Sui-
'sAScg WHY HAVE THE SANE RIGHT ~ PROHIBIT
IRIS lyTRopucTIoS ALSO? II APPEARS TO NE THEY HAVE
'rOR CANNOT THAT THE CONSTITUTION MAKES Any
,nIrrrrrxcg pErwErS THAT AND AsY OTHER or
| sb,lh we INV
rules and regulations. Where is the limitation or resrc-
zion? Ncedfu for what For The protection of life liberty
sand property; the security und enjoyment OF nll their
er political rights 20 preserve them whilst subject to
jurisdiction from all immoral evil or perncous tendencies
Short do whatever local legislature or pat:'na gov
ernmrnt may do lis people, who have none else
10 look for protection; and who 10 Judge OF what
is needul7 Surely those who constitute majority OF Inc
whole
I Do not conlound this last named party with the hieher
av or abolition party which has nominated Scott THIS
Buffalo platform only freesoil in the territories as
serng lis impoency slavery in the States, and Van
cancelled his pledge to veto bill tc.chlng sa
very in the District, given in go
Under these various leaders began the canvass oil AS
have the wings The free so party in favor OF the
Wmot provso declared Taylor would not veto the bill
and denounced the Van Buren, Buiino platform men Tor
stealing they said their thunder To prove this decara
,on by all the evidence could offer you would be 10 de-
tain you until the morning shall therefore, select only
such prominent evidences admit of no dispute ana hs
Ia nrye the identity of the Buffalo platform. will cali
Daniel Webster The stand In speech made by him al
Abingdon Plymouth, the 10Th Of October lSiS
ne said in reference Van Buren, party and the Buffalo
platform q read from the Boston Courier remember hr
paper Of the 18th Oct) rs follows:
/ "A party has arisen among calling itself The Free Soil
party The assumption oi such by tins party re.
minds nf Joke made by Swift or some other hunlo
s person who had made not very tasteful use OF
latin phrase
Us4cs Hdt1is sDiHn.
Fine words, where he stole
"R,ny the exclusive appropriation Of the of Free
Soil Us this party, very bold proceeding They have
certainly stolen the sentiment from the Wings; il was
clear of petit larceny Are these better lovers OF
! Liberty than area no We good liberty men
and slavery they profess oc themselves
BAT what the history Of this socaled Free Soil par.
'tv! Why, Just This. Some ago scism broke
III the Democratic party of New York This widened By
degrees, AMI length, Mr. Van Buren, put himself
head al the smaller portion. When Slas Wright nom-
mated second time for Governor OF New York, the
pariis. had become very hostile each other assumed
the va u Hunkers and Bdrnburnars which APPEL
tion they continue bear this day. Ii appear.
FROM that the schsn in the Democratic party of rnibcr
long standing. There actual outbreak ago
among them and a hs before any question OF Free Sol
arose quarter and before the Wimo provso
Opposition 10 slavery as party principle. Down The
period III the annexation OF Texas all the Democratic part,
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