Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-06

tion The Wing press ana 0rato1s se"tu '' 'eeao" o
under the stolen Unon flag having thrown away ihei'
tacred "Wh2 coors made desperate onslaught upon inc
Democracy Blu, Whgscry alias Unionisn utterly fail
ed OF party capital making Trick and ooh IN Inc ocooe
election Of members of Congress- and in the December cleo
ton Of Governor and Legislature il met with waterloo de-
feat. Tie Ghost of departed "Unonism is now once more
raise1 for the same wrc,ched purpose OF party capa oul
il will result with equal disaster TO the Wing party II ihey
hive no stronger ground Of opposition 10 lo Deoc'uc
pa-ty of Virginia. than that tho latter have not feaneu
their scuue.cence in the Compromise, Whgeey Is surely
At discount and there will be few 10 do Il reverence
Bu, argues the Republican, quoted BY heimes 1t is now
certain that nothing will be said the Compromise by the
Baltimore Convention We shall not dictate 10 'hal oooy'
but we should Judge from sign, at least mat directly the
rcvc,se would be the fact few days since, the follow
ing excellent resolution introduced in the House Of kc
prcsena,ives BY Col Jackson elected as an anicompro
mise disunionist from Georgia
ns.oired rha, wc recognise the binding efficacy OF The
COMPROMISES of the Constitution and believe 1t 10 be
the intention of The people generally as we hereny declare
be ours individually 10 abide such COMPROMISES ana
m ps,in The laws necessary carry them out-he provs
ion for ;hc delivery of the fugitive area and the act OF The
las, session of Congress- for that purpose lnclnuea-and mat
we d, precac all further agitation OF questions growing ou
Of This provision Of the questions embraced III c acs VI e
last Congress the Compromise, ana Oh questions
generally connected with the institution CT slavery, Us uE
necessary useless, and dangerous
speech Col. JACKSON ashs U!
Democratic Baltimore Convention that it "declarc the final
nv of the Compromise" Coming from SO respectable
quarter in tho South we cannot why such policy
should mt h, established by the Baltimore Convention AT
all events no reasonable can doubt that me nominee OIL
,bo, bodv will bc in favor the final settlement of the sa
rarv aoun md in favor Of the execution Of the fugitive
slave law Can the Southern Wing press attcr themselves
with any such result when is known that the Wing Ma
,ional Convention will be ruled by such as Seward
Johnston Of Pa, Greeley Get
But the Times eraYely charges US with endenrotng to
dodge the obnoxious question in regard TO The action oi
our convention by attacking "the imputed sins OF wing
conventions in some of the free soil States" " leave 1t TO
The candid reader to say if We have mt promptly met he
obnoxious question:" by fully Jusfying the action OF our
State conventions Of September last and OF the past month
Blu, VIC went farther and charged upon the Wing press
that while they assaulted The Democracy OF Virginia Tor say
inc nothing about the compromise they coud not ma one
word 10 saw acains, the "ScwardJ ohnsonScott Wing
convention" Of pcnnsy vania which had boldly and imPu
IDENTIFY insued The Wing party of the South, in not only
scndinc the aboitionis, Ex-Governor Johnston as CHEZ
delegate 10 the Wing National Convention but in luudng
hs whole administration to the .kos. Why have not the
city Whc press come out manully, like the Wing Peters
burr Inteipencer against the fatal policy Of the Penusy
yana Wigs in usheng Gen. Scott under the bIighling
influences of Johnston and Seward7 Great stricken, for
FREQUENT endorsement Of the compromise they ere will
thew with the Petersburg Wings, demand of their State
convention require Of candidates for The Presidency d.
rec, autc pledge of fidelity to all the compromise mea
sures1
~, observe that come Southern Wing members in Con-
grcss are beginning revive the question of Gen. SCOTS
soundncss on the Compromiseand refer to The SKETCH
below of the speech of Mr. Wiams Wing member from
Tennessee who talks plainly 10 lie point However South
ern Wing papers may deem polite 10 Keep silent as to the
fatal course Of Northern Wing Conventions Mr. Williams
il will be seen carries the into their midst He was fol-
lowed by Mr. ngcrsol young Democrat from Connecti
cut whose maiden speech is pronounced 10 have been for
cite and eloquent He boldly asserted tho right of the
Sonth 10 participation with tho North in territory acquired
by Joint conquest purchase and no denounced the dcn,
of comrcng seeding State to subsection by federal bay
onc,s as imprncticablc and abominabe What Northern
Whg and low many Southern Wings can be found advo-
eating such conservative States Rights doctrines
Mr. WILLIAMS of Tennessee said that there
peaaranry arrangements for the Presidential eecon from
Bangor 10 San Francisco he wished to submit 10 The
,nec and The country, without induging spirit OF ego
tism suggestion which, il acted out will have tendency
To Give quiet and peace and alay excitement Il lh
that rs both The Wing and Democratic parties have endorsed
TIE Compromise measures, each OF them nominate candi
date nouripusy favorable 10 these measures DO gentlemen
,ynul 10 hid for abolition votes Do they not know that this
had brought trouble upon the country He would oss when
The pen,enan rom Massachusetts (Mr. RantouD
ccvin. crumbs from John yes table did he regard them
as "Slurn dr.' That gentleman had cast foul, bold
slntcr the hes. Of the country Pursue the policy
which Inc had advised and all will be we'll but you go into
market and bid for abolition votes the very reverse Will be
the consequence He would NOT vote any man who will
moi nut hinae upon the record in favor Of these
fnaliy He had told his constituents that II General Scot'
should be nominated by the Wings and will not place him
self in this position he shon'd vote for Compromise Dem
nrrat in preference He differed from the Democratic the
subject Of public lands and other measures but he would
permit such considerations to influence nm IN case
We arc told that General Scott in private conversation,
endorses The Compromise measure and expresses deep regret
h ANYBODY should dob him. and that but for his efforts
Tho Comnromsc measures would not have passed Is this
true If he appealed to the particular friends oil Gene
raj Scott assert it. He wanted TO knov u hey did NOT
by their silence intend 10 bid for addition rofes? He has
been nominated in Maine Pennsy and ndianhi but the
conventions these States do not utter one word about the
Compromises 1t is said in the newspapers too that prea
dnt Fillmore has removed certain gentlemen in the North
from office because they diier with him on the question OF
the Fugitive Slave Law II co. it was the proudest leather
in his esp, for many Of such think that slavery Is
I,oue with hell and that tho Constitution is
He then spoke of the nigh and patriotic position OF M
Fillmore and the in which ne had discharged his
duty 10 his country and asked whether he was 10 be get
aside and General Scott put in his place, under the crcum
stances stated As Tennessee should the Presidential non
nation be made 10 questionable shnpe, II would meet win
overwhelming defeat deeply rooted the people OF that
State In the Compromise II General Scott should
BIZ nominated without placing his support CT the Compro
mise record to be read by all there coua not DC
found enough men Of character in Tennessee TO form an
electoral ticket.
In wha, he had sold he struggling TO maintain the
nationality of the Wing party. He never could become
Democrat; they penurious for him. General Scott
is either against the Compromise and he should dis
ncy say SO help him God if silence is preserved in
order to get the 'hi2hcraw vote" he r W. would
vote for hn PLATFORM In conclusion, he said that he did
not expect agqn be candidate for Congress and the
marks which lie had made he left legacy the Wing
party.
Mr. ISoERsoLt Of Connecticut, said that the Democracy
of that State had given the slightest ad and comfort
10 the agatcrs the slavery question: and that in their S1c
last year they fully expressed their acquesccnco
in the Compromise of Congress They also de-
cIard that they would cheerluy abide by tho decision OF
Democratic National Convention, and that from what
ever quarter of the Union Presidential candidate might be
selected they would pledge themselves in advance give
him their hearty support To every word CT the resolutions
OF the Democratic Convention Connecticut he heartily
subscribed aud prepared defend them here and else
where and make them Of text for what wpud fall from
his lips to-day. He held political conneson with a2itR
tors and aposiace who scarcely merit the contempt Of the
country In the Of his remarks be alluded the
gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr RASTouL) in
a,teng terms md snd that that eenemans party would
rule O. ruin this Union. For himself he for the Union
as is rather thsn the OF freed m with fuch for
his masters give me- lie observed, "E purihus Cnum"
rather than the "ber, equality, and fraternity Of smother
usuus French republic. He then ndverted to the danger
of dsunGn aud spoke in Of the strongest reprob
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