Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-09-24

Gentlemen standing by, asked MN MS OPINION III ic
- rho Presidential election. He replied Gen'eheh
oce the nomination have Travelled through twenty 'e
NV 800. If This Union and the conclusion ! have formed
- nam arrived al with extreme reluctance. nave
b. and sill am whig and shall vote lof oco'''
- pia,cc viii certainly be elected by an overwhelming
i,v In all my travels / have not met VIII s'"s' - |
. who will not vote for Pierce The wings are ui'iu,
e,vvhere have talked politics wherever lou"u Pep
dismissed 10 converse political subjects, ana an nm.
that Gen Scott has not the slightest ehahce u "
ing elected" .., ,.,s stand
Ia, near nd heard these remarks turning up MS cau " "
ans horror exclaimed "God forbid u hope your prayer
INV h. answered." replied tho Alabama gentleman "ino
dislike 10 say anything dShearlen my wing ifiehas ou'
man might as well be honest.
CORRESPONDENCE EXTRAORDINARY.
rhs Nontpumery Aabamn) Advertiser and Gazette mas
M c,,vinu rare correspondence. 1t says: "Ihe oiicc
hdar, down East are getting uneasy One OF them writes
his brother oicehoder in Tennessee, who is deae' ana
rho letter was turned TO bo"nlo~ VINO gives '' ~
ouirer much consolation, no doubt!
II S, MARsHAL- OFFICE, District Of Rhode Island.
" " Providence, August 10, lo3Z
VIII Won do me the favor 10 give your opinion
rI ;, tnr Stut#%f Tennessee Con the wings car
- !, for Scott and Graham, aud will they do II mere aP
r,,rs-upon what authority do mol Kno"-'hat 'heio
treat Loub, about your Statche democrats calm II eo
DENLY and cay that Pierce and Kings naughty VIZ o. 'e
thousand. Very truly yours ua uEo Rn,Sr Land
DANIEL McCAlLuM, Esq, U. S. Marshal.
KsoyylLLE September i, 1852.
So Mr. Mcf,olIum 10 whom your inquiries address.
d has depored this life and friend of his has handed me
your letter request that answer IT. whlcn VIII no
in all candor. whg-ncver have been any 'hns eiSe
never can be-and still not 10 vote Tor either oco
Pierce. b,, ,rr
viii 90 for Scott you that she will not |.
hnd rIuD utc Pierce
they will they will carry The State, because me wings vi"
not vote for Scott; mean by this that he WIN not gc '
whu vote The majority however, against Scott VIII nor
be SO great as ten thousand though II probably would nave
been had Ew BosTOS ATFAIR been brought To Sh
You would do well, government Officer TO posi- up
you books settle your accounts and prepare To give up
your office The democrats like the wings HAVE GOT TO
Be fighting only for The spells and as mailer OF course
they have one hundred expecans for every office they VIII
have To hestow Yuu must therefore, walk The plank 5"
Pierce is inaugurated
You NAV RELY upon The information have given you,
w" ysrv respeciuIiy &c, w. G. BRowNLOW.
In Justice 10 Major Polk whose position has been msre-
presented we publish the following from the official
report of the House proceedings of August 24th 1852:
The House being in committee of The whole the naval
appropriation bill
Sir POLK said Mr.. Chairman, rs it is not my purpose
10 discuss any Of the subjects CONNECTED WIN ms pm
propose TO ask gentleman from Pennsylvania VI! STE
VEINS question. When the gentleman from me litsours
district was making speech the other day he Mr. STE
and asked whether the gentleman from w" rus
burg district kns,r the fart that when General Scott reces
ed copy of Wing platform adopted Al Baltimore and
said that he accepted The Ammunition upon at paofm inc
word "fndi' not in II
Mr. STEVENS OF Pennsylvania. | do not understand
the beginning Of the gentleman rcHlarsS.
Mr. POLK said that You stated, when the gentleman
from p,nns, vania Mr. HOWE was upon The ioor, that
when General adopted the WING platform AZ Balti-
more the word ''fna" was not in H. thereby making me
assertion by authority that General Scott was not IN
of The fnaty The comprmlse 'sue' and clear
~ INDICATING that ii the word final had been in II the des
patch would never have been sent arprortng Il.
Mr. STEVENS do not remember H.
Mr. POLK. say that have II here upon paper, taken
Mr. STEVENS Then why ask me the question:
Mr. POLK. do ask yOn The question, Tor HE reason
thai fear it escaped attention Of of the southern
wings, and TO prevent denial by me wing press when
assert Inc fact. Did you say or NOT
M STEVENS Does the gentleman refer TO my speech
Mr POLK do refer 10 your spcccfl-i refer TO the
question you propounded 10 The gentleman from me fsoug
Mr. STEVENS | do not know what said them but
am willing make independent statement upon mat SUBJ
Mr. +. NJ. HOWE. /, was NOT the gentleman from the
p;ti,ourg district colleague from the franklin district
Mr. POLK. Well mean Mr.. John W. Howe OF Penn
sylvania ! renew my question.
Mr STEVENS intend Ia lay this then That at The
time General his despatch Ia Baltimore he mad
him The edition OF the platform which wa5 published
National lnlcigenccr and IN the Republic oi na
morning neither of which contained the word ''inal"-
That is what stated with regard to the Compromise.
Nh POLK. took down the language OF the gentleman
Mr. STEVENS ! believe you right
Mr. POLK Then sir, do understand that The wing par
~ OF pens y"na are re s s, s in inc plorm
erected BY The Wing Convention al Baltimore'
Mr. STEVENS. | wilanswer the question II 1t Is ask
ed respectfully
Mr. POLK. OF course mean dsrespect TO the gen.
tIeman
meaning anything offensive mean TO say, then, rs Tar as
know any thng Of the whig party in Pennsylvania that
Of them support General Scott because Inc WORD N
amt hpra
platform.
Mr. POLK. mean chow up and expose this matter
especially for the outside of the House than
any effect it hive here, nl familiar with the cir
that marked the transfer OF the wing national
party the 'highcraw pnry al Baltimore mean 10 eH
nose The gross obbing which has been done between the
men the North and brethren of the South, and from
Tennessee particularly if can be DONE without emitting
other matter of historical interest," in the short space oil an
Mr. STEVENS The gentleman has asked me qnes-
ton and have frankly answered him Now, will the gen.
tlemau allow ask him question 7
MIR. POLK. Yes, sir. /
Mr. STEVENS. | wish to usk whether tho democrats OF
the North support Gen Pierce because he Ia In favor OF the
hnay of The Compromise, come OF them because nc Is
in favor of il; and some because he Is not
Mr.. POLK. That question is answered by Gen Pierce
letter TO Mai LalIy which read the Baltimore Con.
vcnion before he nominated and which states distinct
~ his postum on the Compromise
Mr.. STEVENS. VIII The gentleman allow me TO ask
him another question
Mr POLK cannot yield The floor, for have more 10 /
say than he compressed into the hour allowed me
two things hr IhiifIlan' hts l'at we
Wing party national party, have gone into hquidation
say Baltimore. when they nominated Cen Scoit,
il understood for three four days before The nom
effected, that the men from tennessee from
Kentucky and Virginia. had agreed TO yield To the Seward
Influence sufficient number of ballots had been made
afford reasonable Tor deserving Mr. Filnoe and
that nomination of General Scn tom hrs to last, was
only question of Time II u understood on IN" pub.
lie Walks Of Washington, before the Convention assembled
that senator from Tennessee although nominated by his
own Slate for Vice President the Fillmore Ticket was at
heart fn General Scott and The result proved the truth OF
The umurrd detection. 1t this nanr (Mr Jones
Of Trnn-sscs) who v-cdns is generally understood" and
not this hour contrnictedGcncai Scott ihc day before
the nnmna effected 10 u5uln from nun recount
ton of The platform without The word final in IL, as Mr.
STEVENS III Pennsylvania has stated which b"trays ms
cnnn.xun with the overthrow Of alr Fillmore and or
Webster nrd entire surrender Of Southern rights to North
anaricism
Ny colleague [Mr. CrLLoM ought to know whether an
undes existed, and whether or not The Sohth was
betrayed Sewntd-n and 10 60 chained by ohl9a
tons that ianacoI power runuus 10 Southern interest
and Southern safety.
Mr. CULLOM will my colleague now me 10 ask him
ii h- aude- o me- cannot hear my colleague
Mr.. POLK. ! wish my colleague would como little
nearer, then.
,hn nj mvc olfap ur - ~