Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-07-01
"nIGGERY AND THE MEMPHIS CoNvEyrIc

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ft"t various sources We haze learned ;!ia hs lae Co.
Srhliuh winch met al Memphis nanIlr led decided parts
enuehccs ooIe oi our delegates who belong 10 the l..
iioctauc party declare that instead OF "commercal"
should have been iylcd Mig Convenonn and ,ha
proceedings ought 10 have been cocIu.ed by nomin.ug
WE!g canddae for the Presidency W.t,usr lh,t fh.,
counts are exaggerated but We confess that The
Win which thc constitutional scuprs relative 10 Tie poy
crs ~ the Federal Government 10 construct rail road
the Pacific and 10 open every creek ryer in The Unp
treated, gives strong confirmation OF the ,po, Of
political design in the action Of this Convention we esr
that when these constitutions! views were Indicated The
were r!dcurd As 0lL logyism, exploded notions Tn.
question OF the rsh, OF the Federal Go,rrnmeni 10 con
sl!uc all public works needed for commerce and public ron
vtnence, was assumed 10 be settled and determined in the
Convention OF lSio by the declaration OF Mr. Calhoun thai
the Mississippi i!'er was great internal Even ii the
premises were correct the conclusion woui be
lhe Improvement OF great stream like The Miss.slppi
which passes through rome eight
safe navigation is essential national dtenceis ut
different proposition from one which proposes invest
the Federal Government with the power cxpending more
than hundred millions in The construction vi raIl rnsJ
through The States and territories ui this Union W. tr m
think that The Democratic party devoted il 10 the r.
!herance OF The great work OF connecting Atlantic and
Pacific States By the iron bonds disposed Ia in
)" dangerous i proposition as this.
To cap the climax and expose in palpablr and ql,rup
Gl the party tendencies ol Ihe Convention Al M-mphls
Mr. John Minor butts"Head him or die Bo,ts-,ht hr,1
ol party defeats than any IN This country cam,
IN at ihc close with pr0dlgousiy amusing account nf s
detention in me Ohio rver, by Of low water and
very charitable and logical regret that the whole Democratic
party had not been III like condition order that It might
he cured oil lis Distractions the subject Internal I'm
Al this feeble arnpt al W.T. orrar t,oh VAS
expressed by the large assmb!gr Fnaly Mr. Bots de
ctred that nothing could be- done cuf,u nee
o! their designs un four wears had expired ma
II change OF administration could uc effected TINS ton
WAS nPpanded. No Wing had word say in rcroot o
this Insulting decaraiiOn and Democrat regarded p.
per or becoming 10 notice such remark II passed II 10.
however without opening the eyes OF Democrats pre-
1rnt 10 the real designs OF this convention Mr. Bos /.
destined 10 greater disappointment Than ryue
a tIv
the s0briilct OF the political "Murad the unucgy" The
people Will not Eaiy his recommendation BY rcrIrg tho
present party from power. Mr. Bolts has made flr com.
ol the Pacific road dependant upon impossible
condition. lie will find heading Pierce harder tasS man the
attempt 10 head John Tyler. As he is Jolly good fellow
who appreciates the good things OF c trust h. VIII noI
be rash 10 make his further soourn In this world OF
sin and conditional his 10 this Ia head
lns vcnturc.-[N D Courier.