Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-09-30

every ming we'll aware that no
had The slightest ciacc OF being nominated al the Dem
cnnvcntion WHO had about him lie fantc7i DOOR y"
abolition To prevent political annIhIutium TIC traitors
resolved TO crawl back into ranks predicted al
Tammany Hall they woulI do. The fatal our
oary committed was in receiving them unless they
came in sackcloth and ashes to repent OF their
aims in passive humility. To give them equal
for position reward with the soldiers from whom
hsv had deserted in fuimer battles gross outrage
the honest and steadlnst rank and he Two conventions
were held at Rome in l5i9 The lree.soers had amongst
,hpn Juhn Van Buren, Mr.. Grover, and Mr. Iochrane An
an, was then made to effect "Union and harmony; but
line traitors had yet prepared themselves 10 ABANDON
their one principle and lay their banner 10 lhe us o van
grren uyuwed his readiness harmonic mere onl ony
because il was municipal election. ana efe ne uc'
ed This memorable anpuaee:"lt was his duty 10 thnkc on
ncyous casun declaration, and il God spared MS ne
md cuson he should up 10 it-tat no power On ear
should induce him support man Tor the PRESIDENCY a
did not believe human slavery 10 be an unmlxed evil anu
prepared 10 use all constitutional means ms - No sUn
D The Prince is dead nor insane and YET ne s"ohc
and laboed for the election of Pierce The eo al hoHe
ne but afterwards the lrudng politicians OF o"l divisions
nf nu party tired OF exclusion from the spois formed an
and mean alliance Prominent in That transact
ton was Horalio Seymour whose reward was he 3lre VI
Governor have NO harsh words Ior nm Iu ",h nan
hare recoect how firm enthusiastic, aad even iltrcc ne
then was in his efforts destroy the Van bnren nuehce
in This Sate forever Ii the object nearest 10 ms leaf
,hondnned his Gu USE and sought position at Inc cx
mems. Of consistency He has sculed his political DOOM ne
will retire from his present station TO private NE iahs
like Iucer "ncver to hope again. When Inc Baltimore
innvsnrion aeun met and Pierce nominated The tree
oiIers ~ purity had ceased exist and oil Of them pre-
tended TO uppove the platform oil principles aiu down
thu, convention Foremost i'll this feat o won,fous con
version was John Van Buren, whose deentilon like ms lei
sure must been greater Than II now H. Tor e ueahus
upon his time have been great hat ne mas MOI el eAa"
med IN. resolutions Of his ielloWtraors al oyracuse
would like be present when lie examines lei anu see
how he reconcles them with his repeated avo~ais hat NC
devoted his life and talents TO The cause OF teao "e
he has now deserted History furnish no nsahce "
Total abandonment Of principles from sotdd motives u WI
base ends similar tina, which has stamped me
career of the free soil party in the State Oh I'VE" ON
we'll remember that The Prince in one OF ms most eecre
Speeches. said that hc would be guided IN Ills career y m
Northern lights" They faded ont when Inc fslueh'ia,
rose in the East and wondered whether lie "ouu
his face in that direction fix Ills gaze on me SoI.i
en Cross believe from the demonstrations mide al ~
racuse, that his devotion finally settled upon hafs. n"'
there is no certainty that aurora boreais WIN hol re-
his looks and hs worship to The point oil MS rst aa
ration. The free soiles profess 10 have aoanuohea .e
principle Whu, guaranty have we Tor te see.y hs Is
form which the apusates adopted at Syfacusef ihG Hre
ming Post skilled beyond parallel in the expert use OF mai
and ambiguous language express one hlng WINE ne
ieyng another found its ingenuity unequal 10 me TASK OF
seeming endorse that platform "" o'hfI J" u
ual need therefore attempt preVaFIcalloh oh uhs
point with the slightest hope OF success. see
safely for The Democratic party but in adherence to
lis principles and separation from trat"rs me poy VI
:oneion has injured and no" nnng US , sS
sing Of our party from the effects OF 4 lrprous asso
cialion We submit 10 The people al 'his State
the grave question whether their right Of speech aud ae
onare be controlled by aposaIes ar hlrelngs- whether
physical force shall be the arbllcr in political conventions
and our rights as reenen surrendered 10 Tie awessneSs OF
mub And Ia The people oil tins Guy We caVG 70 uec'ue
whether the rot,en cupnalion OF Tammany 10 keep us in
the AFFECT condition Of vassns and slaves nave no lear
isIrust as what will BE- the responses tn heas que
lions a lew words about myself and will nave hnlsied
Fur The first time in my life the nominee Tor an elec.
live cice The gilt Of the people The nomination one
which did not seek, nor expect, anu "hch "o"n no'
have ACCENTED ii our party n its full integrity and power
rely with certainty upon the election oil lis candidates
But the which now support desire Tie hohof
of siiOy any defeat which may tall npon me true Demo
cracy would rather be OF three hundred 10 perish LOT
patriotism in Ihorupyac than receive Tue gfea'es'
reward OF any ignoble triumph But sre no DISCOURAGE
the present fuGre u we he tue 10 Ourselves
The national Democracy, must aud snail coh'roi thH
and the nation The friends OF the American Union
regard its preservation the highest duty OF The czeh
and whenever and wherever and by whatever name they
take field discharge thai duty, will De OF ilirir hH"
her Will you and when time Of triumph comes we
will have glorious satisfaction o feeling that our victory
has been without seeking receiving al lTan any
traitor or apostale.