Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-07-08
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~ ~. hooks Of the New Testament 10 mat s"sp'
md 70 The foregoing text we 1eiet- "''e' "ey '"D'
aoa = t,,ows-,he Wing politicians and Wing editors
o oos or preteud 10 much OF henous tranSe'e'"
., c.,,,,n New York appointments OF the adthh'S'a'
Thu par,y which has recently manifested 50 mum a.
lion :, ,hs appointmenl Of John A. Dix 10 mere o.iiee
.;no soI,v If local influence, and in responsibility
- >, u,,,o more Than u clerkship-clected 10 Inc
pdo,cy n The highest responsibilities, powers anu u''
t rho Faderal Government, The author ol 'he oi'o"s
letter: prr.,,o Oct Nth 1885,
o., v,r .,,,municat lion of the 18th instant as Chair
of committee appointed by The "Anil-SlaVey oociep
I the county Of Erie" has Just come 10 mana gu eoe''
nv answer 10 The following inlerrogatoIles:
lar Do YOU believe that petitions 20 CONGRESS on e
of and the trade ought TO be received read
and respectfully considered by the representatives Oh me
"a Are YOU opposed 10 the annexation OF Texas 10 lhs
Union under any long as slaves are he
Iherein1 N =. ,o,o,;
uonn mower il abolish the internal slave trade
between the States! =, So, a.,
Won in favor af immediate legislation Tor the aoo
iton of slavery in The District o. Columbian
am much engaged ard have no time 10 enter mo m a.
or 10 expain al eugh my Tor my opinions
h. ,ha,.foIe con,rnt myself for present by answer
log all your insrrogauries IN the Affirmative ana ease
future occasion more extended discussion 0" Tue
,sct Very respectfully,
Your obcdien, servant
WILLARD FILLMORE
W. MILLS, Esq., Chairman
m, Fillmore was a New York Free Soiler--nay more
Mr. Fillmore ,ras New York AbolitonSt The Ne" OK
Baruburners never Than FreeSoiers YET Inc
Southern Wings who throw 80 Justify al the ADMIN.
i,,rston for the appointment Of Dix local Collecorsl
went psl nell into the support OF Fillmore, with Inc SINS %
New York abolition and the doctrines OF The Erie eef
upon his head for The Vice Presidency IN io4o a"u
in 1852 BY thirty four ballots in the Baltimore Con'ehoh
for the Proficiency itself
Another conspicuous Was the idol OF the present NJ
dvn,,ionias and was by the highest Offices
save one which he drnaudcd AT their hands ne spea"s
of these yey New York Barnburners, used ON memorable
occasion the following memorable language which has be-
coma classics in the political history OF the country Dah
lei Wsster said:
"A u.ry has arisen among calling itself The Free oo
party The assumption OF aneh name oy h, b"nos
minds me Of Joke made by Swift, or some "nef
person who had made NJ" very 'as'e'u use u 'A'
phrase
Fine words wonier where he stole EN-.
Really The exclusive appropriation OF the NAME OIL rec
Soil hy this party bold proceeding hsy ia'e
certainly stolen sentiment from the Wigs II was clear
case of pssit larceny these better lovers Of oer
than we ae7 No! We are as soHd Liberty me" anu
slavery men they profess To be themselves; ,,
Why. just this Some years ago sc.n orohe ""t III s
Democratic party OF New York This wld.ned oy "ss'
aud at length Mr. Van Buren, put himself al the heau o' ihe
smaller portion. When Silas Wright was roh'natu SO
cond time for Governor ii New YORK, ihe TWO a
names OF Hunkers and Baburnerss when appeia'on M
continue bear this day. IL appcurs hr1eifo no VIC
schism in the Democratic party Is oil 'a'e u,s ,h and
There actual outbrsk yrnTs az" al1ns ~ ,ha,
all this before any other question ol Free ooi a'oo ~
quarter and before the wnot Pfovso or any W h M
slavery party principle Down 10 'e p.i n " 'J h
neraon of Texas ali thr Democratic party followed me
party doctrines. and went Tor The annrAauon Suvely
sion and all The opposition this measure pfocftue" ~
the first instance solely from the Wings say tne WINGS
alone for il is that non"dy Else r' ~ he rs
West North South, raised ringer agals. H. suea ."
notice ill., by The efforts ~ the Wings the people were rous
4 of their danger and eehns OF orp"si,lou W
the extension Of sivc power Then, ana MOI TN e, w
Barn burners seized upon This branch OF wing doctrine a
attached it 10 their pncy, merely tor'Ve Them ee'a" "
dompkcy their rivals a,
"OrUinay the Barnburners had no more /" DO
with the doctrine Of Free Soil Than with the question Oh ma
soury or anmasonry. They only ahope' y " So.
an advantage The Hunkers. But having aPpoPa.eo
this lust sentiment though still retaining all Tue resi- u .e
thirty nine articles Locoocu creed they no" can up
on tho Whps Of 10 enlist under Them i MAD
almost said 10 be subsidized by them only 10 give c 'c
ascendency in New York politics! For one, propose 70
do no such thing do not IKE the service: 6 80
IL repeat thai this Buffalo PLATFORM TINS comet. " ue
consins thing that is go"d mas no
thing ne,o ,chich Wigs The Middle and orern >.aes
nigh, adopt But it Is going loo Ia, Tor Una. parry @
the Whigs Of Massachusetts TO carry that matter n'o w
State election" Dr, ,,c
I'VE well know, gentlemen, that he 6HTao p,ay0rm m.
contains nothing relation TO this matter heh does ho1
meet the approbation and the unqualified appreciation I" "'c
Whigs of The Northern Statss
Such was the language "t Webster II belongs 10 '"e
history Of the country. II portion OF the history =" 'e
Wbp usr,y The Wings OF the South who cannot tolerate
the though, appointing Barnburners 10 anu
postmastershps, made Fillmore President, aud made Web
s.er whose anti-slavery sentiments were stolen oy Tue
Barnburners his Secretary of State They are now throw
Inv stones al the most The Administrator
for appointing offices who not as good Tree SOIL
as Webster or Fillmore
But 10 come nearer home, and verify Mr. Webset's
strong words regard the thorough original lreesoh
sentiments Of the Wings party il 10 proper 10 give The
language OF Richmond Wing politician on The same sub
Ject Here 10 sample from great many more OF me same
sort-of Mr.. Bstts's sayines:-
"Suppose they Conecss) think slavery great moral evil
and public nuisance why have they not the same TO
prohibit its introduction also Unto me eIftoies T
peas they have for cannot lind that The oons''u
tion makes any difference between thut ana any oe sp'
ces of property"
The Wing press Of this city which cry Out SO necessarily
and erocously against the appointment OF MIR. DIX 70
coilectorship supported Mr. Bouts for Congress
Such interesting paragraphs the foregoing might De
multiplied Indefinitely but the country is too wen inorme"
on the subject 10 require that. Politicians in their A &c
know all about it. Mir Webster spoke more truthful
words he claimed for the Wing party the invention
the propagation and the maternity OF Soil doctrines
He never spoke words than when he declared the d
sion between Barnburner and Hunker Democrats IN New
York 10 have arisen out differences and causes than
the slavery sec and that The Barnbnrner Democracy look
Free SOIL Shtoboelh. stole IL from aS
Temporary expeden with which beat down their bunker
adversares The fac, is MIR. Webster claims hut the
Northern Wing party the original genuine FrceS"'l par.
" OF the Union. Fillmore chief among Them; John
Quincy Adams greater Than he; and Daniel WEBSTER
himself s greater than either all vi theni ana hos's Vi
others Of the sort whom the Wing party Worm
and South have delighted honor and have not hest
elevate IN the highest offices Of trust and power
in the Union.
Now It may be henous crime for The present Admins
tratlon to appoint repcnant Banburners local col
lectorships and Post Offices the place of unrepent-
ant rabid blatant Wing FrecSoilers. Ii may not be
right in choosing evils TO prefer The lesser evil
the greaer-o prefer for Office in New York Barn
burners The present Administration has occasionally done,
rather than avowed active Abotionss, as the Admin
istraton habitualy did. II may not be right when mem
who have wandered and oundered Tor time in unpatrioc
courses come cordially and rcpcnanty the BROAD
ticna PLATFORM welcome their with tokens ["
hdence 1t may be right EARTH il in heaven 10