Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-07-04
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
SATURDAY MORNING, July ?, 1853.
GROSS MISREPRESENTATION.

GROSS MISREPRESENTATION.
The Wing central committee of the Ashland p,s.'''' -
Kentucky have recently issued address, i'ea WIN
errors and reckless misstatements ihey po'"." ~,
appointments of President Pierce 10 S'o" ''e
,ndencv Of the administration which are e'eedly caught
~ a .r,h,,hod hv Tho Whip press here Among those ap'
49,. NJ LII, of BOSTON, and Gov. McCle'land the
scr0,.,v of be Interior, denounced as e-soes'
,I onoo;os &c rho South We have so oen e3poseo "'
nus,ice and ipprstude Of Southern wing Eui'otS Wv
N, H,,le,, one OF the saunchcst ana ooues' no'
hnn;ops of the constitutional rights OF inc oou'' ''a
iseu il unnecessary 10 dwell iurther upon MS uee"'e
T. o. only n few days since that We hau '''e pea'u' "
,hIishinp speech of Mr. Halett before '"o P'ese' s
r.oavsn,ion of Massachusetts, in which he nobly do
the character of Virginia against the snees and as
s,us of Boston abolitionist. Yet with thaa' aeta n'y
before our syes Whs papers here gave eager circulation 10
a charge of free solism against Mr. Halet
Governor Mcleland the Secretary Of the INTERIOR ano
high officer Of government s also furiousy assaeo oy e
Kentucky Wing Committee, who say IN their aoa'esS
"Would YOU EXPECT TO find soier there Certainly no
bnt turn vour ewes 10 Washington city, and you wi" see
the nerson of MIR McCeand, edemptoness lree-soer
and enenv of Southern institutions from Nlchigan, now
holding the office of Secretary OF the Interior"
While in Washington last March, having heard similar
agons Gov McCrund, whose appointment 10 the
Interior was sposen OF certain exposed the iasy OF
the assertion In letter this puper We produced docu
men,s in refutsllon which again brought forward
hy rho Union 10 put down the whole story Now that the
nhi.c of whg perversion honored with prominent ano
confidential post President Perces cabinet we cannot
do better reproduce the reulason OF as bold mis-
representation the perverted ingenuity OF line Wing press
has put forth After the passage OF The compromise mea
sures in 1850 t,hc Democrats Of Michigan hed o'ale
Convention over which Gov McCleland presided AL that
Convention lne following resolution was unanimously
adopted
rha O
rho Halted States an expression cungatuatlon
on the passage by Congress- and their approval by The fe
sdent Of the United States, ot The series Oh W
which California has been received into The lamy OF oales
territorial government established for New Mexico utan
and The boundary line of Texas adjusted That we nan ne
adoption of these measures alike Just and equitable 10 all
bv which the country has been restored 10 harmony, as
triumph Of wisdom over sectional strife IN our common
country"
In 1851 Gov. McCleand elected Governor OF Mchi.
gau and stood avowedy and hrmyon the compromise mea
sures Immediately after the nomination OF Gen. Pierce ior
the presidency Gov McCleana nominated for Gov
,,or and his name placed al the head OF ticket selected
at the State Convention which also adopted the following
resolutions:
"Resolyed That in the division OF public sentiment
among The States OF Union and Tho temporary esi'anec
pent of the members Brotherhood We recognize
nayiona calamity, demanding folbearance and paotc
and sell. sacrificing spirit which, dischargng s fs duties
to the constitution Of first necessity shall seek oy proper
means 10 aay excitement and bring back thal unly OF
/
the States of the republic.
"Resoyed That the recent measures OF compromise en-
bacing settlement of the dsracng questions "hch nave
disturbed and almost interrupted the business oi Congress-
seriously threatening the integrity of the Union i,se were
demanded by fair consideration Of the constitutional hts
OF the various members Of The conederacy
"Resuved That the Democracy OF Michigan panceflnE
10 no isMs elecag all alliances with sectional ihcons,
having the irrepcaabe claims OF each State IN THE
USIos and yielding only the demands OF The conuion
declare enpha tcay that the compromise measures sana
justified in the eyes Of every we'll" OF his county, and
should be sustained and erecuted IN ALL THEIR parts FAITH
FULLY, fully, and ImPAzTIALLH
Gov. McCleland accepted the nomination, raVeIsed
large portion of the State of Michigan advocated The Bal
timore PLATFORM and elected by overwhelming ma
joy. And yet says the Union, with such record as
above presented this gracess Wing committee pronounce
him "redemptoness ree-soiler. /" Gov. McCeland
nds need Of euoges He is one OF hose self made
men who have risen emnencc By their own energy aud
By their commanding ,aens-one of The men whom the
people love honor His present elevation but apoor
reward for the services which he has rendered
the country in giving his talents and his e1erlons 10 the re-
soracn Of harmony peace between The different
lions of The Union.