Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-02-10

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,.r s entirely msIcprf ssnied wheh ~ ~ Sr, Sf.
SLI'rI EMENI' IN PRINCIPLE AM 81 . A,Cn
81 i. sv ahuu, slavery. II was characterized
~, III, -. ,,, =. ,.,,.s l., 81. Fillmore VIZ y,
Ii has .,ru rrc"s n]sd ~, oI w; ,,t n.mo.,aI
Nation and ty every emlnrn ns""s r','S uJ c ,i
~, noa ,s.s s,oweoly terminate iEhy dnd iaTrer W
;c;ur,uoY to eycen."ia whlrh were Pe.''".A, S;1
:nrn.r.s rnd The country growing ,n! III r''eua ',
~ ;; ' and il VIA intended ard expected u,
~ -; o.a,os :, royer the whole ground. Ed iir az 'e
FUTURE was ccncentt W. '.':'a 1' : 81 ~ %
,,,ir., i,v me records 81 liz H'rh'""lr ;s'fi" w
800 ~ c1rs. Of events sice, IN tbs 'iate'hsh'
@ !, has been The :trady and earnest Oily, ~
s,ery fiend II ne new C'' h 49,: II "a civ. II a
,o,, synr,ms authority in its province "t Operators
Ind wr hear nuw io The ti'st nie 10 our ,h
that cnscnea. which "a, ,hs a ssnns lime in The
s,nr RI ,hr Gnyrrnmcnl threatened an extreme ISSUE
an ENACTMENT which was 1cs2hcd ahn ca'cu'a'. ',r
a Ie srnUu and rerrs.ualty tho angry cch'en''"s
t 49, Mini, and South. Of which the sIaVe, y
syboct w,s s fruifuI hear now. Tor the i's' 'Ii ~
- ,,n,dinary cry raseJ even by press 20
S =. Ini,iccncer that lhs enactment, li'iS oo
Wv nf ic5O wis after oil, settlement oi the qaeA
TO- IN, ,h,I ,he Missouri "Compacr Id stu ~ !uIeI
still solrnn sacred ana iI'ns bs Informed what Is
s , n, ITicia language sd by Mr. Fillmore when
h. smoke Of The Acts Of 1850 as &c HHd! ia
epc and substance OF tue %nU nso nhan mare empty no.
,inns When we read the 'prncplc ana snostdnce
NJ Great controversy and OF final settlement OF IL ny 'he
HIGHEST power Of the land, we certainly s,ou'a ot
- hoso,,ov ne convey ing the Idea o suboIdnac, IN
com5ls,e or temporary arrangement The only consistent
view that can be taken OF law so SPOKEN OF Is hat pp
mics supremIy within its prescribed limits and nose i'm
H., +, hr nrcssnt case comprise the whole subject OF a
xr,v In It's connection with the Territories ana WIN INC au
mission of new States into The Union.
If wa ore In error in this understanding OF HE Com
n,omise Of 1885, then II is but very ndercot specimen
wise comprehensive aud efficient legislation IL does np
meet and cover the IL cries peace %nen mere a ~
peace add is utterly destitute OF the feature OF nauy "c
has been so loudly ascribcd 10 IT, And II II be not nc VI
what zeal vaue is it The couuy7 The missouri CGnpto
mise was tiled. II asyed agitation tor season, ont ID
nacsn seized the frs, favorable opportunity hat oee
afterwards for rekindling the flames OF lS2O Inc FREE
Sellers and Abolitioniss, animated by the very same sP
which sed up their violent resistance 10 the ADMISSION
Missouri revived the troubles and petlls, WHICH II wa
thought had ended by the aw.o and In ac repu
dated that law itself by opposing Its 10 he
and by fostins the Wi,ot Provieo into the oregon b
new "Compac," thus became necessary and acccoro2y
hew framod adopted and declared 10 be at sci
Element in principle and in substance OF the question OUT
which il 2rc@-hs very question out OF Whch VIZ
law Of 1850 was generated VIZ The question OF sa'e'y
the territories Ard yet 10 Of oil this the Naone
ntcgencer denies the supremacy and nay OF the CSm
promise OF 1890 maintaining that the Compacr ol ioIo
still 10 force and solemn and sacred covenant 10 u
put aside for that equally solemn and sacred one Inc eo'e
nant of 1850!