Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-01-24

York, who cousulta set on foot project Of union
ann the bringing together Of posons OF opposite
hau hostile Sentiments lie unl his rssnciacs insisted
preliminary and Indispensable one that the Albany Atlas
'he organ "f the Free Snicrs, should au down tG black
c"inls anu take from its head the Wimo Provso. This
WAS declined For the action he had taken in the promises
no wasdenonncnd in The putc streets and bar The
echeiahs Hughes political associates Then charged
nun the reverse of what his colleague submitted TO The
House yesterday, TINT Of tho promoters OF
!n union between the tw" parties Then he was caunna
td aud in order To break down whatever Influence poe
scssc no was charged with being insieae hy motives
personal pIcudices, anl handed round the rcuic
slave breeder This false charge he answered in tho Albany
Argus lilo repeated the history of tho Rome Conventions
and said ho there defeated the iunl league.
ln relation the Free Sors he remarked that they shift
their principles wnul shift old coat throw
up different day from another while huzzling
, Tho elasticity of their political principles known in
ceve and they would swallow the most nalscn,s dose
without making single grimacc
lie further sndicH,cd hinscli from the charge of being
instrumental in bringing the factions into coalition Ito
shook oil the dust OF Rome from his feet.
The Wlmot Proviso used to give aid and comfort to
Tho enemy and support to SiIas Wright
In speaking Of the appointment OF tho Cabinet he said
Snyder passed over tho Democrats when they General
century warning against the Democratic party
member oi tho Cabinet they with asl"nisment viewed thu
extraordinary exhibition Aud when They saw Judge l'r"n
son decapilac, and Mr. Rcdcli and Others uCtng I"
inmdae the Democracy and Mr. RcdhcId promote! III the
place OF Mr. Bronson, they c0M!unndrd and asked nntr
whose government They were 1t reminded Them OF tho his
tory Of the Patriarch u O whose voice. in his dyn n"
ments was heard desiring TO pronounce hs hcncdclon an
his eldest horn Gy intrigue, another son was "nhsuu
tod in his Iacc ana the miserable old man uncertain
to who was before him. The hand said he is the hand ut
Esa but the voice is the voice of so the Demo
Gratis saw this extraordinary appointment This singular
language something like that N DID, they were almost tempt
ed excum the voice is that of Gen Pierce but the hand
is like that of Caleb Gushing: Qaugherl The party was
stabbed when suoue by ouch advisers who made
the war in New York and when The right hand OF fellow
ship extondcd 10 the notorious leader Of tho Buao
: Convention.
1t said the controversy in New York merely To-
ca its character but he asserted In tho highest de
gree 0ua the freedom of election the part OF
sovereign Stale is The cardinal principle which its free
dom esls The very moment the Federal Government buys
and influences elections from that moment Ills indie
pendence gunc and tho State dwlndos TO colony de
pendency and becomes mere satrapcy Secretary "re
blind instrument in The hands oil others more cunning
and arttu than himself lie wished t" Investigate Inc great
any locality State local and insulated matter or
whether IL to the foundation of each, every ud all ic
4 Sates Of this Union.
Mr. Wes,hrook said nc could good 10 result from
this discussion. Tho only effect could be to distract and de-
4 feet the Democracy of the Union as tho Democracy o
New York have been distracted AMI divided 1t must be re-
mrmbercd that he and lhnsc with whom he acts had not OF"
truded this question the House tln the olier she bc
the responsibility They acted in sel defence tie undct
Stood his colleague Mr. Gt:in To say previous "cca-
sion in n question of Mr. Smith of Alabama that
the "SOfts" the circular OF iSll. In rtla
lnt circular against the annexation ut Texas II
signed by In favor of Van urrn for the Presidency
and ho asked tho gentleman whether he not IN favor I"
that nomination. lie was, II u (Westoos) understood
the political history of New York u he favor al
Mr.S
the circular because Van Ruen opposed 10
The editor of their prominent "llard organ (Mr BnrD
time was loud mou in favor of free soil aud Van iu
rem. lie might mention other names. II The gcntcmau
rusr his voice for Cen Gass 20 did he Westir""k) and
what right had the gentleman TO CHARGE him with being
insinc.re going ifrce Soicts7 The srtic
msn had right say Free SCcs hncapsc there
are Free S"ilers in OFT party.
MI Wrslbrnok continued ard traced the history New
ork politics from S4S 1853 and referring 10 The Rome
Conventions repeated that The Cass took HE first STEP
and resoved the union OF The wings OF the paiiy Did
T. to strife nsleu Of carrying ou, the pncrloza
- teaan taeng Chair presiding officer 6 The Con
ysntion ss iha! Il the object should bo secured nc
report hs constituents If he opposed
coalition hc did understand The Eng sh language Or
had not the heart TO cones 10 the persons there nsse
bled his intentions and views Tho gentleman went far
the Van Buren the Convention The Cass party
healed the breach and united to defeat common ioe The
gentleman in favor ot Mr. Marcy f" President hnd OF
Mr harcys admission as member ol Gen. iictccA Chbl-
in reply 10 the question who broke u the party s5;
he said os SyIaCuaa with majority OF delegates
nominated lcke while the minority the "inrds holtod
Infamous aud libel On Tho emiucn men OF the State Tie
"Dads fought Gen Pierce because he had Tue independence
select his counsellors The "lards ere tho men
who hugged HE Compromise measures 40 closely as to be-
come 30 rigid they could ntrrnlLs with the Demo
cratic party, but put in power ihe higher law ao"lioh
woey head Seward Wings and Thus cast The scale oil the
Empire State in favor OF Abolithnsn aGd agataSl The cli
PROMISE Of the Constitution.
The "Sof,s' are the Union democracy Of New York who
will stand the old democratic platform, where they have
fought The old They will resist slavery agita
ton with ono hand and Whiggery with the Other Whether
or not cheer shnull come hc would promise in the
OF the Union Democrats of New York They will hn faithful
themselves and the Union. They will remain an board
ha Old Democratic Ship With one hand they will keep
own If conquered, it will be when the last plank OF
the Old Ship gone and wien the h Ship shull founder
und sink
Mir WaIbdgn said many years observation Of the pro-
a cecdinYs Congress had tuu2ht him wonid be be
duties upon which he about Than participate
early the discussions of hs House l'u he was drawn
from his retirement by an extraordinary state oi public at
fairs which they Witnessed and that he might not be
misunderstood by those whom c proud 10 represent
although his remarks would be and desulory, they
would DO made with all tho freedom Of the representative
character, and he trusted with The decofum winch Should
ever tend that high prerOgatvc.
lie placed this discussion hasls different from that
assumed hy the gentleman who had preceded him. lie was
not willing that he should he brought hher Hc differed
with his colleagues for introducing State controversies into
this Hail. and should speak of National politics Tho loes
ayc objects which assembled tho peoples representatives
arc lofty enough animate the highest pnIrio!ism Would
that his lips touched with live Goals from hlInervhT
altar TO declare The past assigned HIM In lilo hiso:y OF MS
Hc loft The question relative Conventions in Now
York where they arc, and would advert TO the Deociacy
where they stood the dth Of March las when Franklin
Pierce Eastern Portco Of this Capitol took The oat
of office as administered by The Chief Justice, in the
sence of thousands of his fellow clizsns who afterwards
listened and caught tho words as ii h inspiration from
his ps lie wished 10 he understood aS speaking lo sc
and the constituency whose habiuons are round Tho Eay
New York whoeo every Ocean, whose kcola
urc every deep whose shores foreign migrants lana
and first breathe tho air of freedom and Republican man
hno-a constituency in whose midst is an unetterc press
because expresses the will Of the people OF OIL @h
i conditions.
i Tho President waa borno into the Presidency on the
surrjna waves of the compromise principles which swept
over twenty seven States because no was ientlfed m
haart nd niecon with tie great which rescued
the Government from the disasters and caaIntt' OF 3S
and 1897 This reminded him OF the anfn scene winch
was here presented and which Is familiar 10 Inc country
struggle of forty days in the election OF SPcuker "nh
the organization tho body, with oil its consequent ex
citoment The parties which into existence al Inc
of Tho were and honest In their
different opinions He respected hcm when each placed
itself principles which they deemed necessary 10 .o
man,ainance OF the right secured by the constitution; nut
whenever he purity spring up like that FREQ Son
organization which hwaricd Tho organization oil the House
the period which he alluded and which drew Its ss
tenance the great parlles he was constran
illustrate his remarks by tho following incident which
occurred somewhere in Virginia:
An accomplished gentleman in clerical cloth was descah'
ing the unfortunate condition of Tho human ia'lly when