Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-09-15
THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
BY RITCHIES Il PRYOR.
TmURsDAY, SEPTEMBER IL, 1854.
GEOEkAPIIICAL PARTIES.

| THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER If, 1851.
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GEOGRAPHICAL PARTIES.
II will be an evil duy for this Republic when par
ties are separated and designated by geographical
lines. One subject divides the North and South
Parties heretofore in national conflicts have consent
ed to waive this subject and to unite upon all other
| topics upon which, i'll the main, they could and did
harmonze. a Wing of the North and n Wing of
the South agreed upon the old questions at issuc-
they met upon the common ground to provide for
the general welfare, and to cnnsuc the Constitution
ooselyenough to give the government all the powers
which they deemed cxpclient to promote that welfare
without regard to limitations of powers, rcserva
tions Of rights to the people tie States. a Demo
crat Of the North and n Democrat o: the South
agreed perfectly in the good old doctrine that the
Constitution of limited powers, that nothing
was granted. unless specified incidental TO s2e-
CITED grant, that every thing else reserved TO the
people or the States That the general government
constructed to attend to external affairs and
the State governments 10 internal relations; and
that each sovereign and should be restrained
within its limits. These erea; leading cardinal prin-
cplcs divided the two purtcs, North and South;
whether Wing or Democrat, coui be- arruycd Indcr
the conflict.
'rh" Southern Democrat could stand upon the De-
inocrHtic platform iearcssy, because, when the
head and bloody bones oC slavery WIS Invoked b.
some boer iru.., the irue Democratic pr pcs NJ the
North he wvult say, t,c tcs; OF Democracy lies in
this "Slavery 10 matter of State c".;rcrn. The
power over it is not granted in the Consiution The
Government of the United States has no right 10 in-
tcriere in the matter lis control is regulated bS, and
reserved ~ the people or Tho Stavs" The Southern
Democrat, cared not snnp OF his angcr for the d!i
terence Of individual opinion on this subject. He did
no; object, il Tie Nor,lrra Democrat thought tie in
sttuton Of slavery FL evil, and thinking, open
ly aud manfully Denounced il. 1t matter
Of opinion that he lad right 10 form and
10 express. He said, upon this matter, "'you
have your opinion. have mine think as ,ou plea.r;
bu; bring not my property my rights before Con-
grcssona forum. They are guaranteed To me by the
Constitution, an instrument we both recognise oi
binding force and hy It's words, The powers not de.
lcga,ed TO the United Suites, nor prohibited by it 10
the States are reserved the States respectively,
70 the people. Point me to the clauec ;;nril gives
Congress the power over slavery, and will conform
10 it, II yo. cannot, touch il not and LEI il and me-
alone"
The Southern Democrat, under the great PRINCIPLES
hitherto avowcd Of strict md rigid adherence 70
the Constitution, felt secure because be knew in en-
tering G:o the lnion his Representatives had provid-
cd 9ntegunrd for hs property, and thnt ii that safe
Nv S""'' vas 'cele'Po ''e haa n"thinS more 10 ask
That safeguard was in these words
''' p''s'n he'o 10 service or labor IN one State
""e' ''e ia"s 'uc'e"i' escaping I'M" ano'her shaii'
III consequence "' ah! Ia" or regulation there'' De
"'scH"rse" 'Fo" such service or !"'or' O"t shan oc
"e''ereo up OH c'''n -" me party 10 ""o'n S"'h ser
~. ~, VI '"''' may W r"'
'"e ,e"'",'E VI ''''! wiz ''.' WV -,
p ''' :" 'H"' - !'...,
A'si ''"' P'''''so s'|', "''+, Wv
requirements """'" ~" nav o'"''' 9o"'''''' -
respect III" ~" "'"! 'u 'u"e'is "'"o""''
ana s"Ve h"'oes '"a siaNe h"n'''s W 'he ''"'n u
DOOM ana we s'al resafa II 10 more 'hah the WHIST
| hn@ os 'lc wiAd'
Now, suppose the opposite course If pursued me
wing party al tne N"r1i' lis II nus "hque'''"i'"o'!
done, places ltsei upon the Liberty platform dc-
nonnrcS slavery III every form procians rs il'eh-
non i" ao"ilSh I'll '''e p'S''c' VI |"'"''o"
'hn! VIII no '""S'r "''''e "P r''"
" '"o"F 'n"' VIII "9e"' '"' i"s"',' '''' ~"
'h"' wv t''' '''''"' t'0 p''P'r VI ~
""''' 10 oe'h'c ''' '"''''ee'e' ""'''' u, "'' r'
"t slavery "ith'h 'hcir ini's ou' 'h"' '"c
m'n' shall prohioit NJ 'Nht II VIII rep'u '''c N"i''"S
ana Nebr'ska hiti th"' II VIII PeFh'' II" "c" a"''
territory to be acquired; ana ~ tFIt!! 'st VIII IN
terminate slavery every whe:e 81 - arms.
u" 'N.S' r''"~'io .,', I..S.,. A.,
'"' ,o''n "' NV" wa, sa1::.;.
"' " "a ''', .,.,,
'''! t''''' ''"' '''>"
erlo heid sacFeo anu S"ch rs ''.s ''"'' "'''"s "'
ie'lu"' ever! ''"""'u anu ''.'
lhe Democratic purity o' i"c ->"' '''' ''''
vidIals may thihk anu ieei' ho"'''i VIZ ""'
! be their Pr"lndirc' h@"i'iS' is'""' '"''''
controlled by the great dise'"c''e lt'"'p''S
we nave po'h'ea o"'' "h' " ""'." VIZ; '"re Wv"
CO ''''h y :..., ,rI,o, n,r,,. r,r,;cr,or.
c.S,".r W., yo~,, Ian. bc., !, :, .,o,e IF
t"ant ' 7, bn. ,.rn;,,ed m;scb.vous leaders to Ell.
,o j., sorc,un, ond us wc sad few days since, nu.
,hor;vcd them TO "kuock every thing into pi." 1t
bos secn the copfusc;, and the evil OF such stuc Of
,h;ros 7, b,s sprrreJ defeat The enemy TO all it,
! ,,bd doc,r,cs bas cnt.rod the citadel md shnrn
:. r. -, ,o,,,,b Il bos horn cut in twaiu md crcb
| ..,oo,,a ,Y,h M. hodv. Ru,
| "i"S 20 y, g .o,h Tb. o.,roc,;ou
| e'''' '''10 ,,.n, oons,;,r.ionn1 Jistiuc,io,
- ~. So IN o,hor rort;.. !. Ipyinr i, closer
~. .Io.ou rooh rin, bos refraincd from maxim.
u''N - ,,,, Hohrn.lo hill q fest. Neither bas
o,dorsod ,bosc who voted against that measure.
n,,o CO.. ,rho horc ,,uc thc furhes. against it.
,, a., .,aa, of ,b. Missouri Comnro
'' H.. e., ,,,ro,o..or, Inn, ,,.v hov.
'l'Se "' ,,o.l :, or, o,.;,o
aiso uceia'ea ''". Wv" ,s ,,,n, rro -.
'o'is i"''ife III j., r.,o