Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-08-22
THE ONLY TRUE PARTY OF HE ,o''
TRITON AND TIE UNION

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yocs a bow-shnt beyond even the ac'ioh '" NV 'i"
grel An,i-Ncbraska, Frcrsnil Convention II. '"'"'"S"
New York, The first movement: in the Ma'Sa'"u'
s.tts Convention. was q speech from josiah Quincy
one of the Vice Presidents, in favor "i s'riN'"T ifo"
the constitution the obligation IT, ''"" S"'
slaves. This was received with r&S'rS'
series OF resolutions Were ndoIie" a''''''"H '"'
the Wig patty of Massachusetts Is e'e tue ~"
bcriv, ,hr constitution and The h'oh' anu n''u NV
abandon ia organization or change us prlncii'ce' uc'
,,.;,.r , d,vnt,d nttachIacut IL the mon; th"t IL
u.o. tho ro,;cx Of the fathers of the H"puhiIc /" con-
fine slavery to the existing limits a. '''"c"c'" y ~
psss;nr Of the ordinance Of rs. clear! eS'"onS""e
rs n cardinal principle Of government III" s"'.i'
shouli be forever prohibited i'll N" p"phc "'""
,ho, ,bo rarrnt net of the National Legislature, Ill
,ro,,onlv md fai,hlesslv annulins a solemn coVehe''
which has stood for more than thirty years. leaving
-, us..;.,;ors un,n the notion of the free Stntes be-
voud the exact provisions Of the constitution 'S'i'
that tho naked question is now lD'f'! u "'
that they are prepared ut all times ana "nucF I'LL et-
cumstnnces to endeavor Ia secure the DRESSINGS VI IL
berty. 49,. ,
Tho resolutions further declare that the wings OF
Massachusetts are unaltcrably opposed 10 Tie e1'eh-
sion Of slavery over one foot OF territory no" iree'
I'm, they ouoosr The admission Of any mer STATE
f,,,y,d out ot territories uni,ss siacery Be Prok'b"ed
and will seek the immediate unconditional 'rp'" 4"
50 much Of the acts as repeats ne .Ntso"T' c""P'"-
mise. that the constitution secures equal imlnuhu'e' u
,he citizens n: the several States winch Is gr"h7l!
violated where the law exi>:s for the Imprisonment "i
,bo ri,izeu. of Massachusetts without trial Or lnpu'
,,,;op ,f crime: that the Crcitrc STARE TAR r'Y"'reS
nm amendment securing he trial dg Jury and habc7S
c,,,ys. or feRiMs in his THEY WILL SEEK rNcoNDl'
r,oyAl REPEAL: tina, the people Of the free States are
called ON to give such direction to emigration as Will
..c,,r. free States out of Tcrritorics; that they aEraisn
the President as having wnntonly violated the pledges
IF his inaugural address and stopped from his high
position and prostituted the influence OF his Office ny
an unwarrantcd interference IN the acton OF IN lhue-
pendent branch cf government. They nrEeign the
pres;den, and his administration for appointing To-
r.irncrs of questionable character 20 office 10 the eI-
clusion of native citizens OF high reputation and pa
trio,islu; for its cowardiy attack on n weak and de-
frscless community upon most trivial grounds, while
=, dariur 10 insist on the iu!, enjoyment Of religious
freodom 10 American citizens abroad.
How will Southern Wings, who are still mad
cno,rL 70 RELY upon tho continued organization ot Il
National VYhig party, relish these strongly marked
re.olptions Of their Massachusetts brethren, who not
only menn TO agitate for the repeal Of 30 much Of the
Nebraska act rs repeats the Missouri compromises
but solemnly pledge themselves to oppose the adinis-
sion of any more slave States; and II they c"hpo'
succeed in mu,ilating and multiplying the fugitive slave
law, 10 seek its unconditional repeat Can the most
ultra aboli,ionists 90 much farther than thcse Nh
,ional" Whics' To show that we are right IN our
statement that the Massachusetts Wing party went
farther than the anti. Nebraska ireesohe,s a. Sarn'
;oGa, we rive n synopsis Of II" resolutions adopted
bv the latter, and reported hr Horace Greeley Inn
self. They declare that, inasmuch as the present
Congress has w~antonly re-opnned the controversy
respecting slavery, and By the Nebraska Oil nus ae-
sionediy subvertcd so much OF the Missouri ComPro-
mise as excluded slavery from the vast region be-
tween Missouri and the Rocky mountains, north OF
Sc, 30. the STATE Of New York ai:rms and maintains
the RIGHT and the duty Of the General Government to
prohibi, and preclude the extension, establishment or
pe:petua;inn Of human slavery in any territory now
or hereafter 20 be established. The resolutions de-
clare unc",nproa;sing war against the doctrine, ten
dencv and natural consequence involved III the Nc
braska bill. "a being calculated to dishonor our c"nn-
try in the eyes Of mankind, md 10 discourage ana
contound the champions OF liberty and progress
throughout the world.
These resolutions urc certainly vcrystrnng nS lar lib
they 20, bu, they do not come up to the platform "' Inc
Massachusetts Ways, especially in regard 10 the m"-
tilution and repeal of the fugitive slave law upon
which the existence of the LYON now depends
rha, The above nre the universal sentiments OF 'he
Whig party in the free States, we nave evidence ''on
every quarter. The Columbus (Ohio) state Jo"rii"''
the central organ Of Whirgery i'll that growing STATE
is very indignant tan. "Whiss. Silver Gre! WINGS
Daniel Webster and Henry Clay W hlgs' are dlsss'is'
fled with the position of the journal, Gtd VIII not SID
NIT TO the action of the people III their opposite :"
Tho hure Nebraska fraud" II quotes the speeches oi
CLAW and Webster, ~pledging themselves to the e1ciu'
sio. Of slavery from territory where II docs not exist
and adds:
II HENRY CLAY and DANIEL WEBSTER had been
in the senate at the time Mr. DOUGLAS scheme tor
The repeal ct the Missouri Compromise came up, they
would huve stranglcd the monster at lis birth' M!
would have nude common cause against Il. WIZ"
doubts il (! Does not this bill throw open inc door
for the introduction of slavery where II does not exist
ven, where by express law ii was prohibited ! LOOK III
The solemn and deliberate declarations OF ihese men,
and expressed i'll the extracts ABOVE 1oui" 'i'!
ever cui,sent to such an act! Never!
And here, we have an interesting spectacle, most
creditablc to the Democracy OF Obi" and ameat"
nv of the Wings of that State and Of the whole North
and West. DR.. Olds Of the Columbus District. in
Congress-, warmly sustained and voted for the Ne.
brsska bill. He has been 1enominafsd for the post,
and the Democracy are n"lly standing by him.
The Nebraska issue is clearly made and the journal,
the anti Nebraska organ. fearing lest some oil Tie
''Silvcr Grey Wings may fly oil TO tho support nj the
Doctor and his conservative action III Congress,
parndcs the sentiments of Clay and Webster, 10 show
that they were anti-slsvcry and would have bitterly
resisted the Nebraska iniquity." This point we
,lremit needless 10 discuss; all We wished to do was
10 show that northern Democrats are boldly fight
;up for the Nebraska bill, while northern Why's
arp bitterly oppo,ing ii. The same spectacle ia now
seen in the great State Of Pennsylvania whose De
nocracy, in public meetings, nre speaking out in de-
fence of the Nebraska bill aud the constitutional
rights of the South.
DO not these facts appeal with mighty power 10 the
patriotism and good senso Of Southern Wings ! And
should they not open their eyes TO the importance of
cutting loose from such faithless allies and of ranging
themselves in tho ranks Of tho National Democracy
the only true party Of the Constitution and The Union!
But upon this poin, we shall allow n Southern Wing
TO speak out hs own PATRIOTS and clearly ringing
words OF warning TO his brethren. We refer T." the
editor OF the Tampa (Floridu) Herald, who WIS prom
inently named by his numerous friends i'll Eas, Fl""i-
ia asa Whis canSsdaic for Congress. Col. Smith.
SAYS the Fluridiau, "is no, ono Of those demaGoguos
who meets the self-sacrifcing devotion OF North
en Democrats with taun,- OF being bought by trca-
sury brides, but. like n :-uc hearted Southcrncr, &C.
knowlcdses their iaithfulncss to the Constitution with
gratitude, and ~confcsses it III" duty of Southern Wings
to unite with tho National Democracy us the only
means Of preserving the Constitution and the rights