Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-12-28

Is said: "Ocr neighbour has taken the alarm he
clearly sees no. from What motives. aud .i.h ~hs, views
the President Mr. Cass aud the Northern politicians &C.
neraly Lent their support TO tho Nebsaska bill" Il vas
not for ths and for that IL SAYS: "bnt becawss
they considered 70. IN the language Of Mr. Pierce a,
proposition aror Of treedo because th<u THOUGHT
IL ,cond hem in, hamper. restrict. and utinuisiy
cause sarery to die out, in the States ,rt.re
no,c erisis" The editor is mistaken In this il he
viii permit mo to toll him that tho object At
the time the bill origua,ed-it was started "A South
because Southern senators fell into the trsp
to put tho administration upon It's legs again In the Souh
but when they found they had raised 10 the North
thitthey could neitasr resist que they then pcrce
cd that this would be tho effect .hey have since used
ss an argument, but t1e article IN tho Wing goes
on to discuss the claims and merits cf these Northern
braskh gentlemen In gentle TERMS and in speaking Of
tue snquirefs opposition to tho dogma OF SQuattcr
Sovereignty that this bill contains sa, Such being
it, he Erquirer) adherence Of IT, ,ce .houki like for
o"r nsiohoo- to tell ns reer te cHo, support any
man scho Is IN favor of a.. Aud Ia their nra.
Monday, oh, they follow Il up, aud after drnouucinc
Northern ocofoco duplcity in sustaining the Nebraska
BILL it says: "1hcy are dlibtraeiy decevins
me Sonh Ihsy are cheating IL. They sciniiinyH
to s eery face aud time aud again usy have de
nouneed US Northern supporters evil dlcrs cheats aud
impcsor but hsva neither room nor time Tor moro CT
ttacts. these will suffice.
Now, the first observation l have to make on this
editorial Il, that u no man is to DO supported for
any oth'e who u against the bil according TO the
hrst recommendation, and is be support
oil VINO is in iavor Of the bill, according to the
coni recommend iton, then appreend snail have
very lean representation in Congress- rather n small
number in TIE Isaure aud nobody in the suberua
t,al sha tho next to ak The edlor hos this be
cheat, s~ind!e, aud :aud upon the South u i: Is
Southern MEASURE tile To his support aud the
support oil his paper! Aud if is proposition in favor
o reedom II IL Is to hen in, hamper, restrict aud u
maiey 10 cause slavery die OUT the States
where II now exists, ask Mr.. Riscway, DO deserve
tue ansthenaS bestowed upon NE Am traitor TO the
SOUTH unhs To fill the guUcrnaoral chor, IN Con
Itus ur III the Legislature, for posed passage
aud Tor having urged these very objections asas the o
at tho time! Am 10 blame thai I'D see, is my fault
that he did these objections the proper time
make this lppea! TO him because believe hun 10 q
nsn OF honor and migusnim;y that will have tho moral
courage as poor firas,nts the founder Of the paper al
"Ays hai 10 confess his aud repair wrong, when
he Is conscious OF having done another injustice.
But whether is arknowe ged not, appeal all
candid men II DO not stand justified and vi. ucaiei by
the ijns papers of each the great parties this
State; il Jon't, tlcn don't know what vndic.ion Is.
But do no: intend to rely upon any boiy my
vudGnton; wi vindiraic myself by showing tie mis-
chief that has been aud will nc cccasionei 10y IT, indie
p.ndent ofhe bad iii'h snd bad feeling which followed
close upon its heels
And now back to the Enquirer, and my COM
iucation:
take for granted every body will know that 10 this
great constitutional eIpounder could have lou, the pro-
'Scu It; the Constitution which he - vchcmeuiy de-
nounced me Tor not finding, thea II charitable cond
Grafton could have prompted him To furnish the iuorma
lion sought still have bosered up bis own preensous
to superior knosledge and learning, and shrg
some precIt r the ruienrss Of his assault upon me,
him. to expose my iSuosance and stupidity, my iIucss
COUNSELLOR aud my desire to SOUTH he
would with elacrity have seized the occasion have
ten out, and published L. desired word for word as
he i0und It: but b" has done such thing he has de
c!ncd 10 answer-he has done more he has declined 10
publish the call Tor iniormatior he dared much
let his readers tie overwhelming % the PROPOSE
tons submitted which carried conviction in the
aud which rs he could reply, would bcyurd cono-
v,'sy have established the propr Of my position
t- OF hla own.
take il thea, this is Of judgment confessed not
a. office Jud simply from eIirc OF counsel pcaG
but judgment confessed in opei court without ao wrg
the case TO so upon the docket ana that jed mcEt is
sufficient answer TO his abuse OF Mond y last
Stad rcqlittCd by ha confession OF all the charges
ne hms' preereu butthe doors Of the shall not be
closed upon him whenever he, any vi his friends
TIE Nebraska bill i.d the law, constitutional pro-
VISION which protects slavery in Kansas the shall b.
irsated for further hearing aud challenge the
production OF sic authority from aty quarter Wang or
Dmo'ratc m Virginia or out oil IL from the highest tie
hnpDlcst oi those who believe in the infL o,y Mr.
Calhoun aud his doc;riIes or his and his alone
an Ii is not furnished, shall claim Judgment
confessed that by the repeal of the Missouri Compromise
sl'ey is not tolerated because hot secured aud protect
ell a. Kansas or Nebraska, in Territory North
&c So Aud therefore, that the South has been rsyed
anu induced TO piiy a! "a nc where Obliged To
lose and could not win Dsnunciation any long.
er let us ave ci,her argument esson Of juds
meat, am md frgenI WHICH.
And now will 20 step farther, aud assert as a lie.
gal proposition what think respectable lawyer anu
denymg aud that taat slavery is also virtually
rrc.dcd from tie Territory Of New Mexico and all Other
territory South OF So 50, now held by United States
Ecrctier he uI,gcj ia which slycry doe. not nj
reaiy exist. BY the Missouri Compromise slavery was
legal ze by universal construction South of the compro-
M: line. Aud IN forming territorial COVER me ts Con-
esq would have projected az all events should have
ndi the right 10 demand u, AMI II couldn't get
there cuu!dn. get it at al-;ha compromise Is now
repealed! Aud With the power tcnci to Congress, TO
egate On tue subject there is necessity for terrific
rial law TO prohibit it, for slavery stands virtually cxc
del FOR the of legal security aud protection. For
manifest that Il slaves carried there without laws L.
nod them aid punish them RESISTANCE TO
the authority OF the master, they once become free.
An wait for the settlement of tic territory til lis
population becomes sCih cny largo entiile II to ad-
mission ATE bu'Orc the slave holder csn 20 with
srey it will he settled by those only, who opp osed
to slavery altogether, and OF il will be
pro bi'ej. This brings back to- the o int
have always minti"cd, and for which | have
rlso been condemned. That the only security the
SIut! had, in Congress- where the Constitution h ~
Ios' d the power of legislation for the territories and
icing so lJjg-j, Congress hli power t, dly,st
itst OF that duty ami tran fer it to tho territorial cgsa
ture. il dv,st itself Of the war IN TX u, power
aid transfer il 10 tie State legislatures, AID IN that
lies the uncOnsution,ly oil sluitt-r gnty. Su-
po4c all the Law, Of Wig that relate slavery aud
save property repealed titles reinqushtd punish
meE's abOli-hcd what would have then rec ne.
sfes, yich Law ~ keep them Ia sibjecou in daily
OPERATION; an here in Old settled sllve Stre from
long h ibii, Of oh, Hence Lynch Law shi answer :os
",
law could no. bs brted 10 there were Judges
and courts aud population hostile to the existence Of
slavery.
lisuch condition Of thing, coai be anticipated here
how many would remain with their lave property to await
its cousunnatiOn? Why then should any slave holder
leave state where his slave property perfectly secured
by law TO go into territory where it becomes fee for
the want Of law. And If they will not then al the terri.
tories hereafter TO Ge free teritoie and all the new
State tree States And this is the first fruits of the
repeal OF the Missouri comprous lac; aud s more q an
the fee soil party would have effected the next twenty
i've yeats, and all they ever aimed at.
Nov, IL the adnouilioD have offered the South on
tbS subject convcis Of want Of regard Tor South
ern interests be spdepen upon there
er men sill lett in the North; the intelligence of the coun-
try s not confined 20 the South and they have Jet
taken this ground they will take II anu triumph upon it
and II they don't take IL, tho will lake it for them
whenever the necessity arises. Aud they obliged
take u, because II il both Law and constitutions and is
Tar better that the slave holder who going
Kansas with his slaves should mine this question tho.
roughly for himself before he finds IL late and his
property has been sacrificed by listening to the cOuns
OF utrefiscng Political parzans. like the editor OF the
Richmond ,qniror.
not say IT, my opinion cannot mako IL so
aud therefore can do HARM aud 1t i, 80 the facts
should not be wiihc ID fom the people merely TO bolster