Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-10-02
CLEAN OF LIGHT.

,o,, rsturu of reason ami common sense among the
i,or;,,b,,d followers of New England madness. We
49,. most happy, too, TO learn from reliable friends of
Massachusetts, that there is prospect Of re-
form in the political complexion Of that infatuated
Commonwealth. +. ID. Beach, Esq. the Democratic
candidate for Governor, il an eminent lawyer, who
has adhered, through many yenrs of changing for
tune, to the conservative Democratic principles hc
still Processes and carries out. At the commencement
of his career, he conducted with signal ability, for
eight years, journal, which was the organ of the
Democratic party in Western Massachusetts, Suisse
quently, he was almost alone i'll the Massachusetts
Senate, in opposing the schemes of coaleSced Wings
and Free.soers and timescrving politicians OF his
own party, who were ready, from motives of tempo
rary cxpediency. to yield to tho popular ca'nor OH
the subject Of Abolition Latterly he has not shui-
ned tho unpopularity OF supporting the hansas-N''
braska principles of territorial sovereignty, anu 'l
posing the Demagogues and dreamcrs, VIII" have con.
verted the temperance question into p"'tcai SS''.'
Cndcr the sturdy blows Of the true Democrat"
! Spartan Band of Massachusetts, composed "t S"'''
men as Beuch, reaction seems To have cuinlric''
at last The Abulitiunsts, goaded by appeals ir"'"
blaspheming pulpits the Know Nothings, cras!"'''-
| with lurtHn iSulIiHt ''i' l''' $780,
have 80 largely contributed to the prosperity :" ''''
State without enjoying its benefits: these two '''''
have gone to length which has disGnsted all H'''
right-mnded men. The true citizens oi MaSS''''"
setts we are informed, have been aroused I" Se'7o
of humiliation by the insane measures ol their rnei'
They have become aware of the alienation oi thrSy
paty of all other parts OF the Cnlonn the
has been that National Democratic party has been re-
vived confident Of success aud eager |" rec'''' '''
Massachusetts place i'll the Federal Councils ""'''
her voice since Webster died, has been urea Only I"
excite disgust We hear that large numbers ol '"'
Ear. formerly Wings, will now support the Demo-
ro,;c c,rdiJuta-nud on the other hand are the lh'
souis,,-men Of every political and cutnn""ns com
nI.,iop united t., obtain puwcr-thc kn"w-NothilSs'
or tba J,5yjs of them, shattered by the Virginia de-
s.ct VIII, onlv abstract strength from the prnc'pnl
oppostou; the Whig., whose avowed purp's'' III
nominating candidate, is to break down The f">'o"
or Republican organization. In this lragMch'a'y
condition of tile opponents of Democracy we ina!
well ha with pleasure the prospect "i success "'
conservative doctrines in Massachusetts State
which seemed handed over irrecovcrably to ianali'
cism aud folly.
For tbis ha,tering result the whole nation will have
to thank in grcat degree tat sterling journal the
BOSTON Post, whose fearless courage and superior
ability we hive, in The words OF the Washington
Union, had so many occasions to admire and I" "p
Maud in standing up in the midst OF lalariSm ana
treason and not merely defying but bodily charging
home upon both. The following article from that pa
ne. il of that independent, liberal and national ch"r
meter which hns given The Post So high STANDING!
throughout the Union. The South cannot but be
"ratiticd tn know that she has IrI'''is even IN
Massachusetts, who dare tn defend her inst Rights,
and to tell the North to its face that the North is moi
right in wasing this eternal warfare OF agitation np"
tho ScuL The article should especially receive the
cnim coIisIei .i~ &c ."i'g'n~"" ~ th.
Nor,h u, well as of those Southern NEIL who believe
r nrtsud To believe that there nrs no truly sound
national man n, the North II is -uch articles as The
fjI,wipr from the Boston Post, Whose plain common
seusr clear logic aud ust views, have not tailed 10
impress the public mind and TO exercise IT. to GER
tain degree of tho fanatic spirit that has "verFode ana
dsorsced the State Of Massachusetts. We repeat
there is something cheering in th@ Northern horizon;
.TIlE POSITION OF THE NORTH"
| On Tuesday the Boston Atlas PIT aqurstion, which
:, !. .arn.sy hop.J every citizen will thoroughly
consider before he lends himself 20 movement 81
conspicuous and alarming as that journal advocates,
to wit the formation ufa great Northern sectIo''
uarty The question is this
"Ihe greAt question ls nor, Is 'he o"''' P''"s'"
but is the North RI Sht :!
We agree 10 this form OF putting the ISSUE. Is lie
North right Is it right in lis present defiant hi'i,
tudu! Is it right in forming party Tor nati',n' m
unruoses in which the citizens O fifteen States III me
Union cannot enrol themselves Is 1t right III ma
kin. tue hasis Of this party to b" an rttnck on one VI
The treat interests-the slavery intcrest-which Dy
The CONSTITUTIONS was left To be- dealt with by Inc
ln nat
States refused 60 into union with the free States
| on tle basis Of the international law, that Save
reaching free country became free; but siipuihe"
that the fugitive should be returned; and tlIs w"s'
prur 10 the ConstiiutiOn, put INTO the North western
. ordinance. With this in view, is it right Tor the
North 10 saw that no slave shall be reclaimed from
i,s soil7 Is it any more rghi that this interest,"
minority intercs-shOuld he attacked, III spite I" he
Snte rights limitation, than would he the iiVrh-
> ton interest, or the manufacturing interest p"'i'
| minority inicrcsis-thould l." attacked? In II word
is the North right in trying 10 sever the ir"'tr'a o1
| that connect the South and the North III Inc Ei"i
| old common bond OF county! We earnestly nope
| that ench patriotic citizen will, in tho feeling oil
Washington patriotism-a least near to II rs ne
can get-put the question, Is the North rlSht Jul Il"
| this? -,
has been let us 20 back little, and state question
. with scrupulous historical cxnctness Bearing III
/ mind that the Northwestern ordinance proh'o''ils
slavery was passed before the adoption oi inc
no law was passed by Congress in relation to pro-
bibition of slavery in the Territories of the chitcd
States and no State wns excluded from the oh'o'' vi o
account of slavery. 1t is true, discussions Tro1t o
this subject in Congress. Thus, Illinois ana lhuih'''
when Territories, passed slavery lnws-wc mean laws
recognizing and protecting lavery-notwitns'aidis
| the Northwestern ordinance: and when lllinoIs III
SlS came i'll as state objection was raiseu W i''
admission ON this ground but it was not S''sla''eu.
We state facts thnt cannot be successfully contIo.clI
cd and repeat that, from 1889 to lS2, no prnholloIy
Inv was passed relative 10 slavery, and no S'a'c WIS
. | excluded account Of slavery. a..
In lSl9-oO the North took tho position u". 'i ''
souri, should not be admitted into the Union wthouI
having restriction put upon her, prohibiting n'L
from allowing slavery I" exist within her h',s INV.
the North announced, this determination IN reso'utun'
passed by, we think, nearly every Northern 'eS.s'"
lure. And in this manner the united Norm $1,000
upon the position that Congress had the power ="
enact perpetual prohibition sovereign sla'e'
Was tho North right in taking this position. ~
answer this fully would require elaborate h's s:I.
for tho considerations b"arng on II were so "e'S'.9
as to involve the ssue whether there should DC c,n
tnuanco of the old uu"n of co-cqual States or "ae
ther n new union should bo commenced or superior
and inferior States. Rather than 20 over tns
we prefer to state that s,ntrsmen Us ilstrous aS 'J
country has produced went into the argument "i'
havs LETT record answers to the question: was to
North right in the position il took- e., '" ~ ~ m
ssting on prohibition sovereign Sla'e! iG in'
answers were given by Presidents JciirrS"l' ;n"ul-
son, Monroe John Quincy Adams, Jackson hn' ii"i
rson: by host Ot statesmen, from liehr: va? "
John &. Calhoun, o those far inferior to he'i' III u"
| leuts and reputa,on; and these all to ihe p"ht
[ that the North not right! We challenge co:''"
dicton Oh this point. We affirm that the opinions
of all the great men whose names we nave given na'
directly opposed to the doctrines that Congress nus
power 10 impose restriction on sovereign o'''G
| They pronounced such restriction TO be ahc9's1,'u'
tiunul If the Judgments of these patriots aiia @
! men have weight, they show that In lel' " 'ne
whole North stood upun ground that was hot Ienuie
ala
| poguisIn, and not by reason, Judgment ana 'esuu
| to the obligations tn n common cnuntr y.
We now trcturn from The past to Inc pi's''. ] "".
repcat that nothing can be more pnir1"''c q. ',oi.