Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-11-09

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raf ,ny ..rio,s irpedu.cat Ia ;!iv PiHAp ANA .i
| .,.rt n;4ciurrr uf The uuiy % f"'' L'".I:''
tr, E,i,n,r, a. the Commander al aH,""f" " u" va
| LANA, ,ui remote. cruises, ana ~ TIE t"hil"iei ~ "
~; f inr.r Siuudrons. in vine. he proved ni'''
.nu,l Ia meg. unprecedented en- ",er.'S' anu WV
rnor difficulties -rc rs lao othr: ra'iish"inc' Gu
rvuutrred i'll the Navy. q, 49,,
he had fire aud energy and vicur enough i'll nm i"r
hal. dozen cr;l;srs,-mcre th All That p"sscS"eu Nv
half u; the hairaeed Youngsters or Inc service.
rr,rrt that DI. who has done ani Suffered r" hihch
ond was 50 ready 10 ,ln and suffer more. should nave
been retired from active service before no asRe" III
an put on the merely honorary hst.-i A'cr6Hd''"
ISehtiTsi.
To Me EiitGrs Of re Enquirer:
M.ssrs Editors As q consistent national Demo
Graf, [ ,;dora. with pleasure your COMMUNICATION oi
the Mons 'nany anl straightforward review nj
John Van Burcn's speech. would. at tho same
time express my cordial approba;nn of lis reply /"
,bp letter OF that same gentleman, not that Srntl-
mcuts az Of tie least consequence, save that ilc!
are ,host of ole who claims o beon. lirst 10 tue
Statcs.rights, and then the National Democratic Pai.
". Having the Union most deliberately cruz
csed by the Washington Sentinel, PROPOSE I" ho.'Io
some ri the points which attempted {" bo i'a
Against IL though, think, that SO lou; as ih' setl'i
is generous enough 10 publish the Union lhr -"
the page with its consures, all it, iioicu,'' II
! try and argument combined, will hardly a'"".
| mon 'niaNiN hIu strn!Gnt-lorWHu NV
Gus language speaks Tor itself. :,t
la liz l.sue o! October q, the Sen'ihei '"!'' ""'
rather triumphant air: , - $500
Nov tLis" 1.-THE Nebraska bilD "wns tho test we
wanted To make wLcn that bill was before t"nl1esT'
aud We appealed 10 our eshbor ~ lnn US III '!'o r
,urt, but n, vain. Now that the bill is law the
Union prOcaims il the test. =. ,,,.,. =.
Now. here il has in inakiliE on! "nut euppnoo
very strong case uiincOusietrlcy III Tue H'' P'"oo.
;tscit most csarly in tho T'"H2' anu .''n w., tt VS.
elan 7-p.
fore In. pnssa.e of the bi-I c1'Hd mol Do niuie
atric.y "iest oi Democracy, Tor tEo ''!Ple ie"'
that lueft We're many OF The son'idrsl men ~ ne
try yhu while they approved Inc P'''c"'' "ete ' ,
wus 10 disturb The Compromise bal ""I' l!id '' o''
has BECOME the law If lie i."' the ''rn"lFc ana
Unconstitutional compromise has gone Siu'hi'il"S
tarouy the dream III things tha' WERE anu ''' nc"
but he who is al advocate ul Congressman 'h'e'e
renee can have any "tlrct III "'S''!'s '"o 'p" ="
is bill, g0a The Nebraska bill 10 "rst"' Deilocra
cy" I'm tho former case make bold 10 assert thai
tne Sentinel was wrOna; III Ike LATTER thc Ihloh Is
,Jgi! But even hscG, the niun ;seil iri'l recseiY
the doctrine which il does fuw, by tie SchInel own
shnvi;r for il. the cX!ruci rcqu"trd from THE Atiha
m. mon in referring tusu Drnncrnta "wlio re-
q, mis-, ;ho principle rs soaGd, out are not sasheu INIT
il should be applied tn III: NuUrnsk" territory, said
".rt cHgge G,.ct E,h :hCm IN nc c.:"S ""'ch c"H-
ira! hcy GecsS!3U =, he gfc.i0W." In othc" words,
il was .cn n now in favor at the Nebraska bill,
bat Very properly declined readl.! out OF the Demo
cratic parry those VIII" opp1=cI II iro.n unwilling ess
to repeal ine Cumpronisr. And yet 'Ie Sen'neI' IL
lis nrXi issue, Oct: 30 IL regard 10 the rHcn,n!l ~
slavery 10 free territory, says III Elc- HE Union
has ncvcr that We know Of, committed Itself either
way Oh Tins subject Declared rs unqualified ap-
pro-! al! tile Nebraska bill, both before liz p'.ssaS:
an gyr, by the Ssntpcla ""n admissions and, yell
"Xct,T committed lIs'ii cHHer way!
Again: lle n;in, quotes li!s passage from The
Union: ii; is . par: .! tho creed ol Democrat as
snc. either 10 e1yGcae az oppose the extension of
slavery" The, >Gys lis Se"uncl, Is 'as cie"r rs
mud" HI! L IavvSes TIE shade OF C"bJrIi 10 come
and C!i> dale The pcrp.'Xns, l'assaSr AMI says n"
thut We gI,u MAKE ui II !s-tadt SO II Dchlocra Eut
holds hts 'casus, he can vote as ne pc",g' on tiie
question OF slavery IN tio territories. Nu", M
Sentinel, If yuu wi! prirnt me, VIII r"'eIy Ci-
G.a,ur 10 G:akv this proposition great "r" cir.rci
than .uui, and 10 show That gear explanation - ao-
y...Icr wrong. The National Democrats nurll N"rth
and South, concur III the doctrine that hrier Con
.rcss nor lie President have iythily I" do wth The
subject oI saver III The llituriGsi hHd therefore,
Uoln g!e favor Of leaving Just where Tile Const'-
ruon leaves II, win ths pucpu vt those tsrio-
rice. Tie Northern man may hate sidTrry u. the
South do. an aoUl.Ioui:'; 3@:. II no is NIiIpha!
Democrat, he is opposed 10 Congress uldCrihhing 20
sc..rIf Il. The Svuthctn man may ,""ic the ~.
iei.siou ut slavery, but II ls Is National Demo
cri.t he j. opposed 10 Congress Undertaking 10
,.r:cad II. Therefore, tho iurncr would n": Expect
ing latter - subscribe ia Joan Van Burcn- resolution
u ''i"s,ilIty 20 liz extension U savoy, any more
:Lau the la Ter wUu expect the i"riucr subscribe
10 RESOLUTION FAVOR of the exIens.Cn OF slavery.
And, therefore, u National Democracy bG:g the Goa
sti,utio!a party, wtich alone save the country
tir ml"u most E;ly expresses lit Is no purt Of
the creed ui Democrat, rs >Gch, - advocate OPP
bose Tie extension ui slavery Now 1t does not ful-
.uv: iE., Eurivcrut may "so't rs he pie.!.:s."-
liz need bot bod rs league ciiher. He may aivr-
81: .. orr"-.: tic vA.eHs;''n ot slavery III al:
.JI.t Lpis. va H. ~ :ii. l'J!e, H.: aide, U.;s
"a. 80 suy ns. CU@@l-urnC:s congressional ln;cIicr-
eE.- Ia rIS.l !..!u-rH l."nl the RATIONAL DGmD-
c..,.r yC::. 10 qC"te u:!"!:!c: EXPRESSION OF tie
Iu.DB: "i"o peor.: .. lie .'Usih may cherish their
opposition "a the extension ct slavery,
but .!i.? cGpu"; thrust them into ti'c Democratic
pIu;:pIsn w.;nJa: destroying .hc nationality oil iho
paTty. Aa 1sutGf,s ,tg:G,iIS. the Ir.;irGh I,Hy !r
npp!.e! tu the people "t the South. In short for any
iIs .!!st nppoars ~ the extracts anu! articles win
w!i.c! the - at.ir hiss favored .ac from tins IIun,
am fn.l.:Ic ~ flIi neither Incpn,Is ~nry &,
perp!eSry, rII.c Ipr mad. | endorse lis position
with NY %ioir hear; aid wuu!t ,uLgt-t, III al
xmdlr,- lie Sentinel, ii /; would maxi Itscii
acc y;auir cUt;!"rr r".s,eTs generally, U c"asc
from li"?!n: into tho hGaCa 81 our common
ruc!.y ~ pp..fL ut It's friends, and Ia give
~ II les ilu.e extracts ii he same sort. The
Union has gwen Prince John II most etivci nal
aulas!li!., and deserves tbs thanks %: every Demo
c.st who ia :I.nG 10 merge I'll small i.suc- III the
grand gu, S!pn no" pressing i:7-ii upon the con-
slGerIon OF every Rejecting inIn!i VIZ: Cnon I'M
der tho Constitution, ar rome.
WHAT Il model OF Il Government the Prince would
give Us, lie says II" Tho prInGipl" nf slave
rcprescnt.livn,l one ut the c"niruhIisr- OF the
Constitution, which must Rcqur-c" III, so Tar Is
cs;s.Tg States Are coiicrrnrd bur territory must
10, b., admitted TIL II presents Itself with free Con-
si:,utlun,' That ~ Ia say, lies wnai hnvr mon
and privileges secured By ;ha Constitution. Uthcr.
d.ntFi these rights, though bound hy III"
relative dulles Ia the Federal Power,
Yours truly, u r. IL.