Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-12

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ar. generally more intelligent III matters III poh'-
cal busjness than the Norihernors This arises from
thu nvculiur social condition OF Northern ana Sou'h
er NELL In the North. Of late years, politics nave
| recon. d.reputab.e. Men of talent have avoided
| the uotcnl ARENA and taken refuge elscwhere-lIi
trade, the professions, literature. For some time
mat none hut the unprincipled, and men who nave
proved their inability to earn il'iS o'hetwise' nav
Eacone polticuns in the North or sought political
rot,r.tv Hence an obvious decline III the Character
Of hn class in YOUR section of the country. Men IN
fine Suutl, receive better education, ana one more
suited To enable them TO engage III poIticai HE
They study the science Of politics with more care
and hence become far superior tn the NorihernerS i'll
practical knowledge rs legislators or executive men,
These distinguishing traits ut character are 4u,tc Is
| dsceruible among the know-NuthlnGs OF fhl'aae!-
phia rs they have been of n.e among the old parties
Blu; great difficulties surround the Council anu
seem only incrcuse as they are probcd anu
cd. On the general question OF tue :, :.
laws there is not much diversity OF op.it,n s,n,iJ
generally conceded by all parties that me! sn1
either be gradually changed Or gradually upoi.he
altogether. But between those who advocate e'.,.o
extreme may yet prove difficult to ira'e
mise. . A., .oy,,;oua
uuc,tiuu II has been settled in preliminary wa!
bv tho exclusion OF the Roman Catho'G ','T i, u,
from louisiana Yet there Is strong icei''iS ~.
favor of Religious federation per So, ana ior Ion"S
ihc hostility of the Order to political Cnthoirlty' or
that kind of interfering with the polncni co'l' t, -
the verous classes of society Of which inc coldHSt u.
| Archbishop Hughes and the Protestant cltfe3 VI
| ENGLAND has occasionally furnished eAainPcs; ,o
iIt rho great difficulty for tho Council Is THO sa'G
! 80 nuest;on There seems to be but one Pos.ioIe
mods of solving this difficulty, anu that ~ 10 aom
slavery like reigl"n to be an open q",n,I X now
,;o. in all sections; to form grent nutohhi h"o"
Enbin, uurty Oh the basis of opposition 10 me mus
erect and corrupt policy "fthc present adinlhSli'.
and 10 allow each section to cnterta'N' u',N"'
its local opinions III reference 10 s,r
in prvatr views on religion. Even Ills Fe"
!, must be admitted, would only be temporary; me
un.t;nn must be met ultimately i'll Congress- and mn
understanding had on the terms on which hew states
mr. m h. admitted whether ire" or slave whether nc
rorIin, to the constitution and the practice OF former
| Congresses or not. Severn! members al the
| convention and others with whom l have
couycrsed consider this the only way preserving in
its integrity our national organization" They say lei
the slavery question be settled by Congress. Ii Con-
gross Mt future session, cannot agree Oh practical
compromise, let it dissolve and ADJOURN let the ques
ton be referred 10 the people and acOnveItiOn called
to revise the Constitution and provide new on" ii
the old one will not answer the purpose. Ii Is very
true :hn the present Constitution framed by wise
and practical men, AT the close of the Revolutionary
war; when every faculty o' theirs was III fall play and
their wits reused 10 the utmost degree. bur nj the
SHINE time the country thea continued but three mil
lions of paup.. Their interests were ri far less mag
nitudc and Ieas exciting than ours. We now count
over twenty five millions of people and thlrty-one
Statea Hence our circumstances are very different
from what they were al the time The present ColstItN-
| ton was adopted.
Unless Tie slavery question ia disposed of in somo
practical friendly way hy revision Of the CVnstitu-
lion aud adapted to the growth and increase of tho
country, angry feelings are sure 10 Grae, alienation
vii; take place between the North and the South, and
the ultimate result will he Instruction and civil war;
Hence the proposal we have heHrd, II the difficulty
cannot be settled in other why, 10 Gull new con-
vention of the States aud form new CONSTITUTIONS.
IL the representatives Uf the various States cannot
agree upon 4 compromise that will suit The present |
time, mud give promise otdurability, then the North
and the South had fnr better separate anicably, and
o:gnnze separate republics with separate govern |
nl6ns. i
One thing is cerain-the adoption Gl this lHe OF |,
policy would compel real patriots and business men
TO reflect the approaching crisis The mere ephe-
neral politicians who have used this slavery question
fer their private corrupt purposes would Dc hOoreu aud
thrown overheard.
1t il absurd To expect that the FREQ STATES can ever
be- pro.savery the slave States antisavcry. Such
a thing is as utterly impossible rs that Catholic will
undertake defence OF Professionalism or PrcSbytc-
rian of Episc0pacy. The two old parties long acted
on the principle of drugooniug the North and the
South into apparent uniformity OF sentiment on
the suboLt aid tie has been that they are
now both disOrganized and ruined.
II any such plan this could be adopted the party
might be completely orgauizcd and with prO-slarery
principles in the South and ant-savery principles III
TIC North Nigh. "a into the next State and Prc>ldcn-
tial misunderstanding it To the meeting o Congress
or TO the national iaEt!Cr IN be- called for the pur
pose, settle the question Uf Slavery forever 81!
make further inquiries these interesting and i'm
portant points ad dcas and will give you the result
Gi my researches.
Among otilGr curious phenomena attending the
meeting OF tie pending c"mvenLn. the greet num-
Der OF persons. belonging To- the Old political parties
who have crowded here with various r!cw, AMI de-
sI.ua is perhaps the nn>i noteworthy. Several 81
the leading Srga:d men from yuuc SAFE ana ScFerai
politicians from New England who are niia;Ca WIN
ihcm are very busy, U: course, with the object of
brcakiug up the convention. There Is here Il mem
Dor from VI esteem State, whose name 60 not now
f IN fe Wi Mia aasis gs s nGI :" s ny"
ard man, and reports tho proceedings daily for the
New York Tribune Many Of the members both
iW.iscrcUn,
KNOw-NOTHING NATIONAL CONVENTION.
SPEECH OF a. J. CRANE, ESQ, OF RICHMOND,
NJ. CASE spoke ut some length. He snid:-
When yorr Vice President in his kindness, spoke
of mo rs one Of tho standards bearers III the recent
contest in Virginia he dq more than justice,
if no meant 10 say that far "a coui4 bore The
standard OF the gGrty whose representatives ere AZ
scruhled here Tonight with III the energy and cou-
rago of my nrturc. and oil the ability c0uf COM
nald from where the Blue Ridge InonIGins lift heif
tops 10 hrgrca i in dci:ancr down to the s!iore
where rivers conmlng!c rhcr Hoods with the salt
whior Of the ucHnn. Cheers. hut i:InD was H.
Dor of love, AMI ~. of profit %. umbioD. i was
volunteer in the II my friend, Mr. y Use, can
Bui..t
two, and indeed, did not think SHOULD be able IN
be here ut Ill. l believe spoke more hours during
tho contest than any man Ill the State except MI
Wise gr1 wish Row had given Fix months 10 thus
cause instead Of ore. iChrCrs.l | should hive re-
ioiccd TO hav. had opportunity "t cnc"rncr'iiE
Mr. Wise himself durin. the eGlnPai.., :cT a.fhough
II Younger and in MI rrspect5 tecber IMAM ihhhH ""
it, had stronger and more gori"u. cause TO mp
held--cno which I tel yon, people of tie whole
Unign cqn:merds i,so!f heart and soul to :e people
of Virginia, tLnud CHEERS; fnd H!mci Gn'y reSNRcC
10 have boen understood and fully explained ~ h""e
achieved glorious victory (Renewe'! and protnct'
ed cherringj ! venture, however, still to shy' nj
though Mr.. Wise il Governor. that ;o moral victory
is with the American cause. G!Gncr WIN Ele '0r Il
moment or two at the contest in Virginia. We open
ed our campaign publicly only month or two oc'or>
the election. Mr.. Wise Ind the whole campaign I"
h.D,scii,
Z vCIc- .--Tfa'e ! drmncd rascal too tChee:s and
laughteT.)
Mr. CRANE-No, no, no. | w,li nat 20 injustice ;"
foe, even TO gain triumph. lCrles q good lht
great chccring) He Is my friend. | proclaim i;
here in Philadelphia. | would not have met him II
he had ret been my friend. For my foes, political
and personal, have other arguments than words
CHEERS. He Eho i%ys he IL rascal Is nIstakcn.-
tell you he Is not but he is ore CT these ni'sGGiu'i
men, one ri those Of light and genius whose aul-
bion is his master, mud he secs things wrongly IN
consequence. (Cncers.l If YOU want To know how
il is that Wise can be- wing one day aud democrat
another there is no other solution of II except tina,
With a Magnificent intellect he wants guidance atl
direction. lChecrs.i you'd not do him injustice
titenewed chccrs.) Virginia has li;tS etceit her
pride, and she never would elect as her Governor
man who rascal. CHEERS asaln.l Rnscai'
and trcksters gain ioo.hud the soil ut irgn!a
hhe frs. thing they to know is il amans heart
il right: ana If il be- HEY will TRUST him, even ih"neh
his head may be wrong. lGheefs.j 1t was III his
way that he won his triumph in Virginia; he w"na
verdict from the people Lecarse lie ':~' tic only
counsel for both sides. (f.nuglter.l Ii he In! had
TN opponent before the people, tell YOU, thrt M
stead OF majority OF ten thousand i'll his iav"r;
there would have been majority OF twenty tfo"ana
the other way. (Cherr'.i desire you to remember
then that we npened orr canvass only about ono