Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-12-14
THE RESPONSIBILITY FINED UPON THE
CI'SI0N

Thst tie American people shou!d regard inc i"hs
and unnecessary delay III the orSan'za''oh u, .ne
,use of Representatives with indignation AND hiaru
y,n, to hay, been expected We are not, therefore,
surr.ise1 tba; the press should have taken up 'ho
complaint. CT The people, and should oe'nanu VI 1ie
.ncnhe's Of tho present lInc'HSs speedy o'S'n'l"
ton. CahGpiy FOR :hc !nsipEsts, 'DcIe - ~ Pc
text upon which 20 MAKE the charge that me Ecm"
cru,s grc responsible Tor this lforhct"G ana otPen
sive struggle! Abolition rvgna supreme III the House
Of Representatives The Southern Sa;os arn p'ac-
t.cai.v :orr. b. ali arrogant sectional Ma '1hy-
Not q vo;e has bsen ilrown ny inc Seward repre-
s,,,;ativcs in favor Of Southern oanddaie. On
ever hao, the oamr ia,e:es: discioseS the ic' that
he House is completely und,r iis d3ininaiion ana
y.t d, "a. same time 10 effort 10 Unite upon canal
date for Speaker terminates ia i failure Inc dc-
rnncracv have done ;hcr hyS: aot only - bring this
drGra, riui contest Close but have presented
candidate ard O creed which, il huceiGctiOh PROBES
sicns had no; been iotsitional ia!Sehoods' hhouiH
long ago have nCt the sanction VI tue H"usS' IS
40 evidence ut the 3incrTi:y c, the SPIRIT when am
nat.e the democracy in ibis demonstration, the c"un-
Try have bchcld Inc daily record OF tner cnurnRea
unauilni,y in .uppor: nj their Candidate. but no"
has this nobe example been me! U" ith Two o'
three honorable exceptions. even the SoutA,lh mem
bcrs ri the opposition have refused to oo'opeis.: VIII
the only party that dares 10 stand up tor inc TiSh
OF The South, contrrtnS themselves Win Young io
northern free. soi!rs, throwing away their VOICE
upoc ren,elur nom the South who cannot De eject
cd 1; aLlaziuS that, in the iacc OF such facts a.
these, there sho.l.l iouno slnglS newspaper w
speak Us follows. We cop? from the louisville 1ta'
Sliaius Re- lister, paper of kn9wNo;hinS Poii'irs'
sniir. under tho Democratic tag
'Wc a1r Gpprehensi"e that Cur democratic trenas;
in r.solvin. 10 slick their nominee 'Erst and iusl'
will preyrnt Organization oi The House Oh com
pruul:ac -! CUua mon Us agunet the niEEer W re
publican purity and thst, 10 ,hs endJ pay resuI 10
nus; such Oh organization I'd the ad.In!strai1n anu
the country will most regret. ia tho matter siss
there are many national nc'I III that House, "iin'
while they ere opposed 10 President Pierce and his
administration nevertheless are III fa'or Z" toiTno'a
sovereignty the slavery questions, and, Ike uiie'
are Dir 10 -. e be reasonable AID liberal 1t is tor
thr administration 20 shy whether il will makea com.
pron.e w;th latiyua! u;e!can., or give the b!acH
| rr0ubi,caa the control Of TIE lto+SS
The democratic party called upon serloGs? y Toto
for Henry ". Fuller Doubtless there are othnrs wn"
think so Mr. Greeley has already Indicated TINT 81
! Fuller could be choren by the democrat. Hn! 'he
So-i..ssrn opposition. =, .,o.
we should stats thh .housh he is said to be the best
Of the Northern opposition cei:t"tes Tor Speaker, he
| ), among the very last tha: guy De:id..h: ran sup
] bort Though not personally identtro Win Ho.e
nor JchnsioM of Pcilusy lvaa, he is known to have
acted with that notorious abohtIunst when ne WAS
candidate md IN tie Lutte cllion fusion III Irhilsyi-
wanna agells, the Democracy, Mr.; Enler was OF
! cou.se participant or else be could mol i.s"e re-
c.,ed tho ypies Of the abolition incirbers OF Inc
nrssent Congress .re,n Pennsylvania, as eandi-
d1ts for Speuber Tbe Southern represStat.t,Hcs
who have voted for Mr.. Fuller haye doubtless
done so believing him TO be an ri,nent'y ma
tonal Wing: hut we tEiRk when bis lS;t 2oii'
yressionnl canvass is developed % their rons''tu'
rnts aud his recent identity "it!i me !HSuu
seu,,ti, rs from Pennsylvania, that they WIN FOL
lind il se.. easy ,nntler 10 justify their enthusiastic
preference for sL man! What absurdity und pr"n',
rnry, then, TO exper. the 42inocrucy Of til. House t"
leave such q candidate ~ tho gallant Richardson ,2t
J Mr. Fuller! Il would be q much moie r"nsonaoe
sspec,s1. to say that Mr.. Fuller would ultimately
rcrcge l.= sappsr. Of the h!uek republicans % l
whom his ap,ccsGea:, sufficiently identify him. than
10 anticipate Tor bin tho sppgott 81 the dsnHcra''c
No: tho democracy stands OF high al hPble
ground. They urc seen ot al men Rqd they fearless
ly challenge any other party 10 initiate their slsnili'
! cant uI; manly eKnnIre.