Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-11-13
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J'ur SEST PRESIDENT.

| r,r,n>>,-,>n rur M>N roK rmE CRISIS.
Within n few months the Democratic party VII
o,, f., rho neo,,l. u candidate fnr the Presidency
Up to the present time expectation Is ''t III "''''
les. field f cnuarurl ~ I" who will be III" mali
! Public disci,-s"n al every thIhS pertaining !" 10"
Government Is the very hulwnrR I" our '"dcr salt
~: i. i, the best pledge ri integrity I" thr f''i''
| IN. vindiciv. law IL their r'iicr'. pEc"Ssi"" !"
luc,s ,l,ou.,ht thought determinations ''1''i '''
o,;ou Ero,n these well established pr"nn~';i"'i,
dedncc. cnr""rv, 'i ,; .,ua,;on Of Nil the ir
49, md corrn:nlnnts which should @ht"' W.
| M ,hc ,hnicn of candidate" y ih' anu . . ~
ia ~ ,rh, the candidate shall hr -h'h't'"'| l'''
,'' ,,.;r.r nj organization. chncuE's aud r'hEri'
, t;,h iii the ,nrnphrrnHla OF party mnchicrf---
III ~ am. 81 the Lunhlrst, but yet 0Hc oil t' pep
,Ir do mast s!:unly protest arai'ist me irasi 20
In ria. power TO such hands. protest li"t on! ~
,h. name OF the people, bur III the name ana 10: nc
, f line success 6f the Democratic party for on
f.; su,c,ss depends something more aud better man
rete,tun anil enjoyment "l pnce nnd spot h VIII:
the safety and prrpctuity Ut our lnion iuy en-
hur.c the Democratic doctrine "i prnrl0ie! moi 'i'.
do ,nure; | ncliyvp III Gnd Act OH Il. And yell !
DEFY contradiction to the prUposiiion that men, niIcr
NIL ARE the guarantees ri ~ purity, stamping nd"ib'
the measure of its value tic ev d"rc "i ITS faith me
>EjSfrrrr of things not cen believe t!iat now, i"I
the first Time perhaps, for cry years, is the triumph
~ n particular purity meter al inEnIir unhlrht 10
the cuuYtry and have not doubt, that on the So
lection of The man, mud i::c himself, i'll word,
,;ar.rs its success Of lEi!Ifc.
The man. headed million are ordinarily plastic
enough doc IL and ohcrmt, and YET they WILL 10 TIE
horror aud vnsi indignation at ilcirlrnrrs. c"aS1m-
ally GROW FESTIVE amG do the very things they arr h'l
not. For twenty five ycnr*, The Democratic party
beyond doubt, h"s been the d"In;'t party {" The
country. and yet than Dncan Democrat ns been
LcrntrI. Alter every defeat the people returned L"
tI,.
Believe me- the r..gs, little for party triumph
and pnriy tactics, they will vote for wintry believe
right aud ih- "t The Times they VII jade t"r
Themselves ask, then, IN view ul 'hls ndnlri"'
right in lie faith that j! ought and viii be "zcr":srd,
the privilege ui Il herring through Your Columns" nhG
beg L" Ask, on what lca dn ynn justify vonr 0"m
silence question "i such moment
There il bur national pnrfy now, Il PROPOSE
ton claimed hy"vrry Democratic p:gs' IN the mon
nnL that party is own. II lh!- Dr. inc. II II
really is rr; that fh" Wing party il literally gone,
disSnveh III the yri" bath u! know N"!i'!n%I>in'
and the Know Np:hInIs broken INTO hostile Sections
more opposed To each other thnn I" Democracy -~
wly them IN consideration "f the fact That In" r.
sidrmt i. IL he irct"a by the nai"m at iarc, The c".
cltsinn simple ,.nnL,n. Hht The Democracy
can elect who they Hl>e. Let Us see ;h!' '''
Il fact and inr conru-"m, ani !'mk we'll I" IN"
| pnrs,rca and duties of the part. 4 !, inti.-
urta!,l that Ne. Know Nothing ar utterly .Un'r.
! ri, divided not only radically but acct! rIHIiy-
But il j. equally !r,r, i:i IL" party - mol '!t'mc
though beaten the South, Amd II lie present i'aa
meant party NJ the North. Anterior IL the virginia
rl,,,,nii IL, issr wing arisen III this n"w party. on
any question ,>ri;img :" the country NATIONAL 'r
sectional, The parry IT. spfrai S"a'h "il"v"I III"
unusual and susalnrly "ruma!"privi'-'" ~ r""'iii-
! It's own position npnn th" great rX"li!hg t"p: ri
slavery lis rights aud privileges. lrn" 10 Ms instincts
every where. il 1t once, III every Southern At"i"
plaui,i lis standard, what Il Justly though; IL"
strongest hu.ari in southern territory striving 10
make its own, that winch !" I" ti' S"u = 81
crr. ark -! honor. HE an.i competence. IT. organs
and orators assured tint il WI on ii''S "u'""', not
uulv n conservative Democracy. bat hr NOR" il!
a,u! ;r!I-lu Southern rights me ""'rd iiI!'I d"-vrc
WAS invented, and, contrary I" r-lr "ahs u secrecy
hrul,rd Ia the world. They a'd !I'tNc> "! i!ir
Constitution mud tni"il NuNiI- ItiI'r -h.a'fy 4"
20 down with i! 20 defeat. ~ rs" pr"-ci!hru'y We
toriris Oh the holy principles ii Cqaa rights I" every
portion OF the Umium With these professions n!i
| sr.lna,i" i-surs the election cnmr IN III rGi:iln
amt III" rc-ul. has been Stow IL IS the South
cr mind IL SEN" hnt hd"p; IL" and Siran"" doc
irin,: rrnsyr IN Spuir.u hearts AMI iIab!is IL WAS
PRESCRIPTION and persecution: IL foreign L" ;h"n n
w..S religious 1"trv aud I!,!t! :;tii ","il; i" IL
they had ca,e 10 trust ~ love nGti ;;: = A"'hcr
in i,,ir;cs. liz, prr.v v-t v"i.r II 40" when "hnG
have. defeated! Johnson Pierce, AMI. had the prrr
ou- vet. been lie w"'iiI have CARRIED tile
| Stat" By ln,D1p.
True, il "a. defeated, by in:sc majority to-" bu
only Is such al r.p.i the Democracy at 'hc Oh
! Duniuium lever made before; >Hc!, l"ihhi>' IL II
| would be ,iiilcuii 10 make again
And tbs has br"n IL" rrsu.; III every Southern
State. The reason iug this = ?n;'!. i'r" ms been
Il serious abrasion Di Suu:i"rg feeling t''T GEAR On
the su-ct ui cur slave property and he SENSITIVE
n'-! has increased daily, natl! Il has acquired III"
rgI:.,! sprclir-- al cIrhuac.': ~" wc!-h "i TEA
t!lr l. ROW agony. Selling "a once "n ms "r:'
known irci!U, mGG CHrr;n! /" H'""i IN. question:
which ind hitherto been matter al ""i"G;i'I br-
,.r,,n Whi.s ~ prapcrns. 81" Know. Nothing par
IS s.ccredrd III raising false l>ai,r, certainly III VIZ
:irn. and !n for ia" Vr"rid"n'!'i "e'"!uHnen'7
uiad, b, Massachusetts AMI "'ii'r abolition n;!''"'
Noihin. State wrii haze. carried In" day. There
ranr,p: ic y d,i Gt i.r w.!s H. ,'ru". Their: j.
cr.lin.v En ml..f"; rvcnss ah"n IL" party I" NJ
tract: il is equally certain Tie religious b. ."ily = L"t
n chai ac:rrs;c at the Southern people. certainly not
Of Hir,inia,f Nrkuuw too li;;!r u: foreign Iinnl.
.rntior NJ II an, evils which nay result from il. To
| rr, three pins inr The Maiur'h. ri!nm laws nat
few foreigners cam" among lis were Ht /" h-'"i p"r'
pn..., aud inal. H. good citizens. IL certainty ""'
aD' the rry c,c nj. -r!i!aL right - va" ihihc ni
vi oar rhnir, tor H." poor pre-" ~ kn'"tH" 81 Il
i.w srr" 2ns Can my ""r> npp"s" It va r"F."+.ty
which ml,ir '3,mn kuD% -N";nn--' Am! Yet !hnt
vas .hrir vote III !.!c other E.nveh'iuG Ai";' al
Ter tn" phl,.r PHI. Convention, niiL Ia" c"''cln-nt
dt,isiu ;h,'v supruG'r, ~ their ultra S'utr.ru n-
-on, i!,r Chains nj raurryrs. MARTYRS for H." sud!
Such j. the position tty s;:i cain - occupy. Ihci
- III lien T il. "" have, though virt":luu- rs; th"L
Srnt,s m urr rank an HE. Democracy has not clnn!"d
II i. the it hnS beer for ycar-. AIii" dGinlus!ra-
tive ,;.::v nj The country il hua rTcr" reason 10 r
proud md the prNriC, hau content. Never
uru i:,:t ;h. country been pr"sp"rn'i" never be-
fore lia- i!:c world larHll' advance III wealth.
strength. n!! ever c!ri'i wh''Ei c"nNt';ut'a ma
iiuna .s.,.p.ir.s. Not UI!y has the mon strobe into
;," rank If The first powers Of tn" earth, bit sIIr
hns the trratrst at thea Bound submissive ~ her
vii! hy the 9rca! law Of r"rcs>;y IL" law "i br,ad
~ the million -" them, aS n IL. The world. L." i".i'-
! ,!niiuu ui all law Rnd government. With DriI-
cratic sv-t,n vf iGXam aud administrative rXpeH-
oiiurr, the E.'ht n 10 Gr who'll: :!mict tie:
other in:i+h enough r my useful purpose, wc pre-
4rui the old wnI.l i!r s!"iIgr .lccnc!" "i Il mn
ton PAWN IL her IryiI psII:rii Az, Interest, nay
-irni..rc It'll, buying them W U"'Orr dn", and s'i
with millions III the treasury. y" one i more sen.
tile OF these bcr::ia rvsun,. franz Democratic ru.c
inn the people III t' SnniE, the glorious Democratic
South. tn party has been heretofore. still j., ihuk
Goo" the patty Il constitutional right AN! jCscr
niiL whi!" II ~ given tho Mort. I'll that va 'i
iur. u- equally Rendered I" ~ ~ "'"n. AMI i"i
this reason have b,n and ART s'!ll tn;il. ~ i!t
puriv-;nr ils rclsrm did rally M rrm,rc
lie standard ri Franklin Pierce, ind Tor this
In. i trumlh"i III -sn"- 0nr-everv contest n'l'rg
vs.. BET r.trtVis just pa, nGicE:"r IL strongly II:
we attached IL the party. there l. 2u!I.rt!.:ng
else we love bet'r-nyer Tnr better than Democracy
the a!nn Itself; Tor n u flry aTr convertible
trrInSour Stale Hovrreguty and irr:rrul equality
These r!.rii0!is plainly shnw, ~ unanimously
~ before vutr'i tor Pierce, surely will the South
now, Tor the arsane rr!is" that vn'r 10 All
Northern man. Alter cIunb!c Adjustment ut th'
ycX,.d question vt Territorial jurisdiction, 'rr have
seen iS~Ucs raised upon, not hy u. which havr ,nad
ia stand by rights. We have i!.e,, il
suea triumph in hiihrrtr Democratic atr"ut "!l.
| and the result, result with winch wc hal nntin
to dc, jus produced nn effect undouhtrd it is IL
! r,.ino~ai.le. Without the design, desire t" '.m
large OF Scriirrn wrcnGs nr 10 clum for her NOR
thn she will surely ci!iIu f. !irrsr rhnk ii ras
10 show fhGt ,hcs culrc r'S;.i!s with which North
rrn Democracy n; Irn% hn"c had ;, no. prove clear
Is Tint neat rHadicui", not s,v 81 r,!:;, GNg!I
t.. hr but, il would sHr"ari IN the c.s,n.: plc
-;irn,nl canvuss, mus! Of Necessity Toe, S"a;lcr