Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-09-16

r0'cr aHd one tongue dorm with he kgnsus NbraSka
6W and Tins ech0 The sentiment ot tie Black Repnbi-
can party. Only two Of Mr.. Fillmore's Northern
friends in Congress voted against the recent bill res.
:orlug the Missouri Compromise. In lndiana there IS
an 0p'a arored 0nI complete nnion bGtrecn tie tmo
p0riiPs. They have formed the same electoral ticket
in the language ofthe leading Fillmore paper THE
cause OF the one is the cause Of the other. Know.
Nothingsm and Black Republicanisrn indssolu.
| bly, joined together in holy wedock." No longer
throughout the entire North, is the old watch word
of the American party heard" Americans must rule
America This is not in all their thoughts, and
don't believe II ever was but for the purpose OF de-.
cepon and fraud. Their real principle IT, the North
ought to rule America. "Oh ye PharseeS hypOcrites.
there is no aithiulness in your mouths your inward
part is very wickedness your throat is an open Sc
pulchre; you aiter with your tongue, and you ont.
rardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye
full ot hypocrisy and iniquty." But this is all.
nor il it the worst of it, notwithstanding all this 1
might have voted for Mr.. Fillmore trusting to his
patriotism and conserva alsn to rebuke aud check this
sectional spirit had The Amcrtcan party al tie S0uth
Stood FIRMLY by the kAnsaS Ill., endorsed its principles
and insisted upon their support. Alas TO their shame
be il said, they have loved Caesar more than Rome,
their party better than their country They haze de-
scrt1d the South IN this the hOur ot her danger and
united ruth her foes.
Like Balak OF old who sent a message unto Ba-
sam, to come and curse the 1sraetes for him, that
he might drive them out Of the land, 50 the Amer-
can party at the North have called upon their breh
rem at the South, to for them the kansa4- Ne
braska bill anu its friends, that they may BIZ able 10
drive them out of the land that belongs equally to
| both; but unlike Balaam, who obeyed the command
Of God rather than of Balak, and blessed the Israel
ties instead Of cursing them, the Southern Americans
have obeyed the command of their party rather than
the voice Of duty 10 their country and the South.
and they have therefore cursed the Kansas bill and
its friends, and are continuing to curse It now every
day. Some OF them openly advocate It's repeal -
others more cautious denounce 1t al a cheat ana q
tt. do 1 lIH-
| | am at loss TO conceive how this be- II they
honestly believe the Kansas bill to be cheat and a
fraud, they cannot, as honest men. II seems to me- DO
otherwise than vote for its repeal. BY the Missouri
| Compromise. Kansas would have been tree STATE
because il is North Of the Missouri line wv It un-
der the principles contained in the Kansas bill! she
| becomes a slave State, how III the name of honesty
and good faith, can those men who believe that bill
TO br cheat aud fraud vote for her admission INTO
! the Union! How can they consent to receive stolen
property! As honest men they cannot thus consent
10 cheat the North out Of their territory, any sooner
than they could consent to cheat neghbor out OF
his land, or acquire any of his property by traudu'
lent and dishonest means. They must therefore vote
| when the question comes up with their brethren OF
the North for the repeal of the Kansas bill and the
restoration of the Missouri Compromise.
| Mr. Fillmore, with his views the exercise OF the
veto power and the sentiments expressed III MS 80,
chester speech in which he denounces the repeal OF
| the Missouri Compromise as "Pandora's box out OF
which have issued all the political evils that now at
hct the country, could not do otherwise than sane
tion bill restoring this compromise and repeating
the Kansas bill. He has bceR rr'ten TO recently by
NJ kcndaU american assistant Eiector for the coun
IN of Oranyc, asking whcther he romid or nr0nld not
sanction such aH aud lie replied by sending has Ro
chester speech. nm required i remain IN the AmrL
can Darty 10 sanction its c0urse upon h,s all d5sor6
ing gucSi,on, 10 denouncc The Kansas Bill and c0nse
gurnily To ddr0catc its repeal and e restoration o M'
Missouri Compromise. / cannot do It, will not do II
| should b. false to myself to my known opinions or
this question, false to the duty which owe my STATE
and my Country, were | TO consent to such course
In INV opinion ID nothing nor less than treason
Ia the South. entertain the same opinion about the
Missouri Compromise that most OF The American par
~ do about the Kansas Bill. believe, and have al
ways believed, that it was cheat and fraud. lht
North have never kept it, and they never meant t'
keep il in good faith But for the Democratic party
ofthe North which has always been willing to sanC
by the Constitution and its compromises, the Soutl
never would have gained any slave States under I'M
Missouri COMPROMISE. Florida and Texas would
have been refused admission into the Union because
they recognized slavery in their constitution but 10
the Democratic party AT the North. Neither ot the
received solitary vote from any other party AT IN
Ncrth The Fugitive Slave Law only received fhre
votes from the North outside OF the Democratic par
ty and therefore could not have been passed out 10
, that party. The Kansas Bill did not receive Vol
from any other party at the North but the Democrats
| party II has not single friend IN thar p"rtio
of the Union outside Of the Democratic party Al IN
South, where upon IFS passage il received the entir
yOt. of all parties with the exception OF TWO III th
Senate and seven in the House of Representatives
strange to say, the American and Old Line "h's
parties are now arrsyed against II.
This is now the only issue in the present campaign
Upon this issue coincide fully as | have ever DOM
with the position of the Democratic party, and be
eve it is the only party upon which the South cal
with safety rely in the present Crisis. nave peVt
differed with that party save on one question. ma
question is not in this or If 1t ID II is swallow
ed up and rendered comparatively insignificant III th
great sectional contest in which we are now engaged
therefore return to the Democratic party to thro"
what tle weight may be able to control into The sca
of those who are fighting the battles OF the Constitution
and the Union, and shall vote with great deal o
pleasure for their candidates, James Buchanan ant
John c. Breckinrdge. have come to this conclu
sion after long and anxious delberation, and with
soemn conviction Of my duty. know that naV
nothing to gain by this COURSE Had consulted III,
personal interest ease, should nave remained
where was with the American party. know tina
in separating from that party, am separating from
most of my warmest and best frlends-irlends wh'
have delighted to honor and sustain me. owe theT
debt of gratitude which | would gladly repay
any personal service could render them but can
not consistently with my conscience, with my sens
of Justice and of right, with my convictions OF duty
my country and the South, consent TO act win then
in the present contest. | believe most ot you ar
honest in the opinions you express and the principle
you advocate. believe most OF you are ac'ualea o.
patriotic purposes, and ask that you will extend I'd
like charity to me; but if this Is denied me anu W
motives should be assaiied and mpugned, cohTcou
rectitude of purpose will sustain me amid all lhe a
athcmas that may be hurled against me- l no" re
spectfully resign the Presidency ot your Cno Scnte
men, and with my best wishes for your indIfidu1
happiness and prosperity, am win great respec'
''D' GEORGE D. GRAY.