Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-12-09


improper time 10 take il up Bat il il was legitimate
ad constitutional question aud was proper 10 be suo-
int"d by ih- President in his annual message, then
il wrs especially proper Question tar Congress 10
""nri'ier. The President was, therefore, respnna'bie
fnr the commencement of this agitation, u blame
was 10 b. cast any for that, for nearly ONE
haf Of that m"ssGg. is taken up with the discussion
OF rhe suij-ct q: slavery.
Mr. Wade hen proceeded 10 charge the President
with having prnnuunred & lihe! upon a large ms 'r
" III the p-"I" "t OlIin, impugning the motives at
l. u men who cast their votes for Mr.. Fremont IN
the recent Presidential election. Were they TO be
as.ailed from the Executive mansion, simply be-
cause they had fl; 20 discharges their duty III
manner different from that which the President ap
proved! Was he to shield himself behind what he
called hs constitutional privileges TO SANDER, traduce
aud abuse large majority o' the people ct more
than Ona halt the States of the Union He hnd
charged them with ednpin. principles which, carried
out, would lead civil war; the drrruptlon OF the
government. and dissolution cf the Union.
That charr" comes with i'll grace from the Presl-
dent, who the Hp"lrgist and supporter ot those
VIII" have committed the most gross and in-I Icusaoe
"u'ragcs III kansas He talked in his message AS II
the election of Mr. Buchanan wac Hu eudoraenent oi
hi. administration. Dad h.. not know that the De-
mncra,ic party did nor dare to r.m"minaie him on
account oi his completely with the Kansas sfalrs!-
Ii the avOwal had been openly made before fhe cleo
ton ~ II since by the Senator from Virginia,
iMr. Maion,) that the South claims the right OF eX.
pau-uu for slavery much its protection where
il exists the frtemen of the North would have given
almost unann,us verdict against that party. The
election was thus carried by shrewd and adroit man
agrrs by concealing before the election what WAS
now Rvowed. In SOME S:ates II WAS claimed that
Mr.. Buchanan was the mott reliable canddafe 10 se
cure III" freedom ot knrsa4, and they Nd Eags 10
scrib.d "Duchantn. BrerkiRridg. and Free kausas
'rnis ;urihr. proved by tise result IN Illinois
There the question VA. fairy Presented IN the two
candidates rur Governor. Dmc wa the chit engineer
nt the Nebraska hi!I through The House Ut Rrprrs-n
taiivcs, am y4ln-t hIin WAS p.tri man who h"d
opposed thai BIi inch BY iEcfi, ard the iormer was
overwhelmingly defeated. A denomination ui Ia"
present Cnic Magistrate would have led 10 similar
Result.
Mr. Bu:lcr observed that he came to the Senate at
this with determination not to allow himself
TO be drawn iniu t discussion Of any suhec, except.
iny such lryitima'cy belonged tn the business oi
Congress He. however, irt called upon 10 utter
few words in reply t. tie remarks which Tell from the
| Srnaior from Oi..n, (Mr. Wade And he gave il as
his deliberate opinion :haf although tho South wer"
~ body. loyal ~ the Cn!on rs any other portion
nf the Rc?uhlic, In ii.uc mi ,ht cune when con
rnuanc- oi the roniri racy mgn, be NJ longer desi,
rattle. When the Northern perps. shall have gained
| sarh a-crDItuCy over ihi- government, by means
nt ;hrr numerical strength, NJ 10 inskc II govern
u"nt be administered under the l"rms Of the Union
withoutrsgsrd To the constitution; whenever II shoui
com. tn ih- point that iry hnuld declare that slave
au.d-r should 10; b- Prc.il-ut oT Vice President o
h- United States. the S"uth could uO longer conaeni
10 remain IN Union where they should be compelled
| 10 take a subordinate position.
In t. p III. objection that President Pierce was
the first President nho had Introduced discussions oa
slavery INTO his m-2sag@, Mr. Butler said that IN thr
times r WashugtHn etf-rsun and Madison there were
no sectional issues. There occasion for such mp
peAl. TO the patrofic heart but who msl-d II
Judgment t. return the paths in which the founders
! Of our government troi. Tie South never hes madt
sectional izs,,r-. H.. then proceed Il 10 show tina
thu slave S!rrs were tnH-shnE. and the institution
IL .liaFa I'm NnFfh IN
eavor IL r,rcfrn' ii. Horc:.rct" l" IN article which
appeared in IL, Ei"bu: Review of October last viii
fyrE the South ad said !; b":r the cnr-nArks o: IA"
~ been written in this country Tho a5"Htonls
had brought into t!r -"ryc- The public press "t GFe'
Britain Mt u. i..ii- tn: rival aIl c:.emy Of this coaii
! nv II. would ike To know who wrote TINT article
| Mr. Benjamin state! tia: 1t was written by gen
t,emau in Nvw Ic:...
| Several S-.a;Ors a:ieG., 'N!o is be I!
Mr. BENJAMIN declined giving HE name,
MIR. Butler hoped the country would take notce o
the fact.
Mr. Rusk remarked that since he was here at tn
last SESSION uf Congress the program of the kepue
cans seemed to have hecu changed. The wounds u
krugrs wr.rs s;aunched nud nothing Is heard oi ne
hi-ti,ny now the theme a: present is the preSerVa
ton OF the Uni"n. He thought the Cnlon would al
ought to be preserved, 80 !ou ~ It AVE 'qGaI nights
a =-c;iOus OF Ihr county, but wn-r.v-r s rights AN
privilege. ehuui be III equally O. irioutcG ana 10 IN
I"rm u, u; The South, liz continuance would no lou
,rr d" nrstrG"'.
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