Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-10-21
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POLITICAL DISCUSSION IN NORTHuMBER'

LAND.
NSsrs EditorS Mersls. Saunders ANA Garnett, the
Congress oi, candidates for tins District, addressed
the nruple of Northumberland at their last court
Mr. cnruett led off in one Of the most beautiful to'
uueni inlpassioned aud logical arguments 20 WINCH
il was ever my good fortune 20 lIslen lie spoke an
hour aud hail, rivetiug the attention ot me VAST
GROVE, present the whole time. \ distinguished law
YER who sMt by during the delivery oi The speech
observed tina, il was aler and more effective
speech than Senator Hunter could make. He rs EN-
phutrully "th- little giant ut the Fast Ana one
ui our Know Nothing lawyers, Who was intihner
uC IN. Convention that nominated Mr. Saurh'is, ur-
inr,l that l. was only good tuut bail for Mr. inr-
nett In the course q" Mr. Garnet speech, he hind'
ed 10 the tact, that the Know Nothing Convention
t,at met nj S;auuton, and over winch Mr. Shulh'''S
nresid,, had ,visr.raied the Philadelphia platform
of June the 9TH 1856 striking from the famous l2Ih
section and with studied care. omitted tue words
slave and slavery. Why, Asked Mr. Hd:netI' dil Tue
y,nicmnms Suuutou Convention omit that part "i
the old platform which pledged the party I" MANI ain
the Furiiye Slave Law, aud 10 cease from tho lar
Their agitation Of the -uhj-c, OF slavery! And why
did that Convention, with the gentleman at us head,
s., carefully refrain from the very mention OF the
word slavery!
Mr. Saunders, in reply, SAID that the Siaunt"n Con-
vcn.un al asseInIitge I" ir2iuia'is anu that
II was true il did carefully omit the words slave aud
slavery in the platform, which II pr"naI-cd. His
h. boldly declared was done, because the party III
Virginia was unwilling To offend the seh,biieS oi
WAS literally crushing. IN tervi .!"lucmce tie burn.
ug words came lrnping from his lips Ike the torrent
from the moun,niu's brow Wih the InIckn"ss "i
lightning he seized np" every position ana ar
of ms uu,uurni and turned them nGnIn.t him with
overwhelming ,iirct. lie asked, IL slavery =" dain
ing in the eyes al God aud mnn that Southern Save
holders nr. ,sIiAn and afraid 10 mention Inc name
I'm a platform put urh by southern Convection =
And sinai! ii. people OF this, the largest shv'h"d,ng
district in the state he told by m no hsrrS Ia De-
come their rcIS sentative on the n""r "l congress,
| and who moss nsks their votes Tor that purpose that
slavery is ~ great Accumulation III the Eyes n me
| world nnd rspeciay III the eyes OF Northern hn"w'
Nothugs that the name shall he stricken from
our party cre,ds. lest il offended ears polite, anu
| shocked the seIsbities ut Northern lanair'' ;ee-
soil.rs and ahuIliiunsts! Shall NIrgiuians panGer
To the prcudlcrs of Northern iannilcs rs To ignore
| their own dearly cherished Institution Tell II
not at GATH publish it not in the streets o AskaOn'
The gentleman is either ashamed al the iiisiltut'onS
of the people whose representative he would become
or u. has Lot the moral Courage 20 stand iurih colly
in their defence. In either case, he ia unit to be eel
up az the exponent of the principles and views 81 the
Iuol1e of this large slaveholdng District. For my
self said Mr.. Garnett, am for enbIah"nIns he word
slavery upon all our banners setting 1t tortl, ~ b",
rciei IN all party crerds, and defending H. 1t need
be- with my lies blood; regarding II IA do, as next
10 the Christian religion the best aud most constrVa
tive Institution ever vouchsated from God 10 mall
Upon its preservation depends the preservation o ou'
| tree Constitution and TINT of the Union. And no inni
holding other View, auO least Ol hIl
the milk aud i.uuring views "l my worthy OPP
| uoncn properly defend this institution against The
fierce and uucpusing attncks ot The Northern ASS"
ciates whose seusibllies he seems so unwilling to
offend. Why III it that the genii,nnn' aud The
| l,artv with which ne acts, are r" lender looted
| upon the subject OF slavery They profess IL
| hr rs sound upon tho question "f sinvrry AZ The
| Demncrrlic party! Is il that their Northern allies
the sreut bulk OF the party, ars ~ utterly un'"und
and rotten upon the suher; nf slavery that the 'arf
| Of nv iruiIin Convention nj
Virginia creed will cause them 10 Ec IT jccied and cas-
out by their Northern allies ~ unhciy aud uTc!rhn
and therefore unfit to be allowed the association will
their immaculate hghnesses o the North Ii tins b.
the reason, land Of thIs there he no Doubt IL
not high time that every good and true Northern maj
had renuunced his connection with Northern Know
Nuhngism, and had come 10 the rescue OF Norther'
Democrats, who were everywhere speaking III defence
ui Southern rights and Southern institutions, tn
equality ut the States, the Constitution and th
Union.
In abiding to the Kansas Nebraska Bill, whicl
opens the territories OF the Union equally to all por
lions Of tho Union, he said that was voted for u.
almost the entire Southern members Of Cungress.-
and that the entire Wing party at the South approved
and app!auded it AT the time OF is passage: INA
the Wing press Of Virginia sustained II, win III
exception of an Abolition Wing paper in the town
Wheeling, the editor OF which afterwards drum
med out Of the State. Pointing his finger at kuo"
Nulhings in different parts of the house, he vocIirra
ted Eighteen, yes, eight months ago. you sustaine
, il, and you, sir-and you, strand yuu sir. Ever
man in this vus assemblage then approved ana sns
tanned it. And yet my friend tpoiniiug al MIR. Sau
dcrs) tells you thar, had he been member OF Con
gress at the time, he would have voted against IN
hill. Yes, gentlemen, lie would have voted agalns
Dixon, Tu0nbs Pratt, Pearcc, JONES' Benjamin an
Badger, together with the almost entire Wing an
Democratic parties South and majority OF the De
mucratic party North and against your wishes nm
interest. And he would have voted with Summer
Hale Chase, Wade aud Gnidings, and tho whole hos
q. Northern taiat!cs, trer.surrs and a6ntohlSt'
aul. your interests Picture yourselves. gentle
men, The scene IN Congress at the passage oil ls o
There sat the Southern members, together win
minority Of the Northern Democratic members, nu
bly, sustaining Southern ighis and Southern ihsttu
tuns, and the equality OF the States; but the STATED
form of my friend was not part OF that sue OF I'D
picture. Turning the eye To the other side oi III
house it rests upon Sumner, Hale, Chase, Wadt
GiddrIgs and the emhatted hosts Of Northern ialia
ics free soers and aboi,iunsls ali irrcey battiin
against you aud your rights, State equality, IN
Constitution aud the Union, and III Tie lnd'
of this nglorious crowd appears the mnJ"st'
, figure of my friend, like Saul among III
nrnrle,s Give me, said Mr.. Garhrit buchanan, CIV
m. Fillmore, give Inc almost any body in preference
To this Southern soft. In c"nciuslon' AR, Harne
urged the people to return 10 tile g""u o'u '"G''
doctrines of Us und 99, doctrines winch Inc oia ~
party contcndcd II adhered more c'se', y, ."" az.
Democratic. party. Washington, when column alt.
7 column had given way nj the baitle ct Monlnouli
cried out "let the Yirgm,aline he led ny ana placed
front Ii that shall give way, then viii a' oe 1ost
So seutIemcu let us bring up the Old Virginia pt't
cp.es. aud keep them in front. Then the eqnal"y
the States, the Constitution and the UNION WI" NC PIX
. served and pcrpetuaed.
The excitement produced by Mr.. Garnet speec
great thai minutes ransplred before OF
der sufficiently restored for Mr. Saunders 10 Pre-
coed with his reply The work goes bravely on. III
Garnett, by his bold fearless, and manly support
the constitutional rights Of the South, his burnln
. eloquence and massive argument. is winning gode
t opinions alike from Wings, Know. Nothings and DE
mocrats and the Democrats are winning daily accet
sious everywhere in the District. His election is al
ready placed beyond peradventure Old West
inorelaud is nearly revolutonized, notwithstsndip
the assertion of Vsitors' informant the contrary