Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-01-11

appeal, il establishes they think the Constitutional
oovSr to rrrc;, :"th without reason ussi. .,nri
VIII II b" denied that fh" South were strongly in
favor OF exercising THEIR Constitutional UJirtr, II ;h'y
could have commended ;ic numbers, 10 reject the
application cf California into the Union, exclusively
on the irngHd that sn"Gry WIS not recognized in her
Constiiution?-an vii, il he pretended TINT the pow
er IL given Ia the South 10 reject fec State ard the
sa- power withheld from the North ~ rel eot slave
State
Bat The ex 'rcse nf the power Is totally different
question. Heretofore the statesmen Of the South
have chief" been content 10 remDnstrec against the
exercise OF the power, ani II those who adopted the
l2,h section had been guided by he greater lights
that had adorned our country, such as Clay, LGwnrs
P!nrknty and others, aad Inve confined themselves
10 Gn uhJec!ion or renos':ance against the Grsc'sf
If Tie p,wsr, they might have iutiud thousand, Of ad
v0catrs, both North and Suuth, who are not prepared
TO deny power that to rhe vision Of many nf the
present day. and to most of the last genernfIon IL
clearly. explicitly and empha'icalv givnn and what
more could ask than that if the power Is given,
shali not te exercisedl
And il il for such declaration as this which does
hot destroy Ihe power if it does exist aud cannot be
necessary If il DOES not eI-r, that asked 10
dissolve this great National American party, (which
il the only pnry that the South with safety rely
uponl unless the North will wheel into line, and do
nnd sny, whatever Inny DO demanded by the iutem-
ptrhtr and unret!rcnY lluspnrS Of tho South; some
ni whom, now conending for the 18th section rs II
The wh"ir institution Of slavery rested upon II, have
been heard rrcrntly tO declare that they did not care
how snun the Union wa. dissolved, aud others who
were sti-nuous advocate. for IN. Nashville Cuuyen.
ton uf 1859, which was called for the purpose OF
bringing ahou, dissolution, the event ot the pas.
sage of tbs Compromise measures Of that year. can
consent adopt such lraders nor allow them to
control my action
Tbs day il not distant when VIC shall be sustained
| BY the National American party in convention, and
by the Intelligence of the whole country of course
d" not expect the Democracy to accord with III, for
it renders their dcl.ar inevitable, and this alone should
be enough to reconcile ia 20 il.
Allow Ire tn tonder Ia yn. my denr sir, the Offer
ilIs If grateful heart. rIr the terms III which You
have been pleased 10 communicate The action n liz,
Council over which You have hr Iinnor to preside
and 10 repeat nv everlasting obligations to the mem
bcrs Of the Council for their gencrou. support and 10
assurr them that having acquired some knowledge nI
| the difference in the organization Of the minds U.
men, have LONG since learned 10 tolerate difl rencr
| of opinion without aSGrib:ug unworthy motives III
those who may honestly differ will; me in opinion
! either upon principle or policy. aIp aware that all
men do no, So. through the same mr1iu.u and that
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cause nave no srh''D.' a rthsohno.s "nu P.ac'ca
We've 10 sup,i'. ina 'n'e'cs'7 "l .n'' county as'
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Inc as!hag""ue i'r lhe li'r' Dnt 'her 'a'ai ehecF
in,ls' oe lei! sooner or lt'er.
N"'hlns 's eh+'rr tha, {" ma ianN' where mere
prrhrert''"h in 10 s"; ana II Is OXEN more cor
venirnt 10 c"nG'inM m argument man 10 answer II
or the tran OF these TWO propositions daily evidence
is furnished All a'k iTio bc treated with The san'
courtesy extend 10 other, and to be measured ol
me ."inr staGdarG apply I" them.
vi one lhlll@ nave maze no secret ana nave al
ways been ready to proclaim IT. and that 49, thai ai
NM'oHHf IN all my vIew-' .N"'""n' IN heart, NM''aa
IN IN mind A"to"nI IN speech whether ! am IN I'M
Norm or 'hs nou'h ana tnh' ~" no, NIX myself u!
WIN any src'oni r? "r 9"n..crn' up"'
any question: or Tor any Purl""' or upon my peeA
whatever even 10 ont"l ~. ires'de'cy Tor ne
Plant !ays"!i upon shr coh''i'utl"h ana IN" Cohs'l
tuition Faithfully administered affords I" me ana lnn'
al! .!lr rrorc'nn "a'' "gaii't all "hsr"achnent"
and IRON all quarters; III" s%y' nnhe"@'ihgly, nh'
rsGard!e.s Oh consequences, tHHt me Er."t 9ouy q
the Northsrn peopi,i "rn h.n'ous ~ so' ~" o. o, :"
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