Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-09-19

ior h'nseh No public man, no candidate tor high
Office can rghttnlly ask the sutYrages of ,b ,c,.'i
save upon the faith Of his public acs and Iccl.r,
nor has Mr. Fillmore asked them orh.rwis. In thS
absence Then OF any published evidence on m =,
point, close the discussion Of it with thrao sirr.
questions, the answers 10 which may furnish 1, ,h q
ern inen rule of action in this emergency Rrst y
does or d"es not the emphatic condemnation of at,.
gs!atve act Justify the expectation thar he vrn "
condemns will concur in and 0pprors its rcpeai SAN
cundy. has or has not Mr. Fillmore publicly ard e,u-A
phat!caly condemned the abrosnton by act OF S,nt
gress OF the Missouri restriction Thirdly, il
content to stand there. before Southern voters. wheA
ought they TO stand in the ides Of November ~
Dut mere ls third contestant in the f-ldtIe ~
cIent, iron ribbed Democracy. There il stupGs ANA
90 anu equipped cap PIE. with imposing m"n nut
WIN uhhu'nDcred sins upon its hoary head. Prd'n
heht among These III my humble opinion, is fh"' &
having Drought our present troubles upon us, hN -
ordinate duinence OF its lust for territorial a,G"
tiou, glazed over by the faacou. pratension az =, :.
tending the area OF freedom'-tLe demagogue's hoo.
by anu the hliibus!crs apology. That will be d.k
day Tor the country, when conservative old iue
Wings identify themselves with ,hs party. In dir
palmiest days they could only partially check, nnt
arrest the downward tendency of its misrue. Their
mission Is still and ever 10 combat its and
teract its Objectionable policy.
But with all its faults that party now stands f,r:t
alone IN its reliable DaOnalty-alone in its unQusi'-
fed pledge to maintain the present status Congress
sinnal legislation the slavery question. For the
Oh tnls plrQg6 tnelr oratOre at the
tings and their editors through The press are now
faithfully laboring Exceptions there may be hut
in general, even ON free soil, they up maatuy
to the Work. The party is planted on ihi. po.ry
their committal is cUnpletei with II they must ok
or swim. Their candidate, IN broadly pledged, ~
deeply committed as themselves, is Mr.. Buchanan.
the wisest, most conservative, must reliable Demo.
cratic asplrant TO the Presidency. They Gull h.T At
old togy. have an Instructive leaning IN of iogy.
ism, when put in competition with young American.
| wOuli tak HIM in fo u,r-L
promising sprig Of young America that Democrn'y
can boast.
This 10 no time TO struggle for party ascendancy
Nor, We must look to the country-its continuing
prosperity and greatness the Union lis ut.rr
ruin ont "f il. We must have President whu w,i!
uphold the Constitution nor, hs We interpret g. or ri!
is lost Let our inquiry then be, first, who OF the
candidates will stand firmly by uc; and secondly.
who Of those that will, has the iairest prosp.ct ut
Selfpreservatlon demands that III this crt.
vote with reference TO the greet issu., and ~
the availability of the candidates in the el1cr"u
Let save the Union now, through tho instrutDeutH'
lity of the Democracy, il need be, and oppos. 20
them hereafter, when occasion shall require the same
iudomitable spirit they have encountered IN us heTs-
| tofore. They who admit the peril and then refuse
this sacrifice to avert II, are IN danger OF mrrgnE'he
patriot in the partisan Now. the better to es'ina'H
the peril and the chances OF averiiDg II, let us c"u
slider the prospects of the several candidates. Be-
eving as conscientiousy do, that should Mr.. re-
mont succeed, the Union will not survive his admin
stration assume that il is cardinal object to Sc
cure the election Of safe by the people. Hes.
ven forfeud that the desnies Of thi- great county
should be committed TO the House of Representative
Is now constituted. Does any Southern mar fe'
differently, lot him cast bis eye upon the Speaker =
chair-let him contemplate the attitude Of that budy
| at this moment, and be warned. Docs he with d" +.
the lights before him. desire 10 send the election 10
that body in the forlorn hope Of thus securns the
election of bis partys candidatel For him, lhsve 20
| argument. "He Is j0!hed unto III, IDOLS.
To return then. That Mr. Fremont will receive M
immense majority OF the vote. in the slaveh"n'
ins States is beyond all qu.stion-precsey how ma
ny no can foresee. He might lose tweu;y-se' on
votes and stil be elected. The entire vote of The
South concentrated upon one candidate wouI" he ~
adeq uate elect him. No reasonable man will deny
| that should the South be divided, Mr.. Fremont wl'l
receive sufficient number Of Northern votes 10 DO
feat an election by the people. The practical qr.s'
tjon for US IT, which of the two, Mr. Buchanan 90 Mr.
Fillmore, has the fairest chance OF obtaining, III tue
non. eholding States. such number Of votes -.
united with the entire vote Of the Snnth, vii! s+cofe
h;s election by the people. Mr.. FilInore't hopes,
North of Mason and Dixon's line, rest upon New
York. Be not deceived by the Assertions ot the par
tzan press. He has no toothnd elsewhere, IN ihh'
section On what foundation do his hopes re-t! Ia ~
York; Looking to the numerous iactlefs INTO "h!ch
the people Of that State have Of late been d,T'oed
and subdivided, the notorious loosenins .! ancient
party ties and their known procIvi:y to treesoen.
submit tn every candid mind the Question ID Il aee
in All issue so important and so doubtful ~ baso d
expectation that the South could obtain help epous1
from the North to elect Mr.. Fillmore. What are lit
Buchauan's prospects 7 Ii ia as Tar removed from
doubt as such al event can well be- that tho uJoie
old keystone State will stand by the Union and Gy
her ilustrous son in this contest. There good
son to hope that New Jersey will do likewise. 1hrst
two with the unanimous vote Of the South. w"aid
elect Mr. Buchanan. His prospects in those t"O
States are far brighter, think, than Mr. Fillmore
in New York. But again, TO borrow phrase. Mr
Buchanan has, in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Con
nectcut a margin, which Mr. Fillmore has no wherY
Should the former lose New Jersey there Is Il nope
that out of those four States, the loss would Dc made
good. do not mention them III any other conneo
ton, because fear more than hope from theiE.
In one word, then, were this a contest between MI
| Fillmore and Mr. Buchanan, and were Hssurgd thS
Mr.. Fillmore would oppose himself to the rest ra"r
ug the Missouri restrciion would vote for him wItt
uuspeakable pleasure. But being satisfied hey Dnd al
doubt, that il is in fact contest between DR. bD'hn
nan aud Mr.. Fremont: that MIR. Buchanan, ~ Pr"si
dent, will interpose all the power OF his admInstr1
ton TO preserve unimpared, the constitutional rIGt
of the South, and the perpetuity Of the Union, ~hs
his real competitor would unscrupulousy ramplo OF
the former with full knowledge that he thereby I'm.
pcrled the latter, say, let every Southern eecio'r
vote be cast for the Democratic nominee. Let Genr
ga do so laying al party prejudices aud Hfintes, n
an Offering, the altar Of common country. IL
aid in this result, no need sever any exirng par
~ ties nor need he form new ones. For uiyscu,
dsclaim any such purpose.
have, my dear cir, uenn unwilling to obtrude M
opinions upon public attention, but do not thar
can, with proprlety, refuse to place in your ha'
this hasty aud imperfect expression OF heln s"N'
tn your sound discretion the To be made o:
Respectfully, &c. CHARLES JENhlN>'
DIR. w. WILLINGHAM.