Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-10-10

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e ;n,,, hi. head in tho involuntary Impulse w. uo
mar w, W. EARNESTLY inplurc tn. attention Vi lc W.
pa" =, tho first Congressional District |" '"esS
o'I Iortrines and hope that, on ms '.i'
har tb.y will stamp lham WIN lhe sea- W ,nu na
LASTING condemnation Woe 10 me soI,M nH,hs +,
representatives cease 10 rctPeE' w., ami how sub
nI,.y the constitutional requirements " t, Sist,
ooey Wv. ,L. nsndatss Of the imperial tyrah,i H."''
mIssVe 10 ''e N'"u" WESrMuRELASp.
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| Oct. LIST, lsJO.
Eor NE Enqulrer.
CONGRESSIONAL CANVASS IN laE Fl"''
DISTRICT .,;,.,as
Nessrs. Edtors:--rhe Congressional va" 1T,
Messrs. Saunders and Garnet nav Roth of iLclI
,horourbly canvassed this county. no'" a,i. a Ja
I, I.'.;';od IMPRESSIONS Mr.. Saunders unhue NO
J, IMPRESSION lpolltlcaliy, OF co' 90
| mno1 MIR. Garnell very iaVhEaple hnP' ''''''
with ali parties, friends aud oppohs:,,s.., r,;.,.,t,
w. vii knew Mr. Garnet ~ sRliui pa" ',"''
a" nm shle unlitjcal writer, but we had no con
'",nn oC his mower as Il logical debater ana p"pu'"
nratur. lie combines just enough o tue S";;ua ~
| ora,,ry with .ul REFORMATION anu Gioso 's'ahI >,
make his speeches aJmifa rs "l a. !ra., nn
ardent enthusiuorr existing bore Tor any ha d" s,;E :"
Mr. Garnet. Friends aud opponents Wt!e S" ~,
ia.J 80: his truly eloquent and able bpceeho. w
,l, institution a bis country. we nave E, w.,
linn tine name, OYER here, o I.e i,lt'e H's,' sorv;ce
Ea., and We predict that aftsr lew IeAa I'll -;
in the cou.:cila Of the nation tiiis sT" H, Giant
~ p.nerL,l y accorded ~ hn as INA, W t:''
nf fh. Vest is accorded ~ Judge lJohRa''
Mr.. Saunders is one Of the noa! dol! ah4 HAlI'ei
rs,ug .peSkers | ever iisteiiru t'' iiI 80 -
such coninOn lgce remarks, anu Ills spceI: 'n,;
nrh negative character that 1t IL almost 'iPo 81
Ta +, max. ANYTHING of them. but occasoh"iy -h' :
Garuet draws from him soms n his slarlinS ""u ~,
i;or ,,;nvs of the constitution. Mr. Saunders gra'e -
.ers and reity.. ties that Congress has ho P"",'
the subject of slavery %, :e territories out ne ,;, If
taius that if he had been III ,on.:resS I" ''o
tha massage OF the Missouri Conpr6iiI,sS' ',:"s
,.b.b I'L interfere with slavery III he teiin' -
and therefore a.,.ardug to Mr.. Saunders, Hnai
tutional-he would hays voted for II rei' man,
assuil.I by Mr. GarDeti Tor h.s a'IS'H' " wcr.
strn;. ductr;ne he boldly declared 'n". '',T Ic, IN,
great occasions ~ the history OF eve .r"rard the
which the representative &c rsled on ~
constitution md the wishes of h.i f"'is'i In,
i,nin I,s SAYS "therg are certain Rredi tusS,"'',.
d, riudr the constitution taWrf W. 49,, hur.t
,y,rds Of fearful import. Explode me"n1 b ~ D
with violence, to drive ou'' 10 Ttlec. .rrord
iug ~ Mr. Saunders doctrine is bound I" OURS "','
,,;E,,enc. and reject the constitution NhAt u"
,r'n. dnci,ins i1r n Virsimian and Southern h'n'
70 assert Mr. 6ar;:eita reply 10 Islr'e u" :' I'D
and stsrlnE sentiments .ay powerful m,''.S -,
ny.rw heImiur and, ] doubt MOI, IIli Euh Inc "pp,'
t,i,n nf many of Mr. Saunders best trlenH' IN 'hr
c,uuty Mr.. Saunders avowI hlinseh "'o h,a
iu all cases OF diShgreehSSn' ue.n.
different sections Of the country. 10 '"'np
M. liz the present condition at The country
- ~ Wild 70 -. minority. 70 compromise nrlher
on the subject OF slavery :. 10 yield our rSh's III 's
nrnnrrty Whole prepared Ia 90 with Nr, SauhGers 10,
such Compromises The people o the f"e' ,;;s'..'
ara certainly not Were these views gcnerhi} e,
tertain.d 1outhern representatives. Tue Norm,
n numerical na,oruy IL Congress, wouIda every s'
sion hiring I'D embarrassing .ue9ois thal "ou'u ic
ouira III. South to compromise again aud 29aip' "n,
eysry right and every institution "i he south ""uI
he sacrificed ID their compromising dehah"f' anu
thus the South would literally become hn"ers I'll ""'
and drawers Of wafer To the hDiih. Inc a'o""' W
such doctrines rs these by Dir. Snund"is eau meyer
meet with the appreciation OF the people oi ms nS
rict and his irirnds have alrendy become a
and many of them regard has defeat us lhe'H"p'c'
Mr. Saunders was understood Ia assert thhl slhNeIS
could not exist without tbs Union. and that tins Souh
nusht Ia make almost any sacrifice required u pre-
serve the Union, and consequently their ''En'' !"
.lave property. Mr. Gnrnctt ihoroueh.y cApoS'"
the,S dangerous doctrines aud showed ihht one e"c
tanning tile,a sentiments would, o all other persons
n. I'm, mos; ACCESSIBLE to the Free-Soers III Con
= Mr. Saunders considers the p.saagc OF tho hunsns
Nebraska bill i'll timed and inlndic"u"> anu nse' -
I'm, C hs had bseu in Congress he wold hlSe Vo!eu
a,u.; it. and consequently with the entire aoo''o"
Tbn Ijib s.c,ion of tie american platform adopt
sd in June, lSoa in Philadelphia was reeaI"eo WI"
n.culi.r nrds by the American party al the n""!n'
~. tba Democratic party, were even thuhteh WIN
nnt l.iup 90 faithful Ia the South as themselves WIN"
were indeed mr. erc'!irnrr the chHnpl"lsni noG'ie"
riohts The principles announced III TINS i2h sec''on
we're indeed worthy Of any party IL contains po'I
ayoYaI of the constitutional rights n the Sout anu
. still more decided avuwa OF the American parry Oh
the south 10 maintain them at all hazards Hear the
bold and patriotic language ut me American n'E,i'
hers of the Legislature late as the lh OF last De-
ccEber. They say they met 40 sustain nu
ags ihOss ruly nsonal men who abide by and main
tain the l2h section " tho platform adopted ny Inc
American party and to decaie tiiai tis2 -t s0hse'
"a, mn ob0udon,nsnt or compromise OF tho principles IN
voved in that section, under any prc'ehce "nA's"'
eyer That any rrPudiaitOm, m0dIbrdf,0H or s"FHHS.
siam of the l2tl section implied by the eiectnii Oh
suv officer of unsound doubtful opinions, Wouu pe
n gross fraud upon those Southern men WI" nave
united with the American party upon The guarantees
uf the section aforesaid
Mr., Bolts | believe, has the honor OF being NE
first man in Virginia who took ground against the
un,riotic sediments contained in the l2'h section.
Il. il known to every Yoer III :he district, that NJ
Saunders the American candidate tor Congress IN tne
Erst District following in the footsteps OF MT. Bhtts
declares that the l2lh section ought To have been
stricken out because it was mistake TO put IL mere
Nov, vii not, ought not the blow which you aimed
at Mr. Eo;ts, IL The following language iail win
crushing effect Mr.. SauI:der2 TIE American can
didate for Congress. You say, 'thdi those soaher
nsn who in IN. present crisis, discourage the Union
of the South upon the basis oi the adjustment laid
down in the l2;l section. shall be visited win our nn
qualified detesaton, and cen 10 longer bb regarded
as national Americans. or "a worthy oi He s"'" VI
noi;iicfI confidence of Southern NEIL" Such %at
the language Of the American party i'll the last lie
gisature. A., u;
To bring the matter still closer home, the amer
can party OF tho counties ut Accomac and North
alnpton, Mt Il mnss meeting, held mt Accomnc Conr
Hvuse, on the 18th OF September. Js13, took th'
strongest grounds in favor vi the I'm soe'oh 81 th
American platform, aud declared they would supper
no man for office who was in favor OF repndlatiug
I.I,l, Of fha,, lnt
inrrn, Nov Americans of Northampton and Acco
mac, will you, "a: you far ANA so soon forget you
solemn and public pledges. 10 vote for Mr. Snui'
ders, who DECLARES that the ~: 5s2iion ought L
have been stricken out because j: va: S;otake Il
put it there go:
know Mr.. Saunders to be O gentleman OF hsl
character, distinguished for his learning aud his tai
ents, and shoulL 5e panied to think that, III "rn!
this hasty statement oil hs views had done HIM an
Injustice or attributed to him any sentiment that IL
Der. 3, 1855. MErOMPKIN.
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