Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-08-12
Correspondence Of the Enquirer.


drii susais his authority. The Voice Of the nation
Is undoubtedly for Eparcro, and in The end, the de-
pa'tments cannot fail tu triumph over the Capital
But where Espartero is one knows whose lips are
not sealed. He Ray be InrarcerHted III loathsoine
dungeon by the order IF ODonne!l, or he may have
hceii assnssiuaed The situation Of Isabella is
pcrI.ous in the ex,rcme. Her le,hroncmen. is emf
| neny probable. Louis Napoleon, more than ever
covets ie crown of Spain since Tie birth Of his son
lie must make provision, III one way OF ahotheE Tor
his refractory cousin, jerome Napoleon, whom no.
thing will satisfy of lower grade than the rule OF
| Spain This sciun rouge Of the Bonaparte dynasty
was ths heir .xpecan' of the throne OF France, until
| EgScnlas delivery u! u bog. After thar event ne
inlnGtd the hope that lie wou!d at caet ot nesi"na
ted ns Reg sn;, il should be selected When inc
| mo;lier however, chosen 10 act III the event o!
| :iIc fathers death, hr Prince became so canoEous'
Oh account Of the EIuperors justice, that he was
-un'N"''.y Grtered TO quit Franc ana proceed on
Cruise - the North Sea aud the Bn!t!c. Alter his
departure, Louis Napoleon bc;uok himself to Plom-
h!eres, the region OF the Eusgcs, where, it is sus-
prcted he has been deliberately engaged IN planning
the Spanish coup dc!0t. Certain il is he can nc' er
| enjoy moments repuse until satisfactory arrange
ment is made for his RESTLESS and Indignant cousu-
He is weighed down with care, from this and other
cIl,.es aud there those u. his admirers who nt
that he would gladly be relieved from the res
| possibilities which he took upon himself on the I'd
Ut December, 1852. | think You will hear OF the
traaspirng of great events in Spain not elsewhere
il continental Europe before tie close oi tins year.
Sun" of these events may affect the South to sn oil.
most rnuuS degree. suppose. for instance, TINT the
emancipation of slavery in CuhG should be decrecd
at Madrid, would il not produce such Is shock upon
Southern citizens no other political occurrence
could produce! In this connection shall take occa-
sion express my views fully ia subsequent letter
Despite ot The distance am from the scene oi
action, find my feelings innrdnately enlisted IN the
Presidential cuuvass. sometimes fear that our tick
Il nny fail and that th:uug! The apathy Of one or
m2rc of :he savci0,d!ug States. Wcrc | sure that
Of them would alter in the discharge of their
Guty-!n the discharge o such Gnty as never was
imposed bctorc-I would consider the election of Mr.
Buchanan almost rs guG, ~ II tIt0cc0mPh. That he
will carry his own beloved renrsylvania there is
scarcely The shadow of doubl; and think Cailor
mia is also c-rtGE TO bcs.dw her vote upon him.
Col. Fremont, quite persuaded. will not re-
ceive an electoral vote in any Of the saveholdins
States. imagine that he does not expect one. How
can hr! BY accepting the Pni!a!ephia Platform he
declared war rot nny against the State OF his lavi-
ty but against every STATE in which the institution OF
slavery is established. He not only turned tfaor to
the South, but openly accepted the reward OF his trea
son! Under such circumstances no true Southsrner
bes;Vw his vote upon him, much less consent 10
vote one of his electors. wish could ire ns
entirely sure that Mr.. Fillmore il 10 receive no South
ern support as a:n That Col. Fremont will not. But
cannot dismiss the apprehension which entertain,
thai he is 10 lead OFF some u the old wing States OF
the South, which disposed to battle against the
Democracy. And yet il wJui! be so unnatural were
!
til" South.
ii there was the slightest chance for Mr.. Fillmore
:n carry Northern State, there would Al Least be the
shadow Of excuse Tor his friends II tho South TO
adhere him. Bat when it ia perfectly pspahle THAI
IL, do such thing he must be regarded by the
South "a wolf in Sleeps co;hinc and 'reated ac-
cordImsy. Suppose that !ic should receive Tie vote
Of one slave State that vote might be the means
of defeating the South in the great batti. which 1t
has pleased the North to wage againstit. Little De.
! ,.wlrc alone might eifec:ua'e thl. depioTable and
perhaps fatal result far ss TIC lc!cn ;s conccrned
will explain: The aggregate "u:3 OF The slaveioid-
Iug States is 10 Delaware sub:racted theretforn
w0ud l-ave IL. II, thy@ Mr. Buchanan shonld re
crv- those ~ votes and the vo"- ot Pennsylvania
and California, amounting 20 II more, one vote
| more woalG Se required 10 elect him: lhis ne
might Hot he enabled t" Obtain. The conse-
uu-"ce would be that the election would 20 into the
House of Representatives. where. as that body IL
| al present constituted. Cu!. FreIno:ts election wOuo
! assurcdy occur Thus Delaware wocid nave the de,
gruding notUs"ty Of having sacrhced the oouth ahc
d.siroyed the Union FOR In ircc To express my De
lief that the Union could not possibly hre through
Presidential term of Frn.-o rule. have regarded
Mr.. Fillmore, in common with thousands of Soulh
| runs. IA u to.rably fair New York politician, bu
,yithuu: possessing any properly defined opinions o
TN. obligations imposed upon the Federal Govern
mant by the Constitution, and IN the abstract ar
American patriot. II he renaIns in the field, how
ever, even this qualified opinion OF his merits must bt
changed. Seishnesa upon the rule Or RUM principle
will III that case be the predomnating motive when
Gciuates him. There Is something mcnstrous III the
idea Of seeking the Presidency through the House o
Representatives. when the aspirant is backed by g
plurality of votea, bur srk it through single State
even two three, four ve or six States, Is to con
nvc at the subversion Of our system ot government
! Ii Mr. Fillmore does not seek it, then he does that
which is jus; as bad perhaps worse. lie Uses his
Southern friends for e purpose of delivering them
! over To Free.oil President. In ills view o! the
matter how can any citizen OF slavcholding State
! reconcile it TO himself to bestow his suffrage upon
! him
| implore Southcrners, hs they vuiue the land OF
their nativity, Us they cherish the institution under
which they were born and educated, as they desire
prosperous and durable rcpGse, they yenerate the
memories Of the iliustrOus founders OF the Republic
"a utterly repudatc the candidacy Of Mr.. Fillmore
Their cause Is ius and therefore strong. They them
selves may weaken it without palpable treachery
to tn; blessings which have been so happily vouch.
s.iei to them. Frmness now will mako them power
! .ul hercafter-pUweriui mol IN beugerance, out ID
council Let them stand shoulder to shoulder III the
nppruaching contest aud with Pennsylvania and Cal.
tornia their backs, they may challenge the worst
| trust that there other nou-s!avehodinS States
that will ais, be with them; but whether or not, with
the two designated secure, they will ever have re
able working mtjority in the government.
| cannot contemplate the possibility OF the election
of Coll Fremont with any degree Ot composure. The
| thought is ds;racng Gne. His nomination seems
to have frightened even the elder and Younger IN Bu'
rens out of their trcesOli prucves. Alter accom-
! ulishin, 40 much | perhaps over. estimate lis
Z
| strength. Good Heavens. what would be the conai-
| ton of the Union with such "a power behind the
throne" as Col. Benton, aud with cabinet made up
of renryadc5 from the South, and Democrats VINO
Iuys been abolilionized from the North No one
would be more in tie confidence OF such CONCERN
than the notorious Charles Sumner, thu constant com
panion of Col Fremont al Washington, and the re-
rered guest, in his mered Disgrace, OF Mr. bair al
Silver Springs aud his reward would be, Tor Inc
chas siseneut which his guilt provoked the mission to
/ the Court of ST. James :! Then would the expiring
e.nbers of the tanatica crusaders III this reaiu
| against the sayehoding States DO rrkinded, and
Sou thern citizens not permitted 10 enjoy moment
rect from ferocious assaults by the foreign press Ex
eter Hull
''i'lai Hall where jisO;s can't, and rant, and pray,
AnI lgud each other face 20 face,
Till every tartiing candle ray
Conccives i;scf great sasil-ht OF grace,
would endeavor in n thousand ways to make the "bood
of the martyr "ihe seed of the church,. And here
/ IN paSscm will remark that there is no person y
ing. who has not sck!y sentiments upon the subject
more opposed to acts Of physical violence than my.
self bat such acis | believe occasionally a. es
sentIa TO TIE puriticlton OF the poitc" atmosphere
the violent concessions ot the elements 10 the nat
urai would have preferred that the tiageletior
sIuald have occurred elsewhere than IN the capitol
but nm one uf those who believe that crime has nc
| place of sanctuary-fhat whenever and wherever
found, il is the Legitimate prey of justice. Even the
dog that bites and must be pursued to his ken
mel and !ashed. know Col. Brooks well. and know
him 10 be Incapable OF anything that Is not strictly
honorable. He has been assaed here alike by Amer
leans as by Engishrlen, but never in my presence
with mpunity. II stood alone with him on earth,
would defend him as long as could 80 stand. To all
unpreudiced minds, the speech of Sumner was the
most l!a,rant outrage ever committed in delioera
tive body. If he had even been speaking extempo-
raGeousy in the heat of passion, the words that be
uttered were intUIerGbe but set phrases rs they
were, studlously arranged and rehearsed hun
dred times, perhaps, before looking.glass prl-
or TO their delivery in tue Senate, they were
sufficient TO make mercy itself indignant ana
resuiute for retrbuon. II Judge Butler mao oeen
iD iiis place he would have been not only extu'aoe'
but iustiable in horse whipping SUMNER out ol lle
Senate. From what kno" of WashlpStous char
acur think he would have resented S9'', -' a.
pre,nsditated insult upon tbs spot. lnJadIe buuef
absence hi, "next of kin did thai "hicn M
I4isy, nor screen guilt by official cover, trom Just
"eI'y' wv n.I.,IrE nuce lid in The Senate