Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-23

will be the signal for the freemen, from the Delaware
o the Rio Grandc, to rally to the rescue" ,,,
These were among the very first acts OF Mr.. III,
mores administration. The Whole diihcni:y w
he part of General Taylor, aud Of Mr.. Fillmore
himself resulted from desire to mike the acton W
the government conform 10 the pledges which were
given on the suec Of slavery during the presidential
election. 1t WAS this desire, TO avoid the couiP'IcH
lion' of this question, that precpated California
OIL Congress as State 1t was the same desire "n,o
produced the same result, in the case OF New cAIe
Ii policy which enured exclusively to the oeie'
Of the North, and which excluded the South IRON.
all share or participation in tho territorial domain
tile organic law of the State Under the Vreiencc o'
saving the inhabitants from the tomahawk ana scalp
ing knife Of the Indian, the armies OF the ohileu
States took possession Of the territories and the, al
any time, upon the official order Of the President inc
officer of the army in command at the time ssueu
his proclamation, defined whom lie considered IN
habtants Of the territory, Indians, Spanhrds har'
breeds, Chilials, Chinese, foreign or natiVe-U ""'
qualified them to vote by his own act conlers tue
right to vote upon the very soldiers. whom ne com
nauds and then. after all this pnrupheraiH ot gov
eminent orders them to form State; fixes the mode
in which the rights of citizens shall be exercised;
judges Of the returns of the eectinu establishes Tue
place for the meeting Of the Convention; anu AFTER
having made the law Of the camp the law ct the lana,
stands ready with his whole military force to SUSTAIN
his own usurpatonsl This is all done under tue
specious pree1t of assisting the people to form gov
ernment This is the policy under which California
with fifteen thousand citizens and New Mexico "iti
but five thousand citizens, both claimed admission
into the Uuiun, giving each two Senators ana one
member of the House of Representatives while, uii-
der the laws of the United States, each dstrcl ii
each State in the Union, was required to have ninety
thousand inhabitants without any Senators III all =
This is the policy which gave birth to the Topeka
constitution of Kansas, which sends out from the
Church of God, Shnrps rifle, sanctiied like the Pe'
IA PuDp.
might bs devoted This is the policy when claims
for fifteen thousand adventures and pauper D.hecia
res of the Emisrant Aid Societies Of New England.
two Senators and one Representative in Congress -
This is the policy which the Niger WorsllFpers OF
the North, echong the empty professions oil INC hour
seek to make an exclusive ono in the coming contest
for President Kansa. with her ant-s!avery constu
ton, leaving all other entangng questions either 10
be merged postponed until the pent up snatlcism
of New England, having swept the North by ms lso'
lated and specous issue, SHALL like the pent up winds
of the cave of IEolus, emerge but to desolate every
soil on the sea
New Mexico, fortunately, was remanded back to
her territorial condition, but not by the policy OF
Mr.. Fillmore. He approved of the act OF Col Nun.
roe; lie approved of the plan OF Gen. Taylor he found
in BOTH as he and his friends conceived. happy is.
sue of all his calames, the question 0t slave
~. Those who have had the kindness to follow the
series Of articles We have published, must not forget
that, in the Convention by which MIR. Fillmore was
nTtstnItu Ill lOta, Us lCc
the Wilmot Proviso was passed uaan'mo"siy That he
urged, because he, in the very phrasioogy Of the
ConyeEtiGn, "PERSoSATED THIS PRINCIPLE; and
that his jurtaposition with Gvn. Taylor was sub.
stsnsl triumph Ct Northern Abolitlonsm. General
Taylor, himself, WAS compelled TO commit himself on
this very question: and We HAYS Gnl Earsy alluded
the fact before, ths il occurs to US, the Proper
place TO present his position III detail. IL sufficiently
illustrates the of the perpe1iti"s Of his admin.
n. well as to relieve it Of difficulties which
were, ut best, sclf-inp0sed Ii shows, too sufficient
identity o. sentiment between Gen. Taylor md Mr.
Fillmore 10 make hen. both acceptable 10 the exac.
ti0ns Of Northern sentiment. THO editor of the Sig
mai an abolition paper, published in Cincinnati; ap.
peared with an editorial which we now present. be-.
cause it eud5 to better understanding OF Gen. lay
lor's reply.
The Signsl says gThe old poca! issues may be
postponed under the pressure OF circumstances ana
rs for tbs new-tloss coming ey ells Thct cast their
shadows belore-let It be understood thct the only
path Of safety for those who may hereafter oil the
Presidential office, is TO rest In the discharge Ut cx
ecutiye functions, and let the will oil the people find
utterance and enactment. The American people are
about to assume the responsibility Of framing the in
stituons Of the Pacific States We have no fears
for the issle ii the of the high debate IS ne
assemblies OF the EecE EDG their representative halls
The extension 0rcr THE CoSIIyR:::, beyond the Rio
Grande ordinance Ut 1887 an 0Gject t0G biSh
and permanent to be tGBtsd by Pres'deHt'sI kti0ss-
All we ask OF the incumbent vi tbs highest Office un-
der the Constitution, is TO hold his haii-to bow to
the will Of the people az promulgated in legislative
forns. aud restrain the executive action i'll its appro
pricts s!l-Ee!S Give an honest administration OF
the guveTn:l.et 81! sn end to I'll cabas Of CabI-
net-al interferences froi ths Whte House designed
to sway or thwart the action Of tee tG-el.cln peo
pe!'
The answer of General Taylor is n marked one:-
HEAD QUARTERS ARMY or OcCrPArioS,
csmp Monterey. May IL, lai1.
Sir haze tie 11LIr &c acknowledge the receipt Of
rour letter. with the cncoalf 81. editorial extract,
eel from the Signal OF the 18th Of April ..t cu will
pardon for thus briefly replying to goa, which do
with hih optimism and DECIDED APPROVAL Of the scnti
ncn. Lil,l views embraced in your ciItor1u.
WIKI uahy wscs Tor your prosperity IN liie and 2F'''
ti"l"cs. in ne IhcTf IN s6: Y"r talents and eHef'oH
rmJahsd, be- 10 acknowledge mysc!, ;n.t truly and
Your obtt scrrt, l. T&fLUh,
Maj. Cen. L. :. !.
jas. W. Tni"H Cincinnati, Ohio.
This rcvo!ni.um suhicicE:y e=i.lnns ;ho course Of
Developed. /, lays bare tbs secret REEVE which
tended through the whole body OF the rhicanery.
which wa- employed. While General Taylor lived,
Mr. Fillmore was bound up in his policy. After hs
died we have shown he carried out material part Of
it, End approved of the course ut Colonel Munroe III
New Me-. c..iree which can be proved 10 be
utterly indeiensiDls ac III c,S- Variance with every
principle Of this government.
U.furr this canvass CLOSES, Inc peculiar GGvCcates
Of Mr. tllEiore in this State st least, will Ind that
lamation. shoui the nationality Il is Presidential
career. We shall Lave 10 require something more
than Mandatory resolutions and pans to
his name, inter!arded with denunciations amidst the
clashny of war.like aelds, in their native Saxon
Wittenagemotc, against the predatory Norman and
al aae aho ere not TO the manor born. They viii find
that Is pcli.irf. Mr Fillmore is piece OF Goben
tapestry FoT eve.y sq:c thly can point out for our
admiration the outer, We CAT s..oE ::?c":c rays
and unsghY contortions Oil the inner side.
We have, however, exceeded our prescribed iiInit6
ard we must reserve further considerations for Inture
nnn.;.s.. BRIDGE CITY.
WHEELING, May. i%f,
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n orrespondence of the Philadelphia y. Ame7cn..l
WAsHISGToS, MAY 20.
Tcr, IS some doubt and hesitation ms to the part
cuar mode of ,neetio- the ingenious answer OF LORD
Clarendon The tisavowai % tbs British government
Of any purpose to outrage our laws o: '0|cr"isn'y
necessarily requires to be met with corresponding
Hence there's much dc!icncy lnTolv'
ed il, the dismissal Of NJ. Champion without cnoar'
ra..ment, ns here ia compromise in rece!lng alter
what hos occurred. Tho South, cSays sensitive a3on'
war is particularly nervous now ct The care POSSIBLE
ty Of such contingency aud appeals from that guar
ter have been heard by the President with inarked
Difference and almost favor Opinion on thus suGiect