Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-10-21
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MEN York Tuesday, Sept. so, 1870.

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N''i NEW YORK, Tuesday, Sept. 80 'S'o'
IT,, /,t,,rJ,s Shai,r amt others, Democratic Com
,n,,iy P.isLur.h, Ptnnsyfrdn'H:
! Gry1LEMEs:--In consequence "i my upee =,
Hid moi receive your letter. HvItE me 10 auu'es
| Da,no,rn,lc Mass Convention, III your clty' UNI.
wos Ion lntr. and therefore could not comply WI"
your request. | thank yuu, gent'e'nth lot YOU. e
me,nbrance of me. hs native sou "i CINE! 49,
| and former resident "t Your cily. 'ha''h "" is
more for your kindly recollection "' my Ihi.e i
uinn T., his services. as one OF III. heroic s"inhtfG
soldiers of liberty in the war of the licfoil"; az"
at much later period, rs Judge OF the bis'rc' eo''
of the United States, at your city. oo,;,c !,
r.rsnn tn communicate for publication my views VI
| the pending Presidential election. ,,or
| VI. arc approaching III c.'se OF ''ra,;,
struggle On the one sid, IS ".iay.d Inc
cnuynns floats the flag of the Constitution anu v
IN. ruion On the other side is found Il se''r ,r
| and geographical party, composed eA'uS.''y ,r,
Stale. OF the North. The Father oil MS I" .arn
clearly foresaw the danger of such parry M 81
ed his country against its fatal tendehcy ~ arnnoL
ard prophetic fnrehudiuss swept rom ",I ",L
nv, amid the wild uprrar Of gr"grapn'cnI ~ :, hi.
sectional prejudice The immortal ,'a'Nso' .,;i,
vne,!icury warned lis ng"'isi s'','ls" nfCiov
the el"quent appeals uid phrs US; ,i DISASTERS OF
and Webster, inplor- us 10 aroii Tue va ~,
.urb 81 con Hct These departed phfrlnis III ~
reorrap zeal par,ie. scaling Tie 'a'e W. 49,
public; hu; we seem 1" think there Is no cue" ran,
and that, unlike all i!s predecessors wv
Is immortal and imdc*tiuc'lo'' , , ,.oyrsnbi
Enr RI. tirst ,,,u in our history, such
,.I n,r,v i. row formed. Ii is c"ilP"seu cA'":'r =,
of the States of the North, ana - MI 2,u ~
hostility against the Southern St','"" v. t,,a IN.
racy II draws llmc clear and distinct 80"
North and The South, and wa;S nI" ~. n.,i,n,inns
i,.t;,u,inus of the latter. IL declares Ine s,''"'
4, ,I S,u,b so dn,rutlcd and Infamous liia' Cuhe'eSs
,nusr c,cud,. them from MI that VAST tert'ory ec
uuircd by common blood and treasure ai''i I,;
,ha ;uut inheritance of Nil the States o' tle '"''''
.nri.inra Including Kansas and Ncbraskal @as ac'
',;r,.J nv Jefferson and saved by Jackson But the
smith ar. no longer held worthy To inherit any P"'
INN Of that territory acquired by tho INDUSTRIOUS pa
r,ot Of Virginia and saved by the Immortal hero u
Tennessee. ., =; ,,o mn =
So too, with NIL the vast region acquired IN me mn
with Mexico Two gallant sons OF ' irgini", oro't
and TAYLOR were the leaders of those hr!'ii"' ean
puirus The blood of the South WAS poured OUT ~
cupnus bations, and mingled freely WIN 'e e'Vy"
of the North upon the many ana wei iougm' h.ias
If Mexico Beside the gallant suIs {" The NORM,
brr r.,.i,urut of South CarUlina WAS swept by the
deadly fire of the Mexican forces Leader inter !.ai
err column after column OF that regimen; fell mortal.
" wounded yet the survivors never wavrrr'i, ana
their arms were crowned with victory. ct 10 son
pf Carolina or of all the South, Is held worthy I"
possess any of the smallest portion OF all that terrific
" acquired from Mexico. From the whole coast "l
he Pacific the South is already excluded and now
he platform Of the sectional party "i the North l."
his The universal Wmnl Provsn-no slave Terri
DRY, and no more slave States North or Souh q" me
me ii the Missouri Compromise.
There shaII be no III, zion al tie common territory
nj the North must have the whole. There are iit-
cen Southern md sixteen N"rhrrn States, seven or
.Hui2rd Territories, and vast region YET 10 'n or
.aliHed The North must have ali these AMI 81! our
u,ur. ACQUISITIONS. No maitrr what may be The
he #
becoming q State. You shall have II" voice or vote
II the matter, but the North. commanding North
rn minority in the Electora! College, and III Con-
,rcss, must have ia" whole.
But il is S1id the North has the majority, anu the
;ouih must submit. Has then the South no rights ar
ues she hold tletn merely at The mercy Ut North.
rn majority. Has the South claims Oh the Jus.
ice u the North, and is it not unjust TO exclude the
ur,th from all The common Territory OF The Union
Bu; this is not a mere question Of Justice, bnt OF
Constitutional power The Constitution framed
nd ratified by the States, each voting and acting tor
iS.lf alone. Thus We became "Lni!.d States"
not central Republic. C"nicderu.
y receiving all its power from the States, through an
as,ruuicrt called by them the Constitution, granting
h. rein only certain specified powers, and reservng
II oilers Il is clear, then, thar Congress can eHer-
sc such powers Only granted by the C"nSiitu-
ion and that all their laws not based upon tie dele
,aed puaers are founded on usurpal"n and are an'
olu;y utilities Now the Constitution delegates 10
territories. Such is the opinion oI the South, and OF
large minority tit not majority OF the North
But, il is said The North claims that such power IN
he Territories is granted 10 Congress by hn C"n5f'
uiion. The South denies The cXstcure at any such
uwcr. How is the question 10 be decided! Most
dearly, not by the North the South but, n DIS
utcd question Of constitutional Iaw, by the Supreme
'nurt ri the United States.
Now, before the repeal Of The Missouri C"mpr0-
Mise t.r South proposed tu carry That line "a Tie Pa
itic although il gave them hut three degrees and II
All nn that "rca, leaving tw".v, il .Tc's and halt
. the North. That mrns urr passed III. Senate, but
sy.s voted Gown in the lous" 10y Northern majority
hus III. North SEIZED lh- whole Coasi n the Pacific.
cnrlv equal to our entire trout Oh the Atlantic. The
uuth Welded. but uniformly thereafter, most justly
egartrd the Missouri Compromise, as repudlafcd by
he North rejected by their yu;es, and denounced 10y
heir addresses The South next proposed 10 submit the
edqurst'on thu power "i Congress orsrs.hve'
Y IN the Territories to the adjudication ofthe Supreme
'uurt If the United States. That measure known
- the CLAYTON Compromise. also pissed the SENATE
md was voted duwn IN the House by Il Northern ma
1rjtv This most wise and patriotic measure rub
,i;cd this uues,ion to the supreme judicial tribunal
r-at.d by the Constitution, clothed by it with full
authority 10 eXpnund that instrument. and to restrain
,oryress within the limits 0l the specific granted pow
RS.
But the peaceful and final arb:ramen. Of this ques
iou pruuused BY the South, was rejected by The
Worth a. nst and necessary consequence at the
-ectior of both these proportions by the North me
oc,rue of noli-iGterveu;iun lay the Federal Govern
neni was adopted 10y the Joint vote of The North and
south in both Houses of Congress IN Doh, ana con
titut,s the Fundamental principle of the kansus.Ne
,raska hill Will this measure saves il. honor o
hr South, and eXpungcs the pr"vlriuls violating
ne Constitution, practically the North VIII derive
,rrat advantages from this measure. ot our seven
rgnniZed Territories in only one u Here any cior
% establish slavery by law. and III this one excepted
as. of Kansas the uuesti II would long since have
,ren peacenbly decided, but for the unwarrhhed IN
.rm,Idl,nu and sectional interference ct the propa.
amidst Qualifying Legislature OF Massachusetts, ana
h. congo ncnces which followed. . -.
n tins question. rs provided by the Kansas ana Ne
,rn.ka bin. SHOULD be lc: t" the people OF Tie Terri
ory in forming their State Constitution, 1t will oc de-
erIninrd 10y soil climate, production anu the JAWS
rh ich cove The movements ot population: HERE
h. North aided by liz greatly superior numbers, by
European non slav holding rInigraIs, ny the greater
,c,y of mo veruent. uniGcumbered by the transport
# slaves OF the apprehension OF their ultimate condi'
ion where taken. have great advantages over me
South in the settlement I" new territories, ana sh"uIu
,c urrfeciiy satisfied with the prciple which leaves
he discrimination Of this question, when they become
Siui, 10 majority of the people uf The Territory
This il the KnisAs Nebraska DILL This Is non.lnter.
rcn,ion- ubrolute non interference by tie Federal
Government. This il the dnctr;n" {" the Constitution
r il that rule OF absolute equality of rights OF all
m. Stat,. which laws at The foundation Of the Con
4d.racy This is that constitutional right, rcc"gniz'
ed IN lin. admission Of new Stnes that they come III
Ia the Union "upon an equal i""luE WIN Inc "ther
S,n,.s i'm MI respects whatsoever But That equaiI-
~ does "t exist if other Sntes did nccede or come
into the Caon. with or without slavery At their plea
sure and Kansas cannot do so.
There is another reason, not heretofore adverted to-
which seems to render it inpractcabe long to main.
tain slavery in Kansas In all the slave States there
il large lnaiury Of voters who arc onslavehold-
rr. hut they are devoted 10 the institutions OF the
would defend them with their lives-aud
on this question the South are Il united people. This
class composed OF many slnnll aincrs oi merchants
professional men, mechanics, Ov.isceis, and other III
dus,rial classes constitute mainly the patrol OF the
South aud chrerfully unite III carrying ont those
essential 10 preserve the institution. Against Il pow
crlul minority ard constant agitation, slavery could
not lo,r>exi-t in any State. 1t il 4 well known fact
hat this result would have followed Soun in several
of the slave States, but for the unnimity speedily
produced There by tie Abolition agators and inter
urdd.rs of the North. Now Kansas is much divided