Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-10-07

me ~ ,hey were before the assembling oil Lon.
grers of the evil consequences TO ,he in,f nrna
NOT acting with the Democrats they heiu "',.', r mn
n;lcJ srna-a,eIy, acted separately until iinniy M
Ahn,;nn,st or Free Suiler, There Is no dllIic"1.
,nn, nf he-ns elected Speaker. lis true iney '"io
otthe South fud attempted +" elec' wi. i'm Ind
D,nmrmsi.s, wiiidaie, but II WAS 100 '"Ie. Inf.
given aid and niur To the ehe"'S W. III All MT
,n oy.r-n representative from baltimore. m''ieI
r.s.utiur doubtless iithe gro75tsi na'i'ie; ~ ss
,u.nts (ii know that gallant ana p"llo'u pIf.b,,
t;uk do flew the track md gnve Tie spar
=, ,be hbolitionsts, at least did not emu
aha'oa ~ ur.y.nt il; and thus Tie Know Notr''"s
ncriled their birth right for mess o po.'"g ouob,
1',;s g., al error in favor ut common tn'"'!
70 ba Va satisfied the most selfish the most ' Of
and they should have seized the trst oPlo' and oi
co operating cordially with the In q. there was
an abolitionist in tho field. If they %eie psaies
and unseliish, they should have pleosett ,s Demo.
M one man. TO vote for the nominees " Lnow and
cratic Convention; and why because te ,H Son,b il
confess that the Democratic party ond ,he Union
sound on the great question OF o'a.e'! "i IL fellow.
anil thar ihcy cannot extend the right manu- - , ~,
shiu nj lens, on this subject, To the "rh M mot
their own party, rh0Sc t0nrA S"P IN a body; they
desert and 90 over to the AbOiil,"'' ,L of feeling
have too much intercs; IN le .nnd then vote for
,hnt rnrtv which ON this vital sn"lec', !" ,r;,L
branches all its ramiticatons, - VII" Inv ,tst have
tha Sou,h-ths Democratic party. ;i'a. Josnrt nor
they really done! Why they %,' n The field Of bat
ns"'' i'no o ,p much interest in his own army u"
,o t :, lint TOO little to fight Tor II, sni''s
ard I',tn L ronTadS yatiOns, waiting Tor
better 70 turn up''-a class ol s ,d
aud drs SEED throughout inc Nn,;rc lsaders hope
II il byous that the Know N1'h'l,s ;,s,', ,ra
II -, h.t,.r than to force the electlon i"'' '"'
Ion., and to derive power ana SPv u,,ar, man To
loo rnd il is equally obvious thal SUI, a,,h,,on
M, .corn 10 work for such result A'''''
glorious purpose! u,., ,b. nsopa any where,
.,,,a.;allv in nv own Stae-honest, earnest pa'.u.
10 ;rtelirent Virgnia-can be playeu upon T.! en-
ding poIirciaus, political schemers anu Intss ia
successfully rs TO be Induced 10 cas-, .'en Vat
.,ranrh.u The abolition candidate, fTeuiol i:i,
,i WI. If .yrry man that is cast tor MT i'io
has Inn, Eject: for as between the Denocra''o p'y
and Fremont the same vote "ou'u no. JrcrJu
for the Democratic candidate, ana ',s'e'o S,h;n
,,,,;,,y Cr,m0,d Hence, if Union hno". ->''i'iS
S %. n ,L D.morrstic candidate, they vote again"
,ha sholitionsrs; but if the Union Know Notn'nsS
COT. for Mr. Fillmore, they strengthen ne "'o I,
IA, ami RISK tie UHOH-ior, II tile eiec'I"'
INTO the House which is the scheine OF tue au"'t
;s, favnred Inv the Know Nothing leaders, freh,oi,
",nv ha .l.ctrd President as Banks was elecleu
and this result will havs been broughi hp"u,
nv ,u,sryid,d Southern kR0m NOthihgS ana ""'1n
Soutt,rn Wigs But it may be asked 10y the hno"-
Nuthings as it was, fooishy enough III o'ns''
Why does not The DtlIltcThllC p'h'y 1919
and Mr. Fillmore! If there were M otier hh7"e''
there is ON. sufficiently short and plA-Decai'e 'ne
Democratic party is a unit and yours iact'oh' anu
because the Democratic party u souilo vi ''io 9
of Union and slavery" everywhere, ana you're nave
hecn subjected TO the pestlcDilal embraces n your
Tnrtb.rn brethren, which you yourselves had I"
.purn These are good reasons why mon hho"
No,hipgs should vote unanimously tor the D'hocr"''
c candidate, aud there are no Gouu re"e""7 10 "'s'
e,,ainst this course. The Know Nothing party nav
ng rrpudiatsd the sccresy ot lis orgahIZaoil' "'o
having liz ewise repudiaied and eliminated the re-
rious element from the platform oi It's principles
Their. are no other issues between II and The Demo
cratic unrty except that which is made upon the eA-
pediency Of altering the naturalization laws bnt ms
IS a mere question OF rxpediehcy. wh"'h can pc NJ
tended To at any time, Gjfr tr rIc0Fg "FtF me COM
mon ,urmy First vanquish your ioe-Prescrve anu
the Union. for il will always DC IN danger
from the same quArter-and then attend Ito your more
remote interests. When u mans house Is Oh hre no
does not 90 to mending his outside fences Ann luis
question is "a very outside fence" Were hhow-
Nothing at ,Ais moment would vote the Democrat
ic ticket now and support the Democratic party, LOT
five ten, fifty years, il they gained on the abuion-
ists--fpr the Union gnns, the country gains, Hne'ts
gains hunInn rights gain. IN proportion n the hoi
tionsis lose. When the agitation that Threatened me
existence Of my country was put down. then ""ua
use every effort regardless Of the Democratic party
to carry such measures, whether OF principle OF e2
pedierry, rs thought were calculated 10 preserve
and advance the honor and interests oil my conn
try; and | cannot but believe that such viii
be The course of large majority of the Union
Know Mornings, both III Virginia ana MARY
land There il no earthly doubt OF the sue
c.s. Of the Democratic ticket IN November next
/ for one desire to s-e It's success 80 over
10 strike terror INTO INC htsr'7 VI 'lie
cu.rnies of the country; and to enable II 10 WORK
with heavy lnnorri-s, during the years II may re-
uuire to calm III. public mind and to settle our DO
,nr-iic affairs upon safe and lasting bns'S'
In view oi this grcHt result, you will understand
lb. deep qualification With which hailed the action
Of the Democratic Convention at Cincinnati, not as
M idle spectator OF passing events nor Ms mere
politician but citizen oi thu United States ""p'
y Interested in The preservation ct my country "me'
/ state, shat had !, III my own kecplnS' me ui''t.'
Wisdom of the land | could not, in my humble Judg
uen;, have acquitted myself OF The responsibility oi
its exercise, more triumphanily than ny SeiectlnH
JAM. buchanan and John G.. Breckenridge hs the
standard. bearers of the Union III tho approaching
contest. :.
Personally have but flight acquaintance with
either Of these gentlemen, but that has served III
deepen the favorable Impressions which lie NOME ca
reer of Sir. Buchanan cannot fail 10 have made OH
the mind OF the truthful and patriotic oi al parties
and 10 inspir, the belief that his younger conOnlnee
ia ntoyeihnr worthy of him. We are not in tho hab-
il OF referring every event Of life +" special pro-
vidence, but ho who would be blind to the influence
of IN ov-r-ruling and wachiul power, III controlling
tho desncs OF our country, must oDstihaleiy shu'
firm, conservative and concatory for It's domestic
policy wiac patriotic and energetic for IFS foreign IN
tsr,sts the experience of age with the flnOr ol
youth. Such is Mr.. Buchanan. 1t may be SAID oil
him. az was said Of Washington, that providence
seems to have prepared him for the OCCASION. GOO
grant that tho time may come when we may WIN
truth hail him rs "the Saviour OF the Cnion anu
thus connect his name by an immortal link Win that
of tho Father of his Country
Mr.. l5uchanans glorious pub!c career as Minister
H.. I,nt MI ARA upf I,,Ir-
haps 20 well aware OF the high social influence
which he exercised. spent month III London IN
lSJI and had frequent occasions tn !rei Justly proud,
az doubtless all Americans residing III that city,
of the evidences of high respect aud even affection
which the splendid abilities of Mr. buchanan aud
the purity of his pr.Gte life from his British as
socatek Of all Glasses.
Irenember well the pleasure with which heard n
warm discussion, soto voce between iunr reporters
as afterwards found they WERE ut g-eat dinner
given To Lord Elgin by the members Oi the Britisu
cabinet, and nrge number of wealthy merchants III
London, Lord John Russell presiding. had just ar
rived was invited and was seated nj table vi some
two hundred guests, where had not AL acquaintance
and none knew WA an American. The report
crs were dressed other guests, and were seat
ed next to inc, about tho centre of the table
where they cOHld and hear TO The besl
advantage The dispute arose as to who should re-
port Mr. buchanan that night each desiring 10 do no
AT length i'm the division Of iabor i assigned IL
the most sparkling, handsome fellow Of The four, who
| now discovered to be well educated Irshinan.
lie evnced the most genuine delight. They had
been ali drinking port. He seized bottle OF enaih
paiyue, and with wave OF the hand to his three
friends exclaimed, "Port may do for British poi
cians-ihe American minister only be donr III glo
rious champagne" He rewarded for his faith
for more eloquent and thrilling speech never hearI
under similar circumstances. In all tina. Related Il
America Mr.. Buchanan was frnuk, earnest and phtri
otto, while nothing could exceed the modesty and de
cacy with which he acknowledged the compliment
bestowed upon his country aud himself during tho
evening His sentiments beautifully expressed, wert
received with the greatest enthusiasm, and publ,
opinion 10 England governs the ministry, so did he
neglect no tit occasion to win it TO his country anc
himself. thus maintaining American rights to the as
point and at the same time smoothing the way to
settlement of our faculties in ma Iner alike honor
able to both governments.
Nor has the Democratic party been less fortnnat.