Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-30
MISSOURI COMPROMISE.

The whole orgaa,s ed opposition to the Democratic
pa-ty concurs in denoupc:ng the repeal OF IN" com
promise, whilst that party plants itself upon its rspea
as ,ne 80. evidence Of its conservative natioha''y
AMI of its claim to the support of the country Inc
Know No,hiugs and Black Republicans will be sure
u, AZ. together as one party: because they are too
weak to hope for success separately, because they
concur as to this great measure, and because each
having made distinc, issue with the Democratic par
~ on this vital subject, neither can act with that par
w. The character effec, and tendency of this COM
NV, >. will be the great subject OF discussion ana
consideration in the approaching canvass.
The Federal Government undertook by this iegs-
ls,on to usurp and exercise power which only be-
longs 10 the people, the States in their sovereign
capacity to enact irrepealabe law, to give to or
binary legislation the controlling influence over future
ley;slation which Constitutions alone should or can
exercise Taking this single view of it, there is no.
thing in its character emitting it to respect.
Blu. it proiesssd to give peace TO the nation, by =
plain gross and palpabe infracon OF the rights OF
one half the natiop proposed to exclude the South
forever from one. half the territory OF the Unon' IL
did this OH tho ground that the institutions OF the
South were less worthy, less legitimate less entitled
10 the protection of government than those Oh the
North. In it's very character It must onend DOM
Worth and South. The South. because OF the inuri'
Gus and unjust judgment passed on her. Inc NORTH
h.csuss If il we're right and expedient to exclude
slavery from Northern territory, where the exclusion
a, a nractica! measure unnecessary, it must be
equally right and mere necessary and expedent, TO
exclude it from Southern territories, into which, with
on, such legislative exclusion, it would be sure to find
Is IN.
power under the Constitution in the equal
" POSSESSED it in the other. The Compromise ac'
oo-diugy 50 far from giving peace to the country,
increased and e1acerbated sectional fsuds and dscon
tent. The South felt that i, Was wronged and was
dissatisfied. The North saw that the only arguments
that would Justify the 5ocaled Compromise, equally
justified the total exclusion Of slavery from all the
territories of the Union Accordingly, her fanatics
soon began TO raise the cry M more slave States
/, wss measure fraught equally with injustice aud
with sectional jealouses, feuds and contentious.
1t now stands repealed by the Democratic party
who tender, in its Stead rs measure OF peace and
justice the future equality of right of the people, the
properly and the Institutions Of each aud all the
States, when removed 10 the common territories Of the
Union. This action Of the Democratic party is what
Kuow. Nothings and Black Republicans equally de-
nouuce. These the great and only issues really
involved IN the approaching canvass. When we say
Kuvw oings, we mean the party leaders, tue wire.
pull-rs and conrivers Of that faction and little
clique oi urivaes here in Richmond. We believe the
Of the party at the South, are not willing TO be
ccme the tools OF the Black Republicans, at the die
satiou OF the Philadelphia Convention Of the Rich
:nond tail.
The position of the Democratic party is just pa
triotic and impregnasls. Examine it. people of the
North and Of the South of the East and the West.