Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-10-28

heavy minority and the great crosng OF Gsrnetts friends
has ony had the effect tn "a determined
effort 10 swell Saunders majority beyond Fournovs You
may connt on many valuable documents. hankcd "Ro
Saunders NJ C. next winter certain The "ftie GidHt will
have t. stick To Richmond city, II G-M-G-B-D. aud
hall dozcn Others In King aud Queen will let him. for his
fate is fixed in this canvass beyond hope
MESSRS SAUNDERS AND GARNETr IN HAMPTON.
10 he Editors Of the Wig; The rival candidates for
Congress in this District in Hampton yesterday
2Si inst. and, in most courteous discussion OF some
hours DURATION people on the pol,
cal topics of the day. Both gentlemen exhibited much
AGILITY hut, while Mr.. Garrett seemed the hippant
speaker of the two, thought Mr. saunders far the
better reasoncr stsesmanke in his views and
got decidedly the better of the argument
Mr. Gsrnett's a far-fetched introduction OF his
theme lie said that from Plymouth Rock and Jsmes-
down the present time, systems of civk alton
established, At Plymouth, the other at James-
The latter the South desired the opportunity TO
extend, aud would do 80 if not mterfcred with The
Constitution The sadl coniers equal rights all the
States. lie States right man, and stood up fnr the
equality ct the Staesfor their right cutter upon the
teritOesior the right Of the Southern States
their property aud their Institutions the terri
tories well the Northern States u carry theirs
The Compromise of ls21-the Missouri Compt omise-
forbade the South pass with rhe'r institutions aud pro-
pvrty, beyond a certain line. Tins compromise,
The agucs) because there parties competent
make it. aud a base REIMBURSEMENT ot southern rights;
ties tie South and carried the principc of State
equality. which WIS all the Souih required asked Al
Sou hern uen-Democrits aud whgs-had voted Tor it
IL Congress, aud approx cd IL cut OF Congress.
These points-good Ones by the way, 10 dcylam upon
dwct with much husncy and small siiow-oif
toy Mr. Garnett but he neither let the philosophy nor
the real history OF the subject This drfcirncy NJ
cIs supplied in an Independent, manly aud mastery
position, aud without sacrificing jo ue OF South
rights.
lie that upon the subject of slavery the Coustitu.
ton originally a compromi.e. Alter the Consutu.
tun adopted aud when Louisiana purchased the
seized hy the North contend that the Con.
Dbl contemplate the acquisition OF territory
and dil not extend ~ ateticquiFvd territory When
Missouri presented herself Tor admission State the
North resisted IL the ground that the Constitution
tar slavery concerned referred oy TO the States
EXISTING tlc time u it, iomton and to the territories
Asa belo,. gng the Union The South couteudrd cx-
actly the \ sectional struggle consequently
sprung up which not 10 be quoted but 10y civil var
b, yicdngo one section to the other by compro-
misc.
Under the Influence the conusels aud by the si-dc.
vuiion of great and vruuus patriots a compromise
made, which voted for, almost unauimpusly-
oily tao dssenteutS-by the S1uthcrn Senators (e pro-
pee representatives III making such barganl the Nir-
gaia Senators in the number, aud by majority of the
Southern members at the House OF Representatives The
Whur people rrjoccd and considered IL compromise
lS20 1851, and all distinguished politicians OF
every party agreed that proper tile
If the territorial question Virginia had all along
stood 10y tile settlement up 10 1918, vhen by solemn
solutions she declared, that, ~ riDidO1, OF Tie spirit
of he Missouri Compromise" Congress should apply the
MIm1t Poviso 10 tie common territories, she would
SIT 'at every hazard, and q the last cxtiemiiv' Mr.
Bachlu ha been especial friend aud advocate of the
Compromise along with Judge Douglass aud other Dis
uusuIsheI Democrats On various occasions the prupo-
-ou hal been made in Congress apply or to extend
the principle OF the Missouri Compromise and invariably
Southern senators aud representatives,, Whigs aud Deno
Gratis, had -.ond up tor IT,
Mr. saunders then alluded to a most significant fact
and that utterly demolished the whole theory OF Mr
Gum It, cnmty tn the Missouri Compromise, aud it was
tls-ihat Southern D,HCcrGs refused 10 uoie for he
Co"PTo9'..e oJ 1880, because tie Missouri Compromise
r-ff.rd IL southern representatives teua-
cip- Of he Missouri COMPROMISE a. all occasions
stand 10y IT, and prefer it alternative propositions
how they reproach any OF any party for disap-
proving its repenly Surely (agued Mr. Siundcrs) Wings
aud Americans may he excused lar di>,ppovug the
peal nj which has received the often repeated
aud even clamUrou- approval of the Democracy.
Furthermore thc Dcnoc attic party, in 1852 pledged
itsrlf ia it, platform tas did the Wing party
open the -Very agitation in Congress Of IT, any
preicXt, for any whatsoever Yet years a.
tr they proposed the repeal OF the Missouri Compromise
and ropenei the ony subject OF sectional difference and
agston> which had threatened dissolution of the
| Union This wa- done by th" Kansas bill. which was H..
reduced nv Mr.. Dousss ony three week, after h. had
made rrport,ns chnrnn OF the committee on territories
in the Senate against the policy OF agitang the sub
| je,t.
The South At the time was requiring Northumberland
ing nothing There resolutions at Legislatures
uo popular meeting the -u'j-ct-yet Nc Douglas.
chose 20 recommend the agitation, and Introduce bh
|
the bl clear fraud the South Tor it, author had
recently declared the floor Of the Senate in the de-
bate on TFumbull's amendm,nt, that il meant nothi.p
less than SIuatter SOyereguy-oi all doctrines
the most prrncipu- - the South and denounced Nv
the Richmond Enquer. Southern Senator's mir unders
said had sat by ~ silence. and heard the construction
given, and said not word 10 defence Of the Southern
construction. 30 that IL" Xmas act instead Uf distinct
Is Affirming the great principle o the equal rights OF the
Southern people p 20 utp the t,ritOd-- with their .layc
property, remains vague, indrtcrErtc aud cqnivoca
H. sIt..alff loo Ia. 4
unu- and might have berii had the Southern senator.
chosen t. declare their views Of the matter and to insist
upon the Southern construction being engfaitcd upon IT,
Thtt hid Mr - the -tycry agitation
Sth all t evil consequences impending while the south
gets nothing but dectiapn OF her right which i =,
yHgur and liable o. mi-cou-tuctDn, leave her nc
better oF than before. Can tie party doing this at the
North anl -ubmttug To- o. at the south he trustedg
Southern Whig, u time lad voted for IL H. Con
gre- but O those had gone the Democracy
and Others had repeuted oft when they discovered th.
absence Of III practical good aud tho deceit practi-
;, Il men OUT 10 Congress- except D-mpcat who hell
or o. it merely rayiug point ior uiet party TIL,
W. BCcHANAS had adopted the squaticr sovereignty con
uuctOn ui the Kansas Act was apparent from the pipl
bic oi his letter OF acceptance and from tie lac
| tlsf Martin Van Buren,, John Van Buren, aud many %
| tie leading democratic politicians aud prr--e- ~ th,
North supporting him the very ground Of that con
/ sruction.
such i a briei sketch Of Nr Saunders argument Il
there b. utSouthcrn sentiment In IT, ara not nhle n
Perceive d. and as for the "hgherIw doctrines which b.,
g. charged With maintaining there was not sentence ~,
word u hi- addr' - Hampton or Yorktown 10 jr-uf,
the npuliiOn lie declared tlpt he bad louit. original,
to the co-iitut,onaty of the Missouri Compromise and
announced thr principle which has been sanctioned Nv s
w-s nd thr best 10 the nation and which l been
"ltu practically applied b. the administration II tho a,r
v"fnmrnt that in ci-r Of grs, puic emergency such
a. ue M-our troubic Of lsl1, Fhcu the Union sls ir
n, constitutional doubt my very properly yrllr
np for the good oi the county Bette sacrifice the doubt
hln .1clhce the county, Tor example tc putchas,
oi Louisiana which NJ doubtful -tufioniiiv but
nevertheless venturcd by Me- Jccron--a measure U
'uprrnc uec"s y ard salty So -aid Mr Slundrr- 10
"gtri ~ The Mi-sour Compfomi-, though duuLnug b..
cousifut0iny, might give up The doubi. taiher thar
by defeating tr de.uOy the Constitution aH,
overiuri TIE government cf subject The country q,
/ III the horrors ~ 70 civil war
THE r. the position winch has subjected NJ Ssunder,
% nr,cc-y o. the charge II mgrr-lawn, but how pn,
Intelligent o. Just ran can venture gfav charge
my pfctext. IL b. not easy 10 explain. except tu
ground that in these times Of Ugh party excitement nr'
judgn MS will b. blinded and thus srcprcs euatiUn un
| Injustice be committed.
There il no man in al the South whlsc heart beat
and truer Tor The South thau Robert SAUNDERS
while there j. not one 10 III tc land mnny ndcpcn
| dent and chivalroua