Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-09-26
IN MIDDLEsEX,
T' ~. Edtor,q Of the E"q"'ff': .oo,. is, 1856.

To the Ea"0''y ,n,, rsr> CuuxrY, Sept. Is lS'"'
according to a previous olice' Na ~,
Gcnnaan ,r.tty generally pupiisneu' t w House
n"u 80 assembled yesterday III "' :. Il. their an.
Hsort the candidates for Congress Mao s;mre their re.
pearance among US iF M sis " nnxiriy was fsI; to hgnr
specl ron,Is,man 10th az whom were We" n "o he.
r,n,to;inu. MIR. Sauuders' ". "e,' cornn,t had mp.
r,ra heeu in our county, WIN 80 81. entrance into
neared before us some years d. nyaui;un 81 1880.
ppuh,ic LIE, ns a candidate for HE uhH'sh .nc con-
puoil' .a', o,.,,;up discussion risiieh, " ihIH a.,
sS;,h NIL tI, courtesy To bo tNpe''ru II hat I'M is
rlrmen of such well known rcpu"r
dirniiied and chivnlr"l7 ~ cnatn'.s a,h th,ir able and
~. Deinocrais were delighted WIN NV" h;. rouu.
M chaInnion. 1t is well known tha' !. ~ olo,Ie
:. hod her own gifted son whom si'e aeS" 81. oouse of
!! ,ha resnonsible trust Of yindlcat'hs u
w. nariy in this ardu0us and ihlp4tta"s ;t;.i.e with
Partially for him made lis dlspeseI 'Dn,ra,Inr-bu
narty the effort of his successful "nr,;i "a.
:us.;na and caudor require us to say lhh' r",ad nv
linn at lin, loss OF our thvoriie Was "Hi ~ worthy
tina reieclion that we have at leas' o"rn ,rith pride
70 be his rival, and YtGE: we can SUPP
and with pleasure. ,,. Nr. Garnett ap.
,aarad her,re ~. lle youthful can1'uS'' w. .h,se
IN the reform convention. hua server nnprent and
powers whose early promise wac =. !" rurr rIrs honor
which won from us so cordial u snpP'', :r ,,b!y
men sn.,eleui 81. ahIn adversary upon tho cahae 81
the Democratic party, almost i'"' Iii L,u, he re.
fnyraa.;on uD TO the present iho'''s"t' hv the Dem
| membered and gratefully acknnwlouGeu = the course
ocrais ofthis coant5. ttH "fs'iy ltd lint il had at
of that marty, aud while he "il mil Il - 'Es Virginia
t;,,.u ,s;jpI short of The Stiiliuaf" u, g. ~" n,
school. IA expouniei by Jeiiersoa' a nat ;'a tsndsucy
T,vIor of Caroline, got Ia lEoNeu . .h. don,rin.s LAID
was e~minen,!y progressive .'S ,",.. Ri,Lra s,Aoul.-
DIV Inv rilu,,, Fathers Of the Stn:es hts".' ,pt,su
1"Mnny soid he, 20 buck 10 review the pas'' Hho" '
~, ~. ~, present and The future when now ealeu 81
! jouIly for The deepest Thought anu 'iT ~ ~
,isatirni il vas upon the issues ol 'lo pnes''aa -"
- Thai he invoked III: patient attention a"u mu
'h9t' '"I ii~uos.innste consideration OF men vi Ill
pnrties. :, ~. r.xarks,
condemned the passage OF the NaiiSas. ~ !"
K, Kill, as having broken me M'sS ,"ni, or Ma
! uronioe. 10 he observance oil which 'No '"" ow;I
rst;nn had b.eo o9lemnly pledged. III ah G'n
hnnr snL ha. men, ~tell:ted 10y the oa"hlnE
homes of ambition, had Disturbed d i1".H'' . 49,. -mn
! nnized' in the recolections OF The pHA'' q . :. ~ RI,
/. tb,. Limdlnr force Of a constitutional P'"'l''D"' a
went i~uttIe-. lie maintained tlnt theFe "e'u ne II
"I;nh, ,.ar. &c., t,...o.stitu!iunal;" thnt persons dl'
Grim, M 70 the cunstituirGC-!y oil MEASURES M"
there bein. no umpire To fecl4e ~ 7:sS.o"' u.
I p,yrLs. who were the makers -! the 1'i's'''u''"r'' -
| sdopnn. lid acaaiescing III them gave lle.' ~, =;
force of the Conriitation itself. Mr., u"'net i.phhi s
with great power 10 this poo..rnn. lie trace" ,"e hs
tury of the Missouri Compromise, ri.+ ..''"eu' !! az
! anaiySis Of the vote adopting II thai " wac D.
| upoI the South, the North III Il bouy 'us'hfi,nS ~
| wflils Il large mnjUri,. of tho South e"pec'"'y ;'
| States Of South Carolina a:ld t-2'r,-la' theh I'LL,
IT,. Foo: ti, sake of peace and Tie preser'h''H" :"
tha Union, tie SoatE he'd submitted. IL was nos ,nen'
n measure adopted with IhGhliIIly. D"t .n.
that il had been, liz denied Hlie'!" ipu t"'n.'! i
ric,It thus TO alter the C0tstIiuilnh.. ne %T-'.i'"o.
,hrt this wa, the bruadest Federalism rs y
b.,rd assrr,.d or maintained, and went Oh W i'ius'
: trate Inc baucful consequences when must no'erT"
! riiv result from the establishment III sHch" pI'".'f.'
| Mr.. SaGnGers sImiis that Congress h"sn NC r,Snl :" ~,
tprtere willis slavery "lthe territories, Se'' "n'" q" ~"
like the Missouri CunpronLse hes been passed anu
acuuiesced in ior a time, it acquires a. u s"set"y y
/ the Constitution itself, and any effort 10 irPe", .. hS
/ iurb ii. LIQUID bring down upon the heads OF us Id
yocates the seve,9st anImadrefsloh. .
Mr.. Garnelt repaaiile! 70 IDEA lia'' ne 2'utn n"'i
first broken the Missouri; ComvTo'nise, and showed
tina. upon various Occasions, upon Inc acquisition OF
! new territory. when Southern representatives we're
| willing that Ia. line established by that conpronIrc'
! should DO extended ta:3pgh the country mus az
| ouired, that he proposition ta3 been ind !snan;ly re-
i.rtcd Inv the North. He defended t.e knlisas'Ne'
braska act, aud showed its great Importance - the
South. in once umS GStablisblng tho great principle OF
State equality, which had been t%ratnpled' upon ana
DESTROYED by the Missouri act. %Or!d lar iran
scribe the proposed limits OF this co,HiHElHCtton 10
follow him through his entire speech. Su1-ce u u
say that il was able and eloquent. gears were en-.
tsrtained by many that the powers vi Ar uarhe',
from the Hastings, were inferior 10 Ills ack1G" !eHseu
ability 60 Il writer, but his ellOrt mere W ~
dispei all sucn {. nrehensions, and to Place nun III te
front rank "a Il popuia: speaker. The Democrats
are in high spirits and fest con, dent OF success unue'
the lead OF their gallant cnndldain.
w, do not think that We misunderstood o. raVt
misstete! ti,e position and argument Of Mr, Saunders
If We have done So, We have erred in common WIN
vii of those with %hori :e have converse1
who !laard his eloquent speech. rr?fhIhS couin
be fartlac from our intention thhn 10 7"r- 10
misrepresent one %hosc honorable course and lofty
begring, nust ensure :h@ respect Of all, however
widely t!er may differ FROM, GId hOgevor earnestly
they may Grpore bis political op'n.oms. rr