Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-10-28
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| Co. -. IN commend 10 puoiio a''oA''
,o,,r n, Judge John Robertson IN To-Day Pap''' ~
,nd,,s. Chancellor and Representative III oone'e''
~ admitted his ability, honesty and patr'o'tii ""'
nce his retirement into private life, this unlversa
opinion of his claims TO public regard has mol III lux
'eSS' oee" For the Enquirer.
The approaching Presidential election Is UNIVERSAL,
rogard.d " intense interest Doubtless the vast l
norinuce and dignity Of the office Increased AT eacl
election since the Union %! the Staesoy ou
greatly extended intercourse, polticai anu c'''.i
cial between ourselves and with foreign ha'ios suo
by our still increasing au %;nh
| nonular excitement But causes Tar more potent tnaG
all these now exist, and impress every rgeciue
and patriotic heart with unwonteu soilcua ~ da,,,a,
gloomy apprchensions-a universal sense Oh uanso'
| to the countryside spectacle OIL lib "ouiu'N fO
| its violated Constitution. =; .hs
| The canvass commenced and progresses III tne
midst of political feud Of unprecedented S ~,
Not individuals only, but MASSES, nsigateu anu aue
by professors and ministers Of the reigcn y.
have met in deadly conflict and the chlet
might long since have proclaimed-inight eson Nv"
proclaim, without exaggeration, ana "l'lou. nr,fl
ing to cloak bare.faced usurpation unue' ,ora and
phrase-lpd crisis a war not WIN gu 1a, ss
aliens, but between brethren. STARE 3; 49,, fnvn
! though il were a newly discovered eVi Just noWn
! from "Pand0ras box" instead OF inc "en nv :,
| stale of man ever since the hoouIh "!,.. e m,
and the established law Of nations ano y, ,,non
of natures God recognised anu mII;" wsdsr tbe
| ourselves from the origin OF our htPup.' I,oS,
| solemn covenant of our fathers-sil Sdr"y '"tee,
| is the war.cry inscribed on the oiack uauoi v. 1901
less party, and, with stereoiypeu piia pa in
morning, noon and night III pupno .a,rs ON tho
social circles by knots in the streets anu oEa'oS VI, '
stump: from the pulpit and the grogshop' echoeo au
re.echosd from the Rocky Mountains u lhe nisn'5
oceans which surround vast DOMAIN uG'tt 'ie re-
sponsiye .whOop of the Indian Is hea'u
their graves The despos of the old world look on
"with grim delight" while their victims sign a' lle
thoupht that the last and brightest hope OF Tree gov
ernInent is about to be e1tlnsusheu forever; Aio
our people hr0di Aye many-hopelessiy ue'uoeu :
many. too many, wuliy perversely wicked.
No fewer than four distinctly organized pohtcaI
parties-w not impartial history pronouhce .nIin
factons7-dvide our people and distract inc puol'o
| councils. One of them, the self-styled hepuohGah
party-the worst and most dangerous OF them All
audacousy seeks to exclude the entire ooutn ifo'h
any share in the administration of the executive au
thority. This movement deserves the uIqua''nn f
censure of every friend to peace ana Jus'tce' MI
Fillmore Northern man, the candidate Oh parry
which not over. modesy seeks to appropriate 10 itse
exclusively the title of "Amercan,' avoiding, much
to his honor, the secresy which heretofore
lied that 0rr, aud still in some degree ensrouds
H. utterly condemns the at'cpt to elect, as ne eI
presses it, President ana Vice President, Jor me
first time Jy tie SuGraees OF one part Of me Ch0h
toYLv 10 raie occr lie whOle United States. lie con-
siders il 0dness rtoHy 10 suppose Ma' NE no"f4erI
peopic nW submit 10 sach a Chief Magistrate and
emphacaily declares his belief that, u me sectional
party succeeds, IL tends AeyHdoiy u me dc"rncfOH
Ac GranttA fabric crcctedby our Jorcahcrs cfmcHed
by their blood and bcqueathed as as process i.r.
lance. He speaks warmly as he tells US OF our oan,
ger from this sectional agitation "lf It breaks asuh
der the bonds Of Union and spreads anarchy anu
civil war through the land, rh0t a. he Indignant
ly e1caims, "icSS than moral tredsoH!
MIR. Fillmore has not exaggerated the wicked CO.
scts of these new Republicans, nor 'Ge ruinous con
sequences Of their success. The world will not &C
cep his suggested apology, that It il Impossible 1hey
should have contemplated the mischief (palpaole 10
all ohersl of what they are doiug-a deea NOT WIN
out name, for he hus rightly baptized 1t MORAL
TREASON" They must be held-the choice spirits al
least, who lit the Internal fire and made
"This powerful trouble
Like hell broth, boil and bubbles;
to intend the infable consequences of their own
acts; and if knowingly aud wantonly they PROSTATE
a pillar of the beautiful fabric" OF our CnloE 10
blast "inevitaby" the peace and happiness Of their
country, and the hopes of the world, they will earn
celebrity more enduring and more infamous than his
who fred the magnificent temple of DIANA and be
regarded in after times as wretches who woud nave
extingaished the light of the sun, confounded !he
harmony of the spheres, and brought back tue reign
Of chaos.
But dangerous as is the scheme thus rebuked, It IL
but the prelude to another medaed by The same fac'
ton, more certain to succeed, and II successful, IN
fallibly fatal The utmost they can acheVe oy tneir
present movement, now rapidly verglng to solution
is to secure to themselves the exclusive direction OF
the executive department. What y they also dp-
propriate Tie supreme control Of the mhoe Legislature
porcr of he gOrcrRmcaR That such is their purpose
and EXPECT alton none can doubt, that they conf
IDENTIFY anticipate that the next President, whoever he
may be. will Willingly or unwittingly give encourage
rnent and assistance TO this bold and nefarlous con-
spiracy.
Let us bear in mind that the preponderance of To-
l..,l, ,f
ready in the non slaveholding States there to cont:
nue., with progressive augmenation,) at their Will
and pleasure, long the government shall endure.
Nay more; at the session just terminated, not only
did the non. s!av eholding division command maor-
ty in both branches, An Overwhelming majority IN
ope but the sectional HgItdtOrs themselves conroeu
the House of Representatives Ihey forceu upon a
sneaker from their own ranks; and 10 give s'I aIu
comfort to their insurgent commentaries out y; 49, b.,
dafaa,ed bill essential to the public SERVICE ny
cIoopipp il with provision to withhold tne pay y,
the army raised for the defence OF the country "
should dare TO do its duty .,,: ,,o
In this insurrectionary movement vioia'lll9 wv
pghted faith of the Government oil wnSn iv I I bs
sesson as actually closed and nothing saved US on
the disastrous consequence of their hne success o
the frmness of Northern President ana me poil,ch
,anst. mr. conservative principles OF portion 1i the
Sortbern Senators, elected when better eeling per-
vaded the country, aud who joined IN the uniteu oP
nosition of the Southern minority. but WHAT 'hpuSn
This meditated blow has been averted the ~nee'S Vi
Government Left for the present, in unnpeded mo-
tom the army saved from the alternative OF starving
or of appealing to the "higher law OF TINS in"less
faction and hurting them from the lthey oisnohof
still they are at their hateful work, omehng 9'scoru
and plotting treason; seeking to strengthen 'he poa'
stion hoping to seize the srongholds OF the Constu'
tion and turn the batteries erected for the common
defence of the Union against the citadel OF Southen
rights.
To accomplish their ultimate purpose the means
A. loTI he Il
restoration Of the Missouri Compromise, and inc nd.
mission of nsw States barring domestic ins'snt0hs
similar 10 their Happily, neither OF these can
bs effected at least for years to COME without the
concurrence of the Executive. Waving any distinct
consideration of the first, let US take up the other two
in their ORDER and ascertain IN well ms we can the &C.
on of the next and future Presidents in reference TO
each.
RESTORATION OF THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE,
No man can doubt the readiness of the GREAT Or
scuRE whose very birth place and parentage, II NOT
claimed with equal ZEAL at least hidden Ill equal
mystery with those Of Homer OF old, dragged az he
has been into ridiculous noorety, and chosen to lead
the Black Republican conspirators-none can couo'
his readiness if elected to the Presidency to ald them
in their atrocous war against their Southern breth.
| rem, and to plunge the dagger into the boson-
NAV bc-of his native land But credulity itsel
scouts the thought that he ever be permitted oy
the sane aud sincere friends OF the Union TO welc
| the nure than regal powers of al American Presl
dent. Heaven will save them from this deep Disgrace
and hin. from a mighty crime. Still the practlca
| question remains
lpiNthc neri, or future President, mare especial
| IN uiU Mr. Buchanan or Mr.. Fillmore, sanction a bt
passcd nguinst The EW Of he South restoring me Ms
souri, Compromised
Let them be Judged by the lights before U.s..
As to Mr. Fillmore every candid aud rejecting
man not blinded by party spirit will answer the ques
ton unhesatngly in the Affirmative
The most authentic exposition OF bis views, 1t u
presumed is that contained in the recent correspon
denre between himself and Mr. Berrien Of Georgia
The letter of Mr.. Berrien have not seen, but tn
reply of Mr.. Fillmore, and the article accompanying
il, published in the Wing OF the llth inst, impress
that they are used to incucGte A striking proof @
the effect they have produced in Georgia, for whic
latitude they were procured, will be found in ette
from gentleman in that State, republishsd in tn