Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-16

h vote vi SO yeas to nays MIR. CALHOUN Vo''h9 WIZ
Mr. Buchanan.
On the llth Of January. 1888. Mr. Buchanan hay
ing agreed proforn,a, TO offer the second part oi W.
Clay's amendment rs a separate resolutions, II 20.
ainsndud aud passed by vote of th:rty-hye yfh' -
nine nays, Mr. buchanan and Mr.. Calhoun VOTING ~
gether. This additional amended resolution Is Us ''
lows:
"And, Resolved, That any attempt Of Congress u
abolish slavery III my territory of the United o,.s
in which it exists, would create serious alarm ana Ju
apprehension in the States sustaining that domes',
institution, would be violation Of good faith to"Au
the inhabitants of any such territory, who have ose'
permitted to settle WITH and hold saves thereln De
cause the people OF any such territory, have not "h
ed Tor the abolition of slavery therein, and occeu
when any such territory shall be admitted 'nto in
Union as State, tue people thereof will ba ente'
to decide that question exclusively for themselves:
On the l2;h Of January, 1888, Mr.. Culhouns siill
and last resolution was laid Oh the table by Vo's ="
thrfy-hve yeas to nine nays. Mr.. Buchanan v"''u!
IN the affirmative, in company with Brown OF Nol''
Carolina, Cuthbert Of Georgia, Grundy Of iehhe?
see, VIM. r. King of Alabama, Nicholas OF Lnlsi
ana. Pierce of New Hampshire, Strange ot No!''
Carolina, and White of Tennessee. >, O..
The object of laying this resolution on the tnole
apparent IL as much as the expression OF me oc"a'
upon the other resolutions, explicit, Gear a'
comprehensive, embracing the whole subject matter
The correspondent of the Delta persistiIS ~ ~.
course Of misrepresentation quotes from ar. ID
AMI speech in which he endorsed Mr.. Van ouren :,
fearless avows of March 1, 1897. against the aool'
ton OF slavery in the District of Columbia, ana ire
from this to extract authority for doubling MI. pu
chanau present orthodoxy. But this Ingenious 'o
respondent does not fellow Mr.. Buchanan through
out his record upon these resolutions. lie tells u
that Mr. Calhoun opened his remarks in reference u
the course of Mr. Buchanan, as follows: that Tue re-
msrka of the Senator from PeuDs ylvana, were 0
such character that he could not permit them u
pass in silence" but of Course suppresseS MT
Rurh m friu M, ant aIs
declaration that "MR. BUcHAHAs HAD sAbITuALL'
INDICATED on TnIs DANGEROUS QUESTION coHREc1
FEELIEGS."
Mr.. Calhoun was known to be extremely arden
aE. npulsive, differing quite often with his owl
colleagues from the South as he did from Democrat
in the North. Ind yet it will bs seen from this np
peal to the record that, although differing OH mere
details these great sGie.nen voted together when
ever great principle. were 4: make. MIR. Calhoun
was a fsstidIous stcklsr Tor terlLa--3r buchanan
adhered 10 ths sutltGRce; and leaye = to any
Southern man to say whether the faithful history
which have here given in reply 10 th- mutated re
cord and strange misrepresentation Of he currespon
dent of the Delta ought not to be abGndantiy sats
factory.
vii. close this portion of the article by the fol
lowing extract f5G. short speech of Mr.. Buchanan
OH these resolutions
!"He, Mr. Buchanan. did rof piai,s the Senator
from South CarUlIua for having LrudgceG thuoo re
sOhtiaus. Certainly not. Had he not voted tor them
one apd I'll l--eEcspt that which related 10 the DIS
trict OF Columbia, sGd instead Of that one, he had
voted for smother on tho same subject which he 80
leInnly believed would be productive o! gfeste. good
Now what ha had dscaiIned and what he meant
to disclhim, Wss That these resolutions were IN
tended tor the benefit Of the friends Of the Union
III the North They had not been brought forward
by the North, but by the South, and hence t war
fair to infer that their purpose was TO satisfy and
trau4 -ili2e public opinion in that portion Of tie
Union. tie LaG voted for them with pleasure under
This belief and hs isgsted that our friends of the
South would now DO cOnViGGet .hrt We were read!
TO stand by them i'll the assertion tud Isr lienance
all their constitutional rights over their slaves.
"Hr. Buchanan said that these resolution could MOI
aid him Gt ioIe. There the battle had been already
fought and what uari 10 l9t taken in II two year,
ago, was we'll known to every Nat ~ the country
who Lad thought his humble career worthy 0. any
observatYl. 9e was fully convinced that the pro-
traced discussion OF t:a abolition question here, al
this time, could DO the friends o. ,ec Union in tht
North LITTLE, If any good; he wished he Ee.:a CON
WINGED ;hRi i YGrld do them no harm. This wss the
great csulre o. agitation. When it was commenced
hsre, it's Gsaeful influence i4uet rGread over the
whole Union. Deeply impressed With !ts usiie! he
had tor two years, when abolition memorials we're
presented, uniformly voted in favor Of such dispo
s!t:o: cf them would prevent useless and danger
Gus discu'sicl lyon this theatre. He hoped he could
not now be lnisendefs.ocd ~ the Senator from South
Carolina"
The reader will observe from this extract tie roll
cy edostrd by the Democracy in 1896 rs, which
was aser-t tie cgitation of the slavery question:
The Course adopted by tbs Democratic party North
and South in the Senate, was to Jay sil abolition
metno-:ss upon the table go gs to eue; the excite.
ulent upon suheu. then raging Violently against the
domestic institutions Of tbs South Mr. Calhoun
acted for himself IN Offering his resolutions, and the
Northern Democratic we're sustsned by nuIGbsT n
the Southern Senators of both parties, in their opPo
stiuu 10 uay agitation of the slavery question. Yet
WIZ: Mr. Ca!houu's resolutions cum- up, 1t will be
seen ,hst ::t.r Buchanan iearessly met them. He
SAID
The fact is md il cealo4 -; c.yui|cd: that those
Of i!ic Snghern Staies who have determined IL
sustain the rights Oi tho saveboidirs States II eiery
hnznrd' are placed IN most embarrassing situation
front we are assaulted by the nbotinnists, our owl
friends i'll the South constantly driving us into pc
sitiDn3 -s-. their enemies and may gain
impurtaG. CtysEisacy. .ef Us then sacrifice forms il
We cuu obtain the sub-tance.'
have but one word more to sag, in ,eesorcu 6
the allusion vi the correspondent Of the Delta to the
fact that Mr.. Buchanan reflected upon the institution
Of slavery ia e States in OF his speeches
in England. Ii ID quito RIDICULOUS and absurd the
allusou Of the sane corrrspunGrnt, that Er. Ruchan-
sn manifested studied design to keep al0U; from tie
1xcrlleat growing out of the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise. ~ lie Erst place, Mr.. Buchanan s
whole career in Europe was iEarkeG by y consistent
aud eloquent defence, in every circle, CT tie strn:
tos of the South aud the rights Of tbs South, against
tho attacks OF English statesmen AMI pOitclSuS.-
This tribute has been paid to him by all mou who
hgye rotlced his course while in England. doubt
not hit li;et lis official dispatches. when published
will confirm my S;.ertion. AS TO Mr. Buchanan 4
having Kept auof frDli ;.e discussions cUntempors
neous with the repeal OF the hl.s9rT Compromise,
considering thu he was not in the county ard WAS
holding u diplomatic station abrORd, when that logs
lsLiGU gsa progressing, aud when it was ceHciGtsd
and thar lie lss laced hnsef upon high patriotic
nd ,t,,IrI
become OF any consequence [. Li2 cnnntrymen the
argument Of the correspondent Of the Della ay veil he
ra.,rG snong the illusions of little minds, who scei
to injure sr. ran, by supervising the truth Of his
tory. leave thls Sus Get here, and regret that you
have been called upon 10 give zach attention to H.
81 james buchanan Is not lie friend vi lLs Ai, COLI
stitutiona ria.s Of the South aud if the statement Of
his record on this Yueei2S; does not prove him 10 be
ST. aud does not expose 20 cguict and derisoh, the
perSei.iS;;2 ct the correspondent oi the !telta-li
these things aro ti.t 81, then confess that Hell
seek in vain for SOUND L.a IL the North, and thu.
svery parzan scribbler may nayL {. his mercy the
honor and reputation of those who, in staha.g by us
have been h.uhlad during the best part of their lives
by the enemies Of tis South in the free States.
To all such ! would apply thu language of Mr..
Buchanan in the Senate, January 5, 1885,
TIE ,cct IT, und il cannot be Disguised TIL thnse
of Ito in the 1Cre"r States who have determined 10
sustain the rihts Of .Es Ola chndng States at every
hazard, nrs placed Ill most euoa.I sing situation.
We nre almost literally between two fres Sails; u
f-on We are assailed by the aboltiouists, our own
friends =, the South constantly driving Us into
positions rtti2 :IIeir enemies and our enemies may
gain Important advantages. Let US then sacrifices
forms, if we can obtain the srostsfcs."
A CARD.
few days go friend placed in my hands al
abolition paper published E: Chicago, Illinois, con-
;ainiug letter purpOrting TO haze peer written by
Archibald Williams, bearing date the 18th of Narc:
This Letter. written by of the leaders Of the Black
Republican party in Illinois, | sm Informed, was I'D
dressed to prominent opponent Of the Democratic
party in the State of Virginia, and at his request. and
by him, published in Virginia paper, although did
not see it until placed in my hands as above stated.
The letter 10 as follows:
CAL Richardson Sh1rsry.
"QulGcr, lIl.l March II, 1856.
dear Sir: Tour letter OF the eth Instant has just
reached me. In it ynu inquire, did COL VIZ. 4
Richardson, your opponent for Congress in tho iast
contes s.s,a 70 his constituents that the Kansas,
brsska bill would hsv9 the effect of making those
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