Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-09-18

ooequal copartnerS in the confederacy should moi
be disregarded."
Another statesman, whose "infamous conduct
must have escaped the attention of "The South, u
was ESPresident Pierce, who in his message on the
affairs of Kansas of the 24h of January, 1885, said
"But for it the agitation of slavery the character
OF the domestic institutions Of the future State
would have been matter of too little interest to the
inhabitants Of the contiguous States, personally or
collectively. to produce among them any political
emotion. Climate, soil, production, hopes Of rapid
advancement, and the pursuit of happiness on the
part of the settlers Themselves with good wishes,
but with no interference from without would have
quietly determined the question which Ia at this time
OF such disturbing character"
Another gentleman whose "infamous conduct
upon the "isothermar' feature of the case, must
have shocked the Senate, Senator Hunter Of Vir
ginis. We solicit the attention Of "The South" to
what this distinguished statesman said in bis speech
Of the 24th Of February, 1854: "Does any man be.
lisve that you will have slsvsholding State in Kan
| sas and Nebraska" This able and clsar.hs
Senator was. as The South" will perceive incredu
lous upon the subject Of slavery in Kansas as far
back a. 1854. Before the tide of emigration had
commenced be startled the South from all thonghts
of Kansas becoming slayeholding State by the
above declaration.
Such declaration from Southern Senator Of un.
questioned loyalty to our institutions, was powerfully
calculated to deter Southern men from taking their
slaves to the territory of Kansas.
Wemust summon another of "Tbs South's" noblest
Spirits but as be speaks to from the grave and as
'The South" in common with us all, still mourns his
sad death, we must borrow no opprobrious epithet
with which to brand his memory. Poor Preston S.
Brooks said, in his speech Of the 18th of March, 1854
''lf the natural laws Of climate and of coil exclude
us from territory Of which we are the ointowners
we shall not and we will not complain"
Another of South Carolina's noble dead, the friend
of Hunter and Mason, the Southern Baysrd of the
Senate, is spared "The South's" indignation by
death.
Mr. Butler, of South Carolina, In the debate in the
Senate, I'd March, 1854. asid, al" two States should
ever come into the Union from them, (the Terrific
res of Kansas and Nebraska it ia very certain thai
not more than one of them could, in any possibl.
event, be slaveholdlng State; and have not the
least idea that even one would be-"
And "Keitt," too, yes, the "gallant Keitt," the
bright peculiar pet Of "The South the author of the
White Sulphur Declaration of War on the Admins
tration, and of many other specimens of political
"Phonir'ana," was not silent on the "Isothermsl
question.
Mr. Kett, of South Carolina, in his speech, 3Uth
March, quoted Mr.. Pincknsy Of his own State, that
Practically. he thought slavery would not 60 above
the line Of 36' 30 by the laws Of physical geography
and therefore, that the South lost no territory fit 70,
slavery"
Pretty good for "Keitt.'
Another Southern man, the distinguished Senator
Brown, of Mississippi, said: ~ do not believe tina
slavery would find resting place in those tKansai
and Nebraska) territories" Let this gentemahi
"conduct" be marked by "The South as exceedingly
"infsmous," as far as the "Isotherma" question il
concerned. Another offender was the able aud pro.
found Congressman from the Norfolk district in this
State. BE had the infamous" boldness to say that
mo one dreams that slavery will be established
| there"-meaning in Kansas and Nebraska. We call
upon "The South" to mark Mr.. Millson as most
suspicious character He ia not sound the Isother
NAL question. He agrees with the "traitor Walker"
on that question. Let him be denounced.
Senator Douglas conduct was also very "infa.
mous." He had the audacity to say openly and bold
ly without shame and with horrible depravity and
effrontery something worse than Walker has yet
said. We ask "The South" to listen to the following
etrocious sentence, and then proclaim war to the
knife upon Senator Douglas. Hear tho desperate
man and then srike 81 do not believe there is
in Congress who thinks il could be permanently q
| slareholdinS country"-and he is speaking Of Kan
sas. There is a case for the scalpug knife.
Now hear Cass and Badger on the same question
General Cass, this point, in his speech Of Goth
February, 1854, said, mo human power can ever es
tablish it slavery in the regions defined by these
bills" he cites Mr.. Clay, and Mr. Webster also, who
both held in 1850, that cit excluded by law su
perior to that which admits it elsewhere The law o
nature of physical geography, the law of the forms
ton Of the Garth. That law settles forever, with
strength beyond the terms of human enactment, tina
slavery cannot exist there"
Mr.. Badger, Of North Carolina, said, 81 have nc
more idea of seeing slave population in either Of
them than have of seeing it in Massachusetts.'
A goodIy company this, truly, for the "trator Wal
kerr" Polk, Pierce, Hunter, Cass, Douglas, But
ler, Brown, Badger, Brooks, Keitt, Mason, Stanton
Two e1 Presidents six Senators, and four member
of the House of Representatives, agreeing with Gov
Walker on the "Isothermsl question" and Walker q
"traitor," and all the rest saints.
TIE GREAT SEABOARD RETREAT OF THF