Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-02-06

from Tue CUneIllUtl'H bNsTy HOH.SldVcUOI'lllR S'hIe,
" 18th the exception Of Pennsylvania. New jersey, In
diana, Illinois and California. Thi, result has not
only taught them IN know ths!7 strength, hut how to
Increase it. j." 1856, John G. Fremont was taken up
lnr trial. In 1851, Wi liam H.. Seward will he select-
ID for victory. Seward ha. p. mnny qualifications no
FIR mont hid def lenci.s. He Ia. h-en alway an
a.vora's of III. Oppressed nationali;irs AMI p-"pi=s
of EUROPE, tolerant IN religion and politics. ard fpre
mos, among tho~- in Congress most CONSPICUOUS for
voting away 'hs public isnds IN the landIess multi
tude. Fnr many years he ha- been a favurt- among
our n.'ura izsd ciiisens. Ihe Irish and Germans
alike esteem him C-t,n'ir. respe / and admire him
Prut-.iants almost id"liz- him.. All ranks. dennmina
,lon.. a 4c;inrs and fla. ses Of The manual lahorins m u
ara g~srh.ring around b, n. The ag- vi Mclean AM
&c ~, e drfs .ts OF Fillmore and Fremont, the an
nihil-iinm If Know. N",hingisa, and the obsr qdiss Of
Native America, i-a. leave him. ut one and the same
time, wii hnu:s rival, aud wiInou, h'ndranoa Z, the
msrshsIIirc .ui consolidation vt III forces. Without
present. iInm-ii.te, and determined acfion BY the
South. his rompl-t- triumph in 1870 will leave at the
North nor a vestaSe OF .upportto the compact of the
L rsttu,ion.
Thus, cir. I have faithfully d~slineated before you,
from the tahlcF' vi the tim-s. the gradual unfolding Of
the agrarian principles Ia ou- politics, and the gath
erlng together TOTO one compact whole, throughout
the non .slavehoiting STATES, Vt the aGrarihn elements
OF party under he leadership OF a distinguished citi
zen. patient. unscrupul"us, .agscious. ambitious, and
popular; who possesses untiring energies, great to
l-nts. aud persisrency Of purpose who Ia equally
remarkable for his public celebrity and availability;
pitNh'o NHHIaCit. 10 Va
any w'akns<s Of passion or avarice, aud who occu-
pies lila poSi,isa AT The North unrivalled and al.
most unopposed. have moreover attempted to de-
monstraie that .-i;h such a leader II will be not only
possible bu, highly probable that sixteen millions
OUT of tho eighteen millions Of peopl- at the North.
Northwest, aud West, y i'll stand marshalhsd in serri.
ei ranks around tho ballot boxes 10 con'ro! the State
and general elections III 1861. afterwards to-swe+p
without, impairment over the Territories Of tie Gov.
eynm-nt. seeking a mere genial cline, and to bette,
their fortunes. like rhe Gaui. al Gorhs who overrsn
lrsiy after The barriers To their invasion imposed BY
vigor and a just appreciation "f danger had f,llsn
into disuse through weakness ar t%.aric:dsl strife,
q lesson worthy ut Southern contemplation. ] pur.
puee now 10 book somewhat further INTO the subject,
10 evolve iis issues, anu 10 consider the policy that
may avert calamity.
Ii the sgrariaus shall be- successful in their move.
msnt for the Presidency IN 1850, "ud in their absorp
ton of the Territories, The mus' exaggerated fears or
exfravagapt fsncies OF the Southern mind have not
reached in my opinion the magnitude Of tho oonss.
quences that must follow as surely as ef-ct follows
saps& Their present policy % the Llsvssy question,