Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-04-09
"pRoscRIpr1ox FOR OPINIONS SAKE

Ever since the agitation commenced In reference
10 the Lecompton Constitution the anti hHcompton
Democrats have protested against transcription Tor
opinions sake" They took the ground that, htnougn
they were compelled 10 der with the Administration
on an important question, they vers ell Democrats
and protested against every attempt 70 e6pei th.n
from the party. In the csucus5es at Washington ana
on the 1onrs Of Cnngrrsa-in the Newspapers ana I'D
stump speechea-hey have asserted their rgNt 10 vote
according 10 their Judgment on the Kansas question:
and have cnrtended that they ought not to auf
fer oss of influence With tl. party on that account
We confess that have sympathlZsd win those
gentlemen 10 soma extent, and have expressed an un-
willingness to zee them driven away from our ranke
But The gentlemen referred to,hars recently assumed
new po.ition-ons which. we think, they Will hard
ly be able 10 maintain, when taken in connection
with the protests they have uttered against being pro
scribed for opinions sake.
At the anIiLecompton meeting held in Newton,
Sussex county, few days ugo the following reaoin'
ton was adopted:
G. That we do most rnqua6pdly condemn the &C
ton If the Hon. j. Thompson, and the Hon. WI
liam Wright uur Senators in Congress, in voting tor
the Lccompton Constitution and we reJ4ics h"t M
opportunity will soon be afforded to the Democracy
OF Sussex to e1press their disapprobation by nsng
their influence 10 prevent the election OF the Hon.
William Wright, whose term Of efhce Will coon ea
pire."
We have hero a new ground assumed by the anti.
Lsc0apton msu, and the ss)lution quoted gives W.
iull lnSIght INTO theH IUtuTe phils- lucy "'S "''
only unwilling to BIZ expelled from the party they
not only SEEK tn justify Themselves IN their opPosi
ton 10 the administration, hui they turn round ann
''uBqualihedy condemn those VINO nave ihough'
proper TO sustain the administration They cay to
The Democrat; party with brenth, "lei us alone
gentlemen: we cannot c6nscieEtonsly support the
President. hut va are Democrats neve,tteie9s and
We ought mot 10 he condemned for al honest diller-
encs Of opinion" In the next bI 'ath they cry out
I'VE unqua6edly condemn everybody VINO DINERS
from us e.d Rejoice that opportunity will soon be
afforded us to pupsh Senator who has Cared to have
an opinion contrary to oura." This s consistency
with a vengeance! "Heads up you lose; tail. up We
win
A before minated we are disposed to heal snd
not widen the breech between the Democratic. We
resolved long ago to labor ncs5sauy 10 promote the
union of the Democratic party. and TO th'c end We
purpossy avoided suy denuncist!Gn of those who
differed with the administration. We did hops and
believe that the party would again act together
against common enemy But if the spirit mani.
fesisd in the Newton resolution is fair indication OF
the feelings OF the anti .Lacompton Democrats, We
fear that war TO the knife will be the order Of the
day. r. the anti Lecompton Democrats are deter
mined to condemn Hon. John r. Thompson for his
vote. and to defeat Hon. VIM. Wright, next winter,
merely because be has voted with the administrs-
ton, We tell Them plainly they have adopted game
at which two sides can play, and they will probably
learn before they get through which party has gained
or which party has ost by the operation.
So far as We are concerned, We have expressed no
choice in reference TO the senator to be elected
winter but we speak the sentiments of thousands of
Democrats when We assert that il war is 10 bs made
on Mr. Wright, on tia GROUND OF biz vote on the LIZ.
compton question the Democratic party OF our State
vii! be compelled to throw aside all personal prefer.
ences snd rally TO his support. More anon.