Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-08-23
For tie Enquirer.
The Cincinnati Enquirer-Anti-slavery Principles
squatter soverc;gnty-Hon. s. A. Douglas, Hon
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The Cincinnati enquirer ntfolaVery 1iinciPioo
squatter sovere;gnty-H Hon. s. A. Douglas, Hon
@. z, Pugh, &c.
Messrs. Editors: IL am in receipt Of the Gin
cinnati Enquirer Of the 18th nit. 1t reached
me through my post office, tranked by George
L. Pugh, u. S. Senate; and, | have no doubt. ii
is circulating in every nook and corner OF the
United States. Ibclicvc that the contents of the
second, third and fourth pages of it will de-
ceive many, unless attention is called, through
the newspapers, to the anti-slavery principles
and s~qlattcr sovereignty avowcd in the
speeches of the Hon. 5 A. Douglas and the
Hon. George F. Pugh, in the Senate of the
United States, on the 23d of February, 1859.
Besides these speeches it contains extracts from
speeches of distinguished men and some cdi,
torials, many Of which repudiatc the express.
cd construction Of the Hon. S. y. Douglas and
the lion. George f. Pugh, in reference to the
rights and power Of the people inhabiting the
territories of the L. States. These extracts
will be found between the speeches referred
to, and intcrsperscd through them. and, evil
IDENTIFY parsded with the hope that they will
be glanced at and not read and considered as
sustaining the speeches of Douglas and Pugh;
whereas, rs have stated above, they repudiatc
them. and, therefore, | ask the careful attcn.
ton OF the voters Of the United States to these
speeches and extracts, and, also, 10 the edi-
torials referred to, which will be found on the
fourth page Of the same paper. Particularly,
| ask the attention Of the readers to the follow
ing extracts, which are a part Of those referred
to, namely: the Hon. 4. II. %Stephcns's of Ga,
the Hon. J. p. Bcniamin'S of Louisiana, the
Hon. j. NJ. Mason'S of Virginia, the Hon.
James 4. Bayard's of Delaware, the Hon,
George T.. Badgers of North Carolina, the
Hon. Mr.. Pctt!t'S Of Indiana, the Hon. Robert
Toombs of Georgia, the Hon. S. \. Smith of
Tennessee, the lion. y. G. Brown Of Missis-
sippi. the Hon. Wa. c. Dawson Of Georgia,
the Hon. L.. OBJ. Branch of North Carolina.
And with many other extracts from speeches
which | have not named, will be seen an ex-
tract from a speech made by the Hon. r. N. I.
Hunter of Virginia, in the Senate, February
1854; but it is n~on-committal, and consequently,
neither gives to, or takes from the arguments
of Senators Douglas and Pugh. also solicit
the attention of all, to Governor WiSe's re.
pudiation of the power claimed for the terrific
ries by Senators Douglas and Pugh, in his
Sanford Letter.
In conclusion, | do not intend Ia make any
argument or to %criticise the opinions Of those
| have asked attention to, except 20 say, if
SIessrs. Douglas and Push are correct in their
assertions of the power of settlers in the terri
tories, whilst territories, | have been in error
in regard to the Constitutional rights Of the
people of the States for more than half a cen.
tury; and, finally, advise every constitutional
voter in the United States to determine to elect
an individual to the presidency who has avowed
himself upon his construction Of the Constitu.
ton against the power Of the territories of the
United States to prohibit slavery in them
whilst territories. Henry A.. Wise is such an
individual. '9S ANn 90.
August 18th, 1853.