Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-01-28

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7p Gtoggt H. Shorter. E.g.. Eitor ef the
.Mstgn@try .!irlr'isrr md State Gasetse: /:
Ny Dear Sir---In my last letter ! jemonstra-
ted that Mr.. 6ucbanans "Lccompton policy"
wa, R fjt> .>iate policy, and that Gov. Wise's
policyi yerc1gtraa sound ji9vlGrtry. South
crn I,oiicy low proceed 10 show that the
President WAS no: so much devoted TO any LIE.
COMPTON policy" that he might not at any
tine have sanctioned Gov Wisc's policy lie
says so himself in his annual message His
language is. for ny own part should have
been willing 10 yield my assent to ai,.6st any
Constitutional D'ta~,re, 10 accomplish this OBJ.
icct-j. (. the settlement Of the (ksnsasi ques-
ton" This brings Gov. Wise and Mr.. Bu-
clanan in sign, oi each other: and we cannot
he surprised 20 find So accommodating Pre-
sdcnt, when Congress rtjtrt@ his i'olicy, and
adopted the English compromise, which embo-
died Gov. Wise's policy. CORDIALLY ac-
gljs9iag in what has been called the English
compromise, and approving the Act fer the
admission Of tic State Of Kansas into the
Union Upon TIE TERMS THEREIN PRE-.
SCRlBED."
Well, Mr. Buchanan's "Lecompton policy"
turns cut 10 be t. e9r,iiai approval OF the Eng
lisr Compromise Il t.Gt 'yoHr Aaa1"-
Gov. Wise cordially approves it too. snd what
i, the difference: Mr.. Buchanan recommends
Lecompt"a Congress adopts Wise's aati-Le-
on,,,tsh rerer.Hce policy. Mr.. Buchansn "cor,ii-
mlg APPROVES ivisfs polcy--hc is congratulated
and laudcd for the triumph Of his policy-hc
congratuatcs the country thcrcupon--he is a
s.artyr aud GOV Wise ;roscri5edi Never
since Babel has there been such confusion Of
tongues, IN reality there has been very little
difference in the policy Of the statesmen who
have actively participated in the Kansas settle
ment. will not, as / might, extend the ap-
plica,ion Of tl.s remark TO the advocates Of the
Topeka Constitution restrict it to Southern
and Democratic statesmen, and. for illustration,
refer you and the country to the case made by
Gen. Jefferson Daris in his late Jackson speech.
Turn TO that part oil his speech apologizing
for voting. not rih Qaitmo". for the English
Compromise bill. The Lccompton Convention(hc
saws, had in its ordinance or schedule, offered
10 come into the Union. as = State. M tptrj6c
trims dHd conditiohS-as twenty-five millions
instead Of five millions of acres of the public
land Wei Congress reduced twenty-five nil
lions to Ave millions, and thus modifed ne
icr,as arm conditions pTopos'3 Changing the
States o:ra condition ofadmission. This COM
PEELED Congress to rff;r hack her proposition,
thus modified, 10 see whether the State OF Kan
>as would accept and abide by the modifca.ion
o''her tcrHTs by Congress.
Now. mark. This ,cGs and il Gen Davis only
rsasoa, and the only reGson OF all cur "Ltc6mp-
ton" rampant. q ii Wise. and other Southern
statesmen. jor rfttrriag hack tie English tH!to
the people Of Kansas, and SO rejecting Mr.. Buc-
hanan's strong recommendation TO admit
Kansas under the Lecompton Constitution
'.i,wight" Indeed Gen. Davis in Juror OF zeal,
.>tn'ts- R;ghtstcaliy. cXclain,S--"Not for all the
lands in KanSas-not for all the land between the
Missouri and the Pacific ocesn-not for al! the
land ithc continent Of North America. would
agree that the Federal Government should
have the power 20 c5trct - .SGtt. 5y inpcSiay
c4nditi0d with mandate, that il shall be SUBJ
soquently fulfilled
The General Government" he says " has
no power To enforce the mandate" not "for
all the land would he have .rorcsd the Lecomp-
ton Constitution upon the State Of Kansas. and
so have invaded her rights ny congressional
dictation and intervention. He would not
Change the terms Of her schedule as to Mt pub-
liz iand., aud 50 issuc = congressional "'aan-
date" To the State which the Federal Govern
mcnt had no power to enforce, aDd hence
hc went for the Ehg';,h r9mpron!i,s.
Well. so Governor Wise thought. and so did
aot General Davis and our run.mai L.comptoa
statesmen Of the South, on the original bill
/ . Tinrn tho ~.
f..tion--the san. srh:iyis. and the Senate
, rLrnqsI ;t--aot oa!y ar f..r.r., tie coadi:ion
( ., laa@. but in the vastly Do,t importcnk pro-
vision respecting the Jo,rrr and tine Of chang
inp the constitution Of Kansas ITSELF and Mr..
, Umris and the compromiscis then and there
roted to do this very thing oi .,yrcisg the con-
stl,ution upon the State, and turing the STATE
iat II. raioa after changing her own condi.
tons, ard gitIon' r.firStag the question back
To the people of Kansas. 'Will you come in
on the condition: aS mod;tied?'
Was .vcr iecoa,i'te"cp more glaring: In
decd. the whole argument and course Of Scna
tor Davis and Of those Southern statesmen
who acted with him. Uinit Cor. Wises Tam
manv is.t~ 10 hcrt Jt5a right lie said -
Don't 60 back behind :he rcturns--the return
Has the schedule = i. is ti-Rcpublican-iao!
a.i.s,j!s on ~ .foes and must be chdng,N and
II changsd. must be Ttfirre1 5aeA:"
For saving tdat HE is to he Jrcseribed, and
yet and rc,r Gen. Davis for all the land would
not say anything else. confess that do no!
know where to begin to reason with this absurd
Southern clarnor against Gov. Wise. HIS as
sailants come before the bar Of the public opln'
ion vociierating such q confused jarson. OF an
ti-Southern and contradictory absurditIes-
they are 50 in;olerant and clamorous that
a modest man. with decen, regard for common
sense and common justice. who desires neither
10 Insult others nor TO be insulted, feels like
retiring in inexpressibie disgust from an aren,
Of mere brute believing. \ man Of ordinary
sensc Of Justice feels not 80 much like reasoning
against n torrent Of dsauheiation and a stag
nant sea of prtjudiee, as like invoking tn
genius of di>cord and turning up foundation!
and turning loose the elements, that nature
NAV somewhere find an equilibrium and thun
der and lightning purify the atmosphere. HI
feels more like rulminatiag tIeerGtions asains
the green, stupid, serpent head Of crawling
hissingpreiudiee, than reasoning and persuadins
its dull. cold ear"
Why, here am |, pleading for man whos'
Southern Rights sword in Ill The past has GU
its way through every opposition Of the enemy
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