Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-11-18

traction and threatened iiSmemberment. Oi
this the original body oI the conservative De-
mocracy have complained bu; little. They re-
cognizcd il rs unavoidable ard trusted that lis
patient endurance would ut least secure the
promised consideration to DC executed i'll good
fai,Ff by the un.Iinchiny maintenance, Oh the
part Of our neophytc$, of the rights and i'm
munitieS Of slave persons ami slave property
equally with other person, and property IN the
common territories.
Yet now, these very men, FOR whose admiS-
sion We looSened our party ties. and iol the
liberation of whom We have too patiently wit
messed the dc;cc:aiun Of that rule of strict
constitutional construction hitherto regarded aS
the palladium Of omr political iai,l'-thc very
men whose quasi fellowship has cost us so
much-n0w threaten TO deprive us totally Of
the very consideration inrwhch So many sacr-
fees have been made |, is true that these
men fought side 10y side with us for the
repeal Of tic Missouri compromise. And to
what end Only. - certain men among them
now coolIy inform Us. for the Inauguration
Of another SYSTEM of policy winch, it cannot be
honestly denied is thousand fold more invasive
OF the doctrine of constitutional right, and inii-
nitrly more detrimental 10 The rightIul interests
OF Slave property than the Missouri Compro-
mist ~ have united with YOU" they tell
us, "to deny the rightiul power Of Congress to
prohibit slavery North OF the line 50 deg. 30
min; bat tbs we did only for the purpose Of
assertn. and establishing the power Of the
mere creatures Of Congressional authority 10
prohibit slavery South ~ we'll rs North Of 3G
deg 80 min
Conspicuous among the organs OF public sen
tmcnt which have thus palicrcd with lis in Il
double sense. Is the New York Journal Of
Commerce"
We pass by Tie numcrou> c:iLc"reS of the
Journals" adhcsion to the di>organizing ci.
forts of the Albany Regency, and their open
sympathy with amti.alavcry Intolerance. We
even prefer Lot to dwell om the earnest ap'
le't!> Iul ll' 'c' l''"'" w "N'''' ''''"' ~
ahctt"r$, oi Which The editorial column 'I '"''
paper haS become thr Fch'e!e..
The Journals" c,.itrr.al Of Mon'lay last is
Of itself sufficient to strip the iap"r oi That
conservative reputation winch / : managers 50
StrcnuuSiy cndcav0r 10 maintain, albeit without
the Indispensable requisite of conservative
:; 90, 4 ;,,,,.,,;,,
Here thc de'n;H'd i"r The constitutional pro-
lection "' N'a'e persons anu r'"P'''! III XIV
territories Is described rs '""Ie"'''"''. anu
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'rGi~""''" by '"c 'ha''c>'o" 'o'''t'''.o"'
an" 'hc threat / OPEN! ''''''' ''''' i ~, "
uihe H''''! 'e '''"''>'"' ?"9 ''""'""''' -"
'"'h P'"!'"rm' "'"'' "' "9'"'''""y "'.''",'
"d. This l. ihe SORT oi c'""'rt''''' sent
ine"' III ""lch 'He ""''''"' Vi '0'''''''' ~
now dea''hs' we e''e i 70 '"' '',''V'' '"
de''ue 10" '''"''' ""'''>'H '''' S'''' ''''''
c'inced Dy such an avoidance ~ part! ""S'
ai" c"hH''tu''oI'' o'''S"'''"' - - '''",'s,'
10y no incaN lhar'cioHN ''''' '"e Jo''''' WV -
soiic'tS pardon '"r ""'''' ''f'""' Sh""'" 'e'''
the power o! the "thcfa ''"'e''''''c"' " P'".
tcct Shareholders III the e'F'IorIeN rom ''>'''
wattomIe INVASION. "ecah discover TO eS't'''
t'aI difference 'e'"ce'' "r' seward '0..' NV
ah" ''''' " '''c ''''' "' ,'''''"'' -,
cept ti'"' t:.c '"'''rr proposes ~ "!
act "l Congress "iia' "'e i"'''' ""''' NV ''''
bly, accomplish hE t'' """'-' "' ''''' '''''
fraud.
Nor docs the Journal remain 'o'''c''' "''''
tie announcement "' III "''''''a'e'F ''''''e
rance 1t c"n"cs'cndN 10 Apply '''Nec''N' "'"'
misrepresentation l" 'he views "' '''e ''''
quilt:. 1t j. "ttcriv rhiiIie 'h"' we nave ever
advocated the "micrP"i'it"" "l anything
Whatever into tie Cincinnati piaii"rm-that"e We
have even suggested the introduction "i any
ncw and spurious doctrine. We have only
pointed to the iact that the Cincinnati platform
"f'""y yt"''"''S 'hc soU'''' CONSTRUCTORS Wv,
u"r 'oF "h''" We 'o'''''''' ''''' W. '''''''.''''
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anJ ;r,cnI 70 mcc, !, wi,h no counter menrcr.
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