Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-07-21
HIRAM W. DAWSON, Sec'y.
From tie Richmond Enquirer, July 10, 1860.
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From tie Richmond Enquirer, July IL, 1860.
HE HAS NEVER RETRACTED.
The Wig OF yesterday, attempts apology for the
anti-slavery position Of Edward Everett
Our contemporary admits, "frankly and openly" and
whout the slightest hesitation, that Mr. Everett did
ia the year 1889 approve endorse and assist the passage
of series of resolutions asserting respectively
follows:
slavery and the buying and selling Of slaves in the Dis
Iict of Columbia.
Cd That Congress ought abolish slavery in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Sd. That Congress ought to prohibit the buying aud
selling of slaves 10 the District.
4th The constitutional power Of Congress to abolish
slavery in the territories OF the Union.
9Th That 10 new State should be admitted into the
Union with Constitution permitting the institution Of
slavery.
eth The Constitutional power of Congress to prohib-
it the selling of slave from slave State into an
other. -..u
T. The duty of Congress 10 exercise and enforce this
last mentioned power.
Failing in drectness or suciency Of argument where
with to counterbaance this damaging admission, the
"Whig" makes faint attempt at the drqmRent,an dd
homiieDl. Our neighbor tws with having supported
Gov Letcher who, several years before, had uttered
emsncipatouist sentiments We reply, that We vgo-
rousy opposed the nomination Of John Lecher because
of the very objection 10 his record cited by the Wing
After tina, nomination made, We supported his cleo
ton.
lst Because he had REcASrED AND RESOUSCKD, his oh
jeclionable opinions Of some years before.
End. Because we believed that his defeat would only
serve strengthen the hands Of set Of politicians in
tent elevang to the highest Offices of the conedera
cy, Just some such antsavery partsans John Bell
and Edward Everett.
few weeks suiiiced to demonstrate the entire pro-
prety Of our decision for the Whg and its pal sans
FASTENED to place Mr. Letchers opponent platform
expressly endorsing all the odous Aboonist 'prnci-
Piles" of the Compromise Of 1850.
Evidently conscious that the ad hominsm touch has
backbone, the ewing" next attempts to prove total
recantation the part of Mr. Everett See how speciou
ly the plea is advanced.
"His Everett 81 cardinal and emphatic public endorse
ment Of the compromise Of 1850, the main feature Of
which looked to the admission Of future States into the
Union with or without slavery the people Of the Ter
ritory might determine in forming their State constitu
tons shows concusvey that Mr. Everett is sound and
reliable any in the land in regard TO the consti
tutonal rights Of the South"
Here pretty piece Of logic-viz that E. E. having
publicly pledged himself to aboltonist heresies-
and the Z. E. having since publicly retracted ONE
Of the said aboitionist hereses ergo the said H. H.
's sound and reliable any man in the land in re-
gard to the constitutional rights Of the Solthm
Unfortunately, too so happens that Mr.. Everett has
never yet made the one retracon credited TO his
account by the "Whig" For, be it remembered, that
John Bell Of Tennessee as well rs the msority OF his
1858 ooked to the admission Of future States into the
Union with without slavery the people Of the ter
ritory might determine" Nor has Mr. Everett
pressed dissent to the position maintained by his
sociate on The present Opposition ticket.
1t matters not what courtesies or compliments may
have been extended to Mr.. Everett, through the mag
nanmity of Mr. Breckenridge, or any other distinguished
Demo cra the fact Is patent that Mr. Everett has
yet retracted ota Of the aboonst avowas uttered
BY him in 1889.
And the last form Of reracton which will ever be &C..
cep,abe to Southern men, must consist in an "emphat
c public endorsement of the abolition Of the purchase
and sale Of slaves in the District Of Columbia the orc
BILE emancipation Of slaves in the same District and the
exclusion Of slave property from California by act Of
Congress- to hurry uuorganized mob into the Union,
under Free Soil Constitution dictated by the military
authority of the Federal Government all of which acts
are comprehended In that compromise Of 1885, SO EN-
phaticay endorsed by Mr.. Everett.
Instead thea Of reracting, Mr. Everett simply rete-
rated bis ERRONEOUS opinions Of 1889, when be en-
phatcsly endorsed the compounds Ct 1850 The
"Whg" must try again.