Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-09-25

| coercion are conceived IN the spirit oil Diach
cockale federalism, in the same spirit that gave
birth to the alien and scdition laws, and forced
from Virginia that declaration Of principles
known as the resolutions of Us in assertion Of
her rights of State sovereignty.
Those who denounce the delegates who with
drew from the body holding its sessions in the
Front Street Theatre, Baltimore denounce thc
majority of the Southern people; for the great
majority sympathizc with and approve the
course Of their delegates they dcnouncc such
men as Frank Pierce and Daniel 5. Dickinson.
They denouncc the Democrats OF both the Sc.
nate and House Of Representatives with msig.
niiicant exceptions. Also the President MIR.
Brown went on to say that 10 truthful man
would assert that Judge Doug las could ever
have obtained i two-thirdS vote at Charleston
or Baltimore, unless by the exclusion OF true
delegates and the admission of bogus Ones
When he used the word truthful he meant it
in its most liberal sense and was responsible
for his words in the br0adcst meaning Of the
term.
Mr. Douglas, at Norfolk and Raleigh, had
tried to tax like "OlI Hickory" lie had as
sumcd the skin of that noble old lon but every
one saw that there was no Jackson under that
hide
Even after the disruption at Baltimore, an at
tempt had been made to arrange things; 1T
Washington it was proposed that Douglas
and Breckenridge should both Withdraw with
view Of healing the breach and enabling the
party to concentrate upon some third man.
TO this Mr. Breckenridge and his friends were
willing, but Mr.. Douglas and his friends indis.
nautiy secuted the proposition. Niles Taylor
of Louisiana, 4 Douglas operator had issued his
bull Of communication against all who
would not bend the knee 10 Judge Douglas
Breckinridge and his friends were willing 10
make q union against Lincoln Douglas was
not.
lie (Mr, Brown had stood by the Democrat
c party all his life, and he never felt that he
was standing straghter on the Democratic
Platform than now. He had sustained Jack.
son throughout, all except the force-bill. He
felt then as he felt now, that the attempts OF
Federal authority against the reserved rights Of
the States were The true grounds OF difficulty,
and presented the true danger TO the UnIon.-
John Bell he knew, he knew him TO be IN old
icderalSt, whose great hope was that he might
witness the extinction of the Democratic par
ty, and the State rights principles upon which
that party is founded. But this could not be
done. Like truth, Democracy crushed to
earth would rise again. The country could not
do without Democracy. The history Of the
Democratic party was the history OF the coun-
try.
Mr.. Brown concluded amid loud applause,
hayin,, engaged the attention Of the audience
Il little over al hour.
The next speaker introduced was Hon. i. L..
Clingman. who fully endorsed every word that
Mr.. Brown had uttered. and every position he
had taken. lie ay.wcL himself clearly and
uncuuivocally for Breckenridge and Lane
He rave u history Of affairs at the North
leading to the diSintcgration Of the old Wing
party. and the resolving Of its elements into
the Black Republican party. lie avowed 1t as
his opinion that the Government could not long
be controlled by the Black Republicans without
such degradation as the South could not sub
nit to. lie knew Abraham Lncoln-kncw
him to be an obstinate, ignorant, ianatical man,
M apostle of the irrcprcSsibc conflict. In the
case oi Lincoln being chosen President there
would either be resistance or social DIVISION.
The issue might easily arise, and would proba-
bly, arise from the refusal Of any person at the
South to take Office under Black Republican
President, or hy the refusal Of the people to
permit any Eati Republican to be sent from
another section 10 rulc over them.
u. X. McRae, Esp, who was iE the audience,
asked il - was To understand Mr.. Clingman to
advocate or assert the right TO stop the wheels
of Government and thus produce dissolution
of the Union by the refusal Of Southern men to
take office under Lincoln or 10 permit any
others doing so Mr.. Clingman said he would
answer that presently, bnt in the meantime he
would ask Mr. Mcilac if he would take office
under Lincoln and be 4 party to coerclng the
South
Mr.. McRac did not sec why he should not.
If he did. however, Mr.. Lincoln would under
stand that he could not be made an instru.
mcnt of illegal aggression against the rights ol
any section r. Clingman said Mr.. McRac
was londcr Of office than he (Clingman) was.
Why, said Mr. C., under the forms of law, al,
most any aggression might be attempted and
carried out. Old John Adams wanted to abo-
lish slavery in Maryland and Virginia under
the plea that it was necessary 10 inc puohc
peace. Now who among US thought that we
could get clear Of our negroes simply by Tree
ing them. Nobody wanted to live in tree ne
gro community. No one wanted TO promote
a,nalsamation The attempt to promote abo-
li,un of slavery ut the South could only result
in an 'rrcpreSsibic conflict and the final eX-
tinction Of our race and the great lmpoyerlsh'
mcnt Of the other
Suppose President nominated, elected,
brought into power with the intention and loT
the purpose of rninng US, wouldit be necessary
for US to wait until he got the control OF the
army and the services Of Mr.. Mcl'ae, or would
il not be question whether the South should
resist before her hands were tied. II y. has q
douLc.barrcled gun, and g. is coming against
him with drawn sword, is A. to wait until B
comes up and mortally wounds him before ht
| pulls the trigger? Mr.. Fillmore himself, North
ern man rs lie is, had said that the election o.
Fremont would ruin the Union, and thai
neither section could expect the other to sub
nit to purely sectional President, chosen
simply because Of his hostility to all their dear
est interests.
John Bell had said the same thing. If any
body thinks that Union Of force can be
maintained, he has read the history ant
studied the character Of the people OF TINS
country to little purpose lie had always re-
sisted the doctrine Of coercion. No mar
should attempt such thing without preparing
his own defeat. Had always respected Juds'
!
in his Norfolk and Raleigh speeches convinced
him that Mr.. Douglas is now desperate po
lilical gambler Those who now went for Mr.
Douglas would find out their mistake lie ha'
no doubt Mr.. McRac would come all right
Mr.. McRac. intcrposing, said he haa onl!
followed the Example Of Mr. Clingnan at Batl
more. who was 4 strong Douglas man. Hr
Cngnn said the cases we're 1fTsn ars5 sSIS IL
services 10 whip in Southern States in the inter
ests Of Abe Lincoln. lie (Clingmanj felt M
disposition 10 send message to Lincoln ''
come conn in and that he was ready to submit
As for the Bell ticket, that had no sort o.
showing. John Bell is not half as strong Ga, a
the North as Millard Fillmore was, ana FIJI
more did nothing. The real contest is between
Brccknridge and Lincoln. Those who really
wish to prevent the election Of the latter mus
not throw away their ammunition, nor lire II
the air.
lie knew John Bell well. Personally 4 wor
thy. clever man, he was the worst person t