Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-06-08
EXPOSITION-Erhosed.
[BY A VIRG1NI4N.l
No. 1T.
No. IT.

/ Having taken general view of the CHAR
| ges against the Nirginians, let us follow
the writer of the E.chosition, ia his harlicu.
| Tar proofs.
This feature IF local boHcy, devotion n a..
presidential success son,) odous as it is. wouId no
have awakened spin ofialiienart ress,snce, had
II not been apparent, that in order tn insur. lis s1c
cess the 7rhobe 1seight ofthe r,pnbRcqn aarr Cor
E5leen gears past, had en- Gritly zvieieledto cDt
~ non. r"puia' respect and estimstion the most
distinguished characters in other parts Of the n
States Tosipport tits assertion, It is only reoesss-
w to recur to few facts within the RECOLLECTION ~
ohs rvat'on Of every politician who has been O., the
public stage" " '"S
The writer does not tel! us, zcho have
been the workers of the yrs zulo have
" ar truly -yirided the whole weight of the
republican party ;" but we are left to infer
from the context of his remarks, that he
means the Virginians. Then, what fol-
lows
Why, the men of this State are such slv
politicians. that they have been able TO
twist and turn the Republicans of the 9TH
err States, to their most ambitious purDo-
ses. by what spell they have wrought
these delusi'ns; by what philtre these
magIcians have bewi,ched the senses Of,
.helr orSthren, we are at some loss to con-
lecture t, IS il not wonderful that this
nation has ben so long hewitt he'd And
that SO many have partaken Of the infatus.I
tion
The expressions of this political Mar.
not, are as strong as they can well be-JtE
is not for one year, or for one presidential
term, that the spell has been artIuiky used Il
but "JorJffteen years hast'-not over ii
majority, but the 7vhoIe rveiebt III
the REPUBLICAN, tarty"-not to cnt of men
OF no note, men in the mere bud of their re.
putation, in single section Of the nation,
but " The most distinguished characters III L
the other parts of the United States" And
to make the spell over their senses mcre
complete, the whole of their plot, aytt7a as
1t was. was still afharenf--to whom, praylH
not to the Republican party, but to the
Federallsts, and to Their present ally. Die
all-seeing author Of the Exposition.
That the Virginians are such knaves, asE
the writer depicts, would be somewhAI
Surprising as they are never taught theI
arts OF hypocrisy in their hoos. ItisnoI
their Character at home, or abroad. Butt
1T would be still mare 7Uonderfiti, if the ret
pullcans of the other States were such
silly du4ies. as he pays them the complimeI
OF surprising. That for fifteen years pad
we should have bent all these men to o5
purposes, while they were totally ignl
rant OF our designs, is really AN assertiol
which refutes itself. SEM
would rather solve the f.ct in some othf
way, than to suppose the continuance III
artfuI plot for fifteen years. l. wo9
rather imagine it the dream of Jealous, b
the Glamour of factious minds, than ihi
such gross deception should have hcverel
so long over the American people.
But to the froofs which lie brings fofk
ward:
g First. With the view ofsecuri,g the pre.is
ey TOT Vrginan, vioe-presiIent for Mr.. .sfn4
SOP second term OF Office was selected from Nef
YORK, Ut an age tho advanced TO render il PROT
mat he would be chosen to the chief roagisti ey
on. ny readerng him the most prominent cha sc.e
ulOrmed an insupershIe barrier to the protest.
o. other distinguished men in that state The s.ain
Oh me ehkej CLINTON were accordingly supe cd
tnhse OF MIR. Matison-- Care was taken att no
circumstance should not be overlooked at he cri
cal moment, and MIR. Jefferson, about 10 reti
rom once, m answer TO an address f'om ie le9
iature OF Maryland, alluded TO il in terms to a.
ring to be mistaken. The sane polioy vas Ok
adopted n the selection Of MIR. Corr foIn Mass
ehusetts"
What wizards these Vrginians mus
De Not only to have the power to choos
a President, but to manage the appoinE
ments OF all the Vice sidents--not onl#
to choose Jefferson, bat Clinton not en