Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-06-05
RICHMOND. JUNE 5
LOOKING FORWARD

! Ut the national legislature, unde the present
a'nhgainating administration. We have now
lau time 10 witness. To a considerable extent
the effects OF that concila ton of parties which
is an avowed aud leadin. object IN the doncs
"a policy ut The present Chief magistrate.
" II seems 10 tiave been the unanimous opin.
% q. all the most distinguished oi ticians and
patIots OF america that the best way 10 pro-
mote harmony among our citizens, and cenien,
the union OF the states, would be To promote
those internal improvements, roads. canals
and national institutious, by which Friendly in.
tetrourse aud domestic commerce, would be IA.
ciiitated betwcen the most distant parts of orr
common country.
: But MIR. Monroe seems TO think llimsel
able, IN a innch slorterand easier way. TO effect
this object. Under The appearance of fopluess
he makes constitutional sCruple his pr.tert
for inter3icinc Tie Suhe ofinterral improve.
neutS in fie.ichberatiOns ofiie national Iegis
ioture. unfurls t4s standard OF Rapariy,spl. and
relies onhis presidential influence. 10 ,utrndure
political millennium, IN which the lionof Sri-
ii>h monarchy. shall feed with the lamb of A
RierIcan repHpicanSm-iu which TIE unNield-
ing monar"hical bias, The British partiaiites,
The moral treason of certain political sect Shall
uuitesand harnlOniTewith the republican urit,.
clI les, and Anne rcan feelings, of the great mass
o! the American people.
The last paragraph is as follows
." The diScoid and suspicious which he is
producing among the republicans, ,riH nccessa
iiiy create an opposition 10 his re election: I'm,
whether II Will he 80 great as to- ieOpardiZe his
succesS. must depend on his future conduct.
He has already done mncii for federalism and
still retains the confidence o. "A great MANY re.
pubicans; aud in al! probability he will he
able TO secure every federal vote in the union
without disgusting aud alarming so MANY of
the republicans, as to constitute Il majority of
tue whole nation. Hut if there should he n, ac
i've cOntre veISy about his reelection the re-
publicanSw iiO unite with the ledcraiSis 10 sun
poit INN. may become permanently COnSolida
ted with that party, 81 as 10 give il the aSccn-
dancy, * enable tito place a Sennine aristocrat
Ia the presidential char as the successor ofthe
present incumbent. Such are The hopeful pros
poets Of iie absurd project of ConciIiatin,r i'm
Neterate arisiOcrats and making them renuhli-
cans. An union OF parties may ultimately be
effected III support of their men and their
princIpies-but they never will unite with ,s
III support OF genuine repubiicauism What.
ever shew OF union and harmony the sntfdce
may eNhhil such meu as Otis. Quincy Strong
Adams, hIng, Harper auG an hundred others
VINO nave inquired IN the federal party, never
can be any ching but ar;stecratic republicans.
Their ioHs eSia blished feelings and convictions
are not 10 be changet by any ordinary means ::
ana any scheme OF policy, which is cacEated
with the aid of their Hypocrisy, To place the
control OF The government IN their hands as il
now Is IN iact ShUnid receive the most cordial
depreciation OF every friend TO the democratic
features of the constitution"
We make no remark on the general spi-
ri OF these passages than This that the
reporter has not spe' flied those acts of
MI. MOnroe'S administration, which are
boiionlrd on the principle of an lanai
gamaing administration" Until these
are cIied, chapter and verse, IL is quite
safe for the Reporter TO deal i'll assertion
What Is wanting, however, is proof.
The position that Mr.. Monroe is pro-
declng dIscord and suspicion among the
republicans" seems TO come with very
Ill grace from that quarter. We douhtvc-
rS much whether some of the friends of
ne Reporter are moi l:oducing OF least as
much " discord and suspicious among
the republicans" as MIR. Monroe himself.
We thank the Reporter, however, for the
information, HAT " an opposition 10 his
reelection Will necessarily be or, ated.
The tocsin is sounded carly enough. We
really had thought there was quite time
enough to mediate upon the measure ;
however, the earlier The plot is formed.
!be better VIII 1t be organiZed-and ile
more adrOitly will The allies against AIr.
Nj. lie masshailcd tn the field.
But, as us are not prophets il is i'm
possible Tor us TO foresee what The two
next years may bring lOrth-The support
which MIR. Monroe nav deserve at the
next election, nil in part "dcpend on his
future conduct"-Much will depend too
on the preteusions and character of his
opponent--We cannot i0resee these
things, and therefore can say but very
little on the matter ui, for tie present.
we are rather disposed to believe. from
Mr.. Monroe's past life, his principles and
his services, as we'll as The real estate OF
Parirs' which the pencil of the Reporter
fails 10 draw III IFS genuine colours, that
'hr great body of the Republicans will
again be with Mr.. Monroe.
But II there beno better ground assign
ed hereafter for the opposition lfan VIA,
is stated III the 2nd and 3rd paragraphs
of this manifesto if no better proof is
given of lis leaning 10 Federal principles
and Federal Statesmen, than his " con
siluiionai scruples" III regard 10 internal
improvements, we, for one, shall be proud
to stand by him at every extremity. We
respect these sCruples. We hold them az
lust, and incOntrovertible. They flow
directly from the constitution. They
come from the same principles which
contributed TO create the present re-
publican party principles, which we're
first exhibited i'll all their lustre in '03
on the old Bank Bill--and, which ere
SO powerfully developed in Nladison's
Report, and in the famous Kentucky
resolutions on the Alien and Sedition
Acts: They we're the principles by
which the old Republican party inter
preied our constitutions Which the
Federal party opposed with so much We
hemence. They are in fact those of The
Republican party.-The Reporter NAV
i! he plcases, forget lhem.-'Those who
work ihe wires, and play the puppets,
may forget them. They may dismiss
th,se constitutional scrupies--ihey may
side with the views of A. Hamilton, aud
then have The face TO lurn round and
charge Others with federalism" Yes /;
these are rank Jederat doctincs. They
transfer power 10 the general government