Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-10-09

RICHMOND. OCTOBER ..

were II our sole enjoyment, Is, of Itself,
an Invaluable blessing, and cannot be too
iistiy priced. 1t is the iSram,'s foe, and
the peoples advoca'c-'tis the great cen
ser OF morals, The guardian of the public
rights, and the ceniircl of our liberties :.
Wien controlled BY Editors who feel and
think for themselves, who take principle,
not men, ais their quite, wha Lmuckie moi
10 p6wer,aud " no bow wiiiirvyevend awe.
but decent coEtl}ener, 10 the prOpic, lis
then HAL IL is the Shield of our best and
dearest priNil ges. Through, TINS channel,
Il citizen OF this great Repnbiic, alive 10
the interests and welfare al his country,
addresses you. To YOU it emphaiivaI,y
belongs 10 know and redress the cv.ls
which may tcud TO proiraci The happy dcs-
iiny TO which, we trust, America is adj
vancins. Ii is not, my couuirymen, your
rulers, Ills not The men In office, It's uUt
the gallant and daring soldier, nor HE inI-
patient and ambitious politicians, Ills not
those who glitter with the parapl,crmalia
of Il high trust, and who wear the trap
pings and dispense The gifts o! place, 40,
tbs not these who alone are 10 be The sale
guards and the patriotic supporters of
your government. A single glance =, The
sad and melancholy history OF republics
that have lived and died, :; reflection OH
the SanguInary revolutions which have
marked the stormy existence %! AN ago
nizcd world, must satisfy you, that so lar
from those in power taliiiiing honestly
and faithfully the sacred amd Important
trust committed TO their charge, they
have, 100 often, aposiaie like, forged
chalus Tor tyranny, and governments for
dcspui!sm. The pas,, then, is, to you,
leSsea pregnant with fruits tina, yield a
t,tx, N(
tbs for You 10 proii.-lG recolleci the ul-
happy and gloomy fate Of nations WHO,
crcruIOus and con:iding, suffered their IL
berties 10 be ha,iercd, ans! themselves 10
he converted into slaves. You have, how
ever, the pride and the satisfaction 10
know, whilst you rccur To the origin Of
your political independence, and trace lis
history to the present moment, thai those
whom you have elevated 10 The first ana
highest coniIdeuc6, iiayc descended from
their stations with credit 10 themselves,
10 you, and TO onr common cOauiry-.lIai
they have added new strength and Splen-
dor TO the fabric over which. they presit.-
ed, ana have surrendered IL into Your
hands as a proud model of patriotism III
Office, and virtue and good seiIse III a pco-
pie. Tie eye with pleas are and The heart
with gratitude can rest upon The we'll
earned fame OF d Washington, an Adams,
Il Jefferson, a Madison, and a Monroe.
They are bright considerations in your po-
iiticai sphere-tiieV were coie,npord-
!Ies and actors IN your struggle for mde
pendence. Whilst some nprvcd the arm
and bravcd The hOrrid front of war, tie
others with firm and honest hearts direct
eel Your councils: and the American peo-
pie, while nlcinory lives and gratitude has
m.
aud remembering, can never cease 10 rem
der unto ihem iiieIr due. But, my fellow
citizens, notwithstanding ibis pleasing and
gratifying consideration, Notwithstanding
the safety IN " Incl, tins country at pre-
sent may repose, still 1t does moi end can
mol eNnneiaie yOu from The soicn,n and
iinprriou, duty which yOar interest and
HAT of poo'erliy call upon you to dis
charge. {! Is Tie very consideration thai
sh0hd ro"se your wi si!ancc-n alcii-
fuliy 10 guard au,i promptly To meet the
secret and iavidiOus Toe who piois lis de
siruction. Ii Is, therefore, address YOU
come not 10 ask q favor, Dui 10 demand
riGht-iO commune with you frankly,
and without TeserN e-to draw Your allen
ton 10 a subject in which we are all mil
ma,eiy concerned; aud which, though TO
the great bulk Of You, silent aud invisible
III MS operations, Is calculated 10 sap YOUR
dearest possessions and PROSTATE YOU at
the fooIsiool of lis unhallowcd power.
mean the Bank of the United States. You
cannot have forgotten the period OF 1910
or II When The mother OF this infant ier-
cuirs e%pred-y0u must recOiiecI The ~
jolcin2s on one hand and the groans oi
despair on the other. You recoIlect, also,
the gigantic struggle which asitaied the
hall OF Your national legislature FOR lis re-
suscltalion--to iDiuse into lis ashes, by
legislative magic and OmBipo,ence, The
PhGnix power, and kindIe il once more
ili0 life and animation. Aud when here
record lis miscarriage, lei me offer the
tribute 10 tile men WHO had the iirmness,
the virtue, aDh the magnamimiiy 10 resist
II. Yes, The constitution, for the moment,
iumphed--gOod men cXulicd ~ tie vie
tory, aHd the nation went on To prosper.
You must, likewise, remember the second
short, Cor the friends OF this Institution
Lave been never aSl ep) witch Was made
~ !is behalf during The dark period OF ca
ldm1y amt distress; during d war tba, at
one i'uIe WAS marked with disgrace and
discontinue III The field, and with power
~ are cCdSel1ss cldmOr III your capital
Wben your treasury was drained OF lis
last cent, and when your faithful and gdl-
liant army was demanding the piliance it
had earned with lis blood: bul, III spite
81 ali iiilF, III spite 81 The Wells Of party,
and the teasing cries Of corBorani credit
ors, ~ defiance of The black clouds of
awful distress hicii hung over Tic fair
face "t this country, The manly amd en-
aitcd trOinsss of your representatives
shrunk not upon the occasion: they a.
waited lAe storm with calm aid dignified
rgsignailon-a frmness and resignation
thai bore lis peiiIngs with success, and
guided y0n lriLmphanily through The tenn
pesiuons night. lis charter was second