Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-02-02

enquiry, much idle ciamOr anu irritation
would have been spared. We are salts
he'd, too, that he has not done il, from iio-
nnrab!e motives: among others, from a
sense of the embarrassment which he APP
pretended from bringing Spain upon
INN. But, we still think ,ha, we owe
Spain nothing. Sooner than sacrifice
Grn.Jackson tolier mean councils; soon
err than try him at her suggestion, we
would meet any and every consequence.
no. no: let her expiaie all the wrongs she
has dcn- to- us: and hold her peace
But though we owe iler nothing, we owe
much 10 ourselves. We owe much 10 the
constitution of our country. Watch the
military arm; put il in strict subordina-
ton 10 the civil power guard The powers
oi the peoples representatives /; or our
Liberties may yet tremble.
Yet, for expressing these sentiments
honestly, what do we hear! Motires are
impngned or ideal consequences de-
picted IN some Of the republican prints.
For instance-The following is part ,oi "a
letter written from Washington. and pub
iished In the Philadelphia Franklin Ga
zeffe OF the Goth, and Baltimore Patriot
OF the 2lst -
GEN.JACKSON.
Extract Of a letter from Washington.
AS predicted in my last letter, the FEEDER
aiists have begun their grand attack upon the
administration, inthe House ofRepresentatives
by attempting the sacrifice OF Cen jackson.
L ne gallant old general so far as can find
OUT, mas hecn guilty OF a vast number OF often
ces against the Constitution In tha first Mace
he obtained signal victory ali New Orleans
that panied in the comparison even the failed
wonders OF Poictiers aud A gincourt +; sad in
so DONG saved millions of property besides
gaming TO The nation glory, for which hun
~.
nnd place, he has once twice. t.:ri. g. defeated
the internal combinations of savaces and rene
gadoes, collected for the purposes of murder
ing women and children on the frontiers. And
III 'ne last pface, he has inflicted ME mora BILE
punishment on two wtetches who had voinnta
ruy thrown themselves ont of the pale Of civil
ized society, and shown themselves unworthy
us protection, by violating all human laws.
In SO uoing, the general did his duly TO his
co"ntrymen, not only by Furnishing crimes al
READY committed, but likewise holding up an
example that will in all probability prevent
their recurrence
But this as might he expected, has called forth
the anlmadverson of all those conscientious
politicians, who uniformly sickencd AT The suc
cess OF their country, during the last " ar, aud
VINO nave never ceased To prosecute in one
way OF another, every man who did his duty la
tnat noble struggle. Their condnct on This
occasion, Is OF piece with their uniform op.
position TO every attempt 10 assert The honor
OF me country. or maintain its rights with
thelr sermons. their canting aud their hypo
criSy, aDoHt nnJnstifiabie and unnatural wars
WIN 'neir attempts 10 prevent the militia from
uoing their duty; and their refusal to sympa.
tnize IN those triumphs that thrilled the hearts
OF every other American.
me Federal newspapers began the war. as
,';,. nnuer the hypocritical works of huma
MY ana conscientious scruples. The Rich
mond Enquirer fell into the snare ; alIured
pI9oaDiy by the spongy rhetoric OF Aisernon
oldhey, whose series partakes so much of per-
SONAR so hostlity to Gen. Jackson. and is so full
OF inflated spleen, that cannot he n, wonder
ing our friend Richie did not detect the
PeIscnal enemy under the disguise of the adj
vocate OF humanity, national law and costitn
t u,n airishts-Perhaps, however, the worthy
EonpT was little tickied with the praises of Sc.
xe'a' reuerai papers, among others Oftle n
YORK Evening Post, whose wise. yir,uous and
PatTiotic editor, diligently "faas tile embers. :"
az" laughs III ms sleeve TO see the republicans
'nus uuped TOR the hnndreth time By the coarse
and palPable arts of federalism
Inc writer exempts us from all design
TO attack the administration. Had he
suspected us of any such scheme. il
would have been false.
But we fell into The snare" set bv e.
aerai newspapers. We! does this writer
KNOW when we took our ground. In June
last, and we conscientiousIy believe. were
The hrst who did it. IT the federal pa
pers joined In with us, were we on that
account TO SET seal upon this press 2
we sought not tleirsociety or their praise.
huns were sufficient to havetnrnedu us from
our ground, what then would have been
me fact But six months ago, we said
give up Tie Spanish posts" The fedc-
rai prints SAID the same. Most Of The
TepuDhcan prInts opposed this doctrine.
bui me administration nobly resolved TO
give them up. Had we then taken onc
size, because the federal papers took The
o'her, we should have been, to be sure.
on the side opposed TO The federal pa
pers, but also opposed 10 the adminstra
ton.
Ailured probably" by the rhetoric of
Aigernen Sidney when this paper took
lis ground long before AIgernon Sidney
wrote line UPON The subject, or before
we knew his sentiments. As 10 his being
personal enemy of Jackson's. lie will
see this piece, and will, if he thinks fiji.
reply 10 it.
The praises of the N. Y. Evening Post.
nave less effect in Intoxicating our brain.
than his writer supposes. We that have
witbstood IFS denuncations, can surely
withstand IFS praises.
we scorn 10 answer lie insinuation i'm
Nashville paper, d Of a Nashville letter
published in the Aurora, that lie course
OF this paper has been guided by an off
Ger IN The army.-The insiuuaiion is
false. We took Rrsiand long before We
knew the sentiments of that gentleman.
What IS tie press of this country re-
ally so much slacl,led; are Editors really
such slaves, that no Editor can express
himself like an independent man, with
oui being suspected of some sinister in
tlufuce ! Has The press really sunk 80
low For ourselves, We despise the ale
CATION.
Again we beg pardon of the reader for
This tedious explanaiion.-We promise