Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-11-25

qually hold against them iD con junction with
IT. Sir, lwould prefer "a single victory over
the enemy by SEA land, to all the good W.
shall ever derive from the continuation of the
uen-importaion act. know not that VIC
tory would produce an equal pressure on the
enemy but am certain of what is of great
er cOnsequsnce--it would be accompanied
with more saiu,ary effects on ourselves. The
memnry OF Saratoga, Princeton, aud Eutaw
is immortal II is there you viii find the coun-
try's boast and pride ;the inexhaustible source.
| oil great aud heroic sentiments. But what will
| history say OF Restrictions ? What examples
worthy ct imitation will IL furnish posterity
what pride what pleasure, will our children
fluid in the events of such times ? Let me nor
be considered romantic. This nation ought
To be- taught To rely on lis own courage its for
tiiud", us skill and virtue for protection. These
are'the only safe guards in the hour ofdauger.
Man vas endued with these great qualities for
has defence. There is nothing about him that
Indicates that he is TO conquer by endurance.
H. Is NOT encrusied in shell, mo is not taught
to rely on his insansibiiity his passive suffer
ing Tor defence. No, sir; 1t is on the in,nc,-
hie mind-on magnanimous nature tina; he
ought to rely Here is the superiority of our
kind II IS these that render man the lord of
| the world. Ii is the destiny of his condition,
| that nations rise above nations, as they are en-
dued IN greater degree with these brilliant
qualities.
Sir tcnntinurd Mr.. Calhoun it is often
| repeated, that if tn. nnn-i,npprIatlon aci be
continued, we shall have speedy peace. be
lle'eit not. ill dsbii,ate the springs ut war.
Ii IS for this reason, in part, thatI wish it re
pealed. IL IS the tuuntain of fai!acious expsc-
'ations have frequently heard, sir, with no
small modification from some OF those who
{ have supported the war that IL is only by res
! striction that we can seriously affect our Ons-
| my. Why then have we DECLARED war Is il
TO be considered hut an epyendage to tie upn-
importation act? Ii so, discia;:n il. 1t is an
alarming .dea 20 be in state Of war, and not
20 rely on our courage and eaeszy, but on
measure of peace. & 0.e mpOstation act
be our chief reliauce, ii >yiii SION direct Our
councils Let us strike syinis faise nope
let Us call out the resources of the nation log its
| projection. England viii s,oB fad tnat seven
millions of freemen, with every material of
war IN abundance, are not Ia he drspisrd with
! impunity. would b. fniToc hope, - saw ou-
| sole reliance on the vigor of the war but If
we are to paiaiI2e il; five are Ia trusL,fl the'
moment ofdanger, 10 81 operation ola sys-
tenn ofpaace, greatl; lear Esiich is e. be Our
course, see not that we have heitered our
condition. We have had pesSe lhe war
In the name of Heaven, let US not have the
| only thing that is worse--a war ike peace"
Let us contrast this patriotic aud statesman
/ Ike speech 9th the seuimeats ard conduct of
hr. Crawford on the same great questions.
| la 1903 Congress Fesulyrd-.taat under the
! injuries The u. States had sustained, there wer,.
! lett TO las bat three alternatives g. War, I'm
barge or submission" We have seen lin the
/ preceding number) Mr. Craw fvrsl's pathetic
appeal TO the fears of the sene.s, IN 1910,
| against war and il may he sIdpC That The
1 fha.-, cfaf. IF
| favorable 10 redress aSaiust England than ia
iai2-and further, that cur relations With
England were essentially the same AT toe two
periods Iftherefore Mr.. Crawford had been
consistent with himself, he would have OPP
| posed the war ia 1919, as liz t3i0--ur he
would have supported that alternative on both
occasions. But he spoke against both prepa-
ration and icar, in 1910; and in 1907, ne re-
corded his vote toiih every fedrralist and
against every republican, in the Senate, in OPP
posion to MIR. Jrlfersop's embargo II would
iher, fore, conclusiveIy appear, ,hat Mr..
Crawford, down 10 a very late period al least
was in favor of " submission"-th remaining
ALTERNATIVE according TO the solemn declaration
| of Congress
But the National IntelIigencer which makes
aud unmakes principles to suit the rising, not
the setting sun of the political firmameBt--In
reply to tlr. Niles (Sept. 6th) defends this
embargo vote Of Mr. Crawford II tells us.
that although " the embargo was lin 1907
considered the only aternativet To war" and that
'he lntegencer then :. prorIamed the mea
sure as one which, in (its) opinion could no
longer in fact be delayed without sacrificing
HE ritdt interests o The nation . yet this same
lDtelllgencer, being, in 1898, well content IN
| abandon all pretensiOns to political foresight,
IN compliment TO that of Mr.. Crawford, says
I-6tt 1.-The .sr,b.rnn1 Id
conviction of its ineGcrcy by the very persons
who enacted in: and further the Integen-
Ger " now maintains, that those republican,
meaning Mr.. Crawford who had the sngacitl
to ioresee this result, and firmnrss enough "a
resist their inclination Ia 70 with the uiulti-
tnde were, At least, us good republicans ~
| inose who had no opinion Of their own and
obeyrd implicitly the executive recommends
| non J" Let the reader mark The contempt here
cast by this political sun aotOer on the implicit
FOLLOWERS of MIR, jefferson it shall be my bust
ness to despatch the compliment paid to the
rising candidate
As late as 1910, in the speech so often quoted
or referred TO, Mr.. Crawford oo the subject
OF the embargo expressly stated, that he tCds
lln 1909 opposed 10 its ,epeai," and asserts
thai a" the smhargO, yrilfrd aud abandoned
here proued eGc0ctO1isl" He is convicted
therefore, by his own admission, Of q want o
sagacfty IN 1907 10 voting against the measure
snd according To the new yhGSis Of the Intel
iigenc"r, he wanted sagacity in opposing as
repeal in l800.-Recur now to the views o
i John e. Calhoun. We End then at once
luminous, energetic and consistent. Ne pre-
tered iodr to esirictiOn-embGygo only to 5N5
mission.
The limits find it necessary 10 observe
VIII not permit me to give even extracts from