Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-04-06

W me community. What we have done
90 record-erery man is responsible for hi
own act. The old adage is, that, by its fru
tue ,ree snail be known. What has been tn
result al inns practice for the last twent,
| years Where has been the mischief Ha
your constitution been violated Is not ON
happy situation AN object uf congratulations
Is not every nation which is stri,ins 10 brea,
the letters of slavery, looking to US as III,
ianh-narks by which they are To he guild
eel These are the fruits of this system
winch has been followed, in relation To IN,
PRESIDENTIAL election, from 1900, up to IN,
present day which has been sustained h,
ne people; and which has some ofthe great
est names in the country 10 support il.
The honorable gentleman from South Car
ohna says, that the grounds of holding thi
meeting were, Ia produce union-bui from
.ne signs at the times, he gathers the belle
""' " "h', On the contrary, produce Rothing
o"' u'scoFd. Mr.. Is. said, as he was not 4
P'"Phn'' nor the son ot u rrophri, he could
not Tell what the effect of this MEETING would
De. The wisdom of the people, perhaps
might substitute something else-tlIe peopIe
care llitle about names. We have adopted a
pian' by which we proposed TO surrender our
private '~gs, Whatever they might be, up
on The altar fthe public good. | ask gentle.
men 10 propose Il Substitute for the caucus
Here are five caudidatps-all good men-therc
Is u" union among the people-ihey are di
'lded INTO five parties What is 10 be the re-
suit The other day we were a hand of bro
theirs. What is now the case In conse
quence of a difference of opinion, SANDER is
poured out from the press thousand pens
are employed IN the work Of defamation ev
cry 'nhrmlty is displayed caIumly is spread,
upon every side-and it is melancholy, indeed,
re- r. hat tim,
the tabricatlons. This is now little spark
bn' it may spread oHt, till it consumes every
thing that IS good and valuable How il the
monster to DE s'illed Only by making usr-
lui SACRIFICES. meeting, for that purpose
was calied-a were invited tD attend-the
ohlect was TO arrive at some uniDn 10 close
these hopd-gates Of iniquify. We regretted
thar our brethren did not all come in with ms
Mr. Il. said, he arraigned no mans motives
each one must SO his own ways Other
counseis might prevail-he dreaded 10 hear
what might be the result of the malianity.
when THIS controversy had excited. He was
prepared To unite with the majority. This
inat, or the other name, was insignificant Ia
nm, compared with the good Of the Uncn.
1t Is said, that ii is fancy to pretend that we
went to that meeting in orr private characters.
We aie told that the President, the Heads of
Departments, or any of the people might 60
thcre, with equal propriety--aud we have
oeen told humorous anecdote on this
point, concerning Priest To this, Mr. B.
ansn cred, that The Members of Congress went
there, TO say TO the American people that
thry believed this, or that, candidate would
be most acceptable TO The people. A fact on
~ was 10 be made known. Each sfflaSFrr py.-
SCENTS the feelings of his own section Of the
country James Barbour represents that his
constituents are OF one opinion-ihe gentle
man from South Carolina, that his are of an
other. The members attending the meeting
are from different parts of the Union thew
are organs of communication. Their meeting
Is merely for the general concentration of
opinion. The gentleman from South CARROLL
naanimadverts on the character assumed by
IN" members In the meeting -that of their in
dHldual capacity-and asks Why are not
other citizens admitted The answerto this
remark is obvious. Other citizens are not in
the situation Of members of Congress, because
they are not presumed, as are The members
Oi Congress, who csme from every part of
Tue Unlo1. To know, accurately, the wishes
OF the great body of The People. 1t is not the
Official station that gives weight to an expires
SION OF the opinion of members of Congress :
out 1t IS the confidence they enjoy among
their fellow citizens, that made them mem
OF their character, and is made available i'm
their private capacity.
The honorable gentleman from South
carolina says he never attended Caucus.
lhat Is certainly n little extraordinary, for "A
member of this body. There may be sumo
lew individuals here, who have not attended
such meetings-but, when be rrculIected how
common they had been, for the last forty
or fifty years, he apprehended there were few
who had not taken part in them. When he
was very young Mr.. d. said, he recollected
To have gone, with his honorable colleague,
TO the first meeting of this kind " hich he ev-
er attended. Under authority SO respectable.
and IN such school he had first become ac-
quanied with the system aud he had, ever
since, continued believing that its results must
he beneficial. When he knew that this sys-
iem was approved by older men that il had
been used eiIectually in the DAYS ofJrfIerson.
he could hardly believe iha, the Younger
members knew all the benefits that had been
derived from II. II is too old, in This country
opposition To II will not do. Some NAV be
opposed TO II, from their private views others
may nos tniLk 1t eSprdient ~ this time. There
are regular cycles in political events and,
Mr.. y. sad, he did not doubt but these nrrt-
ings by aud by, would become popular
enough for, as thry have been so hercto-
Iore' II WI he seen that they are still neres-
sary.
In regard TO the Anti Caucus, which had
been spoken OF, he did not wish e. brconr the
accuser nf any man. lie should. therefore
say nothing OF H.. This whole subject has
g0n" out to The people. II ought rot to have
been touched here. There has been . fair
and open appeal to the people, and the Senate
should not have been troubled With il. There
We are willing 10 meet il not before u frN
changrlings IN the country, bot before the
| great mass Of the pepplp, Is lin are indcnpn.