Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-04-09
RICHMOND, APRIL Q, 1894.
Mr.. GILES.

his structures upon President and Mr. C.yFor our
selves, do relish h asp-riiy OF anina,yersi,
but the press is free and Mr. Giles chosen to writ,
under his own feriess scrnplc in publ hng b
'etersWe Ito however exercis. the privilege ~ tct
he allows us in private letter, of emitng with it,
the intinaiion in relation the press" We sb,
be S" asidious MS TO attempt to from
the incidental effect Of remarks when we leave him .,
fo liberty to In his whole culver Of arrows upon t.
President and the Speaker:
TO The Editors Of he Enquirer
GENTLEMEN Ii rs now about nine Years since
retired from public life. For nearly twenty five wears
before that time, ! acted in some represent.,iye
| character :" the public councils. During the who'll.
OF mar pcrot, devoted The hest reflections, aud ex-
eried The hest energies Of my mind IN promoting the
pnbiic 'nte' esis then fondly cherished the hope
thai the CONSTITUTIONS and practical government OF the
~ D, were destined 10 afford SOME resting place to The
'os' rights and liberties Of man, least spni
OF TINS globe. fondiy induig ed the further hone
'hai The same constitution, and practical
n''ght IN time become the means Of transiusag
osi dressings throughout the w'rid. Before NV retire
meni, saw, feared saw, some ntlica cations in lac.
practical administration OF the government of evil
iorebodings 10 these best hopes. These consisted
principally ~ the impa.ncc, manifesto ed by the All
mn'sra'ois OF The government, legislative, exeou-
I'VE and Judicial, of the wholesome restraints i'm
posed upon them by the provisions of the constitution
~ rapid succession Of political schemes calcul,I ed
10 Tree themselves from these restraints and ~ the
i"tai success al TOO many Of them. Since my retire
meat, there has been much more rand success,on
W such schemes AMI such increased n1,.ltiiutIe
~ adventurous schemes, as TO have ripencd these
pnrebodngs nio the alarms 10, the safety
Of all our fundamental institutions Under the infu
ence OF .irse early Tears, and appre ensoms, had
determined ~ NV retirement, devote all INFER
'ai OF leisure from attention. my private an Mrs i'm
presenting Ia the consideration Of my fellow
me most prominent causes "r these fears and apore-
hehsions the more especially as they related 10 n
suer involving the dearest, aud deepest interests OF
he people
believe, the time has arrived, ,vhcn almost
re- La Rfsnns H..
Us sensible, ihal there is something wrouo in our
public Councils, aud that j. time Tor these C,na,c,
scnem"rs Ia pause and iU look hnrk upnn the mis-
rh'eiS ihey have doHc before they proceed further
~ the destructive schemes they have u, Tor. Then,
The " hard times" universally, aud Justly comp.in
ru o. ought io admonish The people Insist that
he public authorities should most ,serinusy revise
what they have done, before they GO frrlhcr IN their
unhr'dled, mad career of political schcmiug |
MINK u can he demonstrated that the past well as
The present sniierngs OF The great mass of mankiu
or !" other Words the past and presrni hard times
have heen produced 10y political schemers In this
country NE great source al this alarming evil will e
"hu IN me eiecioneerng spirit, which pervades the
"h"e community ironi the pretender the Office OF
constable 10 the preiender the Office OF President
MY great lear upon Ills point is that this spirit is
me "ecessary result at some fatally mistaken pI Inc-
pies, Introduced into Of our fundamental insI;tu
tons, IN their original formation
rms restless, aspiring spirit, seems TO have invert-
en- me oroer OF human morals. In seeking popuIar-
", me eiechonesr makes his court, the vicious as
well as 10 the vriuous, aud Ear DESTROYS all dstinc
ton VI The moral sentiment of the country between
virtue and vice. Indeed, this merericous cour,ship
Is addressed more the vicious than 10 The yrtuous
Tor two reasons. he one ia, that the vicious are
generally more Ieady than the viruous, 10 compro-
mise their preferences The other Is Iha, The yicions
Tor The most part act by synIpathies and cop,hiua
'ons' They are dawn INFO this concert, AS a pro-
lection, against the influence of the moral sentiment
o., 'he v'iuo"s Whereas The vrtuous have no need
OF such coaceit. When the electioneerer there
'ore' succeeds IN making himself the favori,e of The
VICIOUS, he generally gels their saffrages in fiucks
when he Incomes the choice the yirtuous he u.ts
tneir SURFACES sngly from ndivi aud NOT Tom
sympatheiIc Inducements. This spirit TOO, changes
me otJects oil the human intellect. Instead Of the
enquiry rs The proposition presented for consdera-
""n rue or false viii II he productive OF good or
eVh IS ~ constitutional or unconstitutional The
enquiry OF This electioneerer isis the propos,f;on
popular, or unpopular On which side Of i, shall
gel most votes This spm dtfes all constitutional
restraints and feels insuled, when impeded IN ;ts
wi'd career, 10y being called uuon even 10 Iook IN
The constitution for it's This spiii, has ever in
nnenctd The character, and objects of the oia,ory of
the country. The object OF the eeciioDeerino Snea
ker. is not, 10 reason priori 10 demonstrate Inv
arguments drawn from first principles but TO make
agnerng speech, bespangled with corruscai,ons Of
all sorts of hgures---ad cap,andum vuIous and n,
"'ke lhe chances tor sensc, or nonsense.
The present alarming condition of the presidential
emce' hno me conduct oi some Of the aspranls to
MI hereafter, present the most amentable, bur in
srucive eHempldcaiions Of these deprecated truths
Nor can any consolation be found in critical review
OF TIE conduct OF the present incumbent Ie, =
very snort review be made. The most prominent
popular topics OF tie day. are " The South Ameri
can Cause" The Greek caust"--" Internal Inn,
provemeDis"--" The Tariff - What has been the
conduct OF the incumbent ia relation TO all these
popular curren's! After having been furesfaed by
one oi The boldesr Of the aspirans i'm The case IL
D America, tue incumbent bestrode himself upon
'h's popular hobby aud spurred him on through
."''ous courses to the recognition Of the s. and n
american governments. Not content with these
achIPvemens, he actually spurTed him M 10 4 direct
THROW OF the gauntlet, 10 all tho Nightmares of En-
rope express no opinion Of the pulley OF this mea-
sure. have no facts (; and tbet einre M meons oc
forming correct one. II would depend nnor ,hs
Fact OF assurances Of support from G. B. Bot the
principle ~ announced Ii is-cosi,nen,al ntoter-
to". ~ what al'""de "a The incumbent next seen
be@rode another popular hobby" The Greek
Cause and, If resolved, not to be forestaIled A.
gam by This bold, watching aspiraur he haunted
ihis hObby twelve months before he was entirely ca
pafisoOeh Tor the race and there he remained seat.
ed almost unseen, and uonoriced, until the meeting
ot the present Congress ; where all things being
ready, he ciapped spurs 10 his hobby and forced him
en'rey OUT OF the course. He flew from the Ame-
rlcin to The European continent and there boldly |
threw The gaUntIeiT again. Upon VIVA, pr,ucinIe Is
not known but certainly not Inc continental prin.
ciple. Being different continent it must he, ON
some unknown contradictory prncipe Neyertbe |
less for both Of these cbivarons exnoits achieved
Oh different continents, and on opposite nrinc,lrs
ihe inGnnhrni sought for popular wreahs 10 grace
ms daring iT'nmphs. How was this last bold expoii
received by The still holder aspirant III did he
brook "! For, all alert, he Tsarlessly mounted
behlnd The incuniben, aud literally spurred ie hob
by 10 death
Even before the dulcot sounds uf Mr. Spr akPr 81
glnierng, sympaihsing, gascnnading defyine iul-
pnssiuned Greek Speech had ceased 10 vii,rate on
his own tongue, he nobly gave ont fell down--gave
np the ghost and left both his riders PROSTATE ~ the
dust.
Still singular liliues Than these. will be seen
IN The conduct of The nrumhent. IN relation In the
next popular hobby, " lniernsi improyements''-A
direct antagonist here atnrarpd uuon the turf
he mtenI