Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-10-16

lsra,ion OF injcpentie nee on Tic ia, twas maie lf
martyrs! WAY, Sam anj John Adai,s, aud N.m-
cota, aud Etsnkiis, and Washington. and is,r,ck
,ienty. Is there one OF the candidates Who would
not be proud To have his fathers enrU,ied ",
that immoral list Or will posieri,y believe ih,, \.
nerrans objected To for beng ibe OF The
whose services the oI the evolution ranked
DAD only To those of Wash,ug'on?
Nor can we understand why Americans should he
willing 10 take Presiden, iiom Geneva aud vel oh
Irct To ore Tor beng horn IN sight al Bunkeis Hin
We Know that urged by many that the people 4.
the North have prejndccs. Bot may rot those
who advance this objection have some themselves /!
And u pieJu'lices exist Is not by reciprocal
sion and bcrali'y, and not hy high-haudei exsr
else OF influence that they ATE TO be cared Let
look on which side, steps OF concii,'i have hern
taken. l, 10 now near six aud thirty years since our
constitution was adopted, aud oi these ,hc govern
nen has been administered thirt, hy virgtnisn
The people of the Northern and middle states have
not only acquesced bui concufred ~ Wishes, aud
have cordially united IN gratifying pride, aud CIV
ing energy TO our administrations. Inc excuse we
have hitherto offered for inviting them suprott on
c'nJ dates, was, thai they had Of the tepuii.
can parry whose reputation Tor tai nts, pr0h.Iy. and
experience, justified the selection Of HIM rs Pres,-
dent. But, now that they have brough, forward u
',ian whom NIL adm, he equal any in ,hose par
iculars, we hear il alleged against him that ac is
Norihern man-'hat he IS Yankee, anil iha, The
southern interest should be against him. Ia this mo-
tive worthy OF your national generosity, Vryinians ?
Is Il according TO the sublime MAXIM OF Christian re
vela,ion, - whatsoever We would that other ,cn
should do unto you, do We even them - Docs
not justice require thai the honors Of gdverumeuI
should not all be enjoyed by one member of u con-
tederacy Does not paIrotism rcuui e the orca.
s,uuai pos,ponement OF our own prcdeciious 10
those of others? Aud that when state pride Begins
to Degenerate into state vanity, should rrn,e b.i
that the human character compounded oil g self
love To srge, and reason TO restrain? Are We no,
s"tisneu with the present and T 80, why
should we change IL! Is il wise OF unwise III the
Southern states TO throw away this opportunity oil
gaming Strength 10y neslec'ins To coacil,e friends
~ The other states! Can we ever expect the people
North OF The Potomac 10 produce man against
whom fewer objcctonsswiii he entertained, IA yir-
g.nia than against Mr. Adams Is he not next alter
Mr. Crawford the i'vor,,e Of gina, and the IA o.
tie OF Mr. Crawiords friends /, Is he not next
alter General jackson, The fsvotne of General
Jacksons Intends! Is he not after Mr.. Clay
the iavOrts OF Mr.. Clay s. frie nds .-When the Gre
ciaa Soldiers, after the taule OF Saamis delivered
their sufrages according The cus,om of their coun
Try, 10y laying stones on The altar dele, u,ne who
was the most worthy, gave The first vote for
himself and The second FOR Tben,sioccs.
Should we not remember likewise that Mr.. Adams
IS the oldest oil all The candidates, and he only one,
under whom there could DC sacrifice Of feeling on
the part OF asy OF the others serve. Have they
not ali praised hIm Tor The upright aud indepe nde nj
manner ia which he has conducted hims eli ,Isr,ng
ihe whole canvas! Did any politician conciii-
ATE ms rivals more e!tecuaIly by tcc,ituir Of
conduct, or do moie uniformly what he thought
righi, without regard TO popularity That every
supporter OF the other candidates shoad be satisfied
With s'n,, IS more than could be expected There
was once man who voted TO Danish ArisiiLcs onl,
because lie was t'ed o hearing h,m cal ell just :
Believing then, fellow citizens, as we do, that the
general policy oil the pre- administration is wise
co.siituuo"ai anG Jus.-that AL immense majority OF
the American people concur with ibis Opinion
thar II rs strictly consonant the views aud piinc-
pies ol MIR. Adams--and that is peculiarly itnpor-
iant IN he actual political condition OF the world that
u should be steadily pursued, which could rot he
II the Opposition were to succeed, conclude ll,al
our present chiei magistrate deliver the 90
yernmen INTO safer hands, Than those OF his seadias,
friend.
II IS for these reasons, thar rejoice 10 discover
every day new evidences of the increase of his pcpu-
larty throughoutiheS iaes an! of the general te
deucy oil the public mind, TO settle down upon Inn,
| as the proper successor OF Mr.. Monroe. Wa there
lore urge YOU 10 cooperate with US tranusilIzr q
the excitement which prevails among US, by adding
the concurrence OF YTgins ihis general DISPOSE
uon H. bJ opposition 10 The policy we Recommend,
you could hope 10 elect Mr.. Crawford, ere mig IN
lie some excuse Ia the pleasure oil the triumph Tor
he neSpedieney of the Bat as The contrary is
now reduced almost To moral ceit,intv, y hunbly
conceive Is time re,inquish that resolution and
| mat this susgesi00, could no, come with better
GAGE from any sec'Ionof country th an froa The
old and respectable County of Wesimort IanI-he
only county 10 America, thai has gwen two, I've
might say thiee, Presidents TO the Dared STATES.
| WM. G. SOMERVILLE, Chairman.
| GEORGE H. Pitts, Secretary.
Gen. Washington and Col Monroe were born in West
moreiand ana Mr. Madison Port Conway before wa
| separated, IL is said, from Westmoreand.