Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-10-14

put An end to their scheme OF our foteiru policy
On the other l'in, the successful aud happy opera
ton OF our new, constitution in practice. combined
with The Opposition uf Massachusetts 10 The MAJ, ,y
convincing the republican parry, that the Centrifugal
te"dency Of the mewbers OF our conledc,act Was
greater th,n the een'petai; and tina, II was the in
teresi OF all the states, thai tue Will oi the maiciy
should he obeyed has Diminished tho iaten.e
which the icpubcans &. 81 felt OF tho pows.s Of The
general government, and led them to embrace such
opinions, ne experience proved be wise aud SALUTE.
~. S'nce the extinction oil the causes which pro.
duced aud kept alive those parties, tho parties them
selves have been gradually dying away, aud the
american people (wnh The exception Of q few tac-
uors Individually have bccome what Mr. Jefferson
sad they should be, all federas,s and Nil republi.
Icans.'
Such however, are the diver,e, of human opin.
ion on The multiplied relations Of civilized socieiy
under complicated government, thai il 10 pc rbaps
,npossbie Tor pleasing uniformity TO prevail for any
ie"s'h oi time. There will lie some who approve,
ana some who condemn every scheme Of policy
hence mas arisen what now exists 10 this couairy,
and what - probably desnetl 10 exist long our
government endures an Admins ration party, ari an
foppos"ion pary--ihe ins aud the Ouis who will
cas'oniy snpplant each other, The party admins.
'en"g me government happens TO be wise and yrtu.
o"s, or weak and corrupt.
onuer Mr. Madisons administration, the Federal
ISIS lost their real grosnd Of oppositiou the govern.
mem, and under his successor, in proportion as the
ias' dying echoes Of federalism hav We ceased to revor
oetate, the mormurs Of an psr,v
nave become audible. No attentive aud candid oh
server Of political events deny this fact although
n
knowictsed themselves O pariy Not twelve n,oo,hc
SINCE the existence Of opposition or Radio Al par-
| y, wsgng " war 10 Disguise, on the sdmnistrao
was posftirtiy denied by their own prints but ,r
uy the last session Of Cong ess the SIX eleon assum
ed al W asniogon It's flesh, form and compexiop
Io"ncai psrnes arc either real or personal. Real
woeh entertaining diffcreai principles on the form,
oil government, on different opinions of the hast mod.
o. administering it-and personal when arising from
hesoi,on TO particular individual, or family or com
nination. The present opposition Marty ia con,,o.e,
\ IA of the
DIS II IL termed OF that fragment of the repubican
party called radical, and composed of persons mn
' our present naval and military establish
ens-o The erection OF Notifications on our coasts
anu ifoniicrs-and TO the maintenance of n military
sc"oo', &c. u real parry. So FAR as /, is comoos
., me personal friend: of Mr.. Crawford, It Isl
purpose tat these have identified the mseyes Nth The
oimef' when that parry first arose il began i,s one.
sm S;s ~ o.oss"g and perplexing the President in
al n's measures but carefully avoided the appear
ahce oil systematic opposition We din moi n1iu,I.
10 inc amelia Island aud the Seminole opposition
sad;. "e .. away but to one known by the name Of
wn'ch has arisen in Tho last four years. and
ou Jas ueappIo owed both Of The foreign policy and
a : admn,siralion of the government in seariy
,he u,aI,si nu IL MOI show itself IN oppostop TO
e s'aaoa Increase Of the navy, and the q, adnal inn.
Of our Notifications Did il or did il no,
cun;,u, E,"!a with ths treaty by which we
49, .o.Iua, anu incline to favor the French
T'k eN"sagant interpretations Of the trea,y of
Lou's'nna after il had been uriumphantv refneJ hv
~ iAuams. Did IL not recently attempt to reject
of The Tor The hoai and efecual suppression
W '"e Save trade, established upon our own terms
touring tho 'rade TO be made piracy and in InI
'e' o resolution almost una nim0ns of The n or
isc,;on -, and did II NOT expect, by s re.
!" W fffA. re The " arm OF tile execuive in all
Inc Other ne go,iaions in which n is snsas. ;, |
Co.., D''''u we do not mean 10 say that Mr. |
;cJ m.' sanctions all these proceedings OF The rad
cai parry, mt only thar tins pariv sunnor,s M
S:Hw'ofu and !o WE not find the owIe,Inman,fl
~ W me e,eciioneerins address aur;bueJ 4, Al
had M ieas, r .nss opposition was FIRST formed,
enhsi certain ne Sspapers on IFS side ha sanr,,
~ s.'" W consequence of The large space he filed
,n r. ~. o, me nation, might have been preferred
~" 'or ms in'iY xib'e devouon 10 the nr;uc,i c IT,
present administration, his aa.Iorreuce ,r In 80
rons ,n'oIerance, and his unyiediopness or h.,'s
oross p'e'eT'ed any hope of bending him to their
rtp 'e i"eie might have been a mon,entsrv in |
onnanon towards Mr.. Clay, aud some vears s,,o !,
va. ,'s'neu ihis swarm from the republican ,;vs
a% seize upon him but his tariff opinions rem.
oefeu I" Impossible Tor him TO conciIia,e he sn',,
STATES, ana his subsequent Career 'ba ncc.s;"oi
AZ alienation from him. Mr. Lowndes |
MI MI I"lnonn, and General Jackson may have been
were with the present administration Az, C'
toIu pe.ng man Of good talents and prea, ,sraon.,
popu,,Iy, was desirable acquisition bu, Le did mo-,
sur them exactly, for they feared ,bev c,,.I, . 10
ab'e to control hm. A choice. however 81. NO. oe
say, anu rs he was strong in the south and h, r'snv
friends iD congress lie was selected ~ many
in'S point being settled, The first ,b;,o ,o,,s.. |
,p' ."o aeGGompshment Of their object was ~ brc.i
aown me Hercules in The State DeDartmru, a,iH
pionao'e support of Mr.. Crawford wonIJ n. :, ,I %e
w;di,s .n; nahuc oiates, and the Northern and
n,.;.;, "ou' Tue western States, woulJ not he a |
maJorny III favor Of MIR Adams il was rs "ot ne
| oseI,htow him ia the Western Conan, iJ''o W
-, A. pa'"g,y mtgned that the DvnI;c,fs .,.aoI |
$3.50 W.. ,."sse" would effect thar obiect ; 'rho 80.
,. ''s, ~, = foek and It's recoiI swent .u,, ., |
6s6er;ss "" S Nj Adams demonstrated H., ,bs
"'"e''es were o Importance TO ne Ln, IL ,""' t"e
navigating the Mississippi of non, "u' inc right OF
n. 10 par OF u reached las thew ;mao,nI p1
re" 'cHnorIes, ms reasoning satisGaJ Iii i" u.uj
u'ceu men, a"d was confirmed Nv The ~ uhp'e Ju-
d i s"' r a. eI"trcs by The British without a., -;
s"'eh'. Inc agitation of The uues,;na 49, epoi-
ne meniei superiority aud d.pioma,ie sl; er NE put
1ms W h,shsr relief, aud did NOT gain co.,, ~. AZ
-, '"'o,", di'lougi II may have tended IN 80
,"e wes'ero Candidates. Great alarm cx;o,.J n Up
Win a,e,o'y lest Nj Adams should ger ibe vo,a or
al. s,,o; s,hs aenIy necessary las the Ms.
e,sspp' sfheu'e had Tailet) to hunt M son -;
s.oDs 10 weaken his popularity here 49, III o oDJer
90 ,ec0iuS, aud journals and o,m,,lIs,s r r.,
"s' " W ~ years, were runlmap ed over 80 r.:i
Sn. an in''c' nen' 'gsinst him Aud d., mo-, G,
- ,onna us ouse and bring them all forward
yer from The constitutional battery NJ , co rowe
p5 hii 10 night Even his bcs. friends we've y
Gu di us 'Hcs''i'i'e FORCE and al that his o,no.
.oo"; say, was iia; IL seemed too we'll cs,oni,I
,of the meridian OF Virginia" One more s,,.cS |
inUeed and the victory would have bes, ,,..," e"
out as he was invulncrsbe IL was ds,ern,;ns%
tack linn more. An siieun, 10 conr;Ii.'s =; " a'
eo'oinsy eosued. IIe WAS invited last win or hy M,
N's"oros Trends 10 acceptof the Vice Presid,,rv
dno mus secure heir future support even n Al
''"ofo he"hh Shonld enable him TO discharge ,h.
d"Ues ol TIE higher Ofice. MI Adams n,on,,sJ, =.
leced tlI's of1eT, 5ecsuse IL was oromo,pn"
Nra"iort over innf but because he woold have No
V'".e Wy bargain and sale and because If The ,,;o
o,ples dnd measures which he approved wee no..
d," n,'I.cnu people, he would he elected Presi-