Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-08-26

quHeu iniornatlon, OIL SOUND practical observ alton
T Of profound thought, and Of deep reflection. Mr.
Z. was not born poet-nor made an elementary
icrifer. He was never taught to dive to the bot
, tom OF elementary principles, nor to draw up
/ truths from the bottom Of the we'll His habit is
: to skim the glittering surface. The South Ameri-
can and Creek questions suited his genius and ac-
; quirements better than the Tariff bill. The two
} hrst gave scope to glittering imagery. The last
could not be satisfied without wisdom and political
knowledge. These were not at Mr.. C's command.
his speech, therefore, in the opinion of the writer
only developed his immoral habits of thinking; and
MS unacquaintance with even the rudiments OF po-
litical science. From this circumstance arises one
great difference between the author and Mr.. c.
1 ne author Is thought 10 understand himself and his
political principles. 1t is scarcely possible to
conceive that Mr.. &. understood either himself or,
the political principles, avowed in his tariff speech
ne writer verify believes, Mr. g. understood ne-
ther, and cannot withhold from him the charity of
this concession. For, in the opinion of the writer,
the only excuse which can be offered for the despo-
tic principles avowed in that speech, contrasted
with his flaming democratic avowals only few
years before, arises from the charity of believing
mat Mr. Z. neither understood himself, nor his
principles, as displayed therein. The writer propo-
SEES hereafter to demonstrate these facts, and he will
acknowledge himself disappointed, if he should
ia TO do so, TO the perfect conviction of most of
Mr.. C,s intelligent admirers; however enamoured
| they may now be, with the false glare of false
oratory One principal object of the author, cor
responding precisely, the writer conceives with
the avowals of the practical administration ap-
pears to be, to liberate the government of I" this
| Union" from all limitations, and TO make it one
and indivisble. Another appears to be, to render
IT'S administrators irresponsible and inviolable The
hrst Is attempted by asserting the unity of all GO
vernments, comprehending that of the u. s. and
corresponding with p. A IS notion of "a common
NM in
ment of "this Union;'' forgetful of its fede-
raj ingredients; forgetful of the several COM
mon social compacis, which are the basis OF
the several state governmens-forgetfu of state
sovereignties, OF state rights and of the reserv-
ed rights OF individuals. These the writer thinks
are evident results from p AS avowals, both in
his Ohio letter, and in his inaugural Address Up
on this point, let the author be heard in his own
words, and the analogy shall be sketched hereafter
Extract from Raymonds Elements Of Politi-
cal EeOnOmy--pdge 80, Pol. 1.
" naion Is unity and possesses all the pro-
perties oil unity. ltpossesses unity of rights, a
unity OF interests, and unity of possessions; and
he who processes TO treat of the interests of this u
nifty, but departs from them, and treats Of the in
terests OF some constituent part of it, will lust as
certainly arrive at wrong conclusion, as the a.
iiIhmetican ould, who in performing an Alge-
brac computation, shouldleav out one term of the
equation.'
Again, page Al" 1t mus, be remembered that
nation Is as much unity, as an individual, and
must always be considered so, when treating of
natioaal interests. 1t Possesses all the properties
oil unty--unity OF rights, possessions and inter-
ests.
Again, page A -" A nation is one and indi-
visible; and every true system of political econo-
my must be built upon this idea, as its fundamen
tai principle
| Again, page 45.-'e When we apply to ma
tons, the principles which govern individuals, we
must consider nations individuals, distinct in all
their properties, and not part nation and parrn-
dividual. The nation must be considered as one |
and indivisible; its rights interests, and posses
sions, as one and indivisibie''
In the foregoing extracts, which are copiously |
made as affording the means of correcting any |
possible unnenlional nisconstruction, the author
has effected his first oblect.-He has made nation
and unity. One and indvisible He lays this |
down, indispensable fundamental principle
" Upon it," he says, every true system of politi
cal economy must be but;'' OF course, compre-
bendng, that of the government of this Union'-
The author effects his second object in pages 22l
222 vol. L." No man can be expected to forego
present advantage to himself, provided there is
no immortality in the enjoyment OF it, upon the
ground that il may be prejudicial to posterty. He
may have posterity, or ii he has, their interests
at the distance oftwo three generations, too
self-interest human conduct, like the laws OF
graviiation is in the inverse ratio of distance and
quantity. Legislators, however, are not permit
ted to take such limited, short-sighted views of
things-they placed on more elevated station
they move in higher sphere-they are traitors
10 their high trast, il they do not look to the flu
ture well as the present; they are in one sense,
Though, in a very humble one) the vicegerents OF
God on earth; and, he regulates and governs the
I,,t Ofe fern
in regard 10 the future, well the present; by
the laws ought legislators TO regulate and 60
vern the nations OF the earth, whom they pre-
side. Even according 10 the laws OF self interest,
the rernoeness of the interests OF future generaons
should be courterbalanced by the magnitude of
those interests"
| Here then, it appears, according TO the new ny
polhesis that legislators instead of being represen-
tatives or servants of the people, as her sup
posed, &" are in one sense, although a very humble
one the yiceeerents of God upon earth" This is
the exploded doctrine of the divine rights Of kings
revived in the y. S.. and extended 10 all Ameri-
| can Legislators, " in one sense, although very
humble one" The objects of comparison inten-
ded by the author it is presumed, American
legislators and the priests and kings of the earth;
and although they are all the vicegerents Of God
upon the earth, the author seems to be willing to
| per the new pretensions of American legsla-
tors TO the old fashioned supremacy of priests and
kings Let not the reader, in his establishment at
this new American doctrine suppose, that the
term g vicegerents of Cod" is here used in fig
urative sense II is used in ts liberal sense, and
the doctrine is believed 10 be indispensable the
authors subsequent developements as will be seen
hereafter The author himself frequently inveighs
most bitterly against the of fgurative terms in
pole1nic dsquisitions. Hear him in instance
in his own words.
| Page 76 vol. lie Almost every word in our
language has literal and igurstive meaning and
an indiscriminaie use of words in their literal and
| fguratiye sense, when treating OF science can
not fail TO produce ambiguity and confusion. This