Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-11-11

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has been the farewell entreaty oil our great psternal
Washington. and will ever have the dying prayer
OF every American Patriot, so il has become the
sacred pledge OF the emancipation OF the world"
How different is tie spirit and of this Ian
g'iage, from that used in President "A : inaugural
address. Let them be compared To the topic
! OF internal improv ement, emphaicaliy urged 10y
him in his Inauguration, recur with peculiar mt
lstaction. |, is that, from which am convinced
that unborn millions of our posterity, who are, in
| inture ages, to people this continent will derive
their most ervent gratitude to the founders of this
| OHon;' that, IN which the benehcent action of
ats government, will be most deeply felt and ac-
knowledged." Fayette, far from becoming en-
ctanted with the glitterins promise OF the beueii-
cent action of the government OF this Union in its
usurped eNertions, for splendid magnificent internal
improvements, which are TO call forth the fervent
gratitude of millions of unborn posterity to the
founders of this Union; in tone and spirit di-
rec'iy opposed to this enthusiastic, sublimated
! ception, most emphaiicay says have mad
proudly 10 recognise result of the republican prin-
ciples Tor which fought, and glorious demon
stration to the most timid and preuuiced mind. of
the superiority over degrading aristocracy, or des-
potism, of popular Institutions founded upon the
plain rights OF man:''s not upon governmental
usurpaiion; not upon governmental splendor. Still
less enchanted with the pledge OF the beneiicent
| ton of the government of s'this Union" in ex-
clusion, orgetulness of the beneiicent action OF
the state governments, yet more emphaticay says !;
% and where the local rights Of euerU section are
! preserved wnder constitutional bond of u
HioR.'' Nor does Fayetie seem at all enchanted
with the ardent spirit of rvslship displayed by p
A. in another part of his address, with the ancient
rep blcs, in the magnihccnce and splendor of their
public works, roads, caIais and aqueducis; but
I seems resolved TO charm 1t down by calling the
sober attentions of p. a. 10 republican principles,
founded upon the plan rights OF man; tending 20
produce Individual happiness, not governmental
splendor, and Still euhatically, calling his at
ienton 10 the farewe ell en,reaty of great paer-
nal W ashington, I" 10 the chersiIiug tie Union
betl1een the StateS,'' which lac feelingy asserts,
Twill ever have tie dying prayer of every Ameri-
can Parrot" Nor does Fayetre's atfectiona,e,
fervent admoniton stop here; but most en,phai-
cally further SAYS; {" so III (the union between
the states, ha, become the sacred pledge of the
emancipation OF the world Here Is the express
recognition of the federative principle; and far
from tayette's wishing ii to be anniiilated de-
biated IN its smallest atom, he exhibits it as the
! pledge OF the emancipation olthe WORLD Could
it be possible TO pay greater compliment to the
f-dera've principles than TO hail H. - the pledge
! OF the emancipation OF the woIld!' Does Faye,te
here express any fond hopes OF any anticipated
blessings from consolidation: From the fashionable
notion OF 80 one national COVER nnlenY1! From The
usurpaon of all state rIghss From the costly gilt
tering TOYS of governmental spendor? But these
are not al OF lis parental, patriotic amontions.
He calls p. As best attention to Washingon's
4 farewell address. He seems to be mpelled by the
strongest conviction; that it is high time to recur
to fundamental principles TO correct the abeTi A.
tons OF he present day and for that purpose, lie
most jndiciousy interposes Washngton's last in
estimable legacy. In that inspired production,
these great fundamental prin, ipes will be seen por-
trayed in coloss most impressive and enchanting:
That the federative principle il iBdispensably ne
l. in he dtstr of tle 4
powers 1.-THE American people: That in the distr-
buiie,.. each government anu each department
should act within lis cwn designated sphere Ii
it should be found upon experiment, that any pow
er had been misplaced IN making the distributions,
the should be corrected in the constitutional
mode, by amendment, never by usurpstion, never
! by forensic subtilites of constructions however
|. speeious the pretexl: That principle should al
ways be preferred TO expediency, whatever may be
the seeming temptations the violations of princ-
Pile: That geographical parties should especially
be avoided:-that the North, should not he put in
opposition the South. the East, tie est:
lthat section, should not be put against section,
hui that Justice should be general and equal to ALL
How different in principle aud effect from the par
u al measures OF the political fashionables! Let r. A
II turn his eyes them To Mr. Jefersons whole admins
raton. He will there observe subianially the same
respect 10 the preservation of all lhe distributions
powers within their proper spheres; frowning down,
another department He will observe Mr.. Us IS hole
admirable system OF political philosophy 10 consist
IN preserring right, 10 wrong; Justice to injustice;
general equality TO local inequality, Welding,
her than usurping power; and above ALI prelerrng
the of peace, to the arts OF war; doing good,
and avoiding evil, 10 nLind; and thus, upon the
republican principle OF g the plain rights of man,
to diffuse Individual happiness; regardless of gov
ernmental splehdor President a. light find another
ilustrious model in Mr. Canning Fetiered with the
enthralments OF long established principles and in
ignorance; supported TOO, by ancient prejudices,
and settled h'bits, BY governmental fears, and in
div dual interests, his great entellished mind burst
asunder those strong aud obdurale ligaments, and,
as far as was possible, in his perpexed dilemma,
restored to his couny the great principles of social
Note.-s Fyette's farewell reply, TO Pfe-ideni
AS farewell address-'' plum rights of man - IL
will be obvious every rejecting intelligent man
in the community, who will attentvely consider,
Fayetie's farewell reply that he intended it, as Il
codicl 10 Washington's farewell address, That
Fayette had given the most profound attention, to
The differing doctrines Of the old s. the new school:
That whilst he professed himself enraptured with
the doctrines of the old school, he seems to have
found no bewitchng charms IN the doctrines of the
new one--on the other hand, he seems 10 have e.
WINGED the most serious alarms; and to have intro
duced the adjunct Z" plsID'' 10 the common term .
'' rights of man" as an aniidote, against the ap-
pretended dangers of the glierng fooleries Of the
political fashionables. II cannot escape observa-
ton that no notice is taken ofP. AS splendid nau.
gural addr ess; whilst Wasington's legacy is press
ed upon 2. as consideration with enthusiastic de-
votion. II it be said that Fayete was restrained
homecoming 10 p AS inaugural address, from
sense Of the indelicacy of compnenting p. A. 10
his face il is replied That during the Jubilee wear