Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-10-07
EOR TIE ENC uIRER.
TO THE PEOPLE OF vIncrNIA

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TO " n Wing" for Tuesdays paper, promptly to
vindcate myself gainst he oGium of political in
consisiency and regeneration that might otherwise
attach 20 me, from the appearance Of blowing hot
and cold with the same BREATH. IL is a well known
courtesy OF Essayisis, that when Signatures as
sumed by one writer in the discussion OF any sub
Ject, such sign ;ure is pproprated during that dis
cuson at least and that the assumption of the same
slsnatureby another writer on the same subject is
Il most indeiicste eucroachment, breach OF deco
run and OF sht, The groS,pess of which for obvious
reasons, ~ greatly aggravated ii it be assumed by an
opponent In the controversy. / have read aud re-
persed the essays of" A Whg'' with the most
unexcepionable admiration of their able defence of
republican orthodoxy, and exposure OF the sinister
views, nay, the hypocritica cant OF the gig partY
and therefore was the solictous simultaneous
ly with MS publication, to diselaim identity with
this ne,c Piiio- Demos
nave read his article feow-cizens, and must
declare that in so doing have made great sacri-
nee al the shrine OF patience, which never could
nave commanded myself 10 make, but TO redeem
pledge oil noticing 1t i'll this days Enquirer.
In his first sentence, this netD " Piiio- Demos
denoanees the essays of a wing" as a rioient
attack upon the counter-memorial, )" as produce
iog not less remarkable Tor the heated language in
which it is expressed, than the uncha,tabie senti-
ments 1t advances"-,hat =" Alien acts, Sediiion
avs, Hartford Conventions, Reign of rerror,
reason, and the whole tribe OF political ho5sobins
which dance attendance upon the factiOus dema-
gosue and serve "a his ministers awake the pre-
JUDGES oil The community, honoured with dis
tinsnished stations among the arguments of {" A
wing J.. .UonStoUs, iRdeedV! Feliow-Citize.s.
when memorial Is circulated for signatures among
yo'l, which den0unceS your own private NICE ings
to discuss he affairs of your oyyn government and
mtmorialise your own legislature, AZ '' bodies
tchohy u'lhrRO,cn 20 the laos of the land and
most sirenuoIsly opposes youf praNefto he - he rd
at The polls, which Is the ony test o. niaiori.ies
thai constitute your available sovereignty, known
10 the .ws oil the land, is il not time TO sur,nise
that g Seaaion Ldt0s, Reign of Terror, and
Treason" may follow up these hish-,oned, anti
republican, despotica, aud diaboical senthnents,!
What is it, that a Wlg,'' AID his friends o Tie
S'aunton convention ask in their meinotia,2 rhey
pray that the Legislature will . authorize the sense
u thepeope he taken al the next spring elections
whether they ,cisii to call Convention to amend
tie constitution. If such should be the will OF the
majority, Nho has right say Nay? No one; not
even the near Mason 0f'76" would have the har-
d'no"d oppose the will OF the maiority when g Ie-
g0tty erpyesSed.'' But fsuch majority does exist
why not give 1t the sanction of g lar? ~ and how
shall we ascertain it by the illegal test of the
Uloa rOce voie!'' The only answer that am a.
ole TO md IN all the voluminous writings Of
hason' and his gGg party of Chesterfield,
Ioochand and Charles City, and MS late recruit
" Phto- Demos Of Bruls,cick,' - is that there is
danger OF faction and eiuR comD1otio, in submit
ting the question to The vote Fellow citizens
80 gross, so revolving and plble an aisurdi-
~ never was at empled to be imposed upon the
common sense and natural discernment ofany PEG
PIE 1t beggaTs all the art of Juggling Tor
irightiul bug-bear Every man in this commu-
MY knows that the habits of the American people
nave always been peaceably 10 deport themselves
at eiecuo"s, aud peaceably to submit the will OF
the majority when ascertaneG, even if it be a con-
SHtmion0i fiction in defiance OF the 6noir.l and
dectaTed majority OF the people effected, TOO,
only by lie iniigues of g fac ious Dcmagogue!''
Mr. i3enjanan ~ atkins Leigh himself has had bet
ter proof oil the Temperance OF this abused people
was he IN danger, when in a stump speech, he
declared the efforts TO amend tie Constitution s'kJea-
son In The presence oil large 90 assemniase un-
known TO lac laws oftbe land, {" a great majority Of
whom were opposed TO him in sentiments, and 20
ed Tor ConveDion! Heknev. they possessed not
the iacuous spirit imputed 10 them by all the writers
and orators who oppose submitting the question
anti-repubiicaa doctrines in defiance OF their JUS,
wrath On the contrary, Notwithstanding his sentI-
menIs were disapproved, he was highly honoured
for his ingenuity.
Fellow -ciIizens, another strange absurdity into
which the uiind zeal of the anti-republicap orators
and writers with Mason OF 76'' their head has
precipiiated them. demands moments attention
will quote the words eiMeu echo, Philo. Demos
OF Brunswick, who says We feel that the digni-
y and harmony of the state is at stake and we are
unwilling 10 trust it 10 The Loid ioind No. fellow
citizens, trust not your The waves; thfo,v
not your compass and charts into The sea; do not
believe that its pillows viii waft you into port
again Indeed! you will be deceived Oh! cast not
away this ONLY anchor OF our safety. SnUe
the Constitution" y! Most piGful, noet con-
temptble, hypocriiical, whining, cant ~ unpa-
raileed impudence, insulting TO the meanest ca
pacity-Ihe Saunton memorial, then, Is denoun-
ced, as proposing TO expose your constitution to
the "t0dd tcmdS !! - Fellow citizens, | will
only invite you TO advert TO the facts-The Staun-
ton memorial prays that tl.e sense of the people
may be taken--if there he majority for the
call ola Convention, that BODY will be the repre-
seaiaiiyes oil he people aud will act by their in
sructons-and whatever articles they may pro-
pose 10 be substituted for others or added TO the
Constitution, will be again, individually and sepa-
Talely submitted TO the people for their special
adoption or their determined reflections; aud during
this process, The present Constitution will continue
IN iorce it is; that the transition will be
gradu;t and nsensible the repeal or amend
ment of any id,U in ordinary legislation Where.
then, is any thing in this process submitted to tho
" iCid UindS''f Where the compass and chants
tbfoWh INTO the sea, ahd committing your late 70 its
pillows In TACT il il only stepping from de-
cGyi0g oId6ark, upon a uetc one constructed by
experienced workmen, who have improved thcis
skill by nicely marking tic better parts of the old,
and correcting those which long observation and
the progressive improvement Of their science have
proved to be dcfeciiye--rhe good Lafayette com
miited great rasIness in trusting himself to the
BraHdyt0ine, which had never sIilcd across the
Atlantic before ! Ye, the Brand, wine is likely Ia
4. Esn Il
from these ports
PHILO-DEMOS.
sEJS hope the more able pen Of a Wing
will not be wanting to give this assaant few