Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-06-16

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increase OF his acknowledgements nj best
II o' Increased his self-sufficient confidence
- ;',i n"u an opinion, carefully made up. and he
give. "P'" VIC 'o'e ne should
gentleman said, in his frs, speech. tina, we
,0"ooso Cabinet, composed of men of all
P"cipies and PARTIES and doubles. he i ,,,;II;,
the Cabinet shall be az brilIian, AZ b;s ,,.,,,h
o''ueu II shall be eeting and as transient too
' surety The gentleman mistools the toLe, or ,,,o
'''e r1'lnoow Is the sign OF the covenant of
-; al men, and.o every living thing m flesh
VI peace to factions and all fictitious partsap.
ny ooes lie not accept the sign! He SAYS thew
- ece' peace, when there is no peace, And
"o peace: Because he and others chose to
.nI ~: war OF opposition, hoping that themselves
. n.ehcS may come more speedily TO the head of
OUT AFFAIRS But who has sssailed him or his friends
VI mace war upon them? Certainly not the Csl,net
."u why does he reject the sign of peace? Does
ee want another sign? what shall i, be, An Of
nce' or the sign of the Prophet Jonah3 Well. let
Nun wall I'LL the storm comes and the winds blow
'iu 'he sea RACES, and the ship rolls, and then per-
maps, 'he crew may pipe all hands on deck and
easl lois, and throw him overheard
Oar Friend Che called us his friends. or aeeued
to call said, that any member who had voted for
WI Auams' would feel himself bound to sun
poi' MS measures, right or wrong. Suppose that
rue' ana then 1t follows, that they who voted
against Nun must oppose his measures, right or
wrong ana so we must have Rainbow opposi-
uoh- And some gentlemen seem ready to pursue
ina, course. MIR. L. could not agree TO such prin-
e,pe' 's iues Oh moral action, political dsci-
pine and conduct. He had voted for Mr.. Adams
but did not feel himself bound to sumner, Or
any measure because it was brought forward bv the
president or his Cabinet. Nor would he onnose
a measure because OF Its coming from the opposi-
ion' lie thought no honest man could do so. and
lie was sorry TO hear such principles ayowed by
any member of the House
me gentleman and his friend from New York.
\Mf' |amoreieng) spoke OF csucusses alliances.
anu eoaii'ions, here and elsewhere Fox and
NoFth coalition, The Clay and Adams coalition,
the Buckail and the Clintoniap coalition The ,yo
lrst were robated and the last approved. How
impartial or rather, how singularly partial But il
Is easy TO applaud ourselves. We are told pIainIy
oy one OF them Mr.. Cambreleng) that they had
commenced " long journey togeiher-a journey
oil opposition" But they quarrelled about eau
eusses' they took bad welding heat, and did not
STICK well under hammer. They combined and
a'o" IL openl 10 oppose what one OF them
called the - Hanoyerian succession,'' from the
Chair of that House to the Presidency, and to es-
taoiIsh ESQ 1t was undersood) line of succession
rom the Chair of the Senate; and verify, if they
cohere together firmly, until they bring in The Vice
rFesident, they will have g long iourney'' sure
enough. They have resolved to break down the
PRESIDENT and Mr.. Clay, and any combination TO
90 that must certainly be honest coalition
ne hing Is personal IN its forms aud attitudes and
tie eople OF this country will pronounce it So and
set mark OF reprobstion on its motives The GEN
ileman from New York considered il his eaty TO
draw PARALLEL between the Fox and North coali-
ion and what he was pleased TO call coalition
here HIS reference to Fox was right That dis
'inguished statesman chose, upon due reflection to
pursue the course which his own Judgment, at the
Crisis, told him would be most conducive TO the
great and lasting interest of his country;anda high
minded, lofty, generous adversary would have as
scIDeu ,he same honest motives to the late Speaker
OF this House But impure motives have been as
cribed TO both of them: and yet Fox, lived patriot
pure ana undetled, enjoying the esteem and conf-
dence, through life, OF all the friends of freedom
and Tree government in Europe, and throughout the
world And this, so far, is exactly true of his
great compeer in contrast with him. Fox died a
poor out honest man, interrupted and incorruptible;
regretted by his country as public loss, lamented
and remembered every where by oil the great and
sood among mankind. The great Commoner of
our hemisphere Is moving onward firmly In his path
OF glory and renown. Time, when il closes his
career, will finish out the parallel Tie fame of
ChaTIes James Fox has filled two worlds The
iame OF Henry Clay IS mounting high and spread-
Ing lar and wide around him. And where are the
enemies OF MIR. Fox, They who charged him with
corruption, and denounced him? Gone!M dead. and
buried, and gotien-shunned and detes,ed while
they lived, by all honest, honorable men, forgot.
on' not forgiven, in their graves. If the foul and
false calumniators of Mr.. Secretary CLAW should
wish to foreknow their destiny while living. or
their doom when dead, they may read il in the alb
horrence and indignant deestation felt and pro-
claimed by all impartial, candid men, against those
VINO had the Impudence and hardihood TO SANDER
and defame the generous, manly, noble-rnindel
Fox.
The gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Nc
Duthe) Eoid US yesterday that he - would throw
on all Disguise" g IL was useless he sad {" 10
Keep It up" And 50 1t was for all who heard
him must have understood the drift of hs discourse
But, in taking off the mask, we must need. con
cdde that his deiainations had been laid IN ambush
oy himself, and were then, for the first time brought
forth III open accusation. Let bin have il as he
pleases Let the Secretary give him all due credit
Tor his hostile rankness. tpay IN disguise is at
an end, and he must meet an open, fair defence
invited and provoked by his own unjust aggressions
AND mere Mr.. 1. begged the House TO understand
him fully. He intended 10 retsliste sggressions,
but he would not follow The examples vel him. s,d
descend to private character. lie would hold that
sacred He would not invade the private peace of
any man. lie would not degrade the place and
station he was filling by illusions in debate g. pri-
vate reputation. Humble as he knew he was. and
must appear 10 others, he had spirit and soul a b.
bove SUCH execrable practices. lie would say, in
justice 10 the President and Mr. Clay that both Of
men, IN private character, stood proudly pre-emi-
nent above their vile delamers He had come
there to disabuse and defend them bu, he would
not descend below The level Of genteel debate. lie
bad seen, even during the discussion then in GRO.
gie's, how easy member might slope doton and
sink himself, by vulgar words and Low abuse. He
would, at all events, preserve decorum, and not
disgust the faculty Of hearing with indecent illus