Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-10-27


ne was elected viSs- president OF the United
States; thus affording the most Indispensable evil
dence of the opinions and sentiments OF the People
IN favor of the measures.
The policy being fixed and settled, il becomes
our duty TO consider what course we should pursue.
that we may participate in the benefits, which
VIII How from IL; and not refuse, by self-deny-
Ing ordnance, the advantages which will result
from the appropriation of money TO this object.
which VIII be drawn from our pockets and layisl,-
ed from Passamaquoddy to the Southern boundary
line OF the Republic. Shall we ebstina,ely say,
that we Will not participate in those benefits? that
we VIII not taste, touch the unclean thing lest
we be defiled.
II, MIR. Speaker, we do adopt those Resolutions.
we cannot expect TO derive any advantage from
the execution of these measures What, sir is the
meaning OF the town meetings held in different
parts OF the State, for the avowed purpose of hay
Ing the National Road located near them? What.
SIR, is the meaning of the meetings held on the
other side of the Blue Ridge? What means the
attempt OF the town OF Petersburg to gain the same
object !-Petsrsburg, sir, the name of which, al
ways mention with affection and respect-,he seat
OF kindness, hospitality, and patriotism. What
means the attempt recently made in Congress to
obtain an appropriation for the Dismal Swamp
Canal? VIII it not, sir, become our bounden duty
TO set our faces forever against the measured?
But, sir, we are told that these measures are a
second edition of the old case-that the prncipl e
OF the Alien and Sedition Laws is revived. There
Is no analogy resemblance whatever between
them. The Alien and Sedition Acts addressed
| themselves powerfully to the feelings, inter ests
and prejudices of the Pc pie of the United States
And the authors of those laws would have
gone on, of Office whether the Resolutions of I79S
had been adopted not. But these measures are
entirely different. II has been long time since
they were adopted, and far as | know, no man
has ever been turned out for advocating them. The
Alien and Sedition laws were an attack on Rights
which should always be held sacred. The Tariff
and the system OF Internal Improv ements have for
their object the protection and development OF
domestic industry, and are sanctioned by majori-
~ of the Nation.
have, sir, ever been an anti tariff man. As a
Farmer, thought the Tariff impolitic and unjust
but have doubted the constitutional right OF
Congress TO pass the act and If the majority OF the
nation is in favour OF the measure after the battle
has been n.aniuy fought and we have lost the VIC
tory, we should submit.
These always have been my sentiments, sir, and
do not believe that till the las; week. impolitic
and oppressive the Tariff is, Notwithstanding
our entire coincidence with the views of w ebster
and Randolph, that the constitutionaity OF this
| measure ever was doubted The doctrine has been
broughtto light, sir, within the last week. / can
perceive no sort OF propriety in adopting the Reso-
unions, ana DO 10 more than discharge my daily by
moving their indefinite posiponement.
IL We At last comply with promise, by laying before
our Readers much ofhe Debate the this State,
aswe ran obtain the Resolutions Of the last Session. An
extraordinarily Of aud fresh
egence continually starting upon have hitherto
oar iuh!ment of It-Late as 1t is however, will come with
certain air vi freshness ReadeTs-DuIng the
suing Session Of the Legislature Reporter will be
siany al hiss posts reporting the People the Sayings
Dons II ther Representative The ensuing fouise
"mush Attractive metal Editors Of shs enquirer
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Elephant Teeth The Cincinnati Indepen-
dent Press of the 9th inst. says, that " tvs teeth
of the elephant have lately been dug up by the
workmen employed on the Canal, near Mill Creek
Bridge, which must have been buried for centuries
as they were found eight feet below the SURFACE Of