Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-01-16

to be drawn from their purpose by wit or ridicus
ne was disposed to 60 with Virginia in every
thing; but he could not consent TO make Mr. Ran.
dolph his STANDARD bear.r.--Wa- il for Mr. Ran
doiPh's principles tina, he 10 be elected? Had
he NOT been opposed TO every Republican Admin.
is'ration! Wssi Tor his attachment the princi
pies of the British Government, by which he had
been governed throughout? He had boosted of hi,
British blood; and bad taken several trips across
The Atlantic, where he had fal,ered and received
countenance from the nobility, &c.. His ealogies
of that country, and his declaration that we had
| gone to war wi Ia it under French infiuence his
dispsraging remarks on the United S;ates--sll oil
which. Mr.. NJ. said, he had uttered were urged as
| objections.
The opposition 10 Mr.. r. it was said, was go,
up by the Federalists. He asked gentlemen to look
around, and see if many Federalisis would not vote
-ior him. This all right. Turn aud turn about
was fair play. He had supported the Federalists
during the war, and it was but fair that they should
support him now. But what, he ask ed was Re-
publican! According to the vocabulary of the
H'chTohd Party, il who could repeat a
s'rlng OF principles tina, he did understand aud
follow his leaders wherever they nigh, conduct
him. Mr.. Moore's definition of a Republican,
he said, wa who acted for himself, and did
what he thought right, withou, reg ard o. hers
IL had been said again, that the opposition got
up by the Administration. Such, he believed, was
not the TACT. Ii was true, he had voted for Mr.
Adams, and should probably do SO again But he
would be willing to see the whole Administration
turned out. II he could Virginia from the deg
radiation OF re eleciins Mr. Randolph. He could
not thiHk 1t was the interest of the Administration
10 tu'n out Mr.. Randolph, becsuse his course was
calculated TO drive over TO it many OF lis oppa-
| nents.
! MIR. W. said, th= trends of zen. Jackson were
invoked 70 support Nj. r II Mr.. r. was 10 serve
only two years, this appeal would have some force
--or ne Is to serve SIX yeaIsanI did thew behave
'hai, II The General was elected, that the last four
years OF MIR. RS time would not be devoted
TO opposition 10 his Administration? who wer.
The supporters OF General Jackson ia tina, House !,
DID not the most of them intend TO turn him ou,
II they could, at the end OF four years! The En-
q'tFeT, Out four years ago, sounded the alarm be-
cause General Jarkson had hug two British scoun-
dreis tna' deceived their fate. That paper. the
mouth piece OF the Richmond Party, had issue its
pEociamaons against him. and could il be believed
'ha' THESE men would be the fast friends of Cen
erai jackson! For his own part, if Gen. ]. was
elected, lie should supper, his Ajmnistr alton. If
correct. lie appealed to the real friends of Gen.
J. and warned them OF what they might expect. i,
had been also said, it would be source of exuta,
uon 40 the administration 10 turn OUT Mr. Ran.
doiphi In reply TO which he remarked, that il was
The duty OF the House 10 do what was sbt reward
|
| lie considered it would be out OF order to enter
n'o iall reply to General Smyth, because he
lhouSht The mos, of his speech out of order /,
was only an effort TO make it administration or
anu -auh nis'raiion question. Ii that gentle
mah proclamation against the administration. -
lie Mad known proclamations TO be Issued before
| and on other occasions. After auding IN the .f
fair OF Jonathan Russell, he anu,ed to tb. I.,,.,.
received from w sshington, and reprob,ted all q,
'empsto Influence proceedings here from that GUAR
ter ihey were general orders which he conId
| not obey.
II was true, that during the war a!I The federal.
lists were with Mr.. Randolph, and that ne acted
win the Hartford Convention--it was no lees true
that there some patriots in the ,eder,, nsr, =
put those who declared that we had gone 10 wal
under French influence, Tories, and those
| VINO acted with them were no better io renlv n
| ne argument that Mr.. X. had been elected Ias,
year, was In The Office, &c. he said .hs the vote.
OF last year were no test of the sense of the epis
laiure because from the manner of yo,;no he tya.
elected CONTRARY 10 The of the mai rity and
! he could not have beaten any one OF lie ,srsor.
! nominated sinsiy. a to Gen Smyth's pathetic
appeal about killing Mr.. r he III ught i, was in.
tended Tor effect, and would ia and the remark.
about killing dogs, cats, and rats lie attempted 10
urn into ridicule.
lie had never entertained any fears about turn.
| ing 2ui 1r. Randolph, until be saw the nrocIama
| uoh IN me enquirer, that he would be Reelected
PROBABLY, without opposition. He then began II
despair; wen knowing the CONT oIiing influenc,
| whcb tha' paper exercised over the Iegisl,iure
And u MIR. x. not then turned out. II v,coIJ
De owing to that influence, exeried over vYesl
| minded men, who permitted themselves TO ne dr.
tsted to- That paper, he laid, had 100 g,est =, H.
huence; and ne trusted in God, that thew ,vonld
soon get rid Of il. lie did not, he said. ch,rg.
gentlemen with improper motives; but if tbey
lived 10 The end of four years they would find thai
they were wrong.
Mr.. Moore said many things which we couio
not note down. We give the alb we as the s,,b.
stance only of what be said
Mr. rtfson, disclaimed being influenced or
such an OCCASION by personal feelings; and he wa.
sorry that the gentleman from Rockbridoe h,J
shown such strong anGpathles. He had moi bs,d
up Tor reprobation, single instance in which M,
Randolph bad departed from the great priucipIe.
OF the government. Mr.. r. had not adv ora,a,
! the Alien aud Sedition Law, or the injdn,ab, i,
f, dietary. But IT had been urged as an obieetion
tha' be was opposed TO the policy of the laie war
| question 'Yhich time and events could alone de
cide. Some OF the best in the country w.
opposed to The war, and had been opposed To pa,,s
oil every administration. The principal obiection,
seemed 10 be TO the conduct OF Mr.. Il in the Sc
| maze. The gentleman from Rockbridge bad not
described that Conduct or asserted facts in relation
! TO i upon his own responsibility; but upon mere
doubtful newspaper statements. Mir w ons.,ion,
Ell hese statements and the source whence tbev
came. Another objection was, that MIR. n hal
| avowed himself the common defamer of all gool
end great men lie had no doubt but The peot,e
man might have seen this stated in some nevsnanor
i6u' was II to be believed that any man ,youII
make such an aVowsI In the Senate OF the II s ,
oueh charge carried too much with il, and re-