Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-04-27
SLOWS or THE TINES.


son to close But few words upon the only
remaining branch Of il, on which The National
iinieiieencer has very much relied, and we
have done. In touching ,his poin, We shall
have the advantage Of stating the ecner.I merits
OF The question, by which our own humble course
viii be regulated. and the suffrage of the people
will probably be decided.
! The Intelligence asks with much affected en-
phasis-C m Bono? VIVA, are we to gain by a
change of the administration? Will not Mr. A.
aa'nss successor pursue the same policy. which
has guided his own measures? If thee the public
Interests are nor TO be improved by revolution,
what rs the object OF the Opposition! Is il no
exclusively selfish on their par,1 Must it no; be
an unpri3cpled ambition" on The part of the
ieaiers, war for effics, and for Office only!'
| But, as this formidable Opposition is not alto.
sether made up of lesder-, what are the motives of
nat Immense mass of people, who cry gu, for
| change, OF their public rerYan,s!-TaeU are not
| IN search OF ohices.-Tbe argument, prove,
great deal too nuch -and therefore il prove.
nothing There mus, be other motives, than I'M
pfincii!ed ambition some general prospect OF
promoting the public interest, which actuates
this people from the mountain tons to The deem
est vallics.
What is the nation to lose by a chsnse2 The
organization oil the Cabinet ha- deservediy excited
the se'erest snimadversons: the in, erests of the
country and the principles of the constitution it
self, have been sacrificed by the course of the ad
iidence of the country: successor will ~ obs bly,
repair some of his eirors-Tb;pgs can scarcely he
worse han hey Let us examine this cues
lion. -
The administration commenced under the mos,
unfortunate auspices. The fret appointment of
MI Adams was calculated 10 bring down upon
him the suspicious Ut a jealous people. Mr. CT v
made him President-and MIR. Adams made Mr..
Clay Secretary oil State. II they had preyiousIy
belonged to The same political party; if there had
been any intimate unison in their opinions and
heir feelings, the world might have over look ed
this por'en'ous conjunction. But, it was well UNI
ders'osd. that they disiked each other as men and
as posicans; and that there was still an unsettled
political dispute between them. Under such cir
cum-tances, hat movement could be more extra
ordinary! II subjected them both TO imputstie,.
which their own character as rxen, and their res
pect Tor The county Itself, ought to have prompted
them to avoid Republics rest upon public viz
tue; and he is mi.calculaiing politician. who
does not only strive to keep himself pure, but
above all unnecessary suspicion of impurtr
The doctrines and measures ot the Adninis.ra-
ton have drawn down upon il the just censures of
| an indignant people. Many honest man who
waited 10 Judge the tree by its fruits, YVES alarmed
| by the eytravagant preienson-, which were set
| forth in the first Message TO Congress The nro
Visions OF limited constitution were lespised.
powers were claimed tor The general government
which had been denied by its trainers; and it's
| whole theory would have been overturned by The
| alarming doctrines OF 5ir. Adams Even the ~.
monstrances OF the people were TO be di.reyarded.
aud the representative wac not to be psIsied Inv
the will OF his Con-t,tuens.n There was No lin
'atioh either In the letter OF the instrument itself
or In the preeervative force OF the public pinon:
but, the government was TO assume Jurisdiction
over the arts, over literature, over the labour and
capital OF the country, the soil of the States
themselves, which had been soleniniy reseryel,o
the States OF the people - As general powers were
10 be u-urped by the government at large 20 mar
urul-t powers were % be usurped bT the Execu-
tive department, at the exprnce Of other De-
partmen,s. The President boldly avowed il In he
within his " cons,itu'io nal compe, sncv,n to o,i
ginaie missions and Dispatch ministers on new and
uncut borized embassies, without the advice and
consent of the Senate.
| The measures OF The administration have sJso
owed most inasspici"us TO The public interests
Try 'hem by the cOnst,uionaiity or exped,encv
OF their course, aad ~ i-eqaaliy unfo'Iunst They
boast OF their Diplomacy; and what good pu,uo,r
has il answered? Their mission TO Panama il \
| splendid abortion. IL violated IN its outset the
solemn injunction of Washington not to engage IN
any . foreign entangling alliances;" and it's re-
suits are unpIornising beyond all calculation They
have lost US, FIRST BY their idle s!fectati,n OF dinlo
maic resources, and then by their inexousabIe ne
glect of them, luca alive commerce u ith The
British Colonies: How many corn planters in Vr.
sina, how many leinher- getters in North Carolina.
or The Northern siaies how rnany shin owo.rs
and merchants in the Union are a, this moment
| ruing the blessed Consequences of their mra
sures. Their diplomacy has been equally mark
ed by extravaganza. MIR. Rufus King received
eighteen thousand dollars for doing nothing
His -on received an oufii Of 81 500 as Charge
d Affairs, for four weeks OF empty services. Mr..
Rochester. as Secretary OF ihr Panama Mission.
was paid for several n.on'hs for doing nothing in
the United States; and Tie Secreiaty Of State had
Inv ii.
chester had resigned his Judgesbp in order TO ac
cept of the Secreiar yshi;, when in fac, he had
lett tue Beach before he was nominated In the
Mission.
We seek in vain for the evidences of the states
man-iike views OF the existing Administrations Bv
loads and Canals our good people are 10 be cngi.
neered GU OF their principles. a WoolIens Bill j.
TO be paronized, which leyies the severest IA anon
the roais.st cloths & Tie poorest people but G, e
u tails 10 go through, is TO be The apple OF dis
cord, 10 the people of Pennsylvanis, ard TO alien
| ate their feelings from the cause of Andrew Jack
son. The public press Is 10 be " organised and
regulated by the Secretary Of State and the mos,
distinguished OF those Editors, who have in fact.
and not tn preteRre too much 50 stubborn in
dependence" 10 obey his mandates, ore 30 he cash
tered from their public appointment Instead OF con-
tenting himself with adjusting dispute by prsc-
ticsble purchase Of small slip Of territorv -
or, al least. OF appealing to the civil authority,
the President has menaced one 'of the States OF the
Union, with the military power thus compelling
heT either to submit 20 the appearance of in, i'm
| daion, OF asserting her dignity by resort 70
| retaliation or civil war. The treasury is reduced
| in its income; aad the army is sgilac1 hy a con-
! troveTsy between two most high aud distinguish
ed officers, about their Tank-y hch o,iy hi IN no