Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-11-16

the most delicate and responsible duty: TIL
though this skill and valouT aided by he gAllanir
OF his troops, had rerelled the invaders, with
iorce superior in Numbers and discipline to his own
their ships of wrr were slll towering on III
coast and single nights space might place then
IN a situation again to enGancer the emporium q
{" Beauty and Booty Ii wa in this situation, th
/ city an eucanpnent, marital law .(ihe right e
proclaim which has never, we believe, been tieni
ed) eHstinf.- the soldery naturally restless under
and impatient of the severe discipline which
II hsJ heen necessary establish that gentle.
! tnan IN ~ ew q lesHs publishes vehement re-
monstaace against some precautionary measure.
deemed necessary ~ ensure It's safely and strictly
military IN their character; and thus in effect ap
prsled from the judgment of Commanding Gene.
raj to an inpatient soldier, amt the he
| population of the city. Tie tendency OF the pa
per was to produce mutiny, whatever may have
been the motives of the writer; and Jackson would
nave betrayed his high trust, he would have tar
nI-hed the laurels nObly won, If lie had permit
TED BIZ authority 10 be brsved and condemned in
the midst OF his camp. Such is the vndics-
uon OF these illegal enormties" which are not
DOW Tor The first iiuie disclosed. Gas is more than
limited IN the last number of the Farner) "a yiBdi
Gallon long ago offered and ratified by the govern
ment and the pe" pie with almos; one voice. Such
are the circumstances which even the most preui-
diced, In their cool reflections must admit offer me
naiiiston; but of the existence Of which none Of
mer," give the slightest intima,ion
And we ask the "Ci;izens of Richmond assem-
Died together" to pour out ''tbe sympathy" which
Is awakened in their generous boeoms" by the
observation OF injustice in hat of those
generous bosoms did thai kindly emotion sleep, hy
what anodyne it had been drugged into forgetful-
ness that it stirred not at the observation of the
injustice which iBiima,ed no vindication, nor vet
any paiiiaiion, and even failed to tell of that re-
deemins nIagnaDimity which afterwards dis
played. When the danger was passed
when the winter of our discomfort
Twas "maGe glorious summer
Ind all the clouds iha, Iowr'd upon our ht,ld''
"in the deep bosom of the ocean buried"
Gen. Jackson not only attended to receive the
sentence, which he believed to be uniUs and lie
gal, from MIN whose authority he was supposed 10
have cohtemned, and from whose judgmen., howe
yer erroneous il might be, there was no appeal
bu, hen the indignation Of those that crowded the
count. soaded 10 mOmenlarJ madness by secias
their protector about to be punished lor these mea-
sures which he had adopted for their safety, was
manites;ins itself in manner too insignificant and
TOO HenAcing not 10 fill she Judge with sgtaling
apprehension for his own personal safety, this
spurner of the najesty of the laws and sanctity Of
Constitutions, himself The oiTends upon whom The
sentence OF the law a. prcnonncing, this heroic
man
"As Scipio brave. like Aristides Just"
drove back the angry multitude that ihronged to
rob the law Of is Victim, snd told The Judge, lie
re assured, cir, you taI suffer noindlsni,y or vi
oience in the di-chafge of your duty. The ssme
arm thet defended Ne, Orleans. will protect ,hi
Court perish in The attempt"
Id these things awakened no gener Gus emotions in
the sympathetic bosoms of the citizens of Rich
mond assembled in the Adams meeting we know
tia: our fe.low-citizens generally viii not be, and
have not been insens5ie 10 them, sn1 the obsere
walton" Of such Injustice prarticed not by hired
partzsns s inuriated zeeio,s merely, but b. those
from whom we had right TO expect Justice If not
generosity, will and must create sentiment Of
" dislrust Of the soundness of cause which relies
~ success" upon the crosses misrepresentation
In order that oar ieliow-citizsns may be enabled
10 Judge of the consequence which is TO be attach
ed 10 these meetings, we will inform them OF the
manner in which NJ least one Of them has been CALI
ed; In the list OF counties in which it was stated
some time ago that meetings. had been called, was
one in the Northern NecE--in which for some
time afterwards no notice found at the Court
house or cher public place, and no individual W no
could explain 20 strange occurrence; when, To-
the mail arrives, and a citizen of the county re.
ceives = ler'er ranked and written by a member al
Congress- he bosor.-lfisDd of MIR. Sec c;arv Sou
ihaId, the near connection ct Mr. Secretary Bar
hour, and not resident Of the county, enclosing
the notices to call that meeting. which, in orde,
TO swell the list, it hsd been stated, was oGreadl
rallied. Thus are the good people of this com
monweslh drilled by oficicus and oliciai interfe.
rencem
Another device is often rssoued to for effect
When meeting has been got up & consists amone
others OF Gentlemen of respectabilty end intellj.
gence, and especially hsppens that there are A.
ny who hold distinguished Offices in the stale. the
meeting is Immediately irumpe'ed forth as =. over.
fowing,'' " overwhelming" as Consisting Of
the most intelligent End Influential nd let.
tiers are written and published proclaiming tbese
promising signs, and If any whose claims to intel
lgenee too well established TO admit Of denial
are absent, their absence is attributed to indispos-
ton and the faitering JUNCTION is applied and re
ciproraed with 20 much oil gence and self-com
piacency, that the veil OF decsncy shares the same
fate with the mantle OF truth, end il is openly and
boldly said in private circles, in published letter.
and 10 grave and dgnifiei compositions, that ,bsir
party embraces nearly ell the talent, morality and
Iisinisrestedness OF the several counie. and final
ly 1t Is written and published with a. much ele
gance, as truth and good feeling, the admins
usion party has ali the Brain in Virginia
IL 10 strange that gentlemen who indulge in thi.
noisy s indeC eni trumpbUpon such slender ground.
OF exuliaioo, this vain and egoiisOcal assumption
Of superiority, not affsid that the people befor.
whom il is played of, should be reminded IL tia
adsge, whose senieniIous beauty has been cohsecrs
ted by the taste and genius Of tile Ex-Governor @
Virginia and Of whose truth he il 2 living ant
daily illustration " The Empty barrel sounds m.
loudesi." We kn0to that these proud and boas,
Jog assumptions are rot well founded For. ai-
though We willingly cheerfully admit ihst al hes,
meetings have been Te-pectable IN point Of chaTsc
ter and intelligence. and some 81 them in point o.
number, ys' il il a undsnisbly true, that IN NOS
instances, bat IN al, their numbers " ere small
mInorities and some mere lracfions, and in genera
the leading and most jealous .iusubers possesse.
Of little Influence and enjoying 10 Asv slis hi de
gree ihs confidence politically spsaking,oi Tie grea