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


who have uniformly oppo-ed l. in all it's forms and
pba-.s We find ia this motley and mosaic ~
srmblage 'ho.e who canya~scj publicly with Mr.
Clay al The head, against MIR. Adams, upon the
&. ound that he was " an apo-tste federast aud
sn enemy TO The West, bur who have since seen
cause be satisfied with hi kin n-ss 20 his tre,hren
of the Weat and have found he il no saros,a,e
Fedefslst,' but mar, ellous proper man.
How /. it 20 DC accoun Ell fo', tha, y tinI there
those who are tie JeveteL psrtLsns &c Sir. CLAW
the hops ct whose succession alone can soo,l,,
u;er repugnsnce to- NJ. Adm; ,i- ajnrers of
Mess,-. Butour AMI Soui.ard (for tbsre are some
even 10 do them reverence) and those whose ut
most stretch OF conpiaisaneo cauro, prevail uron
them to express con6i.are in sihe Csbinet9' And
what shall we say of those who once made i,
theme OF constant reproarh to ia. 'oppo,i,ion'
that Il was founded ON hostility TO men, not mea-
eWes. who now wish 10 persuade IA 'ther only
object is opposition tn he man. Jackson.
What Is the mystic tie which binds together Thu
nedev OF incang;uoas and 'jarIing e!ements:'
what 'priuc pies OF pubic conduct are they
which vii not he endangered If not sacriac.t by
the portenious combination and seemingly harno-
nious co-opsratiOn OF men and of principles ~.
different from and hostile 10 each other ~ light
from darkness the Puritan to the Black Lug
Ebony from Topaz -cr MIR. Adams wisdom from
the sober dictates of common sense. l. 'opposi-
ton to Jackson the Tali-man whose magic inlu-
eice j. to reconcile these ircongtuii.s; and If So
may not those smong the friends Of q en- Jack son,
De Above TO have some sliaits of opinion and
even to advocate him whom some of them former
" opposed, from Opposition TO the corruptin.
sdmnsii alton OF Mr.. Adams. When these gen
tlemen indulge in apologies foI Mr. Adams .in-
cautious expressions VIXEN they speak of his
long, faithful and laboIious etrvices,- when they
hint that The prnci lLs of four administr atoms are
TO be sacrificed by his defeat, and try TO cone cal
that II ~ by the election OF Adams only, tkey ex-
peet 10 defeat Jackson when We see that some
Of he most jealous and active promoters of this
isiness, are those who sustained Mr. Adams not
only against Jackson, but against Clay. Craw ford
aui Calhoun his champions against a world in
arms do they think their fellow -citzens .inesa.
bly, stupid when they further tell them they Io
no, cooperate TO elect Adans-not they, It's ouIy
to defeat Jack on.
The real question th.t he people have to de-
ciie that comp 'exioD to which those who Or fer
Adams. because they oppose Jackson and thosr
WHO prefer Jack on because they OPPOSE Jams
" ell as the unqualified Advocates OF each mu,i
come at last-is, Mhich OF these two men they will
have 10 rule over them? Wheth,r him W no " as ght
Ing ibs battles of his country for conquest bu,
Iepvl inva iUu at the time that his adversary wa
taducins her chscrater. her spirit and her resour
ces- hin who reached the chair of State Nv
" base bribe.," or him who LOST il be snurni,c
every thing which looked even Ike an approach
a. management Jackson, Who &" has filed the
measure of his country's glory" 'or Adams, who
has neatly filled the cup Of her shame aud huEili
son?
There IS one other subject Of general remark and
matter OF most serious meditation TO our fellow
citizens of this Stale and the country generally
which the COMMITTEES Of fredericksburg lament the
existence of. but which representing ron-i-
derab!e number Of Gen. Jackson's f,iends in Viz
gina being themselves his sincere and early Sill n
Poters Tor The Presidency, they owe il 10 those
tuey represent to themselves and TO that decent
respect Tor public opinion which 10 due from all .
to notice in the way it descIves
For every citizen in Republic 10 investigate
freely the pu5lic conduct of men who candi.
dates through themselves their friends for offices
ol high public trust is not oaly right but sscred
day. In the exercise of tina, right, in the dis
chsise OF that duty, we, 10 common with the sun,
porIers OF General Jackson throughout tae union
have examined wish The boiIDe.s and we trust The
ieariesness OF Freeuen, the origin of the present
admins ration, the principles they have aYomed
and The course they have pursued
We saw, or thought we in liz origin, and
before u wa fairly organized" the evidence of
conspiracy against The popular will, and d-uar
iuTe hon The parity OF tie e!ectiois by a corTurt
understanding between those who shared its frs,
Offices. We saw, or thought we saw, in the
principle. ayowed by the President soon aft or il,
commencement, an utter disregard for all cnns.i-
,uionsi restraints, not only in other respecls but
ia The declaration that while foreign nation.
less blersed with that freedom which is power
than ourselves. are advancing with gigantic strides
su'niet in Incidence, OF fold up arms and o.
claim 10 ihs world hot we were palsed by the will
OF our Constituents, would II NOT be 20 cast .,rsv
the bnuuiis. Of Providence and doom ourselves IN
pc peu1l infe i0rity!" BY the citizens of Rich
mood, whose oniy object defeat the election
oi Zen. jackson, these said TO be only incsu-
Iious eEpressiont." Inc4uiUus they no do ,bt
were, and sorely Iepented Of. Bat there are too
Inany OF the character TO leave it doubtful
with "a. that 'hey were the ofspring Of sincerity,
II not Of discretion. We saw, or thought we saw
in the measures and cououct of the aiminisra.
'roa want OF caudOur, moderation, foresight and
wisdom, during the discussion of the " Panama
Miss SON. add in lie adoption If "a we'll a. the
motives avowed for adopting dat splendid, expen-
sive and sboTiiye pageant IN the influence exert
FL by Tito prevent the settlement Of our difficult
ues with England, 10 relation 10 tbs Colonial
Trade. by legislation. and leave open their flyore
Geld of diplomacy by which that valuable chan
mel OF commerce was closed against us. We could
not shut our eyes 10 the facts, that the whole pat
fon'se Of The government, and the personal exer
tcns of It's heads and their subrrdinaies, were and
are turnsl to the direct purpose of continuing their
power or making efsctusl the - opposition to
Jackson" if Il likes them better,- and that n1is-
cree, If not legslsexpenditufes OF public money
were defended by sia'emsnts islse in fact.
We, in Common with The opposition throughout
IN Union, saw, or ihausbt we saw, all this and
failed not 10 oppose it siernly and promptly. For
en- doing, that opposition, which even we may say
are yirtuoua, m deraie, and as Intelligent as
orr adYersaTies al least whose conspicuous and
distinguished ~ 'mbers constitute body of men az
eminent for wisdom, elOquence and public virtue
~ any tqrs number who have given lustre to any
age or nation linen whose heads are the pride of
thsir country, and whose hearts are the ornament
OF human nature; THAT opposition, constituting
majority ceTtsinly Of the people Of Al Least of