Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-03-17

enorls We shall return the courtesy M n. r.
.eihgencer, with interest, in due season. II
inc meantime, we shall dispatch the liberal ,tric
lures Oh ITS noble brother with a yer,
'seoh'c answer Unhappy Journal! through what
changes ahd chances hast thou passed! With tbs
sisn OF the good Mr.. Peter Force fiaring in Inv
nont while thy real Editors are concealed behind
'"e curtain born IN iniquty, bred to corruption.
o'u oouy and soul TO a desperate Admins, ration -
\ now thy solitary merit, that of being officially p..
"on'@ed oy men in power, and STOPPING TO every
"a ~ 'of me support Of thy patrons, is about to
NC oiSpu'ed by bold and reckless competitor
Out ia no one respect is this devoted tooI of Tho
administration more remarkable, than for the an
dacity oil its assertions and the ve.Ln... e =.
s,eo'hents. Its article oil the 18th inst is m.,an-
emory Illustration OF its character II be,. ~,
e"P's 10 sKetch the materials of which tho
present Opposition is composed its ALLEGED dos
'uioh OF principles; and it's heartless fesoIp,io,
" sacr nee " the peace, The happiness, the pros
perhy oil our country" TO 1.-The plumber IS IL
lew. In the very outset OF this sketch. I've a,e
toiu that " Scarcely had the present Chief N,,;s-
'faie assembled the Executive Chair, when s,,0d.
"'u vas uhiuried, around which the disappon,.d
"u uisconented OF every shade s diversi,v of cha,
ac'er' rank, 3 opinion, might rally, to enter IN
crusade In which nothing was to be dreaded f,o,a
'a"ore 'whiie every thing To be hoped from .pc
sho' 10 De denied, that some OF the people
AIaf,.
the maaner OF that election. and tho o-,.a.s'il
OF The Cabinet which succeeded II: but If ,Ls Jn,
nai means 10 ins!nua,e, that the present O,,o.;
'.oh was determined TO hunt down the A,in;nistra
'on hacn more at the expense of the iranou,litv
a"r interests Oh Inc country, the assertion is as
uniouhoeu as II Is absurd. The large and most
.neeo'e po'uoh OF II had come to no such reso
iu'ion. lhey WISHED with WIN. H. Crawford IN
Judge the tree by its fruits" Thew waited IN ca.
the character OF the Administration dsveJonin, j..
sell ioui when that character was 100 sr,eIv ;n
uica'eu oy The principles of its first Communjc.
'i"n 10 Songre-s; when powers were so boldIv
Grained TOT The Ge"era Gov eminent at the exnens
OF 'he states, and claimed for the Executive
" ""'" over 'he heads OF the other Departments
'le" was 'he hr't fatal Impression made Almost
every subsequent measure has strengthen d and sx
Tended the alarms of the People land an Onnos;-
non Is now organized, upon the high oronnd. rs
'he constitution and the interests OF The co,o,r
wneh Is des ined to dasa the Coalition in pieces
Ah's IS the true sketch OF the beginning & of the
prosecution, and in all probability of III. .uccess
o. me opposition. Ii is the good of the ma :,
N.Y. not " The piuader OF the few''-it is nubic
spirit, not facuou- party, as the Journal ,,on,,
characterize 1t, which distinguishes ,bis e,r;,t,
oPPos'''sh' now ar.ayed against the present nd
ministraion. ~
ne terms IN which the Journal is pIeased -
speak Oh ihis paper are not Just than the oh,
racter which 1t gives OF the Oppostion Th.
sketch, which il republIshes of the late So,.,o
r'a' 1decuons, from The columns OF the ENQUIRER
70 NOT drawn oy one OF The editors of this NJ ner
Jul W noeh more mastery hand one who
personally knows the men with whom he associ
ates, and can more accurately es,in,,,. H.
ieH'' whch are TO he afrayed in he cause of Their
country. lie Is Intimately acquainted with the
quahncations OF Woodbury. of N Hamnsh;,e
van bu'en OF New York, AIcLane and R,dgeley
oil Delaware, Dickerson of New JERSEY. Raen,,,
o, Fehns'ivani'' iszsweli and Tyler OF Virginia,
macon and branch OF North Carolina, Ha,ne &
Smith OF South Carolina, Berrien and Cnhh -
Georgia, II. NJ John, on and Rowan Of Ksn,no,.,.
Kane OF Illinois, Benton of Missouri. E,ton an,
"hie OF Tennessee, Mckinley and Kins nj Ai.-
oaina, Williams and Ellis OF Mi.siss,pu Con
smith OIL Maryland and Gen. Chandler .of Maine
he knows what combinarion OF such talents !.
aoie 10 ELECT in the Senate; the fea,fu, oads
""e" tue coalition are To meet with in thar
uePa''inen'' the miscnlels which these tweuty-six
men are able 10 arrest, and the benefits which bev
may render to their country. In the words of on,
Correspondent, we repeat that by their intervep,on
Eniangllng alliances may be prevented: co,,up,
nominations rejected; the waste oil public no,e,
checked sectional legslstioa coun,eracred ,hs
rights oi the otates respected civil wars avoided
mad schemes OF converting South Amer cans
and colonizing African slaves, exploded ard nh
'"'' W"J NC uote, az me same ftRIe that a fair
support IS giDen TO the President, toheneuer he
confines himself 10 TIE proper erercise of can,
sttfutsondt poiosr for just and necessorv mr.
poses" Yes! not ali opposition defer mined IN
th"af the President al all events - hether his
measures be righ or wong, profitable or per
n'eiou-; pui 10 give m" fsi, support, whenever
ne confines himself TO the preper exercise of con.
S"uttoh~ Poicer ior just and necessary plsyDo
SeS and what Is sin more important. If I'VE
may Judge + ON The IL cam o his past ,r.nssc.
nons, Is likely 10 be his fu ure COURSE To ares,
ehtAnsnng alliances" to guard the Constitution of
me States and me Interests Of the People
In The same spiri, of candour the journal cri,i
cises an editorial Paragraph in late ENQUIRER.
winch enuine,aies the measure of the Adm MS
ua'lon, that The Senate has defeated w. .noks
other defeat, not because it was ,rinmpt ovsrtbs
administration; bur because il was dsfsaf Of snc
measures as were calculated 10 promote its own
interests, more than those of The peoples such as the
Wooiien Bill, the Colonial 6i, &c sc Ooe of
these was calculated % iuiaIe the csuse OF asri-
culture, another 20 reiBrd Commercial arrange.
mshi with Great Britain, aud Others TO CRAFTY The
lust Of Executive Patronage
In The same candid spnii, the journal would al
so enarse US with Inconsistency: because &c afi er
exnltns ~ the defeat Of The Colonial B,n'' e
" complain that The effect Of this defeat will be a
gre' bfanch OF our about 10 be iopi off y
the PRESIDENTS Proclamsuon" Nov the only
inconsistency IS ia the statements of the Journal
not our own for, we do noi a-crbe the loss of the
trade 10 The loss Of the bill, but 10 The Presidents
own nsgleci and indiscreion-. which demanded
concessions from g. Sfrain which he himself il
now willing TO decline, ami neglected TO press
negotiation when would have arrested her Orders
In Counc- Yet such are the sris of Justification
10 which one of the Organs a, Washington is