Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-12-28
RICMMroMp, Dnc. 90.



Whether from want Of inclination. or want Of
leisure, or irc;u both OF these causes combined.
an person who NEEDLES little with POLITICS as
any other ini;r.iua! in the community. Nv i,iis
Go not wish you 20 suppose tha, feel no interest
IN tho great question, Of The day, which a.itate
The Union from the ST. Lawrence TO tlic Gulf o.
mexico. On tie contrary, there is no one ,yi,,
taAeS deeper interest than do, IN every subject
connected with the welfare and prosperity of our
common country. But what ] mean to saw is
that never write for the newspapers, or cnc.re
IN warm political discussions. Why tncp Won
VIII naturally ask 90 now throw of INV usual re-
serve, and apPear before the public il tic charac-
Ter OF poitician' viii solve The euia,na. II
IL, pour pdsSe,' ts temps.
being detained AT home the other day by snow
storm, G thereby prevented from pursuing I:, usti-
al avocations out of doors, 1 amused myself fo,.
some time with looking at The snoy and recallinp TO
my mind those days OF childhood when used to
regard SHOW storm as Il most delightful occur-
renee Having exhausted that agreeable stock of
youthful associations, endeavcred TO kin time and
keep OFT cnnui, by looking over the newspapers of
the morning, TO see whether there was any thinr
IN them, either to instruct, 10 beguile the ia,ss
CT an idle hour But, usual for some time past
found them almost entirely filled with resolutions
essays and editorial paragraphs upon the subject OF
the approaching Presidential election. What prin-
clpaly struck me, however, was the account ri
OF the numerous Adams meetings held in Viryi-
ma, Tor the purpose OF appointing Delegates TO the
Richmond Convention, which has for lis object a.
IS pretended' not SO much Tie support of Adams,
as opposition to Jackson. Those meetings though
numerous, as have stated, do not appear 10 have
heen very nuinerously attended :; for on MANY of
thosc OCCASIONS there were very few heard to cry
''iod save King Richard,' and some of those few
rather family and, as il were, with reluctance -
But the most remarkable circumstance connected
with this projected Conventions is the day which
mas Deen liked upon for its meeting have been
unable TO divine why they should have selected
the eth day oil January, OF all others In the whole
year, ior meeting, whose avoved and sole object
Is to denounce and TO degrade in the estimation OF
MS countrynlen, the man by whom that very day
mas been rendered the brightest and most iji,,s.
Gus in the Nations history and dear IN e,,erv tre
lover OF mis- country. Even if the denuncia,ions
which arc TO be heapcd upon General Jackson by
mat convention, could be sus.ained and iusiifiej
they have discovered very little sai,acy In select
ing, as tue period OF those maleuictions, a day
Which must forey connect and identify the name
OF Andrew Jackson with the pride and the olorv of
ulis Union. Those by whom the Sth of I;,n,inrv
was adopted as the time of converting, must have
forgotten the story of Manlius, who so aalantiv
defended the Capitol OF Rome against the (iauls:
"hich acuoh gained him the sirname o. Capitol
nus. Afterwards, when Manlius was CHARGED
with attempting to invest himself with absolute
power, his accusers finding il impossible to effect
ms condeE nation at the Campus Mar;ius where the
people could see the Capitol which he had saved.
the Court OF Justice removed and Mar,lius was
condeinnec.-fiistory seems then 10 exclam a.
gainst the Jolly Of arraignng any individual a, the
bar oil nation, under circumstances calculated to
excite IN the breasts of his Judges (the People
the most powerful feelings Of human nature in his
fasJr - $3.50
he want of tact and foresight, discovers able from
thls very circumstance, in the friends OF the Adj
ininistraion, is truly onnous, and shews clearly,
that they are engaged i'll desperate cause and
that the hand of fate is upon them
PYTHIks.