Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-08-24

in corn cheers. Nsw, would-the meeting per-
INIT him, after the long statement which he had
already made to them, TO ask whether, IL upon all
the questions of foreign, domestic, aud colonial
policy, and upon the grand question of improving
the civil AMI criminal Jurisprudence of England -
TO cay nothing OF an Initiate variety oi minor
points, On which, after the multitude of figures
which he had already ventured to Introduce upon
the canvass, he was unwilling 10 say word;
would the Meeting permit him TO ask any OF
common candor, whether the men who, upon all
the great questions TO which he bad been Just al
lad!ng. had been voting together for the last four
or five yeJs--who had been night after nigh,
hshii-g on the same side, and against the same
poli,csi enemies, the old Ministers who had
known no hriner allies than the present new Min
listers, anu known no other enemies than the old
Misunderstanding had given To and received from
ths new Ministers efficient assistance and support
would the Meeting allow him, he said, TO ask,
whether any thing could be more natural, than
that there should at length be made, between those
two parties, that coalition which had astonished
none but tie most inattentive observer OF the e.
vents OF the last three four years cheers.
lie thought that when the meeting looked 10 the
division oi power which had been established be-
tween the parties, to the Balance of Office and
lunent which had been struck among their adj
hoIents, to the small number of The new allies Of
Government who filed high stations with much pa.
tonHee attached TO them, anu to the very moderate
proportion of MIR. Cummings personal friends who
had obtained any patronage at oil, they would sec
that there never yet had been Junction between
two great parties, in which the individuals no be-
foD6ed To them took little, and in which the in
divlduals who belonged TO neither and had little
power to influence Ia the State were allowed 10
take much cheers.1 In casting his eye back ON
the scene, through which he had passed the las,
few months and OF which he had been nearer
spectator than any OF those who now heard him, he
;clt that if he had acted any other principles
a
he should have sacrificed his duty himself, TO his
country, and to mankind cheers. Yes, be should
have sacrificed his character lover of.reedom,
j! he had allowed one moments space for the sc-
ION oil mean, patty personal feelings, and had
refused his sacon TO the measure which had plsc ed
their late distinguished Representative at the head
of the 20, ernInent; merely because it was giving
great, signal and iustrious triumph to an inG-
vidual who considered his personal rival
(g,eat cheeIingl. He hid not look upon power 10
thing 10 be envied by any or good man
Power in itself, mere power, was any thing, lie
feared, rather than friend TO virtue or a test of
merit. IT wac enj Dyed 10y right Of biIth by bloated
despois;it purchased through blood s slaughter
hy teTocIous usurpers and pestiential congpeTeIs;
il was held by atenure which rested on those de-
ieets IN human nature which reduced man below
AIs ordinary level, and rendered him much a
eisve TO the will of others the miserable In
mates of Eastern seraglIo. But the power to
he of use TO mankind the power TO 10 good TO a
man country the power to scatter blessings over
the land OF your birth or of your adoption the
power 10 root up ignorance, 10 ditfuse know
ledge, to advance the progress of mind, TO
break The chains OF the enslaved man OF every
country, colour, caste, or sect tile pow er TO
benefit your kind and illustrate your country, and
eanOble your age, and mend your race-ihat powe
~ possession v hich man, nay, which an angel
may sioop from his height to take up and enjoy
Immense cheering lie devouily beley ed yes
iIom tie bottom OF his heart he was convinced -
thai IN lending his humble and disinier est ed AID 10
establish powef in The hands of the Minister who
welded it,, he had enabled many persons to
hold for those sacred purposes; and he cared not
whether he held it in his own hands, or whether he
Joined in sueng hening the possession OF it for
those of Others who would devote /! to such noble
ard legitimate ends (inimense cheering They
might be assured that he, who so felt and
acted would eni Dy-n lille his life was spared 10
him 10 do good his fellow creatures TO the best
or his power "a deep and heartfelt satis.ac-
ton, which would be III exchanged for any
Transient honour that he might derive either
igom judicial appointments, or from foreign mis-
sons, or from the cCT nand of all the re-
sources OF this mighty empire. lie would, indeed
dearly purchase those glittering objects Of human
ambition, ii lie gave up for Them that deep and
heartfelt satisfaction which made man fell that he
was doing good In bis generation, by cultyatng
Lis mind, and by living life OF integrity, whilst
lie spared TO his friends, sure from all aciious
bias on The one hand, and from all interested mo-
tiyes on the other enabling him TO bequeath
name, when he was called hence, to the gratitude
Of countless ages, Of the noblest, though it
might lie also one OF the humblest, beneiacters OF
mankind (great cheeTing).