Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-11-27

that moment the noodgates of defamation AM.
scurriliiy opened upon ourselves. Our
motives were imrugned, our course misrepre-
| sented- our private characters yilihed beyond
measure Few OF our readers are aware OF
the torrents oil abuse which have been poured up
on our devoted heads but though we know
/ what such things worth, and we know how 10
despise them. yet we could not silently submit to
every attack and we have noticed such comba.
tants as had any pretensicns TO respect. We have
been thus drawn TO the front of the battle and
now Te she'll fight il out. We shall wage a fair
and honorable warfare and when the victory shall
terminate on the side OF Jackson, then shall be
/ also prepared TO judge ofhiS administration by its
measures Then, an important crisis will occur in
the dest!nies of our country. Then every friend to
the constitution AMI the ablest statesmen in his
extensive country, should come forth 10 impress
nose republican features upon the Admins
traiion' which its authors had designed.
we have already spoken too much OF ourselves.
But we must solicit for a few minutes longer the
indulgence of our readers Our friends in King s,
Queen have been kind enough to alude TO &c the
moral influence" which this paper is said TO have
- acquired" They will not permit us to - dis.
claim" IT. We really wish friends and our
enemies would let US have some sort OF definite
Character or other. AT we are represents
ed as humble Organs,a the next as arrogant Ola
cIes. What Is amusing enOng h. the same man, as
tue humor takes him, ridlcues us slaves, or rep
rebates US MS Diclaiofs. We scarcely be hoh;S;
we would lain hope that neither. There Is
too much free blood "a hing through our veins TO
permit US 10 be the slaves, even of the Ymgnians
and we cannot think go poorly of them as TO
stoop TO make their yndlca,ion against the insult
Ing charge of being rulel by a Dictator 1t is an
imputstion upon their independence, which is nj
war with their whole Character They would scorn
TO ce led by any press, or by any man though
Washington Jefferson himself were the prophet,
| But why repel this desPcable imputa,ioa az in
suiIins to the people, as it is malignant towards
ourselves? Why seriously resist an assertion,
which Is only INTENDED TO bring US into odium?
The design is too obvious 10 escape detection.
we are the conductors OF a free press. For
than three and twenty years, has it attempted to
| support whit was believed 10 be the truth with
/ The honest zeal which becomes her cause If i,
has had the slighies, influence upon the public
mind 1t is the respect paid her not ourselves.
Nhen we abandon her standard, the people ought
| 10 abandon us. Bat we free as the men
whom we address; and while we leave others to
ihuuiBe their opinions, we have right TO express
| our own. We have not the arrogance to dictate
TO others; nor the meanness to submit to them
This is the course which we have uniformly pur.
sued. ALI our interests and all hopes are
embarked in Virginia. We have no favors 10 ask
J Tor ourselves whether 90 Cyrus or Artaxerxes,"
whether Jackson and Adams, Is shall sway the
scepre OF empire" We are as free as they are:
or as the rest of our countrynen- Gas one of its
editors declared to the Legislature in an official
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the press which we conduct is as 80 free as the
air which we breaihe;' and never shall il be pros
ttutedt to the purposes of factioa or of power.
! we are aware indeed, of the existence of ano-
Their imputation which has been made against US
/ that we are the mere organ of a Richmond Pars
| ~ that ridiculous phantom, which some of our
consistent opponents have at one moment firmly
denied and at another affec' ed 10 believe. Where
Is this party! Who are its members? Where are
IT. meetings! What areits cabals? What its views?
why does 1t sleep during the present " rocking OF
these baitlements!'' Why does il suffer US TO
guide our frail bark amid the tempesuous waves of
this Presidential co alone unaided 6, unadgi-
sed! Why does ii not break in upon Teiir ement
and direct the helm? Why is not one visit; one
Latter; one general order received, the very mo-
men, tee, when the most respectable meeting, as
mas been falsely and vauntingly proclaimed that
yer assembled within the walls of The Capitol, has
been held under our very boards, " to shove as
from our sioos;'' when this party of gentlemen is
composej OF the most captivating sriss; when
A" bill and book - the bench and Tie church have
been associated oge her for the purpose OF infiu-
encinS the sentiments of Virginia? But enough
OF our Richmond party. 1t is but cant word got
up By the knaves to gull the fools.
Oae other remark, and have donei Il has
been charged upon the Opposition in Virginia,
(solemnly charged in the resolutions OF Lynchburg
and OF Augusta) that they are acuated by hatred
10 the Northern States; and II has been elsewhere
spec ally charged upon ourselves, that our hos
iiiity Mr.. Adams proceeds from our hostility to
the North! Upon what grounds this strange by /
pohess is built, its trainers have not condescend-
ed 10 explain but, far are advised never
was any assertion more graiuitous- never was any
opposition less sectional in lis purposes Let the (
North take blck Mr.. Adams, and present us with
such As Samuel Adams and John Hancock s. /,
it will som be seen how promptly the Yuginisns
wonld rally TO their standard. As for ourselves (
onr feelings cannot deceive u.s. and W lt1lolo how
false is the nsinuatiJn. We have no prejudice.
against the Eastern States which would prevent Us
from doing Them the sirictest justice. We solemn
~ dscaim every hostile and illiberal feeling to
wards them Our fervent prayer is, that this u
nion which is so dear us, bound together as it
is. by SO may ties Of common country, may sur
vive every shock. Our first prayer is IN the lber-
ties s Constitution OF our country.
MoRE SIGNS in Yngi1iqi
The two Officials at Washington deceive them
selves and their patrons by their decepiious calcu
lsons the Ola Dominion. As sure as the E.
lection comes in 1928, The vote Of Virginia will