Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-06-01

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pleased TO hunt up the former files of the En-
quirer, and to paint US as the quonciarn uniform
! euioSsts OF Mr. Adams, and the reviers of Gen
Jackson; and then TO abuse for deciding unJe
the hard aud embarrassing alternative to which W,
are destined, for the latter against the former o
course, this charge of ency is pressed upor
| Us, in the most liberal manner. 1t suits the in
'efests oil those who make it, to strip il OF every
circumstance which might be urged in Justification
| OF our course. They ''remember to forget all
the hard things which said against Mr.. Adams
during the last Presidential contest They Gull out
what we said against jackson; but not y ord
against The temper, the principles and the conduct
oil Mr.. Adams. They choose to gsrble our state :
menis and TO condemn US now for opposing MIR.
Adams, whom we opposed three years ago before
his election as President. They remember TO
f"rEet, that after he elected, e deiermine ed
TO Judge him by his measures; that we lay upon
our oars, until his celebrated Message OF Decen-
Der 1873, when he exhibited the chart by which
he meant 10 steer bis adminisTaio ion, which was
opposed by every constitutional principle we had
ever expressed and which was calculated TO starile
every friend OF the constitution OF his country
Had MIR. Adams conducted his administration upon
grounds, not grossly repugnant TO the eons,i,u
ton; net grossly Injurious 10 the public interests;
hsd ne moreover d, pended upon the enlishtene e.
support OF generous people. instead of throwing
himself INTO the arms OF party and selecting f,r
hts first Secretary, one who had been so recentIv
MS determined opPonent, and the author OF
his promotion: had ne also appealed 10 the wis
dom oil Congress Tor an amendment OF the consti.
tuion, which would have taken the election of the
President from the House OF representatives, ac-
cordins to the opinions which he is understood IN
have uniformly expressed when he had no interest
IN the matter, bis Reelection against Andrew Jack
son would nave been certain, If not uncun,ested
AT least, we can answer for ourselves, that think
ing as we have done of Gen. Jackson. and ohi.c,
ing To several OF his acts, should moi have be-i
'ateu 10 nave lieut. our humble support To the al
mlnIstraiion OF MIR. Adams, and TO his reelection
we were sincerely anxious that MIR. Adams
should go right--and in the Indulgence of
THAI desire, "e even took the liberty of POINTING
out the rocks on which might be shipwrecked his
ON N and MS countTy's interests This was within
few days OF his celebrated Message Ru, when
that paper was published land authority was :,
darinSly claimed for the Geaersl Government =,
he exPence of the states, and for the executive al
the expenre OF a coordinate department; when
day after day new measures were ushered forth.
e" hich struck at the interests of the cation -
when we see 10 what pass we are now reduced.
and that the vessel OF state is drifting farther
and farther every day the !eeward we are
compelled to take Jackson with all our oh.
JecIons 10 hun, rather than Mr.. Adams with
his own transsressions, snd with The blessed pros
-. IL
be inconsistency, 1t is at least not of our own
choosing. We have no % private erief,'' from
the administration we have no ambitious views
10 gratliy from The election of his rival We
should rave taken even less active part in he
canvass, than we have taken "a very active
part, II Is neither principle nor inclination 10
take y II II were not tor the numberless and UNI.
generous 'ricks, which are set foot to njure
Gen Jackson, and which are designed and cal
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were not fairly beard' 81 the truth not plainly dis
closed This charge of inconsistency too, against
ourselves is made by men, some ofwhon are IN
unoiu-Aing advocates OF the worst measures of
the administrations some Of whom have sacri
heed their old Virginia principles TO the men in
power; who go for men rather than measures; who
sorset all the attachments they formerly POSSESSED
'or TIE Constitution, because the administration
have 'Tampied il under foot; who have had
the supsrlative folly 20 screen Mr.. Adams's
heresIes under the opinions of Mr. jefferson and
TO SINK the great Patriarch OF The Republic 10 the
same level with MIR. Albums men TOO, who
would charge rs with Inconsistency for changing
our opinions OF the qualifications of Mr. Adams.
when they are now hand & glove with sentle-
man. whom but lew days before the eiec
lon they denounced one OF the yilest of
intriguersi the reason for ths somerss, being that
before the election he was suspected of going a.
SaIDst MIR. Adams, and since the election he is
known as his Secretary of State But en- UGH
oil this! This Is the last lime that Ne will condes
cend TO notice this sub ject. 1--we are charg ed
WIN inconsistency, let Us be tried by the Evi-
dehce and tine circumstances OF the Case we
Will abide By The verdict of tbs people
But OF ell The " demonstrations" we have sean
The most purle and prepos,erous is one in .bicb
the N National Advocate is co,operatjng.-
The Editor, whose sye Is really below criticism
Is lsoouring TO prove that in Massachusetts, New
York and Virginia there is an .4Tis,ocracy who
are Z" endeavourIng TO raise themselves inis poweT
and TO direct, gull and intimidste The people, In
Boston this guided or quilting Editor 1--WE know
not 'VbiciI) says, that II. ii. Perkins and Beni.
Russell age the chiefs, " the rest may be considered
their duFes." He does not name The " Afisto
cratic Junta" in Virginia, but is pleased 10 say
hat this paper is It's " Organ''-" Mou;h-piece -
II p'eiehds TO give no other ground Tor this broad
assertion than that 90 doctrines within the Las,
few years have been Of the most arigocratic ten.
tency imaginable" 6 that we 90 continue TO vyorL
hard and steadily in defeating the Convention. y
Does this candid Editor wish 10 promulga,e a
mong his resderstruh or JuiSeh0OG? II the iormer,
LEI him inform himself better upon ,nese points
We have not 90 worked hard and steadily - either
against or tor Convention. Tor some months
our paper has not been active upon that subiect-
but open TO both sides OF the question. This has
been owing TO difference oil opinion between
rs Co'EdItors; sach respecting The opinion of the
other on the question OF Convention. and nej-
ther exercising contr0ui over The particular
course Of the paper. This too, being The only
great question, on which they have ever differed
We seize this opportunity to notice an iIberal
practice 10 which several Editors are addicted
OF singing out 10y nome Of the Editors of This
paper, and holding him up 70 the Public The
practice is disingenuous 49, il is nni,st /, il
founded upon false assumption. 1t l. due, there.
lore, to both OF them, to drop discrimination
which ia nnfnnnInI In Mn -. - -.