Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-08-15

from power Ky the People, whose will they had
disreg'rded: and by declaring that there
'ions on which the Repre- sentative ought not to
be pals ID by the will OF his constituents"
1t has suffered, without rebuke, the active in
terference OF its officers in elections. =
Ii has enieavored TO preclude all scrutiny into
ITS origin or acts; and TO muZzle the Press, by
withholding all the patronage of the Government
from every press which, has dared TO question
either ITS legitimacy or the propriety of its mea
sures.
1t has dispensed the Offices and patronage of the
Government, tor the avowed purpose OF support
ing those who are friendly to lis continuance in
power.
Ii has recalled tho Offices and patronage of the
Government from those 10 whom no misconduct
or neglect Of duty was inputed-solely because
they have refused to become partisans ia its de-
fence.
Ii has created secret Office for objects wholly
| unnecessary; and has bestowed the same upon
Representative, TO whose vote, against the will of
his constituents, it owed its existence: who was,
ooth from the want OF health and Qualiiica tons.
utterly unable TO accomplish even the avowed ob
Jccts for which this office was created, if neces-
sary And has created this secret Office, and
rewarded this individual with the secret service
money of the Government, after refusing TO him
| an appointment which would have been known to
| the People of this country.
1t has bestowed this secret office in such man
ner, and under such circumstances as to render it
secret, rather with reference to the People of the
the objects OF his secret mission to be accom-
Piished: and after refusing any but confidential
disclosure oil the character and objects Of this of
nee, to a committee of Congress empowered to en-
quire into these; il has, after the adjournment Of
congress, and when there was no committee to
cro's-examlne and To press the enquiry beyond the
facts stated,pubshed to the world its own account
| OF the transaction
II has expended the peoples money in paying
" jor constructive jOuInies,'' and in rewartny its
"A the - pf
rates, for services, WEIGH were known at the time
OF payment, not to have been rendered by them
IL mas suffered Its members TO roam about
country indicating and eulogizing themselves,
and arraignng the conduct and motives of those
who are opposed TO its continuance in power
| has drawn invidIous and unjust distinctions
not sanctioned by the Constitution, between nat
ural born and naturazed citizens
IL has sought TO create and to sustain itself up-
on sectional feelings and local divisions unriend-
| iy TO the peace and harmony OF our country.
~ mas Sacrihced our commerce by the arts of
diplomacy, intended to engross to itself the whole
merit OF preserving 1t. In fine, its whole course
| has been that OF administration fearful of the
original ground on which il rested-ear,,r to di-
vert the public mind from the manner of its ORR
GIN, and Selling upon every question which might
answer that purpose-indentiying itself with those
VINO violate The peoples will by bringing into
existence, and rewardng and SUSTAINING them
wnen Frustrated by the people-Dringing all the
force oil governmental dSpleasure 10 bear upon
those who dare to differ from it, and bestowing all
It's power and patronage with an eye single to its
continuance in office.
Characterised as il is by these. and many other
qualities and acts which ought to characterise
the administration of the government of a free and
rrPuDhcan people, we array ourselves in opposi-
tion 10 II, IN spirit and manner which become
fr""n'en and friends to our. country and In -tb.
perpetual union OF these United STATES .rra,i
ing to no arms but the Ballot Box, asking no priv
iiege but the Tree and pure exercise of the elective
franchise, we rely with entire confidence upon
these tor the renovation of constitutional prin-
cipes, aud Tor restoration to the Free pure and con
stituiionai adininisti alton our Government
L, There follow the resolutions published in our
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