Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-09-30

VIC supporters Oh ven jackson, and think also,
that when the calculation comes TO be made, much
the greater weight of talents will be found on the
side OF him ",who is said TO have filed the mea-
sure OF his Country's glory"
The arfui devices which the friends Of the Ad.
ministration have pursued are, confess, well cal
cuiated to excite your indignation. But be self
poised--Be not thrown ofiiyour guard-Sufer no,
your minds 10 be drawn from the real subjects of
enquiry In this great controversy, and your rights
will be maintained. Only exa,ni, q the subject
with an impartial understandings sript of the dark.
ness by which il has been attempted to be enyeI-
oped by the friends OF the Administration, and YOU
VIII easily see through the veil under which their
wicked arts have been concealed Determine not
to be blinded and hoodwinked by the Instructions
which have beer thrown in your way by a set of,
men who seemed disposed rather TO reign in hell
than serve IN heaven; and our Republic will yet be
sa'ethe responsibility of the representative TO the
constituent will yet be preserved and the voice and
wishes oil the people be again respected.
In my next number, shall draw your attention
to the political character OF Mr.. A. and to h- acts
since he was elected our President; and endeavor
to satisfy you that he never was and never
ought to have been elevated to the highest office
within our gift. HORTENSIUS.
card to tie Editors of the ENQUIRER.
!" Brutus' thanks you for your kind permission.
but he is in too good huinor with the Signs of
the Times" TO be provoked even by the sriteiul
vituPeration Of q Manlius !" who, from his dex.
terity III scolding, would seem TO be a genuine ne
scendant OF the notorious Xan,ippe IF Manlins
had really felt himself aggrieved or insulted as
he would fain make one believe, some other re
dress should have been sought, besides u quarrel
ira the newspapers. The yout.g gentleman sbouLI
also bear 1t in memory, that when he gets mad un-
necessarily IN discussion, whatever his vanity NAV
whisper to him, the public will be very apt TO con-
ciude, that he has had the worst of the argument
brutus, nevertheless hopes, thar after the wire
edge OF Maniius shall have worn of, he may be
toierabie inditer OF newspaper Essay, tho there
can De nut little prospect that such one sided
gentleman can ever make Statesman. There is
perhaps, further excuse for Manus in the ex-
ample set by his Master. Ii has been remarked &
Is believed TO be true, that ever since Mr. CLAW i'm
the gust oil his passien invoked " ar, Pestilence
ana anime upon his country, all the little pimps
anu parasite oil power have assumed a more abu-
sive constituting, it would seem, TO make up In
scoidtng what they lack in sense. ManIius ba
INDUCED himself literally in repeating thrice told
char ges against Gen Jackson all of which of any
Importance nave been years ago amply reuted By
his own MI. Adams. When he thinks proper 10
suggest single new idea-to hunt up an addition
al fact or to give the public the full letter of his
friend Villains to his Nephew, Brutus NAV youch-
sale TO notice his effort in formal response
although his temper has placed him out of the pale
oil decent discussion Manus or his Rcbmond
correspondent Tor him, has made bad. guess as
.he ahkees say, about the identity of Brutus Ii
ne had really known the character of the man
whom he has assailed, (whateyer else he mich,
nave said about hin) he would never have accns
ed MN oil an over fondness for majorities or dis
position " to worship the rising sun The lii. nj
b utus puts to shame any such insnuaiion Equal
~ mistaken Is the gendeman, when hi. -uuposes
that at any time, Brutus would have pr.f.rrnd Air
Adams a. President 10 his competi,or-or thai h.,
never took up the latter until the winter of IS25
Dat which time the Mysteries of Manlius and his
CO. worker, the Mayor OF Washington wou,d f.
the completion oil the opposition combinatioos
10 'hose who do know who Brutus is (and there
are very few only these inuendoes of the astu,e
nuo.ney VIII ne truly amusng.-Brutus has
great personal regard for some OF the Opponents of
Ten jackson in Virginia, and believes MANY of
them as pure patriots adorned any country
o"Ch oppose his election, because they conscienti-
ousiy believe that, from defect in temper and
s Ga o' ciVi' experience, he is not competent to
III TIE exalted and arduous station of President of
this confederacy, as the present incumbent They
scout the idea that he is any thing but devoted
| rover OF MS country-and did Manlius only know
what regret such iil-natured efforts as his own
| such groundless and debasing charges against
man whom ice haze all hailed as one of our grcot-
EST oen9dctors, excites in the bosoms of ;i'. dis
Greet, sensible and rejecting men of his own par
- ne Wouid take care how he played with edged
tools again.-Adieu !-ManIus may lave the com
miseration-he cannot excite the anger. of
BRUTUS.
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.
Inc National Integencer commenced the
reading OF the g Signs IF the Tf,nes:' and the
Opposition prints have only followed the safe
precedent that was set. We are sorry that the
.'a'iohdi journal has become sensitive and so
sore IN seeing the Signs multiply 80 fast-but, we
cannot change our course, out of courtesy to an
adversary We must continue, therefore, TO re-
glstrr The Signs they offer themselves-and
hrs'' those which continue to be exhibited in the
great State of " ~
NeU Y0rh.-The Dutchess True American Of
"rdnesday last, conjectnres that Mr.. Van Buren,
WI, ne nominated "a Governor by the Convention
oil Herkimer, and the acting Governor, Pitcher
as Lieutenant Governor. This is a ticket which
VIII succeed by from Is to 80, coo majority "-rhe
-. Argus observes, that the Herkimer Conven-
tion VIII be one of the most respectable conven-
uon, on ,he scorce OF capacity and of private and
Ipoitica character, that has ever been called TO-
gether in this State Ii is gratifying reflection.
'ha' al TINS crisis, when the democratic principles
Oh our government are assaulted with holiness as
wen as WIN an insidiousness unequalIed since the
reign oil the elder Adams the republicans of the
o'd'e, taxing the alarm, and resov ed to STAY the
progress OF corruption and consultations appear
every where in their wonted STRENGTH and in The
old spirit and that they appeal also by their repre-
SehtduVes on this occasion, in a manner greatly
creditabie TO themselves and suspicious of ri-
uinPhant result" -Meetings of the Republican
D.lsgates have been held in Broome county, and
IN Chautauque co. which appointed Delegates 10
We u Convention, and adopted resolutions i'm ia
Vor OF jackson and Callloun-Also meetings in the
'o"nS OF northampton and Peru in Clinton rounty
ana III Uien IN Montgomery county--A Jackson
convention was held-at Buffalo, which nominated |
'uuge brdsaii, respectable judge OF the Sth cir
cunt as candidate for the Both Congressional
District, and Col Samuel RUSSELL one of the most
esumabie citizens OF the West, as J,ckson .EIcc
VoT. - tie selected a Crawford Elector i'm '2i |
anu gave ms vote for that distinguished repubI,. |
can. me Convention in the 10Th Congressional
Dis"lci (oi clinton, Warren. Essex and Franklin |
sidh Fisk as the Jackson EIector,nN IeIea.,od
meeting OF young men of several fo,vns 1, H.