Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-08-22


ins,on after this magnificent display oil purity and
!i>interestedness, when finding the late incumbent
oi the Treasury PROSTATE on adying bed, you
'-i-ei with an irresistible longing Tor the . flesh
pats, Ut his o,lice, and not outstanding repuse
you sail CLING to these darling objects OF your pa
rio;c attachment with all the loud pc rtnacity with
which Slneho lowered around the '.ilesh pots Of
me good Canicho's wedding Alter this. trust
you wall never taunt the friends oil Cen Jackson IL
gam with longing alter q flesh pois.' But to
cturn TO your agency IN keeping up the g poiti-
cal fever" Your conduct during the last session OF
Congress was that OF the most reckless and bigoted
parizans. la the tulness OF your zeal bolster the
declining strength OF Mr.. Adams, you sent filth
enough amongst us IN the shape Of spuri-
rious militia pamphlets and putt escent news
p1pers to breed an absolute Injection, 10 convert
that which was but common fever into conta-
gion OF the most nvcterate maign,y. Alter all
this and much more, how can you have the coun-
tcnance to send us a Jcremiad about the pot-
| cal fever," Let me advise you 10 cease al once
| this disgusting persona;ion OF the Satyr Depend
upon 1t the people will not much longer submit to
be Representations rather msrepresented, by man
who blows hot and cold, with the same breath.
You evidently sncer at the ambition which
your competitor PROCESSES To possessto be servcea
BILE to the public and 10 connect his name with the
institutions OF the country. in your system oil
| ethics ambition >eems to DC something dreadiully
| malign and al all times to be Stunned. Let me
tell you that ambition when il receive "A proper
direcion-when il is ministered To by the virtues
oil the heart, is the source not only OF all indivdu
al greatness, but OF all public utility 1t all
the faculties of the mind into action 1t eectua
ly puts down all low and grovelling feelings. With
"a" lion heart ana eagle eye it scars into the Iot-
test regions oil philanthropy land seiZing the no.
| blest objects OF existence. pours out unnumbered
| blessings on the world, while il itself with
glory. TO have been forty years in public life,
wit bout ever having telt tho generous aspirations
OF this noble passion, is rather the picture of
Statue than Statesman, and constitutes you
| perfect parliain entary phenomenon.
| The only reward which you seek is the ''appro-
| baton OF those you nave served. This earnest
desire 10 please the people, which you, no doubt,
claim as merit, is one oil the leading objections
| To you as Politician You oyerdo the thin..-You
are grea, deal too seduious 10 please at least in
your canvass and in order TO effect your purpose,
lose sight OF those stern and lofty principles e
donr, independence and consistency which ought
never 10 be sacrificed in order to catch the gales OF
| popular favour. When party lines are broadly and
distinctly drawn, every one should form and avow
| bis opinions i'll irIn and manly way. No one
should ever attempt To secure sort OF party-co-
Toured, pye-bald popularity by an alternate SUBJ
serviency to both parties. Nor can you pretend TO
set up d claim TO perfect disinterestedness i'll all
ths devotion TO the favour OF the District! Like
Mons. Lavemenfs wife (the story is in Roderich
| liandom)if you are fort Obhgednt" You are Ger
| tainly ''diablement o5ligee" too
| You talk Of your "erperienre'' and no doubt ex-
pect to derive from it all the benefit OF contrast.
There is no term in the English Language SO much
abused.It is sometimes applied TO the widest re-
veries oil the imagination. Al other times il only
serves TO denote obstinate persistence in error
Such is the experience OF the old Planter who has
gone on Tor sixty years poughing his corn four
way before laying it by. In what does parliament
tary experience consist If you aliude to the po-
| tcal details of business, any man OF common
sense may acquire competent knowledge Of them
i'll one season. Every thing else depends Oh their
abillties-on strong, acute and vigorous under
standing, enlarged by knowledge and adorned
with the graces Of literature. John Randolph, in
all the pride and power OF his splendid intellect,
was called - Boy."-Fox and Pitt entered parli-
ament, the one before, the other al the age of one
| and-twenty. In five years Pit. was at the head
! OF the ministry, and Fox the unrivalled leader of
| the hig Party in the House OF Commons Ac-
cording to your notion OF the value of experience
the claims OF the iustrious Premier ought TO have
been set aside, 10 make way for those of some
| thick-headed " country gentleman who had sat
long enough in the house (perhaps thirty yeurs)
to grow to his seat, and who, during all that time
! mad never made speech, nor draughted bill,
| nor in any way whatever, exhibited solitary proof
OF abiiity.-So much Tor your venerable expert
cnce.
You seem TO anticipate attacks yonr private
character and, taking time by the forelock, in
woke the justice OF The Distrir: to protect YOU L.
1t chari,ahe-is ii just, 10 throw such degrad-
ing insinuaons against your opponents, Let me
| admonish you to lay aside these idle fears lest
they expose your Character to actual suspicion:
/ No" ege. Manri jacai,s nsque area"
| Virtue, like The palm lea, Will always rise I'D
with fresh vigor from the tread OF OPPRESSION
| This maxim is firmly illustrated by the case of
Gen. jackson You may there behold a cl,arac-
ter which has shone brighter and brighter upon
the world, in the exact ratio Of the despicable e(-
| fors, which have been made by.politieians 10th lit
Tie and big Obscure its disk and To extinguish its
| lustre.
| You assert that the Glamour raised against the
| Executive relative to the expenditure of the pub
lie monies - is false GLAMOUR" and lay the whole
| blame at the door OF Congress. There is want of
precision and detail in your remarks this head,
which is well calculated to deceive the people.
know that the gross supplies OF the year al
ways appropriated by Congress. But, the dis
buysemens oil these sums is left to the discretion
| OF the Executive officers. Did Congress give
! $l9iO TO the South American Messenger Did 1t
| give between So and 1000 to MIR. Cook? Did it
| appropriate the enormous sums which have been
expended in inf!s and constructive journes? Ii /
allow my agent Si0O to be expended in labour on
my farm & he procuresit at So per day, & lavises
il OH his worthless iavourites, does of blame
attach TO him:-lt Is certainly very kind in you 10
make yourself the. voluntary scape goat OF the
| administration and 20 take upon your soul the
| burden oil their SINS Since you admit that the a.
| buses complained oil do exist and point to egisla-
tive reform the remedy, hope you will have
no objection to receive the OF nariyrdom
and yield your place to another who may be less
prodigai of the public funds.
| come now TO by FAR the heaviest item in the
! account of your ,tewardslp-Have YOU fought
| the good fight for us?--Have you kept The faith ?
Ever since your famous King George address, |
| have maintained that it was susceptible of the
clearest proof, that you had deserted the political
principles of Virginia. On the occasion just men