Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-06-10

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chair be filed only by independent honest, homo.
Fable, fpm, and undertaking supporters of the con-
suiution nits fair, plan and original meaning
For THE ENQUIRER.
| POLITICS or THE NORTHERN NECK
| That portion of the Northern Neck now under
the ilieanabrance of short lease TO John Taliafer
no. Esq has been frequently claimed as the po.iti-
4 cal property of the Administration. No one, be-
! lieve, well acquainted with the sentiments of the
entire District would be disposed in spi: of firm
ness and canrour, 10 make such assertion Ii is
tue that the majority in the District for jackson is
not so large "a il is in many other parts of the
Stale But while the friends ofthc Administration
cannot lay claim 10 decided majority in IA single
county one, at least, il is well known, is decidedly
hostile 10 il.
| The uncertainty this head has originated from
the extraordinary circumstance OF our having
Delegate whoroRl his own public deciar atoms has
been claimed alternately by both the foes S friends
81 The Administrations 1t will be admitted by all,
that so Ter as the political creed of Delegate can
nc regarded as fair exponent OF the sentiments OF
his constituents, it must be- viewed exclusively
l6efoTe and during the pe;sdeglcU of the election
i'ei then the manifestations of Mr.. Taliiferro's
faith be analysed while he was before the people
! as candidate, and it will at be apparent that
/ ,he friends OF the Administration have no cause
| Tor triumph on accounted his present attitude
In reply to the address of committee in Stafford
favourable to the election Of General Jackson, the
OBJECT OF which was 10 ascertain whether If the e.
lection of President should again devolve on Con.
gress, he would not prefer Jackson 10 Adams. Mr..
l. replied, in substance, that on three former oc-
casons he had acted as the organ of the People's
Wiii' ana II The event should happen which they
contemplated, he was ready 10 act in the same man
ner again." This, it must he admitted, was some
what oil Deipfic response: But it can only
apPrehend. mean this: that as public man in such
matters he had no will Of his own-that he had ex-
creased no Tree agency on three former occasions.
mat he only moved as the people pulled the wires,
anQ that he was willing to remain the same allie
mis- mobile lignuIn." Here was fair opportun;tv
allowed him OF maniiesting his hate or expressino
MS love--lt was not embraced, and am sure that
no one OF common candour will pretend TO say that
any evidence of attachment TO the Administration
was afforded on that occasion.
When he arrived at Richmond Cour. bouse and
the election was about TO commence TO various in
terTogatories expressly designed test his feelings
and views IN regard TO the Executive his declara-
tons were such as to impress the belief upon all
present that he was decidedly hostile to his lead
ing principles and policy. To the inquiry. wbe
ther he was satisfied or wished a change he said
emphatically, after disclaimng any agency i'm his
election, that he was not satisfied and that he did
oish chdHge. This question, :" which do you
| prefer jackson or Adams as the next President:n
was added 10 the others in pencil marks bv a gem
uenan VINO was present. have been told bv that
gentleman that Mr.. T. apologsed TO him for moi
answering 1t, stating that lie had not seen it, be-
lieve however, that il was furni she'd him i'm bIncE
and lrhtfe when lie went 10 Northumberland and
yet, so far as have been informed in his address
there, founded on the same Undergraduates no sort
OF notice was taken oil it, This is a fair statement
OF MIR. Ts confession of faith before and t,rin,, the
tendency OF the election
1t IS true, that in The fall following he headed an
anii-Jackson meeting IN King George, and put
forth an address containing an unqualified dcnun-
citation OF Gen. jackson and exhibiting much low
ing Kindness towards his Rivai-In his stormy and
equnoctisl fury then, he seemed TO have fo gotten
how he passed thro the District in the spring soft
aud bany as vernal Zephyr; breathing gently
upon the hopes and expectations of ALL and csuti-
Gus ABOVE all things OF rufling single leaf that
belonged 20 the good Old Hickory Fearless of
consequences at least for two sessions of CONGRESS
ne seemed all at once to grow tired OF tle charac
ter oil the gentle Zephyr, aud collecting al his ,ri al
into the compass of a." most forcible /, cole" Tor
Iado, exertcd MS utmost fury TO exterminate
JdckS0isisna root and branch from the Land 1t is
no less true that ever since he has heen up to the
hub every inch, perfect ultra in the cause
thinking OF nothing; not even OF the wretch
ed resolutions of Whipple 10 giue pensions ont
OF the Peoples money to the widows and orphans
OF Inc SIX militia linen nor, what is still worse at
the extensive diffusion of documents under his
ljTaHk in relation TO the inilitia-inen, which
every one OF common sense and common candour
knows to be scandalous device to delude and i'm
pose upon the public mind ALI this admit he has
done, and more; but let it be remembered that Il
has all been done since the election Thus, gen.
tie Reader, you may have seen willy groom at
tempting to manage a FESTIVE and unwilling steed
Addressing him in the nildest accents of ccaxinr
he strokes first side, then the other until ne Is
at length permitted to vault into the saddle when
coaxiIig Is instantly exchanged for cursing and the
whip aud spur admoniSh the poor animal when
too late OF the art which has been practised upon
him-'' ANS well that ends well' Whether the
Temple of Janus will he permanently shut or re-
opened in regard to the in power remains TO be
seen hereafter.
Il was the good advice of Archbishop Hall to
Laud, " To be either Fish or Fl.sh--either TO
throw away his wings or pull out his claws re.
commend II to the serious consideration Of all who
attempt to juggle the people whether in religion
being promised fesh and afterwards being sery.
ed with hsh.--in public men de ,pise both the
nrutcr and the epcene genders. ! wish 10 have
nothing TO do with things nor with politicians who
appear in breeches today and pelticoats to-rnor
row. go, (as the fashionable phrase ISL for the
man, the whole man, and nothing bat the man
The District should awake to a sense of its deg
radiation. / have heard that Mr.. Randolph, with
his WOned elasticity OF sarcasm, once compared il
TO the outside row OF cornheld yielding nothing
To The owner through the negligence or treachery
oithe watcher Let profit BY the hint and see
1t We can't keep of the crows and vermin that are
fattening substance
sEMPER IDEM.
CO1!HL.NTC:4TED
~ = meeting Of the citizens Of Nelson county al
the Courthouse, on the first day Of May Court for
said County, 1928. 10 take into consideration the
subject Of Internal improvements
The meeting was called to order by Col Charles