Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-04-08
RICHMOND, APRIL 8.
For THE ENQUIRER.
THE BUCKINGHAM ELECTION.

circumstances, Just made known TO you, have
occasioned this Address. Ii has been automatically
stated that one of the candidates before YOU for e.
lection, has declared himself in favor of the Admit
abstraction. This is the fact and no less astonsh-
ing than true-Such times require every man TO
be AT his post, and ready 10 discharge his duty TO
his country. An Administration with so many sins
on It's back cannot, and will not, receive your sup
port-An Administration that has lost the country
the trade with the West India Islands worth be
tween iour and five millions of dollars by its in
competency and neglect--that has been proQigute
IN lts expenditures OF public money its parasites
and iavortes--that has been truly denomnatcd the
" travelling Cabinet" from the means made use of
70 retain Its power-that has prostituted all its digni
y 10 suoserVe ITS purposes oil retention OF Office
thlt as TAR as we Can see has had its birth in
ruptiou and It's course marked by proiligacy-two
pohucai enemies associated and coaeSced, to
ward each other with the highest Offices on earth
ana theh to exercise the patronage and influence
OF those Offices TO retain themselves in their got
ten power-the Panana Mission gotten up for po-
pularity, an abortion-the PEOPLES money soI1an-
dered on their favortes-the present incumbent
when his country was well nigh the precipice OF
destruction, from cornmotion within and the want
oil means to carry on the war, receiving a salary
Tor constructive journey 10 ST. Petersburg-wri-
ting letters TO Levitt Harris, disparagng the action
near MISUNDERSTANDING of the penury of our
government, and predicting final overthrow
| by the superior prowess OF Great Britain Had
this letter fallen into the hands of the enemy il
| NVuIus III nave plOtrdcteu the war,
and have finally accomplished the end predicted.
Contrast this with the course Gen. Jackson was
pursuing, about the same time, the blood-stan-
ed fields OF Dreams, covering himself with ever
green laurels, and crOwninw his country with i'm
mortal glory.
The present incumbent has been Traitor TO
both paries-pretcnding conversion to rcpubi-
canism, TO obtain the office he now holds and when
obtained, supporting ultra federal doctrines. lie
has endeayourcd to PROSTATE the Constitution TO
the DirDOses OF Executives Nyill--bp hoe cIai ,pd
powers under his construction of the constitutional
clause, " general welfare which, if maintained,
viii openthe iloodgates OF overwhelming pOtUer.
In exercising those powers he has called on
the representatives, not TO be palsied by the will
OF their constituents" ''lt would he treacherv
(says hey to the most sacred of trusts striking at
the root of your representative power.
State OF this Union threatened with the arm
cd force OF the natiOn-or contendn@ for its lust
rights, from superadded obligation higher than
human authority. The Vampires OF the North
under the garb OF Domestic Manufacturers, DRAIN
ing the vitals OF your domestic industry istrust
at home, and dsrespect abroad
we see Mr.. Adams advocating doctrines that
leave the Sedition Law and the Black cockade.
system Of his father in the back round-Tbis
Administration, too il is said, was supported by tbs
gentleman before yOu-who has since pretended
TO be Republican OF the School of 90, and a
faithful follower in the constitutional doctrines Of
Madison's Report. This gentleman, like his great
prototype III apostacy TO both parties has had the
folly to imagine his personal popularity sufficient
TO bear him smoothly 10 the purposes of his aInbit-
on. But like him too, Inc is destined 10 that doom
which awaits him from free people.
Those are the fruits of this administration, and
many others equally odious, too tedious TO menlioa
An Administration, thus marked with every crime
that can beset one in its young career, surely is
not one of your choice. To elect a man who sup.
port this Administration, is supporting this Admit
Observation-Disclosures how you receive pledges to
vote agreeably to your wishes, should any be Of
tcred-you add TO the number of your enemy in =
high and responsible office Why Was not this
gentleman explicit at March Court Is it on the
eve OF the election, and by covert means like
these he wishes to gain his election Should he
wish 10 know the writer of this, his name is di-
rected TO be given him by the Editors of the En-
quircr.
"A FfeeholdeT of buckingham.
p. s. The writer would respectfully sug-
gest to the treehoders of the counties in this
State, in those days of apostacy, to examine wei
the sentiments OF the different candidates before
the electons.-lt is time to look about us and
pick out good men and true.