Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-08-28

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prevailed UPON 70 tighten the burdens of the peopie to
take rom them only the smallest mite which would SUI.
nee Tor all rghtiul Governmental objects and leave
inc .es 20 Their individual enoyments; would not the
sun o. human comforts and human happiness he ncreas-
eu oy inns wise and benefcent policy! Would not the diff
fusion oil comfort and happiness amongst those whose tolls
dor, Afford to the President himself more n,er;t.d
honors, and more npershabe glories
both ancient anu modern Governments in the splcndor
oi their public work-evcn II il were i'm his mower TO
DO so' Would not such merit, and such fame h. ror
novel; more appropriate, and more inperi.b Lilo tban
The glory OF public works The moral influence nj
the American institutions upon other Governments add
The people of the other Governments h,rstoCn,e
mas arisen solely from the belief that tho Amcrics an
people had di-covercd this great disiiera,um in
Governments: That the sum OF human happiness a.
rose cniry from mans individual energies; and that
rghtiui Governments only stood arbers in deciding 10
whom TIE fruits OF those energies boonged: That Co
Vernmens therefore, ought To take the least Of the pro-
cees OF those energies their own r;gbtll limited
oJect and 20 leave the mans individual euoy.
mem" hut me President seems to have abandoned this
american discovery, and in quest Of his npe
glory seems humby tobe following in the wake of an
oher desposins; IN getting from the people all he can
AMI sn antsring all he gets in public spenor: and bns
attempting 10 outsrip all other governments in their on
appropriate vices How great will be the shock 10 M,
phan'hropic admirers OF American institutions; when
they see, mat instead OF setting AMI grand po!
heal example TO the world; the administrators OF these
Institutions, themselves abandoning all their pro,ns
e' blessings; and are vriy entering the lists OF rival
sp-' WIZ, -'ner Governments, in the worst OF their
-spoic vces..! In taking from the people all they can
aud sqianderng all they get IN pitts -iA.,or Thes.
general hints are rapidly sketchcd no, with any unend-
" ieengstowarls the President nor towards the sue
cess oil his administrations but more i'm fear than hon.
10 remind him of the danger Of his first false
AMI possible to prevail upon him dcsccnd from his
oi'y vaulting into te Chariot of the Sun and repace
himself IN the Presidential Chair with all his appro
pirate Constitutional letters bound 10 dismiss his heed
less, lightly, trackng Charoicer TO forget the primat-
ic gutter OF the spheres above, and look steadily M
what we plain folks doing here below-io recoact
,nat although IN the celestial regions the whole order
o, "ngs may De Superia'ive; nothing go beyond
we comparative in this neither world; and. therefore
he should never cease to rrcoect that in the man,oe
ment OF the affairs of plain folks by the dispensaton
OF strict, impartial Justice. be will Always find that
"5fareh 18th, 1926"
Aud again" Ii New-York, with her present formi.
liable executive. perhaps a second Bolivar (he late
Gov Ciinton;) il Pennsylvania, with her habuaI AT
achrnent to Internal Improvements-If Ohio with
Ike attachments If the slave-hoding States from
sense OF common danger, should resist this ALARMING
usurpation, and the other State Government, be come
sensible OF their violated rights let the Presidentec
oenk himself 81 Joves thunierbots, and look fear.
fully 10 the rYer Pc.
e He mag yet find, tina, however triumphant and fat
terng IN heir hrst impression. these
ar'icai contrvances Of luernal improvements tariff.
Sc &c III their practical consequences may heco,ne
n'sloncs around the necks vi ,,er submatel vision
ary, misguided con,rivers."
Reader review these etro,pects. They will aaord
you ample scope for reflections. Ask yoIrself-wos
not the canton her. given, wholesome and i'm due time
!, Nr. adams mad observed it, would he have met his
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Clayhe ci-asvant vaulting, celestial charoteers,-
Have not the American people with their terrific voice
dreah thunderholt, arrested their whole Instuiional
oeS from the devouring flames, by hurting these err
attic adventurous Pheton from the summit orbit of
he Chariot Of the Sun, To the deepest bottom Of the RI
'erPo' Are not these Eighty eronauts now IRE voca
Diy bSed 10 lie deepest bottom OF the river To? Wa
ever Prophecy more completely iulflled2 Do they no,
Wen deserve their fate! In answering this question
reader retrospect the actual con ion of the U States
from the time of Mr. Monroe's unfortunate Inauonra
ton, TO he present day-anl ask yourself whether i,
has not been period OF truly Halcyon days. Whether
single incident has occurred abroad to rule the han
py, calm enioyments at home? None-no mt one :
All the evils then suffer- and have suffered
are OF the making oil ou' own incompetent rulersIt il
Wne Tue condition oil Europe, during that whole period
except IN lew Instances in the extreme East has be- m
that oil peace, aud OF Wharf.-The United States were
enjoying the full benefit Of the European peace
ket with strong indications of improvements arisn,
from the good disposition manifested towards the u S
by every commercial nation in Europe. a peace mar
ket with Europe, ia COOL marketbut not so cool az
war market; and because not good, these Devil
dered, intoxicated schemers sagacously determin-
ed TO make 1t worse than il then was; and by their
weak, supercilous tamperngs, have almost ruined il
Altogether. Look at the vain, presumpuous, impracti
cable intermeddlngs in the affairs OF Mexico and the
South American States, in the vain glorious attempt to
throw ourselves at the head Of the Southern American
Congress-and TO teach them the true Religion of the
Redeemer! See these Republics most naturally with
drawing all their conhdsnre from the United States,
until the change OF our kulers-See the insulting over
lures to the Emperor OF Russia in ATTEMPT to draw
him from his engagements with the Holy Allies and
10 hon0r-See the dictatoria language
to Great Britain, respecting the West Indian Trade
eve forbade it," says Mr. CLAY in his speech-See the
neglect OF the overture OF France respecting her Co
onial Trade; and the Incorporate, ndecorous insulting
language held to Span-And see, worse--infintely
worse-in the total subverson of fundamental
laws and contumelous disespect and total destruction
OF our own written Constitutions then turn your
eyes TO the bankruptcy and the
pie at home. Look at the dimntion of the price OF all
agricultural products and the price OF lands, by which
the farmer is stripped OF at least three .orths Of his Ie
Ultimate woalth-whch was, in fact secured to him by
the express provisions of the fundamental laws-Iook
at the Country inundated and distracted, with Ii in
reductions oil the most ahomnabe, political heresies OF
all sortsoi the worst ia favor Of dcspotsn then
ask YOURSELF il these silly vain glorious
scheiners, have not brough upon themselves their own
merited degradation: IL they had observed the middle
path at home, and Withdrawn from eniangling nfluen.
ces from abroad, from Southern America as well as
Europe, they would probably have held their places
without nnrnur; and, after WHILE The people wou Id
almost have forgotten their own rulers. Happy would
people would scarcely b, sensible that they were gov.
erned at all Behold the contrast from unwise, selfish
ambitious internsddingt aud let this awful lesson be
solemn wa ming 10 all future, adventurous political
schcmers,
MARRIED, lon tho evening OF by the Rev 10
z?kidh O. Leigh, tho Rov. GEo W. Rchmoud
IS. w ..9.. o s..s .y, Greon.yiIIe County Va
DiEDln Columbia s. &. the 9th July,
On the st inst. his residence Henry County Tenn
yoiIS y NowLfs, the 2s his moved
Tow since from Buckingham, Va
twoc to hama NJ
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