Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-07-20

'ering and gallant peopie answer these que.oDs-Yes
let Ireland speak for h-rse through the holy enhus
asm OF her genius by the Inspiration of her muse; by
he deep pahos aud matches beauty OF her Bard when
'he tells the wcrdhe iatrrdct OF the Grave has been
rever'ed'-the j-y mas coin---,he Epitaph Of Emmett
may now be wiiiteu
Let me apply her bright omen of success our for.
tunes, and the example Of her spirit Tor mi alton.
Yes riy friends, in making this application, will
induge in no gloomy forcbodi,gs We will not picture
to ourselves the edic Of exile which tyranny can
pronounce against suffering people-an exile which
poverty, ruin and desolation compel, by memorable
hatod forbid, after such exile, the first but bitter
fruit of AFFECT submission, that OF descen-
dans should be destined, in returning, if for nothing
eisc TO visit the graves of their fathers, they should
signs left of people that once cas but these last
decaying memorials of fondness and affection, and in
wandering amidst them. to be compelled TO exclaim-
ALAS poor coun,ryi
Be called our: Mother, bu, our Grave
No! such destiny is not in reserve for u.s. Taking
counsel rather from than despair advancing
claim that Is not founded ri ght pursuing at
course OF enlightened moder ration s inne xible rmness
cause which is the cause of the Constitution shall
triumph. Again will iraternal affection bless the
cord OF this mighty Union This city, our venerable
parent, the theatre of victorious enterprise and
tality, refinement, and an elevated public spirit will 4
up its detected head 10 receive the renewed sunshine
Gods chosen blessings Our fields frightened with the
veure OF unbounded promise and ladencd with the fruts
of luxuriant harvcsts, in their cheerful aspect, will
reflect the prosperity OF contented and united people
We know the value VI these objects but let not M,
hfdeTStund price at winch they to be obtained
Can more appropriately conclude than by Offering
you the following sentiment!
"South Cdroiina-wisdom to her Councils; decision
to her action; prosperity and honour TO her ends
BY General Hsyue: State Rights he only sure
basis OF Constitutional liberty. "On ms, in the provi.
dence OF God, has been cast tho special guardianship OF
the great principle Should IL fail here all hoIc will
be extinguished."
Alter the above toast, Barnard L. Bee, Esq. AMI
solicited permission TO offer the following sen,imen
which he felt assured would be we'll received:
10 parl Hos 20 Wa snshn If H.
Ardent in the cause Of Cerons: unjusly censurad "for
vndicating his natire southern country 10 which he
attached by ordinary ties, and in which his dust like
iy to be mingled with tina. Of father, mother, chilJr
and friends"
The toast was received with heartfelt and long con.
nued plaudi,s, after which Mr. Turnbu addressed tie
Fei!o,o- Citisens-The manner in which this toas,
has been received merits my warnest gments
Il am the more thankful to you for this iheh
mark OF your appreciation, because the first public
occasion in which my fellow townsmen have dis !.
tnctfy honoured and affirmed the principles Of Bru'u,
When, Gentlemen, first thought of Submitting thu se
principles TO the public, not insensible Of the
difficulty and the delcacy of the undertaking was
avs that would have TO contend with the pre- con
ceved opinions OF my fellow citizens, running in po W.
eriul current against me- and that would be opposed
in an especial manner by that laudablA constant and
ardent devotion TO the Federal Union, for which, in this
state, our citizens have been eminently dng ui-h.
ed: L. therefore, pondered for awhile whether I could
proceed, with hope OF usefulness. But wher [
saw that in the extravaganza Of this love and
ton for Union my fellow citizens began to he unnd
ii oil their sacred allegiance 20 their State, and OF
their high duty to Themselves that they had in fact
already forgotten, that though in commerce., in war,
in foreign negotiations and in une N,inguhaSe love
OF freedom, we were nation and indvisibe; yet,
that Tor all internal purposes, were many sepa-
rats and confederate sovereign;ies, then felt il to be
my duty to step forth and 10 my conntrymen l.
gains these usurpations of the Government, which
were about 10 subver the happy relation, in which the
States had placed themselves by compact and thus to
throw all the parts OF this bright and glorious Confede
racy, hitherto concordant, into and
inh armonious whole.
How far have succeeded in rousng our people 10 a
sense OF the dangers which surrounded ihem il does
not become me to say But Of this am well assured
expressed. through their Constitutional organ, the Lee
gislaure have than the sanction of approving
conscience for all that have done MY principles have
not only been incorporated in the resolutions, remon-
srences and protests OF our own Legislature but they
have been adopted by other Southern Legislatures Yes
Gentlemen, the conviction daily becomes more and
deeply rooted in the public Mad, and il in vain
to gainsay it, that there ia on the part OF Congress
great and gTooing spirit OF usurpaon, which, if
arrested must evenua'e in the destruction OF our com
merce, and in the loss Of liberties 1t is uner the
influence of this conviction that you have the STAN
dafd Of State Rights unfurled of late in the City
Of Washngt not in hosiiI. array, but in
friendhp and alliance with the true friends Of Union,
then and there to be intwined, let still hope, with
the Banner OF the Constitution. In the Halls Of Con
gress you have the doctrine Distinctly asserted,
by our ID legation alone, but by members from the
East andWes,, that our Federal Union is a ccnpa ct
between seperate and indie pc ndent political commuri-
iies-that thare NO parties 10 that compact but
SOVEREIGN STATES, s. that TO each Of the 50
Sovereign States is reserved the nndiendbie right
and upon all of them imposed the Paramount duty of
severay pro,e cling their citizen from the
OF the Central Government.
And whence these doctrines. Think We that
they originated with the individual who addresses
you? Is il to the author of Brutus that you would
cribe the praise' Would to God, gentlemen, that
could boast of such distinction, that Providence had
given the mind TO conceive, and the high and exalt-
ed influence successfully TO propagate doctrines and
principles, not only involving the prosperity and safety
of this little section OF the Union; but on which, the
happiness OF the unborn millions OF freemen who are
to people this Western world, must ultimately depend
No. gentlemen, no! They omanatc from no common
mind; they come from authority of the highest order;
they flow from fountain to which, whenever you are
weary and heavy laden with the burden of OPPRESSION
you may always repair and there drink of the refresh
ing waters Of the spirit of Lbe,ty; they belong the
author of the Declaration of independence 10 that JEFF
ferson whom you have long since canonized and TO the
sages and statesmen of that VIRGINIA., 'who with the
CARoLINAs and GEORGIA, fearlessly walked togeth-
in the vaeyof the shadow of death, in tho war of
our independence"
To Jefferson then, give the praise for those doctrines
in which alone the conservative power OF the State Sow
eregnties is TO be sought for and found and which have
been called by way OF reproach-''The Carolina doc
irines." Mine has only been the merit Of holding up
to YOU as in mirror, these principles Of your great
prototype; oplace them before fh- admng eye. Of his
disciples in all the various positions of light and Of shade
Of which they susceptible; to illustrate their truth;
to display their beauty, and to nd them as be-
ing adapted in especal manner, TO the citcunsan-
ces the wants, and above all 10 the domestic hnnQlI-
tfy OF the South In ths secondary vocation alone "a.
Bruus laboured lie has trodden in no pa which had
other light has he been guided than 10y the lsh, of n
luminous mind, And such, nv fellow .citzsn. s,is IN.