Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-08-03
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Sc DEFENDENDO!

especially, We feel as little relish Tor controversy as
even Mr.. Walsh himself who rivi'ly wildrsws from
the ss, because the thermometer ranges above 80 de-
grses Surely, however, IL we had disposition to
engage in the tournament, we should 6nd ample pro
voca on in the series OF squ s. attacks insinnaiions
aud erroneous Corrections, from Editors and Cores
ponJenis, which are now piled upon ou' table We
are RE sed, however, for room, and shall con'en
ourselves with noticing, in very bief ma, ner. some
oil the rey liberal Opponents who have put forth their
spears against ~. tat l M
The Salisbury Caroiinian, with whose poll les
are unequal It'd, whose n,Do ever wa u Known t.
va, and whose resentmens, of urse, we have nevei
prevoke' by the slightest offensive expression comes
nut with most violent TRADE against the Etor of this
paper-in the course OF which, il does not hesa'eto
avoy, that tce declared, F." in 1922. when rih
power assumed by the General Govern en,,
which, in lie exercise by the Naii,nsl Legislature, pre-
iuced some minor ines OF the State OF Virguia. tina
that ate would (nnless such n.urpaons by the Fed
raj G'vernmen, were cut shor9 throw upon he
sovereignty, declare The exeIc.e OF the power null
and void. and if persisted in, would be met force
the part o! that State."-There never fabu
llus assertion. We held ma such language in lS22.-
We have never held any such. The course that we
have pursued il marked out by the following passage
on the 10Th January, 1922. writer, under the sigma
iure Of " Nesor thus addressing the Legislature Of
Virginia "Th.r wisdom and experience, NJ doubt
will devise mode that shall require redress Tor the past
outr'ges on her sovereignty, and security for the fu-
ure We only beg leave to protest against any more
ia'iie :" protests" Let your ACT be snch one, as
shall c0nrce the Supreme Cour, OF the Quilted States,
Congress, sister States, and the whole world, that
virginia, In the year 1871, was rs FREE, SOVEREIGN,
aud INDEPENDENT, as she wa. i'm the year 17SS:-
when she ratified the Consti.u ion OF The United States
Aud we add Iii. note " Ii the writer me ans any
thing else than the forcible appeal to the Understandings
Of the Country, by means of argument, an atemp'
10 remedy the evil, by change OF the Law the
Constitution,-w. certainly differ with him. We de-
precafe all violence We would pursue the pr crdrni
OF 9S ard $50, which we recommended to Massarhn-
sets in 1914 1--WE might also have said in lSo4) ami 10
Ohio i'm 1920 IL is equally clear in our opiuion, that
he Legislature should remonsirae against the
Of the Supreme Court, aud should attempt TO seek
remedy for the evil We ought 10 keep upa " con-
nued claim" this great sitsci."-So much for The
veracity and decency OF the Salisbury Caroiinian
We also indebted 10 the :" Free Press" OF Nor
folk for some liberal remarks. Has the came Editor
who was lately dismissed from the OF that paper
returned to his wallowings? We mu.t beg to he
cursed from any fupthcr notice of such classic aud Che
pa'er Bdyard atacks.
" Mercury" the signs of literary taste some ed rial
courtesy and if he will excuse for saying,
inexp rencs in the great questions which have hither
to divided our political parties. 1t Is our duty not TO
for men, but for principles. Men are nuta-
bile, but principles are eternal General Jackson
has saved the Constitution from many Of the Ia
tai Of Mr.. Adams-he has reformed many OF
the gross abuses OF his alminsraon-we d., not
sigma,ise him with the Mercury as " Trant"-bu,
he has thanks for the good he has done Mr. Clay
though native Of Virginia." is di.regardIu OF the
old principles which he protested along with Mr
Jefferson and many Of his cold friends'-he "would
crush tn. after another, under the Of his po
liical Juegernaup'or these, aud for other reasons
opposed TO his election. The Mercury knows
little of the character of Virginia. if he supposes that
he knows little OF her principles IL h supposss that
she is to end in them no possible objection TO Mr.
Clay from that or from any other quarter"
We have the letter of CtHtius in the last Bal
tniore Patriot Its and vulgarty, perfect
ly congenial with the source from which it issues and
the Channel through which il flows TO the public shall
his publisher; but their shall them
from the consequences of the faisehoods which they
have promulgaed-Iti is false then, that have eper
(Curtius is vcracieu enough say'n than
oneO "convoked solemn midnight caucus to feel the
pulse of old Virginia the subject of the Nelo York
successiOa'-t is false, that at house
prepared select for this especial purpose
IL is false that son Of those occasions by his hc
Editor's) advice, you (Nr. Van BUREN, and your dis
tnguished companion made open avowa Of your
timents to COL b. worthy and influential farmer Of
Western Virginia entirely in favor OF the views and
terests OF that section OF the State"t false that any
Col. b. was ever at the Editors House v h Mr.. ". r.
his worthy foreign companop--or, that we were
with any Col b. of Western Va, and with either of
them sewhere-And, in worJ il is false as The
with Mr.. V. Buren,, directly or indirectly, in speech
in e.pondence the snhi-ct Of the succession
With how many Editors ri. Clay say as much?
Ii truth will not answer the purpose Of opponents,
such shall not avail them. But for the
we have done with such stuff-wih these false anil
unworthy fluctuations OF Curtius, and I'd pecus
We have received "the Compliment Of Corrector'-
but we have no room This morning TO return them
The Norfolk Stree Press" re publishes the following
ridiculous Card "To the Freemen Of Virginia."
present Chief Magistrate. viii you rniy 1arsaini TSi.
intrigue has een long foot. Expect proof tho
meantime mako your yon sanction this bargain!
ga SoUrH-SDE VIRGiNIAN."
"Proof"?-What is utterly false aud absurd, admits
of proof We undertake TO at that there
no bargain, intrigue, pledge, promise, no arr
rangemen direct or Indirect, OF any colour descrp
on whatsoever for giving the vote of Virginia TO Mar.
tin " Buren,, any other friend of A. Jackson Atleas
answer for ourselves and for every plitican will,
whom we hold any communion. We meet this allega.
ton direct, AMI as far as knowledge extends,
we We IL the most pcremptory contradiction No plan
for making Mr. Van Buren, Presidcnt-no word written
spoken by any one looking that way, has certainly
TO our knowledge If Mr.. Van Buren, Is
too much good sense not TO know that IL Is distinction
TO be earned only by the fidelity OF his principles and
the benefit of his services. WheH the People want
hin,o man, 10 become President they will call him
AZ TO the "The Freemen Of Virginia" they know per-
fecty WELL why il is that such nsnuaons scatter
ed abroad; and why such suspicious attempted Ia
be The object is II possible, TO deudc and 10
divide them; shake their idence in Secretary Who
has discharged his duty and an administration who is
reforming the abuses of their Predecessors. II is to
answcr the very purpose, as the positive fsehoois
which circulated about Mr. Randolph, or the direct
fabrications about the Nashville Committee the forged
letters of the Coalition, and the hundred tricks which
disgrace the Opposition papers. II is TO send Andrew
jackson TO the Hermitage, and TO recall H. Clay from
his exile TO place him in the chair of the government
"The Freomen Of Virginia" not ripe for this rcvo-
luton They not ready 10 say that Hcy have chang.
cd their principles and willing TO take TO their bosom
Ultra FedeT0Isf, tho uniform advocate Of federal
entertainment at the expense of the Rights of the States
the Father of the American System OF Tariff the pro.
claimed supporter OF the Maysyille Turnpike. And still
less are they TO be deuded by any false cry or nsidous
nsnuaon about bargain and intrigue in favor Of Mar.
Tin Van Bnren of John g. Calhoun, any other dis
tnguisbcd supporter of the present administration.