Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-02-11

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are 10 have another unprinciped federal opposition to
the government Of our country, like that which the
federaliss raised against the government in the tim
Of JEFFERSON and MADISON. Itisto be conducted
upn the same principle, rather want Of principle
and will have the same result beie that Opposition
The unqualified reprobdfion of the people, the tchsis
pc and nothing out the people. the "Nortbern
Osnerlr IL to play the same part which his proto-
type, Josiah Quincy, did whilst he held the post now
occupied by MIR Webster, that of
OF the ieieral army in Congress. Indeed. Orkney
when he male his famous threat the floor Of the
hall, which Clay said he "soiled," peaeeabiv If t,c
can, Jorcibiy Tue must-when hs moved his reso,u.
ton to mpeach MIR. Jefferson "ths Islam OF Democra.
cy-Nvhen he voted to call the Hartford Convention
when he moved his resolution i'm the Senate Of Massa
chnsetts that the victories OF countrymen ousb,
not to be subject OF rejocing-and when he got up
hi, TIE DEUM celebration at the "Kiag's Chapel"-
was not more obnoxious among the republican the
bers of Congress and this republican people, than w
ster has now rendered himself, by his federal vic
lence
question relative to the public land, has been agi
tated in the Senate, in which, the cool old party line
have been drawn, in which valuable party remini.
cences have been recalled In the codrse Of the dis
cuss:on Mr.. Webster made an attempt to court for
him elf and his friends coalition with the West II o
shake hands with Clay the moUntain) and he ,so
made furious attack upon the republican people Of
the southern States. motion had been made by Mr.
Fooe, an opposition Senator, to institute an inquiry
into the expedency of limiting the surveys of the pub
lie lands in the West and abolshing the land
rms movencnt oil the opposition the tendency of which
was most injurious TO the West, by preventing em,ra
ton TO that part Of the country aud stopping the
gress OF western greatness, was calculated to spread
alarm through the whole Of that country and rouse the
Indignation OF that intelligent aud powe rlul peo,e
against the opposition to the Administrations The op.
position proessed great friendship for the West, quite
new born Zeal for federalists exercise Our dis.
tinguishe enlightened and shrewd FRIEND Senator
WOODBURY., who is justly esteemed the Champion of
New England Democracy, in order to the since.
rty OF these professions moved that the enquiry should
be into the expectancy Of extending of
the surveys of hese lands. This amendment the OF,
sition opposed; and thus the bubble was pcked and
the whole fedora camp thrown into confusion Here
the design OF the opposition completely exposed
and they are, as the eloquent Senator BENTON said
"pckeued,' nailed up TO the wall, 10 the view and
Indignation Of the whole western country, and the re-
pubicans OF all parts Of the country, who have so
deep an interest in the formation of new republican
States in the West TO protect the Democracy of the
NORTH, and to crush its Arisocracy. To relieve the
opposition from the dsadvantageous position i'm which
they had placed themselves, the COMMANDMENTS chief
sounded retreat by moving postpone the whole re
solution indefinitely. And in the speech by which he
endeavoured 10 cover his retreat he uttered vast pro-
fessions of peace andgood will 10 the West but made
furious attack upon the South. The overtures to the
West were rejected with scorn. Col. BENTON of Mis-.
souri,, ornament to the Senate TO his State and IN
the country, said: " Heaven protect the Uyest from
such diIes-the West disdaned an alliance with the
federal politicians Of the East, who illum mated their
Villages hearing the news of the surrender of d.,
troit-who rejoced in the calamites of their country
in the northwest, but considered il uIbecoming a
moral and religious people TO rejoice the brilliant
victories in the southwest and who during the late
eventual war were plotting the dissolution OF the Union
He added, that "he West knew who were their true
allies and ends-hey the people of the repub.
lcan States, and the Democracy Of the North-that
the republicans OF the South and the West, respected
the democracy OF the North, and woul ever extend to
them the right hard of fellowship. These were the
allies witch the part ofthe west he wished Tor in
the north. and none oiher-and he rejected the ALI
ance proffrred by Mr. Webster publicly as il was
proiIered" Mr.. Benton's speech was splendid dis
play oil eioquence' aud every way superior to Mr..
Mr.. Hayne, the distinguished Senator from South
Carolina followed with el quent aud patriotic spec ch
replste with sound argumen in reply to Mr.. Web.
ster's TRADE against the South. He said "tba, tbis
attack upon the South uncailed for and unproyok
ed-and that Mr.. Webster had selected him for an an
tagonist, rather than Mr. Benton because the Senator
from Massachusetts, knew well from past as
present experience, that the Senator from Missouri
was more than match for him." Mr.. H,yne over.
turned Mr. Webster's arguments confu;ed him with
his own speeches on former occasions and alluded with
hne effect to the famous bargain of lS25,-by which
one OF the high contracting parties" locked in
TO the Presidency, the reversIon promised TO another
and a sort OF contingent remainder pledged to the
third an black and Dhite," with the guaranty that
those who fell with the first Adams should rise with
the second" A more just reproof never heard-nor
more severe though courteous exposure Of the mi.
guilty OF the Hartford Convention faction the natural
enemies of the republicans of this nation, who were
guilty Of what Felix Grundy called the "mOraI trea.
SON. OF adhering TO our enemies, and arrayinz them
selves against the country which gave them birth Mr.
Haynes speech il yet concluded but will probably
be finished Monday Ii is thus far a splendid pa
iiamenary effort; and If the ending should be like
the beginning, will be of immense service TO the re-
publican And it is to be hoped that Col Ben
tons and Mr.. Haynes speeches this question will
be published in all our republican papsrs to gladden.
| the hearts Of our Nor hern Democracy
Mr.. Webster launched out into high wrought pa.
negyrck upon one Nathan Dane, who il appe AIRED BY
MIR. Haynes remarks was a member of the Hartford
ConUentiOn; but presume not ofthe "ring lead
ers,' alluded to by General Jackson in his letter to
Mr. Monroe Mr. Webster said, that because this
gentleman had conceived in the ordinance of 1857 the
design Of restricting slavery in the territory north
west OF the river Ohio he deserved TO be ranked with Mi
nos and Numa Pompius. But 10 Col. Benton pro.
duced The records OF Congress and proved that this
ny project was conceived and proposed i'm Congress-
before that gentleman became member and by Tho
mas Jefferson, whom Daniel Webster so hi terly re.
viled in his pamphlet upon the embargo. So Nathan
Dane OF Beverly has to step down from his station in
the ranks Of AIinos and Numa Pompilius TO Weld
that station up to Thomas Jefferson. aud resume his
old place among the worthless who assembled with
closed doors at Hartford the 10Th D-ce lnber 1914
and who will be remembered as long in the United
States, ii not as reuerentiaTy Minos 10 Crete
and Nums Pompilius in Rome
Thus YOU see by all the political movements hero az
well as elsewhere, that the miserable coalition faction
beaten in the late Presidential ele elton by plurality
Of 30 vOes-beaten since that election i'm MARYLAND
New-Jersey and New Hampshire, breathing their last
convul"ve gasp in Maine, and catching like drownng
at strass, 10 the rest Of New EoeIanI mean TO
show fight against the republican people Of the u
Like Moloch, grounding their cosrage " fiat des.
pair, they will hight desperately, for they have moth
ing TO lose; having lost in the OF the coalii
their power, their character, and as il appears their
reason and common Our friends from all quar-.