Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-03-09


harshly with their own State Governments. the
iorities dealt with the administration here There
presses on brtn sides, popular meetings both side
aye, and pits on both sides also. The gen,lenan
yors have only catered for him among produce
ions OF one side. certainly, shall not supply the def
cheney by furnishing samples of The other. leave to
him, and to them, The whole concern.
enough Tor me to say, that IT, in any part Of this,
IN lie graceful occupation II in al h researchcs, they
bud any thing, in the history Of Massachusetts, or New
Englsn or i'm the proceedings OF any legislative,
other public body. disloyal to the Union. speaking
slightly OF value, proposing TO break up, recon-
mei,tiing non-inteicourse with neghborng States, on
account of difference Of political opinion, then. sr,
give them all up to the honorable genieman's rnre.
strained rebnke; expecting, however that he will ex
tend his bufengs, in like manner to oil similar pro-
ceedings, irhererer else found.
The gentleman, sir has spoken large Of former par
ties nov no longer Ia being by their received appel
laons, and has undertaken instruct not only in
ie knowledge of their principles, but OF their r-spec
tive pedgrees also He has ascended the origin, and
rum out their genealogies. With xempIary
ssty, he speaks OF the party which he processes TO
have -ionged himself the true pure, the only hon
est, patriotic party, derived by regular desc NJ, from
iather TO son. from the time Of the viruous mans!
Spreading before us the family tree Of political par
ties, he takes especial to shew himself snugy
perched popular bought He IL wak-ful to the ex-
ped-ncy OF adopting such rules OF de scent, for political
parties az shall bring him in, in exclusion OF Others
am heir TO the Inheritance of all public virtue and all
true political principles. His doxy is always OF thodoxy
He,erodoxy il confined to his opponents. lie spoke,
sir, OF the iederasts, an thought saw some eyes
hat ground. expected he .oulh draw his sketches
rather lightly. when he looks the circle roun! him.
and e.pecialy he should cast bis thoughts the high
places, out OF the Senate Nevertheless he went back
Rome Gd Gnniun urbe condiid, found the fathers
of the tedrali-ls in the primeva ariocats Of that
nowned Empire. He traced the low OF feder al blood
down 'hi Qua essive and utures till he g),
II into the veins of the American Tories Cot whom by
tie way, there We're twenty in the Csolnas n
Massat huseits) From tie Torres, he followed to the
iederalists aud as the federal parry broken up,
and there possibility of transmitting it further on
this side the Atlantic he seems 10 have discovered that
1t has gone of, coa'eray though against all the
mons 10 the Ultras OF F'ance. and finally
became extngui-he like exploded, s among ,ha adj
h-Tcns OF Don Miguel This, sir is an abstract OF the
gentc;a.n's history of federalism an, not about to
conirovert il. IL is not, at present. wor e pains O.
reiutaon, because, il this dav any feels the
sin OF iedsralsm lying heavily on his conscience, he
can easily obtain mission III may have an in
uugence, u he is deslrous oil REPEATING the trans
gresson 1t Is an affair Of difficulty get into this
same right line OF patriotic descent. man, nova
days. II at liberty 10 choose his political pareniage. He
may elect his father Federaiists, or not, he NAV
II he choose, Claim TO belong the favored stock,
and his claim will be allowed. He may carry back his
pretrnsons just as far the honorable gentleman him.
sell, nay he may make himself out the honorable gem
enans cousin, and prove, Satisfactorily that he is de-
scendod from the same poca great grand father-
All this is allowed. We all know a process, sir by
which the whole Essex Junto could in one hour he all
washed white from their ancient Federalism and come
out, every one of them, original democrat dyei in
the wool! Some OF them have actually unIe gone the
oPeration ana they cay II ~ quite The only
convenience il occasions, they tell us slight ten
dency OF the blood 10 The face, soft sufusion, which
however, Is very .sient since nothing il said calc-
lated TO deepen the red the cheek but pru,en 81.
ence observed, in regard to all the past Indeed sir
some smiles OF appreciation have been bestowed and
some crumbs OF comfort have fallen not a thou and
miles from the door Of the Hartford Convention itself
And the author OF the ordinance of 1887
the her requisite qualifications, there is no knowing
now ilhs andng his federalism whit heights of favor
he might not yet attain.
Mr. pre,1eut in Il Z,
WAS into New Eng'and,he honorable gentleman all a.
long processes 10 he acting the defensive He de-
ses to consider me as having assailed South Carolina
and insists that he forth only her cha mpion
aud in her defence. Sir DO admit thai mad.
ny attack whatever on South Carolina. Nothing like
It, The honorabs member, in his first spc CHI. ex.
pressed opinions in regard to revenue and some
topics, which heard both with pain and with surprise
toll tn. gentlem,n that aware that such sen.
tmens were entertained ont Of the government, but
mad tot expected TO Ind them advanced in il; that
knew there were persons in the South who speak of
Union with Indifference or doubt taking pains TO
magnify lis evils, and 10 say nothing OF lis benefits
that the honorable member himself, | was sure, coull
nsver be OF these, and greet ed the EXPIRE ssion
Of such opinions, as he ha avowed because thought
their obvious tendency was TO feelings of dis
respect TO the Union, AMI 10 weaken its connection
Ths sir, il the and substance Of all said on The
subject And this constitutes the atack which calls on
the chivalry o. The gentleman, in his opinion TO hurry
with such foray, among the party pamphlets AMI pa
" proceedings OF Massachus It! II he means ihai
spoke with Dissatisfaction dsrespect of the ebuIli-
tons oil individuals In South Cdrolips, il il true But
" he means that had asa;l-d the character of the
State, her honor or patriotism, that had reflected on
her history her conduct he hal rot the slightest
ground for any such assumption. did not even refer
think, in f,Y observations 10 AIRY cole of indi-
viduaIs saii nothing Of the recent conge ntions
spoke in the most guarded anil careful manner and on.
y expressed my regret for the publication OF opinions
which pro.ume,l the honorable member ed
much "a myself In ,his, il seems, I was mi.taken
do not remember that the gentleman has discaine ed
ny sehfneni, any opinion, OF surpassed anti Union
tendency, which al any OF The recent ions
has been expressed Tn whole din OF his speech has
been rather oprove. hat in divers times and manners
sentiments equally liable 10 my Obsc ion have been
promolged in New England. And one would suppose
that his object, in this reference to Massachusetts, wa,
10 ind precedent 10 Justify proceedings in the South
were IL not for the reproach and coutumey with which
he abors, all along. 20 load hi. precedents.
BY way ofdcfending, South CIrolin, from VIVA, 10
chooses TO think an attack her, he GrH quotes The
example Of NJ Massachusetts,, and then denoinces tbst
example in goJd set terms. This two. fold purroso,
MOI very Consistent with itself, one would C,ink vac
exhibited more than in the course Of his speech
ie referred, Tor instance, TO the Hartford Conven
DID ne d, this Tor authority for a topic of reproacl,
Apparently Tor both. FOR he told that he shout find
no iault vii the fact Of holding such Conven-
hHn end consierng and dcu- sing such questions az
he snppDses then and there dscUssei: but what
rendered II ohn9xous the time II was held ~ and
the ciicunstAnces OF The country, then existing. We
were IN war, be ssid, and the country needed all our
AID; the hand o. government required 10 he strength
ened, no, weak ned; and pariosm should have post
poned such proceedings 10 another day. The thing IT,
self, then. is precedent; the time and manner OF g.
only, subject OF Now, Sir, 20 much farther
this mint. than the