Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-03-30


the period oil that war,--iar be IL from 10 include
all OF them et those in other quarters Of the Union
who had borne thu same party name
IL Is well known in the history Of this country that
having lived under limited monarchy till the revou-
ton, only then, but the formation Of our stat. aud
general Constitutions some honest diversity OF opinion
existed as TO the extent aud limits OF power safely to
be entrusted in the hands of the peoples agents
Without dwelling on the titles which should be given
10 The side, for asking large pow er and much conf
deace in Office holders; and TO the other for granting
only small power and limited conhdsnce-it l. sufficient
TO notice thai this division, coupled with other matter
ron ine 10 time connected aud incidental. sep rated
u whole country iu'o opposing parii-s: Parties toe,
which no, then being Chi fly sectional, wers eul
ther than Injurious in rousg vigilance, and in pre-
serving uumpdr'd the reserved powers Of the people
ard the States But a. some more exciting aud more
loo n topics of difference occurred-an Eastern Chief
Magistrate being removed from oic", under complaint.
ami Inconsistencies a. do,su and violent as any hea
he'e on account OF more recent removals bis place
being supplied by southern successor and vsst ad-
Orion being made under ihat successor to on,
Southern Territory, and expected also to be made
thereby TO any cular South rn influence, which
might prevail IN the admnisT alton of our government
these general parties Tar respected one of them
gradually assumed almost entire secona characters
and, contrary TO the inInctons Of Washington, so of
Ten urged on our consideration in this debate s
began to drag into the controversy every sectional in
teresi and prejudice that nestle closest round the he
OF errng man.
bers of that party have recently averred, were soon
after made for separating the Union had a POOR apollo
KY, in belief, that the purchase of Louisiana wa.
mnconsti uonal a one of their htn number, now on
this noor still TO hold; and mus, have been from
the account of those members of a mere rash and Sec
tona character; and, have doubt with no ap.
probation among many OF the honest disciples of that
party, even in the Eas; among few. if any of them
South Of the Hudson. These last had no mo-
tvcs TO cherish such local and pfrncious views
The Embargo, Don-ni ercoursc AMI war which soon
and SUCCESSFULLY followed, pressed with extreme q.
verify the Eastern States, and gave the IeaJers
oil the party, having thus become separated, by
sectional views, IRON 'heic brethren elsewhere,
AN opportunity to appeal still more strongly TO
sectional prsludces, and 10 renew or begin for the
hr' time, "a the truth may be, course of opposition 10
the General Government violen, in language, disor-
ganizng i'll lis measures and whether aiming or not AZ
northern conieleracy, certainly ending in the Hart.
ford Convention. course of opposition which 10 cav
ne least was any thing hut practising The lessons Of
pdhhngf0n any thing bnt re al national repubcdn.
ism any thing but respect /0r the constituted autLo
rHeS-"ny hing but euOgg on The great minds and
paoc near then sent To cheer and To bless in the
prosecution o that glorious war--any thing but deyo-
ton to Our country, tchOle csit,,trU, and no.
hng Dat our country. Whoever took the lead, the n
IN that course OF opposition in Congress or out-who-
ever IT'S attacked by the South the West for taking
such leai l. for one, protest. that the Who'll, East as a
econ s not TO be involved in the defence and that its
democracy, so Tar as represented by me- has neither
oeen implicated in the attack, any for
angry retort The whole controversy, sr reg ards
my friend TO the right, (Mr. Hayne, has been shown
by reference TO his remarks 10 have arisen from sric
lures by him solely the peace party in the late war
and the violent movements of its leaders in that course
oil opposition Leaders and movements then officially
and as strongly as here row, denounced by large mi.
nniy in the East itself, having been erclusrcl,
Brush" and by which leaders and movements the
late Executive has pvbcly repeated that separation
@ me Union trdS openly stimulated. Thus will he
seen how terent character this course of opnosition
both before and during the war; had given TO hat par
~ In the East, in respect 10 its attachment TO the u
MON, and It's patriotism at large from what Justly be-
ionged to The same nominal party elsewhere.It is by
setting history right, in this way that proper dicrmi-
nations can he made between nominal Federali.ts in
and ont OF the East, and between those in the
Ed ITSELF who led, and those no were msed or b.
trayed, by sectional violence.
III gentlemen please, | for one have so little party
bitterness, merely old party grounds as TO he will
ling 70 CO. in NEE ing their invitations, to forgetulness
oi hygone acrmony, and party fruds, than half
way and to take the epoch of the late as the peri
OF OF amnesty, beyond which, like the era of Richard
Tor o'her purposes the memory Of man runneth not
about parties, except connected with historical facts
and constitutional principles, bearing present Adj
minsraton of the State and the General Governments
But never can 90 Tor any abandonment compromise
OF these principles.
Still another concession will make in Justice TO the
yeomanry of the East many of whom in the late war
were delucd into opposiion,hy wha Mr. Jefferson call
ed "the Marats, the Dantons, and Robespieres, OF
Massachusetts," G. Jefersons Notes, 2IO)
The same sectional attempts, were, by that class OF
leaders, then brought TO bear their honest he arts
and warm heads, which made to ar on them i'm
the late canvass, and are now continued with view
To prejudice them against the South, TO seduce them
into relief that the whole of New England il pro.
NCIiptu real interest OF Inc
hostile rather than united closely the interests and
incinatons OF married life. Ia it strange, then that
the large mass even Of the peace party should thus
have been misled for time by those leaders clerical
or political, in whom they had been accustomed TO
place implicit contiirnce' And that thew should fall
laciousy appear as if with deiberaon, giving sane.
ton to those violent party acts, nsgated by the mere
LEADERS, such official reusals when our heartls & al
iars were invaded, 10 place the militia under the officers
oil the Union for defence such legislative exhorta-
ons against loans and ensmcnts public vote, and
troops for proe ction-moons here at one time TO
impcach Mr.. Jefferson, and threats at another
that Mr. Madison deserved halter. Yet with SINH
lar lead, to what then led told again and again
IN defence TO attacks this violent of opposition
about New England patriotism and New England re-
spcct Tor order and regular government f these vr-
tneS belonged to those alone who required defence
and as If that class of politicians possessed all effected
all, and were NIL an all. As it, for moments illus
traon the soldiers bones that mouder on our Niagara
frontier those of patriotic volunteers from the Mas.
sachuseus remonstrants, whom the gentleman on nv
right then earlessly charged with taking The enemy's
ground, supporting his claims, and justfyng his az
STesSiOn it the saving loans in aid of that glorious
struggle came from those who pronounced the struggle
UNJUST amt nluTderOus and as il Sailors who "pull-
ed down the flag of I've Guerrero and Peacock" were
OF those who deemed il immoral and iTreIieiO to re-
i0ce at o ndUdL UictOTies. Not such as the as-not
such aid, or such defenders, did that crisis need
Nor tall aoriio doeHsori5us istis
TemPWs eget.
Far he it from to utter or feel single sentiment
of unkndncss to individual who did not participate
in those measures of opposition, and much less to any
one who did participate from honest convictions they
were right and who still has the rankness and mapta-
nnity to avOw W and to award full justice to the abused