Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-05-11
%RICHMON.D, TUESDAY. .M9Y m.

The Maysvilie Turnpike Subscription Bill has passed
the House OF Representaives-but il is not vet a law of
the land. II Is now to pass the ordeal Of the Senate and
oil the President. Will they too sanction this blow upon
the Constitution Of their country. Ifsuch appropriation.
are permitted; and IL "what has been done once NAV be
done again:"f the whole form -four government is no, 10
depend upon the parchment, but upon precedents-then
may we bid adieu to the limited Constitution which our
iorefathers have given us. Its whole character will be
changed. we shall have a great consolidated and splendid
government, which will extend its own general power.
ana especially the Executive patronage, TO the great
Ejeoparay oil te liberties OF the people.-we may begin
awful squinting-it squints at monarchy" The man,
who has the strength Of mind enough to arrest this tenden'
y 70 consultation; and to bring Us back to the principles
o. 'enersons Administration, the "touchstone of the Old
Republican Party" will deserve the warnlest gratitude
Of the People. "
Alter penning these remarks, we received a letter
rom Washington, (of the sth) which presents some in.
teresting views Of patriotic politician upon this. az well
a. upon another point.-He remarks that
congress are going on Wild in th~ir appropria.
uon'-Ihst, for the ensuing year, they win amount to
at iea't l3 millions, executive of the publ c ,d.bt. He
hopes mat the President will not draw a cent upon the
SINKING iunh' amounting, h. believe. 70 IL millions
i"at ne onght 10 conider IL an appropriation and an.
ply II all TO tho extinghishnent Of HE public debt
othsrw'se the consequence would be, that the revenue
which WIN not amount to more than "a millions perhaps
10 much is'. would fall short Of our expenditures-
That he knows the President has III. pawn eat of IN.
Public Debt very much at heart-that The Pre- ,idep,
regards II as The hrst object OF his sdmini tra,ion. -The
snvenomed and sxasperated party in the opposition and
particularly the Tariff party, see THE, and are for omen.
ing every vent they can to the Tie ,surv.-when the
public debt Is paid The people Of tho U States will not
consent TO be taxed IL millions 10 foster manufacturer
that "Thc American System falsely so called. INNS,
blow up, q short time alter tho public debt has been
es.ns",'nsd and TIA, he hopes therefore. the people
of the South will not run into any extravaganza of on.
posinon' by attempting TO carry their multiplying doc
trines into effect"
We intended to have written a pretty long article TO.
day, upon the structures Of the N. Intelligencer of the
sd iust.-But our temper has cooled down to the zero
Point-and besides, il we had the time, we have no, the
space. TO spare Tor such retaliation. There wa. once =
period when the slightest whisper Of cen.ure from th,t
ono, respectable print, would have commando our
most serious notice. But hat time has gone by: and
It's ioudest ihuuders Of denunciation, are now scar cely
regarded, and are soon forgotten.
The N. Inteligencer affects TO think, that ". arc
" insldiously attacking he President Of the u s.. for
the Toast which he gave at the late public dinner-s
RICH, merry conceit, indeed, Particularly A q we a..
tempting to defend the President against the ;n.;diou.
ATTACKS OF that very paper.-It Is pleased to say, tina,
the Richmond Enquirer has "done more mischi f. with.
in the last five years, t'isn any other print in the coun.
ry-a compliment at least, TO the influence Of the En-.
quirer, which we are sorry we cannot recipro .ate-for.
the IN. lntclligencer has sunk more nearly 10 the CON-
d'lon OF a cypher, than we could have conc lived 10 he
have exerted any little influence that we nav have
happened' TO p~ossess-whether for good or for mischief
we must leave 1t to an impartial public TO decide. We
certainly protest against taking our character from such
opponents a. the N. Intelligencer.
The lnteiigencer has made a pompous array of its
own recent services-and really il has so little left l.,
console il for the unhappy change in its recent situation
thati it would be almost a pity to awaken it from its self.
deiusion-But II II does Id60ur under that delusion, its
conscience Qike that of another celebrated politician)
is very easily satisfied. =
The article in the Intclligencer winds up with a aecla
rauon, which is oil much more consequence than all its
structures upon US, or its CALCULATIONS upon itself. aLet
us avaii ourselves Gays that paper) OF an occasion.
when IL apt TO our purpose, to say, that whateye r
Tears we may have had of the feeling Of discomfort, in
me S'u'h ripeniag into violence against the Laws OF
te Uidon' &c. we no longer a%pprehend from South
Ear9nna lor the South gensrally) any thing like an su.
thorizsd or sustained attempt to re-ist the execution Of
'ne revenue Laws OF the United States. We de-
care WIN pleasure our belief, from variou, circnm.
stances that her leading statesmen, generally, have no
views beyond declaration and protes alton sg ,iu.t
ISome mi.rePIcse1ts,on has been made OF tho Presidents toast.
ioVc, ~ ne fhhadeIphia Sentinel states il to have been: UOnr
fenefsl Onion-it must aud shall be preserved." The two word,
W IIic. were enormously put in by the correspondent of tho Sen
heL-but ~ opposition prints have seized upon the staten,ent
nor mischievous purposes. The U. 3. Telegraph thus costmdic,,
w statement; 1--WE have already said that the original autoyrnnh
o te RESIDENT toast, written in pencil, by himself, a 1. printed.
W !. sent 10 ms ofhce by the Committee of Arrangement, who
prepared the toasts for publication 4" &c. ~