Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-06-20
Saturday Eoem sag, Jane 10

SATURDAY. ECe7ssasg, Jss1se rs
10 In common with .sCritic,n and we presume the
intelligent public at large, we have noticed the shy
delPhic manner, in which our learned contemporary
has handled the subject of Notification At one time
he threatened the National Integencer in this wiso:
We are no nullifers-bu if this, 1--WE forgot what it
was,) IS persisted In, tremble for the Union" The
Editor evidently started to finish the sentence in verv
different manner He meant to say when he common.
ced 1t, perssted in, shall become nullifers But
his heart failed him We do him the Justice to cav
that tre believe him to have very just horror of Multi
hcation and Disuaion in his heart for party purpo
ses, to show his loyalty to the Ans;. Tariff majority
Virginia and the South, and to keep it in united and
Arm array, the only possible means of keeping down
the rising prospects of Mr. Clay he has permitted him.
self to speak of Notification with federation and
mystihcation, no, i'll unison with his general policy.
when he finds emajority decisive as it certainly H.
against that absurd doctrine, in Virgins
For THE WING.
THE ENQUIRER AND QUALIFICATION
Those who read the Enquirer casually, or carelessly
without bearing mind and connecting together al the
paragraphs wreu by MrRitche, upon the South Caro-.
ma movements will not readily all the shapes which
tins modern Proteus from time to time puts on
1t is only by close observance that he can be deec
tea' ana, with proper attention he may be detected
The writer of this article has been one of the
readers OF the Enquirer from the day of its
nen and he ventures to say that than dozen
papers which issued from its press have escaped
his particular attention. For the first twenty years of
us tins paper was read by the writer with
pleasure and satisfaction it devoted faithful his
tory and detailed the passing events of the times for
the last five years. its character has become totally
changed, and, place of being what was it is now
devoted to faction, INSIST ting all material facts or SUD-
pressing them altogether if they operate against the VIC
lent and factous party to which the editor processes
be attached
No paper published in Virginia has ever done so
much to destroy the political peace country as the
chmond Enquirer; it has been engaged for the last
nve years IN all the low tricks which ever disgraced
village paper uttering all the dirty language of defama
ton which has distinguished friend and brother the
Telegraph, which last mentioned paper was its model
SO long as 1t was recognized the Jackson oracle
Mr. Rltche has at length brought himself TO point
which will overwhelm him before he departs from it
and mark the prediction.
For twelve months past the ENQUIRER has be.n cbsr
ed with being favorable to qualifications to these cbarS
the editor has either been silent or if he has sno
KEN ms language has been thing but plain de-
cIsive He has constantly left plain hole to creep out
at which ever way majority may afterwards be found
His last language reply the Charge will be ound in
the Enquirer of the 10th june and when it is examined
closely 1t will BIO found to be full of double meaning and
commitment.
What says Mr. Richie a charge of being favorable
to notification made by the National Inelgencer2-
Does he openly and undsgusedly deny its truth and
denouncc the principle! Oh no! To this grave charge
he says We have declared belief that South Car
DINA would not rush into tive have over and over
Union, and OUT of it at the same time. We have re-
peated hundred times devotion to the Union-tha
nothing but the dlrest necessity intoerable oppres
sion should Induce us to think of dissolution and that
every means of ancable arrangement should be first
exhaustedwe have said it vain the Intellipencer
charges us again with notification, what is equal to
1T by Perverting words" &c. This is what Mr.
Rchle says in reply to the serious charge being an
enemy to the Union.
Now, reader, whoever you may be, analyze this Ian.
guage, and see it be made to mean condemnation
of South Carolina doctrines as they are called : the
quoted paragraph s divided into distinct members
one member at time and look at it; begin with the
hrst MIR. k. says hare declared our belief that
South Carolina t1Ould rush into it; but she does
contrary to Mr. Rtchie's belief, what then Does NJ r.
K say he would not go with her? Oh This is care.
fully avoided. Take the next member" We hare orey
and again said that The idea pas absurd of our
~ the Union and OUT Of IL at the same time" But does
Mr. K. say that South Carolina ought to keep IN the
Union7 Does not his language more plainly mean that
South Carolina ought first to get of the Union and
then resist the law Take his next division-e have
repeated hundred times devotion TO the Union
Do The South Carolina disulonsts sav the sn,us
thing Do they not say that those who love the Union
most will most resolutey defend the Constitution 7r
Yet they go for notification, and Mr. Richie with them
What next does Mr.. r. say2-" That nothing but the
dres necessity, an intoerabe oppression should induce
to think Of dssoution.n Does Mr. R. saw that this
dire necessity this ntocrabe oppression We rot come
He says such thing, but his language leaves fair
Inference that IN bis opinion, they hare Gomez and SO
says Mr. VI DufhG and his followers Again Mr. Rit
chic says, '5nd that every of amjcabe arraupe
Inent should be irst exh1uscd and does he add that
these meang have not been eKhausted7
Take the whole quotation together, and il will be
found TO he Pennsd by of Mr.. Van Burens n1ysti
cation scholars, and VIC know that Mr. Richie has been
10 Washington and New York TO be instructed BY the
IaHmaRy boys, and that the cx-secretary has paid
visit Of instruction to him at Richmond.
1t IS not overlooked that MIR Richie, in the same
editorial article from which the foregoing extract s
roado, has given something of plan himself which
should govern the States in their course of action mon
the tariff laws and this plan, If it deserves tho narne
shall be examined hereafter in the mean time the at
tenton Of discreet and independent politicians s
Pectfuly invited to ito examinations and they will find
1t nothing mors than string Of absurd notions put
together IN form not to be understood and leaving
the editor wide door TO walk out BY whenever he Is
pressed hard This candid and wise editsr b in favor
OF special ooroet9B for tho purposes Of concert in
order that long phil, strong pull and pull 1ltoge
tier may 30 made. This language IS full ard prsgney;
Notwithstanding TIE attempted explanation which fol-
love- But what is rsmsKka5ls Mr.. Richie FIRST says
IN the quotation before made, that he never believed S.