Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-04-22


upon himself political damn alton, from which h
can be no redemption. From that moment. the "une.
adicsbie faint" will be upon him. elDgog into death
lie The gallant and Lofty Clay, with "dim nisbed be ad.
| TO be bi' Lieutenant He has played that game once
aud lost h; b. stands up tor himself, sganst the
wor'd-every thing or nothing Blu, further 'psculs.
ucn Is needles upon this headhis union Is hardly
within the scope II possibility.
Ii Is possible that something may be 'ound in the
particular time selected TOR bis publication indicative
oil some OF the mstves which induced II. Ii could
not but have been ioreseen by every body, that the
opposition OF the Virginia Senators the power .xer-
csed by the Administration in regard 10 he Turkish
Treaty, would produce asionisbneot and excitemen t
Throughout The country Was II designed tho, this
respondence shoud 20 forth, n.c,ed in the public
mind with this movem ut In the Sena,e! Mr. Taze-
wells speech delivered after the alton,
bs opposition TO he known, Il is beiiy
ed, some time before the delivery OF the speech. 1
have no idea that Mr. G. expected to capture the Vr
GINA Senators, by siratsg-m; but he might have call
culsted to turn to his advantage, the dissaisacou
with tie President, which he ioTesaw, the course OF
the Senators would produce in Virginia and else
where Tbs Senators had mo i've and no desire 10
weaken the Administrations, bu, IL easily be be-
lieved tba, MIR e. was aetuatsd by any h, design
IL was their sole puiPSse to upheld the Cons,u lot;
aud II should be knosn TO the President, aud uust
in God, he will believe il, from the ps OF itiend
that Virginia has always supported snl always wi
support her public servants. Whenever ihy step forth
to arrest the exercise OF any power by the Federal
Government, which is not plainly gran by the char
ter liz is impossible, however, behave that Gen.
Jackson, in the appointment of ,hese Turkish Commits
the Constitution OF his country. whn, earthly motive
could he have had! None conceivable. On the con.
uary, he had every motive to abstain, ami have
had his assurance that he will always alb stain from the
exercise OF con,rover,ed and doubtful pow.rs When
ever any power is ascs rsined 10 be such an one
have every reason, from h,s own recorded sentiments,
to believe that he will abstain, not only ON the err
| else, bat the assertion OF IT,.
Difficult, nay, iupos bie il is 10 comprehend the
policy which dictated this msnt to Mr. Calhouu,
there Is no such difficulty in percsiving the line
a in iunc
The subs is free fiom difficulty, III we consider it
Statesmen and Patriots, un,nduenced by The partial
ties or antpahies OF private individuals We are 10
act 10 that way which will tend mosj TO promote and
| strengthen the CoDstu onal principles and gsncral
policy OF what we deem the true Rvpubli party.
VIVA, iresn beauty have some OF our politicians dis
covered in Mr.. G. TO excite this new passion in his
BEHALF Are TO fall in love with him because he
has quarreled with the Presden!-What Preside Mt
tDhose Prssiden,?- Olrs, undoubtedly. We are not
merely TO esporse his private quarrel, but 10 make
him President Tor his pains. Or are these gentlemen
Tor making him play the part of their Cavalier Sorrento
willis, another is in possession OF our lawful ser.
vice end matrimonial vow, shall we fly into his arms
aud lavish upon him all love and s. ctlons Call
1t what they wi,-ihe generous support Injured
manor what not-it is illicit connection at this
ume aud under exciting circumstances, forbidden by
The duty which we owe TO principles and our
country When our present gsgemens are fulfilled,
will l.ten his addresses aud tbose of his rivals
and will give QUE favor TO the worthy He can.
not woo US 20 his embrace by all the end
arts oil the accomplished and pracsed gallant: We may
uot now DC stduced from the pah at once OF policy
and duty.
All governments and all elections are unquestionably
evils; why, therefore, should rush into premature
and controversies concerning themp They
are matters with which should have as little as pos.
sioe TO do.-Enough for the days the evil thereof
And "% S %ho T Tao% b..i sGs"
Why, therefore, when the only controversy pending
before the nation is that between jackson and Claw
should we aeitate and distract the public mind by get
ting up centeul poraneous contest between Van Bu
q nS hR nl will slNa ILL
lore we be with the nevis it intended by NOR
tai man to set up either of these gentlemen al this
ume IN opposition to the President-From certain sam
oiguous givlngs our some such intention might be in
ierred. have already demonstrated as seems 10 me
the utter hopelessness of this enterprise. Our magma
lions even cannot furnish with a solitary pIausible
inducement TO embark at this time i'm any such peri
ous adventure. at is not and ii cannot come TO
good"
In bringing these desuory and hasty reflections 10
ciose lei us examine for moment the policy OF stand
ing neutral, in the present critical posture of affairs
a course recommended by some OF our leading poiti-
clans They deem ii best amidst the ayi,atons that
are sweeping over the country, to fold up their
arms, and stand by the idle and Indifferent spec-
tators OF the strife that RACES around II is their OBJ
Ject 10 make the administration feel in their neg alive
opposition the want of their positive support and thus tc
furnish TO them the strongest inducement shape their
measures more favoraby to the principles which we
uphold. But let entreat and impore our friends IN
beware lest in performing this delicate evolution this
affected retreat, the enemy may get possession of
the citadel, from which we shall forever after find II
u lnel. III IS surely hazardous
manGuvre-the good contingent and remote-the evil
immediate and imminent. We might perhaps awaken
the fears of the administration by the withdrawal of our
support but II did, would they y 10 our arms or TO
those oil our enemies for safety? and il they came TO
u.s. should we be able TO support them with our ranks
scattered and broken into peces-Is it imagined that
we shall shun responsibility by standing neutra IL So
1t is most amentabie deluson. We have been and
are one OF the bellgerents, actively and enercet-
calIy engaged in wagng To assume the posture
oil neutrality, would be TO take new, most decisive and
most Perous measuTeit would be TO desert our most
III we could put an end to hosiiies by this step IL
might be well and good-but the contest will still on
on, with our friends weakened by the satisfaction of our
strength, and our opponents relatively strengthened to
the same extent At all events this is not the moment
or even temporary or apparent abandonment of our
party. Let us at least occupy the vantage ground on
which we now stand, till the events of another winter
snail break upon to decide the fate OF this confede-
racy. The union surely is precious thing to u.s. to
poserty, 10 The whole worldand wise or good man
VIII Ind justification with his own conscience or ex.
cuse with hi God for putting IL into unnecessary peril
Or making the object OF pastime sport or hanging
upon the issue oil political experiment party ma
nruvTe.
VIVA, must be the inevitable consequences of an
andonmeDt OF our party in This exigtncy Suppose
Virginia to stand upon her principles, her whole pfiu
cpes' ana nothing but bef pfOeplss: II is clear
as day, that she must stand in a miserable mnoriIy-
Let her set up OF her own thorough bred States.
right Politician, as candidate for the Presidency
against the world Is there rran IiviDs so visionary
and so ntauased as to credit the possib lily OF his sue
cess Without miraculous revolution in public senti-
IN M we may support, bu, elect any Presi-
de mt lavOrhbls doctrines