Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-26

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laborsd article In the last Political Areas" Is 100
lavish both OF its eneomiums aud lie csnsures. Our
modesty declines all prstension to the one. a. our
"eonsesnce eisclsims all justice Ia the other The
editor oil The Arens. liberal a. told he h In private
ifs 10 no, exactly he mount the ethical chair
himself, and TO read US lectures on political morality
The blood courses through Mr. BIS veins with ra
Their too much rapidi,y; he 10 too deeply stepped
In the cause CT the Opposition, 10 lay aside the
character Of the par,izan, and assume that Of tn.
lcalm and impara) moralist"-rhe article BE-
di',enpered spirit There general charges With.
out specih administrations without proof-and fu
situations. the monitor to which he boldly apre
more boldly tells us, that are without justice. and Il
MIR. b. will excuse us. without hbersli,y We know
|" precisely what (his assertions) are worth"-,hey
are ha dly worth the trouble OF answering them-But
Mr.. b. would have scarcely have accounted in the
way he has done, for our disclaimer Of the over
whelmiug influence, so absurdly attributed 10 thi.
paper. II he had recolected, that for years past we
had repealed the iuviiious assertion In the same
manner. II was long time ago, not for the frs,
time lately or :" now" that we repealed il In nearly
the same terms that we employed the other dsy-W.
declared that noue bu, knaues could circulate such
atsurdiss-and none but fools could believe ,hem-
As 10 the only other ailusion in Mr. BIS article
which admits ofany thing Iks explicit, an swer We
can repel its injustice with the most unblenchins con-
hience. The imputaton which it conveys Is contrary
| to all the declarations have male the prin.
cipe Of non. intervention we have avowed; : the
whole course we we pm suing. II by pc.
iical aspirant" be meant either Of the Candidates
who are looking forward to the vacant slippers OF
General Jackson, then we dsny that we have laid
hold on the skirts OF political aspirant, TO be
dragged through the mud aud fifth Of a vsnal and
Pro,,uted advocacy Of his cause The Arena Is
good enough to say that the Enquirer has no occasion
to resort TO such expeden,.; that these "iruekng de-.
vises are beneath ito digDty"-as We know they are
bece.th our adoption We leave il to Mr.. b. TO
bind himself to the OF the political aspirapt' Of
the Wes'-'hs man who once took service, " like a
certain Dugald .Dalgety' Of his political enemy-
who wcud invoke the very CENT of war, pes,iiencs
aud hmine."o promote the objects of his ambition
who will drag his devoted presses Through all the
mud and nth of vepal aud prosiituted advocacy Of
ms causs"-who has displayed his "talents and pub.
nc virtue" by an abortive aud mischsvous diplomacy
whose share OF the last administration has the
indelible sentencs bf an indignant peope-,ni ,ll
whose principles are at war with tho hest in
eresis, aud the constitutional dosirines of Virginia
Let others bind themselves to the Of tho Author of
the American System, envy moi their seIee tion-
nor shall we initiate their example. IL the support of
Mr. Clay consists with thess genemen's idea of ex.
pedency"-if II be thus that they would truly re.
prefenVirsinia among her sisters ates-if thu. thew
would exhibit her "air, LIBERAL just &
character all we can ray is, why then toiH haze
none ". We should leave il to others, to become
"the Organ Of Virginia" IL this be tho course of
policy which Mr.. b. would recommp nd to us from
bis moral cbar-if such be the arguments by which
he would entice us into the rack. Of the Opposition
we suspect that we should be little Disposed an
swer his arguments" as to complain Of his animad
versions" But it is time to close this subj ct. We
shall scarcely trouble our readers with 1t again
The Rail Road System The order OF the day. Tn.
late astonishing daught of 200 barrels OF -four and
cars on the Baltimore road by single horse brings its
advantages home to the business aud booms of N en-
But this 10 not all We have seen the advance Of the
stocks OF certain railroad companies In Nsw-York-
The opening OF the books of Philadelphia on MONDAY
last for subscription to the Norristown Rail. Road Com
pany exhibited OF the most n'ense interest II
reminds US in sort Of what took place on the o.
Penng OF the books for subscribing to the Capital Of the
Bank of Virginia.
"The press Of persons (saysi the Phil inquirer. }
anxious to purchase shares in this eli.
ty, and probably the same at the other pace,-
Treble the number of shares that were for disposal
might have been subscribed for-The scene Of con fu
sion was great; hats, coats and able
sua red every description of s6guraion."-Ano.
Their paper mentions That some Of the subscribers had
take their stand in front Of the hotel before daylight
The rush at Norri'town was equally great. The Ga
ze'te speaks OF i1beins Ca complete and n'olerabIe
JAM" Clothes were torn and stripped oh-the des-
ructon of garments, eloaks, coats and inc xpre
was very disastrous and genera-Even the lives of
number OF persons were absolutely endangered" How
long will II be before the railroad fever will at
tack the good Citizens Of this Commonwealth.
The Lex laur- OF Ohio Adjourned Ga the 18th inst.
after session Of three months They passed an act
for taring manufacturing, bank and Insurance capt.
fa equally with osher capital ithss been estimated
that il will bring under taxation SO 900 900 worth OF
property, now exempted from any cont ibuton.
law has also pass,d, for erecting toll -gates the
JNdtl0nGt R0dd.-Ihs Governor 10 to draw money
enough from the ate Treasury TO put up the gate,
ard houses-to appoint a superintendent Of repairs,
&c.-The gates are TO be put up 20 miles apsrt-Tbe
Treasury s TO be refunded from the TOLL. the money
which had been borrowed from for the EXPENSE, Of
the outs s.
.Nc,o Hampshire erect.-The Boston Gazs'te cou I.
brms the following passage in letter from Concord TO
the NJ York Courier, giving account OF the recent
election in that ale -" We did not know IL be fore
but this election ha sdeveop-d the Tact that NJ Hamp
shire is decisivey an Anti Tariff State; in other
words, opposed TO the system Of Malary and others
who would keep the Tariff as il is"
According to the last Census. the population of
kentucky Is $40 673 whites-4S16 free black.-I65
359 slave'-Totai, 6SS, S44-The population 10 1920
Yves 465 BIZ Increase in 10 years 1851
The last "Abiogdon Republican" announces Messrs
john Keller and Thomas MCulloch as candidates for
the next House Of Isleeates 10 the county Of wa,h
ngton- find Mesrs. Fayette M'Mullin and Thomp-
son IT, Martin, as candidates in the county OF Scott.
W We are requested to announce, that Barrett G..
Payne declines poll for reelection, at tho ensuing
elestion, Delegate to represent the county of Flu
wanna ia the next General Assembly
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
THURSDAY, March "a.
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