Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-12-25

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that "such is the information furnished by Mr.. r."
that the people of the South must see i'm this
determination to stimulate the President to carry
out his threat of force against $. Carona"-aud the
Telegraph then asks whether the South will continue
TO foster i'm her bosom an Editor, "who for filthy
lucre would desolae her fair fields by civil war;
We repeat that all this is false the foul tongue
that uttered t-that we have written no leterto N.
York for many weeks-and no letter TO any man
breathing, which does not deprecaie such horrible
resort.
The same letter to the New York Courier, &c.
throws in another suggestion; aud correspondent
of the New York Commercial repeats it, that we
will sustain the principles of the Proclamation &C.
&c. So far that Proclamation relates Nullifca-
ton, we will sustain il TO the utmost of our abilities.
Those principles correct, and urged with ire
sstble force. So far the Proclamation relates to
secession, and to the character OF the Federal COM
pact, we will not sustain Them We think the doc
trines wrong-They contrary all the positions
we have ever taken upon the subject. These Wash
ington correspondents not content with msrepre
senting our own humble opinions but they are mis-
taken about the course which the Virginia Legisla-
turc will adopt-as they toiU Unless we are
most grossly deceived, they will 90 against the Ia
riff against Notification, against certain principles
of the Proclamation, frankly, freely but i'm friend
ly spirit,) they will deprecate the use of force on
both sides, and request South Carolina wait all
events till the expiration of the session of Con-
gress. Nous rcrrons.
THE ATTITUDE OF VIRGINIA!
We republsh the following striking remarks from
the Albany Argus:
eve repeat remark of yesterday that upon the ac-
ton oil Virginia. than upon that of other single
state will the issue OF the crisis hinge The eyes
OF the Union are upon her Her attitude is alike response
BILE and elevated Ii is well for the country that
Her geographical position, her high character devo
ton TO republican principles, the aacry with which she
has resisted federal encroachment, and the power
WIN which she has conended iorthc constitutional rights
OF the States her deep stake in the preservation of the
Union and her abiding attachment to Andrew jackson aud
the general OF his administration only give
her tho power OF controlling at this emergency
but are sufficient guarantee that her whole energies
will be put forth for the tranquility of the country and
the preservation of the Republic
1--WE cannot doubt for moment what the Of vr.
ginia will be- We cannot doubt that she will cordially
sustain veneraed President in his noble and patriotic
efforts to reclaim the people of sister deusion
of fatal heresy She will appeal to her brethren
ana urge the still farther measures of compromise and
removed efforts in magnanmous and liberal spirit,
move or diminish the sources of complaint at the south
10 her southern brethren she will speak in the strong Lam
guage oil affinity aud local interest and attach
ment to the old constitutional landmarks She will urge
forbearance and farther trial of constitutional remedies
ohe VIII point to the danger and the absurty of nuica
uon and to the reckless progacy of the leaders in this
scheme OF ultimate disunon Aud whatever may be the
arts and efforts those leaders, have belief that she
will speak 10 the southern people in vain.'
The duties which the Argus is pleased to assign
TO Virginia of the august characteristic
we trust she will be prepared and able discharge
them-all, with the exception of the censures which
st calls down upon the leaders of Nullifcation-She
VIII deal with their acts not with their moiueS 1t
does not become her. standing she will do i'm the
character OF mediator, to hur her thunders at any
man: We trust, that she will denounce the Tariff
IN the strongest terms-that she will declare her
opposition to Notification i'm firm but respectful
rnanner-that she will those great "consti-
tutonal rights of the States" for which she has
always contended-that she will reiterate especially
the doctrines of '9S-'99-that she will frankly de-
clare her opposition TO much of the Procama-
uon as seems to her to depart from those doctrines
but that she will do So in terms of severity or
misunderstanding she will not sacrifice such d man
TO the resentment Of his enemies or even to the pas
sions 1.-THE hour ofhose errors point of
doctrine, which his Proclamation contains. lie does
not deserve this treatment at the hands of Virginia
and we are confident, that our fellow-ctzens will
not permit H. Unfortunate some passages of
his Proclamation, as some of its doc
trlnes are, land no man is more ready to acknow-
ledge them, and more determined to oppose them
than we are, yet we owe too much to Andrew Jack
son to treat him other than as a friend-What man
has done more for us than he has done? What other
inan would have arrested the gigantic system of In
fernal Improvement, vetoed the Bank, contributed
so much to reduce the Tariff?lIs it Clay or is il
calhoun, or who is it? But put this distinguished
man down--desroy the moral force of his charac-
Ter Oy violent denunciatons-bind him as q victim
at the feet OF his personal enemies-and how will
you replace HIM! Who will supply his place? Who
VIII carry on these plans of reform which he has
me moral courage TO conceive and to promote? We
should hold the scales of justice and of truth even
--sacrihce not one atom ofour principles for him
mold them up aloft, in the face of his ProcIa-
Ination--et us speak plainly our sentiments but
let us speak of him n friend-a frmer patriot does
not breathe in this and-severity from Virginia 10
nam would be :" the unkindest cut of aII.'
TO CORRESPONDENTs