Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-06-08
RITCHIE-yAN buren, AND THE ia.
RIFE
From The ". S. TIlegroph.

RIFF
From The ". s. Ttlegroph
The Richmond Enquircr qnotcs from the Bos-
ton Courier declaration that. let Mr.. McLap.'s
hill be adopted. and half the mechanics in the
Union i'm twelve months " in be begrars and
says sunless the members of Congress from the
more considerable States OF the north, and from
| the south should stand firm, every compron,isr
on liberal principles, will no hopeless The uI
ira politicians ,cW do all they can 10 defeatH."
MIR. Ritchies meaning here cannot lie misun.
dersiOod. tie Intended TO sny that Mr. Claw md
Mr.. Calhoun are ultra politicians 4; tI,a, Mr. Mc-
Lanes object Is a "cOmpromise on liberal u,iu
ciples :; and that IL IL he atopted il will n.
because Messrs. Calhoun and CLAW nre nul,ra
politicians" and are interested in defeating il.
Tins leads us ai once TO inquire what are the
principles for which Mr.. Richie has he, etoG,r.
contendcd. Has l,e M, said that tariff. for Dro
lection, Is uncOnSttutional, and ought nor nnd
would not be submitted TO Mr. Ri,ch;e ill
not pretend that Mr.. Calhoun and his friend. o.,
beyond this. and in this he cannot consider them
AZ ultra. Mr.. Ritchio has said that the tariff
should he reduced down to the revenue point
to an economical expenditure. In this he agrees
with MIR. Calhoun and his friends. Mr. Richie
has sahi that hc was opposed to the principle of
6ounttes introduced into Mr.. cI.ame's hill. Does
ho consider Mr.. Calhoun and his friends .lfru
cause they, too, are opposed TO the Same nrin
ciple! Certainly not. Mr.. Richie has said that
Inc ~ opposed to a surplus revenue. Does he de-
nou"ce MIR. Calhoun and his friends us ultra be-
cause they concur with him in this Certainly
not.-Wherefnre, then, does he denouuce Then,
a "nraE .4ns,cer. Because they have refused
To adopt MIR. McLane's bill Notwithstanding il
violates all these Fundamental PRINCIPLES -!
Can this he denied The Secretary's repor,
sets out with the principle Of protectou Ii pro-
Vides heavy discriminating duties in favor of tho
protected interests, and upon Mr.. Ri,che's own
showing, recommends unconstitutional sroyis-
ivns.
IL proposes boun,cs to the builders of ships
and STEAMBOATS,. aud in this, according 10 Mr..
Nteh'e, Is unconstitutional. Ii PROPOSES To
raise surplus OF from six 20 twelve millions of
revenue beyond Tho annual expenditure of the
government, and if wo arc to believe Mr.. Rit-
chie' such n bill will not. and ought not to he
submitted to. Why then does Mr.. Richie de-
nounce those who oppose tho project upon his
own principles. az ultra? Can any one he al a
loss for the reason Mr.. Van Buren, is now a
candidate for the Vice Presidency, and also for
the Presidency He is MIR. Ritche's candidate,
and MIR. Ritchie, having become responsible for
the teaIiy OF the South, labors TO prejudice the
character andinhuence of all those who will
not now consent to support MIR. Van Buren,, or
VINO may hereaf er become his opponents.
| LII any one doubts the truth Of what we now
say, let him turn to tbs Enquirer. We are
'hero told, "the fate of liberal compromise is
again said to depend upon the vote of New
York" If the New York members prove nn-
| reasonable. they will have more difficulty than
they appear TO apprehend, in recoucing the
South and West with the nomination at Bati-
more And again; closing an appeal to he
trends OF MIR. Van Buren,, he says, lie, them
beware of the consequences. New York will
teel too late the loss Of her influence in the Uni
on IN the ruin which she may bring upon ii
hnd mark well another thing: rely upon il !;
her sons may her eater turn in
VAIN 10 me South Tor support. il she now turns
against it.'
Ii is apparent that the support Of, Mr. Van
Buren, is the feeling which predom.nates i'm AIR.
Ritchie's mind. He sees the necessity of recon
ching the south to his support, by representing
him as the great benefar tor through who's.
inter position The uorihern capitalists have been
persuaded, kind souls to relax their nvari, ious
grasp on southern labor aud hence the nrces-
sity Of denouuciug as ultras, those who demand
II repeal of taxes which he himself has denounced
as unjust and unconstitutional. Hence the
necessity OF identifying those who are opposed
with those who in favor If high taxes Az
why is MIR. Richie not found in the same ranks
WIN those who are opposed To these taxes? Be-
cause he is for MIR. Van Buren,. WHY is MIR.
Richie IN favor of MIR. MrLane's project
Because he is in favor of Mr.. Van Buren,? WHY
rs Mr., Kichie making war upon those who are
opposed to MIR. McLan.'s project upon the
ground for which Mr.. Richie has heretofore
commended? Because TO is in favor of MIR.
Van Buren,. Why does Mr.. Richie denounce
these who are opposed to tho tariff, and those
who are IN its favor ms utiras? Because he is
IN favor OF Mr.. Van Buren,. Thus offering for
sale the constitution itself; thus bringing the
sacred charter of our liberties. purchased with
the blood of our fathers, into the political mar
ket, aud offering it up a sacrifice on the altar
OF MIR. Van Buren's ambition! Is il possible
That treason so foul and false can be pract:ced
~ the opeu day; and that the land of jefferson
OF Henry, of Lee, Of Pendleton of Wytbe. Of
koane, of Giles, of Monroe, Of Madison; can he
mus Chartered while one of the fathers of the
revolution yet fingers on the verge of existence /?
ComMENTs.-The structures of the Telegraph arc
not more severe than deserved. The Editor of the
Enquirer certainly has within a short period land
probably now would if he could perceive his adj
vantage in it, applied to the Tariff the whole string
of obJurgatory cpithets common at the South
and which he has contributed SO much to make
people get by heart--"unjust," Oppressive" "un-
constitutional" "tyranncal," "plundcring," "ava-
ricious," sit must and will be resisted" &C. &c
&c-epithets originally used to incite the people
against the Administration Of John Quincy Adams
but which, by the force of incessant repetition
have sunk into the popular mind, and become the
political religion of the mass. No man has gone
farther against the Tariff and principle of protect
ION, or said more, or done more to kindlo that
hane which threatens to consume the Union Itself
and 1T indeed, We were called upon to select either
Tor reward or punishment, the individual who had
the greater agency in bringing the country to the
unhappy pass 1T is in, VIM. b. Giles being dead NO
should lay violent hands on Thomas R.tcbc Ic;,