Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-02-02

Mr. We0sfrs Speech against the West India neooiia.
uon In secret session on the nomination of Mr. Van Buren,
expresses great seDiy for the national honor and hgh
resentment against all efforts mnglc party matters viii
the relations oil this Government towards Eoreirn no,,o
e particular occasion for the expression these seni
menus so credliabe In themselves they had been usi,
founded, Is friendly negotiation with ENGLAND IN o
cord1hce with The sentiments of large majority of the
people OF this country and the particular offence i; G
simple annunciaon OF the fact that those sentinont III
been formally declared by the people Unon ,bose
MS party pride is wounded, he dcnounces boldly
e course Oh inc west India negotiation, and asks sneer
ingly, els this American feeling? Is this aner;co ;
mtg! Is this American paroiism.'' e
l. ~ pity uia some Senator of consistent notr;otsr,
had not recalled TO Mr. wester's mind ON the
oil Inese questions, the very different position which he
nation in state Of TVar. w e'sH
Ills votes against the supply bills his ATTEMPTS 10 defat
c rShg Oh money 10 provide and food for the SOL
diers who were fighting the battles of fbe counr on a.
ohuer' MS taunS at the suerings and disasters of The
western troops, the exeron of his truly great noes 10
npa'rHss ms own country struggling and bleeding in
hcrGc CONNECT WIN this same foreign naon-all these
might have been recited orcblv and comnared ,;b ~;
extreme senSitveness nom when his arty suffers in ns,
the questions might have then SINGING
yre,oreu upon hm-was this American patrioisn,j W.
his American feeling! Was this American dionitv,
among The Items proper TO form Just Judgment on ,be
consistency this stickler for his ''whole country the
enquirer would not forget TO record that on the 9Th ol
February ISL he voted against s.bil 10 raise Eve ~
gehts oil rIiiemen; that the 18th OF March The same
year, ne Voed against an addition to an act "encd an
act TO provide for calling forth the militia TO exece ,h
laws OF the Union, suppress nuirecton and reneJ ;
Sion; mat ON the LIST December, same year he voted
against 'bil TO provide additional revenue for doC,,
ing the expenses OF government maintaining tbe NH
TIC credit by duties sales at aucton ON The nosta y,
r ecls, OH licenses 10 retail Wines spruous liquors and
foreign merchandise; ON carriages for &c conyevance Of
persons, and on plated harness. that on the 10Th Dece
per- same year. he voted against .'b TO provide adj
uona revenue Tor deiraying the expenses Of oovcrn
and for maintaining the public credit In, ds,; ~
Gus goods, wares and merchandise manHfacnrcJ In IL
United oa'eS That ON the I7th of the same month he
voted to postpone indefinitely s'b to authorize Tho De-
den OF the United States call OH the several States
crlores tnereo Tor their respective quotas of 80 $40
nlnla ior the defence IF the frontiers of the LJtfed
DtHeS ugdHSt anUdsion-and on the 18th of the same
month ne voted against the passage of same bilI that on
ie i9th OF the same month, he voted against ..bI nro
sus Huuuonal revenue Tor deraying the expenses of
governments and Tor maintaining The public credit bv du-
ucS on gold and silver watches, &c.. and on the 22d of
same month"; he voted against bill making further provis
ion for deraying the expenses of government and ri
tanning the public credit, by laying direct tax &c tb
alter the capitol OF our country and our public offices had
been reduced TO ashes by the British he voted against
ne Dill making appropriation to rebuild them that when
.ne Dill Tor ming up the ranks of the army, during the
war; was under discussion and the dark scheme Of
ION 1cStoh quincy was denouncng his government and
declaring that JAMES MADISON sought TO be HING ;,
he held on the floor of Congress- the following IanouaSe
How happens it, Sir that this country 6CanadaJ so
easy oil acquisition, andover which, according to The pro-
Pheses' we were TO have been by this time erslatinc
DIVIDING 1t into States and Territories is not Vet ours
Nay sir how happens it that are not even free o in
vason ouTselves.ha gentlemen still call on us by all the
OF Paulosm, to assist in the defence of our own
SOIL and portray before the state OF the frontier v f
quent and animated illusions 10 all those toncs ,bb a.
nodesof Indian warfare usually suegest5 This 80 MOI
tohdt tce tcere promiSed-tis is not he ENTERTAIN
MENI TO which zoe ,cere INVITED This il M FIJI
iment Oh those predictions, which was deemed obsfinacv
iseh not 10 believe This is not the harvest of oreoj
eSs ana glory me seeds Of hich supposed TO hare
OeeI. so'cn tc'bt the declaration Of tcdr"
rs ms American feeling! Is this American dignity,
Is 'iiiS American Patrioism'' Republican.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 30.-If there can he founJ a,,
parallel Tor the extraordinary violence of the proceedn
ny winch the Chief Magistrates nomination of Mr. Van
uren mas been rejected, ii will be i'm the extraonar
ioy anu inconsistency OF the pretences by which il is at
epteu 10 be excused We shall in due time expose the
utter shaowncss of these pretcnces-for thew arc owl
denuy only precncesby facts and reasoning tho mo-,
conclusive We shall not fail ALSO to expose The eGn
terry with which Mr. Webster in the face of bis aIn,
ueasonaoe opposition to the embargo for the sake oil
udue, Oi his un-Amercan separation Of his part M,
merely from his government but from his connfry dr.
ring ,ne warin the face of his subsequent agency In
e Hartford Convention, and in those diseraceIul Hea
uIe' Wmch were deliberately formed to strengthen the
noPc Oh me enemy aud paralyZe the arm of his conurv
10" boasts OF "Amercan feeling and nothing but A,uer
can eeg, IN repoach Of the Chief Magistrate TO whose
e-elnhen services IN ihat hour Of peril the country owes
JUS saetyi and OF Mr. Van Buren,, who was at the same
lne Panohcaly engaged in defeating the treasonabe
ihinauons oil Mr. Webster and bis friends
IN the mean time, however, we cannot Too soon call fe
ention OF our readers TO the time when and be circ
ances under which, Mr.. Webser has fbouobt proper 70
ege the want OF American spirit in the "Kasfr,cfioDs
an excuse Tor his vote against Mr. Van Buren nomns
ion. W. ~ "'''d-
Mr. Webster says, he rejects all idea Of boldine a
ibnt OF trade, or other rights privfleoe