Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-08-17
POLITICAL.

Do we not the throes and commissions of "he par.
ty struggling TO maintain itself against the shock of the
Veto? For what purpose the prodigous eXcriions
lately made at Philadcpha-thc oratory of Mr.. Dallas,
and the drumming and fling of the lower lcaders-he
general rally OF Office holders and the taniarara of the Of
hcehunters but TO counteraci possible the effects of the
Veto upon the common sense and upon the in
terests also, of the people? What all those, but the
sxerons OF the political Doctors TO arrest the progress OF
the Cholera in "the party, OF which undoubicd symp-
toms discogerlhle in countcnancc and
spasmodic contraciions." -Ndt I'M.
The friends Mr. Clay appear every where to have
fallen into the same error They took it for granted
that because there wcro many persons among the sun
portcrs of the national administration in Pennsvlvanil who
were in favour of renewal of the charter of the Bank
the S, its rejection by the President would be the signal
for their deseriOn of he party and its candidate Ge
neral Jackson II doubtless this belief that induced
Mr. Clays friends The morning after the Veto message
was received in Philadelphia TO publish the call of Town
Meeting for the avowcd purpose of dcnouncng Gener-
al Jackson in the hope that those of his friends who
were in favour of the Bank, acting under the excite
ment OF the moment, would commit themselves in such
a way make it difficult retrace their steps,
few highly respectable men dill so; butmuch may
regret their loss Tor time their number small be-
yond the limits of Philadelphia, that TO
be supplied by Others would not, of itself seriously di
minsh the Jackson the dav of election The In
telgeucer asks orwhat purpose the prodigous cx
ertions lately made at Philadelphia get up jackson
meetnga We 90 not believe, the InteIligencer sup
poses that its object to countcrac the effects of tie
veto upon the peoples because, from the very terms of the
CALL no one invited TO attend it, who de-
ternined to support Jackson Bank ank. and be-
cause we are convnceS That great majority oil the people
OF Pennsylvania do not straw whether the Bank shall
ever be re-charcred not This think has been
dered abunlany evident by the Of all the democratic
papers of the state without solitary exception, unless be
one in this city Theoect of the meeting understood
il, was mainly, 10 counterfeit the bad effects whic,,
some tmd Jackonans aPprehended, might he produced,
"t home and abroad by misrepresentation of the strength
OF the Clay party and Of the changes which it
Serted had taken place here in consequence of the Veto;
Ito express their d5appobatOn of the exaggerated state
ments OF their opponents 70 sustain the president in what
they believed to be honest exercise OF constitutional
right; and to assure the people of the Union, that the de-
mocrats of Philadelphia, whether favourable unfavoura-
bic TO The Bank, would not permit that question jeopar
die "the party, and thus render them easy prey
their political opponents. reference the of the
officers and TO the addresses delivered the OCCASION will
show, that the meeting consisted of persons holding the
most opposite sentiments in relation to the Bank. Ii
may be-noy is highly probable that there was a
pretty general rally OF o6iceholders'-that be
expected men will always he active when their perso-
nal interest is concerned but is il also probable that
Mt the Clay meeting there quite general attend
ence OF gentlemen, who have been looking and longing
for office, until they almost literally turned Clay
We have yet TO learn, that il is disgracefu either hold
or to seek Office that to do either is incompatible
with the independent exercise Of the rights of citizen
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