Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-02-24
FOR THE ENQUIRER.
MIR wERSTER


affects regard MIR. " BIS instructions as deroratorv
IN high degree TO the character and honor of the
try; and as counting British fdror in behalfo PARTY
In his par0phrase of sentence, he SAYS il means
be sure TO let him (the British Minster know that on
that subject zee he present Administration have held
with England, and not with Government" Mr. |
Webster think that such know ledge as mis- l. ne &C.
ceptabc 20 English Ministers time of peaee ne In liz;
oil Wdr-and that, always procurcs English bonfy and
English fdror. Asute are, sometimes very cu3n;ng
in detecting motives and designs; and particularly where
He asks emphahcally, if this be "dgn6cd"-if II be
=" satesmanship'-if it be "patriosm,' or mere pan |
TX. But, he sums up his objections TO Mr. " b. in the
following striking manner: ~
81 cannot concur ia sending abroad a public 4geof
cho has not conceptions large and liberal as to feel
that, IN the presence Of foreign Courts, amidst me In
marches Of Europe, he IS to stand up for his Countr
and his ,choie Country; that jot or title of her h3
is to 10 harm his hands fbaf he 10 'o, 10
suffer others TO reprodch either his Government or mis-
country, and far less is he himself to reproach either
that ne as 10 hare no objects IN ms eye bu american OBJ
and hdthe sto forget SELF, to forget pdrfy 10 Grpe
erery sinister and feeling IN his prod and io
ty attachment TO the Republic, tchosc commission he
bears" "
And is this really DANIEL WEBSTER! who preacbe.
such noble, more than Roman, strains of deroton To
Country! Has he too, like Mr.. Calhoun on the subjects
oil Internal improvements and the Tariff sscen the error
oil ms ways and is now running an opnosc cxcess
While the rich of Mr. we6stcrs voice wore m,,er
ing these ne,o sentiments, where were CLAW and Cal
houn, and John Holmes! During the war these GENTLE
men stood up maniuy for their Country for their Coun
4 ~ ntrv
did not fail to remember aud reward them If their once
ervid patriotism has been quenched by reckless ann
o.fi9n ana parry sp"f they must have laughed outright
nj these netc 6oTn sentiments of Mr.. Webster Could
they help remembering when the same voice in long and
loud strains uttered the most unqualified denuncatons
against ms Government; refusing vote dollar to pu
chase single article by way of defence of that Country
he now doizes with more than wonan's love! After the
Country had been involved i'm war and nowerGi ,,,h
less enemy had invaded it, with the scord i'm one hand and
the torch in the other and had the unsparng
to work on our unprotected frontier settlements what as
| siS Il NIr Nals
offer! appeal TO the history of these trying times for the
/ answer.
Some of Mr.. Websters present coaliuors have snned
against decency principle and the Constitution ITSELF but
they have not like him. snned against the Hon, Gbosf
IL they plotted at ALL it was TO furnish means TO such men
as JACKSON TO drive the enemy from our shores beat
en- and disgraced IL is strange that honest hearts
should feel sensitive horror indignation al being now
lectured about ETHEREAL God-ke lore of county1J and
IN the outpourngs of that .dnericanisn, which Mr. w
so eloqueniy depicts, Gen Jackson should have said if
the HARTFORD CONVENTION had been within his Mill
tary District he would have hanged them under the second
secon-and he had done So under any section in the
Articles OF War; he would have been fully justified nv
Mr.. "ebsers late denunciation of Mr. Van Buren,
Propitiate England-Those who ght her conquerng
egions, who scorn her gold, and humble her naughty
PIide In the hour OF strife and blood ought not 10 be
charged with degrading, dshonorable attempts TO curry
lJdo" with her, In time OF peace. They surely ought
not TO be charged by those who can i'm truth saw lin Mr.
WIS Oicn words that during the war; are have held with
England, and not with otcn Governments On ali
occasions, Gen. jackson has been honest and Jo;t.
and on this has frankly declared that the obnoxious pas
sages in the instructions dictated 6y him His Sc
ereiary, like the Minister, Mr. Mel, did as he was
bd The Senate have not objected 10 the Minister who
dcfed upon, and erecuted the instructions: whilst they
have rd'nty attempted put down and disgrace the man
VINO recorded and signed the Presidents will the sub
Ject! AS one oil the people, who had his hands
during the whole OF the late war, ask if this be Justice
lsn iar play f-isit craftsmanship has il any "dig
-contempible Enuy!! trust that every warn-hcart-
Cd friend OF his g Country (abused namely WILL upon
,S occasion forget self forget party, fogetevery SIMS
in IA
to the eternal principles of justice and truth
This thrust at Martin Van Buren, is that of two edgod
sWord-one edge cuts at him. the other the President
me gratitude oil our own, and the euogeums of all other
nations, have placed the President beyond the reach o
such puny and sefrelnked assaults upon him. But Mr.
" b. does not stand upon quite high an emnence-
Though il he had occupied smaller space in the public
esteem; IL there had been lurking fears from his ris
ing popularity would this objection him be now prayev
urged! The practice of pulling others down TO our own
level is the denicr of little minds and bad =
1t seldom succeeds with just and an intelligent people
III mas been so much prasticed OF late that il is now
system IL is plain enough, that ar " BIS character
boh public and private, must have undergone the sevefes
.est scrutiny How correct must have been his acts
II tins be all they aege against hm!-and that moi
h's after ALL The sort OF persecution that is com
mencing against him, will greatly swell the number of lis
friends as 1t did in the case of General Jackson MANY
oil us, plain people, did not know the H measure of the
Generais virtues and merits, until il pressed upon us
by the maigny OF his enemies. We knew he was a pa
trio brave and skul sOidiraud it was reserved for
his enemies TO hold him up TO manknd-and TO inferpose
smoked glass; in the case of a solar eclipse The ma
ton deserted some spots, incident all created things
and TO man especially but they enough and deter
mined TO Gust the Coalition and to give him an opportuni
W oil demonstrating, he has already done that he is
equally patriotic and skilful as a Statesman
Desperation is always miscacuating and foolish
MIR. webster with sanity sanctty, abiures all
PARTY, all 'sinister "selfish" feeling: goes the
whole Tor the "honor and glory of his "c0unfry'! Will
he tell us by way of curious inormation) the pSrticar
degree oil patriotism, (vhether ADORE or beto,c noupbt
he exercised upon these several occasons' FIRST
In his late patriotic speech Secondlu i'm his bold and
euloglzed efforts in Congress during the war; in which
| ne strained every by vulgar abuse and by
Voles 10 embarass chs gorernment" refusing supplies
ana putting us, thereby at the mercy of the cnemy He
may ~ he Piedses) tell us irdIy what particular de-
gree ms blood stood at in the HARTFORD CoNvENTIoN?
mat body fortunately, escaped the second section But
suppose tnelr Vaccinations had Succeeded-tlat after
the gratifying capture of Washington CITY and the cona
gon Oh the pubic buildings and property Ga final con-
4est III all Atanc countries the spirit of our ar
my ana people had been broken; and that we had either
yiemeu our deary-bough independence, surrendered
al dscrctonfheH where would the sonorous Mr. IPeb
SteT have been found? Would he have been found in tho
strong holds oil the mountains, subsng upon acorns and
nodng the language ofibery and defance2 Or womb he
nave Deen found, under ,Chite flag in the camp of ihe
cohq,ering army holding this humble language? "Jv
i>0Td WE are not 10 blame; ODposed This 1r1r w
hdoe nor Uoted pound Of PO,cder lead nor htsk off
Weodj WE mare RESOLVED, that IL did not become n ma
RAJ ana religious people 10 rejoice at the fyO ccess
Is NJ eur gouernment, the run-nad 1pGioriu of mr.
cobnJyneH ~ dTIps-wE d0 not DdrfdEe OF his E5oysb
O0IiM AMERIcANIsM-OuT cOuntTVnen iciH SON, c0U,e
10 me" senses THEY hare been enough puaisLed nnd
WE toOu" WtTcede in their beldD You kuo,c mn
L0Fd' general ana COHmdHder-in- chief That ,cbof w
say may De depended upon; for gou Lordsbjp Eno,rs
OH DUN OWN GoU1nmenf' lfake TERMS rim re
ana rely UpOU snfiSfJiDO fbe nIgfY C,r,,ors ,J