Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-07-23
A NEW EDITNR

The office of the "Tuscaloosa Inauirer, has ex
changed hands-and they have established new
paper under the title Of the Flag of the Union -
Mr. Pleasant NJ. May has become its Editor. The
first act of his political life singularly honora-
bic one--and the vigour of his pen is calculated TO
extend his reputation Editor The following
sketch rs extracted from the first No. that he has
published:
81 have advocated rigid construction of the Con-
stuton Of the United States have desired that this ga
cred charter oil our Liberties should be preserved inviose
have opposed the system OF Internal Improve ment and
the Bank OF the United States, because believed as now
believe, they UNCONSTITUTIONAL have aIso beer on
posed TO The Protective policy ofhe General Governt
because IN my Judgment il was not only unconstitutional
but in lis operations, unequal "r;us. md oppressive
The first political document ,chichI euer penned con.
sisted Of preamble and resolutions in opDosifon To
the Tariff, which had The honor, at the earliest nos
sbie period after had attained to nv ojorify TO in
froduee into NE popular branch Of the Legislative Of s.
Carolina, NJ which body tcds mtmber fl ON n,u ma .
Tue District had the modification witness the total
defeat ohe proposition had standardization consiJera
fon GH the members Uoting against IT, except mn
seD. This event was eminently calculated TO shake
my confidence in my opinions but / continued
my opposition 10 the Tariff, both by defamation and
newspaper essays. ! endeavored 10 arouse my fellow
ci,Hens 10 sense oil their rights and Of The wrongs
had been imposed OIL them by unwi.e and mprovlent e-
gisla'on have lived 10 the triumph Of the princi
pies Tor winch contended. not only in my native State,
bu' ~ a me plantation States, and also, in many other
sections oil The Union.-Upon the subject of Notification
as CONSTITUTIONAL remedy for grievances have not
hesiiaed TO express decided uequivocal dsappro6a
lion. regard il Revolutionary measure leading d
ecy TO cyil war, and sequenty dissolution OF the
Union have the most profound respect for the splen
dId ahlhes oil many of those who the advocates Of
Nulhcaiion; but believe their doctrines are faacious
scePca and at war with the genius OF republican in
situations and opposed 10 the spirit Of The Constitution.
Such have been my opinions such they row are; they If
lord The most ample pledge OF the shall pursue for
the future"
we hail these sentiments with saslaction-com
ing too from one, who STOOD alone IN the Legislature
oil south Carolina in opposition to the Tarff--who
was the first to resist the eUH, and is now the most
determined in resisting the remedy of nufcotion-
lhe course oil MIR. Calhouns friends and that of Mr..
May present singular contrast. Some years since
Mr. may submitted series of resolutions against Tire
larIf Mr.. Cs friends opposed il. Some few years
alter, MIR. Cs friends adopted the anti-Tarif doc
irines, and ran them TO the excess of nufcation-
but Mr.. May opposed both extremes-and is ut this
time the opponent both Of the Tariff aud of Multi
Gallon
We submit the following article as another speci-
men of bis sentiments and bis style