Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-05-03

from that part of the United States with pleasure and es
neraily receive instruction from hem but OH this occasion
am reluctantly compelled TO acknow ledge, that have
received from them less satisfaction and less Information
than usual; and still less conviction
II was hardly to have been expected Mr.. President
that alter so many angry and turbulent passions had be
called into action by the agaiions the
whole " States resulting from the elections by the people
to almost all the important offices within their si and
particularly from the elections of electors Tor choosing the
President aud Vice President OF the u States that gentle
men would have met here, perfectly exempt from the feel.
ings which this state OF things was naturally
to less to have been expected Sir
that gentlemen who had possessed the now err OF the
nauon ana who from some cause other had lost IL; "a
oss which they tell MS they but too tce
and lear, might have added, too deeply depiore gen.
tenen too, Sir who at during The
ing scene had INDUCED the fond and delusve hope that
ho"gh tue pflVaons necessarily imposed upon our fol-
owciulehs, by The uneX nped aggressons the bcl-
seren powers, they might more find their wav 10
Office and power, and who find ,issspoin
co III thi- darling expectation 1t not all TO be ex-
Peced SIR that these gentlemen should now appear here
perfectly exempt from the unpleasant feelings which so
ureauiul disappointment must necessarily have prouc
IL was demand upon human nature Tor too great ga
crice and however desirable such an ex.mnon moLt
nave been at The present moment and
IL would have been to those gentlemen il was not ex
pe"ted. -
The moment the priva,ions reluctantly but nccessar
" imposed by those laws, became be felt was the mo-
ment OF signal TO every political demaogue who wished
10 md his way Office aud power TO excite the
OF inc people and then TO separate from the
nent oil Their choice, by every exagyeraop which
nuIty could devise, every misrepre yhch
dlsehood could invent nothing omitted which, IL was
conceived would have tendency effect this object
pu' Mr. PRESIDENT the people OF the United States must
earn the lesson and all future times of
ing he bold and disingenuous charges md installations of
such aspiring demagogues.
"l presume that during the late clcctoneerpr .cero
hat every aborer and mechanic in Pcnnsy lvania was
told thousand times that he ruined by The embaryo
out thirty thousand votes maoIity) have told these fran
TIC, oicious dsurbers oil the public Quiet, in loud and
iu tones, how silly and ridiculous they consider the sup
Seso The recent elections in of the other States
I mn atinl
:" am now approaching part of this subject Mr. Pre-.
s,ueh', which ILLS me with regret know its deIcacv
anu ueepy regret the necessity which mpes the ex.
animation oil IT. 1t Isl however, rendered iudispe nsabe
perhaps, by exterior certainly by
made IN the course oil this debate. alu,ic Sir IN The
execution oil the embargo laws or rather Sir to The
Besteu hcapIcy OF the government enforce their oh
servance The gentleman from Connecticut mir Hill
house tells us directly, that the has not the
power 10 enforce the execution Of these laws The gen
ueinan from Massachusetts, (AIr. Loyd) even pon,s mn,
he mode OF resistance He tells us they may be resisted
n, oy town meetings then by petitions, then by legs
resolutions and, hnay by Rsu,I ection and rebel
uon' MI Lloyd rose 10 explain. He sai he did NOT
say that this would be the course of events He onlv
stated them, abstractIy, probable results fo tbo
laws The gentleman is in his statement
meant to be understood stating his observation in Thai
way cannot escape observation, however, MIR. Pres
Ieh ta this is the practical process now going on i'm tho
State the gentleman has the honor to repre Sent
Ut submitted to the patriotism and good sense of
nose gentlemen to determine, whether mentioning the
circumstances even In that way, may have some ten
dehcy TO produce effects which must be so much depre
Gated by ALL and permit mo to hope sir bv none ,po
than by those gentlemen And whether sir ,boy o.
not calculated to keep up the deusons in foreign nations
WHICH, believe in Cod to be the principal causes of our
present embarrassmens These circumstances were the
less to be expected from the gentlemen who few wears
ago. arogaed to themselves the exclusive appelalion Of
lovers OF order and good government whilst their polca
opponents were denounced anarchists dsorganizer
ana not even possessing virtue and honesty enough 10 he
trusted with the public treasury. This sir, was an i'm
posing appelaon; and long as its sincerity was conf
usu IN IL preserved these gentlemen in the dominion Of
at was hardly TO have been that these gentle
men woald now be found the first 10 sound the alarm in
favor oil anarchy and confusion; was it TO have he,
expected sir that the eastern Staes which were the first
10 press the constitution upon u.s. which have reaped
golden harvest from its operations, should be the first to
"lsn TO d0soue themselves from its sacred obligations
"But, Mr. President, believe this government does
possess power sufficient TO enforce the embargo
ne real character OF our government TO be en-
urely misunderstood by foreigners and not fully appre
cated by some OF our citizens. 1t has all the sreng
oil erecut'on with the NEST despoc governments upon
earh IL aided too 10y the knowledge of every cii-
Ze mat when lis VIII is pronounced il the fair ex-
preston OF the will OF the majority The checks of this
government are exclusively upon its deliberations not up.
on It's powers OF execution So far from it, that The Con-
stuion has expressly provided, that the government,
should possess all means necessary and proper Tor xecut
ing It's specified powers THERE'S limitation whatever
upon the means for executing the general ,ciH ,rhe,
Jduy and deliberately pronounced. Nothing could be
more absurd than to suppose, that after so many checks
mad been imposed upon debeIa alton in pronouncng the
pubiic Will alter that will thus pronounced that anv
means, whatever, for its execution should be withheld
again Sir, the fundamental principle of our
is' that the majority shall govern This principle is
known and respected by every citizen and by none more
than the people of Massachusetts,. They are taught IN
respect from the cradle to manhood First in their town
meetngs-then in their legislature and finally in the
general government. They know too well the fatal CON
sequences OF resisting it, have perfect confidence there
lore in the people oil Massachusetts,; and if their cleo
uoneenDg leaders and partiZans should unfortunately
stimulate some oil them into insurection have no doub
but that the militia of that State when lawfully called nm
VIII obey the CALI and will do their duty Such move
he IA nf all 81. IA,
have preceded and its only consequences would be- that
It's authors as they would be the first neIt the fate so
ihey would become the first victims Of it, But, Sir
nave but little apprehension from these threats
ton aud rebellion, for other reasons
The peculiar interests OF the people OF Massachusetts,
ofbld The attempt few leaders may, perhaps most
Pohe their interests to their love of power but few how
ever, could ENJOY the power under any new order OF
hngs anu the people at large would see that their
interests were sacrificed TO the ndugenc Of this natua
ted ambition Of the few.
These merchants too threaten you with insure con
and rebellion unless you yield implicit obedience to their
mandates.
again Sir, / have little apprehension from these
threats, ioT the following First many of the nd
Vduas engaged IN these excements, am told are gentle
men oil property and families They are therefore, now
In the enjoyment OF every political domestic blessing
helr infatuated passions TO the contrary Notwithstanding
think persons OF this description will pause before thew
hazard all these blessings and moments reflection viii
be sufficient to check their career"
MIR. Crawford, (Nov 23) ain commenting on this mart
OF the genenans observations il becomes proper To mo-
ice, not inDuaon but posiiive that the
merce; and was in state OF hostility TO the avowed in
tenuon. This certainly is heavy charge In govern.
ent IKE THIS, we should act openly, honestly and can.
uuyi me people ought TO know their situation aud the