Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-02-02


and oar principles were arrayed against sone
injurious to our Interests, aud which had proceeded from
an administration which were anxious To ProsIrate.
And do you not suppose that the rest u the y. States
and ot thc world aSched large portion o our ZEAL to
political hostility and party wmfr,? Here, however,
we have occasion which there be suspicion
Of sincerity, onstruc Oh OF motives. Here,
sir IL fair opportunity Ol Demonstrating to the world,
that our devotion hitherto has really been to u,inciyies
men. The Presidential Election iu-t Over; il
will be several years before another Uccur when il
does, the present mcumben, even If s age did for
bid cannot Iron, the barrier usage now almost con-
secrated into constitutional ohlic alton, he candidate. So
that it must he apparent to the whole Union that we have
party political schemes to subserYe-ro Lvor,es TO
elevate or depc>s-but uatin truth we acting good
faith on the principles have often procsse. MIR
Chairman, suppose this Proclamation had been issued by
AdamsO rby CIay-Nith what feelings and apprehe
with whota general burst OF indignant reproductions do
think it would have been received here! SIR doubt whe
uer we should have been sitting here in cool debate
We should have regarded the OPEN unsg uised assertion
of such principles, AMI the as<upu vi such powers
proceeding from the Federal Executive AS utterly sub
versvc oi liberties and demanding mne date pro.
testHton and resistance. We should have calculated that
bold step would not have been taken, without some
premcditacd design to overthrow republican conlede
Tacy' ana establish ON ITS runs military despotSin The
drums would be beating through the stree,sthe OF
cannon would be resounding from these hillSand proha-
by vdeues would be posted on the roads, to whether
the President not marching against u.s. the head
OF an army. Aud should we he less vgilamt, because
- JACKSON VINO has put forth these dangerous precnSons'
Is there such magic spell associated with his name,
that he, like the British King do no wrong: Sir
let corSscntly aud faithfully to our professions
and show that it is that love Cesar less but
Rome more"-thdt we have supported Jackson for our
countrys sake, not for his Let demonstrate the
real republication OF our principles, by not RETAINING
rebuke their violation, though proceed from the
highest official station, clothed with purple-welLng in
effect the sword aud the purse of the naou and dSpeuS-
ing The oaves aud hshes among the Thousands OF poii
cal asprants IN it.
Sir regard it unfortunate, for the purity and pros
Perty OF our political institutions for President be
exceedingly popular is always safe that he should
be elected by moderate not overwhelming majority.
An active opposition is always productive OF COOL. lis
greater
aries and in the political like opposing currents n the
physical atmosphere it tends TO publication and he
We have hitherto had but President 10 whose aIm
niStrauon there was opposition The one, of whom that
pithy remark made, which will be forgotten in
America, that " he came into office unanimously, and
went out unanimously" And he, in my humble opinion
did the republican interests OF country injury
than every other President togecr-by endeavouring TO
dmHigdmdte Pdrhes and obcre the distinctions found
e on principle, which had previously obtained. Pre-
sden OF unbounded popularity has it in his power
infinitely more mischief ii deficient in prudence prin
cipe, than curbed by efficient opposition. have
little doubt that the elder Adams would have taken very
different from those which he reor;ed to en-
force the Sedon Law, if he had that he was sustain
ell 10y that tremendous popularity which General Jackson
wieds, aud which is ready To applaud every thing he
can say do, right wrong lie would scarcely have
permitted the most powerful press of that day have is
sued its regular iulmindions against him in Richmond
AMI conened himself with prosecuting poor
cd, miserable proigate foreigner Yes sir old Tom CAL
lender believe, was the only man in all Virginia, whom
he ventured TO attack Judge Chase one OF his political
conhddnts Is known have directed the prosecutions and
selected the victim whose Trial he General
Jackson at this moment, say 1t sir with painful appre-
hension the most popular who il. who
IN America. The popularity OF Cen Washington the
time he LETT the Presidency, any other period
eminent services, was not comparable with, Cen Jack
sons now The most distinguished men OF those DAYS of
all parties who yet survive, admit it, His fiat this
mcnt exerts a greater aud more uncontrolled influence
over te minds OF the people OF this country than that
any oher individuals civil or military, who ever lived
However correct his motives lac may be i'll advised he
may be inprudont and rash when cXcilod-he NAV not
ds'rnst the views OF those who urge him beyond the
point OF conclaon u attain selfish purposes their
Ana the power OF his tremendous popularity, far from
lettering from breasug the current and
against the dangerous principles he has proclaimed
gs .S very very s9s9a a my IL lie $ Pt3sog
i'Sfenfe Cii>ca- ' y tsr deepest interest, The
line . party are a,,s once more to be drawn. Well
night geni,rn the other day (1r Moore) anticipate
that il wo5b be contcnded that respective courses
the subject before would again revive the Old dis
ineions between iederali,Is republicans Yes sir
the same questions which first those parties are
now 'San before MS and whether We desire 1t or not the
people, who are looking with painful interest vii draw
'hesc lnes-lstory will record them-and in future ages
Posterty WIN look back 10 this struggle, much more
important IN It's consequences, than precursor of 9S
Anu among many things regret connected with recent
eFehIS' am grained That parties more 10 be
casSed with reference To their pyinciDeS This is a
classification always safer, and more whole some than one
Identified with For many wears in our cou,,rv
indeed ever since that unfortunate 'era of good FEELINGS
before alluded to, when candidate has presented himself
Tor me suiage' OF the people and enquiries were made
ABOUT MS political opinions, the invariably has been
nov "' lie Mods such and such principles, but that he
IS JACKSON man, Clay man, an Adams man or some
'''y S'Se maui mere II something degrading CT
expectations ana dslnctOms and hail with pleasure the
restoration OF ancient land marks and hope TO see the
boundaries OF political parties accurately rac
ed-eVery disputed line prOcessioned-every course and
distance carefully eXaminedand every line tree yblv
chopped again ibis reference ancient pol teal div
o'' ana her application TO existing differences is no
OeTdl appeal to prejudice in support the views ycb
advocate Far from it, No body doubts that the an
ceht rederdsts were pure in their motives and as pa
U'oucm uielr intentions, the politicians whom the
were opposed 1t was honest difference of opinion az
~ mna INSCRIPTION oil government was best adapted to
promote The happiness OF the American people While
one party sincerely believed that incnarchy or some
Oer powerful general governments over all America az
e l''o WIN no reservation OF any important ri hts TO
the states separately eXpeden Tor the general vel
laFe' me other a. confidently cOutendcd that less power
shoud De conferred Oh the General Government and
more reserved to the States as soon as the present
CONSTITUTION was adopted, the leaning 10 party pre.
oecuons was observed in its consucton-the Fedora
rit the
r-the Re
instruction.
spechyely
eneral Go.
marked
her unfair
cIam!don contains, i. ,lt of the ultra Federal school
anu u"' nose who sustain 1t must expect be cassed
with dat party.
And, Mr. Chairman, it there were auv doubt If ,to
correctness Of this conclusion pray you to look around
not 10 ls boly only, but the Whole United States and
observe VINO u ~ who supporting and sus,iuiug
these hIgh-ioned doctrines OF the President witt, peyn
IoW exceptions you VIII not find among them, any who
cEG supported him before, in single act or 0piuon
o ms me- or who were considered State RIGHT
ROHhclans! most singular revolution has orcurreJ
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