Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-08-13

so much to be done for the relief of the People,
ana demands will thicken so much upon the Minis
ters that they will scarcely be able to any part
OF their stupendous artificial system by any limited
concessions. Restriction must follow restriction
one barrier must be knocked down after the other
or, else the Indignation Of oppressed People may
batter down the whole building, and burst through
every wall which obsructs their industry and their
demands.
The Press, too in England is free. II is bold i'm
scourging the vices of the government 1t shows
now extravagant is the crown--how idle is the pa
geantry, which it displays at their expence-how
debased is the MISUNDERSTANDING out of this very
system of privileged orders. Reason is attacking
the mschefit produces. Wit is ridiculng it, Some
pubic writers are predicting the mschefs which the
Peers are bringing down upon their own heads bv
refusing the Just demands of the People, letter
from .. z. q. is addressed to the English nobility,
warning them i'm the most emphatic terms of the con-
sequences of rejecting the Church Bill. The Ian
guage IS SO plan that 1t cannot be altogether lost
upon the abourng classes. And Literature itself i'm
ITS highest and most fascinating forms is coming
forth to array its most effective weapons against the
grovelIing genius and the luxurious effemnacy oftle
higher orders We have read with equal pleasure
ana surprlZe, the late anonymous Novel of Godol-
phin The whole burthen of the piece is the vices
and degradation ofthe Aristocracy-and the hair-sts-
pended sword which is hanging over their heads
We give two short Extracts, u specimen of It's
spirit:
The Of life Of pleasure its aversion to useful ac
uvity Talk OF the genius that lies crushed and obscure
in poverty! Wealth aud station have Also their mute Mil.
tons aud nglorious Hampdens Alas how much of deen
ahd true wisdom do meet among the triflers of the
worid how much that in the middle walks Of life
would have obtained in the whitening and relax
ed ar oil oier rank dies away UNDECIDED. The two ex-
remes meet in this,-the destruction Of mental gifts
Sodo'phn was one among many instances of the evil in.
an INCIDENT srstocracy creates for its favo.
es. But the worlds progressing to that in which
inc TWO antagonist classes cease In America thew
have ceased already" -
Ihe .Noret thus closes
he belie hat I hava ~
httie suffered TO my in exped ing the great change
whcn Is advancing in the world; aud cheer myself by
'hs nrm assurance, that sooner or later, a time must
come, when those dispares in life which have he
iaa' not to myself alone but TO all have admired and low
eu; whch render the great hearess and tho loly ser.
v'e' which make genius either enemy mankind or
The victim 10 ITSELF which debase the energetic purposes
whch ritter away the ennobng sentiment; which cool
the heart aud feer the capacities and are ONLY
to the general development of the Mediocre and The
Lukewarn, SHALL II never utterly removed at least be
smoothed away into more genial aud unobstructed els
ments OF society"
In fact, things cannot go on, not merely in Eng
'and, but IN every portion of Europe, as they now
are-We see innovation marked every where upon
all their OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF course where the
ess Is most ree, and intercourse most unshacked.
All that is, wanting is for America continue united
and free. For, here is the point, on which the poll
ucal lever is fixed to heave the Monarchies of Eu-
rope from their deep foundations. To us, the eve
OF every Liberalst is directed for encouragement or
for Warrington light and for example Iet orr
Union and our Liberties shed abroad their BLESSINGS
and in half a century the spirit of Reform will move
with irresistible force over the whole face of Eurone
But let this grand experiment fail, and what dark
cloud may again come over the liberties of the bu-
man rase! Our illustrious Ancestors never could
have anticipated such miserable degeneracy in their
Descendans-and our own posterity will have cause
to curse our infatuation.
AUTO BIOGRAPHY of John Randolph
The New York Commercial has published ga sketch of
the private lille OF the late John Randolph of Roanoke
from his birth to the year $780, when he was elected to
Congress, written by himself" The Editor couIesses
that sit intended for the public eye by tn. wr
ter but adds, that with the very few have
made, cannot perceive the least objection to s pub
cation. These omissions relate to 'some few expires.
sions OF harshness, which might perhaps wound the feel
ings OF surviving relations in Virginia. But il seems o
U.S. that the Editor has been sngniary unfortunate in ex
erclsng his privilege OF Censorship how comes il TO
pass mat he has stricken out certain expressions which
might wound the feelings of surriDng relations while he
retains so many cthers Might il have occurred 10
hm mat Tour al least OF the individuals who are named
nght also nave had SURVIVING relations whose feelings
he was wouning by the publication of charges; probably
unjust IN themselves and certainly intended by the
writer Tor The public eye?--We have done therefore
what Mr. Stone has failed TO do We have stricken out
such passages as may be calculated wound the feelings
OF me survivors, and preserved all those which may shed
any light upon the education of this singular man We
lay the sketch this day before our readers with as,erk
to mark the erasures.-The N. Y Commercial saws that
is mot bound TO tell from whom received this yalu
able curiosy but that genuine will appea on the
lace oil it, We have nodoubt ots authenticity; for
internal evidence of its author But we are at ue Ios.
10 guess the person from chom he received this literary
morceau IL is the same individual who several wears
since forwarded $40 bill, subscription, Southern
Editor who was not then good with Mr. Randolph
accompanied by civil note, and a MS. against Mr. R.
and promise TO send more from the same source The
money with the MS was returned Is not the "vauabIe
curiosity from that quarter and more to be
ed from the same sorce If are not mistaken in This
conjecture, is respectfully asked whether such pubca
lions ought be continued Ii nothing be due TO the me
mory Of John Randolph HIMSELF is not respect due
to the feelings of the living!
r,r,r,e, 49,
JAMES AND KANAWHA IMPROVEMENT
we have been favored at own request, with
the proceedings of our City Committees are
happy to see them at work with so much alacrity
They seem determined to bring the question "home
to the business and bosoms' of ali concerned
vi this we can be sure, that Richmond has done her