Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-04-12


will eheerully rally around the principles which
90 molly sustained. and these they will boldly maintain
every enterprise for freedom to which they may be
moned."
The argument of Mr. Tunbull, then, is this: s.
Carolina her of Notification under the
Resolutions of '95. But the ouet act of the build
ing of an arsenal shows these resolutions to mean
violent resistance to the Alien and Sedition acts,
force, notification OH the part of Virginia. There
FORE >. Carolina is only doing in 1882 what Virginia
was about TO do i'm '99. Is this the fact? Was the
building OF the Armory the orert act? Was it erect
cd Tor the purpose of resisting the administration
OF John Adams? We appeal 10 the record-We con-
suited the archives ofthe State sixteen years agofor
the purpose of overthrowng the same charge, then
said to have been publicly made by the discontinued
John Randolph of Roanoke--and we then collected
facts sufficient refue it utterly. We need go no
further-and the following article was written,
with no eye to S. Carolina Modification (thc last
thing on earth which Calhoun and McDufiie would
then have nediated) we trust that statements may
make deeper impression upon the mind of Mr.
Turnbul. We do ask where he at that
ftme; but we do assure him, that the following arti-
Gle IS copied uer6atim from the Enquirer of that day
and that it was not prepared for the 5. Carolina
markets
From the Richmond Enquirer Of January IS, isl7l
-HiRR! hotc plain tale toiH put THEM dOtcn =
u the age OF miracles he past that of political mrepresen
cations certainly is not-Though the rage of party is
neateJ since the late war it is not vet extngushcd-
h not dead though ii sometimes sleepeth
The Federal Party have the 'trowns OF an injured
aad insulied counry"bu, they have altogether
against the repubicansthey not quite reduced TO
dust aud ashes-their hopes gone but their hate
sateii'es seize every opportunity which presents
seli, Tor mseprcsenng the views OF their opponents
what effects these efforts produce is in the uumph
OF the republicans almost election in every State
OF the Union. Massachusetts, is already dviedand even
Connecticut the land OF steady habits, begins TO alter in
her faith.
late event furnishes an evidence of the unrelentine
spirit OF the Federal Presses the charge said have
come from the lips OF Virgnian, the State
Is interested in repeling caumny, said to have issued
from the lips oil one OF her have traced the truth
Pi H. aud are now ready TO bring forward evidence,
which VIII silence even the accuser himself The charge
s contained in the following from the pure pages
oithe Federal Republican OF the 9Th instant:
AUTHENTIC CONFESSION FROM WASHINGTON
disclosure OF Mr. Randolph in his place, the floor of
the House of Representatives:
The time has arrived when there longer any necessity
The e that the grand Annoy of Richmond IN Virginia.
with tho bOyonet BY other means
ton this RSd SS d s Do%
S"ITand that Bo@aparo has boon communicative
Out the charge does not end herc--NOt content with
giving currency TO it in the first instance-not content
WIN sending through the greedy columns OF the ieder-
al prints throughout the Union, this Federal Repub-
acah again harps upon it, in its No. OF the 10th instant
ard constructs the contemptuous silence with which
Hear him
'This assertion is made by Mr. Randolph in the pre-
sencc oil The defenders OF the cabinet who capable
OF contradctng him. il his statement correct The
democratic party were seems wait the result of
ther election, to put down the administration Adams
~
20 nave o@yoneis IN the Richmond arnory ready Tor
fher trial Mr. Randolph that the grand armory
was quilt with that view that citizens might be
provided IN with the of carrying on a civil
war TO put down the administration of the man. who for
ought they knew, at that time might hare been the choice
OF the people. Here civil in the last resort med
taed aud resolved the object could not be OBJ
tanned by any other We wonder what the saga
cous Attorney General of the United States thinks of his
iae we wonder what he would have said if this fact had
oeen disclosed before his political aposacy
"ns ne would have then thought OF the guilt OF his pre-
sent trends and conederaes. Here is civil war in the
East event resolved on, and armory built where
Rnes ei death be deposited. Let the democrats
now meet this question fairly, and shew any thing in the
records oil the Hartford Convention equal TO this"
Yes, we will "meet this question lary and though
we had no 6ayones to put Mr.. Adams down, have a
pen 10 p" tins accuser downAlark how plain tale will
put him down!
we have as yet only the evidence of the Federal Re
publican that Mr. Randolph has brouc forward this ac
cusaIon One scarcely believe, that he could have
oeen so tgnorant, the facs-so NAL
nAn as to cdumuae his native Stdteso siiIv as TO CON
less his long devotion party which he now under
the necessity OF denounc0g by the display fact which
he lie has so long suppressed Why has he done il
Seiore Or, why has he now brought forth a charge
which Is conuadlced by the painest documents ?-It
seems almost incredible that Nj Randolph should be the
hccuser-and really will believe it, until W have
Seuer evidence Tor than that OF the "Bainore Federal
Repuboan-but, whoever be the father OF the Charge
whether II be from his mint, from the rich coinage oil
tne Federal Republican, is we prove by
the following facts:
This State has Gl.ocys been solicitous obtain arms
Tor her deence-Whilc MIR. Jefferson was minister
at Paris. in the year 1887 SC. he sent us a supply
from the French armohes-wich arms the best we
ever have received.
The State also owned Arsenal aud an 4rmOyv At the
Point oil Fork, few miles above this Cy-whch is the
more important, because IL (dnd Adans's
ton led TO the building of the Grand Armory of Rich.
mond, IN Nglnia'-in this way. At the Armory of the
tO oil DIRK, arms were not only repaired but made for
the State-Some doubts however, were entertained in
lI9o, whether this establishment on good footing
These doubts showed themselve Resolution adopted
on The 5h OF Nov 1916, (ec days after the meeting OF
tue Legsiature calling upon the Executive for
count oil Tie work done at the Point Fork wear
Precedlng.-ln few days, the statement was handed ill.,
aud the whole subject handed to a Select Commit.
tee-Ihat Committee reported the 10Th December,
a19o several resOluOnsone OF which went TO PROPOSE
that the Arsenal at the Point OF Fork be discontinued
Oecause the benefit resulting from the establishment
f no way equal to the expcnce"Ihe 2nd resolution was
erected, hut in situation where of tie aborious
paris OF the work might be performed by the operations
81 wdtcr'-3d "ResOlved, that ia country like This
Uhefe us defence depends upon the militia il is the in
ospcnsdble duty oil the government pairOZc the manu-.
J9eoTy ~ arms to such extent, be able put
arms IN the hands OF all the citizens and not to depend
upon foreign manuiac cries for that desirable end"
lie journals inform that these resolutions were
amended IN the House OF Delegates he % substituted
resolution rs IN the following words RESOLVED also that
the Executive be requested t. ascertain the most cip,be
arsenal, and mandatory of arms, aud make report
Niereot 10 The next session Of the Assembly
i MS proposition was cOncurred in by tie Senate and
mus became a rule Tor the Executive Council
Vi tie 4th Of December 1891 Governor Wood, in his
annual message, calls the attention of the Assembly the
subject oil arms, in the following words -"The Execu-
I'VE nave conormaby with the resolution of the 18th No.