Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-09-03


from their proper ends hut from their proper nea NJ
by the never-ending, always absorbing Question !
tne PRESIDENTIAL Election. The office of Chief Ma
g'suate becomes the overwhelming interest,", m
irresistible centre of attraction i'm the poycn,.n,s
Congress- Facuoils are formed-measure nre co,
unuaiiy adopted or rejected, not so ,nuch bccans
ey are calculated to promote to ipjure tie pub
Tic interests, as TO promote or defeat the views ~ Nh
AMBITIOUS nspirants The public councils ore re,
i"'o 'he parties OF Cesar and of Pompey and Nh
welfare OF Rome is sacrificed in the struggle. No
"oes " stop here. These unfortunate divisions he
merate by degrees the great body of the people
ihey soon begin to he impressed with tho jden tl,
Ue succession IS almost the only subject which f
worthy OF thei: attention. And what is the efI;c,
IS no. spectacle OF this description calculated era
duaiiy to undermine our free institutions and 10 ~
simulate them too nearly to those of E,,rope-,vb.
nauonS seem much more interested i'm deciding ,vb,
Sa,' III tne tirone than in pursuing those mcasure
""'ch sa'i most successfully promote the pbc i'm
terestS But other considerations present ,I.,,s.I,,
10 the notice of an enlightened people They on,,h
10 select the man who is most honest cnunle n,,,
faithful to the Constitution" And can thew obt,;,
me most worthy by premature commitment O.
Their feelings? Asingle year. single session of Con
Sress asngie measure, sometimes sufficient tn tes
the virties aud the qualifications of canddute-and
10 recommend him to our support, or discard him
from our confidence. lfthis be true ut any time II !;
particularly true of the approaching session oC ~
sress. never has there been a meeting which
was more strongly calculated to embrace nil ,Is
elementary principles of the Constitution II i
tne hrst session of new Congress. Ii is the
congress s OF new Census. We shall hear much
SAID. we shall see much done. A thousand an
por'uhhes VIII be given for calling forth the opi
mons and the powers of tho members. Is the
IariiI to be reduced? The Bank to be re-chor-
ereo. are Internal Improvements to be support
GU OUT Oh the federal Treasury, contrary to the ge
mus OF the federal Constitution? What disposon
u TO be made of the Force Bill? What with The
ruonc Lands! These and hundred other cues
lions may call forth the members of Congress who
no -nf a..
will equally call forth the opinions of every
ciuzen, who may he nominated to the office; I a.,
US beware then of all precipitation, and of all pre
mature committals. r.
uhder ttesc views of the matter we have moi he.
STATED to express free opinion that il was nre
mature to discuss the question of the succession
But the considerations now present TO our read
ers nave not produced the same impressions uuou
other minds. There does appear i'm some quarters
an uncomfortable desire to bring il on We do mn,
entertain the slightest doubt that MANY of The p,os,
active politicians are acttluted by sincere convic
ton OF the proprety of the measure others
'o P'ooaoy 'nhpeien by an impatient spirit to pre-
serve The elements of discord in perpetual comma
ton. Our duty i'm this situation seems to he ,r.ced
ont with pencil flight. While we are unwilling
at inns time to pledge our support to any particular
: VIC nave no right to prescribe 10 the con-
sciences OF others They are anxious TO engage IN
the discussion, and they accordingly demond ,he
opportunity of addressing their fellow citizens A.
the conductors of free press we cannot close orr
Sheb
the decent Communications of every party-ond
neither the freedom nor the asperty of their s,rc
lures has excluded them from the privilege of nuh.
mcation. we shall continue to afford the same faci
ii; .oi ,"e l",ure: One thing seems certain OH
looking ut the Horizon around us
III Is not difficult see that the Presses ,yI;ch go
most Vehementy opposed to the administration i'm this
quarter, have been the active i'm adop,ing men
surcs lor together, and organizing the plan of
the new campaign. Those who are i'm anv re
spect the Presidents friends have kent MOST aoof
from the conflict. But his opponents will moi
even permit any neutrality in the question:
lou must condemn his Proclamation, out and
out: You must erase " from the tablets of The
praih every measure which he has ndopted for
bringing back the government to the republican tack
fou must condemn him us hoary tyrant and
n,oony isurper fou must forget the awful respon-
sDity lie has assumed, in arresting the wild s,veen
OF Internal improvements and the tremendous in
uence oil an Institution, which has spread througb
all the great divisions of the Union: and which boio
lis charier IN defiance of the Constitution ITSELF You
must forget all the gratitude which is due IN his ~
ertIons-to all his servces-to his Datro,ic n,o,;y.s
anu to his patriotic measures. You must listen win
out the slightest Indignation and disgust to the gross
una ul'inihed abuse, which is lnvshed OH the head
OF an eminent Citizen, who, whatever ,uov have
been his errors, whatever may have been tI. bero
sizes oil lIIs starred PrOclunitiou has done in.
State some service" We cannot shut our ewes IN
'n'iact, that the Southern presses who have taken
the Presidential Election into their own hands L,va
been the relentless opponents of his udninis,yo,on
III.
!hey employed the most unprecedented exerlions tn
deieat ms elecuon-and though baffled in their
eHeruois, and reduced to small minority they
nave still The confidence to believe, that nj their
nemesis the People of this country are ready TO
ioiow iii their wake, and to re-echo their SEMI
mehs! And 1t is really sufficiently amusing to
see WIN what address aud ingenuity thew are
INVOKING tie assistance of every party and of every
candidate. However discor,lant their opinionss
ana however various their views, they seek to AFT
hliae them all together; aud to condensc the con
iIcung elements into general combination
depend upon IT. gentlemen, you have overacted
your parts-and you have most egrego,Isv miscnI
cuIated your own ingenuity and Importance You
nave attempted To sow dslrust i'm the bosom of the
country, that yon may profit by the divisions YOU
would create. You appeal to the friends of MIR
Clay-to the friends of Mr.. Johnson-aud what is
singniarly am,isng To the friends of Mr. Barbour
las II they did not through your views. and
despise your mac hinations. l.. L. Barbour under
stands you perfectly; and lie will scarcely lend his
high character to the promotion of your purposes
when the proper time arrives the great Republi-
can Party will go forth, and decide for themselves
They Will not act absurdy as to- submit TO the dc
tatIon OF their opponents. They will abstain from
all premature commitments. They will watch the
progress oil public events and the course of public
ineh-and when the proper lime arrives they will
select INN WHO rs the most able and honest and faith
il to the Constitutions and the best qualified to pro-
mote tie public interests Is not this the plain dictate
OF PRUDENCE And is not this the course which may
he expected from an enlightened people? For who
Gun designate at this time, te person who will he
oest 1amied even n twelvemonh hence TO conduct
the public administration. We are aware of tie
suggestions which have been seriously entertained