Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-10-11

Under Gen NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of STATE, NJ. Van Ba-
,en, ~. Livingston, L. MeLane Treasury. S, ID. Ing
Cas-; Macy. }. Banch l.. Woodbury.; u. W. General
fancy.
The private motives for these various removals changes
or transfers, unknown the public and more than
probable that history will be able unfold them
inpsrtially u was towards the close Of the first adi
nistrson might have hepn expected that parties first
sprung up among us. They were, however, founded
upon different of the nature OF the and
the inter probation of the Con,uon NIonocra,s w.re
still numerous aud too many doubted the csp icty
people for self COVE nment Aud oueh, be
prised thai under the beloved Wang,o many chang.
es took place in his cabinet Young people had ju-t
taken station among the nations of the EARTH under
system wholly new Ia the annals of nanknd D.iieren
ces oil opinion natura though as Mr. J, Ison said,
'hey were not, necessarily, differences OF principle lar
a. concerned the liberty and happiness OF the people,
But parties became ,stpc,l marked and UNI
der uneqWroedi standards. limited loose
ton oil the powers oi the government the
One party was in favor OF splendid national govern
nen with general powers provide for the common
defence and general wrliare; the oher insisted that the
Constitution only charter of limited and specified
P0UeTs, and that all others, not or
necessary carry into effect the specified powers
reserved Ia the States.
On this field Il opinion party battles waged am,
appointments to high Offices chiefly made for many Year.
Yet in the cabinets OF the chi. lcis org
upon party principles find frequent changes er.
during Mr. Jeirsous ihn that of any Other Of
the early administrations The distacng Qu OF h.
present day did not cxis'; or, il OF them did. they
were not mixed up with personal politics and local iecn,
The sides or broke in angry foam on the PROV of the
se 81 Stale, the risnin always kut from whl, poiu
oil The compass TO expect them. Consistency then
virtue. The man who was A,iiudii,arAn yesterday
couii not he tolerated 10 day, strict hui'aan a,
States Right man. Nor, Were there many desperate
aspiran's TO The hrs honcrs ot the nation. Those whu
were affected if they did feel reverence pr the
good sense OF the people. and dared The
nouvring and coalitions Of the present day.
lti- not intention the means hy which
so great change has heen brought about. is s.ic
ent Tor my present purpose that il has occurred snd
Ian ,rift ".
principles no, less arden than formerly. Bu
when they initiate against local Interests the objects of
some miserable caba or The aspiraii"". OF some av
rite demagogue, they are changed wi jugg ling adroi
ness, aud readily justified. Personal poll les is oil
tina, though, OF and The principle, 10y hoiuess
Peienso and assertion, made eq siy we'll the
purpose Of every faction. We have Clay men, Calhoun
men, Webster mer, Van Buren, men. Lii men, all iui
lowing their spc Give leaders Implicitly We have Bank
and An,i-Bank men, Tariff, and Anti Tariff men, NuI
liners and Ononsts, Internal Improvement, and Ami u
terna Improvement men, &c &c, most OF them Violent
Incorporating. There is telling when or how juno
tons OF these disciplined corps place nor upon
whom what citadel they may direct their combined as
sanltond is equally difficult to tell how long the unity
OF their efforts is 10 last Some
ed AMI they AT once fall back into their FIRST into
new positions II appointments TO be rcjected-if
foreign minister il TO he by his and
cal-f the harmony OF the Cabinet is to be broken up
by inrgue-or the admins'rai ion is to be embarrassed
other way, the pl is no oner lie than willing
tho rival clans sound the bugle aud rush forth accn
This is no fancy picture OF The state of parties in
country. One OF the great evils resulting from it is, that
" lle cOu-isteucy OF too many oil poll
cians, and along with il, their love of the Constitution
has done even more, it has destroyed confidence ia
another.
Before this state of things existed, there more h.r-
mony in councils peace and affection fire.
sides We have that in those better days. changes
were often made In the Cabinets of other Presidents II
did not then suit the purposes OF faction bazun forth
the reisons OF those changes TO msrepresent them and
enlist the feelings passions oil the people. Parties did
not then feel themselves justified in rcsotng such
pedens, Tor they knew that the people would approve
il. When Gen Jackson's first Cabinet broken up,
we remember the chuckling OF the opposition. Men, who
had been but the other day denounced by them wholly
unworthy OF, well unfit for their ,tios,
formed into beings OF higher order, aud the indignation
of the nation invoked in their behalf They were even
stimulated by promises countenance and support to
make personal appeals 10 the people, and to paper
war with the President. These things ont
he
The explosion Of the late Cabinet eagerly employ
ed 10 diminish the Presidents popu lriy. But did
that effect the polls? And will present clamor
about Mr.. Duane prove equally aboriive aud die away?
COLBERT