Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-09-13

cism and enxiety of his best friends? We allude
to those passages, which relate the great question
oil the origin anu character of our Federal Com
pact. We allude particularly to such expressions
as these, "Ihe People eTh The IT, States" and the One
People" and to those other passages from which it
has been Inferred, that the President maintains the
doctrine of its being National, and not Federal
Constitution. Now, we are fully aware, that the
Globe has already touched these questons--that it
has denied the construction which has been put upon
them by friends AS well enemies-and that il has
some time since "exposed what calls these "down-
right are also not ignorant
of the fact, that the President has himself dsa-
vowed, to his particular friends, these construc-
tons "downright misrepresentation" of his
Proclamation. We have learned also from other
channels, that the original draft, which he had
prepared for his Secretary, did contain tho
passages which susceptible Of such gross
msconstruclions. And now, will the Globe permit
us once more, in the most friendly aud respectful
spirit, either to repubsh its articles upon the
subject-or, what would certainly he infinitely more
satisfactory, to take mp this branch of the PrOclana-
ton, specify the passages which have been mis-
represented-pont out i'm its own lucid and COM
prehensive manner the true meaning OF the passa-
ges they construed by the President himself;
ana stamp these expositiOns, Tar as possibly can,
with the authoritative stamp of the President HIM
self. Do we nsk too great favor Of the Globe? Is
II too great tribute to be paid To the oftruh
in free country! Is il not of Justice the
PRESIDENT hnrself-io clear away all misrepresenta-
tions, and to set forth his real views upon the great
question: OH which hangs the true theory of the Con-
stituton of his country? The President an old
member of the Republican State Rights Party
of 9S. He was The advoc of the same party,
when he penned his famous queries to Mr. Dickson.
Almost every proposition which he has laid down
in his several Mess"ges-and almost every measure
which he has adopted, has been drawn from the
same school. 1t was this " -starred Proclamation"
which for the first time gave rise to any doubts Of
his political orthodoxy And it is these passages
IN the Proclamation, which supposed to present
the greatest dereclion from his principles But
those friends who most i'm his confidence say they
have been grossly misreIresented. We wish TO do
justice TO this eminent czen-and therefore it is,
that we again ask for Light.
Wepause for reply-and i'm the mean time, again
congratulate our readers on the ally we have gained
for the amendment of the Constitutions But The Globe
is not the only paper, trust that will support it,
All that is necessary Isl that the enlightened Press of
the country should bring it forward, and the great
body of the People should seriously consider it, The
work will then be done. One of the most useful
innovations will he made i'm the mode Of electng
the Chief Magisrae-that gortlian knot as all con-
fess it, ia oil Republics
While we admire the course of the Globe, we are
not at all asionshed at the course of the Telegraph
This miserable organ of the Nullifers disgrace to
the honorable, but mistaken men who belong TO
their Party, takes up also the matter i'm its last No.
and thus fasifies our motives. (Hear him y
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~'is ;ts si ss ss
the SOUTH and fearing ,h., tho n.
% s mot he.
ab"rs TO the of Virginia
the worst Of NOTES of selection urging Cnven-
sh an s s"p ~ H.
One word as 10 our ,notiues-
The Telegraph ought to have recolected, that
II was some time since, charged with
being the advocates ola National Convention, and
that we then said we had prior proposition 10 sub
mit.-We could bring forward friends i'm this CITY to
prove that we have been for some weeks bent on
bringing forward propositon.-But why pro-
duce such recent authorities? Did re-publish
but the last week, long series of Extracts from
our Niles, To show that for 81 years have been
opposed TO carrying the election to the House-and
that IN 1873, we gave warm support to the amend
inent OF Col. Taylor? Had the Telegraph all
these extracts before ?-and yet does il not blush
To- ascribe our course to some contemplate sls-
2Icion about MIR. Webster's designs The plot,
wh'ch 1t has attempted TO get up on that very sub
Ject, is OF its own creation. 1t is just false in its
connection, as 1t IL insidOns i'm its design. Where
rs the proof ofany banns being proclaimed between
Daniel Webster and the Albany Regency? Is Duff
Green the witness Who believes him? Who can
believe man, who has been branded so frequently
with the character of liar it were ut the public
whipping post And is this the marvellous witness.
whose bare suspicious he accepted for unques-
tIonable proofs For ourselves, we disclairn all
knowledge, all belief i'm the alleged coalition. The
moment we heard the first whisper of it, from the
lips OF this man, we pronounced TO he false. We
declared, that we had no affinity" for The cause the
principles, or the prospects of MIR. Webster. Mr..
Walsh laughed at us at the time for the vanity of the
declarations But let the disclaimer have been ever
so vain on our part, it was the less true.
The Telegraph proposes to dispense with The Col
ieges OF Electors, and transfer The election directly
TO The People-the people Of each State. 1t declares
that the plan will he brought forward by the nulIfers
at the mkt session Let the amendment be carried
through i'm either form, and shall be content-
We should ourselves prefer The popular form-to
The machinery which Colonel Taylor retains i'm his
amendment
But, what care for any assertions which thc
Telegraph may Inake; or any propositions which it
may support? The Telegraph Editor is no politi-
can lie is indeed the real Chariatan." He is a
man OF 10 enlarged and liberal views He mistakes
presumption for pretension and passes off his vile
brass for the precious gold of The mines. Because
ms pen Is glib, he thinks himself wse-and because
he IS Insolent, he considers himself as an oracle of
wisdom. He scarcely reads and never re-
Heels with the prooundness which becomes his sub
IJect He breatlIes only in the furnace of faction
and he mistakes its fiery vapours for the
light of the Sun Of Truth Is il wonderful thai
thinking thus Of The man thus Of a coptemptible
tooi OF faction, we should ceive any proposition,
which lie would support with great suspicion We
nave seen his assertions in be bold
without pausibilify--and in The present case we
know 1t TO be false without the slightest pretensiop
to- truth. And thus ends his cateclIismn
ONWARD! ONWARD
North Carolina is still marching onward Tho
IIIIlsborough Convention assembled OH the 9th
The Deputies of nine counties attanded-Judge
Rufln was put into the cbar; tie vote being for bin
70, Tor Governor Swain 16.-A Committee Of two