Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-04-18

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But thank God! the barriers and fences Of public opinion
will continue protect the II our enc
miss drive things TO desperate extremes must still
show that less capable endurance than they
are ai that determined be conque red in any
way. MAJORITY
TO TIE EDITORS OF TIE ENQUIRER
CENTLEMEN: In the resignation of Mr. Rives we
have presented to la,ion picture of moral
beauty that may well command the admiration OF all mar.
tes. Its Characteristic features appear in bold relief OF
these The most prominent are, unsuied purity of motives
feelings oil honor the most sensitive and elevated and pa
uioii'm strong and OVERLOOKING, supplied from the rich and
perennial fountains Of the Consuon-our great poii
cal crock OF ages and Of living waters" In addition let
the pencil, WIN finishing iouch imPart modest and
dsnhed prospect the portrait and the effect il a,
once rendered most happy and irresistible. sacrifice so
heartily made oil the brilliant hunors he had won in the
Senate Chamber,a magnanimous surrender of all the
intellectual eujoyments and proud associations of the sta
ton he occupied has furnished the cleares evidence of
his Roman virtues, and the most unqualified assurance of
his patriotic regard Tor the sacred ry hi uf
inucIonie very sheet cor last of all our homes
by which the majestic ship Of State has failed 10
ride out in safety the relentless storms (which have been
raised hom time to time, Tor her destruction This ines
Unable right-his powerful aud Efficient lever in the
hands OF honest and intelligent ireemen, who know how
TO appreciate the blessings OF Liberty, will always sue.
coed in cemoishing those iacous OF the enc
mics OF Tree government that swarm at certain interval,
throughout the land. Let the ambitious and dese ming
Statesmen OF the day, who have shot inadIy from
their Spheres behold this picture of beauty and no.
hhcal grandeur, aud enry The future destiny of VIM c.
Rives. they dare not initiate his noble example Let
those hair Drained and reckless pbeions the Bank era
whose golden dreams have hurried too ne the bea
vens, take warning, lest they may hereafter and
repent III the bitterness OF their souls having despsed
the parental and phosophic maxim In medic fuissimus
i6is Let the champions OF the mighty Colossus. with
Hercuiran Webster in 'front.' pause, aud soemnly pause
before they bring down upon themselves and this happy
Republic, heavier Calamity than their broad shoulders
can BEAR or they shall be able 10 Tor the People
and TO their God.
But MIR. Tyer,-this otspur OF Nullifcaon-this hero
OF knight errantryhis enthusiastic adirer enry CLAW
aud john C. Calhoun (iraJie dctu-the poles no long
er asundeI!)-tow shall him " the
lied MArcelius Virginia! Or shall We in Kindness and
Charity refrain from exhibiting contrast so gsrinp and
painful! But whether the pen shall draw the two
Characters side by side, the public mind will survey
both at full length Much as Mr.. r. is admired for his
Charming social qualities far, very far om yielding
TO the force OF his political attractions What part is he ac
ing in the Bank drama What service is he doing" his
beloved Virgnia whom at his famous Modification din
ner III Gloucester he iondy and beguilDgIy styled, the
good mother Of aI!" Is he guarding her inter ard
maintaining her proud consistency in the Senate of The
U. States: Is he there conending for those hallowed
principles Of Repubicans, by her illus
ous Jeferson Or, is lie ready turn his back upon
the venerable parent in whose lap OF he was
nursed and reared TO MANHOOD aud enlist under the ban
OF those who waging nsdous and ire
warfare against her long established faith noble ,,i.
buttons Let him take care how he wanionly dsregards
her afectoDate adnoniiions. Her anxious and steady
eyes upon him; and, although he may imagine him.
self rather above the rammels oil her authority the day
may shortly come, earlier perhaps than he ans Of hen
in sorrow, she will have rebuke him as hayward aud
ruant son, that "hss strsyed from her iod.''
do wrong the honorable Senator, when say that but
for his dread Of Vrginas rowns he be seen bend
ing before the shrine of tue marble goddess How does
he chime in with the hue and cry'' OF the chosen pack
which she has kept so long in training to break down the
man who is sustained by millions of freemen! He pre-
sens 10 The Senate, with his usual pompous display and
in his best style Of oraory the memorial from the city OF
Richmond praying that the Depostes NAV be restored:
aud to the end OF this memorial tacks sort OF an.
pendSge ION the principle, suppose that every little will
help desperate cause, string OF Resolutions adopted in
Franklin county, breathing the prayer All
OF his eryid eoqueDce is exerrd in dc pictpg the
"gloom that hangs over the country lie tell. US that
" the Pr resident has invaded the legislative functions i'm
vital poinhas grssped the purse; aud lie happy to
find himself sustained by the memorial from Richmond
and the resolutions from Franklin "Lowand anu high.
idnd," cried the Senator, seemed 10 be united" The
voice from the first had been reverberaed by the noun
fans OF the last and he trusted the sound of that re-
verberaiion would hot cease, until the whole country
should be reused into knowledge OF the great principles
at issue" Inspired man! No doubt this eryent wish pro.
ceeded from tie ottom Of the orators heart and it would
seem TO be pity, that ejaculation devout should not
be graciously responded TO- But how has it been
ed by the people Of the Charlotte District, lying nmed.
a,ely between Richmond and franklin county Let The
honorable Senator TO the result Of the election re-
Gently terminated in that District, aud thence derive one
cfunib OF comfort il he Let him go a step beyond
Franklin into Montgomery, the residence Of Governor
him cast his eyes toward Boetour and other adj
jacent counties, and "lsy the nsiteripg uncion 10
his soul. Alter this, | would respectfully desire
Him to survey the Northern Neck District, which
once so aptly and srkingly compared TO the out
side OF corn field equehted by squirrels" but
fully redeemed FROM that reproarh. Thence
| would conduct him to the patriotic and republican
little counties OF Middlesex and Mathews prepared to
take the field for Jackson and the Constitution and
there would invite him to Iinger awhile, and learn
wisdom from the happy aud contenied farmer, the ho
meet and cheerful fishermen, as yet Unseduced by his
destinations and uniecred by his doctrine and, final.
y having perceived at this stage Of excursion, that
the honorable Senator is entirely in the suds, wi
company him ~ the confines OF old Gloucester, long the
abiding place Of polished democracy, but tie very
hot-6ed OF aocrdcy where, since the seed.ime OF Nut
LITIGATION, abundant harvest has crowned his labors
Aye, the young Mules carry the day there witness
their recent triumphant dpldys But, while they hum
and sUd'U like ocuss the way side, they will prove
as harmless and epbemer.I, too.
by this time, think the Senator will begin 10 discern
some "glimmefDg OF light through the gloom" A little
reflection may now teach him, snd his indignant col.
league, that "bighland and lowlsnd not united" in
impacsbe hatred OF Andrew Jscksop;-hat the sturdy
and intelligent Of freedom will "ny 10 the rescue
even at the bidding OF their "worhy aud approved
good master" Let them understand, that what has tran.
sPred 10 the Charlotte District, is ouIy the sgnalgun for
The general battle, which is TO bo fought the pri
Elections lie patient, good sirs! pray you, pause
moment, until the voice OF the whole eah shall
be Numbered ia your ears, and "make the Bank men
lremble."
Mr. Leigh may rest perfectly assured that "tc People
Of his own State will never consent TO any such
Pendous and overwhelming power vested in the President
Of the Bank :" much less will they unite with others, 10
confirm him in the possession Of III that they have the
tegence TO discern the consequences, and tire virtue
him bV all mi In hcv