Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-11-04
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In our remarks of Yesterday parties in The
United States, should have stated that among the c
zcns who have enlisted under the Wing banner, there
many who do not sanciiun all the party Of The
party, nor entertain their fullest the political doc
irines oi the principal eaders Aud should have
ed also, that the Wings have only majority in the North.
States; r, in Come ciicu ut the recent election for
thee members OF Congress, by general ticket the Wings
have succeeded 10y majority OF about $50 votes on all
the votes polled in the State In Rhode Island the Whigs
aud the Democrats, Tories, very nearly equally
vidcd; in New Hampshire and Msine, the Tories are
in the niaJ"iiy they in New York. PENIS Iva.
MA and New jersey In the other Northern States the
Tones are in the minority, especially in Massachusetts
The remarks we made yesterday tended 10 show that
the principles OF the Wings and Nuiies OF 5. Carolina
aud Georgia had affinity and that they appeared
agree and TO act together, only in their opposition The
present Federal Administration OF the go, erument We
wilihere observe, that This opposition OF the Wigs and Null
liners Is based different grounds The Wings oppose
the because ufits hostility TO tie Bank of
the U States 10 ie restrictive SYSTEM aud the liner
nal Improvement system by the Federal Gov
national scale The Wigs oppose also the Federal Adj
mnisstion because the principal leaders of the party
have ascerained la so long the party which supports
the Administration hes the pow er, there L. chance
'he To attain any elevated sn;ion, ia ,io Executive I
10 lie v s GnnE o 10 e
restrictive SYSTEM aud 10 national OF internal I'm
piovcn' ni The opposition Of the Nui, rs took il. rice
III The diSs lnIon OF the personal Which united Mr
Calhoun and is friends viii General Jackson. This op
position has its in tie complete destruction of te
hopes long cherished by MIR Calhoun and his lti. n 10
seat h Mseves IN the highest Offices Of the country Be.
lore the Prccama ion appeared, aud be fore the "Dloody
Bill, became law, The Opro-on OF the NulliGers was
Organized and lis rancaiions extended TO every STATE in
the Union So il seems that there is no conncxion be-
tween the opposition Of the Wings and tie opposition OF
The Nnhers TO the Federal Administrations Nor is there
any connection between the principles of the one Party
AMI The principles OF the other If there 10 connection
oe'ween Tue principles OF those Parties, there be
connection b,iwecn the prn, Piles OF the Wings and the
Union OF the Soull,!
The Wings opposed tie Federal Administrations the
Onioh men are not majority OF the higs advocate
the protective aud internal Improvement systems The
Union men do not. The Wings admit the constitutional
iiy OF the charter the Bank OF the United sntcs The
Union men 30 mol In the construction OF powers dee.
gated TO The Federal Executive the Wings and The Union
men disagree. On several other constitutional questions
and on several measures Of the Federal the
Wings ana Union men are at variance How then can
there be any connection between these two parties in
principles aud poll lc" measures Al the first view,
would seem That tie principles OF the parties ale
irreconcilablc but there is object most essential
and vital, which should unto them, when that ohiet
IN dager and which, il destroyed would destroy both
w higs aud Union nr: We mean The preservation Of the
Union formed and ccmcnicd iH 1885, by the present
Federal Constitution Preserve this union originally es
tablished and tile privilege is secured 10 the reonle TO
tend for the high places and for political power yhou
endang ering the Governments we have established, and
the civil and political rights which every n,an should en-
JOY nnesraincd but by laws Of his sanconing Aud
t. consideration important enough to unite Whig
and union nen All other considerations are evancscehl
they pass away without producing any sensation in The
political community One Administration ceds another
without producing other evil than the minor evil Of the
contention inevitable in Tree counties Tor the direction If
tho happiness OF tic present generations the security The
blessings OF liberty 10 tho next depend tie permanent
cy OF The principles which gave existence and life 10 our
public institution. Those principles should be iInnutsbc
political parties are rdnsory; their inutsbty il they
have nothing more in view, than iie laudabe ambition 10
serve tile country IN the public oces may provoke
excitement but can never endduger public institutions,
disturb tie harmony which slo ID exist between die
several sections OF the Union The Wings aud Mon men
agree in tie npoitano ec just stated and enough
oinduce them TO act iogeihe when hS object is involved
IN Imminent dsnge' But they differ with regard TO the
present Federal Adminsrson This il granted Ia 1897
another sci OF Administrators will he chosen ny tie people,
which may adopts dill policy from ai pursued by the
preceding one Can any tell how the Wings and Union
men wiil stand towards this new Administration The
two parties may change places. The Union men may
ior The Opposition, aud he Wings be tie supporters Of
The Administrations Wcrc this 10 take place ,lould il
change the devotion and the firm attachment which Wings
and Union men ought to feel ior be fundamental rrinci
pies Of our public institutions? Certainly il should not
We would extend further remarks upon this inie
resting uiJcct II our lims permitted But believe
we have said enough 10 show, that there arc more power
ul motives for le Wings aud Union act together,
when any great political emergency occurs, uan there
cen possibly exist, FOR the Wings make common cause
with The Modification party n lie South and ils adhecr
in the other 5 iates OF the Union.