Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-08-22
Richmond, Friday, August %
THE VAR OF THE ALLIES.

the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sydney 1--WE can scarcely
mistake the pointed pen of James Hamilton, Esq,)
takes the field in the Charleston Mercury.-The fol-
lowing extracts sufficient indications of his
Views:
.whii insres, can the State Rights Party have in any
event in supporting Clay, Webster any her National
Republican? We se not engaged in miserable confess
power aud office profess to 90 Tor the vndc alton
al great principles, which believe be sl
liberties OF this country. We make war, not upon the
incumbents OF Office but upon the Iespo ic aud pro-
gate principles OF corrupt aud oppressive Government
what the difference IN principle between the National
Rspub leans aud those who dsgI the pow
c' The former, with Clay aud Webster their leaders
have gone lar the iIrhest in usurpaou, upon the
rights OF this Copfederscy. they put the Tariff aud
the corrupt system IL Internal Improvements upon the
country. They were the advocates o. the principles OF
the Proclamation, ami they were the very lie aud soul Of
the " Force Bill" Where il their return TO strict con-
sructon. spoken of by the "whigi" Where is one so
fury principle OF theirs identified with the tights of the
States! We know not wha, may be the local pulley Of
Virgnid State Rights men; but base and Abandoned
prolgaie indeed be the State Rights Party here, IL
could be brought gt under the Standard Of the
leaders OF the Force Bill They first forget eve
ry principle that has animated aud warmed the in
their peous struggle Tor the liberties OF their county
Agan-no policy be weaker suicidal than Tor
to engage under any circumstances in placing in pow
any man or set OF men. with avowed principles direct
ly opposed to upoH every point Of conce rn
IL we act with such Parry and its principles
inevitably be absorbed"
"Now, in these sen'im nis. the Wing, while accusing
the Telegraph OF man worship, SC. shews clearly
his o,cn soul wrapt up la the desire OF eevaling
tain 10 the throne. He forget history
State Rights feeling in Presidential contest. ..For it is
Impossible that State Rights be in hands than
Force Biz men aud Proclamaiions.s.p - So say
But who louder in their clamors for the sFoce
Bi' than the National Republicans! Who passed
II but Webs er aud Clay! Who openly in speerh ap
proved Of the principles OF the Proclamation but Cly?-
Whatever the present Administration may have done,
they have not gone step further in usurpa on
than have The Nationals, with Clay and Webster. They
placed the Tariff upon the country aud Internal Improve
inents with all their proIgacy. They gave aid and conn
'enAnce to The ProeamMon-they passed The Force Bill,
ana made !, the law OF The iani Yet, these are the men,
and these the principles the Wing would, in its wisdom
say that IL Is The very acme OF stupidity" in us not
support Ii MIR. Clay had done he ght TO ave dcne
considering his early Princpies come into the Senate
ms Senator above party rammels and lie nounced the
Proclamation aud the "Force B and called up with his
eioqnence the en,ombed spirit Of The Constitution
The county and its liberties then might he have gone
down TO ninre lines as patriot But his day has passed
And all close observers OF and passing events
that the spl'it OF selfish ambition regns al least as
deep in his heart the feeling of exalted PATRIOTISM &C.
(Spicy enough IN all conscience
at but too plain, from The spirit of these remarks that
the Editor, while he is very sensitive the atache nj
exhibited towards Mr. Calhoun, has bis heart ed on one
Thing only aud that is the his Otcn Tap0ri.e
10 'he Presidency The dear and glorious objects Tor
which that p,y lights indeed! We suppose that one of
these Is that Virginia may be worked position where
she can be transferred TO the greatest advantage where
through her, the South may he again bound TO some Pre-
sidenai car and dragged as victim be ssc,iiced
The altar OF unhdHo,oed ambition and avarce We could
say much upon this point but we forbear al Dre
sent" SC.
rne Wing, aud those OF its friends who think with IT,
know little OF Mr. Calhoun AID his motives He asks no
favors from any sci OF men living The only re-
ward he looks Tor, the proud consciousness of having
done his duty and OF this power on earth can depriye
num- III he had chosen TO have betrayed his counuy-if
he mad even been only SILENT when her ghts Dasey
amped upon, aud when Others who are now so Jroni-
nent were silentif his object had been power and pa
Tos'ge' no man. al This day, could have been covered
WIN more popularity han himself He has AMBITION
butit - lofty and noble HI looks with scorn and
contempt upon The miserable and dirty scramble for office
ana power The burning desire Of his heart Is to go
al est man dcnifi,t
with the principles of Constitutional Iiberiy''
what says the Lynchburg Virginian TO this high
toned eulogy of MIR. Calhoun?
The Columbia Times, too, (onc of the great rum
pets OF Nullfcatlon, scouts all Coalitions between
tie Nulfcrs and the National Republicans:
Firstly and mainly ihen Gays be) we believe that
sm'gamaon the State Rights with the aiiona Repub-
ican party utterly impossible impoc The lat
ter party well known both Mr. Plessans and Gen
Green 10 he at heart and in purpose Federsss They
compose oil The old Federal party: aud radically OPP
posed 10 the doctrine OF State Rights as the Federal par
IMPROPERLY so called, ever ever could be %
True as holy writ Yet, to put down Jackson
their friends, are TO be dubbed pro tenn as State Right
men, and to coalesce with the Nullifiers!
Again-"W the National Republicans renounce In.
ternal improvements and Projecting TARIFF II not there
can be no amalgamation OF principles IL the anal
uon that OF numbers oTiy for the purpose OF making
strength for Mr. Clay, we will tell Mr. Peasants m A.
he totally misAppreiends tie public feeling al The South
Does that gentlemen suppose that South Carolina III yer
consent to be instrumental in eevaiing 10 the Plesi.
dency man who publicly declared himself al the
last session OF Congress in favor of the Force Bill
VINO has steadily persstei, and still persists, in up.
holding the justice of those neasure for opposing ich
he would have ordered US like mad.dogs shot in The
tead? We satisfied that between the merits oil Mr.
Clay aud Mr. Won Buren, The People OF the South Ina We no
choice, and for parts say wi bout hess,on
that OF The The two dread MIR. Clay more Between
MR. Clay ami MIR. Van Buren, iii Is har-spling straw
pulling business, 10 which quite sure the South
stirred TO action as she by loier Objects no cpo.
stion soop."
And then The Times declares, that South Caro-
lima does not consider MIR. Calhoun as her candi-
date for the Presdency-She is attached TO princi-
pies, not men," &c. &c
The Cnmp, it is clear is getting into confusion
and Mir. Clay's friends cannot no,o be at any loss
what to expect from their late allies. How then
can this piebaId Coalition hold together?
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