Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-08-15
Richmond, Friday, August AZ.
"1IIE B.aTTLE or THE BOOXSa


OF defiance, and quietly pockettel the expressions Of
the "csSence and quinteseuce of stupidity" aud Of
General Green being "the nischievous man that
ever acted with party" 1t is only in his "lying
embers" that one spark of fire shows itself; but how
different is this from the fury and fire which one had
expected from such reeoubtabe Hero He con-
cdcs with tile very gallant declaration, that When
we are stricken, we will return the blow, Ssc-We
fight on the defensive and although we desire
peace with all those who have common purpose
and God knows we have enough TO do to break
down this rule of corrupiion-yet we will not per-
mt any one TO seize upon the present moment to as
sail or calunniate our principles. We repeat again
we act on the defensive, and we fear no assaaut."
Not we! and yeti is very evident, that conscience
has nude coward" of him. lie is conscious that
nc has been wanting in discretion-tliat he was
about TO lose caste with The Clay and Webster par
w and he is attempting, by the moderation of his
tone, to prolate the resentment of his High Allies
Bur, TO do justice TO the General must say that
'hough i''s spirit Is s'ibdue,, his principles (e so
calls ihem!) seem to be unchanged. "The snake is
not dead; II is only scolched"-and il is vet ,esn-
ed to annoy and to sting his comrades The &C.
neral stili processes TO adhere his Modification
principles:
the task of exposing the corupiions Of this
butw do this as .Nfer, and we III permit Ito one
We care not " no he is, that deserves our notice to sss
on' principles with punty."-"When the Wing admits
that Mr. Clay has our PRINCIPLES and Thai
Tie Is out gradually returning" TO them, we must be
excused II We refuse TO go back meet him. We will
not now stop to examine the which led Mr. CLAW
to abandon the principles OF his early e nor 10 discuss
the progress lac has made in returning to he; il is enough
for us TO know that his freud adults that e has
not yet returned TO them."-"And pray who are the
Force bli men!' Who are the Procamsuonisls! What
induced the partzans oi Mr. Webster 10 oulo the Gbe
In serviie adulaon OF Andrew Jackson? il not be-
cause e doctrine Of the Proclamation was the doctrine
OF Daniel Wehs,er?" Who the .Force Bill men, and
why does IL yet remain foul blot statute book!
We will not follow ont the H.ctons which these queries
sugges. to u.s. because we admit, the Wing oes that
te auonai Republican party fenouncng lattudina-
| stcdb
The dangers ~hich they inevitably result from and
we would not their progress by offending their sell.
love- -"hr Clay, told the authority OF the Whg
lsTefurnihg aud even Daniel ebsier like elk of old
almost persuaded while the whole corps of Mr. Van
burens serwe tools, upon the principle that "hy pocrisy
Is tho tax which vice pays vue are prfessediv Tor
State Rights As proof OF this, you cannot take up
newspaper, however much il may e,e the prominent,
State Rights men, which NOT in some shane or other
recognise some one OF the essential points of our political
doctrine What would be the -quence if we were 10
go into the Presidential as The pazsn of Mr. CLAW
or MI Webser Let the edi the whg re al over the
proceedings oil tue dii given Gov Ponle xter, in
Louisviile dinner given avowed Nuiiier on. of
the srctes oil his sect in appreciation oil hs polite conduct
aud yet not single sentiment in favor State Rghs'
Does not this i.cl speak volume upon volume Let the
present State Rights party take the bounty under Mr..
Clay or Mr. Webster ond they will have surrendered the
cadel-ihe vesal fire will be extinct aud The requiem OF
state flights VIII be sung The progress Of MIR. Clay
himself will be arrested and The National Republican,
party instead Of being confirmed will 20 back not ezra.
duaHy but at once TO the Proclamation 10 the Force Bill
aud To The Protest. because each is the conse
quence oil the oiher."" Is Mr. Clay, or Mr. Webster
opposed TO State renedie IL So are opposed 10 iLe
Is Mr.. Clay, or Mr. Webster iD favor of State r,medes
snd deferred from prudential consider atoms ayowng
it! II so, we are opposed 10 ,hen-But apart from the
objection which we take to The political opinions OF Mr.
Clay and Mr. Webster, have another and iusuperabIe
objection to enssng under The National Republican ban
| ner as party man"
On the whole, it is possible, that the day of dis
senson may be postponed but cannot be avoided;
no more than that the sleeplcss ambition of j. c.
Calhoun can ever be extinguished.
The discussions however, has already been sufi-
cent TO Indicate the dissensons which are
wrapped up in this motley Coalition. What II varie-
~ OF VIEWS prlncp and interests does IL embraced
Among the most remarkable of them, is the large
| genus to which the Lynchburg Virginan belongs:
! --4nft-Jackson-.4nts-Va Van Buren-ARti- CALHOUN
DISQUALIFICATION, and for Clay. The "Virginiann
will not harmonic with the Telegraph in taking I'm
MIR. Cahoun--and puts forth its future resolution in
the following passage:
"Ihe Telegraph cannot be Ignorant that even 10 this
dayihe Nulhcaion presses in South Carolina indulge in
The most malignant assaults upon the character OF Mr.
Clay, which, Tor the preservation harmony have been
too long suffered by his iends pass in silence Every
where, indeed the advocSies OF the Proclamation and the
Force Bill mathematical by the Cshountes aers
and abeors OF tyranny and despoisIu ahoueh il know N
that nne -ienths OF the old Clay party occupy that posi-
ton And yet has the eflroniery complain of assaults
upon its principles, and OF the duty imposed upon it to de
Tend those principles against the attacks of those who have
"dSSuned 10 be its ales We are 10 allies of the Te
legraph, and shall be, as long az il is what il s
And IL thinks, by lie foolish threats il and The party
Tor which II assumes 10 speak, will support for the next
the opPo@rion 10 take up MIR Calhoun IL will find iiseIi
grossly deceived We Tell it plainly, that decidedly and
unequivocally opposed, 10 the election OF Mr.
Van Buren,, the Of Cen Jackson and moi now
fofeseeing combination of circumstances which can
induce US to support him, ye there may be alierna
i've, which, u II do not force us into that position man
make US neutrdis in the Presidential contest il
VIII be time enough, however, when that alternative
presents itself, 10 take our course"
But still more remarkable Sign of the Times is
the attitude recommended by the Baltimore RepuL-
lean to the members of the piebald Coalition
They must all unite TO put down the present Admi.
nstratonthis is the first great positon-and as the
means of accomplishing this anal gainatioD he laws
down the law as following schemes
"ln the Presidential contest about 10 ensue there should
be but tn paesthe supporters and opponents OF the
Constitution aud Laws OF the country. II other parties
should be obruded into the controversy they will be based
on devotion TO individual claims, and no reference
10 the great ndmporian point issue. We have tanged
ourselves with tue constitutional party, without
ing 70 force on that party the pretensons of any man and
WIN The hxed discrimination TO support that Who may
be selected TO sustain the great tor which
contendlng We rcpudate the classification of Clay
men, Webster men, Mclean men, &C. for we pu, on
the livery OF no man, aud 20 for man in the contest
"Sha this Opposition then, contendng for pure and holy
cause Standing up IN defence OF constitutional liberty
leopard success 10y splitting into fragments on individual
preferences Tor menl Shall system Hich strikes AT the
vital principle OF our government, no fastened upon The
country, because the South has her Calhoun the E. her
Webster, and the West her Clly and Mcieang n would
be madness. Individual pretsons must be laid aside for
The public goOd and he will deserve most credit 0o
most chcerully makes The scrifce But supposng that
the claims OF these several gentlemen iffeconcdJy con-
ucij may they not all be wdra Tor The present? il
mere no man IN The nation upon whom tho party can !
umitP-"Let VS. then, iorbear urging particular indiy.
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