Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-08-15

to renounce. The Telegraph goes for one elemen-
tary set of docirines--the Chronicle for another.
AS the Baltimore Republican justly observes:
1.-The opponents OF the are composed Of
uirss 90 different sidesThose who agree in opinion with
our neghbor OF the Chronicle. aud the whom they
would be willing to support would destroy all State Rights
aud permit the General Government establish and sus-
tain a great moneyed power which would control our
ercons govern the government regulate at pleasure the
price oil all kinds OF properly have the whole dire OF
the currency. give abundance Of money produce
pressure ably TO its WILL and bind ia
ausnan the commerce snd all the
zens aud of the government 10 be extended or contracted
at the will and of Bank di
recors; aud they contend of the
nent as n The o the Indian question dispose oil the
son ana sove eighty Of The midi, ua States. Those ac-
cord IN the opinion with the editor Of the Telegraph aud
Ihe men whom they would support. would render the
.o"s"u"o" anu Laws mere rope OIL sand Which could
be violated or broken With puny, by any refractory or
turbulent spr', or any disappointed sspir"n alter power
"nd ACKNOWLEDGEMENT who Eay hope by oil to
comps, his object avrnge hisr II upon those no may
have caused bis Disappointment Both equally wide
OF the rhe mark Both are equally opposed the prn-
cples o the Constitution The views OF both tend alike
to The destruction OF the Constitution the rghs of the
conniry.'
Then, again, there the great questions of the
Tariff; OF Internal improvement; and above ALL the
very manner aud spirit IN which the Constitution is
10 be construed. But, all these discorlaut princi-
pies are to be waived. The lion and the n,nb are
10 lay down together. The Nuifier is TO unite with
the Consoldationisi. Every political sect is to be
merged into one The Telegraph claims to belong
to the true Constitutional States Right pariv and
r,dcuies the faith Of the Chronicle. Tie Chroui-
cie ON It's part claims to bc Of the true Constitution
al, Federal party, AMI denounces the telegram as
traitor 10 the Union. Yet, they must all unite to-
gether; ana baptise themselves by the generic term of
the great Unconstitutional Party" They are to Mace
at their head some favore candidate and move to-
gether I'LL the end of the campaign And what is the
secret oil all these mannuyres? To put down the
administration, and TO put in the Opposi,ion--to
take the spoils from the common enemy and then
scramble for them among themselves But, the
People will see the scheme, and they know how TO
defeat il.
In the mean time, while the Chronicle is thus
gravely recommending 10 its party 10 hold off from,
any nomination, and 10 postpone il till the next win
ter one OF the pebald Coalition prints of this CITY
which had but the other day, too, rated Duff
Ureen Tor iils premature nomination of Mr. Cal
noun, comes forward TO announce Mr. Leigh Ms lis
iavore candidate IL furnishes also, another Sigu
OF the Times in the following extracts:
The suggestion OF "A Ranlolpbisn' has been often
MADE oi'eh approved by many but often deferred Al
the period OF the Proclamation, when the friends Of State
Rights suddenly found themselves AMI their principles ON
The brink oi yawning chas, without pre vious CON
sciousness oil the rapid march Government under
the guidance OF violent and despotic old man
that contamination oil consolidation hch the wis. iron, the
hrst dreaded TO be destiny many their
eheien"y al another dark aud poentous period turned
Their eyes State Rights Societies the best il no,
me only means oil arousDg the spirit OF the People
and organizing their strength against the concentrated
power Of Federalism. Happy would il have been, we
-
The friends Of State Rights phrase OF a.
with friends OF the Constitutions OF the Uuion and Of b
man Rights, would have been Left without the
oil REORGANIZATION, without unity and concert
lie II too late TO take and carry this suggestion into
execution Is not some extraordinary effort for the re.
susca'on and combination Of the old Rig hts party
advisable aud indispensable - &c. -
owe think that State Rights Associations ought TO be
formed, in every county. Ii far more effective pian
10 terminate the people, than that of Convenon b
but we most urgently suggest that the Dld, shou be
comprehensive aud not exclusive. Let the opinions 4
N lncI Sfs1tt w. ~
State Right, Democratic fifth but many good State Rights
men differ in that. Let take in ali no ackuow leJee
ne grea, leading principle OF Stale Rights bu, reject
particular remedy Let us invite all who the
fundamental and all sufficient principles that the Federal
Government in none of its Departments shall exercise
any douoDol po,cer, as brethren This is all want SC
I'VE repeat what we have lately said: The friends of
Mr. Clay-the late National Republican party are n,e-
pared 10 take this test There are now 10
except Van Burenites Virginia JVe ask fL, If f,,
are not ready 10 take ii? We ask them II Jacksons
nsurpalions have not inc0Sabiy disgused them With
loose construction OF the Constitution and If is moi evil
dent to them, that strict CONSTRUCTION is the wises and
safest rule 10 keep power out OF the hands of usnrpng
rulers, and M the hands of the States and the Peopey "a
IL not so, National Republicans? And viii Won moi
unite in Stale Rights associations to enforce This great
rulersl ' "'''y "
with Difference, Richmond ought not 10 move frst in
This matter She has beeh falsely accused of attempting
TO dictate. and the accusation might be renewed bv ,h
agents Of Van Buren,. The oid Democratic counties Of
Caroline, Cupeper, Albcmae, Bue king ham, Cuberand
Charlotte, Mecklenburg, or Halifax some SUCH ought
10 take the lead P0tciGton has called meeting OF
Democratic citizens. Let her whose Democracy enIlr,
her as well asany other TO the distinctions take the
ufeece wants no better vanguard. Richmond will follow
aud we do not doubt every county in the State"
Mark This curious proposition TO declare the
doctrines of State Rights, is enforced by one y bo
is as arrant Nullifer as he was once against
1t who rs now an advocate of The ffnitcd
States Bank-who would admit q doubtful now
en- because IT is sanctioned by what he preiends TO
be the will of the muiority-although there is no
more cardinal standard of the States Rights school
than to avoid the exercise of every doubtful power
AS old George Clinton laid it down. when he ave
his casting vote in the Senate against the old Bank
"in the course Of long bfe have found tina, govern
ment IS not TO be strengthened by the assumption Of
dou6Du powers but toise aud energetic execution Of
those which are incontsfibie he former never fails TO
produce suspicion and dsu whilst the latter nspire
respect and confidence. IT, how ever OH fair
The powers rested in the government shall be found in
competent TO the attainment of The of iects Tor yheh il
was Instituted, The Constitution happiir furnishes bs
" means for Temsdying HE eUH by o8le,,dinenf" We
TePeaf, Tor the ihousandih time that This "maxim de-
serves TO be written in letters Of gold upon the wall Of
{ the capitol in Washington"
Mark alsol This suggestion is addressed to Nullif-
ersClay men--even 10 National Republicans and the
ancient Federalists What a wonderful Babel of
tongues should have! What prodigious confi,
sion of principles, if they would all speak out the mr.
ticles of their faith Don Quixotte himself never de-
yised such Inonstrous chm@ra. But this is not the
object of the Associations. Ii is, under this puise
10 bring together the fragments of the Coalition
and TO bear down the Administration.
Old Virginia has hitherto been the sacred shrine
of State Rights to which every other State has re-
pnred kindle her torch. But let us rec oect thnt
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