Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-04-24
TO THE VOTERS OF lI aG,aHgEFc'7E0


FELLOW CIrzFSs:-You are again invited by your
late Delegate rally the pos not for him or on his
account but for the great principles which stake
and by another victory to prostrate, forever the sup
portcrs of unballowcd and arbitrary power aud the hopes
of Van Burensm, in this, old Doinriors / trust
Fellow Citizens, that viii rally TO tho polls in all the
neither as the supporters OF liii. >spd arbitrary
power Qor that ungracious task, leave for modern
Wings to perofm,) the defenders OF those, whom
this patriot and champion your liberties has
very modestly Fred the real friends of their country
DSsOs anu p s you 1 70 ae S3 & die Of Gbs
ty the cause OF your counirya worthy ofthe high
est aspirations OF freemcn will occupy your minds and
engage your attention. and that, with this motto Dmice
CT deeOTun pro patrG mort, Git is and glorious TO
die for our couny deeply engraycn upon your hearts
aud fresh your memories you W press forward as the
fearless bold, and uncompromisng, and rcsoute advo
Gates and defenders of the rights and privileges Of the
people, and the laws and Constitution of your country
and against the subtle Vaccinations, of aspiring de-
magogues and disappointed politicians, whether found
IN the ranks with Henry Clay Henry Curtis
But, Fellow Citizens, let examine for Il mo-
lhent the elements OF which this modern Wing par
ty is composed, IN order TO ascertain how far the title
thus gratuitousy assumed for them Of being the real
friends of their country be founded in fact Will our
late Delegate tell to what party Daniel Webster
Blue-ght Fedcraist, Of Hartford Convention memory
belongs VIII he also tell US, to what party Henry
Clay, the father OF the American System first the bitter
incorporating opponent and then, like Webstcr the
strenuous and Jealous advocate and defender of a Ma
tonal Bank who prayed that war; pesencc and famine
might VISIT ms country, belongs? Let him then in
form US where we shall look or the Nuifer, John c.
Calhoun We would next inquire of him. in what par
ty we shall find Bell, Sprague, Frelinghuysen a
ooulhaTd, a Ewng a Blangum, Moore, and lastly a
Geo. Polndexter? If these Modern Wings who have
violated the Constitution and laws, condemned the
rights of the States deiicd the will of the people and
spuned their authority be the real friends of their coun-
try would fam know who It's enemies? And these
Citizens, are the individuals whom your late dele.
gate would have you to believe 'have sacrificed their
minor differences OF opinion unite in one general
toeHect the abrdgement federal power the reformation
OF gross abuses in the Administration OF the General
fIfp nrac ft
reIgnty of the States But Fcow-ciiizens do mn or
can you, believe, that these the real friends Of their
country? tfedGt J"dGus .ipetta, non eg0 (Let Apea
believe 1t, not ~ And do you, you believe that
tins party had its origin in aught else than desire to pull
down the present Administration; not for the good of
their country, but TO CRAFTY vndictive sprt the off
spring OF disappointed and mad ambition 9oadcd on bv
that inordinatc lust Of power which has ever reened
amount to all ether conSderatons;-an Administration
too, which, to say tie least of it, has done more for the
preservation OF the rights of the States and for the main
tenance of the Laws and Constitution in their puritv
than any that has preceded it. And for these blessings
are we mainly indebted to our present Yruous, high
minded and patriotic Chief Magistrate upon whose head
our worthy delegate has not scrupled pour out his Bit
ter nycctivCs and opprOhrious epites-cailinr him
Despot, and Fyrant," and accusing him of havinp
violated the Laws and Constitution of his country and
OF having usurped power over the purse and the
sword, aud of having encrOached upon tile pcrogatves
oil the Legislative Department!
But, OF these charges ne stands fully and honorably
acquitted aud strange to tell by the testimony Of the wor-
thy delegate himself, as shall hereafter pr0ve--uru d,
the address Of Dr. Henry Curtis to the voters Of Hano-
ver bearing date the 18th Of March, 1885, part of which
was read IN my hearng, and challenge given, that il
any individual should dsapproye Of portion of that
address, hc would mako note Of IT, and the c0nclu.
SION OF The reading, DR. Curtis would be- happy to cx-
PLAIN and decndt accordingly denied. that iIe Pre-
Ident had 1sPed power either the purse Or s,c0r
-or umt he had cncroachcd upon tie Lcg'sigtire Dc.
PartheH, and challenged proof aud in conseq uencc If
this, conversation ensucd between the DR. and my
self, which cut short by circumstance over
winch we had no control and not again resumed,
but afterwards received his defence in writing Of the
positions which had denied; and this Fellow Citizens,
would beg leave TO las before you the proof which
promised 10 furnish that the President Stood acquitted
according to the Dr. showing Of the charge OF
usurpauon both over the purse and sword And / am
induced 10 take this liberty with the DR. communication
moi irom want Of respect for him personally as feel
disposed 10 accord 20 him the degree Of cour-
tesy and respect that | would ask at bis hands,
but 10 show the authority which a portion Of his
friends have Tor claiming victory for hin In regard 20
the conversation he had with me- relative to the posi-
lions which denied las an cfedihly informed that few
individuals have boosted Of the Doctor having Gained
signal victory therefore trust that the Doc.
tor will deem this sufficient apology for the course
have pursued, and that he viii cOnsruc nothing which
have said, or may hereafter say, having personal
but political bearing; for conscious that should
BY This course render myself obnoxious The charge O
having violated any article n tle code Of honor would
at once abandon il; but, being Of contrary opinion
shall without further apology lay the Doctors proof
his charges against the President before YOU and if his
friends shall find in IT, materials ont Of which they can
weave chaplet for his brow, shall not envy him the