Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-04-03
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70 THE VOTERS OF HANOVER

FELLOW CrTIzENs: To as many of YOU as vel cherish
the doctrines OF Jeerson the great apostle of Liberty
this address is made. With the Democratic party of
Virginia. rests the defence of her early and fondy che
rshed principles BY their success or defeat she must
stand fall grand and noble struggle is about TO
be made to rear acsh the pristine purity and beauty of
Virginia Republicansm upon the ruins of ancient though
ncw-fangled Federalism. What Republican, whose
heart has felt the generous ob of Liberty aud the en-
nobng spirit of his natal land she stood proudly pre.
eminent under the guidance of her Jefferson and Mad.
sonrcgorde6 by her sister States as the oracle of con
stitutona Liberty will not at this crisis n
list under her banner, and battle for the inheritance of
her orefahers virtue What disciple of the doctrines
of 0S and 90 will suffer the spark to- slumbcr i'm his
breast, hic may be kinded into active usefulness and
be brought into equston at the approaching contest?
That your minds may be more fully impressed with the
vital Importance of the conflict and the necessity of
your every honorable exertiOn, q few general ont
lines of the political history Of the country shall
be presented to your consideratlon.-After the
Enlistment OF ous present form Of government, two
great political parties divided and distracted the coun-
try the one termed the Federal and the other the Re-
publican The Federal party with Alexander Hamilton
AT IT'S mead contended that from the grants made by the
States, and tire construction Of implied powers the Go
yernment Of the United States was unlimed Thereby
securing to Congress- by implication, the right to enact
any law regardless Of the reserved rights OF the States
however unjust and oppressive Did that Ham
oh dat TOE form OF Constitution for the adoption Of
the people IN Which he urged tie necessity Of doing
away the sectional division Of the country into States
and demonstrating the country into grand Govern
ment.oi ciccung Members 10 Congress indscrimnate-
~, without respect to Statcsot making thc Senate he
reditary and of clcctng the President for life Were not
the Bank of the United States the Funding System and
Internal Taxation, in utter disregard of a solemn
compact and OF the sanctity OF the Constitutions
planned and put in execution by the same Hamilton
To what lengths would not hcsc wild and dangerous
doctrines reared by forced implication upon the ruins Of
wounded and bleeding Constitution have not been car
RED had they not been zeaously and successfully op
posed by the Republican party, headed by your Jefer
son, Madison and Gallatin' grand and splendid 90.
vcrnment was the aim Of the Fcdcralists? potentaie
crowned and set upon throne TO look down with proud
superiority upon the happy people of these States
as his subccts-owing allegiance to him, might have
presented the closing of the drama Of carcaur
cd Republic, like that Of France. Jefferson, Madison
and Gaatn conendcd against the doctrines of Harn
TONI that the grants made 70 the General Government
were defined and limited and that any legislative act
transcendng those limitations a papablc breach Of
the Constitution. These doctrines, which alone rescued
struction secured you Fcowciti the nvaIable
blessings Of freedom and sclfqovernment And can
you now, after having satisfactorily experienced tine
ehyaoe privileges guaranteed to you by the osccndancy