Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-05-01
-yOLUMEX XXu.---No. rs1.

N~aNN hiLS. AND NOT NEN.-TO maintain its nvinci-
Pc mas oeen the steadiast determination of the Union
r2ily. 1t has moi iibourcd, and lriuinpled. in order 10
~ ~ ~ interests, or CRAFTY the ambition of those
VIC may aspire TO Office. Ii is yoked 10 the car OF no
man hos does II follow any nan with blind affection.
N'aike Union men were attached To Daniel Newman:
and they sustained and honorcd him. while he ,oa;n,,;n,
q 'hoir principles; but when he rejected llcir princi-
pies they cast him from their confidence, and abandon
ca man To the care of the Nullifcrs, whose doctrines he
nau eSpoused. Iroup Union men were attached TO
Cup anH Clayton, and Berricnj and followed the
c"uhs,Is oil these men, as long as they had confidence in
an"iI principles; but they would not be scduced by this
mo ia'ai errors; and they threw off from
tirir contidence and affection, every leader who was
contaminated with the pcrnicious doctrines of disunion.
mere was a pure and honorable triumph of principle
over That blind and obstinate devotion, by which mere
partsans aie bound 10 their leaders.
ihe long continued contests of the old Clarke and
itH"' P1''Ss mad k'ndicd an ambitious rivalry. mingled
WIN IeoAngs OF strong personal antipathy between the
IN Q the opposing parties. Their uniform and
'"s c@htemd'hg tor empire. But when Clarke Union
men, and Irup Union men found each other supporting
inc same great principles, all the sentiments of hostility
Mmcn my had reciprocaly felt, were suddenly ex-
uh9uished; and they embraced each other With Tie al
,ecuoh ana gratitude which a patriot renders to him who
ia Doh.hited The country which he loves.
Ana mere was a pure and honorable triumph of princi-
pc over 'nose sentiments of jealousy, and prejudice, and
tending parties.
Shat t'is virtaons pirty now forget its principles On
d great National Question, involving the success of its
PfihcipIes, Snail 1T be governed by harrow. personal con-
SlderaIo 5? Bccausc 1t has heretofore been attached fo
tine c,iiaracter OF Judge White, shall it now support hm.
HNS~tss VI ~ principles to winch Ins success will give
ulc HScehHihcy : heeau~ei 1t has heretofore felt distrust OF
The char1cterot Mr.. Van Buren,. shall it now oppose him.
whrn ms failure viii Dc the defeat of its own principles?
Juusc nle IN we mistake nOtD has abandoned the
Democratic party, TO form an alliance with the Nationals
and The Nnli.hcrs; and his election will bring that ambi-
uOus coalition INTO power, as the successful party. MIR.
Van Bnren 10 the Ie Sicscntative of the Democratic mar.
~; and ms election will preserve the power of our party,
and secure the Triumph hit principles. When such an
alternative lies before us, shall Union men hesitate.
which part to cloo t We have cherished a warm NJ.
lrctioh Tor Judge White; and we have felt a strong re-
pugnancc to'Mr. Van Buren,, but we tear from our hearts.
a! these peLsonai considerations, and cast them TO the
winds We oppose the opposer of our principles; we
support the supporter OF our principles. Let Judge
w h'tc make common cause with the modern Wings; let
nam transfer 10 that party, the influence and popularity
OF ms nAhc| let him become the instrument ofdistracting
and dividing the Democratic party. in order TO brine
Clay, and Webster, and Calhoun into power: the Inioi
party OF Georgia, we trust, VIII perform its duty in de-
!ea'iis iiis intrigue, aud vii firmly sustain the Repre-
sentative OF It's principles. -. hHcdeerWo Union.
GH AT BEAcrioN.-1his was quite a pet phrase will,
the members Of Il certain party about Il year since. Eve
~ lltic petty town election IN which they CHANGED TO
aciAieVe L temporary triumph was heraldcd forth with a
flourish OF trunIgcts 10 givei it Importance, and when
they partially dcicuted the friends Of the Adninis,ra-
uon III the ciY of New York, they almost shook the
Garth with hirlI shouting. For a while the . panic"
worked well, and the g distress appeared likely to lift
-@9-n.Is :. -. n.nnasas ai powera M4A~z8S2rtunat
y Tor them, tley could not Keep nE fM A%Szmmm
ro IAN 20 TOOK around them 10 ascertain the cause of
- !t'gHt ana whether IT was proportionate to the ef
'tct, ana the rnonent the enquiry commenced the {" nam.
a,'Isi''a. ihy discovered that Notwithstanding
- ~ N~A''idIl ~ country rus DfOsuprinn-
,uat ne prices OF produce were higher than they had
p'eh Tor several years that the precious metals were
poutnS mo me country that the public revenue
a. t""y adequate 10 the expenses of the government
,hat Inc public debt was entirely liquidated; that they
nae ooel imposed uPonbY Interested men, and that the
sLihlnr dnout Tic tyranny of the President and the 0grpat
distress OF thc country we're alike fallacious.
me natural consequence Of this discovery was the loss
o. wA"t lit!i, strcngth had been gained by the "panic"
ana Il Gi!nLirl;ion Oh their former power. In almost
every place where tie question has been CairIv mad
I" Has Mi'i'I ne wings have lost ground. Atthe
,o'enH defeated, aud nearly 50 Throughout that State.
ia New JrTsty their power has been annihilated. Ceor-
g' a"a ~ Carolina iave decided against them by large
impurities IN Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, they have
TriIograded. in fact, they have derived no benefit from
all tinlt ooasIed success, except in Virginia, where they
succeeded IN exciting a Senator by disregardin. tbe
hhown willoi Tie people. The reaction has been SET
unS against them 81 strongly, that but for the detection
" II OF tie leading men Of the republican party, the
name OF wing would soon have been dropped.
New tr!unpls seem in store for the republicans. The
old federal state Of Connecticut has redeemed herself
ron the uletilmn Of the Bankites-Virgi appears
"N'Iy 10 ea'St OIL The rule oi the contemners OF the right
oil instruction. and notwithstanding the coalition between
principles rs advancing and the number Of its advocates
creasing.-LO@iSSi .IdccniSer.
IL VICE PRESIDENT.
where ~ the Vice President all this while p asks
inc Evening Sta, and IT answers that lac is in Washing
ION corresponding wth every section Of the Union. ism
ing orders, giving directions, namined delegates. and oiv-
ing has advice to all his political paftizuns. If tie Wins
may be believed, Mr. Van buren, is the noet ,,rste.
lOus being That exists. If he remains at home i'll Guict
and retirement, they make up their minds that he is
arranging some deep plot. "Such a genius never can
be Still. III he travels, they arc sure TO understand
why lc moves about the country and visits his friends.
ne Is tlcn, according 10 The same authorities. arranp-
ing tine details a his plan, giving his secret instruc-
'lohs, soothing ana concfliating the discoDtcntcd, winning
new friends and p%rosclytcs, and setting i'm order the Grand
machinery by whici he works out his designs. Vyhc-
thtr III acton or inacuOp, at home or abroad, in retire
iHcut or ia Tag performance of his public duties, the pierre
lB optics Ol tHc Wings can always discover in the vIce
PRESIDENT something that they can discover i'm no Other
inan. lie Wing letter writers last winter, found in the
performance OF his Duties as Vice President, abundant
material Tor shfcwd comment and profound speculation.
II ne was seen To smile. has smile was chrOniclcd, and il
was made 70 sPc-k moic than smile ever spoke before
" mao 10 meaning greater than that Of hundred speech
es. II he lacked grave, his gravity meant more even
than ms snilcs. If be was an apparently careless
spectator and listener Of the sayin0s and doinos Of
Tie honorable Senators, his very indifference was omi-
nous ana Tie penetrating Wing letter writer saw that
u was out The cloak, put on by an ambitious and dceien-
n2 nian, ttc hcttcrto conceal lis plans. lfhe decided a
pmnt % order, The slircWd Wings would con his words.
and Ind ~ iAcIn q d.CcL admission thal hc was deter.
mincd To make himself President through the aocpcy OF
the Albany Regency and tho Baltimore Convention. If
lac nodded, the nod Of JOve was not more fun of solemn
meaning II be shOOS his head, Lord Burleiph's sinke
oil the bead did not cSpfeas IuOfe political sagacitv. He
Ias been seTn TO stand with his hands in his brccches'
pockets ihciVhy clearly expressing bis opinion oil the
Wings. Moe than discs, hc has Lccn seen to render ci-
Whites To thr ladies'. " hat stronger argument could the
pcneiatrg WINGS adducc to prove bis unboundcd am.
biti1n2
Seriously there IS nothing So suprcmcly absurd Ms Tie
course pursued by Che Wings towards ,he Vice Prpst.
dent IlRt syecuIatIous upon his course. derived from
TIN most trAine and oycry day circumstances Of his lie.
are worth about as inush a8 The title ihllc discussions oil