Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-08-21

e age VIC Drew our pen against the Alien aud Sedton
Laws from the hrst- moment indeed when we could
form an opinion on politics, we have been Republican
"a strict eonstructonist-dy in the very wool of the
States Rights School.
AS to what were opinions of the American Rcvo-
luton that most ns,rous and memorable event in the
annals OF mankind and which, if we preserve the bes
sings vi the Union to change the esli
mes oil ooih continents might refer 10 the y and
exposition we gave OF them in nnb,;c sns,ch
winch we delivered in the town OF Fredc on ;hc
9Th July, 1902 at the request OF its respected
By these opinions We are prepared 10 live 10 die
Another of the has indeed given us the crcd;,
OF making the Enquirer the icscss Ccniincl OF the
taper off by affirming that h, has now become lin,
wish advocate of the Dominant Party On this uoin
,oo we are ready to JOIN issue with opponents. We
are attached 10 the dominant Party Virginia aud i'm the
Union. We have supported Gen. Jackson's admins.
trs'ipn only where IL righbut have fca lrssI
condemned what we considered to be it's c.rors-fro
high minded aud patriotic he ID the General ikc
other men, is not without his faults Ard let us ask f
We are 50 scsvilc and cringng attachment 10 his
Administration, what is old Nal, Macon who has pro
nouncrd II IL be the best W. have ad sine. the Il, -
OF "asnins.on What shall we say of WA. Smith, OF s.
G., a inan who would "naer Ncptune for his tr
dent and who but the other day refused to sacrifice one
lotoi hs principles for the people? lie has
Just pronounced him to be the illustrlous President
and does not hesitate all occasions TO xpress his de-
votion to his Administration. What snail W., say of IN.
great mass OF the Republicans of Virginia. Arc they
too, all ohce-hnners, and scrvilc and cortcmp,ibr
tools OF Executive power, aud Of the dominant mar
~; we nave as little to ask of General Jackson as
~ A. Crern himself, any man. We should ac
c'pt nothing from his hands And il we are t,r
friends OF ms Administration, il is really because we
consider him 10 be the friend Of his country We have
spoken more freely about his measures stated cur OK
cepons more iearlessy than perhaps any Editor We
nave even run The risk of being suspected by his friends
while the who have charged US with scryi,v
have never dared to breathe syllable against the out
rageous Of their President or their own Par
Y we objected to certain elementary principles in The
frocIaination, which subsequently, cleared nm bv
an official Exposition in the Globe, And we have no
question: that before he rcrrs from the Chair he will
himself forward and clear his own curse from eyry
doubt We objected to certain passages in the Protest.
Ahd dld not the same morning bring US the manly and
eandd Message which explained their meaning p
we had doubts about the Removal OF the Dcpos;tes We
expressed them at the tho we are free to con-
fess that time has weakened if destroyed them IL
certainly The best blow that could have been .ned nj The
Bank OF the u States In fact what friend has sDoken
more freely than have done Ycs-We ,re Inc M
tca friends OF Andrew jackson, because he has mainly
contributed 10 out the very principles To which W..
nave been so long devoted-hluch has that illuminated
man achieved, bring back tie Vessel of State to It's
Republican tack" His Vctoes ha We the mis-
chicvous action of Congress. Tie has arrested in a
great degree, the tremendous power assumed over In
ternai improvement lie has essentially contributed
70 reduce the Tariff System to the Revenue point
lie has done more-and he has done that which we
verify believe, other in this nation could In w
ane-prosirated the Bank of the U. s.; that nonsrous
institution, which Mr.. Leigh willing enough
To lake as an ahernatirc, and recharer II the De-
Veiopemens OF Virginia had permitted hm-or to yield
To The Instructions of the Legislature and violate the
Constitution itself Gen Jackson has called uuon Con-
Srcss to regulate the Dcpostcs in the State Banks and
circuinscrbe the Executive control over the public
treasure within the narrowest limits lie has raised our
character abroad to point which had ne yer vet al.
tanned and secured the claims our countrymcn which
iad hitherto dehed AL the efforts OF preceding admins
traions For these and for other things honor him.
ana we the friends of his Administration; not his
Tools not his serve interested euogists AS friends
independent OF nim he is Of Ii for these opinions
we deserve the squibs of the wassacrs of
or the denunciaons of the friends of Mr. leigb we arr,
wiling to incur them Asking iavors of him. and
ing no Office from Gen. Jackson, shall fnd in our
soul onc drop of patience" for all abuse which all
MT Leghs toadeaer may think fit 20 lavish upon