Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-21

which he i>S Ia, reaii the eEroach socfep charged
upon Nee gcyeIaAems Tor want Of foresight AID vi-os
their appropriateness and exrensveness,-their prone
ness 10 disregard ana forget peace the waning les
sons OF the most terrible calamilies OF war And he
would take e liberty To suggest that, OF all the mortal
beings alive upon this GARTH the author of thu r.,
port under discussion ought be the last to ,sscgnrd
aud 10 forget, the solemn and Impressive adn,outon
which the passage conveyed the last to sub.
leet has government 10 the mortying CHARGES which
hayS been often cast upon them the last subject
VIRTUE of the people 10 the hun,iating trial of dccid
ing oetween the defence and The plumber of their coun-
Mr. B. dwclta mo,nent on another point in The passac
winch he had readthc great example which tins Re-
puoc owed to the world aud to the Of free govern
cnts to prove itself capable of supporting its cause un
der every trial and tia, by providing in peace for the
dangers of 1t was striking point in the noss,g
and presented grand and philosophc conception 10 The
rejecting mind> The example to be shown Go the world
aud the duty of this Republic TO exhibit it, was an Gle
waited ana patriotic conception and worthy of the genius
which then presided the War Department But
what is the example which now required 10 xb
~ - tat OF people reierrng the spoils of their coun
Try to It's defence 1t is that OF the ceconeercr going
from city TO city, from house to house even TO the min
formed tenant of the distant hamlet, who has no means
oil detecting the allacies which brought from afr
TO deceive his understanding lit is the example OF
this eicctionccrer, with slate and pencil i'm his hand
Vhd mere Mr.. H. took up an old book cover and
pchcll and stopped over 1t 10 make figures work
ing out little sum in arithmetic, lit is the exam
pie OF TINS clcctoncercr, offering for distribution that
money winch should be sacred to- the defence his coun-
uy' ana pointing out Tor overthrow, at the election
every candidate for Office who should be fund in o,,n,
son to tins wretched and deceptive scheme OF dsri-
Ouuoh rms is the example which it is proposed that
we should now exhibit And little did il enter into his
(Nlr 50 imagination, about the time that message was
written that 1t should fall TO his TO plead for The do
fence OF his country against the author of this Repor
lie admired the grandeur of conception which tho Re
ports OF the War Office then displayed lie said he diff
Tered from the party with whom he then acted in o "
ing general, though not universal suppor To the
Secretary at War. He looked to him as one who.
when meilowed by age, and chastcned by experience
nignt he among The most admired Presidents that ever
filled the Presidential Chair. (ar b. by lpss In
sand throne, but corrected the expression on It's echo from
the galleries)
Mr. Is said there 'caS example which it was worthy
to initiate that of Franceher coast defended bv ioris
aud batteries behind which the rich city renosed ~ ., H.
ythe tranquil peasant cultivated his vine in security
while the proud navy of England sailed before
hem spectacle OF amusement object OF terror
Ana there cas an example to be avoided the case of our
own America during the late war when the approach oil
brush squadron s2on point of extended
was ie signai Tor hight, for terror for Consideration
wnen the hearts OF the brave and the almost naked hand,
OF heroes, were the sole reliance for defence and
those hearts and those hands could come the
son oil our country was invaded the ruan soldier and
The rude sailor became the nsolent masters of our
zens houses their footsteps marked by the desolator
OF icds the confagration of cities the ipht of virgin
the violation OF matrons the blood of fathers husbands
ana sons inns Is the example which should avoid
bnt the amendment is to be temporary 1t is only tc
last TIL le42 What an idea! temporary alteration il
Constitution made for endless ares But lei mo ON,
thnk II VIII be temporary, fonce adopted Mo- Irtb,
eope once come to taste that blood if they once bring
themselves to the acceptance of money from the Trcasn
ry they are gone forever They will take that money n
all time to come and he that promises most receives
votes. The corruption oftie Romans tho debarcbn,on
OF the voters, the venality of elections commenced Will
the lribunitia distributions of out of the public Urn
naries; it advanced TO the distributors oC t,c ;i .
foreign nations, brought home to Rome by victoriou
generals and divided out among the People, it ended il
bringing the spells of the country into the canvass for thu
consulship; andn putting up the diaden lI
70 be Knocked down by the hammer OF the aucioncer
IN our America there be spoils of conquered ma
lions 70 dlstcionie, Tier own treasury, own lands
can alone furnish the fund. Begin it once mo- matte
now or upon what surplus revenue, the proceeds of tn
lnhds or the lands themselves; matters the progress
and the issue of the whole game is as vitable as Il
obvious Candidates bid, the voters listen: and
Piundered and paged country,-the empty skin of al
and the highest bidder. ~ '''