Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-24


the Joy which it dused through their parg; and irou
the shouts hc! raised by their papers, DO
liticans nt distance. Il was prescription Tor opinion
slke. As we stated at the time
All the Wings, 10 man, with the exception q: two
of them, have just voted against him. livery polite,
engine used to effect his defeat Men who cane
here 20 for T. r. asled into he ranks arc
told thai they must aN hang t0gcther. -EApes.
ses sent off 10 member of the House. and ore q
The Senate 10 try seal his fate; and Of these geu
elcu is known TO have arrived 4 fouynng horse a.,
most at the top Of his BENT and with that ardent ze.
which has distinguished him OF Ol4 lie reached the S..
nate Chanbrr scarcely five minutes before the w.
taken Every thing, in fact, proves that the Party wcr
determined, il possible 10 pu! him out All the calGt
and honor able their side, c"n less that our
OH Poi,ica! grounds, and for political effect, and claim!
as Wing vctury-Ycs! victory over the tolerant sp
rit Of npreccdrnted for more than thirty ,ro:s
! 4 Prescription for opinions sake which l!es.
very politicians had SO GENEROUSLY denounced in ollie.
quarters!
There is another NEAR and odious feature in tIs ;r,r
action 1t is actual prescription covered over under s
cous and nsdious prctcnces. The leading Wings ex.
changed the bold opcn manly spirited direct character
Fairgina citizens Tor tie sly ard GINNING tricks Of A:ac
avelan politicians. They guilty greater .s.r
rrcng than any oi them have been pleased aScrue n
! tie great Mag ;cian We far, generous peop!.
We d!ss:an every thing that is avoid ever
thing that is disguised. We are frank and above boari
II Is not cuf castor! 10 ann al Thing and nfic anc
thcr-to sag L.is: and mean that.
If the opponents of T. r. had boldly and openly SAID
Virginans generally say, believe this maj. has
abandoned the principles Of the State lie longer
the politician have taken him be. lie the np1o.
nrnt OF those State Rights which he had 50 vigorously
supported ior g ycars-Or another class Of politicians
had said his man is The opponent Of Mir. Clay he IS
The devoted friend Of State Rights though lie Nu
htlcrnnd he, therefore, opposes the Bank, the Tai
the Federal power over Internal Improvement and Tie
supremacy Of the Supreme CORTLAND therefore We VII!
Gust him: if We canwho would not have admired At Least
the manncss Of their avowa!s; Ey such proceeding
! f,ai ltavp rir,
dict would have been frankly submitted 10 the cou:ry
But such not the course Of all the Opposilion'
The attempt Of the speakers in the late debate to make
up ju'Sc io$"c upon this SUBJECT is almost unworthy Of
criticism The Delegate OF the City ought 10 blush .r
his sophisms. Lawyer.like, he tricks up ta!sr IS.
sue, and tries to throw the offence upon his adversary
Of which his own party has been guilty. lie talk Of rx.
p"stulating with teclug Of partizan Preference which
occasions the form OF political Eroscfy
tom" Why did lie not %postuute with his ~sry !i,:
winter when TO IiscuStonary numbering siycltfsg
consulted tier 'lccliug Of p"rti:an p:ccrecr; wi,.
assumed the form Of political p'oS,rpton?' lie talk
appeaing to lie majority OF the House STAY L.,
feelings of party this occason!' Why did lie TO, a
peal 10 the majority Of his friends last winter 10 Eay
the feelings Of pary' lie cant about the House sr..i
ing before their constItucnsnot lcturr hanG Of pas,
zans but iHdepcndcA GRd justice orag al:
ter the gross prescription Of his party during the a
winter Mr.. Stanard said one good thing, AND the .,
neral Trash which ne threw forth. "Tie people may =
u time be hurried BY the heat Of party excitement 5y
|
ves in their lrlc li.ht.-l There :tr when
the Transactions Of the day will be dspaaaitsciy c,a.
trmpatc. AID Judged Of in spirit Ct ca!id, ar unG,
turbcd by party heat temporary excitement. It's
pariy rccuiiccIcd tits maxim last winter they nail
have saved themselves from the disgrace OF having rr
proscr ftiYe reversed during the prrea;
session.
We cannot con!csceud to notice the ba!deriash d.
Mr.. Gregory upon this occasrn-But there is pos.
ton taken By Severn L. Parker in answer to Mr. Wat
! kns which is particularly amusing. lie makes Mlr. "
guilty Of inconsistency, because last wntc! he dcpe
Gated the ntermngi!ng of party politics IN those CUES
! lions wherein political principle was involved aid
yet, says the notable iogcian Of Northampton, I'VE
gravcly told, that is political question. and II Wet!
! seem, orc OF TIC highest moment Where is tI"
tradicon' Mir. w. said last winter, that it GU cIt no
10 be made political qucstion-and deprecated the gee:
on Of 7. r. On that ground.-But chcn The wings hai
made it political question, how could The Republican
party now help treating it as SUCH If the Wings DID
Injustice pn!it!ca! grounds, IL not politically H.
cumGent on the Republicans to repair it The foisru:
CT the Easein Shore is rr-"is; ri"Ji"s ID" came g"""
inns matter tnaL ne and Tie Wings pursuing lie
Abolition Question They first turn it politically agan.!
Mr.. Van Buren,; and then because charge them win
this manuuvre they charge with converting il mo
political question.
We pass over the rest of the Debate-to pay our .c
Spects Of the most desperate Orators who figured
upon the floor The one is rash. reckless, clanGro.s
transported BY passion beg ond the bounds Of
other sly. cunning, lnsidious Politician and, A
Bclia i.al false and hollow there never
more finished Jesuit bred at st. Omer S.
We s,oop TO defend our political course aoans.
the poisoned arrows of Thomas W. Gmer 1t 6ciy:e
our country, and they must judge Of it. We claim 10
be tried by Pccrs--and not by such w-o' wi$p,
hollow politician, as Il. w. Gimer. He has no political
character Of his own and therefore lis accusations fail
! to the ground. The man. who opposed 20 TIE
| Nuicrs. Gnlil the search Of an office had won Lin
| over TO Governor Floyd-hc, who has on occasion;
ecctoneered under professions Of attachment for Ger
rra Jackson-he, who is provrrbally a tricky pO!i.
pIov 3bn trrr hO rryT
Tor The cync. who would pass The merits Of nj hd
minStraton which has essentially contributed 10 STAY
The Federal march Of Internal improvements, TO pG;
down the Bank TO reduce the Tariff to arrest the sweep
ing rncroachncnts Of the Federal Government, Ia r|g
the ship nearly 10 the Republican tack and 10 elevate out
character in the eyes of foreign nations. II has had lis
errors but 1t has also lis plcndid merits The moral
courage of Andrew Jackson--,Eat will Of iron. Of
which the Frcncnan empIIatcally speaks, has perform.
ed achievements IN civic lie, which almost ii"S
the victory of New Orleans Well may G>
rcgardsthc abuse uf 7. w. G.. when against It'll"
enthusiasm Of VIM. Smith, the attachment Of Nathaniel
Macon, and the appreciation Of Philip z. Barbour.--We
hunbly conceive, that they firm States Right men,
as usrous Patriots, and intelligent ,nen--Gt least
as Thomas !" Gilmcr! One part Of his attack ma
pass for specimen Of the whole He levels
his battery against the French question, because,
with his Characteristic cunning 4 politician, he
expected with France. aud designed 10 make
stalking horse Of it for his party. He talk Of up
holding the bungling diplomacy of another, which cont
promised our just claims France for third Of their
amount and has since been negotiating the country
into a war 10 recover that when lie is not worthy II
loose the l,chets of Mr. Rives shoes he kmo%'
that Mr. Rves secured IN amount OF our claim; w:..H
MIR. Gailatin had IN vain attempted to obtain.
But there is attack upon US, which comes " III
very bad grace from the delegate Of Al5emare. Does
he talk o.! "rcward"a snug sinccure or fat saarY-9'
sharing the spods Of the rttors, &c, &c? We ask axe
there gentlemen in The Wing ranas, who would claim
and enjoy the spOIs Of oGcc'
Docs not Wing Senator olie q. S. Mt this moment
hold State appointment, worth at least S"2G0D year
Is not this union of Offices contrary to the established
policy Of tie State' and how the said Senate! DIS