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

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iance OF the wishes and tho instructions of the pccpe
There can be no doubt of the m tier! That r. r. was
prescribed Tor his political opinions, is evident from the
honesl declarations of certain Wings in The iIouseron,
the joy which il difiused through their party add from,
Inc shouts which were raised BY thr papers aud po-
ticans at distance. II prescription for puops
s re. AS we stated at the time
All the Wings, 10 a man, with the exception Of two
OF 'nei, have Just voted against him Every political
engine was used TO effect his defeat Men who came
here TO vote for IT, X. were dashed into the ranks and
were told that they must all hung together Express
SEES were sent OIL 10 member Of the House and of
the Senate, TO try to seal his atc and one Of these zen
temcn is known to have arrived on oaming horse al
mos, az he Top OF ms bent, and with that ardent zeal
which has distinguished him of DID, reached the S-
nate Chamber scarcely FIVE minutes before vote was
taken Every thing in fact, proves that the Party
and honorable men their side confess that il wus done
OH Political grounds, and for political effect and claim
rt of Vgnia for moro than thirty wears
" prescription for opinions sake and which these
very politicians had clamorousy denounced in other
There is another and odous feature in this trans
action It's actual prescription covered over under spe-
cous and inridous prctenccs. The leading Wings ex-
changed the bold, open, manly spirited direct character of
Vairgna citizens for the sly tricks of Aacb-
avehan politicians. They were guilty ofercater
vrcng than of them have been pleased ascrbe TO
the great Magician. We are a fair, generous people
We disdain every thing that is avoid every
thing that is Disguised We frank, and above board
II is not custom aim thing and affect ano-
ther--to say this, and that
If the opponents of r. Il. had boldly and openly said
as Virgnians generally say, believe this man has
abandoned the principles of the State lie is no longer
the politician we have taken him to be. He the oppo-
nent OF those State Rights which he had vigorously
supported for % yearsO another class Of politicians
had ssid This is the opponent of Mr. Clay; he il
ihcr-and he therefore, opposes the Bank, the Tariff
the Federal power over Internal Improvement and lin.
supremacy OF the Supreme Court-and therefore we will
oust him. u we canwho would have admired nj least
the manliness of their avowals BY such ding
the issue would have been fairly up and the yer,
dict would have been frankly submitted 10 the country
of a he
The attempt OF the speakers the debate to make
up false Issue upon this subject almost unworthy of
criticism The Delegate Of the City ought TO blush for
his own sophsms Lawyerike he tricks up a false is
sue, and tries to throw the offence upon his adversary
OF which his own party has been guilty lie talk of SEX
postuating with tatieclng bipartisan preferences which
on some occasions assumes the form of political proscrp
tom Why did he exposulae with his own party last
winter, when TO use hscusomary numbering sylej they
consulted their feeling OF porsi-an preference which
assumed the form of political p'oscripopq' He talk Of
not appealing to the majority Of the House, stay the
feelings of party this occasion,' Why did he not an
peal to the majority of his friends winter 10 say
Mc feelings al porty? lie cant about the House stand
ing before their constituentsno before band of par-
zans, but an independent and Justice ioring peopic-af-
ter gross prescription of his party during the last
winter! MIR Stanard said one good thing, amid the se-
neral trash which he threw forth The people NAV for
Time be hurried by the heat of party excitement but
they must ultimately view the acts of their representa-
lives in their true lighThere must come time whcn
the transactions of the day will be dispassonaiey con-
emplaed, and judged of in spirit of candour unds
tuoed by party heat or temporary excite his
own party rccoec,ed this last winter they might
have saved themselves from the disgrace of having their
own proscrptvc measures reversed during the present
session.
We cannot condescend to notice the balderdash of
Mr. Gregory upon this occasion-Bu there is posi-
tion taken by Severn r.. Parker, Mr. Wat
kns, which is particularly amusing He makes MIR w
guilty of inconsistency because last winter he dcpre
Gated the intermingng of party politics III those qes-
uons wherein no political principle was involyedand
yet says the notable logican of NORTHAMPTON tive are
gavey .oid that Il political questions and asst would
seem, one oil the highest moment. Where is the con-
tradicton? Mr. w. said last winter that il ought not
to be made political queson-and deprecated the eiec-
ton OF T. H. on that ground-Bat ,cheR the Wings had
made IT political question, how could the Republican
party now help trentlng it such? If the Wings did
Injustice on political grounds, was it not politically in
cumben on the Republicans TO repair ?The Hospur
Of he Eastern shore is precisely playing the game
in this matter thathe and the Wings pursuing on the
abolition Question They first politically against
Mr. Van Buren,; and then because we charge them with
inns manGuvre, they charge with converting it into
political question.
we pass over The rest of the Dcbnteto pay our re-
specs TO two of the desperate Orators no figured
upon The floor The one is rash, reckless can,orous,
transported by passion beyond the bounds reasonhe
Belia ''al false and hoilow'rthere never was
more finished Jesuit bred St Omer's
We cannot stoop to defend political course against
the poisoned arrows of Thomas w Gilmer IL is Before
our country and they must judge of it. We claim to
De red by our Geers--and not by such will-o wisp
hollow politician. as T. w. Gmer He has no political
character OF his own, and therefore his accusations fall
Nuiihers, until The search Of Office had won him
over TO Governor Floyd--hc, who has on occasions
ecctoneered under professions of attachment for Cen
erai Jackson-he, who is proverbiay n tricky politi-
can, may now abuse General Jackson Who cares
for the cync, who would pass over the merits of an AID.
ministration which has essentially contributed .o sav
The Federal march Of Internal improvements to put
down the Bunk to reduce the Tariff TO arrest the swecn
ing entertainments of the Federal Government to bring
the ship nearly to the Republican tack and to elevate our
character in the eyes of foreign nations II has had its
errors but It has also IFS splendid merits. The moral
courage OF Andrew Jackson--that "wil of IRON" of
which the Frencman emphatically speaks has perorm-
ca achieVemens IN civic iiie which almost usr-
Gus as the victory of New Orleans Well NAV we dis.
egardkthe abuse Of T. w G., when set against il the
enthusiasm OF VIM. Smith, the attachment Of Nathaniel
Macon, and the appreciation of Philip p. Barbour-We
humbly conceive, that they firm States Right men,
as lustrous Patriots and intelligent men.at least
as Thomas W. Gliner One part of his attack NAV
pass Tor specimen Of the whole He levels
mis- battery against the French question, because
with his characteristic cunning a politician he
expected with France, and designed TO tmSke a
stalking horse OF 1t for his party lie talk Of our Cup
holding the bungng diplomacy Of another which com
promised our just claims France for cned of their
amount and has since been negotiating the country
into war TO recover that when he is not worthy to
loose the atchets of MIR. Ryes shoes-ghen he knows
mat Sr lives secured amount of our claims which
mr. Oaiaiin mad la vain attempted to obtain.
But there is attack upon us, which comes with a
very bad grace from the delegate of Albemare. Does
sharing the spells Of the rie;ors &c. Scr We ask are
there no gentlemen in The Wing ranks, who would claim
and enjoy the spoils of ogice2
Does nota WING Senator fthe T. s. at this moment
hoIu State appointment worth at least $1,000 year
Us not s union OF Offices contrary 10 the established
policy oil The state! and how the said Senator dis
charge the duties Of Reporter the Court If Apoeals
he rn.r haIf IL L..