Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-09-01
tia. Jackson win be o,ssspss as the head Of .Deo


Now, Messrs. Editors to enable us IN asce,,.;, 49,
tar this hope is well ounded-and whether the tenet, r
'he republican School Of % (whosc PRINCIPLES I am
proud To say are engreed in my naturej have been mn
rhed from by the discoveries of modern ncl;,;r
Philosophers beg you To- go with me into hasty ana,
y s m Oh me doctrines OF that day, and of this
pu. before entering upon this task beg leave re-
Peouy 10 ask you one or two questions which trust
you you, w answer caicgorcay, and with that franknrss
which should ever mark the Of one whose opi
ISIS; sn On poea affairs are known to have powerful
influence an the public mind
IL, Isl. linen, u.s. or is not Andrew Jackson the Head,
church, >'Pe''SaA
I'd Are the doctrines held by tho head those taught
'hey Constitute - Dcmocraie- ublican;.n, p,
ID Is any political experience necessary to be al;
ven !" To obtain admission into the pale of the church
I'm IS or is not, adhesion 10 Jucksonis--the cry Of
H"a iaticr; mnionet is his prophet the watch VOID
e sn'oooieth which can, and which alone can secure
hce INTO inns modern poli,ico- masonic fraternity;
~ v. ""ros ~ not every one who will Inc shosan1a
TO the Greatest and the Best good pni,rt 1eorr,
nspuoicnn-no matter ,ehat may hare been his poeai
~ praise bursts from dis lips? s
oh by what magic except that of Jacksonism-whicb
Al, p1flnes rom all sn-haye hlcssrs. Woodbury. Cass
'ncL.ic, rorsyth Rush, Buchanan, Van Buren-and
that Bfnet Coekade Baltimore mob ultra Harfgyd f
senon f.de'aiis Roger b. Taney-heen converted into
sonns ng,s !eicrsonian Republicans 'This latter i,
ees, Is he chosen successor of the great and good
man. The profound Juris who has SO lonS presided v.
.ne supreme Judicial tribunal of the U. Siateschosen.
We are gwen To understand to bring back this crrng De-
PIitin.nt TO the good old Republican track This
hessrs Editors, il u COMMUNICATION l.,n,,,
wished but of which can see no ground of bon. i;
~ contemplated appointment of one, obnoxious 10 The
only objection that has been or conId bs need
the late Industrious Chief Justicc-his poiitieai
ultra ;fede'aiism MIR fancy is the coun-
,erpart the equal of Judge Marshall oniy in that trait rs
ms ocai character which rendered him ocnsir 10 sncb
go; 'nsiuers oil me constitution you and lin
genius power OF Intellect, and learning-a piy,pv 10
To a Satyr." - Peii''
9th Have they, any one Of them. ever r,uoun,,d
SS early political faith has
teqnred OF them, as the of their admission into
the Republican ranks? J. O. Adams did 90 I'm" - Iva
j, Mcssrs Editors, thought him selfdeceivsd 4; ,n,
something worse We believed him too old really to
change political prineipies long cherished, and would
IuSt MN. And our distrust was justified by the fact:
Tor ne was hardly in the OF power TO which he
mad been raised iii part, by the of good Rrpub
cans 9e3te '.""d him returning TO his carly love
anu building light houses of the skies" net 10 me non
sundry other alterations from the true faith This it'll
piece OF history has taught caution i'm taking
aameS! - P'5
Well, Gentlemen, aner you have taken time dulv 70
anu cahdoly to answer the foregoing interro
sa'oes we VIII proceed to the comparson-no 10 the
contrast propose TO draw between ancient
fePneicanism, and modern Democratic Pan B,
Teh hePuHicd'ism. Among the cardinal PRINCIPLES of
the good oid school the following: Isl Tha, the
Constitution OF the United States was political COM
pact I'd That the States, in their sovereign capacity
were the parties to this conpuci 3D. That the Supreme
Court was not the arbe between the State aud Federal
Governments. 9TH That the General Government WINS
one OF specified and limited pOcers th Thai the Cons,
luton winch conferred these powers, should like all
oiher contracts be strictly and Gtc7 and
as necessary corotiary that doubtful porer should
eeT Cc eIerctsed 9th The Fathers of this Church felt
hoy hoiror OF the evils of br0ad and tattudinous in
depreciation of the Constitution which they enden vored
py eir P,eeept ana practice, to impress upon their
ioh0weIs Justly dreadng, that in the degenerate DAVIS
OF the Republic should such srer come ,,oon Lr Tia.
such an Interpretation might consolidate ali power in the
nands oil The Federal Government-poss;bii in The
hands OF one department of that Government
IL was the faithful observance of this cardinal princ
pr ~ VIM a1ove al olhers gave form and cooring
cfrnftnr
James Madison-It this which stamped upon them
the indehoe impress of pure unaduerated Republican
"and which will cause the pages Of cur history that
record them to be looked upon by as the oas
oil The deserta solitary green spot the dcsoaton
admirable political institutions
taking tins great principle the polar star by which
10 direct Their course, MIR Jefferson MIR Madison
hrmly and consistently resisted exercise of every
doubtful porer every power that could be come Al only
by forced and strained impiicaton-l beg uard,n-M1
aIa make one false STEP did for
charter in 1916; but freely forgive him. for nave no
doubt ne has been repeating Of ii since.
applying this principle the practical IF tho
Government, they and the Republicans who acted with
them, pronounced the Alien and Sediliop Iaws-,bo
BANK chaTier-internal lmprovenents-and Tariff for
rotection unconstitutional and resisted them to In. end
These were the only subjects nvovinq the oucs,on of
Doubtful that occurred in their dav and
we may infer from their in relation 10 them What
II would have been IN relation TO al Others
80 much tor the principles and of the Repub
licans of the oden time f4
Let us measure the nrofe ssors orb .-.o,;..
Zen JACKSON, the great Head of the Democratic R,Dyh
e'n parry; tor take it for granted you have answered
me that ne IS such, (and should like mighy To 500
good Jackson man. especially office hniiter DENYING
the ac) by the standard furnished by the prncnlcs 7
Jefferson aud Madison '' -
lst GENERAL Jackson exercised the power Of ope,;no
aP omGstc intercourse with foreign nation which lad
not Dceh sanctioned by Congress. Is this doubtful
power You and thought so, in the time of Mr. Adams
"a lie believed IN the constiiutionalty of National
Bank, at least late his 64th year IF no does M,
nco believe in it. This power am sure you will aoree
win me IN saying is doubtful for this oninion Won de-
cared hVe hundred times when the question of B,nL
or DO bank Z! was up. But, 10 be serious know Won
have aLtoayS honestly entertained IL 80
ID tic has ai,oays contended for and oGsn ey,re.,J
the power OF appropratng money for works of In,rn,
Improvement But as if TO make that worse which was
ALREADY BAD enough, he has interpolated new prnci.
PIE to 'he Consiitution--n principle by which he pro-
poses 10 enlarge tic oes Of the government under That
instrument, by Preoions act Of Legislation! Hereto
Iore III the simplicity of our hearts we have been in
the hablt OF trying the tato by the Constituton-now il
seems the case is altered and the Constitution il mad
To depend on the law But no doubt this s one oc Tie
"P,0remens IN the science Of government introduced
y 'he political philosophers of the enlightened nge tho
beauties OF which old. fashioned folks NAV h.,.,C,a
earn TO appreciate. need say / all1ds here 10
zen. Us Fort OF Entry docrincs-Now are not This
power OF Internal Improvements aud this ue,o princ
OF construction, at ieast douJtfa9
4th. zen Jackson maintains and ever has maintained
Tue o0nSf""fona!uy OF protective TariiF-For near %
years you aud have held this dgvgfC,I
OH Gen Jackson il the putatiye author of The p,ocI,
al least he fathers its docrinesYo on and have
agreed IN condemnng them anti Republican and IN
warranted by any lair construction of the Constitution
una as eadlng directly and inevitably consolidation
their novel and startling doctrinesfor authority for any,
one Ot which would (apan borrow FINN -.