Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-22
.dIr. Stcrcnson, and Tie President

L He Is pefSOR1uy pIe1Scu win MT. Stevenson
successyet pronounces the 'Scnators who permitted
themselves to be dictated to by the Executive Iecreant
to their trust their dignity and the Constitution -rhat
is 10 gay, that the President and the Senate who would
not suffer an honorable injured and prosecuted to
be sacrificed by taction recreants-The Wing
udds. with furious spirit equal to lis desperation that
tlad Mr. Adams attempted what he Gen jackson has
Sarctedd III DONG in the Of Mr. Stevenson aud
fancy the people rOutG haDe draged him 6odHy from:
his paiace! (order, Mr. WhigY The danger Of a po-
p"iar Prts!dentto this country, exceeds all oers-lf
Jackson be POPULAR he is in spite of the ablcst oppo-
s'tion and OF the most hery persecution and the mos.
seaichng scrutiny, that any man ever eucounrrcd-As
AIR. Wright Of N Y. justly and eluquenty says in his
speech, OF the 10Th ull.:
= In the Of this very proracied debate, Mr.
President one other position has been assumed by
rl Senators, upon which must ask your indulgence
very brief reply. The position is That the great and
extended popularity Of the President Of Tic United States
is matter Of danger to our institutions, and the per-
manency Of our Republic. But for the gravity which
has characterized all the remarks upon this point should
have been compelled to doubt the sincerity of the gem
tlcnen who have urged them upon The popularity
OF the President mailer OF danger 10 the Republic, sir
The popularity Of the present Chief Magistrate dam
SrrouS How has that popularity been acquired and
maintained: Has il been by some instantaneous and
violent impulse given TO the public mind, which may,
and sometimes docs, sweep Away the Judgment, and
make It subject to the government OF passion? We
now far advanced III the seventh year Of the Ad-
ministration of this Chief Magistrate. Has any
man administered the affairs OF this Government
against the efforts OF talented vgilant and
firing Opposition Has any Administration, since the
commencement Of our national existence, presented to
the people great number Of immensely important and
vitality interesting questions connected with the prnci
pies and policy our Government: Have questions
OF tins character, at any oner period Of our history
been distinctly, cmphaticuly, and ably argued be-
fore the electors OF the Union Has any opposition 10
any former Administration commanded more popular
men, more high talent and character in the estimation
Of the country: favorable opportunities to act
tlo a. Ill
prcjuGices powerful aids Of every charac.
ter and description, than have favored the opposition
to the President of the United States, from the first
year of his administration 10 the present hour? think,
MIR. President, our opponents can give bat answer
TO these nterrogutorcs then ask, further, has
administration, since the days Of Washington been
uniformly, more strongly, more generally triumph
any sustained by the people! Has not its popularity,
and the popularity Of the PRESIDENT regularly increased
with every assault, and upon every trial The
TO these questions must be affirmative. Is then
popularity thus acquired and thus sustained TO he
sdcrcd dangerous to the country, and an omen of the
speedy dissolution CT happy and prosperous Conc-
deracy? Is the appreciation Of overwhelming o
ry of the American people obta ned after full and
able and long continued discussions before them than
have hitherto been known to the politics Of the country
be Get down popularity dangerous to liberty, and
threatening lis speedy overthrow? Sir, | cannot sub
scribe to opinions injurious the integrity and intel
ligence Of the free people Of these States.
allow, MIR. President il in the days Of General
Washington: He twice elected President Of the
United States, and passed through both Of his clical
terms, without even the form OF opposition. Has
any man. from his day to this, ventured to pronounce
his popularity dangerous to our existence nation
Was danger appchendcd at the time, by the patriots of
the revolution who surrounded him: They did appre-
bend danger from desperate and disappointed ambition,
and from the madness of party eXcilements, but none
from too much harmony in the public mind. have
heard of fears growing out Of the too great popuar
ty Of the President then | feel none now"
2 cord Mr.. Stevenson 1.-The last ~ ne!ligencer
from he ,prDn
reign Relations which gsrblcs the Letters of the Editor
Of this paper and draws the most bcra conclusions
this subject We shall notice them in the Of this
wcek-aong with the Introductory aud iaacious re-
marks of the ~ Inelligenccr-Mr. Clay is one Of the
last politicians who ought 10 have brought in such Re-
orI