Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-29

honorable re nean remarks that he does not wish
be considered as having entirely loose from the Adj
mnsraon but that he is what the lawyers would call a
sort Of qualified sab modo Jackson have his own
definition lie tells us, at he is supporter Of the Ad
mniSTatiOn, 10 all crccp those 1chich hG
sprung from ahc effort 10 elect faporiie successor
Here, SIR, the look for specification for
an enumeration of all those prominent measures of the
Administration, that the honorable gentleman
dissents from, or those of which he is willing TO be
considered the supporter and champions; but it occurred
to me- that instead of favorino us with any thing like
satisfactory exposition upon this point he gave
most striking specimen OF noR-eOamiittasm Instead
of telling what acts aud what Of the pre-
abored effort TO show the Striking smillnde between the
acts aud principles of the party supporting the present
Administration and the acts and principles of the party
willing to give the authors and supporters Alien
Sedilon Laws credit for integrity, than he dis
posed to allow TO the party in power. The former
he told us, open and honest in the avowai of their
principles and boldly unurcd their flag the world;
while the latter equally obnoxious in their PRINCIPLES
and practices did every thing (hypocrtcay, | sup
pose,) an uc name c( DemOcracy And closely the
party now in power approximate in its practices, its
measures and lis principles to the party ascendant in
%, yet the honorable gentleman himself sup
porter OF the Administration thus sustained by this par
iy, as to all measures "ercem those chich hare sprung
from Me efort to elect tarOTde successor
And pray, what those measures which have ORR
gnated in design to elect favoritc successors Is it
uncompromisng hostility to the United States Bank
fancy Was the removal of the Depositcs one Of
them' ! imagine not, sir; for believe that that mca
sure was honored with the honorable genemans VOTE
fence of the measure During the memorable panic
session, had the pleasure of sitting next TO the ho-
norabe gentleman from Tennessee, (Mr. BelD the
place which lie occupies and during that tre-
mendous and trying conflict, day alcr day, week af
ter week. and month after month"; the President de-
nounced here and usurper trampling under
foot the rights of the widow and the orphan and where
then was that voice whose querelous against the
dominant party are now constantly ringing hrough
our ears! Where then the eloquent and potential
voice Of that distinguished gentleman who then repre-
scented the hermitage district? Sir, my memory
correctly it was, for all the purposes of vindcaton,
mute as tic grace and much to the wondernent Of many
gentlemen Let infer from this course of
mark, that cherish any unkind feelings personally to-
wards the honorable gentleman lie has always both
personally and gicinuy, treated me with kindness, and
am not therefore, personally uniriendy him; but after
he has unsparingy arragned the acts and the princ
Piles Of that political party, of which humble
member, he will not surely take unbrage should any
gentleman deal out in return ',neaSarcJoT measure
The burden of the honorable gentleman complaint
is that the President has vast power and patronage that
this immense power and patronage dangerous the
liberty Of the people, and that he is applying much
OF this power and patronage to the objects OF favorite
successor.
Sir, these mournful ditties, about the dangers and
abuses of Executive and patronage whether they
come from The Presidents open enemies, or his sub
mOdO friends have ceased TO shake the of
jority of your enlightened people. Our country is
about to be ruined-our country is about to be ruin
ed, by Executive power and patronage, and Execu-
tive buDdes and abuses has been the standing cry of
ali Opposlhons 10 the Democracy OF the country, from
the inauguration of Mr. Jefferson TO the present day.
When you passed your embargo and n-iDtcrcourse
laws how loud the vociieraon, from every quarter
of the land "oy~oountru so be ruinedr When YOU de-
clared against Great Britain, vndicate ii not to
rcasseTt your independence nation how loud, how
astounding, was the cry sour country ioH be ruined
which threatened the destruction of popuar NIer,y and
which, before out Of its teens, almost power
full enough to ride triumphantly the Government
of the people, how loud how lugubrious then the panic
note 9" our country oiiL be TaiRed!'
These prophets of wo have doled out their ieremiads
prospective ruin and desoation since have
had any knowledge of the political history of this
try and yet sir, eOnnryi uRod your people are
more happy free and prosperous than any people that
e world has ever seen; you prosperous
at homc respected abroad than yon have been
and now are under the auspices of that administration
which is said to have brought many upon the
land Sir this continual Justification of prophecies by
events this eternal cry of Od DOR mad dOg is cacu-
lated to induce spirit of Indifference when the real by
drophObla animal makes his appearance 1t seems in
deed, that this dread of Executive power and PATRONAGE
has become disease, nonomana, which unneccssari-
y disurbs the sumbers of some gentlemen. 1t has
been the standing theme of minorities since the
foundation of your Government. ii is natural that it
should be for, il is only the propensity but tho
privilege of all minorities fret and scod Just
raj it is for the unlucky and aspiring TO wage
war against the more fortunate
Sir, we have had from the honorable gentleman from
Tennessee, (hIr. Bcll9 most appalling picture OF the
abuses and enormities of the party in power We
have been told that it is difficult if impossible for
the majority in this House, to resist the influence OF the
Executive; and then it most clearly results, before
stated that the Executive is 20 be held responsible for
all the abuses and corruptons iorcbly dwc upon by
the honorable gentleman. Tie has told with all
vehemencc of npassoncd eoquence that the press
been corrupted that yourStaie Legislatures have been
transformed and prostituted the creatures Of
Executive Will that new Offices have been created, and
salaries paid without the authority Of law that the
whole treasury Of the country has been subjected the
will and control of the President that the money of the
the nation has been brought to bear upon elections; that
the Senate has been expunged; and last though not
ieG that the country has been most grossly and culpa
bly, deceived as to the great question Of and
with France; that its has been crippled and
that its fears have bee most unnecessarily alarmed From
the sombrc picture given by the gentleman slrangeS
entering yondcr gallery would Ia inferred that Pando-
Tas box had been open upon this devoted country and
that corruption in it's hideous and loothsomc form
stalking through the land if not by the procure
meat, at least by the liberation, Of Andrew Jackson
! would here ask, and hope il will not be deemed
impairment by any one when did the honorable gentle
first make discovery Of this mighty train Of abu.
sion first break upon this black catalogue Of abonina-
tons tie recital OF which occupied him four daye2-
According 20 this account, they too full grown,
gigantic and too multifaTious to be the growth
Of a day. week. year. II must have taken
years TO have brought them TO the almost pcthoric
and bursting maturity in which nc has exhibited them
Ills eagle eye, his well known sagacty must hove
discovered their first buddings-ther incipient stages
aud where, then, The "iiOH hcarf to impcl him
sound most reasonably the tOcsn Of alarm Sir,
admire the sentinel who sees quickly, and fires
early not him who waits Gil the enemy enters the
heart Of the CITADEL and then acqoits his conscience by
pouring out his Anthems the desoations which
the foe has wrought and the enorntics he has pcrpc.
tatcd. The gentleman, doubt, means what he says
when he tells that ne is in measure The friend oil
the Administrations but, after The expose he has given
Of the estimation IN which he holds Of the acts and
principles Of the Administration, ne must permit me
in reference 81 such friends, 10 exclam with LAGOON
4" 1incJ daRaOs." The gentlcmans classical reminis