Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-22
Answered amen.
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Mr.. Sterenson, ard DE President.

The Wing is personally pleased with Mr. Steyensons
sucesssyet Pronounces the Senators who permitted
themselves to be dictated To by the Executive recreant
to their trust, their dignity the That
is TO say, that the President and the Senate who would
not suffer an honorable, injured and prosecuted to
DC sacrificed by faction, are recreants-The Whig
adds with furious spirit equal desperation thai
Had Mr.. Adams attempted what he Gen Jackson) has
succeeded III doing, in the of Mr. Stevenson and
ianey, the people n0ud hare dragged him Gody from
ms palace! (Order, MIR. WhgD The danger of = no.
Puar President TO this country, exceeds all
jackson be POPULAR he IS so in spite of abest oppo
son aud of the most fiery persecution and the most
searching scrutiny, that any ever encouncred-As
Speech OF the 18th ult
- " In The course of this very protrac,ed debate Mr.
PRESIDENT one other position has been assumed by seye-
raj Senator's upon which ask your INDULGENCE to
very brief reply. The position is ihat the great and
extended popularity of the President of the United States
is matter 81 danger to our institutions to the per-
nahehcy oil our Republic. But for the gravity which
has characterized all the remarks upon this point should
nave been compelled TO doubt the sincerity of the gen
oi The PRESIDENT matter of danger the Republic sir
The popularity of the present Chief Ma0istrate dan
gerous How Las that popularity been acquired and
maintained! Has 1t been by some Instantaneous and
violent Impulse given TO the public mind which may
aud sometimes does, sweep away the Judgment and
MAKE II subject to the government of passion? We
mInstraton of this Chief Magistrate Has ony
man ever administered the afiars of this Government
AGAINST The efforts OF more talented, vgilant un-
tiring Opposition! Has any Administration since the
commencement of national existence presented IN
te people so great number of imme nseIy Important and
vitality interesting questions connected with the princi
pies and policy of Government? Have onest;ons
OF ths character at any fomer period of our history
ceen so distinctly, emphacaly, and ably argued be.
lore tue electors OF the Union Has any opposition TO
any former Administration commanded more popuar
men, more high talent and character in the estimation
OF The country, more favorable opportunities to act
upon the public mind and the public passions and
PreJudices, or more powerful aids of every charac-
Ter and descriptions than have favored the opnosi,ion
10 Tie President of the United States, from the first
year oil his administration 4
MT President, opponents give but one answer
10 hese iherrogatories then ask further has ever an
since the days of Washington been
uniformly more strongly, more generally more triumph.
anty sustained by the people Has not its popularity
ana the popularity of the President regularly increased
with every new assault and upon every new trial The
answer TO these questions be affirmative Is Then
popularity thus acquired and thus sustained to be con-
soefed dangerous to the country and omen of the
SPECIFY dissolution OF our happy and prosperous Cone
deracy Is the appreciation of an overwhelming mao-
ly Oh te American people, obtained after full
able and long continued discussions before them than
nave hitherto been known to the politics of The country
to be set down popularity dangerous to liberty and
threatening Its speedy overthrow? Sir / cannot sub.
scoe 10 opinions so injurious 10 the integrity and intel
ligence oil the Tree people of these States
49, How, Mr. President it in the days of General
washington lie was twice elected President of the
United States, and passed through both of his official
terms, without even the form of an opposition Has
any man. from his day to this venured to pronounce
was danger aPpIehended 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 no fears growing of the too great popular
~ OF the PRESIDENT then; feel none now"
"a 'cord on Mr. Stevenson The last ~ Inteiqencer
publishes MIR Clay Report from the Committee on Fo-
reign Relations which garbles the Letters of the Editor
OF 'hs paper and draws the most ibera conclusions on
ths SUBJECT we shall notice them in the course of this
week--aong with the introductory and allacious re-
marks of the N. lntelligencer-Mr Clay is one of the
last politicians who ought TO have brought in such Re-