Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-09-20

RicEpano,nsl, Tuesday, Sept. 20.
I.IrWS I:pON TIE RUBICON-No. il.


tho DAYS Of jain Adams: x n 10
Mr. John Randolph considers hm; DIT "'n. ~. ~ uT
;s ,h. CHARGE So far related 10 tie A:ien CIV ~;
. avs Judrc for yourselves! The recorded MS
" ,Losc i, =. is very scany-Brynnd his speech IN
,:: n ,i. aur,ncnrd Standing Army ana HIS aPi'"''t
m,u as Governor Of Indiana b. ar: ADAMS We ar
trace out facts upon our '','S. ~ G,, II the
:: -r. IN the 2Dti March, lS2, on Inc "pp'cF'"''
fer ,he Cumberland Road; winch Mr hA'''"'im i,
,L n rrrc, body ,i In" Republican party lie tiehis
-, Ftrrf newer wiii. Gen. Harrison: sFppoHe" IT,
WINS in the course Of his speech 'HaI ar .,:u'P"
.Lr,chrs ,,, following account oi Cen H. po't;cS
Now sr The on!Y difference between 'lS
from, OH, and myself is this-amh II IS Y!'"i: ga" -
,l.uon and mys.ll differ fundamentally ana '"''t S
did ditI:r vixen first took our seats IN
- d,n,lt" from the Territory Nirih-West % ,c w.
Ohio | as 4 I,rrnjcr 81 the other loisc 'to" ''e ~
of VIRGINIA he all open, Zcat"uS i'ahM S"rp''. "
,hn SrtiLion Law and Black cockade Administrators
d .y,s IS zraous frank AMI open an opponent VI tie
EIock .corkadc and Sriition Law Administrations VIC
differ fundamentally and toi"ily-"c never can 's'.e
,ho, :surcs or about menl ID not mean 10 l'c"'"
,o IN. rrn;ienan-let us agree TO ai'iSr rs 9e"e'
:,. IN do c,pccialy natives ot the same state; We"
,-s an,ipucs to each other in politics iic' achn"
I.trr is now the zenith and TIC n""'F nut u''''s'
hrr j. something false in the philosophy {" me SCHOOLS
y; ,h curse Of Time even these Will change their p'a-
crs lhud tie prophecy WAS soon rcrthcd III inc r'ec'
lion Of Gen JacksDn and the downfall t." j. " :Aa""S
and his Party } -, ,,,p,cor
;L Ina, he could not refrain from making his acknnw-
rttuca,s 10 the gentleman from Virginia Tor the n"tcr
he lad been pleased 10 take OF hl r has been please"
t. say that, the administration OF Az AH"'s' was
= Frr-ais and he 10 that conclusion from ''ic
course: pursued ~ IN the session ui l'H'-Icio Al
that session. the gcnrmlm and myself net Tor he hi7'
lcr in the station q Representative from t'ginti:
and IN the more humble one vi Delegate rom 'He
Northwestern Territory. Having 10 vote. Ga mol
think proper 10 take part i'll the dscISs"n vi any "i
The rca political questions which G!y!ri HE l"o i''s
Ny business procure the pasS"ge Z" TIE CHS "i:ch
. int ruuCrd ,T dc benefit OF tic people rrptc>rnt'
The cent man had mean, IL hhv"iE my P'hcS'
nrur;ps unless he o6ai!cd thcm III private convcFSa'
lion rs HpOn tsrnts u 'i'iimHty n'M nc 2'HHT'
5rnn il is rrrg pro1ahic at he might h4re hr"r" me en-
1rtsS scntimenfs tnror"bc 10 Tho Lhcn IdmtStr"'t0"
rryainfv jet HcIaS0 jar AZ least, rs to nc curse PR
sv,i I'm IN rc!ntiuu ~ the GUreynmtHt IrGHtc NOR,
said Mr. H., unsupported i'll that opinion By illo'e
vino h?d ri-ht coil!Ul actions, 81 not my Opinions
In ~ part u the Country tloS" measures more ae
c:eaiy appreciated than By my immediate constituents
the Of the North western Territory rs inc
address Of That body 10 the President during that srssI"
Will SHOW. For Mr. ADAMS. said Mr. H., entertained al
tina, time and have since ceriancd the greatest
r,snrct believed him 10 be- honest man and a pure
patriot and his conduct during that session proved h' to
i. such THIS opinion know. said Alr. IT,, WIS enter
,arcd ,Y those TWO able aud upright statesmen, JOHN
hiAHsrrhII and james y. BayaEd.
There were further passagrs between MessTS Kan
to!ph and HARRISON respecting conversation between
Alrssrs Nicholas and tarrsuu III relation /" The o!ucS
and N;Iucs Of Virginia, while Mr.. jefferson was III"
Nc, Pres idcnt. Gen. H. stated, that this conversation
was emti!c!y ocular, and c0nsidrred by Mr -'clo
las ut the i!r and after; and that his ""ppGS!tinn
tie Alien ad Scdii!on laws vas :" wen knew" III INC
Tcrr,urv that prols, cXtoricd from hn ~ ms
friends IN the Legislature hy which he "!tcted that
he would express no opinions N f!r'ad,r'a: when
were ia least calculated 10 G"I"at The Important Oh
i.cls with winch he was Charg"d
Ma; IS the conclusion from tie whole: nat MI
RanGuIps charge ct Ills Or!ng Tie supporter oil John
hdai-s administration was admitted u be- true, WIN
The exec pi,nm Of the lien aud SCdOn cis lnGred inc
nl
iar0rGMe to that which sure
~ entertained by any man wl" belonged TO the
Republican party. M such man thought ''""raby OF
il, or ever received am r.iicc q! It's hanjs.
But why aupcui to the crisis Of - We nave evidence
before us in the opinions expressed By the Wing candi-
date anI in his r0cS, dccsvcy showing HAT he is
FcdcraS in his Doctrines and that he opposed TO al
the great principles Of the States Right Sch"o! OF Hir
ninia hat is his ."nrra truFv OF the Federal Cous
ulion: The friends OF the Rights OF the States have
viewed with jealousy, the entertainments OF The Federal
Goyermurmt-lhc Iarili-iic Dauk-intcrnal Improve
men,s--anG rnphaticalIy the opinions Of the Supreme
Court, which have sanctioned the most alarming extern
SONS The Federal power ljul compare the following
extracts from r Generals Address n the llh July, 1888
delivered al Cheviot Ohio, with the doctrines maintain
tanned in Madsons Report and by the spundest Jursts
Of the Virginia Schcol-and ho" slrongiy they are
opposed to each other:
"Ths division Of power between the Government of
the Union and of The States has created belief that they
must OF necessity. become antagonist principles. Not
that they equally dangerous; for: whilst the Gen raj
Government is considered the very Pdrrdtt which is
eventually destroy The whole stem, the STATE Right
interest represented in The aiab!e light of excrting
herself only preserve the balance Of intended by
the Constitution. That some Of The Gbest and best men
III the of this opinion. most snccre believe
But firmly believe lha this dreadful SPECTRE of con.
sudaou has been sometimes raised, and exposed to lie
indignation OF the people, means OF etiecting pur-
poses which MOI always promotlYc oil the pubic good
lftc evidences Of encroachen ard usarpalIon, the
part Of the General Government are asked for, all or,
olIuGu hI md IN
have been sanctioned by the FIRST Congress held after the
adoption OF Tie Constitution, in which many OF
the first rank in talents and patriotism who had served in
the Convention. Did these really mistake the mean.
ng Of instrument in the cOirslruc OF which they had
largely contributed, when they sustained the p0lrr u The
General Government 10 protct manufactures by duties
t0rciga gO0d$, (lG Tariff law; and passed laws
tanning tie provisions with the much abused Law Of
the last session far CDrtny the collection " the rcrcnue,
(''fhc Force BW?J But if they were unfailhfu, by
what means was the patriotic vigilance OF the father
Of his country nlied INTO security: 1t the fact that
the Gc:lcral Government has Ultimately prevailed in
the few collisions which have taken place between
it and the Government Of the States is adduced
evidence 81 the dangerous accumulation OF power in the
former, it Gc remembered that all these
public opinion has uniformly determined in favor Of
the pretensiuns set up by the General Government,
aud that the States who were parties in the con-
tests have, in every ins1nce acqucsccd IN thus dccl-
sion. Constituted is the Gocc1nment Of tho Union,
appears 10 tint there IS not the Iea danger " ITS en-
cr0achins upon The rights Of Tie States Even in cases
when The injurious operations OF measure OF the Gene
raj Government is confined 10 few, aud beneficial
10 large majority Of the States, would be evidence of
little ores gt Of moral rccude in The latter to
countenancc the injury. A change of circumstances
might the situation Of OF the parties: and
they would all in their turns become the instruments and
victims Of oppression. Such state Of things cannot
take place, until the people of this country shall have
rclrogradcd in knowledge and morals for century
The feelings of the people, and indeed OF majority OF
the National Legislature, bear strongly in favor of the
States Can lhcc be better evidence Of this than the
passage Of The law for the gradual Abandonment of the
Tariff SYSTEM at the last session of Congress: Can be
doubted. that That measure WAS any tng but conccs.