Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-23
FOR TIE ENQUIRER
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QHm Ieges sine moribus rnar prcfcinnt.
TO THE PEOPLE or EiRGLNI9i

TO THE PEOPLE or TiRGLyLa!
BY way Of preface 10 what shall write, affirm it 10
be my belief, that many honest and good Republl-
(oeasy creduy) have been betrayed into The ranks
of Party, in ninc-ients of which they have conf
dcnce whatever With the light that recent "deveopr.
nents have SHE'D upon the orginators Of the great wing
party, such Republicans wiz perceive the character OF
the company into which they have been thrown, and
leave with all convenient dpspatc for the more agrec-
able and congenial suclety Of their true friends.
In great cnnnnons, excited by political leaders, 1t Is
tie interest well the duty of the people, 10 nVesti.
gate calmly to Judge with de'heraon, and to act with
Iirmness. They should examine well the grounds upon
which political aspranls arragn the regular adlnistra.
toIs OF the Government. At least every man should
have heard both sides, before he condemned his public
servants The people deep yvally interested III the
eiurls OF rnry Clay and Nicholas Bdde to reVolutonize
their Government Whatever may be the motives of
these men and their party, beoorcs the people 10 watch
them narrowly. The existence Of Republican Govern.
ncnl-the liberty of the 'serve route of The vulgar
multitude, may be at stake. Ambition and money have
assaIrd the Government Of the People. These great
men will no longer submit to "Mc ruigar dOmnon of
ignorance" These great and their friends in Fr.
gina, who have constituted themselves the special
guardians Of the honor of the Old Dominion max
ing preparations for desperate onset at the elections,
when they hope to We the conp dc grace 10 the gar
dominion OF ignorance. But the transactions ot 33 "a,
memorable for the panic raised by Clay and his Lea.
tenant and their agents. in Congress and out and recent
movements in Pennsylvania, have taught to be very
contents. We nothing 10 condemn but their acts.
we ce nothing ppGcsslve-n0hng To dSapprovc IN The
Administration. 1.-THE People enjoy security lleirrigs
OF Pcrs"ns aud fproPerfy-the civil political and rlg-
Gus privileges under the Administration of Andrew jack
son, why should they allow their peace and quiet t" be
disturbed by the proigac and place.hunng agltaDrs?
with whom nothing goes right when their will is nut
dome: Republicans ought to be especially guarded
against combination that seeks 10 introduce party
names; lest with names, and dangerous prnc
Piles creep and subvert old and cherished institutions
No who really desires the prrpeluation u uncavened
Repubicanism, will assume the name OF "Whig.'-
Clay is Whg, Bidde is 4 Wing, Webster is Wing,
Calhoun is Wing, Mercer is Wing, Leigh is Wing,
White and Tyler Whigs-The inquisltion of Penn
syvana is " hig One Legislature Of Virginia the sckIy
produce Of Clay and Bidde's panic,) rcrs Whg-and
J. H. Peasants who, although stamped Wig fur years.
amt indefiHr, would now call himself and Mercer and
Bddic, and Clay, and Leigh, and Webster. the "Old Re-
pubcans !" is Wing and anti. Republican, in name,
nature, and interest If any who knows these men,
will compound their principles and slrw that the Com
pound has any affinity to OldFirgnia RepublicansGn,
he need III" despair finding tic philosophers stone: if
indeed he has already found hat in thu Unitrd Sintcs
Bunk If Pc'msy irnnia!Yet this compound makes up
the Whiggery, alias OM Rspublicansm, that the silk
stocking and stock. jobbng politicians would impose
the laId.scnscd and tougl-sinewed yeomanry of the
country, for better stuff than the pure uncavcnrd Re-
pnbIcaniSm of their vIruOus fathers. Why the odd
Republican,, Nick ddc, is already Do.e Of Pennsyl
vanIa and if The ycomanry OF the country du check
American People, with my Lord Clay and Fisc"umi |
Pleusants, nc. nc. dc. in his train. One Of The
ming pvterS and vendors of the compound for the !
district Of Virginia. (knowing it would be Ruthless
for such pedlars he. TO attempt 10 palm OF
their patent Whiggcry upon the old and slradtas, |
Republicans OF Virgina,) calls the contemporaries o.
Thomas Jefferson, {" hfcAis's last century rcaders!"
and like the consplraors of other times, and the |
cunning OF all times, would entce thu young
Of Virginia to sell him their hhrght for of Clay
and BidGlc Whigge; v-aiias 'od Rcpubcanlsm - AS |
chief cook and bottle washer of " hIgs in Virginia. lie
is making wonderful and astonishing preparations
(nany first rate cooks ut work ior spring supply ni
" hig possct TOR the consumption Of his young" old
Republicans" in April That it may be savoury TO keep |
WE'LL the cruel will be swcctcned with hc sugar and
seasoned with French wine aud African Cayenne. II
will BE- served out in any quantities al the elections by
the cooks who now almost exclusively occupied in ,
brewing il al the great cook-SInp in Richmond Young
Of Virginia. where is your spirit! that you feel not
the indgni,y offered to your ulhers! Do shrw Clay
and Bddie, and their friends and advocates, that
ready 10 be- cnsaved. Spurn the name Of Wing.
hut another Tor chains, corruption, and Muned
DeSpoiism =!
1t must be obvious 10 every rejecting at all
versant with the parties and politics Of this country that
great struggle for political power has commenced he,
tween the commercial and siccE. johbng interest thu
hard and tho agricultural and abur:ns interests
the other. If the time has arrived in this country when
the grabbing hoe and broad.axe yield the silk
stocking and bank charter so let it be- Bnt nope Tie
American people are not get prepared for this
COMMON SINSE.
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