Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-26

ltcal enemy, aud whom he had, during the whole
period of the Presidential canvass before tho Peo-
pie opposed upon political principle? Is il no evil
dcncc, that he voted against the man, whom he knewlo
DC the choice the almost choice OF the People
of Kcntueky-thus openly aud fagrantly and ueacher
ousy violating the fundamental right OF the People aud
the constitutional obligation which, upon his
avoved principle bound hun to vote for Gen. jackson
Is evidence that rdaivly after he made MIR
Adams President he had the audacty receive the
hands oil the man. he bud thus elevated To power, the
highest Office in his gn' This fact of itself speaks
volumes against him, when two political
suddenly reconced, the receiving from the other the
Chief hagstfacy and the other receiving in return The
highest Executive appointment-and all this in violation
the most sacred political principles aud in shameless
contempt of the external forms oil political morality
Can avoid drawing conclusions, unavoable to his po
-litical honesty? II is imposbleHe be regarded in
other light than that OF putting himself up the
highest bidder II is the i'm effect if he had in
scIbed on his forehead the words which YOU often see
the doors Of untcnantcd houses, "1o Let"
Surely MIR. Clay, when he has been himself oflen
spoken of for his alleged transactions the Chair
ought not 10 erect himself int that very rigid Gem
sor of others, which his Report indicates The Re-
port is calculated to wound both the President and
MIR. Stevenson. The President would permit a
man who was outrage ousy prosecuted by faction in
the Senate TO be down. lie therefore
Mr. Stevenson. 1t almost a of the file of
prccedcnts. With Senate, composed of fine indeed
ordinary materials, where madness faction did
rule the hour, such denominations ought rarely, ever
10 be made unrss facts break upon both the Pre-
sden and the Senate, to show that justice had not been
previously done however undesignedy 10 the nominee
The opposition 10 The recent confirmation showed
strong cesire 10 wound Mr. Sbut fortunately the hair
oi these Simpsons had been cut off by the elections
We find several Senators who did the pre-
ceding day other nominations, brought in against
him. The Maryland Senators, from motives of State
pride, did not vote against Mr.. Taney-woud not at
tend on the previous daynor did MIR. Clayton. Messrs
Black aud Uhite who voted in 1884 for Mr. Stevenson
now turned against him. The opposition Of such fac
tionsts Messrs. Southland, Mangum, Ewing. &c. &c ,
might have been expected and should be regarded
How would N Carolina n Jersey, Ohio, and Connec
tcu have voted If the voice Of their Senators had ex
pressed their wishes Who can doubt'
THE DOUBLE. B.aRRELLED GUN!
The Wing avoids the test Of the heated poughsharc
lie shrinks from the ordeal to which have put him.
lie will not tell US, whe ther Inc is for Harrison
and whether the White Electors Gas they were nomina
ted have been, will be- asked TO pledge
to vote for Whe-lf he will say what will his Par
ty dos
1t is said that the Wings had two alternatives before
them-One is, to on White in Eastern Virginia, un
al the Elections over and then drop him like hot
potato for Hariison-Or, for the Saunon Harrison
Convention TO take up the Electoral ticket that the
Caucus made, and leave il TO the same Electors,
committed to vote for Whte HARRISON as might ulti
mately be thought the most polite
The last seems 10 be the favorite idea. We I'M
derstood yesterday that several of the Wings have OPEN
ly talked of such proposition, though few have
qualns about il. certificate 10 this effect is now in the
hands of one of the Republican Delegates We find the
very same idea put forth in the last Alexandria Ga
zctte, 10 the following effect:
General auon's friends county Virginia.
% sJs1 osa Of III, friend,
ton unite Electoral Ticket Gerry easily
Yes; il may very easily be done-if YOU can persuade
% men TO act as Electors this condition. But if they
do come into it, we hope they will henceorlh have The
modesy to say about the albany tactics, Rcgen.
oy tricks, noR-commuats, and Van Buren, manoeuvres
O all species OF management, this must be abhor
rent TO the good sense aud independent feelings of
free, firm and enlightened People. Yet have we dis
tncty understood that such the plan of the campaign
with many Of the Wings.
Judge White seems destined ultimately TO 90 10 the
wall Harrison likely TO supersede him Virgil
nla In the North West, the White horse has
OF pretension The last Romney lntelgenccr lets the
cat out OF the bag-and what is still more striking by
movement independent of the manifesto of the Staun-
ton Commtee:-Hear him!
ga growing popularity of General William H. tlar.
rison candidate for the Presidency the
Union do think ought have its bearing this Stale
aud convince the friends of Judge White, his nominal
ton receives no where any thing than cold sup
port from the people, that he stands earthly chance of
being elevated to that Office. Believing that the people
desire different state Fittings again propose that
thc friends of correct principles in the counties of this
Slate, call meetings and elect delegates TO Convention
to be holden at central point say Staunton during
JUNE or july NEXT, 10 take this matter into considera
ton, aad devise such they may deem proper
for HARRisoS's promotion TO the Presidency.
Other counties about fn0Uing IN this matter. Are
not the citizens of Hardy and Hampshire ready give
their support to the Hero of Tippecanoe'"
THE 0WIfaNGEK.
ihe wing is getting into bad odour with many of the
warnest wings Is 1t any wonder? Who can trust
organ that Is distinguished by much violence by 30
little discretion, such extravagan assertions and
extraordinary mutations?
1t is seldom that we contaminate our columns with
any notice of its effusionsbu the following is so coarse
so understandable, such unexamped tissue of abuse,
that no description could give of it, commentary
we could make of it, would do justice to its elegance,
G6er0tty, and ase " Nothing be its own parallel
speaks for ITSELF and supesedes the necessity of any
commentary. What would Mr.. Leigh have said in "a
oil this precious norceauwhen he denounced the slight
est EFFORT TO shake the authority of the Government
bring the representatives. of the people into contempt
Is it all "game now that comes into his net -
(fTom Thursdays Whg)
"THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY will adjourn to-day As
20 wit fbpFD Nayar s,,ol..
Where the monkey is the god, it is admitted that the
priest cannot be very high in the scale of illumination.
Where Col Joe is the leader the absolute leader the die
sa'or OF the majority in one House, and
in the other what
be the followersthe rank and flcthe back benches'
HogaIth never ianced such set, engaged the high
responsibility OF making laws for great people else
should we have had PARLIAMENT from his pencil in
addition To election Praise God Barebones Assem-
bly, for the glorfcation OF Cromwell was far superior TO
10 your studs, gentlemen to your studs and the
Lord save the Commonwealth from the humiliation of
ever seeing number Of your man-worshippina phzzes
here again on the errand. Napoleon had ms reign
OF hundred days, and have had you. May the same
perpetual exile from the controu of public affairs follow
in your case in hsOnty, beg pardon of his illus.
trlous shade, Tor having mentioned him and the sex
pungers in the same month
There was citizen accustomed to say he felt ever
as u public liberty danger while the Legislature
was In session We never appreciated the full force and
justice of his resaark before. There was we believe
before our Creator, hardly thing that Jackson and
ureB could have asked of this Legislature about TO be
deiunct, that they would have granted crown
might have Staggered them bot the power Of monarch
without the bauble, would scarcely have been denied to
the prosecuted patriot
For ourselves, we feel as if relieved of an incubus
OF cat that has sieathy jumped upon your breast and