Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-02
FOR TIE ENQUIRER.
THE TINES.
r., Mc PC0Dic Of Eirriuiu.

To The People Of Eirginiu.
1t is not my wish design, Fcpw citizens, to cxcFte
any unnecessary ALARM have earthly interest to do
So Eu, | would solemnly you that we are in q
most fearful crisis Never the rights and liberties
ofte People of Virginia in such imminent peril In The
sitting Legislature: VIC have one side the Representa-
lives Of Republicans, and the other, the pnrtizans Of
Henry Clay and his revolutionary caha in fierce and
doubtful coilc-The ArislUcra,ic pride Of the "Lcghs
the Tylrrs,T the 1azrwrs, the SlanarGs, &c,
bincd against the rights Of the People lfevcry
who has drop Of Old Virginia blood in his veins dogs
not besiir himself at the polls his liberty may be lost for
Our cnrrnirs talk loudly of the pride and honour
OF Virginia But what would have become of US, in
days Of yoEc, if Virginia had had such men her ..rad
My country is in danger. II is lime that some from
the people should speak outage, "cry aloud, and
spare not.
When Henry Clay proclaimed from the Senate
Housc-"Uc are in the 7nidis Of n Rerointion,"
regarded his assertion thr idle dcclar,at,n Of
practiScd drinagnsuc-the trrtiul of amhi.
tous, cha''d and desperate political usp;7ant. did
not imagine he seriously intended essay The
suhycrsion Of our Representative Democracy, upon
the grounds that tic people were incapable OF instruct
ing their representatives, and that they had right
instruct their Senator's mud command obedience rssig
nation. did not imagine that nc had ,ip bnfdnrSs
to attempt the overthrow OF our Republican instituluns
and the establishment on their ruins, ofan infaGblc ir-
responsible and od"us oIgurcy in the Senate Of the
United States Much less could have itss,iprd llwre
would be found cralnrS in The land Of Jefferson cxsrHy
every to push the ball set in maiss 10y Henry
Clay. But AIN met by the alarming EFra that Virginia
prncpcs-thc principles uf our Republican Fathers
the opinions and PRACTICES o tic vrtuous Madison,
rcpudated and the firm foundations OF the Right Of In.
strucon attacked with the hyrna frrneilT, by the
nt parlizans Of Clay and his conspitasrs in the So.
nate. Never since the foundation Of the Commonwealth
there such Of alarm for the rights and ber-
ties Of the people, The Fathers Of the HePnbc, and
the carly champions Of the peoples rights, having but
just passed Off the stage OF I behold Psty spring
ing up C! another school, and another nanir-lrd By
men, who, in The Paly days of history, skmlkrd in
political darkness, were awed into rrsDcctlu siencc
by the knowledge that those vrtuous yet lived
But they more. And these Uhigs' have stakrh
forth IN destroy all the barriers thrown by patriots
the rights and liberties Of the people Such
those who, like atIlnc, when he would have subvrrt-
ed the liberties Of Rome. made atlcrng and ullanma-
tory appeals TO the nsx pcrlenccd youth Of bis country
These are The mrn who would now rule the desnirs Of
Virginia, and who, to aggrandze themselves would
away all the landmarks of our Republican patriarchS
and not leave line tree standing.
frcemen OF Virginia. Contemplate the ruin about tc
be brought upon your postcrty Lay aside the partzan
and assume the patriot Look at the times they are
and Judge by their acts. Look at the and grlrv
bondage preparing for your children by the ingenious
and lawyerkc sopsns OF the advocates and supporters
Of Of the boldrst most darng and tyranicn coinbi
nations against popular lights ever united by the joint
and balrtul influence of avaricc and ambition. Why
this strange thing in tile history Of tines lns not
the Administration Of Andrey Jackson proceeded in
the "good old ways Of our Jefferson, our Madison
Monroe: Have not the people been prosperous, free;
and happy, in despite of the enemies Of their patriotic
firm and honest old President: There is desperate
faction the sycophants Of desperate leaders, styling
thcmsc yes 'Me opponents Of Po10cr! They arc, in
Decd the opponents If the po,rer und tie right Of the peo
pie TO elect their President They would take all
power from the people, whose immediate representative
and responsible agent the President is, and
trate 1t in the hands of irresponsible and lawless Sc
majors Let respect the Senate, in the regular
discharge Of its constitutional functions But let
brand and disgrace the traitor aud uSurpcr, whether
found in the Cabinet in the Senate any where else.
WE have an enemy within more fearful than ian army
with banners-ie less subte than the great teinpter
himself. My Fellow Citizr ns!-crr,an in the
Virginia Legislature, in utter contempt of the nsruc
tions of the people, sent II. Clay auxiliary carry
his revolution These saline cn, openly deny the
competency ftc Legislature 10 nStruc The obligation
ofthat auxiliary 10 obey resign his post These same
shaneulIy and grossly raduccd the Presdenttha,
venerable and devoted patriot, whom the confidence OF
the American people placed at Tic head OF their Go.
vernmeni, and when one Of the people who elevated
him for his virtues and honors him for his devotion to
the peoples rights defends him against the slandelous
and nsnen attacks Of his malignant enemies, such an
is charged in the cant Of degraded press with be.
ing oman worshiPper-u tool and Ininion OF power;
and that loo by the partnership petty sycophants OF the
petty tyrants in the Senate: Thanks to the people OF Mis-
sssipp Of those has received his political OUT
etus The Republican who dodgcs or tnches from that
Justice the sovereignty OF the people required in
the expungng Cays resolution, will be unworthy the
support Of those who placed the President within the in
uence Of the usurpng grasp OF his Yruent Prosecutors
1t would be trracheTy, foul tcaclery nd base ingrati
tude project him and teach usurpers their place
People of the country the last, brst hope Of American H.
bey the right of the people and the pacty Of the PEG.
pie govern themselves in danger Its in your hands
i, with you to say whether you will tancly surrende,
it together with the unnumbered blessings that the Gvd
Of fathers has hitherto poured upon as people
With request conclude for tho present. and that u.s.
that you will turn 10 the Farewell Address Of the Father
Of his Country, and the prophetic picture he there
drew Of our Senatorial Cons prators.
lam, One Of The People, and
AN EASTERN VIRGINIAN.
tyler has n5sn tho Republicans, and accepted
the nomination Of "Hhys tho Vice Presidency.
What interest have tho the pfde Oh 'sc