Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-09-25

VIRGINIA. North Carolina, Mississippi, and Louisiana
have held elections since ii was proposed and at which
i, was the principal question. They have pronounced
ag.ins, il IL has DESTROYED the Administration IN sew
era States and weakened it in s except lear, IN our
But for the conviction upon the public mind, that this
measure entirely out of The question, The banks
would have renewed specie payments nor would our
country have bcc blessed with those nnens oil resving
prosperity which cheer every SIDE These are The
frs fruits ut the triumph Of the people over 'he Auii
nsttarion aud although The present arrangement OF The
Treasury is such any fully approves, yri ts
fc!!rc is great msj1rity Of the PROFILE ct The U
$ prefer it, very properly, 10 the 1td money SUD ifca
sury.
| beg caye 10 you, Sir, and The gentlemen
lom yuu represent Of In" perfect coincidence 81 our
ouinIons in cppnsnn tn lb- Federal party. Fer the
sincerity nf this aynwa friends and nfiIh"rS VII
~ 20 me implicit credit when they remember that hst
came into their service State Rights PolI'ic7n nj the
s,railrst sect Of the school Of Jefferson and MADISON
Of % nf the VIM Crawford 81 1916, ' JOHN Taylor
and Judge Smith school Of iS4 and that following ""t
the prncipes Of these men, was Nulhirr OF l-32,
WITHOUT having aughl to forget. deny "r fHPInl, ~
nv past history Nv has been humble, but II has
bee uniform If il has been signaI'zed by dIstIn
rushfd ability il has not imposed upon me the painful
task Of vndica,irg doubtful consistency. When from
the honorable service Of this district HE Kindness q" Inc
State placed me in extended sphere, 1t was, un'
qursiinnaby that should act there upon The prncprs
which had gained iavor for me here. My course rcqnr
I'd drbcra0n 10 determine upon IT, i"und the
General Government administered upon principles IRON,
which Hamilton Pickering would have rfv'l'fd,
and in possession Of party audaciousy avowng doc
rTines anriRPpb!can |" procure for them The de.
signn,ion Of ''thp Rnyast party"
found that party nvuwIng and acting unon IN" pFIn
cpls Of The Proclamation against South Ca'oLn1, ana
OF tho Force Bill
They had passed the Tariff OF ISIS, and had opposed
the tOHiprom of lc.2
They had seized upon the drpos'rs in the U. S Bank,
and held the public money against law
They claimed for the President al! Executive power,
without reference To The Constitution.
They avowed the principle that the sPo'ls Of Govern
belonged TO the vctors in party struggle and
boldly used Office and office holders TO perpetuae their
power.
Their President openly employed all Tie power Of the
Gnvrrnnen TO appcinl his successor and they eNpnnged
the Constitution 10 perform act of sycUphancy TO
him: tho most guilty aad lgnomnOus act that has sui
he'd onT history.
Such we're the principles and practices Of the party in
pnwrr-not only characterized by every quality which
could define F-Geraipn bot going beyond all that the
widest enthusiasts for consolidated government had
ever imagned--and these enormrs were pPrpeiraied
in the Of Rrpublicanl.m and Democracy
nam.s they have recently again decorated IN holioS
and ivpncriiical address the Il 8. full Of those pro-
fssos which they have mads and violated every year
for The las, ten. The old Federal party was honest
though mstakcnlhe new party have acted upon, while
they denounced, their principles, and used them to gra'
tiiy the lust Of money and Office.
went into Congress in opposition 10 this party.
stand IN opposition 10 il yet stand in the same rank
shoulder to shoulder with the same mrn now as in
lsiand driving the storm of opposition against The
same prv1iGae party. trust and hope Sir, the R"puh
lean Stale Rights party does not differ in any wise from
the State Right Wing party, in stern, uncompromsIng
hostility to the present Administration; and if So L. for
one prdg- myself to be ready for an equal opposition to
Of who come IN initiating heII practices or
sharing their principles
In Conclusion Sir, | offer YOU this toast;
THE VAN buren, PARTI-Ict US never forget
the wn.ds Of Mr. Tazewel!. They have deceived Us
once that was their fau-f they deceive again. il
vii! be ours"
Wih many thanks, Sir to those whom you represent
for the honor done me- and with the highest personal
regard 10 you.
am, dear Sir, your o5edrnt servant.
WM. &. PRESTON.