Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-10-12

,r,,ton or rhosc who live 10 administer Inc Govern
mrnt bu, the grave itself would be nsutiicent 10 Sc
crre The dead from their bighing and "ilhehhs now
hv c,ilrsuue has m;sICd his speech "!th case H"i
IA en-, Scriptures illustrative, as he suppo
sps of the conupng influence "f potecr upon Tue De
mocralic party the total want OF analogy orlwftn
which IN some OF lis strongest points, may be eaSi'y
,crceived: for while azar came 10 the throne by Tue
rdor or lila n,s,cr that is through blood and crI", the
and past Administrations came into power, not
by crime and blood but by the sutssrs OF Tree and IN
denendent people and b. the same operation WHICH
hrnurh these Administrations inio power, was cor
run, and usurped Administration politically ihrulted
and lis corrupt workers iniYny thrown lhio The mud
But Sir 10 the scptural case shall close my remarks
bv reference TO case from The same high authority
Sir line course Of the party OF present out OF power
but earnestly desiring and sparing no Pains laa"r or
rxpeose 10 get lalp ppwer-reWlndS me, ana may re-
mind the country forciby, of the case OF The unorlu'
nate Absalom. refer not to his coHlrlVlng tne deah
of Anlnon nor his forming conspiracy WIN hhith"pt'
nrainst the administration OF the government hut l" LIS
ambition and The he used with The people 10 carry
Beinr suffered to return from his Punishment into the
neubborood of the throne, he piled his political "les
with The unsuspccilng people, aiirgng lnal justice was
not done them promising If he was put INTO ohce that
should be made better. Thus spcaking and lorn
ing a party against the Government we are told ;ha
Absalom rose w early and stood beside the way OF the
gate, and any man had controversy ana came TO 'hr
King for Judgment then hbsalom said: "Ihe matters
are good and right but there is no man dePultd ct lie
king to hear thee o. that were made Judge in the
land tina, every which hath suit or cause might
come unto mr., and would do him Justice And II
was ST. that hen any came nigh TO him to dn HIM
obcsancc put forth his hand and took him and Kissed
him So hbsaorn stole The hearts OF The men OF lstael
He sen, spies throughout The land (polca mssi"naries
to all the tribes of Israel, and under pretence of pely
towards God he left Jerusalem for Hebron where lie
was to set up his authority. But ere his mad ambition
ob,an.d its contamination, the beast which he rode Tor
sock its rider and Absalom fell by The hand oil trusly
Joab, who made his grave in pit. -,
kbsalom went out TO war upon mulc-a .m0ngT'!
beast, half horse, half What kind OF mongTel
hobby is the present Opposition mounted on? Bank
ant, bank-Tarl, Anti tariif-Alasonc, and Anl'.mnso
mic &c, &c. They have opinion in common, e@
cent it is hostility the peoples best interests, and
contempt for their understanding, or in other words
decided hatred to the simple institutions of Democracy
Blu, when he people shall rise in their strength, lhis
modern mule shall iorsakc its riders and leave them 10
| the fate of Absaom
with all The ambition and chicunery Of Absalcn, back
cd by the csening Of his counsellor Ahilhopel The Fee
deal party can again succeed IN getting mt" pow
or. They have been driven into political bansh'eni
from which they never will be permitted TO return