Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-05-01
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tentpe and honest servants will be- provided and every
possible attention used 10 give general satisfaction.
FOR IWE ENQUIRER.
"Nothng elleHuate, or nueM set dozen in malice"
correct estimate Of the talents, fidelity and discre
ton Of pubic men; an impartial and just estimate Of
their public services, Is necessary TO the stability and
permanency OF all popular governments. In Of the
earliest Republics, in The heat of political excitement
men who deserved the highest rewards patriots Of the
most unblemished character, were banised from their
county, and sought protection from public Indignation
IN exile. This was carried 10 such height 10
The enenes OF free governments TO say, that the people
in Republics were ungrateinI 10 their greatest benefac
tors ltis requiring more Of the patience of men of
allied virtue and patotism; Of who have toed and
abored faithfully in the service of their country, who
that they have all occasions
10 promote the interest OF the people, and the honor Of
their country-to receive from those they have served
thus long and faithfully, laun,s and repfoaches instead
OF marks OF public appreciation The riralries that
in popular Governments, from desire 10 win golden
opinions from the people, frequently produce collisions
among public men; but the people, whose interest
qures that they should make up judcious decision rs
10 the merit of their public agents should sustain those
who are entitled TO public confidence and esteem.
II frequently happens with statesmen and patriots.
with poelS that their worth is not duly estimated until
! they are beyond those confirms
"Whcre storicd animated bust
Campo, give pleasure TO the sIec ping dus'
Even IN our short history, some OF our most d'tin
guIsed parints IN times OF high party excitement have
had brook the abuse from political oppune
MIR. Jefferson and MIR Madison, during the difficulties
with the British nation, which produced the late war,
and during the war, had to bear the unrelen!lng oppn.
silon and abuse Of large portion Of their cnunirymrn
In day. the public press, whlchc Ir Yl,iated
public taste, Pope says
dealing dannaro ion round the land
ascribes 10 all the chIc actors political stnEe, mo
tiyes and views of the most selfish. grovelng and de-
basing kind II the vaccinations OF these scuvcngeIs
had pruG.d true, our Government like the
''Basecss fabric OF vision
N,ul not have left a bChin
That vigilance which is the price of human liberty s
far removed from this depravsd disposition 10 ussa the
meritorious virtuUus and patriotic When the love OF
power md place sells at naught truth and decency-
when The designing, the bold. the arrogant, and cunning
drive the deserving and vtuous from the public coun
ellis, the Republic may be considered in danger.
Among many men who have lately shared portion
of the denuncialions Of party VIM C. Rves has receiv
ed his full share Notwithstanding his retaining from
dealing in the vuperaton that characteTizrs too much
the debates in Congress; notwithstanding his private
virtues and distinguished public services, his failing to
with party when he honestly differs from that party
us 10 the expediency Of public measure, has induced
The presses that sustain the Executive scheme to de-
nounce him as Federal C0nservativ and to mpue
him motives and in: that animated his bosom
or influenced his .n,c L:.r.,->
the of this public man, take an impartial
retrospect OF his public life They will find in firm and
Underwriting course strict adherence to our Republican
doctrines laid down and carried out by Jefferson and
Madison When John Q Adams, with characteristic Ia
luiiy, welded The power OF the Executive Mr. RlVes
with great ability and hrmness, aided IN arrestlng
his Wild schemes OF nno:a,ion in our ConsntIon and
with others prevented alliances with foreign Govern
ments which would have proved embarrassing and led
10 rup,us with foreign Governments of the most dis
trpssinr character In the eaTly p,rt OF the Admins
tration of General Jackson cur inreg On Minister,
he negotiated treaty with France, which had t'Iled
our abest dipoml,iss; and which has resulted IN tile
adjustment Of debts, long delayed 10 our own citizens,
! aud 4 happy reconciliation Of oil national differences
| with that Government When he returned to his own
I ,,l,I,,, t,np
mrnt and the love of his counrynen, he placed by
his own Stale in the Senate OF the United States. His
course there has been to sustain such measures, as he
deemed best calculated 10 preserve the Unl0n and pro-
mote the great interests of the people lie ably exposed
the hercsy Of the Nulfers; sustained the Executive IN
the exercise Of the legitimate powers belonging to It,
when he approved of action and when his consItn
enls differed from him, and instructed hun TO 90 certain
acts which he believed would be injurious to his coun
try and Incompatible with the course he had pursued
he resigned his in the Senate, and returned 10 Pr
vale lie.
Called again into the service of the State-concurrng
with General Jackson in his views, to the necessity
of insisting certain conditions, on when the stae
Banks should BE- employed as the repositories OF The puoic
money he originated BILL which passed both Houses
OF Congress by large ma nritrs In tins BILL The Banks
which received The public money, were 10 90 so on
condition that they times specified in The bill, should
cease 10 issue circulate notes OF smaller denomIna-
tons than twenty dollars intending by this means so lar
AS the General Government could exercise any agency
to in!use into the circulation OF The currency iarger
amount OF the precious metals and curta To great ex
tent the issue of the banks Unfortunately for the coun
try This law did receive the sanction of the Executive
And then the Revision with oil its horrors and
msforunes. The Executive, seized with panic, or
wishing TO work out MIR Benlons at the ,mc5 uoPlan
scheme of a specie currency, instead Of exfcstng the
g,communty from the dilemma by sustaining Tue
currency of the country, by an ndIscrminae dcnand
of specie for all public dues added 10 the puoc osfess
and proraced the Pefod OF feIuI" W rPeee P"y'"''
by the banks.
The whole banking SYSTEM as 1t existed Just before
this revulson had been inflated BY The different Stale
Governments and the evils arising from TINS
increase Of paper money had been brought the people
by The existing governments. There was no Danger
but that the General Government could have managed
the fiscal concerns with the local currency OF lie c:h
,ry in most Of the large towns where the revenue was
collected and discussed. The whole commercial, agf
cultural and manufacturing community have been, from
the necessity Of The case, compelled 10 manage Az e
business this currency, and but tor Tie ihJun'Gious
course Of the Administration the country would nave
sooner recovered from the effects OF the disastrous state
in which the currency was various unforeseen
causes But instead Of this we had lie ne" ooc'iIhe
ushcred in by the Executive OF divorce OF Inc 10
ycrnrnent from the Banks, n tasmanc glVing'out 70
be followed up by an open war on .he oinhS ""'Sm'
while it might be sport 10 office holders "ouiu ne rum
70 The pecp!e Mr. Riyes resisted this scheme al lis
birth and has made upon II IN every shaPe con-
cejying il injudcious and dangerous 10 the country
For this he is accused of dividing the pnry-deteatng
the Admnisration-going over TO Inc enemy, &c; -
come to this' Is the Executive like The rope 'n'allole:
Sill ,b Cn,o,ess of The t. Sales have nothing to do
bnt IN register The edcts of the Executive? The people
NJ the r. States have as far the ballot boxes have
shown repudiated this wfanged scheme and The Sub
Treasury scheme has gone to The TOMB Of tne Capue.
have aided in its destruction. MIR Rives daes to stand
like faithful sentinel on the baIllemens of the Constr
tu,ion and oppose with manly 6rmncss every measure
which he deems injurious TO his country. He iearessy
| ,l,o b,o,c md lnnka IN ia
ecoun,rynen for support every well directed effort 10
The good of his country He differs from ms orc
friends and associates with pan-treas them VIII. 'nt
creates, respect and will not from any Posspls s.a,s
hings desert the doctrines he has heretofore nell as
cnn.,niinc the Republican creed. He must know, that
.'ho ,op r,ns, encounter in long political life many