Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-11-16

No; the truth is, the Administration abandoned The Con.
servaliyes; for no did they take their stand
aguinst the Sub Treasury scheme than they were de-
nouac'd by The denagogues and in,oerant presses OF
the d:y, ''ranegades "trGtorS, ana ''ceseiteGs,
and ali The wrath which vntIctiveness could inspire
was pc aed oul upon them For the enlargement when
pr oducGd and which still exists the ultra trends OF
the Ad 1inistraon responsble-and the breach Is
irrepar ,be, and final separation should Lake place,
those who produced will be left 10 mourn over tue
ruins hci their rashness has accomplished and
repTUac the excited and ino!eran: spirit by which they
were e iected. The Conservatives unconscious o. o.
fence nd actuaed by tie puEestp:ncPies oil patIios
will feel little disposed 10 yield unqualified Submission
by not only surrendcIng their honest convictions u
tut:, Out Of licking the hand that has nlced ue roc
upon Them. They not quito 20 tame "a ali mai
They are honorable Inen-Ihey have the feelings oil
men, nd sufficient amount Of se!i.IesPect 10 act as
pernfnt:s statesmen and
Your correspondent, "Alpha seems TO suppose that
thu Co nssrvatves Incorporating, and much Of
nus excitement against them grows out oil his supposed
uucompromising spirit. "Alphas impression OF this
Nncsnpromisns spirit arises from the fact, that me
tonse natives were opposed to tie Sub Treasury DILL
with the specie clause stricken out This IS tue They
were opposed TO that bi for it preserved the very Exc
cutr machinery which constituted the most iotm'da.
bic o. ,eclon with lie Conservatives TO The G IL was
obEo: :ous 10 the charge OF increasing the number
OF pu bic officers and the expenditures OF the Govern
mint without, with The specie clause the provisions
IN this respect unaltercd How then could 1t be
expect I'd that the Conservatives would yield the most
imposir e objection? But the bill improved, IN re-
laton lis financial operation by striking out the spe-
clan sse' Far very far from it, 1t enabled the Col.
lcctors and Receivers 10 make that c1acton OF specie
every day from the banks, which the bill required IN
the fir ct instance The bill contained distinction with
out differences it amounted TO The same thing But
accord ing 10 "a Pha, the Conservatives were opposed
10 the especial DepoSite scheme. If your correspond
ent had said most of them did not prefer it, he world
have nd truly but IN supposing that all opposed
10 il cs i compromise, he is totally mistaken; for be-
lieye, hazard nothing in saying, that all would have
taken "SP-cal DePoste system, such as lately de-
fined by you. As proof Of this state the fact, that
two WI ,gs, Mess s. Robertson and Thompson, and two
Conser 'atves, Mason and Hopkins offered 10
Introduce Special Depose schemes but the House re-
fused TO permit hem. This refusal was the result Of the
unite vote of Su bTreasury mostly, and National Bank
The Con. vatres all voted for leave 10 introduce
them. Here then, Alphas proofs fail him, and DO not
doubt his candorr will induce him TO take lie charge, SO
far as it rests upon ais proof back Thus atw
An,i.Bank Wings, and two Conservative Republicans,
offered schemes Of compromise, which were rejected by
the ubTreasury es. What compromise did The Sub
Treasury men Of fer: Monochrome Whatever. They
were determined TO have the SubTreasury Scheme, or
nothing; and far from proposing compromise they
presented the qr eston to the people in public address,
and that issue is before the country. Where, Them
is the uncompr 1msins spirit? Let facts answer, and
the Conservat are clear.
But, VIII t terms the Conservatives 10 be taken
into favor az lin, and admitted into the communion of
the Republic church? "Aphs" says-''Lc the Con
servatlyes ST and with their Republican brethren shoulder
to shoulder breast to breast and foot to foot in days
Of yore. Well, they did that until their Republican
brethren vent of themselves The Conservatives did
not p!od'! the Sub Treasury scheme they stood firm
upon III old ground, battling Of 'yore, while their
"RepuH icaa brethren" attempted to take ground,
which hey thought dangerous and untena5!e. Why
did they think ii dangerous and unenabe: Because
these, Repub.ican BRETHREN, who had examined
il, told them Now, let "Repubican brethren"
return not to our, but their, old ground and tho Con.
setVall' ready to battle with them shoulder 10
shoudt r., &c and do not doubt that as Of "yore,
The tade we have fought to defend is still safe. -
Thltu position may be greatly improved doubts
Tha the State Bank system needs great modification,
do OF doubt-and that the Conservatives will readily
unite in efscting the necessary notifications do not
aoub l. But If the only condition of the much 10 lie
der ed reunion Of the Republican ranks, is that the
Con 'e!vatives are to make an unconditional surrender
of aer opinions, and support the Sub Treasury scheme,
il Ill never be done; and If Ga pha be Commander in.
CH5 Of the Republican forces he NEED not delay The
orde to close up the ranks:o the Conservatives viii
not only submit 10 ostrGciSn and trcOmmuHcGOn but
eve 20 death itself before they will far humllia,e and
deg ,ade themselves. They value their country her free
inst buttons and her liberties too highly sacrifice them
at Y shrine of power the behess "f party the
Cor serratives have not with this difference Of Cpl
MON sought or desired that separation which alpha
ard his cosd tutors seem determined 20 produce but it
has and will he forced upon them. Their self res
pect their duty 10 themselves and 10 the country will
require the sacrifice rather than they should submit
the degrading and humIllatIng terms hc proposed
And The principle Of party action prevail, that
di!?p OF opinion either of corsutionsy
pcdc ncy not to be tolerated the separation cannot
take place too for. il is principle too dangerous
he tolerated IN Tree govcrnnent-lt the
/ Of wh e, vii! be the end DeSp0!iSm
So v 10 "Alpha' as say 10 oil who think and feel
Ike hi that he need no, feel encouraged in his work
Of pros cTplon, by the appearances which recent events
afford they deiusire fatally dcUrs-and If regard.
ed as r. al will inevitably lead 10 4 catastrophe which he
seems strongly and seriously 10 depreca;e IF the
next Pr ,sidsnal election shall upon the Sub rea.
sury sci alone its weakness will be seen and
felt in gInia and many other States, 10 On appalling
extent I'd the Administration will be awakened from
it's dciru IN, amidst the ruins OF its power. know many
who have and will continue 10 sustain lr. Van Buren,,
who are Al IDENTIFY and warmly opposed To- the Sub Tea
surv sche ne, but who if that be made TIE test will op
pose his election. The tools Of party the slaves of
faction m be faced about at pleasure but v:rtuous in
,e!!gsn al independent men, wall act upon principle,
and cam OF be seGuced or inundated. ! warn alpha
take ciEe. lest in closing the epuhlican ranks" 10
tie e1clu sion of Tie Conservatives he find his ba,aIions
weak for the enemy which he has encounter The
Conserva tves rous, more influential and
more intel ircnt. than he 10 think; and above ALL
doubt not at they will Sc found truly what they are
called in eris ion, "Sp0y!2n Baad. unyelng bat.
tie The Coz seTya''ves know their position they know
their nunec al weakness; they know that they
conpish moth ing Of themselves for themseyes-bu
they know Ii ey are Standing up in the Of Truth
in defence free institutions and human lberty-aEd
will yiei ], but calculate with confidence, in The pro.
Gress Of tu,, the triumph Of their principles Os.
ttac!se them cut them off from the Republican RANKS.
and the ADJ ninislEalion is gone beyond The hope Of
demplion.
1t seems, he frs, blow is to fall upon Mr. Riycs, that
pure and omplished statesman His able and effective
support of epub!can principles in years gone byhs
successful de- fence Of General Jacksons Administration
upon Try ing occasions. when it had well nigh tot.
tered 10 its Ia Ibis Influential e1erons in favor Of Mr.
Van Burens eection-all-all are 10 be forgotten; ard
for his oppos on 10 this repudad and denounced scheme
If General acksons Administration but tareyue OF Mr..
Vun BurenI. lie is 10 be heartIcssy and ungralcui!y
sacrificed. ct the e=eculioner 60 his worsle the blow
be struck i will be death blow, not 10 MIR. Rives-
for orio resurrection awaits himbut 10 those who
nlic it. Let MIR. Tyler be elected by the combination
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