Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-12-24

RIAL and OF meeting the views and arguments oil their
opponents.
Under this resolution, the following persons
appointed: Richard Willcroy, James II. King, and
Dr. Fendall Gregory.
WILLIAM P. TAYLOR, Chairman
F. SLATER, Secretary.
FOR THE RfCKNO.vD ENQUIRER.
The Legislature of this State is now in session, and
if it exhibits no splendid array of political cheitans TO
dazzle by their eats of oratorcal vaor and newspaper
knighhood the bewdcred ignorant-or crafty the Gu
rosity of the Indifferent specuatis-t is animated By
spirit that may well startlc the proud Arstocrat from
the dreams of his false security The people OF tins
State when uninfuenced By the temporary cxpcdcnts
ofhe demagogue and the mean articles of the press ike
almost every other free people have been true to the great
cause of human liberty The doom of the Bank Arsto
cracy scaled The storm of popular Indignation IS us
ing and there spell that can allayt The dynasty
in its deathsrnggcs-"t an evil wind that blows
nobody any good" Our commercial depression IS
working out our political regeneration Our Legsla.
turc is something better than no-stock company tor
unprnciped speculation upon the rights OF the people
The mania for corporations which threatened to sweep
away the last landmark of primitive Republcanism,
that would not be convinced by reason, may not now
be deaf to the dictates of necessity defy the mper
Gus acquisitions Of the popular sense The dynasty
National Bank and National Bank candidate tor the
Presidency, share common fate.
You will perceive that the free banking system IS tri-
umpbap This affords reason for congratulaton; not
because there is any probability that it can ever be re-
duccd into successful practice.-ls friends, II indeed
they desire it at all, have no such chmer'cal hopes IL
was sustained for its political principle which IS neon
troyertibe; and this not the time yield the SEM
blance of a principle This measure, then, is chiefly
valuable for the unequivocal assurance which 1t FUR
nishes that there will he blenchlng in the slug OF
war 1T was favorite scheme OF the Afstocrats to
affect the guardianship of our financial and CONNER
cal interests-whch, seeing they have ruined potn
they strangely enough do every where-and by repeal
inc law which they hoped to subject to popular od'um
to set themselves up atresh in public confidence
They have learned that they had already taxed the
credulity of the People too far.
There is another consideration of importance IN this
matter The present congressional delegation will be
necessarily thrown in the line with the Administration
in its treat measures Upon the Tariff question, there
can be no doubt Of the position which the Adminlsta-
tion will assume Dawson will stand almost alone in
his alliance with the Wings. He is destined to suffer
the fate of Milo of Crotona. Habersham has too much
independence worship at the shrine of Wing ldoa.
try Ncsbit will be in multitude Of councillors; and
we have it high authority, that that IS place OF
safety Afford, like the man in the iron mask Will be
a man of Importance. Black s at par in any market
Such men ought to command premiums. de is as no.
nest as Andrew Marvcll Cooper will be as true to
his trust as thesompass pointing with its living finger
to the pole.
JUDGE Coquitt is in the front of the war; and he is
the pride of the delegation His virtue is as unnl-
peachabc as Cesar wes; and he is as brave as C9-
sar himself He is The only man have ever seen that
would have stood by Cato in the last councils OF Rome
He is equally admirable for strength and activity. lie
can throw the javclin or weld the oaitie-axe-ahu
withal as amiable as gifted He will make new era
in the history Of Congressional eloquence His order
of oratory peculiar 1t is the spontaneous and ire
sistible outbreaking of heart alive to all the SEN
sibltes of human nature. There is IN IT nothing OF
the artificial grandeur of Webster, the studied
and refined classic beauty of Randolph It's the storm
and the rainbow that ocr-arches it. He is the rock up
on which, If Wise falls he will be brokcn if falls upon
Wise, will grind him TO powder But enough OF thus
There is yet another and most important Haller
connected with review of prospects in this quar-
ter of the world We have or two specimens OF an
enlightened and Independent press among u.s. and they
are nobly indicating the liberty Of that institution by
practical demonstration Of the eternal TRUTH that thc
world is safe against error while reason IS lett Tree TO
combat it." General Bethune, who is the senior Ed-
Tor of the "Georgia Argus" is splendid illustra-
ton Of an honest He has taken elevated
and open ground-dsdaining the shackles of nero
parY he as Nullier can be nothing but Van Buren,
man. His voice has been heard over the clamor OF
those State Rights; presses which had basey prostu
ted themselves to the aduerous embraces of the great
Clay National Bank Abolition party of the North
He has rolled back the tide of legislative corruption
| Dr. Scott has lately issued from West Point small
sheet under the title of the Georgia Jeersonlan
Some of the older presses the Georgia Journal for in
stance, have ATTEMPTED to browbeat its intelligent Ed-
tor and under sundry pretcnces subject him to popn-
lar odium.-If am not Mistaken the Doctor will ad-
minister bolus it will be hard for them to swallow
His practice is of the heroic order His right handed
blows fall where they will be felt.
have thus hastily reviewed the prospects of the
Democracy in this stateprospects which are destined
vet to brighten. Every wind sweeps away some cloud
Every voice swells with the notes of cheering Prn-
cple is futtering by our banner. The people are
awake-they hear-they see-they rise-they rush to
the rescue-ssonward down with the dynasty down !.
to the 'lowest Deep" where may it find "deeper
still" WRIT.