Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-05-21

crisis Blu, for period Of nearly twenty yeats past lis
funds have been steadily iriprosi g
With regard IN thc eo.tion Of the College in other
respects its friends generally will b. gratifed KNOW
that it is pTdspcsraa Than has been For
three years past. the number nf those acquiring Know"
ledge within ls walls, has been dnuhle the average
numbers up Thai lime from The founda'ioni aho 'he
present number considerable increase upon those OF
the two previous spssons. . .
Az ALUMSUs OF WILLIAM Asp MARY SoLLE1h.
Williamsburg, 18th May, 1855
fUR The ENQUIRER
a nbotd to "Ceo" in eradication Of Tie lion 1a''efef'o
know not which Of the Catos your correspondent,
Who assas The Hon John Ttl'aierro INTENDED 70 per
senate The elder Porciu,, it is said. never had but
three hinse 10 repent OF viz: eide going certain us
lance by sea, which he conld have gone by iana' Tue
ascending day inacvey, and the telling secret 70 MS
sifs His illus,rious descendant Marcus, was lamed
for ba y;rss and particularly for candor, so that his
yeracity became proyeseia The patriotism which at
tacaes 10 this Roman name for which distinguish
ed was The out beaming OF those high moral quail
Ties requisite and indispensable the character of
fearless opponent of aw!ess power in any age OF the
world Then, too if not now, the possession of the
highest reverence for the Gods aud the most exalted
moral ns compatible with the idoiEed aduge
of theirs that il is both duiec dceoru pro pdtria cri
In fact order TO be patriot in its proper and legitI
mate sense and TO incur with fude the responsible.
ties OF that character individual must possess IN an
eminent degree those high moral qualifications which
render this illustrious the annals of Roman
history. The genuine Lore of truth, justice, hohor aud
virtue in its most extensive for their own Inmate
remsneative principles necessary appendage of the
character, and be bold chivarous patriot,
i destitute OF it, The author of the attack upon Mr.
Taliarro The signature OF Cato, claims TO be flu.
enoed by highly patriotic motives and great love of coun.
try while he does great violence in the opinion OF the
who thus hastily replies TO hm, to those principles
which consc red sine qua n0'i in the chart cter he
ASSUMES. He has certainly plagiarIed this old Roman
name for fouer purposes than its honoed posses
would have sanctioned II surely rlisnomer-
the writer is perhaps deceived-He must have intended
10 use some classic name in keeping with his object
(>at his Hort is {!
spiracy against the fair fame of Mr. T., anu the unaen
able rights of the people of this District 10 select and
confer their sptreges upon whomsnever they think pro-
per- The writer of this defence of our worthy Repre-
sentative has little leisure or inclination and less OF ca
pacy to enter The Isis upon subject Of tins nu,uir
especially with antagonist ripe in WISDOM that he
vnuntngly proclams, that he will 'convince all good
of the necessity and value Of practical fidelity TO
the Constitution, that they may be moved to abandon
the polluted shine Of apostaey and return to the true
faith of the Constitution but he feels impeed TO say
few things in favor of MIR. Taaferro, if they
said by-Truth is the lance he Yields and lis native
strength mparts vigor to the feeblest The frs,
remark would make 49, that consider it one of the
worst signs have of the degeneracy of the times,
that anonymous production very slanderous and
destitute of the courteses which prevail in polite
ciey, yea, low and vulgar in lis abuse should have
been admitted into the columns Of the Richmond
Enquirer against old and venerable Representative
of the State Of Virginia. II is insult TO the entire
District, TO tell the public wherever that paper cir
cula,es, that the people Of The Northern Neck have
member of Congress, who "has not only been trai
tor to his professions and alhess 10 the people and
Constitution, but that he possesses qualifications OF
character principles mndthat he is Proiean
tier ready take office The sacrifice Of their interest,
and is the stage ike picture OF decrepilude, |
overadeD with The buhen Of his nles and crimes =
Now, it, has been gavely said the SANDER abuse
of on opponent Of the present Administration is re
commentator to Office and emolument, in proportion to
its virulence. may yet live see this m1n OF .smys
terry, who is !'as passionless the in the
hie Cd
the head u! bureau; f emoulnent is his object
10 the spoilsmens Plus ultra, for fortune making
custom house Hypoees in religion max The greatest
parade of peiy in public and Office seekers place
hunters maxi The highest professions Of love Of country
dIsn,essedness and like The former she the least
allowance to the aiitirs Of their fellow citizens. "Ca.
to- docs not look for his reward in thus District In this
have no doubt he is sincere No man would so insul,
people TO whom he looked for elevation and support:
lie IS evidently "tae wire OF a hand unseen and has
food To eat Of in expectancy unknown this people
The TRADE about Republican Government, Democracy,
Loco Fncoisin aud all the tangled views which ga
to has mixed up in hoch potch confusion in this beau
tiful phfene.ic surchurge upon MIR T. design not
notice Greater falacies in regard the true
nature of Government, were propasaed than
during the Revolution in France, when The public mind
excited to It's highest action; and If there not
another instance record, this would abundany prove
that when 'the moral constitution of society power
fully excited that then not TO look for .the pro
gress Of events TO be constantly leading to the highes,
point of progressive freedom and inelligence
then expect sour hearts TO be gaddened by the
voice OF harmony speaking through all the institutions
of society" Liberty needs the support of wisdom mo
deraton and virtue LicsR!ousscss is the result Of par
" excitement, resllessness, demagoguism. hen men
in the cool exercise of reason they select wise and
virtuous agents to carry out similar measures When
passion rules the hour this class, which will not fan and
foster its vicious sppeiiles is repudated-lhe
sort Of par,izans selected, and of folly and
ruin are legazed.
"Cato must be real wseacre wella asa Simon Pure.
He says he acuaed only by love of country and here
he boastngly declares that Mr.. T. has never studied
Government a science, or he would sometimes Z" re-
vert 10 its first principles and leaves 10 infer that he
is adept in political science and economy My object
is to put plea OF demurrer to the various char
ges made against the character and representa-
tive, Of Mr. T. aud say the world, that this produc
ton of " Cato is considered by the people generally
in this region, unwarranlabe and malicious attack
of some heated partisan who has reckoned without Ills
host The people, No such views entertained in re-
gard the honorable representative OF our District as this
writer has put forth with an iDpudence as proessedy
dsnteres,ed as il is hbellous /, is believed that Mr.
aaferro is this me he often has heretofore been
the decided choice Of this District for its representative
and that he and will receive larger vote tina any
other individual in it, And why is this the case ?
Assuredly fellow citizens, cannot be that he has
succeeded all through long life spent in the midst
Of and for much Of the time in our service IN
binding and beguing US, as to keep Us ignorant
of character so ceformed, monstrous, aud "magn.
The old proverb Of like priest like people, is not
than 10 say like representative, like constu
ens Ii district had sent individual to Congress tor
twenty years. /" destitute OF character principles and
mind and laden with oiiies and crimes it would be but
fair in stranger TO conclude that his constituents
mainly destitute of morals and intelligence. But will
this consprato against fair fame take this horn of the
Dilemma | row not. ifths is not the case, the ques
ton above recurs, why he the choice of the District
There have always been opposing candidates, aud &C.
Morally they have possessed great responsibility of cha
racter moral and intellectual which this Cato will not
probably deny. The people have always had oppor
tunity TO take some other man, why then do they send
him: The answer is short: They have often tried
m al NV nd
to their interests-He has betrayed their confidence
He has strictly complied with their wishes and his
professions-He has represented their political prnc