The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-07-13
POLITICS OF THE DAY.
from ne Rieamomd HAig.
No l.
1o az Edilor "a az RiehMoad Ennplrer !,

principles oi X publican govern nenl YOU &c enli,
He'd to Ia bg gone DAYS, your press MS The conduit
through wheh tie leading men of The Republican
parry III virginia, animated by The true spun Of
l. her'y, .bnrdtnei with The true principles ol Re-
puDiran u rD'nenl, hostile 10 every priacipr ut
tyranny and dc .Ioti>D, aud endowed with the most
eon>n mitr b. ties aud highest acc mplishmenis,
poured on uron The Am, fean people, u isfreiing>,
their ~ nr'pl.s, their adinuni ions and their warn
inys, IN b d ,oi IL i-bl. The Irdu u ns nf these
sieeS and nj sthese ffne afsciT les 81 the schul
ot gS 99-2ave a 4, cilrd Republican, tone 10 pubic
sentiment IN Virginia, and u c = cier and Il hurnfe
- your pies, wnich, though greatly uinhSl,v
ami daily diminishing your hrgveisal n, ur
ab rriions and sur f.ibl ssnrs, have not cntifeiy
DIES rayrd Bni mar, when your edilori columns
6i,ei with The produriinns of yonr uNn pen, truly
har ctefize rour own ireii e and your own pfin.
ri s. The. exhibit serri " 20 power, aud ya>S.i-
LACE To ~ Y. hicn wtud Tty The lnq,t 4 hi q and
tai>umr devotion 10 The most cruel and ma.a,fcenl
So d>in Il, oriental ignorancr and ,nper>li ion.
Wlh pr ir>si ms o deep-rout,d and u,lti, WAITING
Dc Va ~ 10 Republic n rrin, ipts on Your Iip>
YOU ne u siiy S.rtns hening he arm ~ y wrr, and
budding ~ Inc tiu- pfin ipes uf genuine m0aOcr0.
Gu by fcing men oI the greatest iitv, ul tue
most rnh xibr vir ne, and ,he sou des, r. ub lean
principles, WIN are exrrtng very nerve 10 r-srdin
the one aud resist the pii,gres, oi the other IL
yon dhri win The reighing AinGi traian upon
aDy qu;slion al policy, howtvr, vital and impor aGi
your d.f renee IS tx ,res.rd ~ The most subdu Il
tants AMI is m,lvl effect 10 b. The acconl,ni-
assurances OF support All idea Of spin>ib lity-
that 2ieh bal1ark OF our Tree in>u ions az ihst
III d-ddiiinI>rili n is destroyed by the repeated
aud reiterated as.ur1nre> lhnt iur this error, how.
ever gr,>s and however d'nsrrnu, cuItii nee IS
no aud hall not b. fothi d. In u wort sir, that
"stnk-or srim" policy, now 50 boldly and vucii-.
rpu>y avlwed. ard oi which you IA i ,sily claim
IL BE- the father, which is the tore IN yer u mo-
narchr IN name, and s,1li>m in p inciplr. Y III
b, We administered the . i>n il is exltn lively dit.
cd midi f,I,I INIT
most speedy and yigniu> REM dies can r,ScItv our
lice Institutions aud our lib 'riieS from Lingering,
IN asantzng, aud certain death. la the days
when v,u were sutrIuDdr BY the wise and arm,
the inh .x,ble and unbrnding Sage> and pr . $.
VIII EARNED and tiushl 10 The >cn al o '93 80 y"u
would n'", even II your heart had zen >uiic emily
crav u, tor The lite vi You, have accompanied Your
di>arpruoIiiin OF a measure so hnli- Republican
ami 81 dangerous as yoi, uTseli, have oh rarter
We the sub trra>u,v cHeins ~ this Administers
Il N, with anv assurance ut nndimiui>hed cohf.
deuce or ipure support. II YOU ,d. those SEEN
Republic ms woald have turned from YOU with
lnhh,nt and d>gu>I, aud have tIownrd You iutu in
isniic nee and 'nen,t. With these mrn, Gan Of
wnnn h"v y III tn ~ Il, hi tp u alure, which neither
vtr ne. pLri lin, nor tell ,Lce cuuld Ell
he stem X pub m"n principles and manly indemi,-
dtnc" Of the L, qurtr,.' Ii. bnn'd too deep il
b. ieared, for lie nope ul resurrection :. . ....
The time W S, when The columns of vour paper
Oh ,rac,eriz,d By dicritr, a decoruin "A tir-
ness aud lib .raliiv, worth, Of the age in which
live; adapted 10 that enlls nened and culiivded
stale at >ocic,v wfifh adurtS our country; that
Freedom 81 opinion u.'on which our institutions
founded: AMI that charity Tor error, which the
irnhe> ana imprrfrciions III 'on, nature dem I'D We
should invoke tor ourselves, and extend 10 our dit
E-r,ng frltuw-cu Gems. Bn now, how CHI iug-i the
rirure! ldSIe 81 ot dignity, d c,i'im, lilneSSand
lib .ralNy, they are r''prie with 1he tu!S me
ahui.tlun ami levned worship oi p ,wer Me most
in 'ecenl Hnd brutal abuse al opponents the utmost
unidirlt>S in It's criticisms oi men The greatest
lb 'raiitv aud The gross 81 perversilAS and n,iSre
present. hi"n> oi al who unfortunate enough I,
eur lis dis, l.hSure. Indeed, II is the cunlui
sever, through whici are vouiited and evacuated
The lrrucy, The mai guilty., md the vindcivene>> of
the Treasury Ieec al WtSin and their eciors
AT Redmond, who, roia2 in the uyuiie> 81 The
"fasl p"fs,' are de er,ninrd 10 b,at dlw., b. any
,ne"n>, FIR or toni, every mn who d.le>. ii The
spirit oi lhi lib 'tiy which the Institutions of The
,uniry are t"undei fod laul wi h Il single me..-
Of tins Administrative, how, Just tie com
paint. Many Of the communications which have
recently adorn,d III" columns ol the T. + 'quirer"
biriv particularly towards cc,t0iH ihdiridHai ani
nus frtn 5, vindirlivrnesS n purpo,e iccki So
ness Of Iru b, and brut,lIty ui feeling better suit
ed l., The meridian u Gothic and Vandal rbg ri>m,
than that ~ polished >ocie yur an enlightened
civilized nation; course whicn " II irnpirs, up IN
rs caaricttr stain deep and hui, thai all the
waters VI fame, Lrthe canIot wash Out. Ii i'll
stand nurvallrd ia the annals Of Islander ard d''ric
ton, except by The "Gob ;" which is far b yund the
base SANDER aid c,lu,niiation. ..ra.
For IN nv years. You prpie>sed, with what since.
ritv v"u best kn ", ta b. The Personal and uiitcdl
friend d The II n w liam g. RvrS and To b. Il
great admirer If his private and ub,ir virtues, his
tale MS and his ,inp I>hmtnlS, as also the en-
ipr>er al j. poll zeal orthodoxy. Rvceulv from a
f,ic"d v,u h We C, = his moL fiadiclire nnd ma.
Henoai enemy, and his most b ur ievi.er Yru are
not catl-n win vomiting upon him the Ihuudeis OF
III poiitcat rattan u thai parry Ia which YOU pro-
t h,.tI INV IN Tam ~ ~ lhp
ioiktfni-bn but you OBJ rude yourself upon tn r.y 10
when YOU are opposed. ann which yuu have re-
peaiediy del Bounced as alike reckless at piinci lie
and devoid ul homer, and urge them to deny hs him
the common ri e of evil V and ho>pit,l,W and
leave him an oucas and wanderrr 10 the lnnd--
A. the X rman> u sud The vai unished Hannibal
wherever he s"ugh' reiu-e r m Ihrir fury so vou
pursue The obi 81 "i vonr hte aud your p r>eculiuu
iIheIs"ver he flies. ,ur constant AID savage
cry *. te Ian un, Sn II he bio d OF an English
naG!" N thing bu, hi, blood viii >ufiire-hi> bn,d
YOU are detrtninrd 10 she'd. Rrinr.b T. sir, Vi-
eliian> are nu hmid md ignoraM byrbarians. Vii
g'"ia viii MOI, IKE The b'iian K ng, surrender
up her immarulie, her viruoi> S,n aud able and
fearless vndcatur, Ia the insaIiair nd luuty ven
grance oi a Washington Clique" or Il :. n, chmund
Jhni"" 10 which, b. bul,ly defending the rights of
thu country against the dictates oi party, he h -
given murial offence. She VIII sustain him and
ere hong jl>r and indignant people will tnn The
tide OF war upon his pnr>uer>, aud vpn sir i'll bt.
among ,he hrs VIC inS of that deS rnction W III
which you had f'ndlr hoped 10 rvertake him The
orrrwhe Inning de OF public Indignation " hich y,t
have at einpI, d Ii SCI upon MIR RiVes. Will sHpr
with irresistible and destructive iu,y over You and
onr associates IN this sov gr, tiS uHju> and IN
m ri,ed prrsecn 30. AID not leave YES ioe or a
fragment OF you behind.
he cause OF this su den and unlonkod-f change
in ynr vi-wS md ieelir gS towards Mr.. Rives is as
yet involved IN the deepest mnasrV--a mySrcI~
which, pe,h p, may not BIZ unveiled, u,til / STA /
be exposed by him ~ho knows the secrets Of IL
hearts, To The asI uShed =. re oi n cougrcgs ID
world. Its su,ldenne>S, It's Extra ordinary vin &C.
tvrneSs, and is rxravayah bi terne>S are all al
terS"f ast0nistmcnt, and excite the rrnnatr and r.
prs Of ALL Has Mr.. Rve> charged any al l. ,>e
pohicdl PRINCIPLES VIII Oh hiticrt" e, mnandrd the
>upport OF The Enquirer Has he tbihtnnrd an al