Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-11-15

wisdom and through their Representatives. in Congress-
determine abolish such SYSTEM and 10 substitute ana
Try another in lis serd they nre 10 he abused V'h'o
and G-ua "esd rs 'Hs r,t ~ ~ pgT-r .-cfusr, 'isH'h
tuey III listen the ard Grsppc mancaes
Cf consistent politician as Mr. Tx Senator hives ana
his league OF rotten banks, II contendng against
this F.derGt and on0retrai doctrine OF yours, Sir TO
and Giscredt the decisions of malOres and the
will OF the People, tina, Mr. JEFFERSON exclaimed
Sometimes il is said that be trusted with
the government Of himself Can he, then, be trusted
with the government OF o'hcTs' or have We found an
crs 10 Tie firm ut krgs ~ govern him And well
.nay We cAclar, 100, "i!aye found angels in The
form Of r,nrgadc and inconsistent politicians 10 go
us. instead OF letting Tie people govern them.
slyes. apd having what laws what systems and what
men they Ike best Let The free spirit OF our Repub
loan institutions tcide this question Are the people
OF The United States competent 10 the government OF
themselves mott This question contains The gst ct
the argument II The people are competent TO govern
themselves, 10 decide for themselves upon The pIopfey
or improperly Of The Of government is not
possible that American President can prevail upon
Them d. that which they Jeiere TO be wrong or 10
prevent them from doing what they ttcrc TO be light
II Ia have public among US, VINO are 10
rstO sanction popular decisions let such proposition
be openly and above board; but the cha
racter of an tSHper is Justly odious erry rhre; ana
equally whether in the person Of CromEe or OF an
ambitious American ex Senator.
There never yet existed man who. however uhJus-
fable may have been his acts, however ambitious his
designs bad not The andacy To blame others or PrH1se
and dettnd himSnf Liberty, too, is catch ord which
has frequently been abused by the most unprncp'd OF
mankind. CatihRe himself invoked her name TO inctte
his followers and to Conceal his designs I'm hHa 'Hd
guam saepe optustis LIBERy2S, precrra d'ru'G d'.
rus. eoria ocuS sta saa.. The CauIine when
accused By Cicero the Senate house could pn Oh an
air of ianoctncy and hops 'ha, the Honorable Fathers
would no, believe any i0g Of him rashy that he was
Of sHeh jamY and had So led his 'r from
ms youth, that be had ground 10 expect all PrcTme"t
that they would not suppose that he nobieman, whose
rand ssrriees and those u his ancestors TO the PEG
pie ot Rome had been rery many, wa under any ne
cessty Of running The Common ealih TO MAKE himself
great, 'rhen ~ TDiHus, Gdeenttous ciuzen OF the
town Of Rome took care 10 preserve II.
You, Sir. have not forgotten TO tell US how innocent
how d&nrsstcd how pGtri0tic you are 1t seems that
you have just awakened from dream, or rather you
seem 10 Expect TINT ace have been fast osetp when you"
who have been party man oil your hie have nor Tor
the first time discovered he nquy, the danger. the afro
city of"Pariy" You ask most pathelcaiy, And who,
and what, fellow citizens are The parfy' Will siiy"u
The Pr,sidtn and the President alone, Is the pariy
This. then. your interpretation of party According
10 is d,tnui0a. therefore, you for or years 20
rether the Stare and tool Of the President because you
tanacf deny TINT you were party man all this time !
II is also amusing 10 ace you appealing lo"your Trend
VI. PQt,On say 'f what ARE have LJ! ~ The high
councils Of The nation does not too mourniu!y verify
the picture hive presented to You, SIR, thal PtIE
orrsM, that pubjc must haze been reek indeed,
which could huS for many years witness SO much 'H
qHny. much party silence, and which would la"
rant ills ndigrat,0n until The year 81 81, when the
party seemed to be in adverse Circumstances and when
tie Democrats were losing State ae! State. may
exclaiin with the poet, IN the presence OF such par
! 0lsin:
'1l.c n.c OF vit'uous po'aic- is past, -e