Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-05-07


of Mr. Jefferson. Yet Mr.. JEFFERSON by his Circular
inhibited the interference of eia. ote:s in elections,
puin Of rrnn.a aud hls Oh the ptl5aPr, that wheFc
The right of election Is III he hcnds oi he people, they
should be left 10 exercise 1t freely ih lon was the
duc.rne oi Gen. Jackson Irl when Mr. Rivcs pro
position in The very words Of Mr. jefferson, was pro"
pose test it uuicsilangIy voted down by the
party.
II, them said Mr. Rives, the President means thus 10
carry his against the opinions OF the peo'
pie let us not hear of the pledge OF the Central organ
at Richmond to ''snk swim with him peTsmp'
torn raardamus had been sent forth by the Judges Con
venlion of Richmond to the people 10 bind themEevrst"
the fortunes of Mr. Van Euren yet themselves acknow
ledanE that Mr. Van Buren, was wrong In many things.
This Convention Of office holders and irresponsible
Judges had been pleased 10 say To the conservatives we
will rrrscrlbe you the Conservatives might en-
terrain their opinions they would not be prescribed
for hcm if only Mry ,rod c"nsentfo r0tc Jar Hr a"
Buren, V hat right have they suId MI Fives 10 pro
sryiLe Who that is freeman, would not spnrn such
bonn as their preferred cl'mency and throw II back IN
their teeth (Arplause They did rot question The no.
nesy of the Conservatives or the opinions they sus
,anfd and did not 'rtguirC them TO abandon them NO,
said Mr. Eves they don't require II OF you-you may
think as you please they only req"ue that you shn'
vote for hlr Van Buren, (Laughter) This same Con-
venliun confess To the enormous expenditures o The
pesent MISUNDERSTANDING hu, while they do this they tell
Won Mr. Van Buren, makes very far professions. IL
would he better that the Administration should practise
than preach economy. lie did not say that the Adni
Increased expenditures OF the FEDERAL Government. he
fact, however IVES that the hahltual annual exprnd-
lures of Government had grown Up iiom thirteen |"
lbr,veich, millions Of dollars. If the Administration
had spent 1.-THE Of The effort in attempting 10 reduce
the rxprusrs Of The Government which II emr!"y,d 10
carry the Sub.reasury scheme, II Could rot have ia
ed 10 have effected reduction. Mr.. Jefferson ~
deemed The pledge he made by reducing The eAPehu
lures onriali in a single year, sweeping AWAY 'hr
hole brood Of agents Tor The collection OF Internal
, in he fpIa
thus occurred under this Administration, Amounting
in one instance, 81 2j0,0C0 end by winch The pee"
pie have been reused 10 inquiry; The ConTeni'h al
Richuiond tell you said Mr. RIvfs that II Is he duty
cf The President dismiss ai,hless cf!c"rs whether
collectors accounting officers. The COMMITTEE "'
Congress- acting under the solemn responsibility q u!"
duty. in their report coGcurred IN by lwo,'h"9 Z" LIS
members declare ,ha; the S~ar'wOut delacaii0ns were
owing 10 the auIl of The Naval Officer, The I"npH'et,
the Auditor, and the Secretary OF The treasury ana
that but for the culpable neglgen U' These Iilctfs
these tescaons could have been delecisd a"d yet no
removal OF them had been made
Here Mr.. Rives referred To remarkable examples 10
show that if no renewals made for iahrssness r
ncoupelency Of political friends, there were removals
for other reasons, the Conservatives especially teIns
victims Of the system
Mr. Rves Sd d that attempt was now made L" l"rcc
uron the people pre- maturey The issue Of the next Ire
sidentia election; they told they were Row |"
choose between Mr.. Van PuIen and Mr.. Cay. Snch
was mol The fact. Tie issue Is shall iii2 M aSureS
Of the present Administration which The people disaP
prove be arrested by the voice It The people IN the
choice Of their Representatives. in the State Legislature
and in Congress- shall these measures br Carried tor
ward and forced upon the country: That Is Tie q"'s
tiun SAID Mr. Rives il Will he for III" people, eighteen
months hence, determine who shall be PRESIDENT IT
" III be for them N cast up fairly and lmpaiay the
account Of all The goud and he evil that shall have been
done proposed 10 be dane, tp Ihe present Admins
iraon II weigh deliberately Tie claims and rretn5!ons
of all no may then be candidates. and The els OF
,n,pr he
of the country, BY the election at s man. OF that AND
10 dispose of their votes accordingly. Eui at present
the question hrr the country be gnveTned NJ" "h"
is 10 govern it For one Mr.. Eivrs sad, lie would n"
NJ rIiit himself to e drawn oslCe ifcn that great aud '
ranpu question by prta'uIc and forced ISSUE be
tween the Pres Idcuial ccGGda's lie had been charged
with having inferred into arrangements and cuh'nall"r
with view The election 81 particular canGdat" IN
the next Pres ICeniiai contest II vas utterly untrue Ia
that subject he was wholly uEcommted, aud n!endrd
To continue uncnmmi'ted, that lac might act The more
freely and correctly, with all The ighs winch Should
be before him. when The choice was I" be mad Ia tie
mean time, the political DTiRrits which had been and
should continue to be The gu:G,s Of his conduct, were
know 10 the county.
He compared Tie contuc, Of Mr.. Ri,chic, and the
Judges Convention, On making the support OF MI Van
nu;en the sole bnrihen u their apr ais 10 the peore)
tina, Of Drnerus ihe sversn' and his Craftsmen,
mentioned in sacred history, constantly crying cut
.Greal is Diana of the Ephcsians when iIrIr 'crGf
was III danger If being set ut nougnt by Tie Apostle
Paul's preaching against itolary lie sad, let the mo.
dern DemctrustS and thrir political cr"hsm'n. II they
phase To So rercnt their cry u "GREAT Is DIANA
Of the Euhssinn but why should the pr"pc Ia" have
rran to be beuried hy Colrg who have interest
but the general good and ri,y Of the country why
should they be called initiate tie scnseess folly g!
the Ephesans in echoing this d"!aIrous camor: LIT
the President ALLURE the al his CONFORM his
conduct the opinions r the HSope and then and not
Till then. lie expect the support OF the people (Gtal
cheers)
The grcn, issue now is, is the presdrn, Tie sersan,
or the master he People - Is The President the
yerrirn uI are the pee c the sovereign OF the Cnunlr
Ia the President to conform his cunduc, TO the opinions
Of he people, the people TO be made BY party dis
cpnre CONFORM their Opinions IL the conduc, o: the
President: tie SAID The Judges Convention were much
puzzed 10 give a name To their party - Laughter
They had ut last chrstenrd 1t The "Gemocrnacat lie.
puLiicaa. State Rights Party" Thee changes, and
especially Itnefhcnngs Of party nam, were oni
nous of degsnrracy and false combinations. When.
ever q new member taken into the firm, the Hyir
OF The firm heightened, whiIe its real strength ard
solid capital Of truth and principle diminished -
The original true and oh"rx name Of the part IA lis
purest days, simply Republican. When the Rene.
gade Federals's taken into The firm, they had
been recently, The party managers tackled on DCm"c1t
as notorious that the most ultra and yer zca|"us
Democrats in prnl sson at least, always ,l- pro-
sply,td Federaissa and now 10 take in the Nu'l'itrs
they had supetaddsd the abused name Of STATE rights
During all this time, ihe old and true friends the r
Republicans, were falling off, in GnCncr Of thrsr
tail of the party heightened. lis body shortened (Checrs
Or to use an illustration still familiar his brother
farmers the party was all RuNNISG TO VINE the worst :"
all possible tendencies they well knew, root crop
Chccrs)
MI Rives said that he would assist the genrmc, in
christening their party by reminding them Of Mr. Jrtr
son class hCaliUn Of parties, which particularly ap
plicabe to the great issue before the counHy. Mr.
Jefferson when parties frs, in the country, lat
ualIy classified them into r. puhlicans and Numerals
the former going for the will Of the people, the aIlp
for that Of the President THIS was The ground which
parties were unharpy forming under the awful ard
alarming progress which the system Of pory dsrP'a,
openly proclaimed and praciised is making in the
country i concluded with oTfring tie following sen
tment which received by Tie company with grea
applause:
"RcpuJiicans anil snocrots:" The distinctive cIassi
fcalion of American parties BY Mr. Jetrson The for
recognising the supremacy Of the pnpuar-lhe lat.
ter that of the Executive, will The time has arrived
when every freeman IF America must declare, by hi.
conduct, 10 which OF these parties he belongs.