Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-09-24
sEVERAL VOTERS.
FOR TIE ENG UfRER.
Principiss! IF the Hhgs!

Leigh Dozen ,ciA The porrrs that BE-" responds The
modest s.Harry of the West Amen cries every de.
putty Wing leader ihroug bout the country. And they
openly express their wonder that there should be any
| sqnabbng about differences in opinion or principle
amongst themselves; thus putting down the present in
cumbe Hs. and putting themselves having swallowed
up every atom Of The Wing creed. They hold 1t to be
reasonable to he Federal hg cause 10 take single
thought uch less 10 discourse and s9uaoele about the
principles measures that are to prevail Jarfng, dis
curdaut, ncou ,atbe and rreconciabe as are the
irssons which they make when they come before The
people claiming their sufrages, they now, with iaces
of bass, proclaim that the principles by which they
have been cheating their honest followers, working
them into fury, emberlng nsighbor against neigh
Dor, brother against brother and poisoning the cup
OF social intercourse are not worth conlendIng about
| Nly-they even hold II 10 be unparIotc TO con
tend abnut them. They call upon The people 10
make Mtm "rulers, and hold to be not only unreason
able, but wonderful, that the people should demand any
guarantee 10 The prnc Piles the hat are to
govern the country Surely just and generous people
will properly appreciate and ard such exalted patr
otism-a patriotism, which generously sacrifices every
principle 10 lust Tor power, and hate Tor those IN
power.
To hide their SINS TO keep their honest followers in
q COED humor with them, and TO give colorng OF pa
rotism To their unprinciped sruggf: for power and
place. they thunder forth their charges OF iou cOrup
ton against the Republican party, and strive 10 make
the impression that the power ord patronage of Pres
dent who may defy his mast evleycd enemy 10 point
10 single lncrancr in which he has uansce rded the
powers CtnUbru 10 ny lHe u TIE CoNstilu
| ton and by the liw-makirg Power,hat the power and
patronage of such President, elected for four years by
the people, d"prntsat upon The people, improbable,
punishable, and removable from ogace al the Ill of the
people through their Representatives; more 10 BE-
dreaded than the power patronage and prcr"guyes OF
hereditary crowned head Yes IN truth more dreaded
BY lhat ciqu", which has existed in this country from
the foundation OF The Government 10 the present time
'cl,que, that holds in contempt the will of free PEG
pIe against The Democratic spirit of ins,i-
| tntions-a clique, 10 which Mr. BENJAMIN Watkins
LrIgh conspicuously belongs That he has strong En-
g!ish predictions. and looks with friendly eye upon
monarchy and ar:slocracy in The English sense his
mouth piece, the Richmond Wing, has tes,ihed-ilal he
should be supposed by any 10 prefer hereditary
monarchy TO Democratic Republican Administration,
will not appear al all wonderful 10 those who hear this
opinion oi his INIT Democratic JUDGES But let that
pass! There are tse VII. sincere IN their attach
msnt 10 the Democratic FEATURES oi oar Institutions who
have been 10 believe that the power OF the Executive
has increased is increasing and ought be diminished
An honest jealousy uf undue power matter by HON
exercised DE- the respect oil every pntro; and il
kehooves every Democrat 10 point that jealousy Of power
TO The reu Source OF danger.
Where then lies the danger? In the scbemrs and sys.
tens of the Federal Wing party, as every thinking and
encsrDg will see, who looks The measures hch
that party eager 10 adopt They n"tnrInusy in
favor Of emlargng The powers OF the whole Federal Co
vernment- though Of their leaders would blind
10 The fact BY keeping HER measures out Of reD,
aud directing our eyes, ne-sded, 10 their Islander
charges against this Administration. ! repeat,
il Is notorious, that the Federal Wing party
in favor of enlarging The powers of The Federal Go
vernment, by aiding The scope Of National Legs
latnn beyond the limits Of The CONSTITUTING strictly
aud hunrsy construed And II is an insult To
dersandngs 10 tell that they, by their in'asures
would cn.a:I the powers of the Executive; unless, in
deed under the prslex of taking the public out
n'lhe cusudy OF the Executive they design To create
AS"THER ExLcuTiYE-an exra-consitutIonal, an'i-con
stluti"nal Executive not elected by the people, not
sponsble to the people, and from The very nature Of
things, not practically comfortable, either by the people
their Representative and 10 invest this EXEcu
TIVE with The power to hold ind speculate upon the
public monies for lis profit, to issue National paper
currency, and 10 regulate and control The moDied
Srrns both Of Government and people; such seems be
The only fair and honest inter probation of their camors
against the powers Of the Executive, connected with
the right which they claim, I" Regulate the paper cur
rcncy aud Exchanges 10 create a great fifty million
Banking Company for that PURPOSE aud ~ hold and
speculate upon The public BESIDES Can free
and Intelligent, people be blinded and embered with
prfudces, e.crd by The ISLANDERS, tricks mud devices OF
Inscriptions faction Of party leaders who admit that
they are governed by principles aud who syly
cca the measures which they sfckng 10 establish as
10 submit 10 the creation Of this Executive from
fear Of Constitutional Executive Of their choice
President Van Buren,, md Secretary Woodbury., have
again and again, led Congress 10 relieve them of
portion Of The powers and responsibilities resting
upon them; 10 make the laws stronger fu. The protec
tim OF The public treasure, and for the detection and
P:nshnent of deaulters; and to limit control, and dI
rect by law The discretion and power OF The Executive,
IN the collection Keeping and disbursement Vi The re-
venue These are nulouns facts notorious at least,
10 all who read 10 know the truth. When, then, Mr..
Leigh and 'that clique, shall, in good faith, Join in
making laws that practicable, Efficient aud IN ac
colauce with Ire Constitution, according 10 Nh Lei his
Interpretation OF il, 10 "divurce the Treasury from all
cunnexion with Banks either State National, and at
the lime protect the public against ESecu
tive abuses, and against corrupt Office holders IN gene
raj: and when Mr.. Van Buren, shall in my manner
iransgress those laws, then lei BIN be Denounced dis
cardrd, and acknowledged as deserving all the snaile
Numbered forth against him. But until these
things shall 10 pass, every capd mind must hold
Mr. Leigh and iha clique to be false a!armsts, false
and guilty accusers-guilty OF thu very sins which
they would saddle upon this Administration They have
refused 1ass the necessary laws 10 proiec, the public
treasure. They have refused TO do this when the pro.
posed laws dIvesed Of every debaeablc provision,
and confined alone to the detection and punishment OF
drlaullers. They ha5e tkns prosen by their ats hatey
dn dSjreto The ube purse either against Ere
cutce Discretion tie psrnla0ns Of d,fauittrs On the
contrary they rejnice in their very HEARTS, ut every re
ported default The deiau,ers their best friends
Long lists OF these "rogues are periodically oazoned
forth prove the corruption falsely imputed 10 this AID
inislralinn And The longer the list. and the greater
the amount stolen the better Tor The Federal wing
Hence, not satisfied with the deanliers under
this Administration, they dishonesty tack on others
which ha occurred undo. their financial systems
and under preceding Admns rarions And not content,
ed with Inc number of real drIauI'ers, they tack on
others, and brand them "rogups, who are not, and
never have been delanIters-but who the contrary
have settled up honestly with the Government and sus
nned characters for honesty, which their accuses might
we'll emulate.
Whether the President and MI. Woodbury. have been
sufficiently prompt, IN removing delrnGnents viii moi
undertake decide That they have acted as they hn
neslly deemed most os and conducive TO The public IN
eresis is satisfactorily proven by the efforts made TO
secure the due from those denqnenis, and by
their discharge from the service. Blu, be all
this as 1t nay-H CERTAIN that il Mr. b. had deemed
and treated "rogues, all those of6cehoders whom the
Wing leaders and presses have branded as "rogues,
these very leaders and presses would at once have be-
come The friends and apologiss Of those very rogues
who would have forth before the people as vlcms
OF Executive vengeance" under the caption OF More y
ranny OF with his head. So much for Buckingham as
the cuse when Presden Jackson removing such
"yiclims Us Tobias Watkins, &c, &c, &c, &c =
When did the Federalsts fail to take SIDES with
discarded office holder discarded by Republican Exc