Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-05-10

I,;ng the action Of the cnaililonol suPpGti'hg W.,
RvssEof an increased arrogance 81 tecr'',y al" ~
renewed hoas,ng Of their unsuilied poi'ica, p'"IP -
For ourselves, We feel "lhat Sparta is not "'.' w. |
one man" and we are confident that n" ifue i'T'o''
can vote for him, who deserted US WHICH, c"">' r !
doned in the midst OF deady c""'I'e' ..r
Re publican institutions and who now s'0"S ' ,,
ing to receive the honor twice gtan''u ~ i,;f
nle fom ,,r,r ,ybr have scuii-d and revived h'h
Fellow citizens, we earnestly cnlreat you ~ co,
deepiy present political c'i'"'u. a'u hirh are
vnu 10 turn deaf ear to those ulahu's'"' US Ne
used IN en,ce YOU from the faith OF your ia'i'e''
,aL 49,, ,bo,Lsr rou are content 10 s,uGi0er III e '
lba,ov Of death while our atve!sares arc p'P's' :,
all the means which coalitions ana wean Gu" IS,in n
overthrow our present Administration anu " r.,
Tho station of President, Henry Clay: IL IS '
,b.,, ., o,,emp any disguise. Recent de'ei'"'"e'i's
have demonstrated the fact that mir LAY - 70 w ~"
candidate Of the Wing party the striking "''' ~ VIZ
NulLern existence are iannIIc at,'e'''"' W -,
ian ord zeal for high Tariffs. We cannot we VIII
W., Li;svs Ib,. any Southern Wing would, tor the SAKE
or nowpr unite himself 10 party The eao'ng o"ecs :"
which are the coniscalion o' our save properly, ""u
the nunder of people; nor can we oeieve '"1t "'y
v;;,,;,n how ultra lie may Oe III feutiai!sH'
nid merely to crafty his desire for the erection OF
N,,inno Hauk, ally himself TO those who oppose W
Van Buren, because hr has ou'hernprinc'pies ana "io
IN size, him from office, would excite the InlSFT'eS %
se-y, var They may not think that there IS any oa
49, =; his coalition; but 81 long they adhere 10 H.
sb.r ,Il he led by circumstances and The same parry
wh1 in the North, vote for Mr. Clay because ne Is Tue
father of the American system, VIII "e;nan" ''"'" ~
Sou,h co.operann because he Is the advocate u VA
,,noI flank Though the admirable speech OF MI
CLAW delivered after Air Asher,"n resolutions hau put
the subject TO res,l may drive many OF t'e Aooi'""S'
from him. we yet satisfied that IN contest os'Mre
Mr. B and hIm he would receive tie support OF mat
nsrty because from Tie former, and The Whole Democracy
f he land Abolition has met with nothing but exposure
contempt, and adherence. On This SUBJECT " 'a,
Rurens repeated pedges-ihe whole course OF MS au
the resoIuliors Of MIR. Aihell"n carried
nv he
and The recen. elections IN many oil ie states VI "e
Union are the best evidences OF his respect and devotion
to the interests OF the Seth, and oil his av"wtd hos'iy
TO tho uuholy treason Of Abolition Under no cIrcun-
stances can he be the candidate OF that party, and the
Wings of the South have choice but between han
and Mr. Clay. Already is the union between the advo
Gates of National Bank aud the friends oil ihe iaT
consummaed and the plan OF tie Federal party III Con
uress TO away the public money on every Pogale
scheme of internal Improvement has for It's ultimate oO
iect the necessity Of new lmposiS and taxes aud me CON
s.uuenl creation Of more brutal and cruel farm Inc
crisis must arrive in lSl2, when the compromise acl
will expire; and the party who have organized them
selves for that contest have chosen as Their ecder Henry
Clay-at once the LaudInaran, the Wing, the Con-
servaiivc the National Republican, the father OF the
American system and The thrice rePudiatd candidate OF
an enlightened people His gross Inconsistencies are all
forgol,vn His opposition in ISL 10 the "vagrant con-
suclion of the Constitution. which could create Ma
,ional Bank; his teryid e0quence exposing alike us I'M
couslltulionaiy and monarchIa tendencies; his taxing
ten and sIIorhved Administration; his Impccalon OF
war peslence and famine, than the alternative
OF Gen. Jacksons election; his advocacy "i The IaHH
and Internal Improvement; his eless zeal IN defence
of the abuses Frauds and usurpaiions OF the Bank =" me
L. s; and his steady aud Incorporating hostility I"
our Democratic institutions, are not 10 he remembered
Us of opinion or condemned as detects &"
principle! The 80 million Bank is The "lcprnus dis
nenl" which is TO drug us into silence, and The bnLe
Inch is first 10 corrupt, aud then cnsare whoe Pco-
ple
Among the many charges advanced against our pre-
Sent Administration, and which are used 10 Impair lis
popularity and usefulness Is the increase during the last
eight years Of The public expenditures They have
formed the fruitful suhsc of attack against Mr.. Van
Buren, and have constituted the gem "f much Of the
maIgnan, invt cve and eloquent veIbage vi The FeGc
raj orators in Congress Selling the aggregate
amount Of appropriations, without specifying the items,
they endeavur deceive those who have 10
the details into the belief that The public has
been squandeed for private purposes when, in fact the
expense has arisen from the increased responsibilities Of
Government The many Indian wars the extinction Of
Indian titles the removal Of Indians OF lOrlIh
cations increase OF army and navy, arSenals public
buildings, DC and al The same time even the iRccmni.
ties reeeired from Naples, France, Spain and Denmark
have cassed under the head OF expenditures; for,
as they paid into the Treasury, II required 0p
preparation before they could be distributed among the
claimants So also Of the several sums invested by "p-
yyoyiatiOn for the Chckasaw Indians IN l-6 and 1897,
aud The paid to merchants on, Of the Treasury
for drawbacks duties. The increase Of our popna-
ton new Territories, the ndmtance of new States
into the Union the extension Of our diplomatic rela-
tons the printing, and proracted sessions o Congress-
have conspired to enlarge our expenditures: bat al!
these xpenses sink into nsgEli!cance when compare!
with the Of public Nancy caused by the insaale
demands Of internal improvemeni-ihlt legalzed pra
cy, which Looks on Government as mere engine 10
raise money which tramples our Constitution and
which destroys the distinctive attributes Of State
reigny. Let, then, those III Congress who have made
the appropriations be held cu!Pable and let The Wings
yho in " co
der internal improvement as proper sub Get OF eg's!a
ton, The people OF this violation Of right,
The Republican party are gurss. They have every
occasion resisted vel by The logic Of hips,n hey
are held guilty of every appropriation, whether il be
millions 20 erect National Road, or Two thousand five
hundred dollars to pay an In4aisiorIl committee ex
penses al New York
People Of Virginia, htsccch you TO remember that
it is ordinary contest in which we are engaged.
The chastity, the honor, tie integrity Of liberty
menaCed by its most deadly enemy mnmcy. The his
tory OF the world reads many fearful lesson OF The
relentless despOsm 1T this power. and II tells us in
pha,c language thai in conflict between and l,bpr
~ las liberty ever conquered! LIT il once obtain
foohuld in legislation. and it will srdnce affections
control our sympa,!cs, and dcaden every manly ult
butte Of freedom. 1t is no, only ssary that we
should combat lis present evils bus asu all attempts
10 entail them on our fUsIcriiy. IT the con
test, we surrender the cause, and if do not Oh
every occasion assert our claim, may forfeit our
rights Abroad, throughout our land, a!e the mis-
sonares of wealth, !aboring to weaken the conf
dence of the people in themselves, and reviling al
who dare TO prefer their country 10 gold. The snccr
the scott, the insult, have hushed in our cities the
voice Of complaint and resentment; and lrcedGm driven
from these haunts, has sought repcse amid the tranquil
virtues and simple pursuits OF agriculture Shall We
then receive it family: embrace 1t irresoucly grow
tired OF 1t when we have every thing TO hope aud quit
il when have no'hGg 10 teur; he spirit Of fore.
fathers not vel extinct and that resistance to tyranny
whether Of the ord cassuck, quill, hch animated
their bosoms still burns with Gncnchlrss fame in our
hearts. Let US, them from ngI0ous apathy
Let follow the example of The intrepid Democracy Of
New York. and The stainless banner Of freedom shall vet
float in triumph her chosen ciiadcls-ikp peaceful
homes and generous hear,hs Of blessed Old Virginia.
MARCUS.
The NORTH EASTERN BOuXpAKY.-We publish on our
first page this morning, the able Report Of ScraIor Bach