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

customs I'D rac; ICES. r srue stems sIC .ri- irTffs
which has invariably "pposrd ALL Innovations a"d
denounced eterg attempt for The anshoa'Ion OF the hu
man race rs alike visionary and dangerous; and in q
word his this principle and ths spirit, which
~ The Old World has srenuousy resisted ali compro
mise between The past and the prtssHt until forced 10
yield az The pint ri The bagone; which has oppressed
and degraded and Impoverished Ireland for age; and
which even 1drrd for u half century 10 RESIST. aud
to deny 10 The People Of England The reform at Their
corrupt Parliament and lhr abroEaIOn Of rotten hnrOughs
and corporations! Such have been some OF The fruits
oil political Conservation il has laid Europe and Asia
IN runs; II has prosecuted Freedom round The Globe
and ls n"'c seeking 10 Introduce itself and 10 obtain
ioohold IN oni own America Had [0HsH rGt,sm
Humphed IN The time Of the American Revoiu,lon The
Independence Of this country would have been
achieved for The Tories OF that period fact Con-
servares. who maintained The superiority of and sought
TO TePttuate and the kingiy gcfernmtm OF The
mother country.
Thus, then, ercu if you were the conssten. Of
politicians you would still occupy most aatenabie and
unenyIable position, your Conservative ogtc
is precisely the kind OF logic which has ever been
nrtui!y Gsrdby TyraHtS BigoS .NUnarchisiS and ALL
the enemies of liberal principles md Republican Go.
veTnment 10 cnsnre mankind and TO haioc and poPe.
nGte every hresy every abuse every aJsurdhy OF The
oldrn Times But, apart from this just glory will
EN Elk altnch to your that of of the MOST
GORGEOUS lVERSATORS either of ancient
or modern times il stands upon RECORD, Sir, that
you could advocate in 1884 the receipt by the Federal
Government Of its Revenue in SPECIE an indiS.
ty;' but il also stands upon RECORD. that you
nGLr drnounce such reform in The most bitter terms,
because YOU say II wiil creure currency for the
cDceh0idcrS and another for the people" Sir, do you
not blush for such conduct; when You know that you
were among the frs, in 1894, who advocated this ais.
Junction, II distinction il be: Did you not then sigh Tor
The time when The Government should receive It's dues
IN specie and how could this 0tct OF yours have been
carried ont without paying the cce holders in the same
medium But it is always curious TO contrast your past
and present most patriotic aud consistent opinions and
manifold crpeds:
Extra from Speech Of 1884 E1yae your Louise Spste@
1.-The ordinary channels Of leg.
cuon being thus supplied with '.Thr more too reflected
gold aud '-r III" 0rtrnme'he practical openo"a oil ta'
would be prepared without hard c'ne With and
ship The public creditor. n sg,e iorte Go
of DUES nrtyHmt StLpSrda-ics the
SPECIE, aud THUS realize Ginorc thoroughly consmcrd
REFORM, than wheh could effects gene
be MORE DkEPLI Interesting raj prosperity ard business
an EVERY ASPECT to The safe the u!oie community
fy and prosperity II tie country =
Surely Sir you must take Us 10 be the rcricst dints
on earth. thus 10 attempt to ostracise other men for
otence Of you will have II SOY of which you yourself are
guilty! II the Constitutional Treasury will you say,
bring about this "stern and m0nopnlI2ng eXacon Of
specie for the Government. arhat else. ! ASK did you
advocate in 1884 but this SELF SAME propositions;
very much question, whether .Nah0me himself drew
so largely on human creduly. Indeed, throughout the
whole of your political career, insiPad OF the dIgnied
and solid and consistent principles Of statesman We see
the shallow bubbles and time serving policy Of an aftul
Attorney, who stands devoted 10 the indscmInaie de-
fence Of right and 'rr0ng and who has pc ornament
clients, and hen you sought oice at their hands, you
could c!amor for "hnrd money Government but nC,r
that The Federal Wings your clients. and hen you
their candidate for The flee Of u S. Senator, you
can c'amor against ga hard money Government. But
this is not oil, Il stands upon RECORD that you did
maintain in 1884 that ito collect 10 receive TO KEEP
10 d>burse the public monies subordinate, ministerial
functions which must Of NECESSITY be- performed By
E1fcuiire agents: but IL also stands upon RECORD.
that ynu do Ro,c manlon that 18th, Subordinate iuuc
tons sufficient to make the President Monarch!
1t stands upon RECORD, that you did then contend
that the ''publc monies had in suntry instances been
Kept by Executive officers without its EVEN bring
aened that in doing the power Of the purse would
be encroached upon; but it also stands upon RECORD
that do contend that the fact OF Executive
officers keeping the public money dorS constitute tie
po,rtr IF The Sword IT stands upon RECORD, that you
did declare that 1.-The power of The the power o
fur0ii0n and appropriation which belongs alone 10 Con-
grrss; but it also stands upon RECORD that can
declare that il does belong alone Congress. II
stands upon RECORD that you did then most earnestly
advance the doctrine that ''the public INTERESTS might
in certain cases. require DISCRETIONARY POW Err
TO be lodged with the EXECUTlVE,' with regard 10
the proper places where public monies should b- d,pO
s,d and hepi: but also stands upon RECORD, that
you and arrnign the President, because he
happened 10 suggest the prope,y or expectancy # such
discretionary power, in certain cases!!!! In the
face Of such FACTS, how you have the confidence,
Sir, to hold such language as the following: "What is
the doctrine Of the President, that the Executive
should be LEI. OF Liberty to employ banks not fiscal
polrer essentially legislative in lis character from its e-
gtmae and constitutional depository-lbe Representa-
Of The people, and cond,nsea into single head the
ELecutrs thereby giving that sin gle head da
dominion over the whole moneyed institutions Of the
county, repeat, Sir. if his p0,rcr be dangerous,
where all your mushroom patriotism IN l-3i when
you appeared The advocate ui this diScrrtiOHh.
rg ELtcuiirE pG1rtrr Truly, then, may borrow
your ocn language, when you i.dcuied .Hr. Guys i'm
posture about The purse and the sword like
sion, and well may say Of tins humh"g Of yours,
whit you said Of lis, this onHonS conjunc,"n Of The
sword and The purse them in the hands OF the President,
is creation Of The Imagination, which, like other
h,ads and Wcody ZONES Of the dag. can Tighten ONLY
while il is unopyroaehtd and ua'1am'Hfa
II is Sir an hideous feature, dark trait OF The Coz
lilon between Conservatism and Federalism that IT
is based upon the most disgusting disregard of prnci
pie, and m.rtrieous and gr0rniing subserviency L.
selfish pulley What, ask has this country and best
interests 10 gain by such coalition? Has been re
mened by pGtr iotism Has IL been brought about by
pas,rOrhy mofires, singieness IF purpose. dsinc'et
tdness by regard 10 the pubie rniarc' No, SIR, no.
such has mol been the What, for instance, must
be the patriotism and pubc rhiue Of hose Wigs. tho
while they believe The Subrsasufy 10 be the snest and
Les Sgcn are still uiing, aye, anTiOuS 10 con!esce
with you, Sir, ,rh0m they once so bitterly vied FOR
the sole purpose of obtaining power and place: While
they Hus approve Of that measure, you yourself prctcs
To have become aliena.ed from The Admlnisl ration
therefor and y,t coalition be formed upon s"ch
eitmtnts as these Eherc. then, again repeat. or IN
rhGt conss, the pati0tis, public spirit Gisnicr.
fSttdRfsS oil such Union W. PATRIOTISM ichCn before
was Thy name so DEEPLY, SO DARKLY, so DAM
NABLf p.osuted;
There is passage in your Louisa Speech which must
not be permitted 10 go unnoiceJ, on account OF lis dan.
eerous ard anti republican tendency. You say: Z" Aud
what fellow czens, has been the cyc"t OF tiis party
iuqnery of the Richmond Enquirer and lis school Of pc
co casusls in regard 10 the only real practical issue
which is al this lime before The country-l mean. Of
course The Srbreasury Scheme and lis dependent TAIN
of measures; Hhy taat uhHe deidtd minority Of Mc
IN II
ah1cether possible Mat minority e their Rprsse"t"rrs
are IN tGrOr ojH, and MAY yet pat Hupon The country
Now, Sir. ask you whether there can be doctrine
more deudiy and repuEnant TO Republcanism and Re.
prssrnla,ve Government than the ono which you here
incu!cate, Disguise il may and put on what.
sopvrr narb you peose. still it evidently. aye, TN.
deniably against he VITAL principle upon which all
popular institutions rest. What is ,S but to deny the