Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-07-19
STATE RIGHTS PRINCIPLES.

The Wing presses attempting 10 ridcnle the idea
that any Of the Wings will prefer Mr. Van Buren, TO Mr.
CLAW Never was sci Of men under greater delusion
We could put fingers upon mnny State Rights
Wings who will aba ndon them the momentthey take
Mr. Clay and who will rally around the Administration!
We could name many who have alreacy proiessed that
determination We could name four mpracticable
Wings if not more, who prefer Martin Van Buren, TO
Henry Clay and who on that account alone, will never
vote for MIR Rives.
Among these proofs, we have before US very long
and able letter from distinguished gentleman, who
wen, off upon The Proclamation. and is fairly knit
in with The Republican ranks No man in Virginia
ever attached. or is 10 "lhe Democratic Reprbi
can State Rights pr ncipes We hope he y III Excuse
US for repubshng the following pungrn and powerful
extract from his leter-hIs name alone being kept from
the public II was in reply to letter which took
the liberty OF addressing him:
"You ask, what is lie prospect before US: To answer
that question: necessary 10 take husiy retrnpect
1.-THE battles sipgPs. fortunes have passed We
surely have in hopeful prospect the airsst opportunity,
thoroughly TO reform the Government, that has occurred
since adoption, true 10 ourselves and
,-incipirs What can State Rights Republicans ask.
Under principles thanks to the pure and gallant
who have steadily mainalned them We have paid
III" national debt and annihated the funding sysle
OF Hamilton the frs; great system OF patronage and
corruption which our father Republicans resisted we
have put down the u. S Bank, with all it's corrupt and
corrupng influence, on The Government and the people,
with its deeieIous influence on Southern commerce:
have crushed the expensive, extensive and cor.
rupt system Of patronage devised that of Federal
scramble for Internal improvements. We have
promised for he present. aud trust shall settle forever
The most partial oppressive and unous system Of
tion in the so called Tariff system State Rights has
done it all Shall we then, hesitate or falter, For
myself freely declare that whatever man, or Adminis
ration ruled By these old principles Of strict sdhe
TO- and rigid construction Of the Constitution,
shall have not only my thanks and my applause,
but my cordial and active corporation ! consI
der MIR. Van Buren, pledged to this course, and
SO far his practice, has cnnformed TO the pledge
Speaking Of him President, defy any man to point
any Recommendation opinion, not cnnformabe 10
the purest principles of the State Rights school For
whom then shall oppose him? For MIR Clay, Mr.
Webster, Gen Harrison, or any Of their partly
Shall we not support him, whilst he is putting the Key
Stone into The arch of our principles? And what shall
we.gan by eleclng Mr. Clay: National Bank GER
tainiy, necessary ingredient of his system That
breach again made, and army OF abuses will easily
enter over The broken rampars OF The Constitution =
Shall we exchange the Furnishing prospects Of The
South, increasing trade, our improving towns our
mighty railways and mails, which have sprung up since
the Tariff reduced and the Bank vetoed, for heart
less paper arsocracy the weapons of which, conf
mercial brethren Of the North, know we'll how 10
WELD to the destruction of our great interests But
reform the Government, with Mr.. Clay Mr.. Web
ster or men of their principles at its head They
the authors and advocates of the abuses hch have been
and still call for reform Can you have Government,
devoid Of all but it's Constitutional patronage with
mammoth U S Bonk Of so or no millions holding
in its cold and mere,rcous embrace SO0 lesser State In
stuons, and welding The mighty resources OF this
great country in connection with the Of the
Government; which it would stimulate nexaess Can
you have economical ond equal Government with IN
enormous supply of revenue, extoed by hearless
lorilies from reluctant minority OF taXpa whilst
the Of oppressed and ruined States slenced by
the halter or the sword? | cannot and will not sup
port any man OF their school, however distinguished for
talent, or ennoblcd by their private or public virtues"
o. 81 Backward cast my m prospects drear,
And forrdrd tho l cannot see, gne-s and fear"