Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-02-28

was sen, 10 the Senate BY Virginia, know we'll tnas
that State claimed the proud honor OF having on th'S
floor piIlar of this Administration. Yes, Sir, !oity
bright and ada man,ne pillar; pillar which had hereto
fore stood firm and mistaken against the many rude
shocks violent assaults, and willy arts of Whigery mat
pillar was my colleague. / was sent here to tw'ne
around and support i'll sent here to cheer nm on
in tina. career which had already rendered him as dear
TO the Democratic party of America it had rendered
him hateful to the sef-styled Wings. My support
well knew could be but feeble indeed. except in the no
nest zeal with which it would be rendered; feeble Us
might be, little did think and deeply have been ns
appointed and mortified. 10 find that has been to'y
rejected Sir, feeble as am. will stand alone in '"'9
chamber The pillar of the Democracy OF Virginia ana
should the sdfce be battered down over my neau, a'
crush the TO the earth, had rather be me siha'e "s
ment Of such pillar, which can he rakeo up .'''" NV,
rubbish, than to be the loest and Pronnest uu"p"'
column which those who contribute beat down. can
ever erect upon its ruins. III,
Sir, nv colleague strange to tell deplores mosi bit
terly any thing like party! He says, parry, Pa'y
90 for nv country" Sir this an exclamation ""i
Inv of Bruus or Cato; bet do not now days. on
ten see such men they Sir take no eAc'P"",
the remark although the assertion by any o"e s'"e
man, that he goes for his country, mny carry WIN Nv
inference that those who differ with HIM do not .'n'
sir | take no exception because the only way IN which
we can 90 efficiently for our countrA IS 'nrouH" Wv
medium of party and, sir, because ihete Is sun u
versal admission by The coniending pat'eS !" ''S Gun
try that each has at heart the good Oh the country a
,ybenave, hear a man who deems il necessary TO Say
tina, he cares not for party that he goes Tor his country
il does not in the slightest degree strengthen ray es'-
nation of his patriotism NO. SIT; lar rom II. 81 w. 81,
from me 10 denv cir that my colleague has gone tor his
country have abored too often ana too zea"nsiy' |"
shield him from the mmeatlng wrath OF the Nhigs,a"n
10 contribute 10 his elevation 10 have doubted thh' ac
Sir he has been highly and Justly honored ny MS c"u
trv Bn, he should forget that It was party whic
conferred upon him all those honors. Sir, Know "i
no man who has been more emphatcally The chd' me
nurselng Of party than my talented Colleague II was
party that first sent him. young man, into the LtSa'a
ture of Virginia. where it had sent me IL" years be-
fore was party that sent him to the Congress 81 ,hc
United States the other end of this Capllol-'he De
mocalic party 1t party that sent him thence Us
minister france-the Democratic party IL %as parry
which on his return America, sent him TO the Senate
of the y. Shat same Democratic party H.wasPd't3
that drove him out Of this chamber-THE WIG PARTY
II party, Sir the same od Democratic pHty That sent
him back into H. and it pW tc pGJ,y-a new paty-the
Neutral party, that will send bm-l know not where
my sagacious and oft prophetic friend from Connecticut,
1Ar. Miles, thinks 10 the Treasury Department; or rs
is in parianCe, often called here, the Exclequer-a
CUSTOM think nlore hOnoied the breach than IN The
observance perhaps, for augh, know to the White
House itself; may hap 10 the dgniii-d chair you now
fill in which sOmenOt /; no. not SIr-but III which
some say he might be calmly, qn!ey, and content
ediv sitting if hr had not been joscd out OF it But,
Sir to this Neutral party. must III iur'herarcc of my
c:ecl, TO define my position, say something o! It, wish
it to be distinctly understood that there is neu
traty regard TO party politics in my conposion and
such that cannot well CONCEIVE how
any man (as before ead.) vino has borne az active
share the storm OF party politics which has long aged
in country, can possibly ENJOY that state OF blessed
cuieScence and composure. When my colleague ti;s,
began file off from those ranks IN which he had i"nr
stood prominent and active member, lie called himself!
aLoasergtire Yes, SIT; Ne heard Then "i nothing tul
The Conservative -C0nsrralre-a sweet, honied
word. But IN te lne those OF US VIII" DID not agree
w!th this Conservative party, were called SIEsEkFA'
rNEs" very harsh and bitter word These C"msefSa-
bpYo lpSpp Ir nj IL
ness aud became very spicy. and again charged hr;r
name, and called themselves the "Sparian band YES,
SIR, We saw the Spartan baud, with Le0ncaS at their
head, forcing their way through the strong hosts "i De-
mocracy, TO the Wing camp; and nos that they
'.read their title clear TO rank in that camp, they again
change their names, and call themselves Rtg'aiS-yes.
neurss-and we now hear, US II from JRP,icr ICnHnS
himself OF nothing but The Grmfd asUtTatdy Now, hlr
President, have said that never was, ana am not,
IcuGal in party politics. Should | become ore.
(Which is very improhable) do sincerely hope that
may be enabled with Christian rneekness, TO fold my
arms, and say, God bless the Commonwealth. mr,
il that divine feeling denied that may with Inc
justice oil Arisdes, and the mparali.y Of Cato lock
upon the battle field. and suffer consideration what
to induce me, in my necessary Intercourse be.
the great beigerenls, 10 deal in articles icon.
traband Of war" Aud above al! things, if the great
law Of and justice, seI,.deience, shall drive
TO neutral, that | may endsaVor 10 deo!
my blows with strict imparlluly; and, if any thing
look rather with kindly eye 10 those vino had ever
cion and fear that party who through all time had
hated aud reY:lcd me. | do not mean, Sir, 10 qrrs
ton or impsnch the impartiaiiy with which my col
league vii! discharge the delicate duties OF ncufa
armed at all points. trust that it will BE- b.. intention
10 be strictly impartial IN the blows which he says lie
will have TO deal out on the right and ON The le!t
DO no, know bow deeply wounded Or how keenIy pain
ed nave been The great belgeren Wing party, by tmr
blows lie has already inflicted them; but caiGrr
pes say, that their adrersaries, the Administration
party, have et that his sword 'mas sharper Than
penis tooth.
But, Sir, i, may not be amss TO look little further
into This theory OF third party matter by wha,
they may call themselves. None that has ever arisen
this country, in England, has Sed long distinct
independent party Ii is not consistent with The nature
OF man. with the institutions Of either of those
tries, that such parties eau long maintain distinctive
separate existence and il a minority, third party
could long xlst in this country, and WELD the power
up for hs aforesaid "Grmtd ntutrQ'ity to cgua!s
ard control the conduct of the other great parl
that is, 10 rule the will Of the great majority, OF the peo
pie l. for one. should think n most Geporahle case
indeed, and have hesitation in saying, that The pre-
tension thus set up for this party dangerous tc
the liberty Of The people aud directly tosc 10 the
principles 0f blessed Constitution than any have
ever yet heard urged against them.
DO you, ST. recolect the memorable third party, ycsp
the minority party that sprung up about The year SUG
am you do, much better than |. John RandoIp!
OF Roanoke al tie head OF that party Yes, Sir
John Eando!ph-he great the talented, the proud The
daring John Randolph was It's head aud founder Com
parei 10 any minority party before since greatly
sup ror both IN talent and numbers And wha, bscnne
OF 1t: 1t melted away and in few years not trace OF
vesiige Of 1t was left.
Like the Snow falls in the river,
a moment wEIe, then gon" iotvc;'
Ii was fierce and formidable tor WHILE but it LOST
all its strength aud dissolved and lis members tool. their
stations in The other Of The great con;euding
parties Of the day; which, most assuredly, with some
sigh, shades Of difference growing out Of the altered
condition Of Tie country ard change Of names, were
the same identical two parties that fought the battle OF
'9S, and again struggling for ascendaucy. 1t
may be worthy Of remark, that minority party, to
state that John Randolph, with all his talents and zeal
and fiery temper, and love of conquest up the
prelcns!on 10 '0n armed neutrality" lie laid claim
to the delusivc Inference specuusly drawn by sophls,
cal analogy, and with diplomatic suhllcy, from the 70
si,ion Of Queen Catherine of Russia-lo control the
dpslinies Of the nation nd subject the will of The ar