Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-04-11

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to its aid all the mereircuus influence nf local and prI
vilered interests; you h. hold i! Girsady in absolute pos
of all the corpornc aud m"neyfd power
of the country; you behold (aye, you hear HENRY
CLAY, that egregnus representative oi corruption IN
crry shGpe rise in his seat in the Senate and openly
and violently proclaim, that We are sgain TO be held
in vassalage by MIR Biddle and hi- Bank; you behold
him propose the recharler Of Bank with capital
of FIFTY MILLIONS; you hSholG the Wing cnndl-
dates for Congress declaring that we must not only
have n National Bcnk but A BANK UNhWED BY
STATE AUTHORITY" You thus witness the most
SOLID PROOFS that that enormous engine Of oPpres
sion and lis sycoPhans are not get subdutd bnt only
sc0tchcd not dead; you thus behold Estate Rights
sauted with renewed energies, by their old enemies;
you behold every principle dear 10 Virginia and TO the
whole Southern country, in jcopardyj you behold
staunch Democratic Administration prosecuted, cnum
mated and osracsed for other crime earth than
that of adhering strictly 10 ts letter of the Consli,u
ton; you behold it assaed because has refused
late that Constitution for the purpose of making
nation Of commercial gamblers lordy spendthrifts and
dishonest Spectators TO fleece the ers of the sell o!
their hardearned gains; you behold arinyed agnins. it,
solid phalanz that portion Of The population Of all the
large cities of The Republic, whose "ove Of country has
been entirely eradcaed and whose habits have become
thoroughly demorazed by the abuse Of credit SYSTEM
whole evil arsucalc tendencies bu! too nfesl you
behold this "Paper Nobessc woging Of e1lermina
ton against patriotic President because he preferred his
"DUTY' TO "EXPEDlENCY," and dared 10 earn his
eowcitizens Of the imminent anil Republican dangers
easily to insure his election 10 the n.are and RepuJ
iiean purity cf his country could ne1r hare challenged
The bitter. remorsciess hostility IF his corrupt yet ALL
POW ERFUL interest," you behold This same man losing
his natire State at the late election. because of his
Roman frmness and public virtue in sustaining the In
| suons Of the South against the demon spirit Of Fa-
nalcism; you behold, in a nord an UNHOLY and IN
| FAMOUS alliance contracted between FEDERALISM.
| CONSERVATISM and ABOLlTlONISM; and by that
means, the large and influential State of New York
red against President Van Buren,, against Southern in
,eresrs, against State Rights and against free Govern
ment!!!!!
1t is, Sir, at such CRISIS, at surh TIME that you
find it in your patriotism 10 be. profess to be
"Neutra" in The politics of your counlry!! Even if
could believe you sincere in your professions OF "Neu.
,ra!ity, would not, Sir, confess, vote for yon for
constable, under such eircunstanefs on tall auz.io
nee densorbus stis tempus eget" We want "good men
and true "reutrals are not the species Of soIdiery
which these times call forth As Paine said in 6 so say
| | nou-"These are the times that try mems SOULS!
Our best and worhiesl patriots have hitherto been
found "Neuras in the hour of their countrys need -
! The men OF he Revolution were no "Neutrals during
an arduous contest of seven years. JSrson, Taylor,
and hudson we're no Ncu!s!s in $500 Jackson was