Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-05-21
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STATE RIGHTS WIGS.


cipes Of these gentlemen not of The sirIces State
Rights cast, the origin of The oppnslon' Or is the
belief entertained by any one, that these gentlemen will
not act out their principles? Their political history,
with the unpejudced, will dspel any such distrust =
Without going into detail of that history vii make
statement Of it, Both Of them commenced life as Re-
pubcans, and attached themselves 10 the Democratic
party They both advocated the election and re ELECTION
Of General Jackson and only detached themselves from
his support when he adopted the Federal heresies of the
Proclamation and Force Bill Is there 10 be found 80
blind devotee of party that he will not admit that each
OF these measures at with the principles upon
which General Jackson came into office. and which
slucd The creed Of The State Right politicians In
word, is there uncandt to deny, that these
measures at with the Virginia doctrines Of 9s
and 99' 1t believed that not one such be found.
Whatever difference of opinion there may be TO the
extent of dspeasurc which these measures of the late
Administration ought 10 have created in The Republican
party there cannot be two opinions as TO their being
just Of dspeosure 10 extent The great body
OF the Republican party supported Gen Jackson in spite,
and on in spite, Of these measures. They thought IL
better 10 bear with evils the extern Of which they thought
they knew than TO fly 10 Others which they thought
they knew not of, but Of the magnitude of which they
thought they knew but too 5 small portion Of the
party comprising Of lis bright umnaries thought
otherwise They thought that alternative could be
worse, than TO sustain Chief Magistrate, who in the
language ofJohn Randolph who had done than any
other to bring him into The Presidency-who chad
been Influenced by designing counselors 10 subserye
the purposes of their guilty ambition to disavow
the principles TO which he owed his elevation 10 the
Chief Magslracy of The Government Of Tie u. States,
and to transfer his real friends and supporters bound
hand and foot TO The tender merces of bis and their
bil,erest enemies the ultra Federass ultra Bank ultra.
Tariff u!tra.lnternal Improvement, aud Hartford Con
yenlion men-ihe habitua scofers al State Rights"
Who right in this INC morabe and neverto.be-
forgotten controversy between members oil the Repub
can party do not mean 10 discuss Let that question
be el-where it belongs-o posterty and The historian
But whatever want Of prudence end circumspection
there may have been in be Of the dssen,rrs from
The Jackson party in le32 SD, there certainly
want of principle. Though they abandoned the party
with which they had been acting, they did not, or at
least most ofihtm did not desert their principles Ii is
true, that Of them, in abandoning Gen Jackson
went too far TO the other extreme. BY being thrown
in the fortune OF war; Nth the Nationals they bt came
of them. But Mr.. Hunter and Mr. GooGc were not Of
this number. In the heat of the party contests, they
never for a moment lost sight OF their Democratic prin
cpl-s-1hey nc1er forgot or dlsregnrdrd the purpose
they had in view in abandoning the Jackson party
ThGt purpose ras To rom lint pa'ycth The abuses Hhich
then M0uphL Cen JdckScn tad introduced int0 IT, No
part Of that purpose was, TO PROSTATE Rspubcansm and
resuscilae Federalism They 10 ntorm, not 10 de-
stroy. Has their conduct been consistent with their
purpose, What Federal measure have they ever
stained? What Federal principle have they adyo
caed' IS there single instance Of their having done
either the nne or the other' No-nut one They op
posed The Proclamation, the Force Bal! The removal Of
the Drposss. and the organization Of The Pet Bank
scheme, the Protest, &c. But did not each Of these
meet with the condemnation Of large portion
Of the Democratic party; The Enquirer: which is The
faithful is the able exponent of the principles Of
that party, disapprJved of them all. On the contrary,
have they failed TO act out their principles and up
10 their purpose, alike disregafding The smiles The
frowns Of party? Look at their in The last two
years, upo the great and absorbing que of the
Currency, of The Public Lands, DC, &c. While the
conduct Of others has been the sport Of circumstances
theirs has been determined as if fixed By iate as il
has heen guided by principle. Their conduct has been
above reprnach for has been selr-sacrcing. When
thpya hnndnnpd Gen Jncks his mo u friumDh.
and they quilted him without having party Of congen
al principles from whom they could expect any thing 10
fall back upon. Again When MIR. Van Buren, recon
mended, the special session, the divorce OF The Co
vprnment from the Banks, they did hesitate TO
tain him in the recommendation. Believing that the
Of the pure class of doc'rnes Of '9S and
80, they did not lei any party prejudice, on The one
hand or party skill the other, influence them
Still less did they let the fact, that The Admnlsta.
ton party in the most distressed and dis
abIed condition, at the time, influence them. More
prudent persons Of less principle would have refused TO
have gone 10 the Of sinking ship, though
for time reghed with cherished objects, from The fear
Of being iDgulied with her IN a common vortex. They
incurred the dIspeasure of their late allies at time
when triumph was awaiting them everywhere displea
sure, proportionne to their disappointment in being
thwarted in culchog oBg.Pursued aud wished Tor 90
ject.
v hat does all this show? 1t demonstrates, that the
State Rights principles of these gentlemen and those
who have acted with them, are above suspicion; and
that they will act them in Practice regardless Of party
tranmels and Of personal consequences to themselves
The Administration party profess TO be devoted 10 State
Rights They not only say, that the Government ought
10 be odmipste red State Rights principles but they
assure u.s. that Mr.. Van Buren, will administer it
They have at the expense of elongnng already
nconvenienlly long name added Estate Rights 10 their
party cognomen.
What, then, will the country think Of the opposition
Of the Van Buren, party to Hunter and Goode, That
party must either suspect the State Rights principles Of
these gentlemen, they must doubt that Mr. Van Blu
rem will administer the Government upon those princ.
pies Will the country believe that those gentlemen,
who have demonstrated their purity by going through
so many trials uncontaminated cannot be relied upon
TO carry on, Republican doctrines? Nay will the country
believe Tint even you, gentlemen OF The Administration
party disrust them in this particular: ell you it will
not be believed Your eecon OF these men will be put
down 10 the account Of your dislrust Of the Admins
tration party bigoty and intolerance. and not 10
your of confidence in them; 10 your distfust that
The Administration will be conducted on Republican
principles and TO doubt upon your part that these
gentlemen will sustain it, lift be so conducted. Be eau
ous how YOU give the country reason 10 believe, that
you doubt about MIR. Van Buren, pursuing such course
as will deserve The support oil States Right men,
If you have confidence in the principles Of these gen
emen and also that The Administration will act upon
its professions, you have sufficient assurance OF theirsuP
port of it, and you ought to be satisfied You ought not
10 expec, these gentlemen 10 become at the part
cans Of the Administration II is responsible step for
them hitherto associated with the Wing party TO sup
port even the Of The Administration. They
have been denounced by their former supporters, even
for this; and they have been sustained only by great
moral frmness.
Blu, il seems, that the Wing newspaper has said
"The Wings, we believe, are we'll content with Mr.
Hunter and are duly prepared to rally around him. and
thrash any man you may bring forward. Isl possible
that nv constituent of Mr. H. weak enough 10 be in
Huenced by such stuff az this Had there BEEF National
Wing or Conservative Democra, in the field. think you
,ha, The Richmond Wing would be saying, "The Wings
pre we'll conlen, with Mr.. Hunter? Let the OF
.J-f I'D arl n,o.o il.nDI
answer The question Both Of these gentlemen, agree.
inc with The master spirit Of that press in every thing
but factious opposition to Mr. Van Buren, are deno"nc
ed while their opponents. who agree with him IN no
thing except that opposition Gndeed one OF them
Hsisnd il non commltal even upon that subjecD-are
sustained and euogised No doub, The Wing would be
content after the failure to get gu. wing opposition 10
Hunter taun, the Administrator parry t"'o opposing