Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-12-03
TO the Public.

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10 du justice. How the Public expect the Press 10
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SO essential to its utr if it be- dcm,d reasonable
compensation for the labor II requires, tic sacrifices
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cused for urging IN our own behalf that We Eav" been
engaged for than - years Of the most ar
dnous services which freeman can hr Devoted and
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intelligent people, not only III behalf 81 ourselves but
OF all ur brethren u the Press They d" not sleep up
on bees of Theirs * too "cn t, bitter lot OF
tonc through the iay and watching in Ia" night (as
We do at this moment Al 4 o'clock III the mornng)--
and what worse, Of too often tofng and watching
for others who pocket their paper, and profit By Their
abors, without adequate remuneration.
But we have taste Tor qucrulGus remarks. W" are
accustomed to Things on The bright SIDE. / hr
buoyant spirit with which gracious Providence has
been pleased 20 bless US turns rather to the generous
assistance which have received Tor so many years
Many, and many subscriber has stood 10y us through
rood ana through c,l report; compensated US tor our
aburS, and ciccrcd 10 renewed cNcr;onS. We
should blush after what wc have sad, If We did not ac
knowledge III, gratitude lii 10 country
But do we ask oouc ." on. political friends when
request their assistance extending the circulation ui
the Enquirer: We have no Copies Of Prospectus 10
circulate as have been sometimes requested Ia send
them but they render the same service III another
form They place the Enquirer i'll the hands OF their
ncighbors. If it has other merit, IT Il among The
cheapest papers III the Unicn.-Iherc many parts
Of the State. III which the circulation might be extended
perhaps with SOME little advantage. If our friends
would only procure five Subscribers III each county,
would make IL very respectable and desirable addition
to our Subscription LSt.-Wc invite ais" advertisers
into our columns and will p!amis" them The most hos
pitahlc reception, and wl," c!rcuai'"
The present is an important epoch III cur political
annals I'll" Harrisburg. Convention meets tbs week,
and threatens to brnI oui strenuous opposition 10 the
present Administration. The Wings going TO war
10 the knife and the huil o the knife. MI the great
constitutional PRINCIPLES, tor winch Virginia has been
struggling for mere than forty years, again brought
into issue We have 10 choose between Martin an
Buren,, and the nominee Of the Wing Comvcntion--bc
tween hun, who is worthy exponent OF the States
Right Principles of the Old Dominion, and HIM, who
maintains latiiudncuS construction oi the Cnnsitu
ton: the advocate Of National Bank, National Ia
riff a National system Of Internal improvements: and
Of disguised, if moi direct assumption OF the debt, Of
the States Can NrginIanS long hesitate which of
these To choose:
Nineteen wears AFRO We bad occasion 10 call The pub
lie attention to the dangers winch threatened the Con
s;itution We then stated, that ''Whrn look 10 the
original form Of the government we struck with lis
novelty and beauty II presents to us ono ot the grand
experiments that ever was made IN political science
We in il attempt 70 ascertain, how far power
could be distributed between two governments, as
to prevent erccSjc" concentration and consequent,
abuse OF in sci OF hands; nj the time, that
aa1b potrcr conveyed 10 cach ~ I" cna" them
to accomplish the Oh ccs 10 which each OF them was
bcst ndapfcd The Federal Goy"rnIr"n, WAS TO watch
over our foreign relations; that Of the States was parii-
tjcuarlv to take care OF our Incrna! Concerns. Inc
Urea; secret was To have these functions wisely re-
,,uatrd a. IA prevent the General Government from
rushing into consolidation: and III" States, INTO diS>"-
luton fifth" union. lii" first cNrcn" would niallihiy
co,ti,c, us great nppr" and probably !" m";tT-
cy the last would s,ih.c' 10 insults and injuries
from abroad, 10 cont and blood shed at home" o
avoid lrs,. extremes should never nave l"Sl S9it
of the true spiri; Of the Federal Constitutions |" m
tcrprc II wisely should have rIgG!y adhered 10 ne
princpic laid down Is George Clinton, when he, from
the chair of the Senate Of ia" nlicd States, gave Inc
casnr voice against the renewal of the first hank char
ter: In the OF long life, iar" i"nnd 'hai e"
vrrnmcn, is not 10 he straightforward by the "$S"Pi,""
Of GOubff0i powers, but rsc and 'a"f@fr execution
of those Which RrGntCSabr; In" former never tails
to produce suspicion and ds;ru,' whilst the latter m
spir.s respect and confidence. H. however, on far
experiences the powers rrStsd IN ttr government S'i"
be- fpUnd incompetent To The attainment oil tn" Objects
for which il was Instituted, M t"aS'h"''"" hnPN'y
furnishes NE mon$ ior rcm,dy,ag hdc crH ty "mrad
wcut We repeat for the th"usandh time. that this
ma kim deserves 70 he wriltcn IL letters ~ gold upon
the wall of lii, capitol Al Washington
When we laid down this fundamental principle III
lS20. stated, that hr very sound O" State Rights is
scarcely ever heard among sister States and by ma
nv Of their eminent politicians, (amd We might have SAID
h h,t tall
to IL lockcd a; -But since that period, more bril-
liant prospect has burst upon MS Thanks to I'll" en"r
~ of Andrew Jackson he arrested the National Bank
and set limits to the wdrsprcadln@ system Of Internal
improvements. The cause of State Rights vas emit
ncmtly indebted TO his .cnlns-,hough temporary
alarm was produced by certain expressions III tie Pro-
clamai:on winch were subsequently, cleared away by
his authoritative exposition in ic Gi""r Several Re
Eit:,caS. however took the alarm, and went oil To the
ranks of IL" Opposition.
But The day OF danger IS ngan coming upon US; and
while most Of the W;iig- following the fortunes ."
an U!:ra- Cnnstrlct!ouis, Others, the Stat" k%'lS
Wings, are forming rc-itnon W.T. the ir'chds
Of the Administration. These politicians, like our
selves, devoted 10 rigid Interpretation OF the
Federal Constitutions They adopt Mr.. Madson's Re-
solutions and Report of SO, as their Law and the
Prophets Tcy yo well as VIC do. against the n"n-
strous progeny Sectional Banks, Tariffs, Internal I'm
provcmcnts which have been generated by the sweep
inr doctrine OF the Genera! Welfare. They OPP
Lands a wen /" H. cucrolc!lmcn.s winch
S;Grd 10 tncGur1"ra1 asSirp be i; direct
OF disguised u the Debts Of the States, the assumption
uyc: tie mind. a; !is' People through til" nrIu "f
EGucatio the uss;nption the soil OF the States
through the medium o: Internal Improvements. They
are aware, as well are, that tbs alarming mra-
sure (ilr Distribution aid perhaps the Asscmr'"n,)
which is To Sooh the suspicious Of the States by snldG
appca TO their interests is destined BE- the hobby.
ho,Se of MIR Clay, the rallying point Of til" Federal
Wings tie fund for acquiring capital TO carry on The
Presidential ca.agn, the leading measure of The pre-
sent session TINS m..;rg on the common ground OF
State ;ghts and d.r.hg o!,y As 10 the remedy IN the
ms, cxtrciny) uniting upon tia, common basis which
Virginia has the honor of laying down IL i,a rorab"
struggle 81 -: there strong affinity and There mast
he an ultimate Reunion between til" parties concerned
Is i, necessary ia. "a IL say, that whoever b" our
friends or our allies. a,r determined To a.nk or
swim with those principles: |; ! The "a''>'' !" winch
we have devoted the best days Of o.: life: and I" winch
We pledge ale glance during III" short period winch