Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-11-27


have no force upon their intellect; and no logic
will ever MAKE them acknowledge tlat Federal
vote which exceeds tile actual number Of voters, is a
iraud-bccause it Is not !or their interest, and mtc
rest is lii, key IL their reason il is the substance
and essence Of their consciences
i MONUMENT OF FOLLY.
II ever there Parry whrI lowered tho Of the public
noTas ba-cd the public tasi degraded the American raac-
ter attacked the very Foundation institutions, threw
tempt upon ,acy Of tile people f scllcoyernment, it j.
his headed many mouicd, ucd mon'trous ronb
nation The odds and ends OF nil parties commonly called The
Ig PARTY They would indeed better deserve the title Of the
Kealas gmg Party. Ii there party, which has justly
The Indignation Of tn present age ;l satire Of foreign
countries ana the n nteriy il This very party fever
there party, which shanl nyuc oblivion Tor it, r;icl
"us md mscicvoi trans.cssion, tbs party. there
party, who sol pray liz waters Of '!,e pas. oycr
the transactions Of The present campaign their ins;oa hu,bu.
their rilcnoms mimcrics, their lo- cabin and coon skin system,
their elaborate professions ani hammered !scl ions l- syste,
nac strc 10 strike tn and capyate The passions OF the
people il this rry party. They ought blush lrl, AMI
their fares. Ge oa=. 10 br ashamed OF the tricks they have pc
ic lie llcei;ion thy have emInyc the device ty have
eic~e n; >i and >tiif lite lutctc ofcouras and
al shc. haze .y.nce i'll developing their principles
their blind support Of an lnrraed candnlac who was afraid
10 oxprrS his opinions, lest liz might offend portion Of his
frids-aMd iliir virtual cooperation with the fell Abo-
loni.tso tie North. They ought Ia BLUSH for al line l,mbucs
i audaad ar all the vile inventions u ici! hrunr presses.
Tho! oat ask pardon ." t.rf Country and promise
iIirad ii rcsc::iac any ii Tie late campaign.
they slD III cr - blot oat forever. Instead II Fc>'ryn.
All, mn,y u such unparalleled transactions they >lnd haze
been ant> sweep every Of their iolic Of
cAi,rnc. In justice !, the cnon whom ihes insnl,r,,
and rrr Ia hn.1 which they have
npun hr iiir crn'.hco, they ought almost have
snjrclc toa snrpenan with a which The Catholic Church
would hive inflicted upon is offending Nuns With hare head
and nakd feel the blaze IF October SUM- midst
the day, by The flashing OF torches the depth tl- night
no; by re hands of hTcn.s, hut hy their hands, BY The
hands those o>ten;aiusiy raised those temples
folly; TRY might approached every las cabin ta land
in HE pplous Metropolis, in The fields d lie coani ilcy
luui ~ them down IT,. W and with lire dawn
ir 'ieai hive consumed icm piece y piece ana tsn scatter
"a tlrir; The four winds Of rcm T"makc The atpnrmcnt
conititt l ought 10 have repeat such Offences
and sound morasbu 10 determine hcnci"
instead srlifn tin People cniahtcn tInisicad Of
d>quans them o lc duties Of self government, 10 enlarge
their minds nalc r: understandings, 10 educate and 10 in
form instead Of building log cabins I" erect school houses
n-;cal If sqandcrng their rcciols mc their admirable
talents f pulses dcce aud hms people,
they scl appropriate thc> faculties cnlarsug Literary
Fund, nd giving 10 il wiser and sautary drcc"-nt
ask pcnancc All desire i, 10 further
efforts Ic nnlt and deceive Virginia. We do not demand
Of rcn 10 repent bu, conjure them 10 sin no more
Tut is,ai uf wpnr all the patnsiead Of obiicra'ing
he fe iry have perpcairdinca Of deprccatng tn sati-
lc closures nt m ign nations which 10 fall upon
from N las ;sicl lave been prac4cd rs thr WHY'S, and
om irh Gen y. H. Harrison la, bccn elected
What sill : think Of tc additional folly Which would almost
in youJy preserve TIE of e past aad hand irm
!swa d. is,aa, and fuarc arcs: What sal
the i'. 81 David Hoffman Of Baltimore VINO PRO
poses ,nhoy volume all til" incidents u the late cam
paish: Ii liz 10: all hc i ia;ir-+ llsi"ian
dceapcscrvc ALL c blot upon his party and upon
upf llr lie
pease land lei him digest with what appetite he may tie fol-
oyin.j CALLING satire from The Pennsylvania ii Pla
delphi. Enquirer.
(fron ite Pc,nsyirqnian IF .yor. ~
al sRRIsoSiaSA.-Nr David Hoffman OF Baltimore,
has Issued address 10 the friends OF General arri
son. announcing lis intention TO prepare and publish n
work 70 be called 'iaTrisoniana, or the Political and
/, Civil Chronicles Of the Election Of William Henry
lIarrs,n, intended to immortalize the actors and their
dongs who operated on the part of the gentleman Of
North Bend. Mr. Hoffman speaks oil the campaign, so
far The uccessn party concerned, as "a great
moral picture, full of sublimy and charged with deep
poliicd wisdom, and among other evidences Of this
he proposes rive Selections from The Melodies, be.
ing duubtle from the rousing Tip songs in the
book with The waller kiver, together with chronologi
cal notices Of the festivals and accounts Of the various
articles manufactured for sale, as promotIve of the
cause, such doubtless log cabin snufhoxes, cider
barrel clncs, coon brcaspns and other moral subl-
mites and deep political wisdom ofthat sort This,
Tie Wig party should call loudly and earnestly upon
Mr.. David Hoffman 10 spare them the infection "Pre-
serve M from the rdcuc oftha, sad Napoleon, when
certain nudicious friends wished to canonzc one OF
his obscure ancestors: and, though Whiggery can
scarcely claim be Napoleon, il doubtless has good
taste enough that tho intended book on +" Gum
montana hr il serious and pumpous in lis tone as
language will allow, cannot be otherwise, IN lis actual
effect Tim most caustic political satire the pun
gent because unnentional. There is nothing SO nju-
,.,.. -. a.. L.,,la
ovcr-Tie performers, having accomplished their OBJ
cci should wash the paint from their faces, lay MP
their masqneradng robes in lavender, and avoid as
much as possible bringing TO mind their previous
antics. It may, in fact, be seen from the general
hushinn down Of cxubcrant but mpoitic spirits,
who know nothing of the differences Of time and
the fitness Of things-from the frowning looks with
which proposals for post-clccton coonskn paradcs,
and cdcrbnrreI reverics are received by lidIcions
Federal journals, that they would willingly suffer such
matters II sink into oblivion, now that they have served
their turn--Ihc more Discreet OF our opponents are
heartily ashamed Of their late aodnS 0perand. They
could ony Justify it At The time experiment in The
last resort and "reminiscences of how the 'soop to con-
qucr and capers in the forum, arc anything but
nnrccabi, They would be- particularly unpleasant when
placed OF solemn record part Of their authentic
annals and rs monuments Of their moral sublimty and
deep political wisdom
"For our own part, however, we should be pleased
with such publication. IL viii be useful to the COM
mnnty, ana lesson 10 PusteIity, io"5
the republic cndurcs. more inortiying yet whole
some recollection could be presented 10 the people,
than fill account OF the means by which The Demo-
cracy was defeated in l-.n. We would have the
whole pageant continually before their eyes, and trust
that MIR. Hoffman wi. afford panoramic view OF lnr-
rsonism from first to last, showing how uproar and
excitcrnen-!og cabins and cider barres-'yaller ki-
vcrcd' song books and itincrant melodiss-Tom Cor
win S buggcs, and dandies in hunting shirts canes
and ,-pins-ilags and hummcry-lroilcs and de-
moralization, reached the 'moral sublime of tramp.
ling principle, argument and truth for the
earth and lourlshcd over them. keep il before
The people, by all means. Let them ponder and re-
lec, upon i, and By way Of light TO illuminate the
scene let Mr.. Hoffman also state the amount of none
expended by his friends in the of the campaign
how much Pcnnsy lvania and how much in other
tons of the Union that estimate may be formed
of the cost of The victory and the cash expended to
cure an election. deep political wisdom might her