Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-28

raised involving nothing but quibblcs' the mos, cor
temptihlc to the mos: ordinary UNDERSTANDING. -
was addressing the House tie olheT Jay, l "u'
arrested ior The Clerk while reading the evidence
r,,n uh;ch I was prcdicatng my remarks. wasi ~
the gentleman from New Jersey, Mr. kandoiph.i iH'
evidence which was causing the Clerk to !rad' wa
tic certificate Of the Secretary of State OF y J., e'fu
fyjnp that Mcss-s. Dckeraon, Nrn"in MIC, y! -"
and Croper la sc majority OF all the votes po'.1u,
v.ere dnlv elected members OF The lwenty-sN.h I'm
orass also cert fcates Of the election officers, ana nu
vits of others having knowledge OF the case Ia
the reading was going on, Mr.. H. ooJ'cteu - w -
mo of the paper, for the reason that Hese FdP, m
nnyer before the Governor and Privy C"uncii. II.
Gentleman from New York {Mr. Vnnderpoei) sa,a ina
no was authorized b. Messrs. Dickersoh anu .o"n
n cav that they 7rrrc before the Governor nIo S"
ell. The gentleman from New jersey hr' nanaolpn,
said they were not. The gentleman ron view -
mr. ynnaernoeN rpioncd that these papers werr CO.
Mos Does the gen,lcman from New Jersey (Mr. fa n
do,,, moan To deny that the original papers, OF WHICH
,br 40 onn.as we're never before the Governor ana
Priyv Council Of New Jersey: The gentleman IRON
New Jersey Mr Randolph dropped ms n'ao anu suc"
M s;r" Sir. such bubble IS too contemplate oi
,h, nI,oo 7, ;s unworthy of the gentleman hmscli;
i s nnworthv of this House and this body; 1t IS alone
worthy of th. most ptfu seventh-rate pe'''loesel.
81 ,-n, shall no, again be interrupted BY question
of order involving such Gu'bpie' !,
It is the strongest evidence Oh a pau c'"s'' "
must be maintained by low clubbing
H., G.. gentlemen will find clustering threats ana
hosterous denunciaons rs nefrciuai as 4"00,'"s
They will find when such means are rcsortea 10 !"
carry measures over the Democracy mere 'i~l
b,rEna =, the wrong tree what may he worse tha'
they bov. not freed their game at all lherc IS !o'
much of ,ha Revolutionary blood flowing in the VEINS
of the Democracy here to fua! or vince for "'rn'
t ali tho HAST and buster that can be paraded N THIS
diving s,rurrlc of Federalism 1t will al! be regarded
as "soanaiaI braSS and tinktag rymbais
As the floods rush from the mountains Of ETHIOPIA, 10
tho overfownr of the Nile and 10 the enrichng OF 'ls
valleys and plains of Egypt, so has hren me torrent o.
public sentiment and appreciation through Inc hea'uh
of the ballot bcx, in favor OF the Leading measures OF
this Administration, and the glorious and haowed
cause of Democracy and the people. Sir, with the
Revolutionary blood and patriotism of our ancestors,
backed by the laundering voice of appreciation by NIL
lions of freemen the Democracy to be awed or IN,
undated by the threats frowns OF conquered and
DIVING party in their last spasmodc agones; no, sIr;
its effect is bat produce the sneer OF contempt ana
dcrsion AS il is common here for gentlemen HM9S
TO rive their young friends NEW Wing memhers) ad-
vice so | will volunteer some advice to my young
friends and that is TO treat with contempt ana sc"rh'
all the blasting, blowing, clustering, and bullying d,s'
plavs they may see here or elsewhere, though the
ierccst Federal lions be turned into this hall, and
though their shaggy tails be erect and their Jaws be-
d,ubpd with human blood" they really have no ter.
rors the people have extracted their teeth; they can
do nothing but shake their names and growi approach
them Law your hand upon them, they are tame they are
and of the reemen Of this country rest upon the re-
dera lions and DULLES of this day. When first enter
ed tn hall entered with some trepdat onsuch IS Inc
Wig system of putting by the lean, !ank dogs, IN the
character Of renncss e!terwrters VINO heset tins "a
pito By th-ongs and whose hungry yeip IS never out OF
your hearing expected 10 SEE mrE eahtic N Uouy anu
intellect such is the effect putting has upon the mind OF
objects at distance; bat when came to mngie with
them found few of them whose bodily altitude exceed
that OF nv own md when surveyed them, saw nothing
in them mentally physically, to be feared found
them Just such creatures Us surrounded me NJ nome
every day; nothing here At which well corn-ano,
pork fed Western Buckeye would not douse his wool
hat. throw off his l;nscy hunting Shirt roll up his
sleeves, and ",cak right into.
We have heard the tempest of party howl; We have
felt the rain fall in torrents from the party clements we
have been peed By the hail; we have seen TIE Ilght-
ming fash; and we have heard the thunder peal roll
over our heads but we have not been stricken down IN
ruin BY is bolts and all this too, when foul Federalism
had reared its crest greatest altudoo the threat
eninp of the overthrow of our simple Republican lnst
buttons What now have we 10 tear, when II seeks 10
hide its rutv face, and ashamed OF IFS very name.
Il writhes under the feet of our free institutions, as ts
reptile wrthes under the heel OF man.
Sir as if to prepare the Opposition for contest OF
violence the New Jersey nsurpcrs have been advised
not TO Jump OF the windows, as was the case al
Harrisburg The Democracy of this House have ma
infested no disposition 10 maintain their principles by
bats The admoaition crntuitors and unc'lod-tor
Nor was it the Democratic members II the Legislature
Of PENNSYLVANIA who threatened violence 10 the cor
rupt usurpcrs who claimed seats in that hall II was
the honest hardhanded Democracy, who rallied to IN"
standard of their country when their legislative hall:
were 10 he corrupted by usupa,ion and fraud It was
the kind of men who maintain and support your country
in peace and defend III They were the KIND Of
men and governed b. the same political principles, who
were called plebeians the republican days oil Rome,
IT Troe,r tkao hrny ~,
their sweaty caps and capped their hard and chapped
hands at his rersa scceptit Anthony persisted, and
offered il again Cesar refused it, they threw up their
caps, shouted in token OF appreciation, ana clappea
their chapped and hard hands but the patrcans groan
ed and Kissed Again Anthony offered him the crown;
hut ayan Caesar passed it with his hand from his head
The patrcians groaned and hssedi but the Pebeians
continued throw up their sweaty caps and clap their
hard and chapped hands These were The KIND OF
men who filled the streets and crowded the legislative
halls of Harrisburg. They saw that their Liberties
were in danger, and they rallied TO the defence OF
their institutions and the purity of the elective franchise
Such do not crowd the streets and avenues OF
Washington city and overflow the legislative halls othis
Capital No, the usurped in this case have nothing
to fear from the popuiacc here SIR with many hnnora'
bic exceptions streets and avenues crowded with
blacklegs, political ugglers, hungry expectans, lnun
gers lean las7aron oaers, bank vassals, and Federal
min'ons, congregnted from al parts Of the Union
Dandes coxcombs, lIvPrcd droncs, whose subsistence
depends upon theft begging or fraud or upon the ''s'o
RES of tie credit and banking system. Hence 1t IS
that yon hear from your galleries shouts Of appreciation
and joyous applause, when you gain any thing like q
temporary Why vicory over the cause and principles
of Democracy however contemplate and pltifrl that
victory may be- Sr, think can give the usnrpers
assurance that they the right side inr safety here
but could them from decar!tation if they
were 10 present such claims the Capitol of Harris
burg SIR as usual, have heard the success Of the
cause of Democracy attributed to corruption, Execu-
tive influence, usurpaon, base vassaage, party SIAN
der and servllc submission. Yes, sir the Admlnlstra
ton and all its measures the Harrisburg Conventions
the election of General Harrison, and he success of the
Federal party and the contest for party ascendency in
the next Presidential election, have all been drawn into
the vortex of discussion, the simple proposition Of
the New Jersey election returns and free drafts IN tina,
discussion made from the columns of the most SANDER
Gus and degraded Federal sheets of this day of political
strife and reckless turmoil TO abuse the Administration
and its measures, and the Democratic party. meet
and face the whole in my weak way
Such charges arc in bad time, and from quarter
which should blush TO- name them. This Admlnistra-
ton is emphatcay the Administration Of the people
It's leading measures float upon Overlooking tide Of
public approbatonits enemies are the enemies Of free