Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-24
JEFFERSON.
no TIE EDIToR or THE ENQUIRE.

Nerr sans peur: III the old Norman, 'las &C que doS
advenne que pourra. The impulse to write 10 you al
this moment was produced by the following extract
made at the time, from the National lnclligcnccr Of
the 22d April 1921 House of Representatives April
l9lh, debate printing Nnan Edwards Memorial to
the Congress.
Mr. Webster says "he only legitimate end Of print.
ing papers, IN this House ras jor he Information Of
members IF The House, and not to spreud through The
nation.
Ii is 10 be hoped that this extract is not rudely torn
from the context Years have passed BY since the
tract was made for particular purpose II may be
that this extract made under an improper bias.
Do me the favor to refer to the lntelligencer OF that
day, and if there be suppressio ver aut suggcsto
fasi, please say SOL am sure there il none. There
cannot be.
How unlike the great men who laid the foundation of
our political faith Compare the principles OF the
above with the following taken from the second page
Of Madlsons report lst edition, prnledby Merlwethcr
| Jnncs-Prntcr 10 the Commonw eath-Edtor OF the
Examiner. do love to look back al those times:
Sin The House Of Delegates Il GeneraL .7ssemHy ri
Tirginia ')-.,oaday, January 2M, 1900
"Rsortd, That fce thousand copies ofthe Report Of
the Select Committee, TO whom referred the an
swers Of several States upon the Resolutions OF the last
Legislature the said answers and also the instructions
to the Senators of this State, in the Congress Of the
United States, together with the names OF those who
voted each Of these Subjects be PRINTED WITHOUT
DELAY; and that the Executive be requested as soon
rs maybe, to DISTRIBUTE THEM Equally in such man
ner as tncy SHdIl llllk pest, AMONh
of this Commonwea
(AltestJ WILLIAM WRIT, {. H. D.
II. BROOKE, c. s.
Sir nv worthy Sir, you explain to the good peo
pie of this Commonwealth, how il that arc lure ms
lutte aoaia To fyht 0rrr The odds eariully
against us When we look around, where the sons
of the Of the olden time to man the Democratic
battlements' Could any IN his senses in the year
$500 have dreamed, that leading Federallst OF Mas
sarhusetts should in 1910, be brought TO Richmond TO
ND Tho nU
Of the Constitution of the IT, S.: There is sense
in madness mailman could have uttered such non
sense, at that day. a miserable idiot might have ut
tered such prediction, If the SLAYER from his mouth
did permit him to speak.
After having taken sides against the principles which
all profess BE GovEESED by, the Federal
Massachusetts has voted against your Jeerson IN his
against the Federal Adams, who forfeited The
confidence Of the people in less than four years
though taking shelter under the influence Of the great
the illustrious Washnr ton-Yes, this Federal Massa
cusrtis took sides against your Jefferson, and all the
principles Of aladsons report. Yes, Massachusetts
took sides against your Madison before he signed the
bank law the Pandora $ box of all our political diseases
Yes n power thrice asked for III the Federal Conven-
ton, aud thrice refused power, which called forth
the great speech of Madison, which won HIM the Pre
sidency. Yes, Massachusetts that took sides against
him when he recommended the war, and has since JUS
tilted the declaration made in Congress by -,
II forget the traitors name) peaceably II we can,
forcbly il We must" Yes, Massachusetts that was at
the bottom Of the Hartford Conventional Convention,
ready 10 take steps dissolve this Union, and 10 raise
her blue lights beacon to the enemy Yes, Massa-
chusptts who by her Legislature, during the war, de-
clared that improper for moral and religious
people rejoice in the victories of counrymen IN
50 nquitous Yes, this waged for the
liberty of American seamen and hers too, parti-
cularly And where was Daniel Webster during these
evcniul epoc!s VIII any say he was with Nir-
rinia during these tines Let some ask him these
questions when he is reading his political lectures to
the descendants of those who have always opposed
Massachusetts, since the Constitution of the United
States has been put in operation.
Once more, ask, by what negects, by what derec-
ton Of principle is it, that the people of State, IN
800 voting for the Report Of the Committee referred
to III the extract above, commonly called Madison
Report by 100 votes TO 60, in the House of Delegates
should now be divided Wonderful fact And
Daniel Webster to address them in Richmond !. Oh,
oh shame shame
Nv friend there is something wrong, radically wrong
in the mode in which impressions made on the pub
lie mind Of good old State, and of the people oil the
United States Indeed there is. More of this anon.
And let old friend tell you that the people OF Viz
gnia about 10 DC m0ie to take step stu more taf
than any They have te.en before sd more fruit
because all other political questions, since the days Of
Columbus, that have been discussed b. the white man,
nothing in comparison Of the qucston ne1 70 come
upoa u.s. That question is this, whether the efforts OF
British gold urged by dire hatred 10 the savehod-
of the Southern States, who has aioae commanded
the confidence Of the frecmen of America, mean Of
The IT, S. and made rood the Declaration Of lndcpcnd
cnce and has given whatever Of form Of statiy
Constitution Of the L S. and our Republican caPert-
mcnt may have attained: Very little, fear though do
not despair Of the Republic; though | see nothing to
cheer me-. No, nothng-notllng. But | will hope
against hope Whether British gold, urged on ny the
hatred of snch Daniel Webster, who, from the
foundation of this government, have been kept IN the
bnck ground by the elevated principles and pure parl-
otism Of the black Shareholder to the Sou shall sue
coed IN freeing negroes.
Yes, the crocodile tears Of Britain over the black on
this side of the globe false hypocritcal Why has
she freed the blacks which her government owns as
slaves: Why is The movement, OF Abolition made by
her for the black Jamaica, and the other Islands, when
she holds the black in chains in India: ] say nothing
of the white slaves in the county of M.ddasex and in
every country where her power extends. Why COM
mencc with the black slave in our vicinity: VINO now
has in its pay the Northern fanatics and the dsappoInt
ed politicians TO the North: That same nation, that had
her Arnolds during the of the Revolution ana her
lulls during the last.
The Shareholders to the South possessed the conf
dencc Of the people at large so as to make the Deca-
ration oflndependence and make good by The sword
The stakeholder to the South has possessed the con-
idcnce of the people, md has had the ability to set in
operation the beautiful idea Of written paper OF emu
mcrated powers, and to-they have had The abb
lily to set the Government under it into operat'on-
For this, the holder of black slaves will never he par
doned by the holder of white slaves IN London, and
Middlescx and Ireland, and England, and Scotland;
and the holder of black and white slaves IN India will
never pardon the holder of black slaves in Virginia.
Their intelligence and hgh-mndcd patriotism alone,
could make good the declaration of independence, and
command sufficiently the confidence Of the people OF
the United States for this purpose, and to arrange the
beautiful idea Of written Constitution ana success
fully put in operation the Government under it. This
alone has been done By the black STAKEHOLDER. Tell me
not what the white STAKEHOLDER to the North has done
Could either your white savers to the North your Jno
or your Johnny q. command for four years the conf
dence ofhe people of this country; The elder John
virtually elected al first The number Of electoral
votes, as counted at rst gave him only majority of
or votes. 1t not worth while to turn the record
He was virtually, not the President; he had the
confidence of the People. Nor had his son Johnny
Q. their confidence. And how could he: Was By
his adjourned question Of yeracty with Master Harry
Was by his bargain and sale with this political rene
gade; this Catiine Of our country: when was W
sThr members of both Houses General Assembly amount
cd To about l60, added 10 -, equal To t.. -, , =;
tThe Charlottesville Convention OF Federalism loon pae
June Il think published fen that tce sp9An
nT Old School who were IN H. "heIaI it