Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-02-29

tacks than the force uI lis arguments Du' III
culanp politicians overrate their sagacty, and do no
;rst;ce Ia vour own The weapon which they have
selected for attack will recoIl upon themselves You
will see that il is struggle between the Droad sea- OF
Governor and the solemn will OF the People OF New
ersey-tha the forms of the law have been perverted
:, Jf.at the majority Of the State; that gross frauds
have been practsed by the returning otcers and mat
they have attempted to palm upon Congress i've men,
who are not the Representatives. OF the People. Inc
whole transaction indeed "a gross outrage on the
rrbts and feelings Of the People of New Jersey. =
Sanction the outrageous precedent, which the wings
are attempting to impose upon US, ana you would give
the power TO the returning officer OF State, from The
highest to the lowest grade to return members to Con-
uress who repudiated at The ballot-boXes, ana
thus the organization and control OF The National
councils.
Fellow citizens, we have great contest before us
The next Legislature have to choose two Senators OF
the IT, S. Upon your votes will depend, IN April next,
whether they shall be selected from the Republican
marty or from the ranks Of extraordinary Coalition.
Rut the importance Of the Spring Election will be felt
IN the other States and its moral force will be OK
tended into the great Presidential Election of Novem-
Der next We call upon you, then, Republicans oil
VIRGINIA. to arouse, and 70 forth in all the majesty Of
your strength The Wings threaten to cover the land
with their newspapers, and to send their Missionary
Electors into every region OF the State WIZ you sui
fer Yourselves be beaten By such party and by such
means You have already been betrayed By The agents
who have misrepresented you You have lost your
Governor; and Virginia has lost of her Senators.
Put forth all your efforts the polls in April and you
will wres every Democratic county from the hands OF
the enemy. You will carry the whole State by trI-
umphant majority. The voice Of the country IS COM
ing to us upon every gale The Delegates of this Con-
vention who have Just come up from among the Pco-
Pile u.s. that the People OF Virginia are still true
to their ancient cples.-And, fellow citizens, we
appeal to those great State Rights principles TO which
you have been so long devoted, 10 choose between a
Lattudinous Constructonist, friend of the Tariff,
Internal Improvement, National Bank, and all the
brood of heresics which generated in the Federal
School of politics. and Martin Van Buren, "the North
ern President with Southern feelings, the friend OF
State Rights, and LmitarIan IN the construction OF
| the Constitution.
Such, fcowcitizens, 1--WE repeat in the language OF
the Republican Address of 1887 is the frank and
did review of the present state of parties, with which
have deemed il important to present you Called
together by your command, TO consult for the interest
of that great party in the commonwealth to which we
belong we have though it well to look back upon It's
origin upon its progress and its principles Founded
upon the broad basis of the rights of the people and
the sovereignty Of the States It has struck It's roots
deep in the affections and the confidence Of the great
mass of the public. 1t has been ashamed 10 take
to itself the appellaton of the "Democrac Republican
party 1t sprung up the days. when the infusion OF
| Democracy into our institutions cherished by It's
leaders its most valued Ingredient and when no man,
who ranged hmslf under It's banners, bushcd at
the name of Democratic Republican. Ii destined
from It's infancy TO that perpetual struggle which, in
every commonwealth has been found to be the price OF
liberty 1t grappled in its cradle with the spirit ofFe-
| dcrasm 1t conquered first in ancient common
wealth and ultimately extended its peaceful victories
over the Union But il was destined to contend with
an undyng adversary 1t struggled hard with the shat
tered remnant of Federalism through the administra-
tons of Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Madison and in the last
years Of the latter found its protcan foe rayng under
the banner ofan antwar party in the Hartford Conven
ton. Ii has since been encountered IN various forms
hv the same untrng opponent and for the last twenty
years has been continually wrestling with it IN the
! different shapes which it has assumed. One while, it
is the spirit Of monopoly building up BY odous tariff,
princcy fortunes in portion OF the Union at the
pensc of another Then, is the money power sweep
ing all before it, rearing its gorgon crest, and boldly
assuming to sway the destinies of the naton until, in
4 spirit of magnanimity it 'abdicated the power 10
which arroganty attributed the salvation of the
try. Yet in all these conflicts, the ''ancient Democratic
Republican party" have maintained their principles
without shrinking. In war, they have been found
man under the flag of their country, and in peace un
der the banner Of the Constitution They have been
! the consistent and uncompronsng defenders of the
rights ofthe States but they have ever been the
time the de voted supporters of glorious Union
From an nconsdcrablc handful in the early days Of our
republic they multiplied and extended Themselves
by the influence Of their liberal principles and at the
Of the present century, The eins Of 90
vcrnment had fallen into their hands For orty years
with The exception Of one short and disastrous interval
they have been in the ascendant. During that time,
whatever cavaliers may allege the prosperity of the
ton has advanced with unexampled rapidlty. In
tent in population, in wealth, in the comforts and re-
fnements of life, and in the general happiness and
prosperity of the people, progress has been without
parallel in the history of the world. Abroad, the
name of "Amercan is honor; for, it has been exalt
ed not by the aures achieved in battle and BY the
intrepid ASSERTION of our rights than by the peaceful
fruits of that principle Of our party, "undevia,ns
respect for then sts other s-unshrinkng de-
fence ofour oW' Such arc tie happy results of the
performance in councils, and among the people
for forty years past, of the principles Of Democratic
Republicanism,
With these views of the existing state of things we
earnestly recommend to you, fellow citizens, union and
harmony Of action among all those protesting the great
principles of party without reference to minor diff
ferences OF opinion, which have threatened divide
US. Division may be fatal to success. Already the
prophets and the predicting, that the State will
be swept by your opponents at the spring elections
Let not be- IT'S inyour power to prevent it, by raj
lying at the polls support OF your cherished principles
by union and harmony among all who are friendly TO
the cause, and by dscountenancing the common
error of dividing your force by the support of rival
ddatcs The times require the sacrifice of individual
ambition to the great object, of rcganng the asccnGan.
cy once held IN our commonwealth.
Let us remember, that we have an active and untir-
ing opponent to encounter. He will resort to cvcry
stratagem He has tried the virtue of panics. He
would stun with the shouts Of anticipated VIC
tories that will be achieved but by own apa-
thy Let then be firm, vigilant and active; let
every where meet the Wing Missionaries, and pour in
! upon them the light of truth. Let once more up
rear the Democratic Republican Standard, which has
often guided US to victory.-Let loosen the am
pie folds of its banner to the wind 1t is rich with in
scrpons traced upon il by the hand of the genius Of
liberty. 1t has long illustrated and adorned the
of bertics and let pledge ourselves to resist
with energy, the effort of adversares TO dspace it
from its height and trail it in the DUST at the wheels OF
the Federal car. Wherever the struggle is waged,
and with whatever prospect Of success let it be
Quoted with the spirit of men, who capable Of APP
precating the value of the principles at stake Let it
above all things be remembered, that shame does not
consist in defeat but in surrendering to adversary
without striking blow in defence. Let us then
raise the banner on the batements of the Constitution;
and let motto be. "The Union of the Democracy,
for the sake of Liberty and the Constitution.
To the polls, then, fellow-citizens! again say }
emulate your adversarios in their zeal, while you give
them lesson of moderation in the temper and the
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