Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-07-24

y,nll known. In The Senate oil Inc tnllra SlateS, ~
10. y. rh,ractrrized il as .sthe great pioneer of con
.,;rIo.al ,uc,raclments. In lIs reply 10 the N"rth
Carolina Committee, III le52, he said, Il aIn, u'Iresei-
ycdiy, oppnsed 10 a renewal ui the charter Oh the Ih'-
ted States Eunk, aud approve OF the refusal OF The RE-
snten, Ia sim he t.ll passed for that purpose, ~ well
81, account of the unconsti,utionaiIty, as the impnlicy
If ;ts prcvisions." Since his election TO the Pfcsiden-
CO. his sentiments on this subject have been too well
known To require reference 10 thcin.
Previously 10 The last Presidential election, Mr.. an
Ruren,s opponents made desperate efforts to convict
him of opin.ons favorable 10 AbolftIon.sm, especially,
Nv reference to, first, his vote N the Legislature %
New York, 10 allow free negroes, having a freehold es,
tate worth $500, The right Of suffrage; secondly, his
snpnori Of MIR. King for the Senate of the L. ): and,
thirdly, the unjust Impuiatron of connection with the
proceedings, al Albany, III relation TO the Missouri
question. As 10 the first, II was well known that the
total exclusion of the colored population from the right
G.rlurs Of the people Of New York, and could nc, have
bcen ohtaincd. As 10 the second, the whole Republican
party voted with Mr.. Van Buren, Tor hlr. king, because
they had found, by frequent ballotngs at The preceding
session, that they could not etect 4 Senator OF their own
partv. As TO the third, 4 published correspondence has
Shown that Mr., Van Burcn was not at the meeting at
| Albany, which adopted the resolutions relative 10 the
restrictions on Missouri, and that on their presentation
to him, he refused his signature to them. We WI! not
consume time hy making quotations from, or references
10, his Inaugural Address, or 10 hs letters in reply 20
many enquiries. made by both friends and opponents,
prcviousiv to, and since his election, To exhibit Mr. Van
Bnrcn's sentiments on Addition. Every one knows
that he has expressed them freely, decidedly, and m
dcpcndcn;ly. There is no c~oncealment or doubt about
thcm-thev arc every thing which the Southern pco-
pie can desire. He stands pledged, in almost every
tnrm 81 expression, to arrest, by his veto, any bull
which Congress may pass on this subject. The most
violent Federal presses even have discharged IIin from
every imputatlon III regard TO tt.
T. elbow. citizens, we shall say nothing oi the Federal
ro.liarrison h]uu!bug<, .'thc poor man friend, log ca
buns and cider barrels nor Of the Autt-Nan Buren,
~humbucs, a standing army, 'ncgro evidence, NC.
They will, shortly, Ike al! other attempts t. practise
on the supposed ignorance Of the people ol Virginia,
sink INTO deserved contempt. The Federal doctrine
has ever been, that the mass Of the people had not IN.
tcllinence and VIRTUE enough 10 govern themselves: and
lie Frdcral.s, are now tempting by these c~"ntcmptl-
bic devices, TO c%Xclnpliiy that doctrine, IN he election
OF Gen. Harrison, a John Adams Fedcraiis; OF more
than 10 years standing.
Was such a series Of inconsistencies ever presented
10 the consideration OF amy people as IS exhibited Ivy
these Federal Wings: They charge ON the Admins.
lra,inn ey'ravagant expenditures OF the public trca-
sure, and vet when called on III Congress to point out
the appropriation ii money winch they G:saPP!ovrd or
id not vote tor, they arc unable 10 do 50. lHcy make
this charge, vet appear 10 exhaust their ingenuity IN
the formation Of devices TO procra.tInale He proceed
inrs Of Congress. They charg" The Administration
with the expenditure Of money wAich came INTO the
Treasury under treaty St'pUla:'ons, merely IN trust, and
has been paid oa', under The distribution Of commits.
signcIs, - Tie iELt"iGu4ls 10 whom II richliu.iy be-
iunucd. What would they not have sad, had II been
withheld; They denounced President Jackson for de-
posting the public funds IN Banks, yet now dcnounce
President Van Buren, for urging tie establishment OF
an Independent Treasury. Before IT was discovered
that the standing army lnmbug would afford political
capital, The Federal COR WhiL) presses iccmcd with
concentrations Of Mr.. po,nscll's plan for organizing
and training the militia Of the Us. Some SAID It was
IAN admirable document, some, that II had their "irost
corGia i assent: others that il "abound"d IN WISE sngg"s-
t.,,..' tI.i So No uIETli infer that II WIS tIl. production
Of some liberal and enlightened Wing. Sincr, how
ever, these same men have been among tn" most ella.
mcroos in raising and keeping up The absurd cry o..
Standing Army, they represent MIR. Van Buren, as a
great i%nirIgucr, Il cunning magician; yet they affect to
believe hlm, now a candidate Tor reelection, guilty OF
the ioI!y oil attempting 10 establish a Standing Army of
two hundred thousand men; a proposition wh'ci would,
under existing circumstances. unQgcstI1HhIy have
broken down the popularity of Grncrni " Washington
himself. Finally, AL that portion "t The Fedora! tor
Wnigb party, who were formerly State Rights men,
abandoned President Jackson inr the Fedora! doctrines
o! his Proclamation, and would not accept his ~cXplana-
ton OF it: vet these same men now proclaim Gen. liar-
rison 'tle true Republican candidate, who declared
dat The sad proclImatIon without tx lanalUn or mo
4 i;cal.pI) gagc General Jackson Il stronger claim On
tn" gratitude Of his country, tann did hs splendid vac.
;o:g al New Orleans; and that this instrument amG Glr.
webster speech contained the aDlcs, cXpoSitionS 81
the Constitution recently laadc,! Nothing but expert
rncc shall ,nlucc ~ TO believe that tn, Republican
lrc,iicn Of Virgins can be led asifay from iirrtr pm.
q piles By such Politicians.
/. Essoired, That we are opposed to the adoption Of
new names Tor old things, as calculated 10 excite CON
fusion aud 10 admit deceptiuu;-taat the party now de-
nominated "W!Ig' IS no other than the old Fedora!
uartv, with the addition Of some who formerly pro:es-
sed Republican principles, but have, without any good
reason known to rs, abandoned those principles and
rome into the ranks Ether former opponents.
=. RfS0irsd, That the term 'Wiug, having been
{ heretofore applied only u the patriots Of the American
+ r ..plutspu. and TO the. up,lpntntS oil enlarged bowers
IN the Crown of Great Britain, rs, IN no sense or de-
cree. applicable to the political party, who have, IN
this country, recently assumed il; because, all candid
and rejecting men must now be convinced that this
party are now attempting TO elect 10 The Presidential
Char, i nam of ultra Federal principles, directly tend.
ing to effect a concentration of power III the hands OF
the General Government.
3. ReSolycd, That We believe there are among the
Federal (Or Whic) party many men as much opposed
10 Federal doctrines as ourselves, but have been thrown,
by the force Of various circumstances, into 4 false po-
sition, and By the influence of none more than If thi,
said perverted term "iVhir,' which has, without
doubt, carried with 1t hundreds Of people, influenced
b. the sound Of the title and by It's former honorable
associations, lar more than by any political principles
now connected with Il.
4. Re$0iui, That the confidence we formerly en-
tcrraincd III the abilities, integrity, and Republican
opinions of President Van Burcn, has been greatly en-
HANGED by the course Of his Administration, ana We
iunl: believe tina, impartial history will, IN despite OF
the efforts of ambition, envy, and the ~maIlgnrty Of his
enemies, stamp his character as that OF 4 wise, firm,
independent, aud pat!io:'c Chief Magistrate.
:. H,soiccd, That the Republican party in this county
will this day elect delegates, 10 meet their political
fs,cnds III Convention, as proposed al Charlottesville,
on the Mh September next.
u. Rcsotrcd, That the preceding Address and Rcso'
lutjons be signed by the Chairman and Secretary, and
~tlatlhc Editor Of the Richmond Enquirer be requested
20 publish them. ABB. CRUMP, Chairman.
lo>Erm WRr>, Sccrdary.
The following gentlemen were then appointed dele.
gates 10 attend the Convention proposed to be held a:
charlottesville, on the 'th, September next: Or. Rich
ard ~ltoystrr, Capt Joseph Wren, Capt. John {. Porter,
Col. :. Drake, Capt. John W. Nash, Col. II. l.. Hop
kinS, DR.. NJ. X. Murray, DR.. Alexander Johnson, Mr.
George NJ. Harding, DR.. f.. MAYO, Mr.. Edward {.
Swami, Mr.. L. W. Bass, DR.. Abncr Crump.
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