Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-30


case covers the real principle upon which was based
the notorious and prohigate coalition entered into by
those two celebrated and sancmonous Wing moIaiist-
Nessrs. Adams and Clay. These worthless had long
been cncmies personal and POLITICAL up the eve OF
the Presidential election in 1925 when all of sudden
MIR. Clay became the friend of Mr.. Adams (not
even waiting for the settlement of the :sadourned qucs
ton OF veracy, and dsobeying the instructions Of the
people OF his State, undertook make him President
not however, without pocketIng the Secrctarys!:p o.
STATE IN return for his ne-born zeal This this was
proigate coalition with a vengeance, and this was
species OF bargaining only sanctioned by the loose code
Of Wing morality. Here was case where tho direct
and degrading selfshncss of the transaction could not
admit OF dou Here, change Of relations from en-
nifty TO friendship io0k place. MroHoh tie influence be-
stor0l md ncccpancc IF m oce, and shameless bar
terror tie taco highest Statj0nS IN tie Rcpnbiic
''Ascend yc Chests fantastic forms Of nicht
In all your different, dreadful shapes ascend,
And match the present horror if you cam
lad Mr. Clay gone only so far as to make Mr. Adams
PRESIDENT, and then refused to accept aryess or
nee at his hands, his sin would not have appeared so
garing, and the vrtuous suspicious of the American
people might have been allayed But his fatal accept
ance OF blcc under his former encmythGt eneney loo
eh"m ne had just ecrated 10 NE PreSidcncy did beto.
Ken such strong proofs OF bargain and COLLISION as
were sucicnt % destroy forever his reputation in The
opinion OF The homes, and intelligent.
And now let hypocritica Wing Editors-thc "Doc.
tors CaHfrcS OF day, eEdcavcur 10 assnila;r tho
upright and honorable course of Mr. Calhoun 10 that
OF Their ''iaiien angel, Henry Clay The former has
noDy buried his private gries and prcfcrrnr the rood
OF his country TO the qualification Of his passions has
become rcconciled to the President because the resi-
aent supports the same great principles Of public pocy
which Mr.. Calhoun has supported for years In doin
thiS, he has abandoned no principle-bctraycd no
pledge-sacriiced no honorable consderatons-ac.
cepted office, and barganed for none Strong il
The consciousness of his ntegrity-stronc in the
purity OF his motives, he would dsdain to follow the
example OF the "immacuate' Clay, and exchange his
friendships or enmltes for the Sccrctaryskp of State
or any other office whatever The latter stunq by
disappointment and the Harrisburg Nomination, NAV
give vent to his spleen and bllngsrute by making
coarse attacks upon Mr. Calhoun. But lis is the
venom OF the dying serpent, and too contemplate TO tc
aLe neeaeG or rescnea me p99r man w. !""Ih
Bile ebuIlitions of his temper inst at yrcSen, IT.
not but look 10 The past with rcgret-vcw the proscn,
with dis9ust, and the dark future with shuddcr
prosttuted for ignobic c.4ls.a ,bous,,d beo.I,. -
Improbable intrgues--a biased ambiiion0a honkrmnr
eputaton--discardcd too, by his own party. These
are uheoniof'aoic themes these, these but poor
resources for politician in his old u-e Let us then
be charitable, and draw the veil of Commission and
oblivion over an object more worthy Of our pv than
hatred. 1t IS not in the power Of SHch rUGu Ia mar
the bright destiny, to suly aud inurc the ,potess
lofty and intellectual character of John c. Calhoun
But 1t IS the height OF mpudcncc the Bank Tories
10 denounce Mr.. Calhoun for uniting himself 70 the
Democratic party, with whom he agrees IN pyili,i.Lc
when these se-same puritanca Fcdcralists are ever
striving and intriguing 10 form the bascs and most cor
.upt coalitions regardless of all principle dccency or
shame. We have seen "Whgs coalcscing with tana-
cIsm for party purposes; have them coacscin
with the brutal and absurd Anti lasons; have seen
hem coalescing with Hartford Convention Federals,s;
We have seen them coalescng with the manufacturing
noopoists; we have them coalcscnr with the Abo
itionsts of the North we have Wing Convention
Of Abolitionsts and Shareholders: we have
the former thrusng down the throats of the latter
heir fac0rc candidate for the Presidency we have seen
he Abolition presses hang this Wing nomination
IS 4 "triu;nph and a victory" and in word,
We have seen Wings who, while they declare the
Independent Treasury system to be 'hc satst fcr lie
ee"rny Of tic Pndlc treasure ard The trGcst from
Hp tendencics Of any LEFT cNkjn tic choice Of Con-
resS, nevertheless sraning every nerve TO form
heartess and unprincpled coalition with the 'great
Conservative Arisodemus of Castle Hill, who pro-
.sses to have become alcnated from the Democratic
arty on account of Mat measure! These, these are
elfish and unwarrantabe coalitions. And the distnc
ion between Mr.. Calhouns and that of the Wig
arty general seems to be- that while he readily and
consistently co-operacs with men who hold the same
lentical principles with himself, the Wings who
re not quite scrupuous will cordially ally them
Elves with any man, faction sect, no matter
ow dangerous infamous these may be. Such are
reckless and despcablr doctrines and practices Of
us unprIncip!cd party who determined to leave
o stone unturned for the purpose Of cicct!np their
,lfsh ends and the overthrow Of free institutions
nd while they hypocrtcay declan against lmagi-
airy Executive cncroachments, they have in the New
ersey case lnsolenty and unwarraG,aby attempted
Il up the tyrannical will and evil doinas of Gerclrct
Ing Governor paramount to the will of the pco-
e. Let those Conservatives who have coaesc"d with
nd J,mrSs on tbs oe 5 iaat tEFef eG hG votes
MIS- after tls They voted with the Bank Torres to cH
lude the peopleS members FOR TIE purpose Of installing
hose of the G0rernOr. Let suppose that III" hardy
nd honest yeomanry of the Southwest were to ask
lr Hopkins, GLOW you to aid Tic Fcdcralists III
heir base attempt TO destroy the vital Democratic pm
iple which cnions ihat the majeri;y shall rule. II
his your fidelity to u.s. Is this your attachment 10 Re-
ublicanism; Sir your acts constitute you Fedora
lst and we will not heed your professionals. And who
an say that such condemnation would be UNJUST
Nav the day of reckoning be at hand!
When reflect the apostacy and trcachery OF
ONE Of our public men-thcr low cunning TO deceive,
heir whining hypocrisy TO betray the popular cause,
remble confess for the future happiness and tree
lom of our America Federalist IN disguise is worse
md more dangerous than 0rored Federasts--
These men never go over the enemy until they have
ucceedcd in deceving some hundreds Of the people
" their pretended honesty and 'neutraiIty Judge
White long rdculed the idea OF his abandoning TIE
Republican party-and did that prince o. rcncgad"s
,Ir VIM G.. Rvcs. But rhcrc are they now, In the
amp of Federal WhiGgery. The conduct OF tue lat
er particularly obnoxious. For, after having repeat
,dy declared that he would not pledge himself ~ an
;ance to any candidate for The Presidency N o-'"r 10
secure election 10 the nc ~ WV ''''
IN the eve of that election, going fo- Gen Harrison
n prirate but without any pubiic demonstration IS
hns that Mr.. Rves wishes to mystIty and deceive %
he end of the chapter. lie fatters himself that by
refusing to commit himself ia rrtng for the Federal
candidate some of the honest Conservatives may still
10 induced to vote for him. But may he meet with
his lust reward-deteat and public contempt.
Republicans of Virginia! ltbehooves you TO prepare
in earnest for the next Spring and Fall campaigns II
bchooves you to extrpate Federal Wh'ggery from our
soil but above all, it bchooves you neoer asan to per-
nit the asccndancy of Federalism in the Legislature
Look around you! and how your apathy and indi-
ference have already assisted the Fedeass to triumph
over YOU Is not John Randotph's oarn District now
in Congress by arrant Federast ana
National Bank MANI Is this fact disgrace, blot
upon the escutcheon of the Old Dominion Andrcuily
we're that great man now rise from his grave, ne
would scarcely believe such a thing possible But
such is the degeneracy of the times 1t IS indeed h,gh
.,a. for arery Democrat to be cup and ADDING lt,a
Coyarnnr OF New IT -
eIectcd by Wings and his election was h, Thcv
S%ph Southern n Mss r ESSfs ,essae
reJocsa c' m 81 friendly to the South, and when "e
the Aboonists out and out But s' down