Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-12-01

FOR TIE ENQUIRER.
TO The Democrats Of Hanoeer, Carohnc Po,chatnn,
Syottsyira"ia, Charioae Prince Edcard, Buckins-
ham, MnrshnH, Tn'es, ind Uwhe Counties, andof TIC
To,ea IF PttcrsbUr1.
Fellow -Citizens,-The recent election has proved
how nobly you have redeemed the character Of YOUR
counties from the mpu,atons which your enemies have
striven to Fix upon You You have indeed done much
for the republic, and have cn.acd upon your country
and upon postcrliy debt Of gratitude which they can
never forget What though you have not succeeded in
re.electing the Of your choice, fill the Presidential
Chair Has not lireiaa the blessed mother Of US all
has not done her duty; .as she not risen in her
native majesty and dignity and uttered her stern aud
indignant rebuke those vino thought, by a., Inc tricks
OF paeeanry and muninery, by all the arts oi sophs.
aiptrigue and Hypocrisy to deceive and twin herr
orr State But whilst avoid the fatal lethHrgy OF
disappointment and dependency, let rs not rest IN
calm and no less fatal satisfaction with what hare
done. The times call upon us for rcdoubed exertion
party formed by most extraordinary coalition oi
opposite and perncious factions has obtained tempo
rarv ascendancy in the country Among The chiefs and
leaders of this party who have advocated mca-
sufes and professed principles which have been reject
ed and denounced By the heretofore almost unanimous
voice Of Virginia who have advocated National
Bank, Protective Tariff and the Abolition of Slavery
in the District OF Columbia, or in the States who
have reviled your Jefferson and your Madison, and
other defenders of the rights Of the States and the Con-
stitution who have declared tina, the State Govern
the creatures OF the Federal and possessed
from that great National Government who oppos-
ed second OF independence aye, and 10 such
extent was their opposition carried as 10 lay them under
strong suspicion, ut least of trcas0naMc correspon
dence ,ri their countrys enemies. This is the party
whose "gndke leader, las they proinncly call him.
has preferred the destruction of his country by his
try's enemies, TO the contribution of cent 10 the
mainte of his countrys defenders. This is the
party, who not only sustained by the monIcd arls
tocracy IN this country and in England and whose tr
| M he celebrated bv l;Sh str ck.iub
anarchists and Abotonists but wEo have not scruped
to seek aud receive the corporation and support of that
faction of ianatic fendlke men, the Abotonsts Of
The North and West No one will DENY that there
many, very many honest upright hut deluded men, 10
he found in this party. But when many Of
those ,cho The most oJnooioas occupying in antcpa
ton the very Mohost and mast important piures in the
Government when we consider eh0 farm portion
If his rarig and mnSt hare Their share Of HE Offices and
administration Of the Government, have not every
10 apprehcnd great and ncurablc evils from such
! an Administration How much then, must that APP
prchension be increased, when remember that how
ever objectionable runous NAV be the measures,
which this party, or any portion Of it, may succeed in
carving through Congress, BY hire majority Of a
bare 1uornn the nominal head Of this party has picdged
himself not to reto Hcm' What may moi apprehend,
then, from such state of affairs, Is not the csab-
shnent of n perpetual National Bank flor there IL
reason to fear that their former experience will teach
them how to secure its perpetuty) with NIL its train OF
extravaganza, venaty and corruption, with It's enor-
nous power, and presumptuous interference with the
Government (of which We have had experience
is not this alone of such magnitude, to eS-
cludc the contemplation of other evils, of themselves
sufficiently appalling: Yet this is but ofthc lead
ing and favoritc of the next administration
What then is 10 be done, Are there means left us
to avert such calamtes' Does the foruous election
of weak and vain old man by extraordinary COM
hnaton Of circumstances and unparalleled coalition
o parties TO be the passive tool of ambitious men, seal
for four years The fate of the country. No, thanks to
Providence and the wisdom of forefathers our GO
vcrnment is something better than elective monar-
chy. The vcneratcd sages who framed our Constitu
tion oreseeing this state q things, that under the un
der the influence of temporary imposition or delusion
by the personal popularity of one man, or by
the corrupt coalition of factions, the Executive Office
might sometimes be filled with incompetent or nnwor-
thy men, wisely divided the powers of government into
three distinct and coordinate departments, separated
from each by clear and we'll known limits and OF these
three the Executive ,cen dependent its 0cn resources
alone is the weakest But let the Executive and the
Legislature combine, either from the evil intentions o
both, from the acakncss suBsEEvESci OF either
the other and not only viii the hts OF the JUDI
ciary but the Fundamental rights and Liberties OF the
People, be in Imminent d1nger. Here them fellow ,c
tzens is the fortress upon which must rally In
our National Legislature look for the security
and welfare of our country Guard it-watch it-pu
ry it, for, whatever they may do, we are toreearned
is 10 be approved 5y future Executive. But more
particularly should be directed to the Senate
of the Union, that noble invention Of the fathers OF The
Constitution, to each sovereign State from the oP
preston of the many-to stay the torrent OF popular
5 deuson and irenzy-in fine, TO prevent all the caam
S ties which now apprehend. Democrats! trends
vrginans! you prepared 10 this Commonwealth
the mother of States, and Of Statesmen, the model and
the hope of Democracy throughout the Union, whose
irmness excites the admiration and envy even OF he
enemies, you prepared to her in that Senate
that national assebage Of equal and sovereign States
many of them her offspring, against her will, ant
against her solemn prOtestaions, ANONYMOUSLY boun'
hand and FOOT and dragged at the .riumpha car OF re