Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-08-14

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to fnndamen'0i PrinnFttS. d
iJ,lJ,no these doctrines, we are necessarily ,"PP",,'
10 u,bc dangerous principles introduced n" ~ 49," ,
-, rn,,on uf our Government soon alter the Adoption
= 49,. which led TO acts OF
c,,rrnl rs,r,,Ijon. and threatened speedily I" destroy
a. .ail The riuhts of the states as the l''er''es % 'I
P.o,lr." We are opposed to all those uhc"hS'tu.."1i
,,o,snrcs which have sprung up IN more modern tunes
- no zane auspices, whereby the Constitution j.
r,,d. 4, s;pnify any thing and every thin4 mat eAPe-
diencv and "lhc general welfare may oe '','e'".u :"
rconirc. We have varied aea'"s' a ~ 49,.
r,nn,. ra,i.,.d Them. s.rhe Sampson OF Democracy
,""s r'S n.h;ch were already bound around MS
49, and n ,be election of Mr.. Jefferson v'ndicated
,s ,r'uc;nIcs IFS frmncss and It's power. a wen more
ar,fullv con,riycd, composed OF a hiSh fotcc.r't ! ("
riff, n system of Internal Improvements ana - >a.om
Bank. was then twined around the seep'n9 y :" 49,
vain hone Of snbjccting hun forever to me domi"'o"
,,J ,r,II or The ambitious and grasp'ng few; ana you
have seen how he has scattered the whole to the winuS,
when reused by the warning VOTE VI 's ,s -
intrepid Jackson. Again IN the triumph VI az nv.
nendcnt Treasury we witness the triumph "l lhe P''
rIn. ;u,.,I,rouce and frnnrss over the arts, argu-
n.n,s ,pnI1,ncc, md alarms oil the interested ie"
ybo des;rr TO enrich themselves by the use OF 'he pup
lie money another and most 9ra'iy'hs : w.
the People, when aroused, are co"lpe'ent " 1'""
any just principle, and correct a"S -. Ih "
sanctioned By precedent or sustained ny "en''"'
Ti,rsr are the opinions OF Ucm"crats-thiS Inc language
nj Martin Van Buren,, summed up with a bold, Sraoh'e
,nd master hand; and # YOU sustain hun, II VIII De, a
still more "signal and ~ilhering reouhe 70 i" ""o
endeavor to mislrad or intlnidate the reopie'
". are opposed to the sduanderng OF The pubic mo.
nev upon magnificent schemes tending to corrupt aho
demornljZe the pe"ple-Wea are opposed TO distributions
ofsurplus reyenues-becauSc we would collect ~" ~
nancy. than is essential 10 the wants "t the Govern
mrnt economically Enthusiastically are opposed 70
ANY interference hy the Federal Government with Inc
legitimate spheres oil the State G"vcrnments-"eo
lievc the latter are the proper iunct'"naries 70 exercise
mowers not granted III The Constitution, aHd the SAFE
r. posllorics Of the interests OF the pe"pIe-Oechuse
more Immediately under their scrut'niz'ng eye, and d.
rccllv responsible To them. We are opposed To me
wicked and Inlermrddling tanaticlsin, that prowis IN
darkness and stalks IN the neon day sun, enGeavhrih@
IN attract from The darkcnrd bosom of the cloud they
have enrrndered, the tornado fury to upturn our oeau
tiful fabric and violate our iicrsides and affairs we are
opnoscd to those, who countenance or hold coiHfii-
mon with them-win would appease their favor by 81
lcnce or iawning-and who will not openly denounce
them and their cause and hurl against them the light-
n,ng of treason. We are nobly battling tor constitution
al law and the rights of the people.
We SHOW our opponents the principles "h'c" W aa-
voca,e from the housr-tops-Wr tel! them, taat We
support only such public men 10 coincide w'th US IN
s,niimcnt-and such measures as correspond Win our
,r,uciples. Ifthcy approve, we ask them tor Their a'd'
f. they disapprovr, we Imp!orc them To tell US me-"
dDrtrinrS aad gre MS Their erect, that we may J"a3c
whether they be letter than ours; II tAcy be So, We
ulrdr. ourselves 10 their support. But we cannot ie""
iucm n blind confidence, winch may lead 10 dhllcult'S
and errors from which wisdom may never eNtric&te us
Nc are not to be swaycd from d"coruil and Gccency
by the undigniiird exhibitions of d"PTavcd 'i'aSihH-
,ipns. We are not to be swerved ron justice oy "a
4 terinG TO our appctitcs. We are not to be turned aslde
from urinciplc by the honicd phrase Ola well-lurncd
period, nor the dulcct notes Of a w~ciltuned voice.
We might rush into battle against 4 tyrants h'rcin9s
with songs and with shouts TO terrhy te Hiscfea"',
who would as.ail our libcrtics-bnt we never attempt
IA reason with frccmcn by songs nor 10 trIghten |rgI-
mans with shouts. They are accustomed calmly |"
listen 10 thunder, and while they acknowledge their
ave for their Maker, they laugh tie mock thunccr o'
man ~ scorn. But as our opponents dcnounce US ana our
candidate. and refuse TO give US their principles, we have
= rirht TO believe that they are opposed TO our views
and our doclria-S. We have a right 10 believe, tlai
they would Sustain the measures OF the Ola fe"eta1
PARTY. whose opinions and measures were a!anetfic"'i9
onnoscd 10 Us and to those of our fathers. We nave Il
r5,b, Il, believe. that their candidate comedies win
| them. and tia, this government must ana VIII oe al
ministerrG as their leaders desire, # 1t be entrusted 10
their hands. 1t is not our desire 10 detract rom no !"
; dcspoil the escutcicnn Of the fame Oh theIl r!l!ta'y
cLicllain. We would not tear a laurel from his brow
Jc l.. has fairly won them as a warrior, his fame IS the
? f,,,c of his country, and we will not ann a blow al the
one while we strike the other. II he be entiucd 10 'he
triumphs which his partizans clam tor h'iI, let h.'"
enjoy them. Ii he be virluous, ict nun ne P'aiscu i'
; his virtue. II he be charitable, he Will receive the
blessings of an approving conscience, as wen as ,e
RsHGddbiel!!G,9s. Of II. hHopes; hearts: but II ., lbs PT.,:e'P PIE w i%
commend hm to a quiet dwelling, 10 rePose in the LAP
of peace.
c And who does not know, that Gen. Harrison's OPT.
Mons are erroneous That they are dramatically OPP.
posed 10 the principles Of Virginia: Opposed through
, ont, in theory and in practice. lie was 4 FcGcralist IN
' the DAYS of John .Adalns-IIe was a Federalist in the
DAYS OF the Younger AGams-Hc was = FederaliSt ~
I-3n, according Ia the latItudinons school OF DAME
Wcbster-iir is 4 Fedcralist still. The whole course O
his votes, whilst he was a member Of Congress, the
: whole current OF his opinions afterwards, shows him Il
! be a loose constructionIst of The Constitution, an ultra
| Tariff man, ultra Internal Improvement, an ultra Dis
tributionist, a National Emancipationist with the con
sent Of 4 single s!avchnlding State: and now perfectly
willing to signalize his Administrators by signing
National Bank Bill. His lending friends are OF tina
) dangerous School. Messrs. Webster and Clay arc des
tined to be his right and his left hands. The old re
dcral party and their legitimate descendants constitute
his most active and determined supporters. HIS as
8 sociaiions alone would show him to be 4 Fedcraist o
! the Oldcn School; and the force of circumstances
, which none but a great man and Il vigorous statesman
is able to control, will throw him into their arms. III
addition 10 these considerations, we arc 10 rank amongs
his support. =. tie great body Of the Aboitnnists, Il
whom he is principally indebted for his nomination
AT Harrisburg: and 10 whose votes IN Ohio ana
New York he will owe any chance he may have o
beins circicd. H. this event, the force Of circumstances
will make him also 4 more plant instrument IN then
hands, !r Lr n@!ng this fell spirit to bear upon on
Southern rights and established institutions. is thu
gentle iuni :Er cin" date wIn suits our meridian, and
will cary ~, the great Constitutional principles oi
N:ruinaa. IN vJn, ne is nOw attempting TO wcar n 20
/ ItICtl mask. IN rJJl, lie SetkS 10 disguise HH 'Jl!'snilS,
for fear al OLE nd;ng some portion or other Of has hctc.
rogcncouS supporters. In vain, he declares tina: he
will make no further confessions to friends or foes. The
opinions he has formerly expressed, the votes he has
riyrn, stamp him with al the attributes of 4 FeGeralIst
IS this the man, therefore, that YOU will prefer Ia ad
minister the important Executive functions OF your
Govcrnmcnt;-Or are we 10 be rcconci!rd to The Yelled
Prophet, BY the drsgracclul means which his followers
adopt, for raising up his altar; Their devices and
,heir rurnbu.s-their hnmnug Standing Arny-their
absurd romance about the Census and 4 Direct Tax
their lofty t~umblIngs and arrogant bra2eaGrclas-
their most ridiculous mummcres of Log Cabins and
potations of Hard Cider-their adoption and ~pnbllca-
ton OF Ogle's speech; sicken every sense, disgustevcry
man of understanding, and cast contempt itself upon
the intelligence of the Pcoplc-Onthc one hand, there
fore, you have Gen. Harrison and his supporters-On
the other hand, is Martin Van Buren,, always a Rrpub-
lican in his creed: always avowcd in his opinions; the
Northern man with Southern feelings; pledged IN the
most solemn manner 10 veto any bill, which may touch
the subject of Slavery, or may recharter a National