Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-28

| he invoke not But when the prophet shut the door,
and praved and laid upon the child he sneezeG seven
fines opened his eyes and lie delivered me enid a'e
! 10 his mother. :, J,,,h,
c. Ilrec ycars and six months The fountains were
ded and the rivers drank NJ, and famine an"
dos ,i,t;on dwcll upon the land Elijah WENT I" the
ton Of Carmel and prayed for rain. itlr co"" ~,
td,,l,. arose ont of the sea, Ike man hana, ana
| 800, Tho heaven was black with Clouds and there was
LII ,royed for his friends, and such was the effect
hot the Almighty turned his captivity, and blessed his
LATER end more Than his beginning
| when Hczekiah prayed in his sickness, and turned
his face to the wall and wept, The Almighty heard his
i PRAYER and added fifteen years to his lie
Ilcr. sir We have evidence Of the chest character
of The omn potent effects of prayer But It must be
remembered that the prayers here presented were not
only the prayers Of righteous persons, bs1 the objects
prayed for were worthy and met Divine appreciation
II is not only necessary that those who would be heard
in PRAYER and answered. should not regard lnIquty in
their hearts but the subjects of their bncdcton should
be IN "a vor with the Almighty. and their objects aud
pursuits in conformity with the cause of justice, right,
a his Divine will Was such the with the Har-
rsburu Convention; Sir the men that they are cndca-
voring place III office, and the principles they are en-
Gcav"rng establish, at w:t the spirit of our
Constitution, human liberty, the duration Of our free
Institutions and the principles which we have undoubt-
and controls the dcstnes Of nations from the fact that
he led the patriots of the Revolution 10 battle and 10
victory. He withheld the battle from the strong and
the race from the swift. The light Of his wisdom,
and the strength of his power have since defended our
institutions from the hand of violence from abroad and
the corruption of iacioni>ts al home Then, SIR I'M
Gcrtakc To predict that the prayer OF The frv. VT.
Spccker however righteous lie may be, VIII fail 10 thc
ground unanswcrcd-the objects OF Ill" I"nvrnt"h
being unfavorablc to the Dvnc will aud His favored
Es0pie
But sir there are other difficulties that present
themselves 10 the success Of The assembled factions
and the election Of the nominee of the Harrisburg
Convention j. il supposed that Mr. Clay viii quietly
submit 10 the indigniiy offered HIM and the neglect
with which he has been treated: No, sir disappointed
| ambition is not easily camed. Tic has been DIS
tngushed leader of great party Tor many years lie
has worn life nearly out in It's cause and although
| | think he knew too much OF the character oil the
American Democracy to believe, Tor moment, that
he ever could be President of these United States
still it was his pride lire at the head of hIs party
and il his hope il would be his glory to de at the
head Of his party Of this hope the on reward for his
long and uilsomc services, his party have deprived
him. Now that he is down, he is turned upon the
commons to shift for himself as the Romans used To
turn their WORKOUT slaves upon island in the TIbcr
Think Won, SIR, he viii bear this treatment with Impu-
nifty; No, SIR prudence may ut first induce Inn to
bear the neglect and ingraudc with apparent iorbcar.
ancc. He may smother his wrath for tmc but, s!f,
4
will grow like the hungry hycna: lie will below Ike
the hunted buffalo: he WI! roar like the lanced lion;
he will do more; he will dlsband his troops his sent,
nrls scattered the Union, who have watched with
fidelity the towers ready to do any thing at hs bid
ding, will throw down their arms and take their ban
from the soutc. acdil, and will deny obedience to
their new commander. Murmurs, sedItions and tu-
multS will be heard throughout the camp among his
troops. Wchave already heard some whlnprring and
seen some evidence Of dsaiiectcn here. hold IN my
hand a paper which contains u Wing dialogue, that
speaks the voice of thousands II is short, and will
read IT.
''Good myrain-, Sir
Good morning lou, Sir.
Have you heard from the Harrisburg Convcn.ion'
Gen. Harrison is nominated
| You GeHh say So
Yes HS, do
Another:
Good morning, Sir.
Harrisburg Convention have shot their granny.
No they lav'nt-l wish they had
Yes, SIR, disappointment, confusion, and GIsmay,
brood in the hearts, dwell upon The tongues, and perch
upon the countcnances of the Clay ranks, attempt to
conceal it as they may.
But to the New Jersey election But before go in
to that investigation, permit me 10 say word IN rea-
ton party and party feelings, and their effects. No
Government, the c'y, organization Of society," or
the establishment of political institutions, has ever
been without parties. There has been Govern
men without parties and the great principles const
ung tie basis OF party, the free exercise OF all ma
crll privileges and powers, on the part OF the ndvI-
dual community not Incompatible with the general
good and genera! partc patton in making, adudIcat-
ing, and executing the laws, either personally repre-
scnta:vely the one hand, and uSurpaon of power,
IN the hands of the few TO the exclusion OF the many,
on the other hand There may be factions or subdvl-
sion of parties but when the great prInc piles 10
be acted upon, the rank and file of every faction and
subdivisions with their leaders at their head banner in
hand will be seen to rush the standard Of their first
principles, regardless of their peculiar notions about
minor matters, you will see the acons of all names
and hues rally 10 the standard o. Federalism IN the
coming contest and although each faction may pretend
to march after lis banner and It's own UNI
FORM vet each individual of each faction will be known
BY one badge, which he will in his heart if not on
his hiatt mean the black cockade.
Sir, say every Government has two parties, and
every honest man in the community belongs TO one or
the other. Show me man that belongs To no party,
and will show you man without principle. Show
me man who has no party feelings and predictions,
and | will show you fool u knavca who needs
keeper, or who will steal your horse. The pro-
per place for such IS the poorhouse or the penn
Tertiary. Avoid such if yon meet HIM, he will
either beg your purse, rob you of it. Party Is the
salt of the nation II establishes wachsulness and
Wholesome guardianship over the institutions OF our
country: il checks and restraints the reckless ambition
of those in Office, aud never fails To expose the noica
sancc misrasancc, or macasancc Of those in power
But il possible for party feelings and party practices
high and thereby produce the very evils which
they are well calculated 10 suppress When party feel
mes run so high as 10 subucrgc political morality, the
worst Of evils to be apprchcndcd Party feelings
and party ambition may become reckless, 10
flow the hes; prospects Of country, PROSTATE the
free institutions which constitute the basis of civi! ard
religious liberty and sUbvert the Government itself III
their dcsolang sweep, and mis confess, that have
some fearful approximations that now border on such
a state Of things. Let us examine the New Jersey
elections which involve the present contest The cX-
animation Of the question will show whether my fears
are well founded, whether they spring from nid
heart or a distcmpcrcd head
| To BE- r0Rtinncd.J
We are glad to learn that the Collector received in
sructions this morning from the Treasury Department,
investigate the affai. of the Lexington, for the pur
n.rn TIC Of nntrress